Shao Jun shrugged, offering no opinion as he walked down the steps.
"I did inquire, but you're completely out of use now. I shouldn't have wasted my effort on you if I'd known."
Su Ding, clearly not understanding his meaning, narrowed her eyes. "I don't care what you're trying to do. If you continue to disrupt my life, I still have the right to pursue the two million from before."
"Tsk tsk tsk, how long have you been babbling about two million?"
Shao Jun scoffed dismissively. "Let me tell you, my father has already raised the funds and will soon secure that major project. Forget two million, even five million is nothing."
"Second Uncle, I presume you haven't shared this good news with Shao Xu yet?"
Shao Jun then looked at Shao Zheng Gang, who stood beside him with a displeased expression, and said smugly, "Our Shao family doesn't lack your measly money, Shao Xu. Stop putting on airs, humph."
Shao Zheng Gang was aware of his family members' true colors, but hearing Shao Jun speak this way still made him feel as though he were about to have a heart attack.
"Xiao Jun, how can you speak like that!"
Even if the Shao family group secured the project from Ou Ya Group and ascended to become a first-tier enterprise in Jiang City.
They were still family!
What's more, Xiao Xu had waived the two million compensation for him.
"Hey? I'm going to speak precisely like this! Don't think you're anyone special just because you needed my help a few days ago. To tell you the truth, I'm here today to get back the things you took from the old house a few days ago."
Shao Jun said aggressively and then gestured to the men he had brought.
"What are you all waiting for? Go find my Shao family's things!"
Seeing him act like this, Shao Zheng Gang's face flushed red with anger. He pointed at Shao Jun, "You, you... you..."
Shao Jun, seeing Shao Zheng Gang's furious expression, said with a sly grin, "Second Uncle, you're not planning to hoard our Shao family's belongings and refuse to return them, are you? You have to return my two ginsengs, the calligraphy and paintings my father gave as gifts, and all those treasures Grandma gave you... otherwise, we uncles and nephews will have a falling out."
Since Shao Zheng Gang no longer had any use, he stopped pretending to be polite.
As for the bit of private savings Shao Xu had?
Perhaps her benefactor had left her plenty of money, but money was inanimate; it would eventually be spent.
And their family was about to finalize a major project collaboration with Ou Ya Group. His uncle's classmate was the new marketing manager at Ou Ya Group, and he heard that manager had already mentioned it to Ou Ya Group's CEO Bai Ruobing. CEO Bai seemed quite interested.
Once the project was successfully completed, not only would their family's wealth flow in endlessly, but their family's influence would also reach new heights.
Shao Zheng Gang? Shao Xu?
In the future, they would simply live at his whim!
"Is it your grandmother's idea to send you back to demand these things?"
Shao Zheng Gang asked with a dejected expression, a sense of unspeakable despair in his heart. He knew his brothers were unreliable, and he just wanted to know if his mother was truly so heartless.
Shao Jun smiled cruelly, "Of course, Second Uncle. You're crippled, haven't you seen reality clearly? Even blood relatives will look down on you for being penniless and powerless."
In an instant, Shao Zheng Gang's tightly clenched hands suddenly loosened, as if he had suffered a major blow.
His expression was somewhat vacant, with a hint of a bitter, self-mocking smile.
His lips quivered a few times before he gently waved his hand, signaling the servants, "Let them move it."
After that, it was as if he had let go of everything.
Su Ding looked at Shao Zheng Gang like this, her heart stirring. This outcome was something she should have expected long ago, wasn't it?
Soon, the people Shao Jun brought had ransacked Shao Zheng Gang's home.
But fortunately, they only took the items that had been given by the old house these past few days, and Shao Zheng Gang's personal belongings were untouched.
Su Ding did not interfere, nor did she deign to.
She had already witnessed the actions of this group of relatives from her grandmother's side years ago.
"Before I leave, I have some words to convey from Grandma to Second Uncle. Shao Xu, if you have nothing else to do, you can leave first. It's getting dark." Shao Jun said mysteriously, glancing at Su Ding a few times.
Seeing this, Su Ding looked at Shao Zheng Gang.
Shao Zheng Gang seemed to be lost in grief and said hoarsely, "Xiao Xu, Dad can't entertain you. I'll find you another day if you have time, ah, no..."
He shook his head heavily, "If you're willing, I'll come to see you. If it's inconvenient, you can come back home to talk."
His voice was weary and heartbroken.
Su Ding's heart felt an oppressive weight, as if she shared his feelings. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"Okay, I'm leaving."
She knew that Shao Jun, though snobbish, wouldn't do anything to Shao Zheng Gang, so she wasn't worried. She turned and left.
As for what Shao Jun said to Shao Zheng Gang in the courtyard, she had no interest in listening.
Su Ding walked out of the Shao family's small garden and headed directly to the temporary parking spot on the roadside to retrieve her car. However, as soon as she reached it, she discovered her tires had been deflated.
The sky had already darkened, and she felt a sense of annoyance and inexplicable unease.
Just as Su Ding took out her phone to call for assistance, five or six burly men suddenly emerged from the bushes in the alley behind her and lunged at her!