After several days of training, Wu Youyou was so focused on the intense training that she had no idea that her family had already undergone a huge change.
The Wu family's business was hit hard, and Wu Zhenyuan took on several projects without authorization. Now these projects are in trouble and he is short of funds, so he misappropriated 649 million yuan of project funds.
Right now, he's in a real bind!
At home, they tried to take all of Wu Youyou's jewelry, but Song Lan saw this and tried her best to stop them.
"These are Youyou's things, you can't take them all away!"
"Let go. I just need it temporarily. I'll buy her more later, okay?"
"No, you can't take these!"
In his haste, Wu Zhenyuan threw Song Lan to the ground.
He was momentarily stunned, but the thought quickly passed through his mind. He then grabbed Wu Youyou's jewelry and stormed out the door.
Song Lan was thrown to the ground and strained her back. She couldn't get up for a while, but fortunately, the housekeeper saw her in time, helped her up, and took her to the hospital.
The nanny said,
"Madam, why don't you call the eldest young master and ask him to come back and see you?"
"No, he must be extremely busy right now. We spoke on the phone a couple of days ago, and he said his research would be completed soon! I can't disturb him at this crucial moment!"
Song Lan's eyes were full of loving kindness, which made the nanny sigh.
The nanny continued,
"Take this and give it to the young lady to make a phone call!"
"No, that won't work either. She's in military training right now!"
"Madam, but you're injured, it's not easy for you to carry this burden alone!"
"It's okay, I'll be more careful from now on!"
Song Lan's attitude was firm, and the nanny didn't know what to say.
She was truly saddened and shocked by Wu Zhenyuan's behavior today.
She couldn't help but recall what her father had once told her, that she should be careful of this person. So many years have passed, yet she has never doubted him and still believes in him.
However, she only found out recently that he had designs on Maoyan's invention, which made her very unhappy. Now, he has taken away all of Youyou's jewelry.
She was also asked to inform Qifeng and ask him to take out his savings to help him in an emergency.
That's the children's life-saving money.
How could I possibly let him take all that risk?
Right there, she called Qifeng and told him not to give his savings to Wu Zhenyuan.
Wu Qifeng was puzzled and asked,
"Mom, has something happened to Dad?"
"Just focus on your filming. Don't worry about things at home. Your father has just added a few new projects, and he's just struggling to make ends meet right now."
"Then I'll just give it to him, what's the big deal!"
"Nonsense! What can you do with that little bit of money? Your father doesn't need your money!"
Wu Qifeng frowned, thinking that his father had taken all of his younger sister's jewelry, and that his sister would probably go crazy. Since that was the case, he decided to give his own jewelry to his younger sister.
He comforted Song Lan.
"Mom, don't worry, I won't give it to Dad!"
After receiving Wu Qifeng's affirmation, Song Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief. As for Mao Yan, he probably already invested his money in research projects.
She thought to herself that even if her husband was going through a difficult time, he probably wouldn't ask Maoyan for help.
But she was wrong.
Even after exchanging all of Wu Youyou's jewelry for money, Wu Zhenyuan was still anxious.
"This little bit of money is not enough to fill the hole I'm in."
After thinking for a moment, I remembered that Wu Maoyan had said a couple of days ago that an investor had agreed to invest in his project.
In that case, he must have money, and he was thinking of using it to tide him over, and then giving it to him later when the project made a profit.
After saying that, he immediately called Wu Maoyan, his voice very polite.
"Maoyan, it's your father!"
Wu Maoyan frowned; he had never experienced such politeness from Wu Zhenyuan before. He asked,
"I know, is there something you need?"
"Hehe, it's like this, didn't you tell me the other day that you've already secured funding, right? Dad's thinking of borrowing some funds from you, and then, once the project is completed and we get the payment, I'll give them back to you, how about that?"
Wu Maoyan frowned even more deeply. It wasn't that he didn't want to lend the money, but just now, he had received a notification that the investor had suddenly and inexplicably withdrawn their investment.
Before he could react, he received a call from Wu Zhenyuan.
For a moment, he was breathless. After catching his breath, he slowly said,
"Dad, I'm afraid that won't work. My investors just withdrew their funding, and my project has stalled at a critical moment. If it's completely abandoned now, I'm in great danger, and all my previous efforts may be in vain."
Upon hearing this, Wu Zhenyuan's anger flared up, and he rebuked him.
"If you want to lend it to me, fine, but why make up this excuse to fob me off? After all, your little sister gave me all her jewelry. It's true that family is the best!"
"What did you say?"
Even the cold air from Wu Maoyan, when placed over the telephone receiver, could send a chill down Wu Zhenyuan's spine.
However, believing himself to be an elder, he felt entitled to lecture the younger generation, and continued...
“I’ve taken care of your clothes since you were little. Now that you’ve grown up, you’ve become independent. Now, when I encounter a little difficulty, you just stand by and do nothing, completely disregarding me. You’re always going against me. You’re truly an ungrateful wretch. If I had known this would happen, I shouldn’t have let your mother take care of you in the first place.”
These words completely ignited Wu Maoyan's anger.
“Wu Zhenyuan, everything I did was for my mother. Who are you? Grandpa knew long ago that if it weren’t for my mother, would you be where you are today? You’re just a pitiful little merchant.”
"How dare you speak to me like that!"
"Ha ha ha ha....."
Wu Maoyan smiled helplessly, a smile tinged with sadness.
Seeing him like this, Han Shuzhen, who was standing beside him, felt a pang of heartache.
Enraged, Wu Zhenyuan uttered all sorts of nasty words, and Wu Maoyan hung up the phone without hesitation.
His fists clenched tightly, his eyes flashing with intense hatred and helplessness.
He still had to consider his mother's feelings.
Thinking of your mother?
He was a little worried, so he quickly dialed the number.
When Song Lan saw her eldest son's call, her heart tightened instantly, sensing something was wrong. After answering the phone, she spoke in a very loving tone.
"Maoyan, what made you think of calling your mother? How have you been lately? Are you alright? You must take good care of yourself while you're away!"
Wu Maoyan tried to calm himself down and act as naturally as usual. He replied,
"Mom, I'm fine. How have you been lately? Are you alright?"
Tears streamed down Song Lan's face as she struggled to suppress any unusual sounds and spoke with difficulty.
"Yes, everything is fine! Everything is fine!"
Even though she was trying hard to hold it in, Wu Maoyan still sensed something was off. He pretended to be normal.
"That's good. I'm busy now. Take care of yourself!"
"well!"
After Wu Maoyan hung up the phone, his mother was very worried.
He decided to go back.
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