An hour later, at the Jin family's old mansion.
The Jin Shiming family rushed in.
At this moment, Old Mrs. Jin was sitting leisurely in her grand armchair, basking in the sun.
"Mom, something terrible has happened!" Jin Shiming shouted in a panic before he even got close.
"So flustered, what kind of demeanor is this?" Old Mrs. Jin said displeasedly.
"Mom, we can't afford to not be anxious." Jin Shiming's wife, "Lin Shufen," said anxiously, "Hailu brought our guards to cause trouble at the Han family's engagement banquet. Han Shouye has already declared that he will go to war with our Jin family!"
"We were betrayed by a spy and suffered heavy losses before. Where do we have the ability to cope with the full-scale attack from the Han Corporation?" Jin Shiming's son, "Jin Song," said angrily, "Hailu provoking the Han Corporation, isn't this pushing our Golden Lion Group to a dead end?"
The words of Jin Shiming and the other two caused Old Mrs. Jin's expression to change drastically.
She hadn't expected such a major event to occur.
*Bang!*
Old Mrs. Jin, nearly seventy years old, angrily slammed the table and stood up, "What did you say? Hailu brought our guards to cause trouble at the Han Corporation's engagement banquet?"
"Grandma, our Jin family is not in its prime anymore. We can't afford to provoke the Han Corporation," Jin Shiming's daughter, "Jin Qiaomei," said anxiously.
"Exactly. If she continues like this, our Golden Lion Group will soon collapse," Jin Shiming also said.
Old Mrs. Jin, with a stern face, said, "Call Hailu here."
Just then, Jin Hailu entered the Jin family's old mansion with Qin Hanchu.
"Jin Hailu, how dare you show your face to Grandma!" Seeing Jin Hailu enter, Jin Song reprimanded angrily, "Because of you, the Han Corporation is about to go to war with our Golden Lion Group. Do you know how much trouble you've caused?"
"Grandma, I propose to remove Jin Hailu from her position as CEO," Jin Qiaomei shouted.
Jin Hailu's expression remained indifferent.
She had already anticipated the actions of the Jin Shiming family.
"Grandma," Jin Hailu ignored the accusations from the Jin Qiaomei siblings and walked up to Old Mrs. Jin, saying indifferently.
"Speak, why did you cause trouble at the Han family's engagement banquet? Don't you know the current situation of our Golden Lion Group?" Old Mrs. Jin glared at Jin Hailu.
"I notified her to go," Qin Hanchu said.
"Who are you?" Old Mrs. Jin looked at Qin Hanchu with confusion.
"I heard Hailu went to support a man; it should be him," Jin Shiming said.
"Hailu, you tell me!" Old Mrs. Jin glared at Jin Hailu and asked.
Jin Hailu said, "You know the engagement my grandfather arranged for me. He is Qin Hanchu!"
"The disciple of Divine Doctor Hu?" Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Jin's previously angry expression showed a hint of joy.
"Yes," Jin Hailu nodded.
"Young man, how is your master?" Hearing that Qin Hanchu was Hu Qingshan's disciple, Old Mrs. Jin's earlier coldness instantly dissipated, and she said with a smile.
"My master passed away three years ago," Qin Hanchu replied.
Old Mrs. Jin, who had been smiling, froze instantly.
Her change of expression was faster than flipping a book!
"That's a pity." Old Mrs. Jin sat back in her chair and then said in a cold tone, "Are you here for the engagement?"
The change in Old Mrs. Jin's expression showed Qin Hanchu what it meant to be "out of sight, out of mind."
Like Lin Wansheng, Old Mrs. Jin probably wanted to break the engagement.
Old Mrs. Jin only knew of Hu Qingshan's extraordinary medical skills but was unaware that Hu Qingshan also possessed hundreds of billions in assets.
If she knew that Qin Hanchu had inherited Hu Qingshan's hundreds of billions in assets, her expression would absolutely not be like this.
"Sort of."
Qin Hanchu's main purpose in coming down the mountain this time was to investigate the cause of his father's death and the whereabouts of his family.
As for the engagement, it was merely a detour.
These nine engagements were all arranged for him by his master.
If there was a suitable match, he could consider it.
"This is a new century. The concept of engagement is outdated," Old Mrs. Jin said with a stern and cold tone, "I think we should not mention this engagement anymore!"
Qin Hanchu chuckled, "You mean you want to break the engagement, right?"
"Isn't my intention clear?" Old Mrs. Jin said without evasion, "Both parties in the engagement are dead. What does it have to do with me? If you want to seek justice, go find your deceased grandfather."
To Old Mrs. Jin, Hu Qingshan was the most valuable.
If Hu Qingshan were still alive, she could rely on him to live a few more years.
But Hu Qingshan was dead, so Qin Hanchu had no value.
Although Qin Hanchu was Hu Qingshan's disciple, Old Mrs. Jin did not believe that Qin Hanchu possessed Hu Qingshan's divine medical skills.
Marrying Jin Hailu to Qin Hanchu would be a waste of heavenly talent!
The Golden Lion Group was in a precarious situation now. Without a strong alliance, it would be difficult to emerge unscathed from the Han Corporation's attack.
To find a strong ally, one must offer benefits.
The current Golden Lion Group only had Jin Hailu's value.
Although Jin Qiaomei was also beautiful, she was merely ordinarily beautiful, incomparable to the goddess-like Jin Hailu.
"I am the party to the engagement. Even if the engagement is to be broken, it should be me who says it," Jin Hailu, having seen through Old Mrs. Jin's intentions, said, "I will date him for three months. If he is worthy of a lifetime commitment, I will agree to become his fiancée."
"There's no need. I am your grandmother, and I can make decisions for you!"
"I can make my own decisions regarding my affairs. There's no need for Grandma to worry!
If Jin Hailu refused the engagement, she would face a commercial marriage arranged by Old Mrs. Jin.
Whether considering herself or repaying a debt of gratitude, she could not unilaterally break off the engagement.
"Cousin, what is your attitude?" Jin Qiaomei seized the opportunity to attack Jin Hailu again, "In this family, Grandma still has the final say. Now that you are the CEO, you don't respect Grandma anymore?"
"Grandma, I suggest revoking Hailu's position as CEO, and then we can seek peace with the Han Corporation," Jin Song said.
"Mom, Xiao Song is right. Our Golden Lion Group is currently incapable of contending with the Han Corporation," Lin Shufen said.
Jin Shiming nodded repeatedly, adding, "After the Han Corporation released the news, many companies have severed cooperation with us. If this continues, our Golden Lion Group will be ruined."
"With your mindset, the destruction of the Golden Lion Group is only a matter of time," Qin Hanchu said dismissively.
"What do you mean?" Jin Shiming angrily shouted at Qin Hanchu.
"Instead of thinking about how to become stronger, you only think about preserving yourselves. What's the difference between that and being a coward?" Qin Hanchu said.
"Who do you think you are? What do you know about business?" Jin Song cursed angrily.
"Don't think we don't know your intentions. Do you think by marrying Hailu, you can take our Jin family's assets?" Jin Qiaomei scoffed, "Let me tell you, you wish!"
"You're not qualified to freeload off our Jin family," Lin Shufen said sarcastically.
"I don't care about your Jin family's meager wealth. Don't think of yourselves so highly," Qin Hanchu said.
"Our Jin family's hundreds of billions in assets, and you call it meager wealth? You are truly arrogant!" Old Mrs. Jin said angrily, "Tell me, how much money do you have?"
"Not much, maybe a few hundred billion."
"Haha... That's the funniest joke I've ever heard." Jin Song started laughing first, and he mocked, "Are you talking about a few hundred billion in ghost money?"
"Did you burn a few hundred billion for your deceased master? Did he pass this ghost money down to you... haha..." Jin Qiaomei said with an ugly laugh.
Qin Hanchu's smile suddenly turned cold.
He might not have cared about a few insults.
But disrespecting Hu Qingshan was something Qin Hanchu could not tolerate!
*Slap!*
A loud slapping sound echoed.
Jin Qiaomei's laughter stopped abruptly, and she was sent flying to the ground by Qin Hanchu's slap!