The top floor of the Huo Building.
The meeting was made all the more solemn and serious by Huo Wenyuan’s presence.
Huo Wenyuan sat upright at the conference table, dressed in a black silk Tang suit, his silver hair adding to the sense of age and vicissitude. Even in his old age, his eyes were still bright and piercing, and he exuded an imposing aura.
He looked at Huo Zhixing and asked in a deep voice, "Have the handover procedures with the Fu Group been completed?"
"It's all settled now," Huo Zhixing replied calmly. "Mr. Fu is now the largest shareholder of Yufeng Media."
"Hmm." Huo Wenyuan nodded, a complex look flashing in his eyes. "I hope this company can play its due role under President Fu's leadership."
Despite past disagreements with the Fu family, Huo Wenyuan, a seasoned businessman, was still able to maintain appearances.
Moreover, the Huo family and the Fu Group have a complex web of interests, and Huo Zhixing is Fu Xiuyu's biological son. With this relationship, it's impossible for the Huo family to sever ties with the Fu family anytime soon.
Since we can't distance ourselves from each other, let's just cooperate properly and look for a suitable opportunity in the future.
Huo Wenyuan frowned, his deep gaze turning to Huo Zhixing. Everything else was fine; he was quite satisfied with this successor. The only problem was Jiang Can… a troublesome matter!
Huo Wenyuan barely listened to a word of the entire meeting. When the meeting ended, he asked everyone else to leave, leaving only Huo Zhanhe, Huo Zhixing, Cen Bo, and two other confidants.
Huo Zhanhe glanced at Huo Zhixing and sneered.
Huo Zhixing knew perfectly well what he had been stirring up trouble in front of his grandfather.
After all, Fu Xiuyu caused quite a stir at the last Bai family banquet. Yao Manning didn't gain any advantage over her. Instead, because of her "extramarital affair," she shot herself in the foot and became a laughing stock among the major families in Yangcheng. She couldn't help but complain when she got back.
This was exactly what Huo Zhanhe wanted.
He already had a good relationship with the Yao family, and Huo Wenyuan also supported the marriage alliance between Huo and Yao. As long as he added a few words of exaggeration, Huo Wenyuan would definitely be dissatisfied with Huo Zhixing...
Sure enough, Huo Wenyuan fiddled with the Burmese jade in his hand, his expression grave, and asked in a deep voice, "Zhixing, I heard that your mother has already met with that woman?"
"That woman?" Huo Zhixing raised an eyebrow. "Who is Grandpa talking about? I don't understand."
Huo Wenyuan's face darkened. "Don't play dumb!"
"Grandpa didn't even say the person's name, of course I don't know who it is!"
"you……"
“Grandpa,” Huo Zhixing said coldly, “she’s not called ‘that woman,’ she has a name. I remember you taught me when I was little that you have to respect others first, and only then can you earn their respect! Right?”
Huo Zhanhe, standing to the side, gave a sarcastic smile.
He couldn't be happier that Huo Zhixing would stand up to Huo Wenyuan for that woman. As long as the grandfather and grandson weren't on good terms, his and Huo Zhiyan's good days were yet to come!
He guessed that Huo Wenyuan definitely wouldn't go along with Huo Zhixing. What kind of person was the old man? He was always the one being respected, never the one being respected...
Huo Zhixing is still too young, or rather, he doesn't understand his grandfather's temper at all!
Going against the old man for a title—I don't know whether to call him too shrewd or too stupid!
Huo Zhanhe scoffed twice, straightened up, and sat up straight, waiting to see what would happen next.
However, to everyone's surprise, Huo Wenyuan remained silent for a long time before uttering the name heavily. "Alright, I'll call her Jiang Can!"
Huo Zhanhe was stunned.
He'd even figured out how to sow discord below! Was this the show the old man was putting on for him?
Has this person really become senile? Has he abandoned all principles? Even favoring Huo Zhixing wouldn't be done this way!
Huo Zhanhe clenched his fist under the table, gritted his teeth, and squinted at Huo Zhixing.
"Have you already introduced Jiang Can to your mother?" Huo Wenyuan asked.
"I've met her," Huo Zhixing replied. "My mother likes her very much."
"Heh!" Huo Zhanhe laughed maliciously. "Zhixing, this Miss Jiang is amazing! What method did she use to manage to handle someone as assertive and picky as President Fu?"
Huo Zhixing's eyes darkened.
Uncle said that on purpose, just to give Grandpa the impression that Jiang Can is very scheming?
Huo Wenyuan was already dissatisfied with Jiang Can's background, and now with the added label of "scheming woman," it will be even more difficult for her to gain his approval.
Huo Zhixing took a deep breath and chuckled softly, "Cancan does get along very well with my mother. She's much better than my second uncle in that respect!"
"What did you say?" Huo Zhanhe frowned. "Huo Zhixing, you can say whatever you want, but why are you trying to drag me into this!"
"I'm just stating a fact."
Huo Zhixing smiled faintly, twirling his pen leisurely. "Second Uncle, you haven't received any positive feedback from my mother all these years, have you?"
"Even though my mom is a bit picky, she has a good eye for people. Instead of trying to sow discord here, Uncle, why don't you learn from Can Can how to get along with my mom? That would be beneficial for your future development, wouldn't it?"
Huo Zhixing's words were like knives, each one stabbing Huo Zhanhe until he was dumbfounded.
"You little brat!" He slammed his hand on the table, blurting out his innermost thoughts in his anger, "How dare you talk to your elders like that?"
Huo Wenyuan gave him a sinister look.
Huo Zhanhe then realized that he had been too excited, but he was also very dissatisfied.
"Why would I need to get along with your mother? I'm not begging her for anything!"
"Is that so?" Huo Zhixing sneered. "Then how did Second Uncle fill the 20 billion hole in his accounts? Are you sure it wasn't money from the Fu Group?"
"Huo Zhixing! You...you dare to check my accounts?"
"As a qualified heir, the most important thing is to distinguish between public and private matters. In the Huo family, you are not my second uncle, but just my subordinate."
"Does a superior need to pick a specific day and get your permission to check a subordinate's accounts?"
Huo Zhanhe was speechless after being rebuked, and large beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
"Second son." Huo Wenyuan's authoritative voice rang out, his sharp gaze fixed on him. "What's the deal with this 20 billion? Explain it to me clearly!"
Huo Zhanhe stammered and couldn't answer.
Last time, Heyan Industry went public as a shell company and made a fortune in the stock market, causing quite a stir. This 20 billion yuan is to fill the hole from that incident.
But how could he dare tell the old man this!
“Dad,” Huo Zhanhe’s smile was more like a grimace, “Actually, I…”
"All you ever do is this kind of thing!" Huo Wenyuan roared, swinging his dragon-headed cane at him.
Huo Wenyuan has been trying to distance himself from the Fu Group.
Well, that's great, another 20 billion!
He really wanted to twist Huo Zhanhe's head off!
“Grandpa, actually 20 billion is not a large amount for the Huo family. The West Suburbs land project can be completely solved.”
"Ha, the western suburbs plot?" Huo Wenyuan sneered. "From now on, Huo Zhanhe and Huo Zhiyan don't need to participate in this project! It'll save them from making another fool of themselves!"
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