"Mom! It's bad! Haoxin Group has unilaterally cut off cooperation with our Xiao family!"
"Grandma, it's bad! Someone reported our Xiao family for tax evasion! The police are already at the company entrance!"
"Old Mrs. Xiao, our family's assets in the bank have all been frozen!"
"It's over, it's over, the family's market value keeps plummeting for some reason!"
"......."
One piece of bad news after another came, and Old Mrs. Xiao felt like the sky was falling as she listened.
Her eyes were vacant, and she sat down on the ground with a thud, muttering, "How, how could this happen?"
At this moment, Xiao Qingshan thought of something and said urgently, "This must have something to do with Haoxin Group!"
Hearing this, everyone finally reacted.
They had heard before that Haoxin Group was going to cancel its cooperation with the Xiao family.
Now that it had really been canceled, and various bad news followed, it was definitely related to them.
"That's right! Haoxin Group even said before that they were going to cancel the cooperation with our family!"
"Yes, Mom! What did the chairman of Haoxin Group say to you before?"
"Yes! Where did we offend them to target our family like this..."
Hearing this, Old Mrs. Xiao said, "He, he said to give that kid a chance!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Xiao family was stunned.
"What, give that kid? Which kid?" someone asked confusedly.
Old Mrs. Xiao said, "Give that kid named Ye Feng!"
Hearing this, they were stunned again, muttering, "And your actions..."
Old Mrs. Xiao said with great regret, "But I didn't pay attention at the time, and I didn't believe that Haoxin Group would really cancel cooperation with us for a kid, after all, we've been cooperating for so many years!"
"So I proposed those three conditions, intending to dissuade that kid and perfunctorily deal with the chairman of Haoxin Group..." Old Mrs. Xiao said with more and more regret.
The others in the Xiao family were furious upon hearing this.
"What? Mom, you, why didn't you tell us about this?"
"Yes! Since the chairman of Haoxin Group personally called, we definitely couldn't just perfunctorily deal with it!"
"That's right! Not only did you not treat him well, but you even came up with those conditions to humiliate that kid. It's over now!"
Everyone in the Xiao family regretted it immensely and were pacing around anxiously.
More than sixty percent of the Xiao family's income came from Haoxin Group. Once abandoned by this giant tree, their Xiao family would basically be finished.
Not to mention offending the chairman of Haoxin Group and being suppressed by various means.
"This, you can't blame me entirely! It's because you all looked down on that kid back then!" Old Mrs. Xiao said aggrievedly.
Hearing this, the others in the Xiao family all showed shame.
That's right, it wasn't just Old Mrs. Xiao who mocked and belittled Ye Feng; everyone in the Xiao family was involved.
Therefore, they were all sinners.
"Stop talking nonsense! Let's think about what to do now!" the fourth son, Xiao Qingtian, interrupted everyone.
Hearing this, everyone finally reacted.
That's right, they had to stop all this as soon as possible and not let it continue to worsen.
Otherwise, their Xiao family would really be finished.
"This is all because we offended the chairman of Haoxin Group. Call him immediately to apologize and beg for his forgiveness!" the eldest daughter, Xiao Yueru, said.
The others nodded in agreement, "Yes, that's right!"
Hearing this, Old Mrs. Xiao quickly took out her phone and called the chairman of Haoxin Group.
The call was connected quickly, but the other party seemed extremely angry at this moment.
As soon as the call was connected, angry scolding came: "Good for you, Xiao family! You've gotten too big for your britches!"
"Director Jiang, I, I'm sorry, I..." Old Mrs. Xiao was about to apologize and beg for mercy.
But before she could finish, she was interrupted.
"If it wasn't for me taking pity on your Xiao family back then and agreeing to cooperate, your Xiao family would have been begging for food long ago!" the other party roared.
Hearing this, everyone in the Xiao family had extremely ugly expressions.
Old Mrs. Xiao even bowed and scraped, saying, "Yes, yes, yes, you are right to criticize!"
"I specifically called you just now, and you didn't take my words seriously! Your Xiao family is really capable!" the other party continued, seemingly not appeased.
Hearing this, Old Mrs. Xiao's intestines were turning green with regret, and she kept apologizing.
"Director Jiang, yes, I'm sorry! We know we were wrong! You, you are magnanimous and overlook the faults of the small, spare our Xiao family!" Old Mrs. Xiao pleaded.
Hearing this, the other party finally calmed down a bit and said, "If you want me to spare your Xiao family, it's also possible. I'll give you three minutes. Immediately go and invite back the three people you kicked out before!"
"If they forgive you, then your Xiao family can be safe and sound. Otherwise, from today onwards, the four major families in the southeastern region will become three major families!"
Hearing this, everyone in the Xiao family's hearts sank.
If others said this, their Xiao family would definitely scoff.
But the person saying it was the chairman of Haoxin Group, which made the situation entirely different.
They had cooperated with Haoxin Group for so many years and were very aware of Haoxin Group's financial strength and background.
To bring down their Xiao family would be as easy as lifting a finger.
"Why is no one speaking? I'm only giving you three minutes, and ten seconds have already passed!" the voice on the other end of the phone rang out again.
When Old Mrs. Xiao reacted, she quickly shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and invite back the three people you just kicked out!"
Hearing this, everyone also jolted and quickly said, "Yes, yes, where are those three people from just now?"
"They were driven out by the servants just now, and I don't know if they've left yet!"
"What? Hurry, hurry and invite those three people in!"
Everyone in the Xiao family ran out.
Meanwhile, Xiao Feifei and Xiao Qingshan were sitting in the living room, looking angry and preparing to leave.
Suddenly, hearing the panicked appearance of everyone in the Xiao family, they were puzzled.
After they understood the situation, they were stunned.
At the same time, at the entrance of the Xiao family, Ye Feng looked at the old man and the middle-aged man in front of him and said, "Gentlemen, let's go! Staying here will only bring humiliation!"
However, the old man said indignantly, "I'm not leaving! And you shouldn't leave either. They will definitely come to beg you to come back soon!"
"Yes! You... young man, you must be aloof later and dampen the Xiao family's spirits!" Steward Zheng also said.
Hearing this, Ye Feng shook his head and chuckled, "How is that possible?"
"Nothing is impossible! Look, aren't they coming?" the old man said, gesturing for Ye Feng to look behind him.
Ye Feng turned his head and saw the servants who had carried them out earlier.
They were no longer as arrogant as before, but still with an annoying expression, they said, "Hey, you three guys, my master wants you to go in!"
Hearing this, the old man looked at their arrogant attitude and replied with only one word: "Scram!"
Steward Zheng also said, "Inviting people also requires a proper attitude and sincerity. If you want us to go back, you can, have your master come out and invite us personally..."