"What kind of work does A-Yao do now?" Lin Xiao qia with a gentle smile.
Song Tianyao smiled and looked down, then looked up at Lin Xiao qia and said, "I'm planning to buy Xizhen Properties to avenge my third aunt and Yunzhi."
"A-Yao, don't talk nonsense!" Lin Yujing raised her voice slightly and said to Song Tianyao in a slightly stern tone.
Lin Xiao qia was taken aback at first, then laughed, dismissing Song Tianyao's words as just a young man's angry outburst because of his third aunt. "Oh, quite ambitious, then you must have made a lot of money lately?"
"Selling wigs did make some money, not much, but enough to buy Xizhen Properties," Song Tianyao said earnestly to Lin Xiao qia.
The wig business flashed through Lin Xiao qia's mind for a moment, then his eyes suddenly fixed on Song Tianyao's face. "A-Yao, Song Chunren, surnamed Song..."
"Your name is Song Tianyao?!"
Lin Xiao qia had heard about what happened in the wig industry some time ago and knew the name Song Tianyao. However, he did not connect the young man in front of him with the Song Tianyao he remembered who helped Likang take over the Zhang Family's pharmaceutical business and set up a scheme in the wig industry to lure people into a trap. In his imagination, Song Tianyao, who could help the Chu Family take over the Zhang Family's business and set up a scheme in the wig industry to swindle a large sum of money from others, should be at least in his thirties.
"Greetings, Mr. Lin." Song Tianyao handed the apron to Yunzhi beside him, stood in front of the dining table, and said calmly.
If this young man in front of him was indeed Song Tianyao, the man who stirred up trouble in the wig industry, then his boastful words about buying Xizhen Properties weren't impossible. Anyone who looked to be only twenty years old and possessed such business acumen would have the right to speak so arrogantly. Lin Xiao qia frowned slightly and asked Song Tianyao, "Why did you say such a thing?"
"My third aunt was hastily married and lost her husband early, Yunzhi lost her father. I have to thank Lin Family for arranging such a good marriage. Without this first marriage, my third aunt wouldn't be my third aunt, and Yunzhi wouldn't be my sister. The Lin Family kindly took my third aunt and her daughter to stay at the Lin Family home, and used Yunzhi's future as collateral to Yunzhi studies. I also have to thank the Lin Family. At least Yunzhi can go to school and have food to eat, unlike before when she was at the Song Family, where she couldn't even get enough to eat. The money the Lin Family gave them for groceries is like a loan to them, and the house they live in is like a rental to them. I also have to thank the Lin Family. But should the Lin Family make them calculate the interest on those groceries and rent? Big families, are they really so meticulous about their accounts that they have to use lending methods even on their own sisters?" Song Tianyao smiled and gave Lin Xiao qia a thumbs up, "After hearing this, all I can say is, I admire you. Since it's so troublesome to calculate accounts, why don't I just buy the Lin Family's property? Then my third aunt and Yunzhi won't have to bother calculating interest anymore!"
While cooking, Song Tianyao learned from Yunzhi why Lin Yujing had fallen ill from anger. Nearly a year ago, Song Tianyao left 20,000 Hong Kong dollars to Lin Yujing and her daughter. During the Spring Festival, he visited the two of them and also gave Yunzhi a Red packet containing 2,000 Hong Kong dollars on behalf of his grandfather, Song Chengqi.
Lin Yujing was filled with anxiety upon learning that Song Tianyao was planning to acquire the Lin Family's shares in a show of defiance. She thought that as long as she left the Lin Family, A-Yao would no longer want to fight them. Besides, in her mind, A-Yao couldn't possibly defeat the Lin Family. Once she left, she would have no connection with the Lin Family. She hoped that if she could persuade A-Yao, A-Yao would give up the idea. The two of them saved up Hong Kong dollars 22,000 through frugal living, along with their savings from groceries and pawning Lin Yujing's few remaining pieces of jewelry, the expensive tonics Song Tianyao had given her, and even a bracelet her mother had left Lin Yujing. They planned to use all the money to pay back the Lin Family for the groceries and rent they had accumulated over the years. Then, they would leave the Lin Family with Yunzhi and return to Kowloon City. They would rather Yunzhi go without money for her education than let the Song Family's only son fight with the Lin Family because of her, only to end up in a miserable state.
However, when Lin Yujing, having made up her mind, discussed the matter with Lin Xiaokang, who was responsible for distributing the monthly food allowance to the mother and daughter, Lin Xiaokang accepted the 27,000 yuan Lin Yujing handed over. But then he said that in addition to the principal, there was interest to be calculated. The interest over the years would probably be more than the principal. He also pressed Lin Yujing on where she got so much money. Since she could come up with so much money, it meant that Lin Yujing and her daughter were not short of money and only wanted to take advantage of the Lin Family. He said that the food allowance he sent from now on would be halved.
The 27,000 yuan was taken away, but in return, interest was to be charged and the monthly food allowance would be halved. Most importantly, Lin Xiaokang and Lin Yujing were siblings born of the same mother. Although the two siblings rarely met, Lin Yujing still felt as if her heart was being torn apart by Lin Xiaokang's words. This feeling of injustice stuck in her chest, which was why she looked pale and weak. If it weren't for her daughter, Lin Yujing would have wanted to hang herself.
After listening to Song Tianyao recount the whole story, Lin Xiao qia's face darkened. He said to Lin Yujing beside him with her head down, "You should have told Second Brother about this. Uncle Bing, go down the mountain and bring the car up. I need to go back to the company."
Uncle Bing pushed open the door and left. Lin Xiao qia pointed at Song Tianyao and said, word by word, "No matter how the Lin Family treats Ah Jing, it's a family matter. If Ah Jing is wronged, her brother will make the decision. It's not your place to interfere. Put away those inappropriate thoughts you have about the Lin Family."
After saying that, Lin Xiao qia turned and walked out of the room.
"Mr. Lin," Song Tianyao said from behind.
Lin Xiao qia stopped but didn't turn around. Song Tianyao said to his retreating figure, "If it were your turn to make decisions for the Lin Family, it would be more appropriate for you to say what you just said to me."
With a sudden burst of strength, Lin Yujing strode up to Song Tianyao, who had spoken, raised her hand as if to slap Song Tianyao across the face, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She stumbled and almost fell, but Song Tianyao caught her.
"The Lin Family is not the Zhang Family. Don't try to sow discord here. Young man, your uncle has been doing business since he was seventeen. I've seen too many tricks. The methods you use against the Zhang Family will be useless here." Lin Xiao qia didn't turn around. After speaking, he walked out the door.
Chapter 324 The First Madam's Handiwork
"Ah Sang, take Mr. Studwell and Mr. Tang out first." Lin Xiao qia suddenly splashed a cup of tea on Lin Xiaokang's face in front of everyone. While the others were still in shock, the eldest brother Lin Xiaoze, immediately spoke up.