Chapter 197 The Next Patriarch

Although what Xie Yuewen and Xie Xiwen said just now was clever and nice, Jiang Wanning was not a fool.

Naturally, I could also hear the other party's implied meaning.

What's more, I'm afraid that as long as she agrees to this property today, it will soon be controlled by these two people and will have nothing to do with me anymore.

"Wan Ning, you...!"

At this time, the two people opposite had no idea that Jiang Wanning, who had seemed easy to talk to since just now, would suddenly change his mind at this last moment.

It was such a sudden change without any warning.

It seemed that all their previous "painstaking" preparations and persuasions seemed like a joke at this moment.

The two of them have been used to being in a high and mighty position over the years, and have never been humiliated like this.

Especially the third aunt Xie Xiwen, who had been the most earnest in her advice just now, even couldn't control her emotions for a moment, and her face looked extremely ugly.

But at this time, they obviously did not realize the seriousness of the matter.

I thought Jiang Wanning was just a child and couldn't change her mind at the moment, so I wanted to persuade her a little more.

However, they didn't expect that the two of them had just opened their mouths and hadn't even had time to make a sound.

Then I heard Jiang Wanning continue to say leisurely: "I'm afraid the two aunts don't know that I am quite possessive."

She was holding a glass of crystal clear champagne, which she had not finished yet. Half of the glass was left, and it was shaking gently with her unintentional movements.

The color of water-rippled glass passed through the transparent wall of the cup and fell back onto Jiang Wanning's slender and white wrists.

It made her look even more gorgeous, simple and beautiful, but it formed a particularly sharp contrast with the sarcasm on her face at that moment.

Jiang Wanning's beautiful red lips curled up nonchalantly, and when she spoke again, the two people opposite her could no longer maintain the false "enthusiasm" on their faces.

"So since this is something the Xie and Jiang families promised to give me, even if I managed it poorly and it rotted in my hands, I don't want anyone else to take advantage of it."

"Do you think it's reasonable for me to do this, Aunts?"

After saying this, she propped her chin up with her free hand as if innocently, and winked at the two of them obediently.

It was no surprise to see the two elders opposite collapse instantly, their expressions extremely gloomy.

After all, no matter how stupid they are, they should have figured it out by now.

Jiang Wanning is not the innocent little white rabbit they initially imagined.

This girl may have realized their intention from the beginning, but she just continued to act with them for such a long time.

The purpose may be to lift the two people up to a high place and then throw them down hard.

Xie Xiwen and Xie Yuewen believed that the last time they saw such a "bad" mind was in their adopted cousin Xie Yanchuan.

So there is no such thing as "becoming a good person". The girl that Xie Yanchuan insisted on marrying was probably the same type of person as him in essence.

Xie Xiwen was a little calmer, and when he realized he was being tricked, he managed to just change his expression.

On the other side, Xie Yuewen was too hot-tempered to tolerate any of it. She glared with her beautiful eyes and was about to act like an elder, pointing at Jiang Wanning and starting to teach her a lesson.

"Jiang Wanning, do you know..."

Even Xie Yanchuan, that very arrogant boy, no matter how much he disagrees with them, will still give them face when they meet. Unlike her, who is ignorant of the world and does not take her elders into consideration at all?

I really don't know how the Jiang family, such a wealthy family, can provide such poor education for their daughter?

Xie Yuewen had even prepared this long speech in his mind and was just about to blurt it out.

However, at this moment, there was a sudden commotion behind them.

The originally sparse crowd suddenly gathered towards the banquet table.

Seeing this, the expressions on Xie Yuewen and Xie Xiwen's faces froze at the same time, and they saw that on the originally empty table, Xie Yanchuan had pushed Old Man Xie to stand on it without them knowing when.

The place where the man's cold gaze fell was exactly where Jiang Wanning and the others were standing.

Xie Yanchuan kept his eyes calm and said nothing, but the warning that was almost overflowing from his eyes made the two people opposite Jiang Wanning dare not act rashly for a while.

Just at this moment, Mr. Xie, who was being pushed by Xie Yanchuan, suddenly couldn't stop coughing a few times.

The noise he made immediately attracted the attention of other people in the banquet hall.

Everyone in the hall, which was originally bustling with activity, finally fell silent the moment they saw the old man clearly.

As the only outsider present, Jiang Wanning was probably witnessing such a scene for the first time in her life.

In the conference hall where one could hear a pin drop, almost everyone immediately turned their eyes to the two people on the stage.

Most of these people may be top talents in various industries, but they are now willing to lie dormant. Even the way they look at the old man is filled with a hint of piety that they themselves are not aware of.

Until the next second, the old man said those shocking words: "Today is our Xie family's annual meeting. It is also the most complete family gathering in recent years. Thank you all for your honor. Please give me a little face."

"What are you talking about, old man? Without you, how could our Xie family be what it is today?"

"That's right. As long as it's your order, we should come to this annual meeting even if it rains heavily and hail!"

“…”

On the spur of the moment, Mr. Xie tapped the armrest of the wheelchair with his hand.

The old man was so imposing without even getting angry that this simple gesture quickly quieted the venue down.

"As you can see, I'm old and my health is deteriorating. I estimate that I will be exhausted in a few days."

"In these last days, an old man like me would like to have a few days of quiet time."

"So since everyone is here today, I might as well tell you directly that the position of the head of the Xie family will be passed to Yan Chuan completely."

"From now on, the Xie family will rely on him to have the final say."

Mr. Xie has lived for most of his life and is now in his twenties. Although he is still in good health, he has some difficulty speaking.

It was so frustrating to hear him enunciate every word, and it took him a while to finish the sentences.

But the moment he finished speaking, it caused an uproar in the venue.

"Old man, you are a hundred years old and in good health. How can you say such depressing words on this New Year's Day?"

"So, for nearly a hundred years, the Xie family has relied on you to run the family. How come you suddenly replaced me out of nowhere?"

"Although Yan Chuan grew up under our care and is indeed outstanding among the younger generation, he is still a little short of being the head of the family, right?!"