lcionline Chapter 010 The Young Master of the Mountain City
Chapter 010 The Young Master of the Mountain City
Chapter 010 The Young Master of the Mountain City
The Su family runs a construction business, divided into three teams: Su Zhengshuang, Su Jianqiang, and Su Ruowei, each leading one team.
However, Su Jianqiang undertakes large projects with high profits, Su Zhengshuang takes on some small projects with decent profits, while Su Ruowei is responsible for some building materials, which are not only small in number and low in profit, but also extremely tiring.
Before the banquet, Su Ruowei hid in a corner and secretly wiped her eyes. She had been in charge of Su Zhengwu's team for half a year, but she still found it hard to get used to the last day of the month.
"Ruowei, don't be sad, everything will be alright."
Lin Fan quietly walked to Su Ruowei's side and comforted her.
"Thank you," Su Ruowei looked up and saw Lin Fan, then said helplessly, "What do you know? This is not something I can decide."
"Perhaps I can help you?" Lin Fan said.
"What can you do to help me?" Su Ruowei's tone changed from helplessness to speechlessness as she said, "You should worry about yourself."
Just as Lin Fan was about to speak, Shen Yunlan walked over and pushed him away.
"You piece of trash, stop being so pathetic! Can't you see my daughter is upset?!"
Su Zhengwu also came over and said, "Know your place. We've already done more than enough by supporting you!"
Hearing Su Zhengwu say this, Shen Yunlan became even angrier and pointed at Su Zhengwu's nose, cursing him.
"How dare you say that, you good-for-nothing old man? If it weren't for you, would our daughter be like this?"
"How come we didn't see how kind you were? You're still supporting him and not letting your daughter divorce him. Are you waiting for the New Year?"
Su Zhengwu instantly lost his temper and left dejectedly.
Suddenly, a loud shout from a relative in the distance broke the awkward silence.
"The old man from the Lin family in Shancheng is dead?"
Upon hearing this bombshell news, the Su family villa erupted in chaos.
"Lin Tiancheng, president of Shancheng Group, passed away at 6 pm today. According to sources within Shancheng Group, his successor took office a few days ago?" Su Yulin said, looking at the news brief.
Who will be the heir to the Lin family?
"Even the richest person can't escape death!"
"Is the Lin family heir married?"
For a time, the Su family members were all discussing this matter. Some were discussing the assets of the Shancheng Group, some were discussing the philosophy of life and death, and some even wanted to marry the heir. However, without exception, their tone revealed their admiration for the Lin family of Shancheng.
"Alright, stop arguing! What's it to you?" The old lady came out from the inner room and said impatiently, "Even if the Mountain City Group changes its president, we'll still be far behind!"
"Ha!" Lin Fan couldn't help but laugh out loud, but he didn't expect that the old lady was quite self-aware.
The living room, which had become unusually quiet after the old lady's scolding, made Lin Fan's sneer all the more noticeable.
The crowd, who had been feeling aggrieved, suddenly turned their anger towards Lin Fan.
"You piece of trash, how dare you laugh! What are you to even have the right to laugh?"
"You're eating our Su family's food and you're still laughing at our Su family? Aren't you being ungrateful?"
Su Jianqiang walked up, not mocking Lin Fan, but saying to Su Ruowei, "Look at your useless husband, he can't even speak properly, what's the point of keeping him around? Do you want to spend your whole life running around selling materials?"
Su Ruowei was taken aback. Although she led a team, she did everything herself in order to generate more revenue for the Su family, but it was just a drop in the ocean.
Although Su Jianqiang idles his days away, he has the natural advantage of large-scale projects, which not only bring high profits but also allow him to make extra money. This is common knowledge in the Su family, but because of the old lady's favoritism, no one dares to mention it.
"What's it to you? I'm making money, and I don't do it against my conscience!" Su Ruowei said angrily.
"Fine, if you won't listen to my advice, I was even thinking of introducing you to my friend. He's a rich young master."
Upon hearing "rich young master," Shen Yunlan's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Jianqiang, don't be angry. My daughter was just joking. Who is this rich young master you're talking about?"
"Hmph!" Su Jianqiang glanced at Shen Yunlan and said, "People don't necessarily need secondhand goods!"
"Jianqiang, don't be angry, my daughter..." Shen Yunlan watched Su Jianqiang walk away before she could finish speaking, and in her anger, she vented her anger on Lin Fan.
"You good-for-nothing! You've ruined so much of my daughter's happiness!"
Su Jianqiang had no idea who the rich young master was; he just wanted to have some fun. Seeing Shen Yunlan like this, he felt he had achieved his goal.
"I will make Ruowei happy," Lin Fan said.
One sentence caused everyone to burst into laughter.
"This good-for-nothing has improved; he's become glib and smooth-talking," Su Yulin mocked.
Then came a barrage of insults like "trash" and "good-for-nothing." Seeing the Su family's rude faces, Lin Fan could no longer contain himself; even Buddha would be enraged. Just as he was about to explode, he felt a gentle tug on his sleeve.
Looking back, he saw Su Ruowei squatting on the ground, sobbing and clutching his clothes.
Lin Fan's mind went blank for a moment, and he instantly realized that Su Ruowei had suffered even more scorn than he had. He could walk away when he was unhappy, but Su Ruowei had nowhere to retreat. Fang Minjun was her grandmother, Shen Yunlan was her mother, and there were a whole host of other relatives who were all connected by blood.
Lin Fan could easily destroy the Su family with a snap of his fingers, but right now he wants to help the Su family, or more precisely, help Su Ruowei. The lives of the others are none of his concern.
"Ruowei, believe me, everything will be alright," Lin Fan said, squatting down and smiling at Su Ruowei.
There was another burst of laughter, but this time Su Ruowei nodded.
Looking into Lin Fan's gentle eyes, Su Ruowei whispered, "I believe you."
"Lin Fan, are you crazy? You're trying to bewitch my daughter?" Shen Yunlan shouted angrily.
Lin Fan glanced at Shen Yunlan, his sharp gaze overshadowing her gentleness: "I'm crazy."
He's gone mad. He's wasted his century-old martial arts cultivation, and as the heir to the Mountain City Group, he's lowered himself to let a bunch of ants hurl insults at him, all for Su Ruowei.
"Stop arguing, it's pointless!" The old woman angrily slammed her cane and said, "Your family matters are for you to argue about at home, don't disturb my peace!"
"Grandma, don't be angry. That's just how their family is." Su Jianqiang seized the opportunity to help Fang Minjun up again and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Grandma, I will definitely make you proud."
"Jianqiang is so sensible!" the old lady said with a smile.
A brief period of calm followed the dinner.
After returning home, Shen Yunlan stopped arguing. She knew that Su Zhengwu's position was completely gone, and Su Ruowei had no hope of rising again in the Su family. She began to make plans.
After returning home and washing up, Lin Fan went back to his room and saw Su Ruowei lying on the bed, lost in thought.
"Ruowei, I'm sorry I embarrassed you again," Lin Fan said softly.
The room was eerily quiet. Lin Fan, assuming Su Ruowei would ignore him, lay down to rest. However, after a long while, he heard Su Ruowei say:
“I’m used to you embarrassing me, but I don’t feel like you’ve embarrassed me today.”
Lin Fan smiled slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then finally said, "Miss Su Ruowei has outstanding professional skills, so she should be appreciated by others."
"Who knows? At least nobody here appreciates it."