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She didn't want to postpone it any longer; getting these things done as soon as possible would allow her to open the shop with peace of mind.

He Tiantian smiled and said, "Auntie, let's take a look at the contract first."

Song Chunli followed He Tiantian into the study.

Zhao Huanhuan was out taking care of the child, so she wasn't going to risk offending her. Anyway, she had 40,000 yuan in her hands, and He Tiantian had previously promised to give her 10% of the shares.

The mother-in-law is clearly not satisfied, and an argument is bound to break out.

If Zhao Huanhuan goes there, she'll really be asking for trouble.

Seeing that Song Chunli had pulled He Tiantian away, Jiang Lifang put the child aside and followed her inside.

Zhao Huanhuan acted as if she didn't see anything, taking care of her youngest son who couldn't walk yet.

Seeing that Zhao Huanhuan didn't get involved, Madam Huo felt a little relieved and decided to let them handle it themselves.

He Tiantian led Song Chunli to a quiet room nearby. He Tiantian brought over the contract and said, "Auntie, please sit down and take your time reading it. I'll go pour you a cup of tea."

"No, no, you sit down too, I'm not thirsty." Song Chunli quickly stopped her, lest He Tiantian stay outside and not come in, and she would have to call her again.

Seeing this, He Tiantian had no choice but to sit down next to Song Chunli.

Song Chunli took the contract and read it from beginning to end, her expression turning sour.

After a while, Song Chunli looked at He Tiantian with displeasure and asked, "Tiantian, you're only giving me 10% of the shares, and I can't even participate in the management? With such a small share, what kind of profit can I expect in the future? Besides, you're so young, you need an adult to help you with things. I'm retiring soon, and I'll help you manage it then. Do you think your aunt is going to embezzle your money?"

He Tiantian smiled and said, "Ten percent of the shares is already my greatest sincerity. My sister-in-law also has ten percent. So, I have already given up twenty percent. Moreover, I will only charge each of you forty thousand yuan, not five hundred thousand yuan. This is my greatest sincerity to my aunt and sister-in-law."

"One-tenth of the investment is 500,000?" Song Chunli was stunned, and looked at the total investment amount again. "Are you opening a gold shop? So much money, are you trying to cheat me?"

He Tiantian smiled and said, "It's absolutely true. How could I lie to my aunt? I plan to open five or six shops like this in Yanjing. My aunt can get a share of the profits, so I can only give her 10%."

"Ten percent, although it's a bit low, I, as your elder, won't argue with you," Song Chunli said. "As for management, as I just said, I'm retiring soon, so I can help you manage it. It's more reliable than handing it over to outsiders!"

“No, you can’t,” He Tiantian said firmly. “Since Auntie has retired, she should stay at home and recuperate, enjoying her grandchildren. Why bother getting involved in these things? It’s too tiring.”

Upon hearing this, Song Chunli objected, saying, "My health is still good, and I also want to manage it. It's settled then."

“No,” He Tiantian said. “This is my private property, so please don’t trouble yourself, Auntie.”

"Why are you so difficult to talk to, child!" Song Chunli said. "If you won't let me manage things, it proves you don't trust me. Are we still family then?"

“Of course we’re family. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have given you and your sister-in-law 20% of the shares. I just wanted to make money with you all,” He Tiantian said, making it very clear.

The words were blunt, but He Tiantian just smiled gently. No matter what Song Chunli said, she wasn't angry.

Song Chunli's breathing grew heavier and heavier. Finally, in order to open the shop, she took a few deep breaths, forced an ugly smile, and said, "Niece-in-law, since you've said it's your private property and are being so formal with me, even if your aunt is thick-skinned, she's too embarrassed to help you, lest you accuse me of trying to take over your shop."

"Yes, thank you for your understanding, Auntie," He Tiantian said. Song Chunli wouldn't just give in so easily; she must have other demands.

Song Chunli smiled and said, "How could I not be understanding! Since you won't let me manage it, I'm also a little worried, just like you. How about this, you give me another 20% of the shares, making it 30% in total, and I'll agree to your terms and not hold it against you."

"Huh?" He Tiantian was taken aback. This Song Chunli really dared to make such a huge demand.

He Tiantian had guessed that Song Chunli might ask for more shares, but at most 20%. But Song Chunli asked for 30% right off the bat, and with Zhao Huanhuan's share, that would be 40%.

In this way, the eldest son's family would take 80,000 yuan, which would give them half of the shares, and He Tiantian would be in charge of managing everything.

Just as He Tiantian was about to retort, Jiang Lifang arrived, smiling and saying, "Sister-in-law, you have such a spirit. Since that's the case, let's do things officially. The total investment is five million, and 10% of the shares are worth 500,000 each. If you want 30% of the shares, you need to come up with 1.5 million first, and I will make the decision to give Tiantian 30% of the shares."

"One and a half million? Why don't you just rob a bank!" Song Chunli said angrily. "This is Tian Tian's private property. Tian Tian and I are talking about it. Second sister-in-law, don't get involved. I'll curry favor with her when she has such private property."

When He Tiantian saw her mother-in-law arrive, she stopped talking and listened carefully to what they were saying.

Jiang Lifang wasn't angry at all, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, let's talk this out, why are you so angry? He Tiantian's surname is He. If she doesn't marry my son and isn't my daughter-in-law, what does she have to do with you, a woman surnamed Song?"

"Jiang Lifang, how can you talk like that! No matter what, I'm still your sister-in-law," Song Chunli said angrily. "You've only just moved out, and you're already disrespecting my sister-in-law. You've really grown wings."

“If that’s how you see it, that’s fine too. I don’t care anyway.” Jiang Lifang didn’t argue. She had long disliked Song Chunli’s behavior.

I'll not put up with being bullied in the past anymore.

“I had Tian Tian draft this contract. If you agree, I’ll call Huan Huan over to sign it together. If you don’t agree, then I’ll also call Huan Huan over to sign it, and the eldest daughter-in-law will only have 10% of the shares. Besides, if she’s also unwilling and wants more shares, and is greedy, then she won’t have any shares at all.” Jiang Lifang took the blame upon herself, since this wouldn’t be an extra problem between her and Song Chunli.

"You...you huh, Jiang Lifang," Song Chunli said. "I'm going to talk to my mother-in-law right now. How can you be so heartless?"

“Hehe, go ahead. I’ve already shown the contract to my mother-in-law, and she has no objections. Even if she favors the eldest son’s family, she won’t take things from our house to compensate them in this matter. Besides, we only gave them this 20% because we were considering the eldest son’s family’s interests. Do you think we care about your tens of thousands of yuan? We can still open the shop without your money.” Jiang Lifang’s words made her stance clear.

Upon hearing this, Song Chunli stopped in her tracks.