Chapter 282 You took advantage of others
Xi Jingyue had just hurried back from another place. After saying hello to his grandparents, he heard this sarcastic question coming from beside him.
Turning around to look in the direction of the voice, he discovered that the person who was speaking was a cousin from a different family. Several of his uncles and aunts nearby didn't say anything, but they all looked in his direction, their eyes full of mockery and calculation as if they were enjoying a good show.
Xi Jingyue glanced at the worried Xi mother in a soothing manner: "It is true. But not many people know about this. My cousin is well-informed."
"That's... that's because you suddenly moved a large amount of the company's funds. As a member of the family, it's okay for you to be concerned about the flow of the company's funds, right?"
As soon as the cousin said this, everyone present looked at him as if he was a fool. He had revealed all his secrets with just one set of words from others, and he was still concerned about the flow of funds. Wasn't this telling Xi Jingyue that he had spies in the company's finance department?
With this IQ, he still comes out to cause trouble. It's obvious that he's destined to be cannon fodder.
Even though they despised him, it did not stop them from using this as an excuse to make things more difficult for Xi Jing.
"Jingyue, it's not that your uncle is stingy, but that's five hundred million, not five hundred yuan. You just used it to buy two listings. Isn't that a bit too much?"
"Isn't it? Is this plaque inlaid with gold or is it really that good? They dare to ask for 500 million for just two little things. Are they crazy about money? Although our family is rich, we are not so extravagant. Some people look smart at ordinary times, but they should not be tricked by beauty at the critical moment and rush to be the scapegoat. If it gets out, won't others laugh at us Xi family members for being ignorant?"
"What the third brother said makes sense. Did Jingyue get cheated? I really can't imagine what kind of brand is worth 500 million."
"Is it possible that the reason why Second Cousin couldn't figure it out is entirely because he is ignorant?"
Xi Jingyue didn't care much about these people's confrontation at first, until they turned the topic to Du Anrao, implying in their words that he was blinded by lust and that Du Anrao deliberately seduced him to cheat him of his money.
Xi Jingyue's face immediately darkened, and he decisively pointed the finger at his second cousin who was actually hiding behind everyone and controlling the situation.
The smile on the second cousin's face froze suddenly, but he quickly recovered and said with a smile: "Two listings worth 500 million yuan, I have never seen or heard of them in my life. How about you take them out today, Jingyue, and let us uncles and aunts see them?"
"Enough!" Before Xi Jingyue could say anything, Grandpa Xi, who was sitting in the main seat, knocked his cane and scolded.
"Jingyue bought those two plaques for me and my wife. As the saying goes, money can't buy what you love, and we old people love these fancy and good-looking treasures, so it's worth spending any amount of money on them. Or, in your eyes, we two old people who are buried in the dirt are not worthy of such treasures, and we should leave all the money to you young ones to enjoy more?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present changed color.
This is a serious crime. Even if they really think so in their hearts, they dare not admit it.
Although the old man is old now, he is reserved and seems easy to talk to.
If they dare to admit this, they will be skinned alive when they return, and there will be no trace of such people in the Xi family in the future.
"Grandpa, don't get me wrong. That's not what the uncles and aunts meant." A woman who looked about the same age as Xi Jingyue stepped out to smooth things over. "Everyone is just curious about what these two listings worth 500 million yuan look like, which made cousin Jingyue spend a lot of money. But since grandpa and grandma like it, it's worth spending any money."
"My sister is right. We are just curious about what the sign looks like. Today is Chinese New Year, and we are all together for a rare occasion. We all brought gifts for grandpa and grandma. I wonder if cousin Jingyue also brought the two signs with him. It would be convenient to take them out for everyone to have a look and feast their eyes on."
After a few words, the little cousin directly classified the two signs bought by Xi Jingyue as New Year gifts.
On the surface, it seemed that the purpose was to force him to take out the things for everyone to see, but the real purpose was to make Xi Jingyue look bad in front of everyone.
It would be fine if he took out the two plaques today, but if he couldn't, and the New Year's gift given to the two old people was not as good as the two plaques, then his relatives would have something to say.
How could Xi Jingyue not see this clearly? Thinking of the New Year gifts he brought to the two elderly people today, he curled his lips slightly and said truthfully: "Those two hanging signs still need to be polished and carved. It takes too long. I can't send them to grandpa and grandma as New Year gifts in time."
"Is that so? That's such a pity." Xi Yanqi smiled, his eyes gleaming with success. "So what New Year's gift did my cousin bring to grandpa and grandma today?"
Xi Jingyue did not answer, but handed the document bag he had prepared earlier to Mr. Xi: "Grandpa, this is a New Year's gift for you. Grandma, this one is for you."
"Okay, okay, we knew that Xiaojing is the most filial. He never forgets to bring us gifts when he goes out." Grandma Xi took the file bag and praised with a smile before opening it.
Everyone's faces darkened upon hearing this. Some of the younger ones who didn't know how to hide their emotions couldn't help but grit their teeth, thinking that as they were both members of the Xi family, how could these two old guys favor one over the other?
They completely forgot that Xi Jingyue's family are the direct relatives of Grandpa Xi and Grandma Xi, and they are just collateral descendants, which are already separated from them by a layer. Yet they are obsessed with calculating other people's property, and yet they still expect the two elders to treat them equally. They are really greedy, conceited, and hypocritical.
The cousins who had acted like elders to Xi Jingyue the moment they met him stretched their necks to see what the document Xi Jingyue had handed over was, but they couldn't figure it out for a long time and could only wait anxiously for the two elders to speak.
"Okay, okay, you actually got that piece of land. Regardless of whether it makes money or not, with this piece of land, our Xi family's territory can finally expand."
"This is all thanks to An An. If she hadn't been so enthusiastic and generous, and hadn't known that our family had a project in this area, and hadn't remembered my kindness in lending her money, she wouldn't have entrusted me with the task."
Mr. Xi was an experienced man, so how could he not understand the meaning of Xi Jingyue's words? He laughed and said, "Not bad, not bad. You are a good kid who knows how to repay kindness and know when to advance and retreat. Your hundreds of millions were not wasted. You took advantage of others."
"You're right. She also helped me get my grandmother's gift."
"Then I have to take a good look at it." Mr. Xi took the document from his wife's hand. When he opened it, he was stunned: "This..."
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