“…” Xin Qianyu was speechless. Probably only someone like Su Zhong would say boastful words with an indifferent expression.
It was true that Su Zhong had a strong learning ability and a good foundation. With hard work and talent, his calligraphy would soon be impressive.
Because Xin Qianyu said he liked Mr. Fan’s calligraphy, Su Zhong referred to Mr. Fan’s copybook and had already learned 90% of it.
Xin Qianyu smiled and said, “If you keep practising, you can make a living by selling Mr. Fan’s imitations.”
Su Zhong said with an honest expression, “That’s illegal.”
Xin Qianyu chuckled, shook his head, and said, “I’ve been running around outside these days and you’ve been practising calligraphy at home? Nothing else?”
“Yes,” Su Zhong said. “But I didn’t know whether it should be said or not.”
Xin Qianyu was confused. “Is there anything that shouldn’t be said?”
Su Zhong replied, “Because I can’t tell you the surprise in advance.”
“…” Xin Qianyu smiled helplessly. “You have already said it.”
Su Zhong pondered for a while and said, “It seems like it.”
Xin Qianyu said, “Then you can just tell me everything.” Xin Qianyu put one hand on the desk and with the other hand stroked Su Zhong’s handsome face which he never grew tired of. “What surprise have you prepared for me?”
Su Zhong answered honestly. “Garden.”
“Garden?” Xin Qianyu raised an eyebrow. “What garden?”
Su Zhong said, “The garden of the manor. Didn’t you say it was very beautiful, just like me? The CFO and his company didn’t want to buy it because it was too expensive, so I bought it.”
“…” Xin Qianyu’s eyes widened. “You bought it?”
Su Zhong nodded. “I bought it.”
Xin Qianyu was shocked. He thought of when he said the calligraphy work was good, Su Zhong decided to buy it. When he said the garden was nice, Su Zhong decided to buy the garden.
Xin Qianyu learned his lesson and decided to say less about what he liked in the future to avoid spending money.
Su Zhong took out the transaction contract and the house deed from the drawer and handed them to Xin Qianyu.
Xin Qianyu took it in panic. “What’s this…didn’t you say you bought the garden? Why did you buy both the land and the manor?”
Su Zhong replied, “They say the garden cannot be sold by itself.”
“…” They even bundled it for sale?
Xin Qianyu looked at Su Zhong in silence.
Su Zhong was confused. “Why do you look at me like I’m a fool?”
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We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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However, words such as #taxbureauinterviewyuzhuochairman#, #yuzhuotaxevasionofbillions# and other words had become hot topics. Naturally, Xin Qianyu’s contribution to the situation was not lacking.
Yuzhuo’s stock price plummeted.
When the old man left the tax bureau, his face was as deep as water.
The secretary wiped his sweat with a handkerchief and said to the old man, “What should we do…”
The old man said coldly, “The tax bureau has our accounts. There must be a spy!”
“Ah? How could it be…” The secretary was shocked.
“There are only a few people who have access to the accounts. Just check and find out.” The old man’s face was gloomy. “I want to know who has been so reckless.”
Indeed, this was easy to check.
The old man found out that Xin Simu had access to the accounts without much effort. However, it was hard for him to believe that this good granddaughter would do such a thing, so he decided to give her a chance to defend himself, called her in a very condescending manner and asked her to come to the house.
However, Xin Simu said calmly, “I can’t get away. If you want to see me, you can come to xx club.”
The old man had never heard Xin Simu speak to him in such a tone.
His blood pressure suddenly rose again, and his doubts increased to the extreme. Was it really her!?
“Oh, what are you busy with?” The old man said coldly.
“I’m playing mahjong with Xiaoyu,” Xin Simu said with a smile. “Are you joining?”
Hearing the word “Xiaoyu”, the old man became angry. “It’s indeed you!!”
Xin Simu said, “They just called me, so I can’t talk now.”
After saying that, Xin Simu hung up the phone.
The old man was so angry that the Buddha ascended to heaven and was born again.
He hammered his cane twice and called Uncle Xin. His voice was questioning. “You have raised a good daughter!”
Uncle Xin replied, “She’s quite good! We are playing mahjong now! Do you want to join us?”
The old man was so angry that he wanted to call an ambulance.
The secretary was confused. “How could they…”
Right then, Xin Qianyu sent a message: [Old man, we have three players and are missing one. Are you coming? ] After that, an address with a position was attached.
The old man was so angry that he became blue in the face and refused to speak, but his body was very straightforward.
He asked his secretary to drive him to the private club.
According to the message, the old man and his secretary went to the private room. When they opened the door, they saw Uncle Xin, Xin Simu, Xin Qianyu and a waiter playing mahjong.
Seeing the old man arrive, the three Xin juniors did not get up either.
Xin Qianyu held a card in his hand and said with a smile, “The old man is here!” After that, Xin Qianyu said to the waiter sitting in the fourth seat, “Why don’t you get up? Let the old man sit down.”
The waiter quickly stood up and asked the old man to take a seat.
The old man snorted coldly and sat down in that position. He glanced coldly at the three juniors in front of him and displayed a fake smile. “Why? Are we playing mahjong together?”
“Yes,” Xin Qianyu said. “But we are playing wholesome mahjong and not gambling for money. In case someone takes pictures and blackmails me again. I don’t want to be framed for gambling and whoring!”
As he said that, Xin Qianyu laughed.
Uncle Xin awkwardly laughed along.
The old man also smiled. “Good for you. You used to be as incompatible as fire and water, but can now sit and play mahjong together.”
Xin Qianyu said, “That’s right. As you often say, the most important thing for a family is to be harmonious. We are all obedient. Of course, we must be united.”
The old man felt very uncomfortable after being stabbed by this sentence and his tone became cold. “When you talk about family unity, do you mean that family members are harming family members? If Yuzhuo’s accounts are made public, won’t it hurt the interests of the family?”
Xin Qianyu laughed. “I don’t know what you are talking about. What kind of accounts? Yuzhuo is a listed company. Aren’t all the accounts public?”
The old man clenched his molars and said with a cold smile, “Okay, you don’t think you can defeat me just like that, do you?”
Xin Simu maintained her expression of an elegant lady. She poured tea for the old man and said, “We have no such intention. Don’t be angry, old man. Let’s drink a cup of tea to calm yourself.”
The old man glared at Xin Simu. “67% of the group’s shares are in my hands. What benefits can you get by standing next to him?”
Xin Simu had also been patient with the old man for a long time, so she smiled. “67% of the group’s shares are in your hands. What benefits can I get from being by your side?”
The old man was speechless for a moment and after a while, said, “Wouldn’t what’s mine be yours next time?”
Xin Simu said, “You must have said the same thing to Xiaoyu, right?”
“…” The old man had been caught and his shame became anger. “Do you think you can control me like this? Don’t even dream of it! It’s just tax evasion now. I’ll pay the tax and it’ll be fine!”
After saying that, the old man walked away, leaving behind a furious and weathered image of his parting back.
The secretary followed the old man out. For the moment, he had ran out of ideas and asked, “Chairman, what should we do now?”
The old man said coldly, “What else can we do? Make the re-payment. Otherwise, do you want to go to jail?”
“Oh, yes, yes…”
Tax evasion could be a big or small issue. But generally speaking, as long as you made timely payments and paid fines, you could still avoid jail.
Now that the tax bureau had detailed evidence, the old man could not deny it, so he could only pay it back.
The secretary said, “This fine is huge. The group’s cash flow is estimated to be…”
The old man sighed and said, “For the sake of the company, I have to use my ‘coffin money‘.”
The secretary knew that the so-called “coffin money” of the old man was a lot. If the “coffin money” of the average old man was enough to order a coffin, then old man Xin’s “coffin money” was enough to order a pyramid.
The old man had a large sum of money deposited in a Swiss bank. Even the secretary, who was a “close minister of the emperor,” did not know how much money was in it.
The old man transferred the money from an overseas account and quickly paid back the tax.
Because the old man paid back taxes and settled the fine in a timely manner, Yuzhuo Group only received administrative penalties.
Despite this, the old man had shed a layer of skin.
He could not swallow this so he naturally wanted to spit it out.
Xin Qianyu was no longer considered one of Yuzhuo’s people, and the old man could not do anything about him, so he pointed the finger at Uncle Xin and Xin Simu. He acted vigorously and expelled the two from the group and the trust fund.
However, Xin Simu had expected early on that the old man would do this, and she was very calm. She asked the old man to compensate her in accordance with the law. “The employer needs to pay financial compensation when it proposes to terminate the labour relationship.”
Xin Simu was the president of the group and had a very high income. Based on this, the salary compensation was a lot of money.
The old man gritted his teeth. “Once you take this money, don’t come back again!”
Xin Simu smiled and said, “It’s not about me getting the money. It’s about you paying it. In fact, I don’t need this money. It’s just that the law stipulates this.”
“…” The old man never thought the quiet and virtuous Xin Simu would cause such a heart-pounding moment. He was so angry but could do nothing.
He cared about how he looked and did not want to be criticized for treating his children and grandchildren harshly because of something like this.
The old man pointed at Uncle Xin again. “You are my son. How have I treated you over the years? And what about Xin Qianyu? Has Xin Qianyu ever respected you for a day? What good can you gain by leaving with him?”
Uncle Xin had been bullied by the old man for a long time and he could not be as tough as Xin Simu. He shrunk his head and said, “But… Dad, your treatment of me is just so-so as well…”
The old man was so angry that he almost showed the whites of his eyes.
Uncle Xin had always been filial to the old man, but not because he was his son. After all, the old man did not have a fatherly heart towards him. Uncle Xin was ordered by the old man to discredit Xin Qianyu. But when there were issues, the old man shrank back and pushed Uncle Xin out to block the attack, which already made Uncle Xin feel bitterly disappointed. Not to mention, the old man had never respected Uncle Xin very much, so it was impossible for Uncle Xin to be completely devoid of resentment.
Previously, Uncle Xin was so obedient because he had no power and only depended on the old man for food.
Now that he had someone to rely on, Uncle Xin was certainly different.
The old man, seeing that being tough did not work, became soft again. He relaxed his tone and said, “Haven’t you ever thought about what Xin Qianyu did to you before? He just used you! Once your utilization value is drained, he will kick you away!”
“But…” Uncle Xin swallowed, not daring to say the second part: Aren’t you treating us the same way? At least the money Xin Qianyu gave me can actually come into my hands. What you wrote were all bad cheques. ‘What’s mine will be yours from now on.’ It’s like hanging a carrot in front of me.
I am a bit sad that this novel ended, I enjoyed reading it a lot. Also the ending is good, people got what they desereved but I’d have loved to see more of the MC and ML’s relationship towards the end as well, it’s like all became revenge but somewhere along the line we lost their romance a bit.
Thank you so much for the amazing translation and for allowing us to read this amazing novel!
P.s. Some of the chapters aren’t listed on NU, the latest listed ones are 48 and then 52.1 with a few chapters missing.
Thanks for letting me know, Sasha. It’s possibly due to my late release for the last few chapters. I have submitted the missing chapters manually. Hopefully, they will be listed there within 24 hours.
Thank you for your hard work!
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