The Crazy Son-In-Law

“Mr. Liang… he is from Starline Bio. He’s totally out of line… I told him that you weren’t available to see him, but he forced his way in. I couldn’t stop him,” the young woman lamented with a worried face.

“Mr. Liang seems quite free, doesn’t he? Where’s he busy? Are you trying to reap some benefits, deliberately making things difficult for me?” Xiaoshun asked with a calm face, turning to question the young woman.

“Mr. Liang, we should not tolerate people like this who ruin the atmosphere in your investment office. He should be fired immediately,” he said, looking at Liang Jingye with righteous indignation.

“You…” The young woman was left speechless.

There was no one else in the office. A newspaper was spread out in front of Liang Jingye, making it hard to tell what he was busy with. But Xiaoshun’s audacity to turn the tables made her quite upset. Her face was a mix of red and white, which was quite a sight.

“How dare you! Do you think my investment office is your home? You can come and go as you please? Whether I use any person here is not for you to point out. Get out!” Liang Jingye’s face sunk like water, and he slammed the table angrily.

In his many years in this position, he had encountered investors of all sizes and backgrounds. He met those who were cautious and agreeable, as well as those who were arrogant and commanding. However, it was his first time meeting someone as brash and impolite as Xiaoshun. Even though Zhao Hetai had given him a heads-up, he couldn’t help but become angry.

However, Xiaoshun seemed quite indifferent, chuckling, “Mr. Liang, don’t be angry. It’s bad for your health. I just have one question, and I’ll leave after asking.”

Even though he held power in his hands, Xiaoshun didn’t want to be too aggressive. After all, he had Zhao Hetai backing him up, but he couldn’t act recklessly. He wasn’t a thoughtless person.

“No comment!” Liang Jingye said angrily.

“Now, get out immediately!”

“Did that piece of land you approved for us at Starline Bio have any disputes with any other companies or individuals before? Or did someone else have their eye on it?” Xiaoshun asked directly, “It’s just a small matter. Just tell me, Mr. Liang, and I’ll be on my way.”

“Have a look at where you are! Or do you think you are someone special? Do you dare to give Mr. Liang orders? You’re just a nouveau riche from a small place, completely unaware of your place,” the young woman taunted sharply.

“Mr. Liang gave your Starline Bio a very generous plot of land for factory construction. You’re not grateful, and you’re so ungrateful. It’s true what they say about people from small places, they’re uncivilized troublemakers,” she continued.

Her provocation further infuriated Liang Jingye.

“Didn’t you hear me telling you to leave? Don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you have Chief Zhao backing you up!”

“Miss Wei, get security!”

“Mr. Liang, there’s no need. I’ll leave now, okay?” Xiaoshun replied with a smile.

As he passed the young woman, Xiaoshun gave her a meaningful glance.

Miss Wei?

Could she be from the Wei family?

If that’s the case, then it would be easier.

He thought to himself.

Whether or not this matter had anything to do with the Wei family, this Miss Wei was a lead. As Liang Jingye’s secretary, she should know about the land for Starline Bio’s factory. It would be easier to deal with a woman than Liang Jingye.

After all, Liang Jingye was a director. Harrow was not Stillwater. Although he had Zhao Hetai above him, Xiaoshun could not do whatever he wanted.

After leaving Liang Jingye’s office, he didn’t go far but waited at the entrance of the investment office for an opportunity. He made a call and asked Duan Jia to come over. It was quite inconvenient to catch a cab at crucial times.

About twenty minutes later, Duan Jia arrived by car.

“Where to?” Duan Jia asked after Xiaoshun got into the car.

“Just wait here. We’re waiting for someone,” Xiaoshun replied.

Duan Jia pursed his lips but didn’t ask further.

It was now lunchtime, and the office staff came out in groups for lunch. Before long, they saw Miss Wei leaving alone. She walked along the road towards the pedestrian street.

“Follow her.”

Xiaoshun signaled with his chin, and Duan Jia started the car, slowly following her.

“She has a good figure.”

Miss Wei was tall and slender, but her face was ordinary. However, Duan Jia hadn’t noticed her looks earlier. Now following behind her, admiring her graceful figure, he commented. Xiaoshun gave him a glance and ignored him.

A few minutes later, Miss Wei walked into a coffee shop next to the pedestrian street.

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Leaving a brief message, Xiaoshun got out of the car and followed her into the coffee shop. He quickly spotted Miss Wei sitting alone at a window seat.

“Miss Wei, what a coincidence,” Xiaoshun greeted her with a smile as he approached.

Wei Rong didn’t seem surprised to see Xiaoshun. She said indifferently, “Have a seat.”

Xiaoshun was slightly taken aback, but he sat down across from her.

“You seem to know I would come to find you,” Xiaoshun said.

At this point, a waiter from the coffee shop approached and asked with a smile, “May I take your order, sir?”

“Same as her,” Xiaoshun replied.

“Alright, please wait a moment.” The waiter acknowledged and left.

“I didn’t know you’d come find me, but I’m not surprised either. You’re here to ask me about the land for your Starline Bio, aren’t you?” Wei Rong said with an emotionless face.

“Miss Wei, not only do you look pretty, but you’re also smart,” Xiaoshun flattered untruthfully.

“I was the one who suggested that Mr. Liang give that plot to your Starline Bio. It’s a good piece of land, a geomantic treasure,” Wei Rong said with a hint of cunning flashing quickly in her eyes and a faint smile on her face.

“Is that so? Then I should thank you, Miss Wei,” Xiaoshun replied.

“There’s no need for formalities. It was nothing more than a lift of my hand,” Wei Rong laughed lightly.

“You want to know why your Starline Bio is being attacked repeatedly, right?”

“I’ll tell you. That plot of land had been earmarked as a burial ground for the Tan family patriarch. They intended to buy it under the company’s name, ostensibly for public cemetery use, but in reality, for their patriarch’s final resting place.”

“Regardless, it doesn’t conform to the government’s planned use for that land. No one dared to approve it for the Tan family under pressure from above, so this hot potato ended up in your hands.”

“The Tan family?” Xiaoshun was unfamiliar with the situation in Harrow, and this was the first time he had heard of the Tan family. However, any family that could put pressure on the government must be quite influential.

“You can investigate this yourself. I don’t have the leisure to explain to you,” Wei Rong said.

“So, you were the one who passed this hot potato to us at Starline Bio?” Xiaoshun asked.

“That’s right.”