"Old man, you promised before that whoever could finalize the cooperation with Haitong Group would become the vice-chairman of Tang Corporation and eventually succeed you!"
"What? Tang Zixuan can do it, but my Shiming can't?"
Li Xiumei glared at Tang Yuan and asked.
"You... you know Shiming's condition, don't you? She has an intellectual problem. Do you expect me to hand over the vast Tang family to someone with the intelligence of a seven or eight-year-old?"
Tang Yuan retorted, glaring at Li Xiumei.
"My Shiming has some issues now, but that doesn't mean she'll have them forever. I'll cure Shiming's illness as soon as possible. But before that, you promised to let Tang Deming take the position. Once Shiming recovers, she can take over. What do you think of that?"
Li Xiumei had already planned it out. Letting Tang Deming take over was the same as letting Tang Shiming take over. In any case, their family would control the Tang Corporation.
"No, the Tang Corporation must not fall into your hands. Everyone knows what your family is like. Tang Deming has no business acumen, and your daughter is like this. If the Tang family falls into your hands, wouldn't it be self-destruction?"
Tang Deyuan stepped forward at this point, refuting Li Xiumei's words.
"If that's the case, then there's nothing more to discuss. Shiming, let's go home!"
Li Xiumei sneered, grabbing Tang Shiming and preparing to leave.
"Li Xiumei, you dare to threaten Grandpa? Do you think Grandpa is scared easily? Go ahead, and once you leave, don't even think about entering the Tang family villa again!"
Seeing Li Xiumei's threatening words, Tang Zixuan immediately shouted disdainfully.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Tang Yuan's slap landed squarely on Tang Zixuan's face.
"Apologize!"
Tang Yuan roared coldly.
"Grandpa..."
Tang Zixuan looked wronged. Tang Yuan had always doted on him and groomed him as his successor. He never expected to be hit by him.
"I told you to apologize!"
Tang Yuan raised his voice by two decibels, and his voice echoed throughout the Tang family villa.
"I'm sorry!"
Tang Zixuan, covering his face, uttered these three words reluctantly.
"Xiuliu, please wait. You've heard it, Zixuan has apologized!"
"As long as Shiming can secure Haitong Group's investment, I promise to let Mingde be the vice-chairman of Tang Corporation!"
Tang Yuan said to Li Xiumei, word for word.
"Thank you, Old Man!"
Hearing Tang Yuan's words, Li Xiumei immediately turned around, her face beaming with joy.
...
Back at the Tang family, Li Xiumei wore a smile. It was the first time in many years that she had felt so uninhibited at the Tang family, completely holding her head high and releasing years of pent-up resentment.
Especially the fawning of the Tang family members made Li Xiumei feel an unprecedented sense of accomplishment.
"Lu Yang, you useless fellow, you did quite well today. But don't get too smug about it and become overconfident. Your marriage with Shiming is temporarily not going to be dissolved, but don't be happy too soon. When I find a suitable match for Shiming, you'll still be kicked out! Remember, you'll always be a useless live-in son-in-law in our family!"
Even so, Li Xiumei did not forget to lecture Lu Yang.
"Hey, Xiumei, don't say that. Lu Yang was a great help today. If Lu Yang hadn't appeared in time, our family would have been kicked out by the old man long ago!"
"Lu Yang, it's fortunate you showed up just in time!"
Tang Mingde seemed to be a discerning person. He looked at Lu Yang and asked.
"This..."
"We're all family, no need for formalities!"
Lu Yang scratched his head and came up with an excuse.
"Hmph, you useless piece of crap, I'll get rid of you sooner or later!"
Li Xiumei yelled coldly.
Lu Yang was instantly speechless. He was already accustomed to Li Xiumei's behavior, treating her words as if they entered one ear and exited the other.
Everything that happened today was arranged by Lu Yang on his way back. Otherwise, with the Tang family's capabilities, how could they possibly secure Haitong Group's investment? That would be a pipe dream.
However, his decision to appoint Tang Shiming as the person in charge of this cooperation project also made Lu Yang realize that he needed to cure Tang Shiming as soon as possible and not let her continue living in a daze.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang made an excuse to go out for a smoke and then called Lin Guoxiong to inquire about the progress of his arrangements.
A few days ago, Lu Yang had instructed Lin Guoxiong to search nationwide for the most skilled doctors in neurology to treat Tang Shiming, but Lin Guoxiong had not responded.
"Director Lu, I've already contacted Professor Chu Tianfeng of Yenching's Department of Neurology. He'll be coming to Jiangbei City in a week and will personally treat Miss Tang!"
Lin Guoxiong immediately reported to Lu Yang.
"Mm, I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Old Lin!"
Hearing Lin Guoxiong's words, Lu Yang nodded with relief and continued to ask, "How is my grandmother now?"
"Director Lu, your grandmother is out of danger. The discharge procedures will be completed soon. Once the procedures are finished, I will personally arrange for someone to escort your grandmother back to Mo Bei City!"
Lin Guoxiong continued to inform Lu Yang.
"Alright, I understand. Thank you, Old Lin!"
Lu Yang thanked him again.
"You're welcome, Director Lu. This is what I should do!"
...
After chatting with Lin Guoxiong, Lu Yang took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and let the smoke burn slowly.
The cigarette Lu Yang was smoking was the cheapest kind, five yuan a pack. No one would smoke it except for construction workers.
However, Lu Yang didn't smoke much; it was just an excuse.
Just as the cigarette burned out and Lu Yang was about to head home, a figure suddenly lunged in front of him. The person's face was pale and bruised, with a pool of blood on his abdomen. He was clearly severely injured.
"Young man, save me!"
The figure was a middle-aged man, who weakly said to Lu Yang.
"Are you... a good person?"
Lu Yang blurted out.
"Uh..."
The middle-aged man was clearly stunned by such a question.
Is this guy an idiot?
Before the middle-aged man could answer, the roar of a car was heard from behind, chasing them.
"Come with me. I know a hidden place nearby where they definitely won't find you!"
Lu Yang said, then directly led the middle-aged man into a dry sewer. There was no sewage, as if the diversion had been done incorrectly years ago, so it had been left idle.
And this place was very hidden, with very few people knowing about it.
Lu Yang had stumbled upon it by chance. Sometimes, when the internet cafe was crowded and there were no available seats, he would come here to sleep.
It was fully equipped with general daily necessities.
After the middle-aged man followed Lu Yang inside and saw the items within, he immediately became vigilant.