Chapter Two
“I have just finished reading the will.” Attorney Zhou, who was called upon by Mu Qingyu, spoke up at the right time: “Old Master Mu’s meaning is very clear: the main house of the Mu family will be left to Miss Mu Qingyu, and all the transfer procedures have been completed.”
"No, Attorney Zhou, how can we hand over our main house to a young girl? Was my father senile when he made his will?" Mu Xiangbei stepped forward anxiously and said.
The Mu family was a once-powerful family that had fallen on hard times. In their generation, neither Mu Xiangnan nor Mu Xiangbei could support the family. So, in the year before his death, Old Master Mu began to liquidate and sell off the Mu family's assets.
With the liquidation of corporate debts, the Mu family's last remaining and most valuable assets are the large villa they call their main residence and the only remaining logistics park after the liquidation.
In Old Master Mu's will, the main house went to Mu Qingyu, and the logistics park went to Mu Xiangbei's son, Mu Qingrong. As for Mu Xiangnan and Mu Xiangbei, the old man gave each of them two million. In this way, the old man simply divided all of the Mu family's assets.
“Mr. Xiangbei, Mr. Mu’s will was notarized, the procedures are legal and the documents are complete, and all the transfer procedures have been completed.” Attorney Zhou sighed slightly and looked at Mu Xiangbei, saying, “You can raise objections or even file a lawsuit, but my advice is that you may not win.”
Mu Xiangbei was naturally unwilling to let the matter rest, and even Mu Xiangnan would not agree. "Attorney Zhou, it's too unreliable for Dad to hand over all of the Mu family's assets to the two children. I don't care, as the children's guardians, we have the right to manage their property."
Mu Xiangnan couldn't care less about Mu Xiaoxiao and Huo Siyu right now; fighting for the inheritance was the most important thing at the moment.
"And as you've seen, with Xiaoyu's ill-mannered and violent behavior, how can we entrust the house to her?" Mu Xiangnan said.
Hearing the familiar belittling remarks, Mu Qingyu felt no longer the inferiority or sadness she once had. Her mind was now perfectly clear, and while they were rambling on, she had already sorted through all her past memories.
“I also feel it’s inappropriate for me to take the main house, since I haven’t lived here for more than a few days. But it’s impossible for you to take it without paying a penny. How about we make an exchange?” Mu Qingyu spoke calmly while Mu Xiangnan was still trying to persuade Attorney Zhou.
"What are we exchanging?" Mu Xiangbei always liked to calculate everything clearly, so he was the first to react. He also had a vague guess in his mind.
A slight smile appeared on Mu Qingyu's lips: "Let's exchange the operating rights of the logistics park. I'll take the main house in exchange for my cousin's logistics park."
"good!"
"Are you crazy? Mu Qingyu, you don't get to decide!"
The two voices rang out simultaneously. Mu Xiangbei readily agreed, while Mu Xiangnan shouted angrily.
The reason is simple. In terms of asset value, the main villa is worth far more than the logistics park.
The Mu family's main residence is located in the most luxurious villa district of City A, and the villa is currently valued at over 300 million yuan. The logistics park is located on the riverside in the suburbs of City A, surrounded by many large warehouses, making it a hub for cargo transportation.
The logistics park covers an area of eight hectares and has more than 100 warehouses of various sizes. However, in reality, the land of the logistics park belongs to the municipality and was leased to the company. The original twenty-year lease term has now been reduced to less than five years.
The logistics park's main function is warehousing and management; the goods belong to the customers, not the park itself. Therefore, all the assets, once liquidated, amount to just over 30 million yuan, not even including depreciation and labor costs.
This is why Mu Xiangbei was furious when he learned that his father had only left a logistics park to his son, while giving a residence worth over 300 million yuan to his niece.
However, Mu Xiangbei was always shrewd and calculating, preferring to take a manipulative approach – that is, psychological manipulation. His primary objective this time was the Mu family residence; the logistics park was secondary. So, before he even began his manipulation, Mu Qingyu offered to exchange items, how could he possibly refuse?
Mu Xiangbei was delighted, but Mu Xiangnan was not! His father had only left him two million, which already filled him with resentment. He had originally wanted to seize Mu Qingyu's main house, so how could he let Mu Qingyu exchange it for the logistics park! That was three hundred million for thirty million! He could not agree to that!
"Absolutely not! I will never agree to that!" Mu Xiangnan said resolutely.
At this time in her past life, Mu Xiangnan had also made the same resolute demand that Mu Qingyu hand over the house. Her mother, Ouyang Xin, and Mu Xiaoxiao were still crying, pitifully begging Mu Qingyu to return the house to them. Their words were nothing short of subtle moral blackmail.
At that time, Mu Qingyu had not experienced the apocalypse. She was innocent and kind. Although she felt that their request was a bit strange, she could not bear their desperate pleas.
At that time, Mu Qingyu felt like an intruder, believing that her return had caused change and harm to the family. She felt guilty for having taken away their inheritance rights in just a few months. Adding to this, Huo Siyu was also manipulating her, repeatedly emphasizing that only kind girls were worthy of his love...
Mu Qingyu wasn't brainless, but she had never had that kind of experience or that much wealth. Mu Xiaoxiao kept threatening her that her whole family would be penniless and sleeping on the streets, and coupled with her inexplicable guilt, she actually handed over the house.
Later, Mu Xiangbei joined the fray, but by then it was too late for Mu Qingyu. While the Mu family was fiercely competing, Mu Qingyu was already truly homeless!
Now! Mu Qingyu sneered, it was her turn to settle scores! Of course, preparing for the apocalypse that would arrive in a month and ensuring her own survival was also of utmost importance!
“It’s not your place to disagree. I’m twenty years old, not a minor.” Mu Qingyu interrupted Mu Xiangnan’s rambling with disdain: “But Mr. Mu Xiangnan, don’t be in such a hurry.” She would never call him Dad again.
"I'm not stupid either. The main house is valued at over 300 million, while the logistics park is only valued at over 30 million. Exchanging them would be a huge loss, right, Mr. Mu Qingbei?"
Mu Qingbei gave a dry laugh and remained silent.
"The property is currently in my name. Unless I die and an inheritance occurs, none of you can touch the property, right?"
Mu Xiangbei and Mu Xiangnan's eyes flickered simultaneously. In fact, they had some dirty tricks up their sleeves, but the risks were too high, and they didn't want to use them unless absolutely necessary.
Ignoring their thoughts, Mu Qingyu continued, "It's simple. I want the logistics park, and then each of you two will give me five million, and I'll give you the main house. It will be jointly owned by both families, and how you divide it is none of my business." She was very decisive: "If you agree, transfer the money immediately. There's no time to complete the formalities for the logistics park and the house, but we can sign a transfer agreement first, which will have the same legal effect."
"While Attorney Zhou is still here, let's get this over with quickly. You need to decide quickly, otherwise I'm afraid I'll change my mind as soon as I walk out this door," Mu Qingyu said casually.
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