"What? They refused?"
In a luxuriously decorated villa, a middle-aged man dressed impeccably sat on the sofa.
Beside him sat the portly woman whom Du Yunyun and her mother had met before.
The portly woman said, "Yes, I didn't expect it either. Those mother and daughter pair, seeing a check for a million, were actually unmoved. It's too strange."
The middle-aged man placed the cigar he was holding into a crystal ashtray and pointed at the woman, "You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing your cubs. Don't you understand such a simple principle? If one million isn't enough, give them five million, and if that doesn't work, give them ten million! Compared to the old man's fortune, this little bit of money is nothing!"
Chastised by the middle-aged man, the portly woman also became displeased. She frowned and said, "Didn't the person you sent to investigate them say they were from the countryside? How was I supposed to know that if we give too much, they might try to extort us?"
"Are you implying I didn't handle things properly?"
Seeing the portly woman's displeasure, the middle-aged man realized his attitude had been a bit off.
He quickly forced a smile, stood up, and sat down beside the portly woman. "Wife, that's not what I meant."
"Hmph! Stop that. You clearly blamed me for not handling it well just now. Fine, if I'm incapable, you go do it yourself."
The portly woman turned her head, presenting her back to the middle-aged man.
However, this was no match for the middle-aged man, who was skilled at coaxing people.
Before long, he had appeased the portly woman.
"Wife, you know the old man. This time, he specifically said he wants to choose a grandson with the highest education to inherit his trust fund. My eldest and second brothers, those two, might be working tirelessly to cause trouble right now!"
The middle-aged man was named Geng Liangyou. He was a well-known wealthy man in Rongcheng, with assets in the tens of millions.
However, his family background was entirely different. His father was a renowned business magnate in Nanyue Province, monopolizing almost the entire logistics industry of the province, from land and sea to air transport, with an estimated fortune of tens of billions.
Yet, despite his father's immense wealth, because he had built his empire from scratch, he had given each of his sons a sum of money but had not allowed any of them to join his company.
For many years, the middle-aged man and his two brothers had been operating their own businesses in various cities across Nanyue Province.
Then, one day, his father gathered the three brothers and announced in front of everyone that he would select a grandson with the highest education among their offspring to inherit his trust fund.
A trust fund, in plain terms, was a way for wealthy individuals to legally avoid taxes.
Over the years, as the old man's age increased, he gradually transferred all his assets into the trust fund.
However, before that, due to the old man's autocratic and overbearing nature, none of the three brothers dared to covet this trust fund.
But now, the old man had publicly declared that he would select an heir, and the three brothers' eyes turned red.
After all, it was an asset worth nearly ten billion yuan. Anyone would be excited.
They all understood why the old man wanted to select a grandson with a higher education to inherit everything.
It was because the old man had not had the opportunity to study when he was young, and later, in society, he had suffered greatly and taken many detours before finally building his present business empire.
Therefore, he did not want his descendants to squander his business empire due to a lack of education.
Thus, the condition for selecting an heir was the grandson with the highest education.
Among them, Geng Liangyou's son had the best academic performance, but he wasn't guaranteed to be the absolute top.
This was why Geng Liangyou had sent his wife to find Du Yunyun, intending to buy her title of top scholar and then spend a large sum of money to manipulate the situation.
After all, with Geng Liangyou's son being the top scholar in the provincial capital of Nanyue Province, wouldn't the inheritance be a sure thing?
But who knew that Du Yunyun and her mother would refuse to give up the title of top scholar, which made Geng Liangyou very angry.
After a discussion with his wife, they decided to approach Du Yunyun again.
If this girl and her mother were uncooperative, they would not hesitate to resort to less savory methods.
After all, with a trust fund worth tens of billions at stake, they were determined to secure it. Whoever stood in their way would suffer!
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"Brother, let's not buy anymore. We've already bought so many things."
Du Yunyun pointed at the pile of shopping bags in Du Fei's hands and the few bags she was holding.
These were the spoils of their one-hour shopping spree in the mall.
Originally, Du Yunyun only planned to go to the mall with Du Fei to buy a phone she liked.
Unexpectedly, Du Fei pulled Du Yunyun into the mall, saying he wanted to buy her some clothes.
At first, Du Yunyun thought that since she was about to go to university, she should buy clothes that were more suitable for her age.
However, once they started shopping, she was fine, picking out a couple of outfits and stopping.
But Du Fei seemed to have entered a shopping frenzy, buying her anything that suited him.
This was after Du Yunyun had stopped him dozens of times. Otherwise, Du Fei would have exaggeratedly wanted to buy everything in the mall that suited Du Yunyun.
"No, I don't think we've bought much. Besides, you're about to be a university student. Girls your age, who doesn't like to dress up beautifully every day? Although my little sister has good natural qualities, as the saying goes, Buddha relies on golden attire, and people rely on clothes. Buying more beautiful clothes is always a good thing."
Du Fei glanced at the bags in his hands and felt like he hadn't bought much.
Du Yunyun, hearing this, wanted to cover her forehead.
Was her brother really not joking? They had already bought more than ten bags of things. If they bought any more, they wouldn't be able to carry them.
Finally, after Du Yunyun repeatedly expressed her desire to go home and rest, Du Fei regretfully led her towards the elevator.
Their car was parked in the underground parking lot of the mall, so they needed to take the elevator down first.
However, when they reached the elevator, they found a group of people already waiting.
Most of these people were wearing suits and sunglasses, standing rigidly, their eyes constantly scanning their surroundings.
In the center of them stood an elderly man in his seventies.
Although the old man's skin was somewhat loose and his hair was white, his eyes were exceptionally bright and shone with brilliance as he looked around.
Ding.
The elevator arrived. The bodyguards standing next to the old man immediately blocked off both sides and let him enter first.
After he entered, the remaining bodyguards followed one after another.
In a short while, the elevator was nearly full.
At this point, when other people wanted to get on the elevator, they were immediately blocked by the men in suits.
Under normal circumstances, being blocked from getting on an elevator would absolutely lead to an argument.
But at this moment, everyone could see that this old man was no ordinary person, and these bodyguards were not to be trifled with. Therefore, they all grumbled a few words and stood aside, intending to wait for the next elevator.