Chapter 167 The Mine Disaster

I really did not want to dig into the Youngs' secret dramas, so I left it at that. Honestly, their issues were none of my business. I just happened to walk into the middle of it all today. As I turned to leave, Mr. Zachary called out, "Mrs. Young..." I paused and looked back at him. He let out a weary sigh, glanced around, and suggested, "Let's go downstairs to talk about this." Together, we took the elevator down. Down in the hospital's chill-out zone, Mr. Zachary snagged a quiet corner and let out a weary sigh. "Back in the '80s, things weren't as tight policy-wise, and our economy was just gaining momentum. Old Man Young started out with nothing but his carpentry skills and turned that into some serious seed money. He got to know folks from all walks of life, set up a lumber mill, and when that started raking in the dough, he launched a bunch of decorating businesses. Before you knew it, he was popping up branches in cities all over the southeast. The bigger the company got, th