CHAPTER 643: CHAPTER 630: MY DAUGHTER IS A VICIOUS SUPPORTING FEMALE CHARACTER 30

Although Xiao Kai was angry, for the sake of Zou Xuexuan, he still gave Zou Huai De a few reminders.

In Xiao Kai’s heart, his brother was truly unstoppable in business.

The reason why Xiao Group has grown so large is entirely his brother’s doing.

When his brother took over Xiao Group, it wasn’t this strong, but after over a decade of serving as president, he expanded it several times over.

Anyway, Xiao Kai believes he doesn’t have the formidable capability of his brother; any business his brother disapproves of is certainly a no-go.

However, Xiao Kai had not anticipated Zou Huai De’s stubbornness.

This man is truly obstinate and won’t listen to anyone else’s opinions.

The more others advised him not to do something, the more he would do it.

Moreover, Zou Huai De thought what could Xiao Kai, a young man, know about business? He’s just an actor and doesn’t understand a bit about business.

As for Xiao Yuan not investing, it was because Xiao Yuan had his eyes on Sheng Jingjing, so that’s why he wouldn’t give face to him.

Once Zou Huai De set his mind on this, not even nine oxen could pull him back.

By the time Anning and Sheng Jingjing were recording the program again, Zou Huai De had already started developing the resort after securing a loan from the bank.

Liu Yue Mei and Zou Xuexuan were probably brainwashed by Zou Huai De, thinking that this development would definitely make the family a fortune, and both appeared extremely high-profile.

The recording of the program was indeed as Anning said; they did not go abroad but were recording in a city in the south.

When Liu Yue Mei and Zou Xuexuan arrived, they were dressed in internationally famous brand clothes and adorned with expensive jewelry.

In contrast, Anning and her daughter Sheng Jingjing wore comfortable clothes with no brand names, and both were bare-faced with not a single piece of jewelry on them.

However, when these two pairs of mother and daughter stood together, the gorgeously dressed Liu Yue Mei and her daughter still overshadowed Anning and her mother.

When Zou Huai De started laying the foundation, the government suddenly called a halt.

The reason was the discovery of a pollution source at the resort site.

It turns out that there had been several chemical plants nearby the resort area earlier on. These chemical plants were particularly concealed, privately operated by a few local villagers, and their emissions severely contaminated the soil and other surroundings.

After a while, the chemical plants were abandoned due to issues with the village, but despite being abandoned, the pollution they caused to the land and water sources was still quite severe.

When Zou Huai De bought the land, he did have it surveyed, but the abilities of those people were limited, and besides, some of them were bribed, producing a report stating that the area was very suitable for building a resort.

This was why Zou Huai De was determined to pursue the project.

When he actually started the project, Xiao Yuan, Jiang Shaohui, and Zhou Zhenhua over there all made efforts.

They reported the pollution issues of the resort.

Additionally, Yue Haichang also contributed.

He brought out some investigation results showing that there were several large tombs beneath the ground of the resort.

Because of this, the official halt was called, and as for when the work could resume, it was really uncertain.

With the pollution source not eliminated and the tombs not excavated, it is basically impossible to start construction.

Even if they could start, given that the information about the pollution and tombs had leaked, the resort would likely have no guests.

After Zou Huai De learned of these events, he was truly frantic.

He had taken out loans from the bank, and there were deadlines for repayment; if he couldn’t repay on time, his own company faced the risk of bankruptcy.

He began to run around, firstly trying to get some government subsidies, and secondly looking for someone to take over the land.

But with the news already spread, not a single capable company in the Capital would take it; the land was a massive loss in Zou Huai De’s hands, so why would they be able to profit from it?

Even if Zou Huai De lowered the price, still no one was willing to take it on.

Until Anning and Sheng Jingjing finished shooting the show and came back, Zou Huai De couldn’t find anyone to take over. He sold some properties to pay off loans, and the company had significantly downsized.

Liu Yue Mei and Zou Xuexuan faced this situation as soon as they returned, and the mother and daughter really couldn’t stand it anymore.

Liu Yue Mei cried at home every day.

Zou Xuexuan was pressured by Zou Huai De to find a solution by approaching Xiao Kai.

But now the person in charge of the Xiao Family was Xiao Yuan. What could Xiao Kai do? He was just a shareholder who received dividends; he didn’t have much money on hand. Even if he gave all his money to the Zou Family, it wouldn’t solve their urgent needs.

Moreover, Xiao Kai wouldn’t give all his money to the Zou Family either.

Seeing the situation, Zou Xuexuan started to get crafty ideas.

Seeing that her family’s situation was not good and suspecting that the Zou Family might not be able to hold on, she wanted to cling to Xiao Kai, hurry and marry into the Xiao Family, so she could continue to live a life of wealth and privilege.

Xiao Kai was still very attentive to Zou Xuexuan.

Whenever Zou Xuexuan cried, Xiao Kai felt heartbroken, and when she expressed the desire to marry him soon and mentioned about visiting the Xiao Family, Xiao Kai agreed to everything.

After parting from Zou Xuexuan, Xiao Kai drove home, thinking he should discuss this matter with his parents since they were going to marry, after all, he should at least mention it to the family.

On the way home, Xiao Kai was quite happy, but when he got home, he was stunned.

As soon as Xiao Kai entered the door, he saw Xiao Yuan and Anning sitting on the sofa in the living room, and Mrs. Xiao was holding Anning’s hand and talking; Mr. Xiao also appeared to be amiable towards Anning.

Xiao Kai approached Xiao Yuan quietly and asked softly, "Brother, what’s going on? Why is she here?"

Xiao Yuan gave Xiao Kai a cold look: "What are you talking about? This is your elder sister-in-law. Ms. Sheng and I are getting married soon, so you should show her some respect from now on."

Eh?

Xiao Kai immediately felt troubled.

"No, not that..."

He pointed at Anning, remembering to lower his voice, "Brother, what do you mean? You’re going to marry this woman?"

Xiao Yuan’s expression turned colder: "What? Am I not worthy of her?"

"No."

Xiao Kai quickly shook his head; he wanted to say it was Anning who was not worthy of his brother, but looking at Anning’s beauty, she was truly unparalleled, like a Heavenly Immortal descended to earth. Plus, she was still young, looking only in her twenties, her face full of collagen. At a glance, she looked even purer than college students. Then he looked at his brother, who clearly was much older and with a stern face. Although he was also quite good-looking, he had been disabled before, and to say that Anning was not worthy of his brother, he really couldn’t say that with a clear conscience.

"But she’s been married before and has a daughter."

Xiao Kai could only argue with that.

"Those who’ve been married know how to cherish others more, and having a daughter is even better. It’s like I got a child for free, I’m really happy about it."

Xiao Yuan coldly tossed out these words, then sat down beside Anning, and when he looked at her, his eyes were full of tenderness and doting.

Xiao Kai felt even worse.

He hesitated towards Mr. Xiao, wanting to say a few words to him, but then he heard Mr. Xiao laughing and saying to Anning, "I’ve always admired Mr. Sheng enormously, wanting to find his original works all these years, but his originals are indeed too scarce. Now that you say you will gift me one, I will not be polite."

"What does that mean?"

Xiao Kai asked softly.

Mr. Xiao turned back and said, "Your elder sister-in-law’s grandparents are Mr. Sheng Hanwen and Ms. Fan Yunxi."

Eh?

Xiao Kai felt powerless; now, he really had nothing to say.

That couple had appeared in language, history, and political textbooks, they were legendary figures. Xiao Kai knew that his father and mother’s lifelong favorites and those they admired most were that couple. Now, his brother was about to marry their granddaughter; his father and mother would be ecstatic.

Even if Ms. Sheng Anning was a second marriage with a child, his father and mother would definitely not mind, instead, they’d be joyfully preparing the wedding for the two.

But, now that his brother was happy, what about him?