"Oh, tell me about it." Xu Zhaoyue was very interested. She had been wondering about it when she passed by the old hospital site, but Yue Lanxing hadn't mentioned it, so it wasn't him who did it. Xu Zhaoyue didn't ask.
“It was the nearby residents who stopped us, saying that we brought this on ourselves, and that when the fire started, people in the neighborhood felt unwell for a month, and that we couldn’t let another incident happen. They said they would stop us whenever we tried to start construction.”
"But many of those people are not local residents. We have reached an agreement with them on the terms, but some people keep causing trouble."
Xu Zhaohao also felt annoyed when he talked about these things. He tried to solve the problem but almost got beaten up, and then he just left it idle.
Xu Zhaoyue felt that there wasn't much useful information after listening, so she looked at Xu Guangcai hoping to get more useful information.
“They were gangsters. I called the police and they were arrested. They're still in jail. The others who weren't involved weren't arrested. They were just taking advantage of the chaos because their boss was arrested and their money was hidden.”
"They make money by arguing with us, and they'd rather it go on for as long as possible." Xu Guangcai knew more than anyone else, and Xu Zhaohao seemed to be hearing this for the first time.
As Xu Zhaoyue listened, she pondered in her mind that this matter was not difficult to resolve. "So, how did Father originally intend to resolve it?"
Xu Guangcai gave her a meaningful look, as if to say, "You've gotten a good deal." He added, "The manpower is all ready. I've arranged for people to go drinking the day after tomorrow in a secluded spot."
Xu Zhaoyue nodded knowingly. These were all prepared for Xu Zhaohao. As a newly appointed manager, he definitely needed to achieve results, and those hooligans were the best proof of that.
"Since we're already prepared, I'll take Xiao Hao with me. It'll be good for him to see how to handle these things." It's a convenient opportunity for Xu Zhaoming to pass on the favor and let Xu Zhaohao learn something.
“Okay, you take him there.” Xu Guangcai agreed.
Xu Zhaoyue maintained a humble attitude throughout, so Xu Guangcai had no reason to get angry. Xu Zhaohao kept asking Xu Zhaoyue about the events of the past six months, and finally, Xu Guangcai got annoyed and simply let them leave.
Everyone else left, except for Butler Xu.
"Old Xu! Haven't I treated you well all these years? When you were injured, I put you in charge of the mansion. Everyone here calls you Steward Xu. How can you treat me like this today? You are ungrateful and treacherous."
"Tell me, how much did they pay you to tell them the plan, and they even stole the documents! Where's the family discipline? Where's my whip? I'll beat you to death!" Xu Guangcai stormed off in anger.
Butler Xu watched him quietly, and only spoke when Xu Guangcai was catching his breath, "Master, have you forgotten that my original surname was Jin!"
Xu Guangcai's eyes widened instantly. "Your surname is Jin?"
"Yes, you may have forgotten, but I was brought here by Miss. You say I was injured, but I was injured while protecting you from a knife! Family discipline? Without Miss, where would your family fortune come from!"
Butler Xu, though somewhat thin, exuded a formidable aura at this moment. "Xu Guangcai, you better think this through! Who brought you to where you are today? It was Miss Jin! Who preserved the integrity of your Xu family back then? It was the eldest young lady!"
Butler Xu's eyes were sharp. Only then did Xu Guangcai realize that the two of them were only five years apart in age. How come Butler Xu looked so old?
Butler Xu gave his answer the next second, "Who maintains these rules in the mansion? It's me. Do you think that just because you're away for half a month and come back for a day, they'll treat you with utmost respect?"
"You think you've worked hard all these years and want to hand over the business to your son? Bah! Has the landscape of Shanghai changed in all these years? How much money have you made for the Xu family? How many more business partners have you gained?"
"You are proud of the Xu family, but where are your achievements? Just because someone compliments you, you think you're someone important? You've been busy at the company for the past six months, and after all that time, how much of a good look do you have?"
"You're being suppressed by a junior, and that junior is only doing so because of the Yue family. Did all your hard work in Shanghai over the past half-year have been for nothing? Whose face did you give us the investment in the first half of the month? Don't try to make yourself look good."
"When the young lady had her accident, you made her funeral be held together with the person who killed her. If that really happened, would you dare to go to the underworld and explain to Miss Jin a hundred years from now?"
The steward Xu became increasingly angry as he spoke, and he even walked up to Xu Guangcai to hit him, but in the end he stopped. "Master, you should go upstairs and rest. You have things to do tomorrow."
Xu Guangcai was helped into the room.
Xu Zhaoyue learned about this the next morning. After returning to the villa the night before, Aunt Wu and Uncle Sun were already waiting for her. "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back," Aunt Wu said, wiping away her tears as she came over to hug her.
Xiao Nan had already finished crying, but now she started crying along with her.
"I'm fine. Wash your face tomorrow and look at me again. I'm even fairer than before." Xu Zhaoyue first comforted Wu Ma, then went to hug Xiao Nan. "I won't leave anymore. I'll take you with me wherever I go from now on, okay?"
Fortunately, Aunt Wu had a strong mentality and soon smiled broadly. "It's so late, go to sleep quickly. Xiao Nan, take Miss upstairs."
After Wu Ma finished speaking, Xu Zhaoyue was pulled upstairs by Xiao Nan, as if afraid she would run away. After tidying up, it was time for her to sleep. Xiao Nan covered her with a blanket and then lay down on the sofa next to her.
"Don't sleep here! Why are you keeping watch for me?" Xu Zhaoyue initially found it amusing.
Xiao Nan immediately got up from the sofa again, "I forgot you were back, Miss. I was sleeping when I couldn't sleep. I'll go out now."
"Wait a minute." Xu Zhaoyue called out to her, then realized that her voice had become hoarse and tears were welling up in her eyes. Before Xiao Nan could turn around, she lay down and lay on her side on the inside of the bed. "Remember to turn off the light." She could hear that she was already crying.
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
