If the first two conditions were merely intended to make things difficult for Ye Feng, he could still accept them, considering them a test.
However, the latter condition was something he could not accept, as it was purely meant to insult him.
For a man, marrying into a family was inherently a shameful matter.
If the children were to take another surname, then that man would have no value in existence.
Although Ye Feng truly liked Xiao Feifei, he had not yet reached the point of losing his reason and dignity.
He believed that if he were to truly abandon his dignity and integrity for the sake of being with Xiao Feifei, she would not like such a version of himself.
Seeing this, Old Mrs. Xiao sneered, "Feifei, do you see? It's not that Grandma isn't giving him a chance, it's that he himself doesn't cherish it!"
"Hahaha! Doesn't cherish it? Well said, doesn't cherish it! Is this the Xiao family of the Four Great Families? I've truly broadened my horizons!" At this moment, the old man suddenly burst into laughter.
This laughter felt extremely jarring, especially to the ears of the Xiao family members.
"Old fellow, what are you laughing at?" Xiao Qingshan, standing nearby, reprimanded angrily.
The old man then spoke, "I'm laughing at your Xiao family for having eyes but not recognizing Mount Tai, for being narrow-minded and looking down on people, and for being ungrateful! For bullying your benefactor! It truly opens one's eyes!"
Upon hearing this, the members of the Xiao family became furious, exclaiming, "Shut up! When has our Xiao family been ungrateful, and when have we bullied our benefactor?"
"Exactly! If you dare to slander my Xiao family again, be careful, we won't be polite to you!"
"That's right, go cool off somewhere else and don't meddle in other people's business!"
The old man, instead of stopping, continued, "Heh heh! I heard earlier that this young fellow saved your Xiao family's patriarch, right? Is he not your Xiao family's benefactor because of this!"
The Xiao family members were stunned by this remark.
The old man then continued, "It's one thing that you haven't repaid or thanked your benefactor, but you've actually set all sorts of impossible conditions to make things difficult for him!"
"May I ask, who in your Xiao family can earn ten billion yuan in a year after leaving the family?"
"May I ask, who in your Xiao family can secure the Donghai Maritime Water City project?"
"And may I ask, who in your Xiao family is willing to marry into another family and have their children take the other surname?"
Hearing this, the Xiao family members were all furious but utterly unable to refute.
"What? You can't answer any of these questions, can you!"
Some of the Xiao family members became agitated and shouted angrily.
"You shut up! This is a matter between our Xiao family and this young man. What business is it of yours?"
"Exactly, where did this old fellow come from? Is it your turn to point fingers and dictate matters in our Xiao family?"
"Guards! Throw these three out!"
The members of the Xiao family could not stand others speaking ill of them the most.
They directly ordered their servants to roughly throw Ye Feng and the other two out.
In a short while, Ye Feng and the other two were roughly escorted and thrown out of the Xiao family's entrance by several burly men.
Furthermore, those servants even mocked them loudly, "Pah! You pathetic loser, you still want to marry into our Xiao family?"
"And you two old fellows, meddling in other people's business, daring to interfere with our Xiao family!"
"Get lost! If you dare to step foot into our Xiao family again, we'll break your legs!"
After these servants returned, Old Mrs. Xiao then picked up her phone and sent a message to the former chairman of Haoxin Group.
She stated that she had given Ye Feng an opportunity, but he did not cherish it.
However, she did not know that after Ye Feng and the others were thrown out, the old man and the butler were furious.
Butler Zheng directly walked to the side and made a phone call, scolding the person on the other end.
He cursed for a good two to three minutes before hanging up, which left Ye Feng puzzled.
In the provincial capital's center, at the headquarters of Haoxin Group, in the chairman's office.
At this moment, someone was on the phone, being thoroughly berated and sweating profusely.
After the call ended, the person angrily said in a cold voice, "The Xiao family, is it? Well, the Xiao family! This is outrageous! Since you court death, don't blame me!"
After speaking, he loudly shouted, "Someone! Immediately halt all cooperation with the Xiao family! And use all resources and means to suppress the Xiao family!"
"Yes! Chairman!"
On Ye Feng's side, after being thrown out, he cast a deep glance at the Xiao family, silently vowing in his heart that one day he would repay this humiliation.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Feng looked at the old man and the butler beside him and said, "Gentlemen, I'm truly sorry! I've implicated you!"
Butler Zheng said indignantly, "It's not your fault, it's this Xiao family that's too arrogant! They've gone too far!"
"Kid, don't be sad, we'll let this Xiao family know the consequences!" the old man said.
Ye Feng heard this and smiled, shaking his head, "Forget it, an arm can't twist a thigh. Let's go!"
But the old man stopped him and said, "Don't go, wait a moment. We guarantee that the Xiao family will be kneeling and begging you to return!"
"Uh, this, how is this possible?" Ye Feng shook his head, disbelieving.
But the old man said, "Really! Just wait for half an hour..."
On the other side, after the Xiao family members drove Ye Feng and the other two out, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Third brother, Feifei! You've seen it too. I gave that kid a chance. If he's incapable, he can't blame me!" Old Mrs. Xiao said to the sad-looking Xiao Feifei.
However, Xiao Feifei's face was filled with tears, her eyes vacant, showing how heartbroken she was.
As for Xiao Qinghai, his expression was gloomy and filled with anger.
Next, Old Mrs. Xiao directly ended the meeting and dismissed the Xiao family members.
The eldest daughter of the Xiao family, Xiao Yueru, helped Old Mrs. Xiao walk towards her room.
On the way, she asked, "Mom, you're amazing! The conditions you set can not only prevent Feifei and third brother from going to extremes, but also shatter that kid's delusions!"
However, Old Mrs. Xiao said, "Actually, I didn't even want to give them this chance, but..."
At this point, Old Mrs. Xiao suddenly stopped, not continuing.
Xiao Yueru, seeing this, asked curiously, "But what?"
"Nothing! I'm a bit tired, let me rest. You can leave," Old Mrs. Xiao said.
Seeing that Old Mrs. Xiao wouldn't say anything, Xiao Yueru didn't dare to ask further and could only leave helplessly.
After she left, Old Mrs. Xiao muttered to herself, "Strange, why did Chairman Jiang of Haoxin Group ask me to give that kid a chance?"
However, what Old Mrs. Xiao didn't know was that after she left, others also walked out of the meeting hall one after another.
But just as they stepped out the door, their phones suddenly rang one after another.
As they answered their phones, their faces immediately showed great shock, and they hurriedly turned back.
"Mom, it's bad! Something big has happened!"
"Grandma, something big has happened!"
Old Mrs. Xiao, who had just returned to her room and was about to rest, was startled by the panicked shouts as soon as she lay down.
"What is it! Why are you shouting so loudly?" Old Mrs. Xiao said angrily.
However, what followed from everyone made her panic...