As soon as Xia Ruibo raised his hand, not only Qi Zhiman but also his son Xia Tingchen quickly reached out to grab his hand.

“Dad, don’t make the same mistake as Xia Zicheng. We’re at their mercy now. If Huo Beixiao is willing to talk to us, even if we can’t get all of Grandpa’s money back, we can at least get some benefits so that we won’t be living in such a difficult situation, with the whole family crammed into Grandpa’s little courtyard.”

Xia Ruibo was still somewhat unconvinced, "Tingchen, do you mean we're just going to accept these small favors and forget about Grandpa's money?"

Although Xia Ruibo was devoted to art, he was not completely detached from worldly affairs.

After all, playing with art is very expensive.

Moreover, although their family still had some money after returning to China, they didn't dare to spend it since the whole family ate together.

He worked alongside everyone else to make a living, and thus came to a profound understanding of the importance of money.

Xia Tingchen looked at Xia Ruisong, "What does Uncle mean?"

Of the three men in his father's generation, only his eldest uncle had actually learned business from his grandfather and later genuinely dedicated himself to running the company.

Even when his grandfather's company abroad was on the verge of bankruptcy, his uncle did his best to save it.

Without the old man's presence, the Xia family's overseas companies are seen as a piece of fat meat by those foreigners, and everyone wants to take a bite.

Given my uncle's abilities, it was naturally impossible for him to save the company.

However, under the current circumstances, my uncle's opinion is definitely more reliable than that of my father, who only knows how to draw flowers, birds, insects and fish all day long.

Xia Ruisong met Xia Tingchen's gaze. "Uncle thinks the same way as you. The most important thing for our family right now is to survive, and to survive more easily."

Huo Beixiao is here to talk to us, so we need to seize this opportunity and think carefully about what our demands are.

Within the limits that Huo Beixiao might agree to, we will do our utmost to secure as many benefits as possible.

Xia Tingchen nodded, "Yes, Uncle, let's discuss what conditions we should ask Huo Beixiao for."

When Xia Tingchen said those words, Xia Ruisong looked at Xia Tingchen with some surprise.

He never expected that his second son, who was unassuming and quiet before, would turn out to be a man of ideas.

Xia Tingyu then tried to smooth things over by saying, "Tingchen is right. We need to discuss this quickly and figure out what conditions to ask Huo Beixiao later."

"I don't care what conditions you propose, I want at least 100 million, otherwise, there's no point in talking to you!" Xia Zicheng shouted directly.

Xia Ruizhe glared at Xia Zicheng fiercely, "Shut up! You have no right to speak in our family!"

Xia Zicheng: ...

Next, Xia Tingchen took out his notebook and pen and wrote down the requests that the Xia family wanted to discuss with Huo Beixiao.

The Xia family is large, and it took a lot of time for each person to make a request.

However, none of them noticed that from the moment they appeared at the entrance of the Friendship Building, a pair of eyes had been watching them from a short distance away.

Jiang Yongxian's expression had already turned very bad when he saw the Xia family being attacked by the crowd.

Now that Huo Beixiao has appeared, the Xia family not only did not directly clash with him and escalate the situation, but they also let him leave and then the family gathered together to discuss something peacefully.

He was so angry that his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Those cowards from the Xia family! When Huo Beixiao came out just now, they had such a good opportunity, but they just let him go. How could they be so stupid!

He had gone to great lengths to find those two people and deliberately said those words in front of Xia Ruisong, which led Xia Ruisong to bring his family to make a scene. But if they didn't make any noise, all his efforts would be in vain.

At this time, the Xia family had already recorded everyone's requests, and the group, led by Xia Ruisong, entered the Lianyi Building.

They were stopped by the receptionist as soon as they reached the door.

The main problem is that the Xia family is in such a sorry state right now; at first glance, they look like a group of beggars.

The Union Building is, after all, a place where foreign companies gather, and the people coming and going are all respectable people. The front desk would not just let a group of people like them in casually.

Xia Ruisong explained to the other party in a very good-natured manner that they had come to see Huo Beixiao with Huo Beixiao's permission.

The receptionist called Huo Beixiao's company and only let them in after receiving a positive response.

Xia Ruisong walked into Huo Beixiao's company, straightened his back, and said with an air of authority, "Huo Beixiao, we've come to talk to you. Tell me, how do you want to talk?"

Huo Beixiao glanced at the Xia family members and said calmly, "Is this how you plan to talk to me?"

Although the Xia family cleaned up the trash that people had thrown on them, it inevitably left marks.

Especially Xia Zicheng, whose face was covered in dog poop, even after he wiped most of the poop off, there was still some left on his face, especially around his nose.

The Xia family used to be one of the wealthiest families in Haicheng, and its members had lived a respectable life for decades.

Now that he's made such a mess of himself, Huo Beixiao's reminder has made him feel a little embarrassed.

Seeing the embarrassed expressions on the faces of the Xia family members, Huo Beixiao gave his assistant a look.

The assistant immediately stepped forward and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, our company has shower rooms, and our boss has also prepared clean clothes for you."

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