"No, without my consent, no one will ever send Shimmin away!"
Li Xiumei was relentless, showing no intention of compromising.
"Uncle and Aunt, I know it wasn't easy for you to raise your daughter. How about this? I'll give you one million as a deposit for the betrothal gift. When Shimmin and I develop feelings, I'll marry her. Then, I'll add another five million. What do you say?"
Liu Changxin naturally understood the intentions of Li Xiumei and Tang Mingde. With a slight smile, he directly tossed out a million as a bargaining chip.
"One million?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xiumei's eyes instantly lit up. She hurried over to Liu Changxin, her demeanor changing completely.
"Oh, Young Master Liu, please don't take what I said to heart. I was just testing whether you were truly sincere towards my Shimmin. Since you are so sincere, you can take Shimmin away today!"
Li Xiumei's change of expression was as rapid as flipping through a book, once again astonishing everyone.
"Haha, thank you, Auntie. Don't worry, I will take good care of Shimmin. Shimmin has suffered too much over the years with this good-for-nothing. This good-for-nothing should have been kicked out by you long ago!"
"What's more, this good-for-nothing even hit me today. After we finish with the main business, I'm going to teach this good-for-nothing a lesson. Do you have any objections?"
Liu Changxin said with a smile, looking at Li Xiumei.
"No, no, you can teach him however you want. It's best if he never comes back to our house again. I wanted to kick this good-for-nothing out long ago, but he just kept lingering around!"
Li Xiumei immediately agreed.
"Congratulations, Young Master Liu, on winning the beauty! Young Master Liu and Shimmin are truly a match made in heaven!"
Seeing Liu Changxin's scheme succeed, Tang Zixuan immediately stepped forward to congratulate him.
"Young Master Liu, congratulations. In the future, our Tang family will have to rely on your guidance."
"Young Master Liu, I support you and Shimmin being together. You are so much stronger than that good-for-nothing Lu Yang, like the heavens and the earth!"
"How can you speak like that? How can you compare Young Master Liu to the good-for-nothing Lu Yang? That good-for-nothing isn't even fit to carry Young Master Liu's shoes!"
"..."
The Tang family members instantly began fawning over Liu Changxin, not forgetting to belittle Lu Yang.
Lu Yang had remained calm, watching these people perform as if they were clowns. It wouldn't have mattered, but they were now trying to give Tang Shimmin to this damn Liu Changxin. This caused Lu Yang's expression to turn cold.
At this moment, he held Tian Shimmin's hand with one and clenched his fist with the other.
"Oh, look at Lu Yang, this good-for-nothing's expression. It's too funny, like a wounded dog. What, are you planning to bite someone?"
Seeing Lu Yang's movement, Tang Ziqi immediately mocked him with disdain.
"Lu Yang, do you see? Compared to me, you're just trash, a good-for-nothing. I just need to beckon, and I can have Shimmin. As for you, you'll just be swept out the door!"
Liu Changxin looked at Lu Yang with disdain and said coldly.
"Say that again?"
Lu Yang's expression had turned extremely cold, ready to act at any moment.
"Lu Yang, you good-for-nothing, what do you think you're doing? Get out, I shouldn't have brought you today. Bringing you out only brings me shame and disgrace!"
Before Liu Changxin could speak, Li Xiumei had already berated Lu Yang.
"Exactly, just a good-for-nothing, and he still wants to take out Young Master Liu. Show us you can even fart today!"
"He's just all talk. Does he dare to touch a single finger of Young Master Liu? I bet he wouldn't even dare to touch a single strand of his hair!"
"Look, he's scared stiff, speechless. What a loser. They came for his wife, and he doesn't even dare to make a peep. What a spineless coward!"
"..."
At this time, Tang Shimmin was sitting on a chair, engrossed in eating cake. She hadn't heard a word of the adults' conversation. With Lu Yang's hand, Tang Shimmin felt a sense of security.
"Kid, what can you possibly compare to me? Putting aside my status, just the fact that I can connect the Tang family with Haitong Group is enough for the Tang family to be grateful to me. As for you, you're just a piece of dog shit, good-for-nothing mud that can't be plastered onto a wall. To have a beauty like Tang Shimmin in your hands is simply a waste!"
Liu Changxin sneered at Lu Yang again.
"Do you think Haitong Group is your family's business, that you can invest in whoever you want?"
Lu Yang also let out a cold laugh and retorted at Liu Changxin.
"My uncle is the Vice President of Haitong Group. Getting someone to invest is a small matter; my uncle can handle it with a wave of his hand!"
Liu Changxin shouted proudly again.
"But I heard that Haitong Group's investment this time is entirely decided by the new Chairman of Haitong Group. Your uncle is just a Vice President. Does he have more power than the Chairman?"
Lu Yang asked coldly.
Hearing this, Liu Changxin was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that Lu Yang, who had always been a good-for-nothing, would know so much. That's right, although his uncle Liu Qirui was the Vice President of Haitong Group, he wasn't a high-ranking executive, but rather the Vice President of a branch company, and he had no real say. The reason Liu Changxin dared to boast to the Tang family was entirely to play along with Tang Zixuan's act. Tang Zixuan had promised Liu Changxin two million after the matter was settled, and the condition was simply to introduce Tang Zixuan to his uncle.
Liu Changxin wasn't foolish; he naturally understood Tang Zixuan's intentions, and thus the current situation unfolded.
However, Lu Yang's question now made Liu Changxin a bit flustered.
After a few seconds, Liu Changxin gritted his teeth and roared, "You good-for-nothing, what do you know? My uncle has a very good relationship with the new Chairman. As long as my uncle recommends the Tang family, the Chairman of Haitong Group will naturally agree!"
"Your uncle has a good relationship with the new Chairman? Then tell me, what is the name of Haitong Group's new Chairman, how old is he, and what does he look like?"
Lu Yang continued to question him.
"Listening to you, you good-for-nothing actually know the Chairman of Haitong Group?"
Liu Changxin didn't answer but looked at Lu Yang and asked with a cold laugh.
"Young Master Liu, don't listen to this good-for-nothing's nonsense. What kind of person is he? How could he possibly know the Chairman of Haitong Group? He's just trying to show off in front of you!"
"This dog is clearly out of his mind. Young Master Liu, please don't be angry!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, listening to this good-for-nothing's tone, he really thinks he's someone important. Could it be that the new Chairman of Haitong Group is you?"
"..."
The Tang family members instantly burst into laughter.