RETURNING FROM THE IMMORTAL WORLD

Chapter 1031 - Chapter 1040

After Qin Shaoyang repeated Tang Xiu's words verbatimly, he finally said, "Dad, I know about Tang Xiu's nature a bit since we're both friends and partners. He may be 21 years old this year, but he's very mature and steady. Everything he says is always through careful thinking. Calling me all of a sudden means that he knows that we have a deep cooperative relationship with the Fans, the reason why he disclosed some info to me."

Qin Xuefeng got up from his chair and paced back and forth in the study while smoking the cigar. Hesitation could be seen on his resolute face. From Tang Xiu's call just now, he could faintly notice something—the Fan Family would surely be in a big mess that would also drag the cooperation between the two families to the bottom. Should his family be dragged down due to a certain issue, then they would be in for quite a big trouble.

However, they had invested tens of billions of yuan! Even if they immediately issued an order to cease the cooperation and recovered some of the scraps as much as possible, a final loss of at least five billion yuan was still very likely.

What should I do?

Qin Xuefeng stopped by the window and watched the scenery outside. Then, he suddenly asked, "Can I talk to him in person?"

"That will be very difficult, Dad," replied Qin Shaoyang bitterly. "Tang Xiu hung up right after he told me that, meaning that he doesn't want to speak any longer. I'm afraid he won't tell you anything more even if you call him."

Sighing in response, Qin Xuefeng helplessly said, "There's no choice but dropping it, then. The Fans are definitely facing big trouble since he himself gave the news. We'll fully dissolve our cooperation with the Fans and withdraw all the capital we've invested as fast as possible no matter how big our losses."

"Don't you think the decision is too hasty, Dad?" Qin Shaozhi interjected quickly. "You made such a big decision just because of Tang Xiu's call? We'll be completely offending the Fan Family should nothing happen to them later."

"There are things you don't understand, Shaozhi." Qin Xuefeng said, "The Tangs of Beijing are one of the most powerful families in China. Be it their wealth, privileges, or network, it's easy for them to crush the Fan Family. It's best to have a deep relationship with such a colossus—something I've long been wanting to do, yet unable to achieve. But Shaoyang finally did.

"After I learned that Shaoyang became friends with Tang Xiu, I sent some people to investigate him in secret. The results were very shocking. Tang Xiu has become the most outstanding offspring of the Tangs. In particular was the fact that he cured his own father, Tang Yunde, which made his position in the Tang Family soar so high that even the Tang Family's patriarch cares a lot about him.

"Our family may have gambled too big and we lost the bet, though it isn't unrecoverable in the truest sense. We may lose five billion yuan, a blow that our family must admit. But it's much more worthwhile to deepen the relationship between Shaoyang and Tang Xiu."

The light of wisdom in Qin Xuefeng's eyes turned more intense. As he stopped talking, he took several puffs of his cigar and then sighed. "Regardless of the news Tang Xiu gave us being reliable or not, Shaoyang has unreserved trust in him, and so shall our family trust in Shaoyang since he can secure Tang Xiu's friendship. But if... the whole thing is proven true and the Fans fall to the bottom, our family can steer off of any connection with them. This will definitely be our wisest choice ever."

"Your analysis is sound, Dad. But I still have a few questions. Can Tang Xiu really inherit the seat of Tang Family's patriarch from the current old patriarch in the future?"

"Your vision is too narrow, son." Qin Xuefeng shook his head and said, "I don't think the patriarch seat enters Tang Xiu's eyes at all. Do you know how much wealth he has now?"