She was gentle with the children, but when she looked at the Wang family mother and daughter, Zhao Qinglan became cold.
"That's all? If you have anything else to say, please feel free to speak."
Having been a boss for many years, Zhao Qinglan has also developed the demeanor of someone in a position of authority.
Her expressionless face made the Wang mother and daughter feel intimidated and fearful for some reason, and they could only look to the reporter who had brought them in for help.
The reporter cursed inwardly, but still said, "It seems there are quite a few misunderstandings here. Mr. Zhao, do you have anything to say about the impoverished life of your family, the Zhao family?"
"Me? I'd like to hear what else they have to say. Didn't they come too?"
The reporter had no choice but to bring the Zhao family members in again.
At this moment, even the most naive person could tell that there was something wrong with this reporter.
This is clearly aimed directly at Zhao Qinglan and Lanxin.
Would an ordinary reporter go to such lengths for Lan Xin?
After all, those negative rumors about Lan Xin were just hearsay. Even if some people believed them, no one would think of digging up old acquaintances with whom she had a falling out. That would take so much effort and money.
Don't tell me it's for the sake of journalistic justice.
If Lanxin really is a heartless company that has caused deaths, there are many righteous people who want to bring it down. However, the information circulating now is not enough to motivate people to do so.
The Zhao family members who were brought in were Zhao Lao Er and Zhao Lao San, a married couple.
They were quite surprised when they were found.
In fact, they had resented their niece Zhao Qinglan back then, but they could never get anything good out of her. Later, as Lanxin became more and more famous, all they felt was regret.
Thinking that if he didn't ruin his relationship with this niece, he might be able to gain quite a bit of benefit.
They were found and promised a generous reward if they spoke ill of Zhao Qinglan.
These two couples shamefully fell for each other.
Actually, they didn't dare to agree at first, after all, Lanxin is such a big place, what if they were retaliated against?
As a result, the other party showed them various reports about Lanxin and found that Lanxin's reputation was getting worse and worse, and it seemed that she was really going to fail. So they were willing to kick her while she was down and get some benefits in the process.
"So, Second Uncle and Second Aunt, Third Uncle and Third Aunt are all here. It's been a long time." Zhao Qinglan sneered.
Seeing her expression, the group of people who were initially quite confident started to back down.
However, since we've brought these people from so far away and invited them in, how can they not play a role?
The reporter gave the group a meaningful look and prompted, "Elders, is there anything you'd like to say to Chairman Zhao?"
Aunt Zhao immediately burst into tears. "Qinglan, it was your grandmother's idea to marry you off to the Wang family back then, and your parents agreed as well. How can you resent us?"
"Yes, now that you're a big boss, do you think you can just ignore your own family? Even if you don't care about us, at least help your cousins. They're having a hard time. Even if you, as a big boss, only have a little bit of money left over, it's enough for them to live on. I'm begging you, please have pity on them."
Is this an attempt to shift all the blame onto the deceased old lady? What a clever scheme!
Perhaps the old lady was indeed in charge of the Zhao family back then, but if it weren't for the instigation and meddling of the second and third wives, would she have gone to the Wang family to become a stepmother?
Yes, her parents were also at fault back then. Her father was blindly filial, and her mother was weak. But over the years, her mother has become much better, and she doesn't want to mention her father anymore.
Who says that just because someone is rich, they have to treat the other people in the family to a life of luxury?
She doesn't care if people think she's cold-blooded.
Just as Zhao Qinglan was about to retort, someone rushed in.
It turned out to be her mother and her much older father, Zhao Laoda.
"Qinglan, are you alright?" Madam Sun asked worriedly.
"Mom, I'm fine, why did you come?"
"With something so serious happening to you, how could Mom not come?"
Zhao Qinglan had insisted on the phone that everything was fine, but how could Sun Shi, as a mother, completely let it go?
Back in their hometown, Zhao Qinglan and Sui Wenjing have maintained contact with each other. Sui Wenjing and her husband also have phone numbers in the provincial capital and Guangzhou.
When they called Guangzhou, no one answered at home, but when they called the provincial capital, Sun answered.
The call came after Zhao Laoda had asked Sui Wenjing and her husband repeatedly and pleaded with them.
It turned out that someone had found the second and third branches of the Zhao family and promised them a generous reward to take them away. Then, someone who saw them told Zhao the eldest son about this.
Those two couples weren't particularly tight-lipped and had boasted about it to those around them.
Although nothing was said in detail, Zhao Qinglan's name was mentioned.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Laoda became extremely worried, fearing that his younger brother and sister-in-law might harm his daughter and the others, so he had no choice but to contact them immediately.
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun became even more worried.
Knowing that her daughter was worried about something important, she didn't tell her. She only discussed it with Zhao Laoda and asked him to come over as soon as possible.
Later, Zhao Qinglan returned to the provincial capital to make preparations, and Sun kept it a secret.
The main reason was that they didn't understand what Zhao Lao Er and his group were trying to do and were afraid of making things worse.
After the press conference began, the two met outside the hotel.
When they saw the reporter go out to bring people over, and saw Zhao Lao Er and his group get out of a car and go inside, the two men knew something was wrong.
If they hadn't been stopped outside and hadn't had to explain for so long before finally getting in, Zhao Lao Er and the others wouldn't have been able to say a word.
After learning what her two former sisters-in-law had said, Madam Sun wanted to spit in their faces.
"You still have the nerve to ask Zhao Qinglan to help them? You know how you treated Qinglan back then. It's also my fault for being weak and incompetent back then, watching Qinglan walk into a fire pit."
Standing to the side, Zhao Laoda felt increasingly guilty and remorseful.
“Back then, it was my fault as your father. Your second and third uncles encouraged your grandmother to marry you off to the Wang family in exchange for benefits. I didn’t stop them, and I even complained that you were disobedient. I’m sorry to you and your mother.”
As he spoke, Boss Zhao looked at everyone present.
"Qinglan, she is a good girl. She has not wronged anyone. We are the ones who have wronged her. Back then, it was our Zhao family that sold her out for personal gain. It is only right that Qinglan ignores us."
“If Qinglan were a heartless and ungrateful person, why would she have brought her mother and her two younger sisters out with her? If it weren’t for her, her two younger sisters wouldn’t have achieved what they have today and have such a good life.”
Hearing her own father constantly belittle her and speak up for her, Zhao Qinglan felt conflicted.
"In short, Qinglan did nothing wrong, and I don't want them to cause trouble with Qinglan. Do I need to recount how you bullied Qinglan, her mother, and her sister back then?"
“You don’t even want to associate with your own brother, and your relationship is bad. How dare you ask Qinglan, whom you’ve bullied, to give you benefits?”
"If you dare to bully my daughter, you'll have to get past me first. I couldn't stop Qinglan from going down the wrong path back then, but now, I will never tolerate you treating my daughter like this," Madam Sun said sternly, standing in front of her daughter.
Looking at her mother's thin back and the white hair at her temples, Zhao Qinglan's eyes reddened.
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