"Are you trying to get ahead of me?" Qiao Xia grabbed Shen Shuoyan and shoved him against the car, giving him a hard thrashing. "If you say such nonsense to me again, I'll tie you up and hang you in front of the Shen Group building, so Shuoyu won't have to worry about your good-for-nothing brother anymore."

Qiao Xia and Shen Shuo chatted back and forth, having a very pleasant conversation, while Du Feng felt as if the sky had fallen!

Even with the Shen family's influence, he would never dare to offend a big customer who could afford to spend 1.2 billion.

The reason he was willing to pay out of his own pocket to suppress the matter and make this deal happen was not only to do a favor for Young Master Shen, but also because someone in the Mu family had instructed him to use this opportunity to become a familiar face.

But what if Qiao Xia is Young Master Mu's woman...?

Du Feng's eyes darted around rapidly, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

Seeing Qiao Xia about to leave Shen Shuoyan behind, Du Feng gritted his teeth and stepped forward, "Miss Qiao, please wait a moment. Since it was Young Master Mu's instruction, this house is still yours."

Shen Shuoyan angrily said, "What do you mean? You agreed to sell this house to me!"

Du Feng smiled wryly and said, "Young Master Shen, I'm really sorry, but since this house was authorized by Young Master Mu, the Mu family can't sell it to anyone else. Besides, your funds haven't arrived yet, so we haven't signed a contract, have we?"

Qiao Xia rolled her eyes. "I told you, I only represent the Qiao family. I have no one else behind me..."

"I understand, I understand." Du Feng's attitude was extremely respectful. "I will personally handle all the procedures from now on, and I will make sure everything is done before six o'clock tonight."

"No need, let her do it." Qiao Xia looked at the saleswoman.

Du Feng respectfully stepped aside without showing the slightest dissatisfaction, as if he had instantly transformed into a professionally trained butler in the castle, devoid of any personal desires.

This made Qiao Xia very curious. "Just who exactly is this Young Master Mu?"

Qiao Zhaoxing explained, counting on his fingers, "Mu San is the third child of Old Master Mu's great-grandchildren. Their family became wealthy around the same time as ours, and their financial resources are comparable, but their population is not as large as ours."

Qiao Xia suddenly realized, "This is the family that loves to have children indiscriminately from the old to the young? I heard that their various collateral branches have several hundred people."

Qiao Zhaoxing waved his hand, "More or less, but not that exaggerated. Many of them are illegitimate children. Only a few dozen people are truly recognized by Old Master Mu and can enter the core of the Mu family."

"Mu San is the most outstanding among the younger generation. When our family went bankrupt, he took the opportunity to acquire many of our businesses."

At this point, Qiao Zhaoxing's expression gradually turned dejected.

Qiao Xia patted his shoulder reassuringly, "It's okay, we have money now, and one day you will definitely be able to get everything you've lost back."

Qiao Zhaoxing nodded emphatically and asked expectantly, "Can I invest the rest of my money in real estate?"

Qiao Xia slapped her forehead, "I almost forgot, can we wait until tomorrow after I accompany you to conduct an on-site inspection before investing in banks? I have something else to do."

Qiao Zhaoxing naturally nodded in agreement, but when Qiao Xia made a phone call, the system crashed.

[Ten billion? What did you do with ten billion? I just approved 3 billion for you, and now you're 7 billion in debt?]

Qiao Xia shrugged innocently and said, "Didn't you hear me?"

[Our company's legitimate system should not be spying on the host's privacy. What exactly did you do? Please tell me!]

Qiao Xia cleared her throat. "You'll know in a while that what I'm doing is a major issue concerning the national economy and people's livelihood."

Qiao Zhaoxing praised Xia Bao without any restraint, saying, "Xia Bao is really amazing."

The system was on the verge of tears.

I was wrong. You're the biggest spendthrift in this family. In just one day, you've made up a third of your father's debts.

Qiao Xia shook her finger. "You really don't know my dad at all. Before my dad took over, our Qiao family was the richest family in City A. I don't know much about business, but you can search for the estimated market value in financial magazines."

"That way you'll know just how much of a behemoth my father destroyed in just one year."

Qiao Zhaoxing tugged at Qiao Xia's sleeve, his face flushed, and said, "Daughter, there's no need to say that."

Qiao Xia smiled and petted the husky that had jumped in front of her. "I'm going back to pick up my mom. Are you going to wait here or come back with me?"

Qiao Zhaoxing said shyly, "Then I'll wait for you at home. Your mother hasn't had my cooking in a long time. Make sure to get my colleague home safely."

Qiao Xia nodded, and by the time she returned to her rented room, it was already getting dark.

The moment she opened the door, she was nearly blinded by the light streaming in. "What's this?"

Tang Xining pushed up her glasses and forced a smile, "These are the jade pieces I found these past two days."

Qiao Xia covered her mouth in shock. After looking around, she was surprised to find that the stones that had been piled up so high that there was no room to step had been replaced by jade of various colors.

"Mom, if I remember correctly, you bought at least several hundred rough stones, right? And you've already opened them all in just two days?"

Tang Xining shook her finger.

Qiao Xia breathed a sigh of relief. She had said that three days was too exaggerated. Her mother must have moved the unfinished business to another place.

"To be precise, excluding weekends, I worked eight hours a day. Now I have finally prepared all the jade needed for the design competition."

Qiao Xia looked at her mother in disbelief. She had always known that her mother was a jewelry designer, but she had been obsessed with gambling on jade for years. She thought her mother had given it up long ago. It turned out that all of this was in preparation for the competition.

Tang Xining said excitedly, "Next, we just need to mine a few more diamond mines and a few more gold mines, and the materials for the competition will be almost ready."

"puff--"

Listen, that's the sound of the system coughing up blood.

Qiao Xia also sensed something was off. "What kind of competition requires buying a gold mine to participate?"

Tang Xining said confidently, "The competition rules state that all materials for the jewelry design must be provided by the participants themselves. It's the most prestigious design competition in the world, so it's only natural that there are some requirements."

"It must be that the purpose of this rule is to help participants understand the essence of each metal and jade."

Qiao Xia was successfully persuaded. "That makes sense. Will you still want to mine it yourself then?"

Tang Xining nodded, "It would be best to open another production line, so that the whole process from cutting to inlaying will be clear."

"Okay, I support you."

[Support my foot! I'm the one who paid for it all!]

The system was filled with regret. How could it have been so foolish as to bind such a family? It was supposed to be a super-rich system, so how could it be in debt every day?

From this company's operating logic, the system has already glimpsed their bleak future of continuous debt.

Although its energy is increasing very rapidly, and I believe it will be able to rival the main system in another ten years, it is a super-rich system. Is this really appropriate?