After burying A Guang, Tian Jing stayed in the valley for seven days before descending the mountain with Li Zhengguo.
Upon arriving at Kushan, they heard the news that the Song father and son had come to propose.
Back at the courtyard, she was stopped by her eldest sister-in-law and sister-in-law, who said that Xuan Xuan wanted to agree to the Song family's marriage proposal.
She told her eldest sister-in-law and sister-in-law not to worry, and that she would go and ask Xuan Xuan what was going on.
Li Sixuan was currently being lectured by Mother Li:
“Xuan Xuan, adult matters have nothing to do with you children. You can’t agree to anything casually. You need your grandmother's permission.”
Li Sixuan nodded with a distressed expression: “When will Grandma come back?”
“I’m back.”
Tian Jing stood at the door of the east room and answered her granddaughter's words.
“Grandma is back.”
Li Sixuan’s distressed expression disappeared. She happily ran out of the east side room: “Grandma, come in quickly. Great Grandma, you go out. I want to have a private chat with Grandma.”
“Okay, okay, okay.”
Mother Li responded with a helpless yet doting tone: “Great Grandma will go out now. You must make things clear to your Grandma.”
“I know.”
Li Sixuan pulled her grandmother into the east side room, closed the door, and told her about her worries.
It turned out that she had rejected the Song father and son's proposal.
But the next day, Mai Xingyang and Jiang Junhu called her separately.
Mai Xingyang was alright. He knew the Li family's temper and was a bit intimidated by Han Lushi and Tian Jing, so he spoke tactfully. He said that Song Yinyu would not be a good husband because he was too indecisive and too gentlemanly towards other women, which could easily attract trouble, like Zhou Yufei.
Jiang Junhu was direct. He said that if Li Sixuan dared to choose any man other than him and Mai Xingyang, he would ruin the Li and Song families. Even if he couldn't destroy the Song family's foundation, he could destroy the Song family members.
As for the Li family, he only needed to orchestrate an accident to destroy Jingyuan Company and further destroy the harmony of the Li family.
Li Sixuan was so angry that she hung up Jiang Junhu's call.
It was because of these two rash men that she sighed about Song Yinyu, which caused trouble. And Jiang Junhu even dared to threaten her?
She called her father, but he was on a mission and hadn't returned.
A few days later, Song Yinyu called and said that the Sheng Song Group was facing fierce competition from rivals, and its stock was also being massively sold off by investors, causing its stock price to plummet.
Jiang Junhu had also called to threaten him, saying that if he dared to covet someone he shouldn't, the Sheng Song Group would face great turmoil.
Song Shaoqing hurriedly looked up the stock movements in the stock market and found that they had all been bought up at low prices by a single account.
This portion of stock in the stock market accounted for twenty-five percent of the group's shares. If it were exploited by someone with ulterior motives, the Sheng Song Group would face significant turmoil.
Song Shaoqing quickly contacted Han Lushi.
Han Lushi had just returned to the team to submit his mission when he received a complaining call from his wife. Before he could call Song Shaoqing, Song Shaoqing called him.
He blamed Song Shaoqing for only considering Song Yinyu's feelings and not their friendship, nor Xuan Xuan's feelings.
Song Shaoqing regretted it. He regretted that he had taken it upon himself to let his son get to know Xuan Xuan, which had resulted in a disastrous fate. His son had been not eating or drinking for days due to the failed proposal.
Han Lushi was even more dissatisfied. A man who was willing to die for a woman who fundamentally did not belong to him lacked responsibility.
Song Shaoqing felt sorry for his son and thought that his old friend's words also showed a lack of concern for their friendship. Otherwise, shouldn't he have advised Xuan Xuan to agree to the Song family's proposal?
If they, as old friends, became in-laws, wouldn't they be even closer?
Han Lushi then said that Song Shaoqing looked down on Xuan Xuan because she was a girl and didn't allow her freedom of marriage.
Song Shaoqing said that girls were born to be married, and it was good for the girls for their families to choose a good husband for them.
Han Lushi said that Song Shaoqing was too confident. How could he be sure that the Song family was a good family? Moreover, he himself had said back then that he would let Xuan Xuan choose.
The two old friends quarreled, each with their own point of view. In the heat of the moment, Song Shaoqing fiercely said that if Han Lushi didn't agree to Xuan Xuan and Yinyu's marriage, he would withdraw his investment from Ling County.
Han Lushi replied that it was just right, Aodu Group was waiting.
Song Shaoqing said that he had already obtained twenty-four percent of Aodu's shares and was already a shareholder of Aodu Group. As long as he didn't agree, Aodu Group's various plans and projects would not be able to operate.
Moreover, he could also shake Aodu Group like Jiang Junhu, and then chase after them, and Aodu Group would quickly become a thing of the past.
Han Lushi became even more enraged. Song Shaoqing had obtained twenty-four percent of Aodu Group's shares and hadn't told him. This was him guarding against him.
Since Song Shaoqing was not benevolent, he would not be righteous either. He could also join forces with Jiang Junhu to destroy the Sheng Song Group and see who would be finished first, Sheng Song Group or Aodu Group.
Thus, the old friends completely fell out.
After hanging up Song Shaoqing's call, Han Lushi called his daughter. He had always been open with his daughter. Since such a big matter had arisen because of his daughter, he naturally had to tell her and prepare her mentally.
Since he had already fallen out with Song Shaoqing, he should let his daughter and the Li family know, so that they wouldn't be caught in the Song family's trap due to carelessness.
The Sheng Song Group, with its Chinese identity, had many underhanded tactics to stand firm in foreign countries.
“...Grandma, I never expected that just a sigh would cause such a big problem.”
“For so many years, Uncle Song and Song Yinyu have always treated me very well. I thought, if I agreed to the Song family's marriage, would Uncle Song and Dad be able to return to how they were? Would Uncle Song and Song Yinyu be able to treat me like they used to?”
“Am I being too greedy? I don't want to agree to Song Yinyu's pursuit, yet I still cherish their kindness towards me.”
Tian Jing frowned. So much had happened in just over ten days.
That Jiang Junhu was truly a troublemaker, even more so than Mai Xingyang used to be.
Through Grandpa Jiang, he entered the special training team as an ordinary staff member. After seeing Xuan Xuan, he had been pursuing Xuan Xuan.
He had even used Grandpa Jiang's connections to go from an ordinary staff member to a sports teacher at the boarding school.
Grandma Jiang was the only descendant of a great capitalist. After the catastrophe, all her property was returned.
Grandma Jiang, who had never married, adopted Mother Jiang, and Mother Jiang only had one son, Jiang Junhu.
Jiang Junhu was both a third-generation official and a third-generation rich heir.
He often fought with Mai Xingyang, and even fought in front of Xuan Xuan. Xuan Xuan avoided these two rash young men.
“Xuan Xuan, you must learn from this lesson. When it comes to men, especially those who are somewhat obsessive, you must never say anything misleading.”
“Grandma?”
Li Sixuan was surprised: “Do you think Song Yinyu's personality is obsessive?”
“A little bit!”
Tian Jing nodded: “He is Song Shaoqing's only son and one of the heirs to the Sheng Song Group. I believe that since he was young, there hasn't been anything he wanted, except for his inheritance, that he couldn't get.”
“Men are all like this. The less they can get, the more they want to get it. His feelings for you have existed for so many years, and with your mother having only you as her daughter, marrying you would be very beneficial for his inheritance of the Sheng Song Group.”
“So it's impossible for him not to be obsessive towards you.”
Li Sixuan's eyes widened in surprise: “Grandma, do you mean that the Song family is actually eyeing Jingyuan Company?”
“Eighty percent.”
Tian Jing mused: “No matter how beautiful you are, you are not a beauty who could topple cities. With the wealth of the Sheng Song Group abroad, what kind of beauties can't they find?”
“You are not only beautiful, but you also have potential value. It's killing two birds with one stone.”
“What should I do?”
Li Sixuan became worried: “I never thought of inheriting Jingyuan Company. Sirui and Sipei don't have any special constitution, and they can still inherit Jingyuan Company.”