Xi Quan looked at the gleam in his grandfather's eyes, but didn't answer his question directly. "It seems you really want to own shares in Taizi Fashion?"
"Don't let my staying home all day fool you, I still keep up with the financial news. Zitai Fashion is doing very well now, and people say it has the potential to become a luxury brand in Nancheng. Look at those foreign brands that follow a similar path to Zitai Fashion, aren't they all making a fortune?" The old man spoke eloquently about business, exuding an air of confidence that he could fight for another five hundred years.
The old man's words weren't entirely wrong, but they were somewhat exaggerated.
When Ye Qing first returned to China, he became the general manager of Zitai Fashion, with the dream of developing his own big brand and hoping to be on par with internationally renowned fashion or luxury brands.
However, although Taizi Fashion is indeed developing well, it is still some distance from catching up with those big brands. But Ye Qing did not correct the old man.
Although Ye Qing didn't know why Xi Quan would say that, in Ye Qing's opinion, since Xi Quan had said that, he must have had a plan, so Ye Qing thought it would be fine to just listen from the side.
Xi Quan glanced at the old man casually and asked indifferently, "Zita Fashion's prospects are good, but who knows if I give you the shares, will you turn around and give them to Jiang Xinya? Your protection of Jiang Xinya makes people who don't know the situation think that Jiang Xinya is your own granddaughter."
"How dare you speak like that!" The agitated old man seemed to instinctively get angry when he heard Xi Quan's words, but when he thought about the issue he was discussing with Xi Quan, he managed to suppress his anger.
Xi Quan didn't care about the old man's suppressed anger, and seemed to be deliberately trying to provoke him: "If I hadn't found out who my biological mother was back then, and had some tests done to verify it, I would really doubt that Su Zhe and I had any relation to you. Jiang Xinya is your real granddaughter."
After glancing at Xi Quan, then at Su Zhe and Ye Qing, the old man said, "I'm not senile yet."
Hearing the old man say that, Su Zhe couldn't help but want to laugh. He thought to himself, "You're not senile. What's the purpose of your visit to Xi Quan?"
However, Su Zhe was never one for many words, and the fact that he could smile in front of the old man was already the limit.
Xi Quan and Ye Qing understood what Su Zhe was laughing at. Ye Qing wanted to laugh too, but she held it in. Xi Quan, on the other hand, seemed very calm and said without batting an eye, "Oh, you're not senile. Then who said that thing I just heard—that if I divorce Ye Qing, I'll immediately marry Jiang Xinya? Is that someone senile?"
That's ruthless!
Ye Qing couldn't help but give Xi Quan a thumbs up in her heart. She didn't expect Xi Quan to still remember this.
The old man's face turned extremely ugly at Xi Quan's words. He instinctively wanted to retort, but the words caught in his throat. Thinking about what Xi Quan had said about the fashion sense, the old man roughly understood Xi Quan's intention. He looked at Xi Quan, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I sided with Jiang Xinya because of her relationship with her grandmother. Her grandmother inherited such a large sum of money. If we helped Jiang Xinya a little, her grandmother would probably remember us... Who knew that her grandmother doesn't even acknowledge her anymore? Now that she doesn't acknowledge her anymore, there's no need for me to..."
These words surprised Ye Qing, because the old man had been very imperious just now.
However, Xi Quan didn't seem surprised, because he knew the old man wasn't lying.
It's true that the old man feels guilty towards Jiang Xinya, but when it comes to money, he won't hesitate. After all, he doesn't even trust his own daughter, let alone outsiders.
Jiang Xinya was a little guilty towards Xi Quan, but he also wanted to confirm his authority as an elder in Xi Quan's eyes.
Although he now relies on Xi Quan to support him in his old age, he is still nostalgic for the habit of giving orders to the younger generation.
"So if you have shares, you won't give them to Jiang Xinya?" Xi Quan asked.
Hearing Xi Quan's words, the old man felt reassured and immediately assured him, "Don't worry about that. Of course, it's most reassuring to keep your own money in your own hands. Besides, our family is large and prosperous. After I die, won't it all belong to you and Su Zhe? Even if you two upset me, you still have children, right? It's not an outsider's turn, is it?"
Xi Quan smiled and said, "Alright."
"What do you mean by 'okay'?" The old man tightened his grip on his cane slightly, feeling quite uneasy. He wanted a clear answer from Xi Quan, but he also felt that asking such a question would damage the authority of an elder, and he was a little embarrassed.
"Okay, I mean we'll see when Zitai Fashion goes on sale." Xi Quan ultimately didn't give the old man a definite answer.
The old man was disappointed, but at the same time full of hope. He felt that Xi Quan's attitude was much better than before, so maybe there was a chance.
So, with these conflicted feelings, he left with Su Zhe.
After they left, Ye Qing couldn't help but ask Xi Quan, "Are you really going to give Grandpa shares in Zitai Fashion?"
Xi Quan nodded: "I have that plan."
After saying that, he suddenly remembered something: "Are you not really willing?"
After all, Ye Qing is a designer. Although she is no longer with Zitai Fashion, the current path of Zitai Fashion is based on Ye Qing's original plan, and the operation of Zitai Fashion is proceeding according to Ye Qing's original ideas.
Therefore, Xi Quan felt that Ye Qing cared about Ye Qing's attitude towards the old man regarding the fashion shares.
Ye Qing shook his head: "I don't mind. Although I'm not an expert on going public, since I'm not an economics major, I've heard a lot about it. So I know that after Taizi Fashion goes public, the shareholder structure will definitely not be the same as it is now. It's normal for many new shareholders to join. I didn't expect you to give your shares to your grandfather. It's a bit of a surprise."
Xi Quan didn't answer Ye Qing's question immediately. Instead, he asked Ye Qing another question first: "What kind of person do you think my maternal grandfather was?"
Ye Qing was surprised that Xi Quan would ask such a question. What kind of person was the old man? Ye Qing had a few stereotypical words in mind. After a moment of silence, Ye Qing said, "He's a bit arrogant, and he wants everyone to listen to him. He has a strong desire for control, and he's also a bit concerned about his image."
Xi Quan nodded and said, "Pretty much. He is indeed as you said. Even if he doesn't like Jiang Xinya that much, he will still come to us again and again for the sake of his own face, hoping that we will let Jiang Xinya go, just like Quan Zhen and Liang Youjie's case. It wasn't until they were sentenced that the old man stopped coming to me."
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