Chapter 22

The crowd returned to the banquet hall, where Madam Xiao took Xiao Churan's hand and went up to the stage.

In an affectionate manner, she spoke, "I must apologize for my confusion just now. It was actually thanks to Churan. She is the outstanding descendant of our Xiao family. This cooperation between Xiao family and Emperor Group owes a lot to her efforts."

Wang Dongxue stood beside her, disdainfully glanced at her, and waved her hand to stop her from continuing. She interjected, "Let me correct you. This cooperation was entirely due to Miss Xiao Churan's efforts alone, with no involvement from anyone else."

Although her words were extremely impolite, everyone was used to it. With Emperor Group's status, even if Wang Dongxue publicly slapped Madam Xiao, she wouldn't dare to say anything.

Madam Xiao quickly nodded and said, "Vice Chairman Wang is correct. Everything is thanks to Churan. From now on, Churan is the director of our Xiao family! She will be fully responsible for the cooperation between Xiao family and Emperor Group!"

Only then did Wang Dongxue smile faintly, shaking hands with Xiao Churan and saying, "I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future."

Xiao Churan was still somewhat confused and could only nod.

The applause thundered throughout the hall, and everyone's gaze towards Xiao Churan was now filled with fervor.

Who is this woman after all? Emperor Group actually regards her so highly!

Xiao Churan herself was still at a loss. She looked towards Ye Chen, the current situation completely matching his earlier words. Madam Xiao had taken back the director position that should have belonged to her.

Even after the banquet ended and she returned home, Xiao Churan was still in a daze.

Recalling Ye Chen's words before, she couldn't help but feel puzzled. In these past few days, Ye Chen seemed to have changed somewhat.

There seemed to be many things about him that she didn't understand, like he was enveloped in layers of mist.

This night, Xiao Churan's reputation soared in Jinling!

Everyone knew that the Xiao family had produced an outstanding descendant who could garner such strong support from Emperor Group!

With her presence, the revival of the Xiao family was just around the corner.

...

Early the next morning, Xiao Churan woke up refreshed and hurried to the company.

Today was her first day as the director, and she hoped to do her best to handle things well.

Meanwhile, after getting up, Ye Chen went about his household chores as usual.

When Ye Chen finished his chores and was preparing to go to the market to buy groceries for lunch, he suddenly received a call from his mother-in-law, Ma Lan.

Answering the phone, he heard Ma Lan's extremely anxious voice, "Ye Chen, you must come to Ping'an Road within ten minutes, or I won't let you off when I get home!"

With that, she hung up the phone.

Ye Chen was puzzled. His mother-in-law disappeared early in the morning, and now she suddenly called, sounding like something urgent had happened. 

Although Ye Chen felt a strong aversion towards his mother-in-law, he didn't dare to neglect her urgent call. He quickly tidied up and hailed a taxi to Ping'an Road.

Upon arrival, he saw a group of elderly people, in high spirits, gathered fiercely in front of the closed gates of an insurance company.

His mother-in-law was at the forefront of the crowd, holding a banner and shouting angrily, "Scamming platform Huaxin, return our hard-earned money!"

Ye Chen hurriedly approached and asked, "Mom, why did you call me here? What's going on?"

Just as he spoke, he was overwhelmed by the chants and shouts from the elderly, their voices echoing painfully in his ears.

Ma Lan pulled Ye Chen over, asking him to take her place. Then she instructed, "Come, you take over for me with the chants. I've been shouting all morning, and my throat is sore."

Although Ye Chen was puzzled, he had no choice but to join the elderly in protesting. As he chanted, he occasionally asked an elderly man nearby for information to understand what was happening.

It turned out that this Huaxin Insurance Company offered high-yield insurance products, attracting these elderly people to invest heavily. Each of them bought many products from this company, becoming their clients.

Normally, it was time for dividends, but to their surprise, when these elderly people came to withdraw their money, they found the company gates tightly shut, with only a few employees at the entrance using lame excuses to stall them.

These elderly people realized they had been duped and scammed.

No wonder his mother-in-law urgently called him over to join her in seeking justice.

Realizing the situation, Ye Chen felt a headache coming on. He couldn't help but ask his mother-in-law, "Mom, how much money did you invest in the insurance?"

Ma Lan, in a panic, said, "They promised high dividends for buying insurance. I was impulsive and invested all our savings into their products..."

Ye Chen was shocked, "What? You invested all our savings in financial insurance?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Lan immediately became furious, scolding, "Are you asking to shame me? Why are you speaking so loudly? You think I'm not embarrassed enough?!"

Continuing to berate Ye Chen, she said, "If you had any capabilities, would I have to buy products from this company? Can't rely on insurance for retirement, can I rely on a useless person like you?"

This guy couldn't even support his own family, yet he dares to spectate?!"

Then she instructed Ye Chen, "I told you, keep chanting slogans with me, without stopping for a moment!"

Ye Chen could only nod and say, "Yes, Mom."

At this moment, several elderly women approached, and after sizing up Ye Chen, they asked Ma Lan, "Lan Jie, is this your son-in-law?"

Then, they glanced at Ye Chen's attire, shook their heads, and ridiculed, "Why does he look so poor? Not even comparable to my son-in-law."

"Yeah, his clothes are so shabby! Not even comparable to mine!"

Their mocking remarks were particularly grating.

Ye Chen didn't care at all. These old women were half-dead and had just lost their lifelong savings. He didn't need to lower himself to their level.

Ma Lan was extremely upset at this point, and the more she looked at Ye Chen, the more displeased she became. She blurted out, "You'll see! In a few days, I'll make my daughter divorce him! Find a better son-in-law!"

Ye Chen sneered inwardly. A better son-in-law? Even if you added all the rich second generations in Jinling together, they wouldn't compare to him with just one finger.

Ma Lan was currently worried and anxious. Ye Chen was just a useless person who could only help with shouting slogans. She needed someone truly capable to help resolve this investment issue.

Unfortunately, that Zhang Wenhao who had been pursuing her daughter went bankrupt, otherwise she could have asked him for help!

Wait!

Suddenly, Ma Lan remembered Wang Yunfei's brother, Wang Yunkai, whom she had met at the family banquet yesterday.

Seeing how attentive he was to her daughter at the time, she estimated he might have some feelings for her daughter.

Although the Wang family was not as wealthy as the Zhang family before, they were still a big family. If she invited him over, he might be able to help.

Coincidentally, Wang Yunkai had left her his business card yesterday. She immediately took out her phone and dialed Wang Yunkai's number.