Chapter 22: The Mother-in-Law is Deceived

The crowd returned to the banquet hall, and the old lady pulled Xiao Churan’s hand onto the stage.

With a familiar demeanor, she began, “I truly apologize for the confusion earlier; it was my old muddled mind that made the mistake. Actually, we owe a lot to Churan this time. She is the outstanding junior of the Xiao family, and her efforts were crucial in the collaboration between the Xiao family and the Empire Group.”

Wang Dongxue stood beside her, casting a disdainful glance and waving her hand to stop the old lady from continuing. She interjected, “Let me correct you. Miss Xiao Churan didn’t just contribute significantly; she single-handedly facilitated this collaboration, and it has nothing to do with anyone else.”

Her words were quite blunt, but everyone was used to it. Given the Empire Group’s status, even if Wang Dongxue publicly slapped the old lady, she wouldn’t dare say anything.

The old lady quickly nodded, saying, “What Vice Director Wang said is correct. Everything is Churan’s achievement. From now on, Churan will be the director of the Xiao family, fully responsible for the collaboration with the Empire Group!”

Only then did Wang Dongxue show a hint of a smile, shaking hands with Xiao Churan and saying, “I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future.”

Xiao Churan was still a bit dazed and could only nod.

The audience erupted into thunderous applause, their gazes toward Xiao Churan filled with fervor.

Who is this woman? The Empire Group values her so highly!

Xiao Churan was equally confused. She turned to look at Ye Chen, and the current situation matched exactly what Ye Chen had said earlier: the old lady had returned the director position that should have belonged to her.

Until the banquet ended and they returned home, Xiao Churan remained in a state of bewilderment.

Recalling Ye Chen’s earlier words, she felt a bit puzzled. Over the past few days, Ye Chen seemed to have changed somewhat.

There seemed to be many things about him that she didn’t understand, as if he were shrouded in layers of mist.

That night, Xiao Churan gained great fame in Jinling!

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

It seemed that with her around, the revitalization of the Xiao family was just around the corner.

…

Early the next morning, Xiao Churan woke up early, feeling refreshed as she headed to the company.

Today was her first day as director, and she hoped to give her all and do a great job.

Ye Chen, after getting up, began his usual household chores.

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

Upon answering, he heard her extremely anxious voice: “Ye Chen, you must get to Ping’an Road within ten minutes, or I won’t let you off when you get home!”

With that, she hung up.

Ye Chen was puzzled. His mother-in-law had been missing all morning, and now she suddenly called, as if something urgent had happened.

Although he was quite annoyed with her, he didn’t dare to delay. After quickly tidying up, he took a taxi to Ping’an Road.

As soon as he got out of the car, he saw a group of elderly men and women angrily surrounding the closed door of an insurance company.

His mother-in-law was at the front of the crowd, holding a banner and shouting angrily, “Trash Huaxin, fraudulent platform, we want our rights back, give us our hard-earned money!”

Ye Chen hurried over and asked, “Mom, you called me over. What’s going on?”

As he spoke, he heard the slogans being shouted, the elderly men and women yelling at the top of their lungs, making his ears ring.

Ma Lan pulled Ye Chen over to take her place and instructed, “Here, you shout this slogan for me. I’ve been shouting all morning, and my voice is hoarse.”

Ye Chen was confused but had no choice but to join the elderly in protesting. While shouting slogans, he occasionally asked an elderly man beside him to understand what was happening.

It turned out that Huaxin Insurance Company dealt with high-return insurance products.

These elderly men and women were attracted by the high returns and had each purchased many insurance products from the company, becoming their clients.

Normally, it was time for dividends, but when these elderly men and women went to cash out, they found the entire company closed, with only a few employees at the door using poor excuses to brush them off.

It was then that they realized they had been duped.

No wonder his mother-in-law was so anxious to call him over to help her fight for their rights.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen felt a headache coming on and couldn’t help but ask his mother-in-law, “Mom, how much insurance did you buy?”

Ma Lan, in a panic, said, “They said buying insurance would yield dividends, and I got carried away and used all our savings to buy their products…”

Ye Chen was shocked, “What? You used all the family’s money to buy investment insurance?”

Upon hearing this, Ma Lan became furious and shouted, “Is it just you who can talk? Why are you speaking so loudly? Are you trying to embarrass me even more?!”

She continued to berate Ye Chen, “If you had any ambition, would I have to buy insurance products from this company? I can’t rely on the insurance for retirement; can I expect anything from you, a good-for-nothing?”

This guy couldn’t even support his family, and now he dared to watch the fun without caring about the trouble?!

Then she told Ye Chen, “Let me tell you, keep shouting slogans for me. You can’t stop for a second!”

Ye Chen had no choice but to nod, “Okay, Mom.”

At that moment, a few elderly women approached, sizing Ye Chen up before asking Ma Lan, “Sister Lan, is this your son-in-law?”

They then glanced at Ye Chen’s attire and shook their heads, mocking, “He looks so poor and shabby, not even as good as my son-in-law.”

“Yeah, his clothes are so cheap! Not even as good as this old lady!”

Their words were particularly harsh and mocking.

Ye Chen didn’t mind at all; they were just a bunch of elderly women who had lost their life savings. There was no need for him to stoop to their level.

Ma Lan was also very angry at this moment. The more she looked at Ye Chen, the more displeased she became, and she blurted out, “Just wait, in a few days, I’ll have my daughter divorce him! I’ll find a better son-in-law!”

Ye Chen sneered inwardly. A better son-in-law? Even if you gathered all the rich second-generation heirs in Jinling, they wouldn’t compare to even a finger of his.

Ma Lan was anxious. Ye Chen was a good-for-nothing who could only help her shout slogans.

If she wanted to get her investment back, she needed someone truly capable to help her.

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

Wait!

Ma Lan suddenly remembered Wang Yunfei’s brother, Wang Yunkai, whom she met at the family banquet yesterday.

Seeing how attentive he was to her daughter, he probably had some feelings for her.

Although the Wang family wasn’t as good as the Zhang family before, they were still a big family. If she could invite him over, he should have a way.

Coincidentally, Wang Yunkai had left her a business card yesterday, so she immediately took out her phone and dialed his number.