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"Big Brother, do you know what my sister-in-law likes? I'm planning to cater to her tastes."
Fu Huaiyan paused, then suddenly said, "Your sister-in-law likes money. The more, the better. Preferably more than she can count."
"..."
Fu Yichu marveled at just how practical that preference was.
A few days later, an entertainment tabloid reported that Liu Yue had caught Chen Zheyuan cheating. This once-loving wealthy couple had completely torn off all pretense of civility.
The more they had once flaunted their love, the more ruthless the methods she now used against the mistresses.
Liu Yue had even ordered someone to burn down one of the mistresses' homes, leaving nothing behind. After the fire, nothing that should or should not have been there could be found.
Chen Zheyuan reacted violently to this, demanding a divorce in great agitation.
The Chen Family was in utter turmoil.
Unbeknownst to them, a letter in a kraft-paper envelope already lay on Fu Huaiyan's desk. This matter had been handled beautifully, and he was extremely satisfied!
After finishing the job, Fu Yichu arranged for his bodyguards to carry bags of all sizes and knocked on the door of his brother and sister-in-law's mansion.
After Su Wanqiao had a servant open the door.
She was astonished by the number of gifts Fu Yichu and his men had brought.
There were over a dozen boxes of fruit, seven or eight exquisitely packaged pastry gift boxes, as well as boxes of fine wine and luxury goods. A rough count put the total at twenty or thirty.
"Sister-in-law, I've come to bring you gifts and wish you a happy New Year in advance!"
"..."
What month was it for him to be offering New Year's greetings already?
Su Wanqiao truly suspected that Fu Yichu's brain had deteriorated again.
There were still three months until the New Year.
"Third Brother, isn't this a little too early?"
Fu Yichu said earnestly, "Better early than late. This is a token of affection from your younger brother. Sister-in-law, please be sure to accept it."
Su Wanqiao was helpless. "All right, I'll accept the gifts. But you didn't come just to give me presents today, did you? You never visit the temple without a reason. Have you come to ask me for something?"
"There is something, actually."
Fu Yichu was a little unsure how to begin.
Was he supposed to tell his sister-in-law he could hear her thoughts?
That would definitely frighten her.
Besides, they had all known what his sister-in-law was thinking before. If she learned that other people knew her inner thoughts, she would definitely feel embarrassed.
So, for the moment, he did not know how best to explain.
"Sister-in-law, take a look at the gifts first. I put a lot of thought into preparing them for you."
Su Wanqiao had not intended to look at them in front of him, but hearing Fu Yichu say that piqued her curiosity.
Usually, the value of a gift was directly proportional to the difficulty of the favor being requested.
She truly had no idea what he wanted.
She felt helpless.
[Just tell me what you want. All this hemming and hawing isn't manly at all.]
"..."
Su Wanqiao casually had a servant open one of the fruit gift boxes and glanced over carelessly.
Once she looked, she could not tear her eyes away.
Inside the box were neatly arranged stacks of banknotes. What fruit? It was all cash.
A fruit box that could hold over a dozen jin of fruit could hold over a dozen jin of banknotes.
The gifts Fu Yichu had brought were actually several whole boxes of money!
Fuck.
Su Wanqiao quickly opened the other twenty boxes and discovered they were all filled with money. A conservative estimate put each box at no fewer than thirty bundles.
This much cash had to be worth at least ten million.
Wasn't this gift a little too extravagant?
She vaguely remembered that when she first met Fu Yichu, he had actually been even more arrogant than Fu Yunqi.
Now he was treating her respectfully and bringing her gifts. It was truly unbelievable.
After seeing all that money, Su Wanqiao could not contain her excitement. She could not calm down at all, and now, even Fu Yichu no longer looked stupid to her.
[Did Fu Yichu lift both feet off the ground, shutting down the virus so his clever IQ could seize the high ground again?!]
Tears sprang to her eyes in her excitement, and she stepped forward to slap him hard on the shoulder.
"Yichu, you're really brilliant."
Fu Yichu was also left at a loss by Su Wanqiao's change in tune.
He remembered that she used to call him an idiot.
Now she had changed what she called him.
His sister-in-law changed so quickly.
Su Wanqiao rubbed her hands together. "Whatever you need, just say it. I'll tell you everything I know and leave nothing out."
[Go ahead and ask. Whatever plot points I know, I'll tell you everything!!]
[The last bidding incident must have scared this kid badly. But that's nothing. You're not the only mole in the Fu Family. Didn't see that coming, did you?]
"..."
"I wanted to talk about what happened last time. Our competitor's bid actually matched our company's original price. Big Brother somewhat suspects that I sold us out, so I was hoping you could put in a few good words for me with him. I'm loyal to the Fu Family to the marrow and would never do anything to betray it. I also hope you can help clear me of suspicion."
At that moment, Su Wanqiao suddenly realized something about the previous bidding for the land in Yannan District.
Fu Yichu had not told Jiang Ruoning the bid price.
It seemed that slap Fu Huaiyan had given him at the mall had worked after all.
It had directly severed their contact.
Fu Yichu might not have gotten entangled with Jiang Ruoning yet. It seemed he could still be saved.
No wonder he had wised up and brought her money.
It turned out he had come to his senses entirely.
Su Wanqiao reminded him, "Your big brother won't suspect you. You're family, after all. How could he side with outsiders? But I do have to remind you that the situation on the Fu Family's board of directors is complicated too. Some executives have their loyalties elsewhere, and your big brother isn't unaware of that."