Old Xu and Zhao Jingshou soon left as well, leaving only Lin Chen and the others in the villa.
"Little Lin, did you drink so much? Are you alright?"
Yang Qingyue asked with concern.
Xu Mengyao also looked worriedly at Lin Chen: "Husband, I'm afraid you drank nearly ten catties of baijiu, right?"
"Pretty much."
"Little Lin, why don't you go to the restroom and throw up a bit? It's just us here now, it's fine."
Xu Guofeng said.
Lin Chen smiled slightly: "Uncle Xu, you don't need to worry. I'm fine. My capacity for alcohol is higher than this. I should be able to drink another three catties or so."
Xu Guofeng and the others stared at Lin Chen in shock.
Lin Chen had already drunk more than ten jin, and he could still drink another three jin.
Xu Guofeng said, "I heard that the state's official drinkers can drink more than ten or twenty jin. I always thought it was incredible. I didn't expect you to be able to drink so much."
"Your capacity is wasting my good liquor. You don't even get tipsy after a bottle or two."
Xu Mengyao chided, "Dad, you have to get drunk when you drink? Getting drunk is bad for your health."
Yang Qingyue said, "Lin Chen, don't listen to your Uncle Xu's nonsense. He's been drinking a lot and is talking nonsense."
Lin Chen laughed and said, "Aunt Yang, it's okay. If a bottle or two doesn't make me tipsy, I can drink more. After I'm done, I'll have Mengyao get some from Uncle Xu's liquor cabinet."
Xu Guofeng: "..."
Xu Mengyao giggled, "That's a possibility."
Yang Qingyue said, "Lin Chen drank so much. Mengyao, you're staying here tonight. If you wake up, go check on him."
"Okay."
Xu Mengyao nodded. "Honey, go take a shower and sleep early. I'll go see Qianqian; she should take a bath too."
Xu Mengyao and Yang Qingyue went upstairs.
Lin Chen asked, "Uncle Xu, Zhao Huaiyuan will be kicked out, right?"
Xu Guofeng nodded.
He took out a cigarette. "Want one?"
Lin Chen shook his head. Xu Guofeng lit a cigarette himself. "Old Xu and your Uncle Zhao are both so supportive. Even if it's not foolproof, it's at least highly probable."
"We owe you a lot this time."
Lin Chen said, "Uncle Xu, even without me, if Old Xu came, Zhao Huaiyuan would probably be finished this time too."
"It's different."
Xu Guofeng sighed.
"Old Xu is helping out of old friendship. But my father-in-law is gone, and this might be the last time."
"You gave Old Xu a painting?"
Xu Guofeng had seen Lin Chen give Old Xu a painting tube.
Lin Chen: "Old Xu looked at Qianqian's painting and said she was very talented and needed a good teacher. Qianqian refused and wanted me to teach her, so I just drew something casually."
"That painting was given to Old Xu."
"Qianqian also revealed that Lin Yu is me."
Xu Guofeng: "No wonder Old Xu is so polite. With you, the relationship with the Xu Family is considered to have continued."
"Perhaps it can be deepened quite a bit."
Lin Chen asked: "Are big families so realistic?"
Xu Guofeng gestured for Lin Chen to sit down: "Lin Chen, you're very strong in calligraphy and painting, but I know more about social interactions than you do."
"Do you think big families are very realistic? Actually, many ordinary people are even more realistic than big families."
"If ordinary people owe someone a favor, many of them won't bother to return it if the other person falls on hard times."
Lin Chen nodded slightly.
That was the truth.
Xu Guofeng said, "It's better for large families. Everyone cares about face, and they'll repay a favor when it's owed. It's just that some repay more, and some repay less."
"The troubles large families encounter are all big troubles. Helping you might offend many people, so no one is too generous in that regard."
Lin Chen said, "There should be some genuine friendships, right?"
Xu Guofeng nodded, "Of course, there are. But among large families, there are often a lot of interests mixed in."
"My father-in-law and Old Xu have a friendship, but there are also interests between our Xu Family and the Xu Family."
Lin Chen said with a headache, "It's really complicated."
Xu Guofeng chuckled, "It's complicated for others, but perhaps not so much for you."
"You don't need to worry so much. If you think the other person is worth befriending, then befriend them. If not, then don't."
"You have talent, so you can afford to be yourself."
Lin Chen asked, "Uncle Xu, will there be any more problems after Zhao Huaiyuan leaves?"
Xu Guofeng replied, "If I'm not mistaken, Zhao Huaiyuan will be here soon, even before tomorrow."
"He'll admit defeat and leave on his own."
At this moment, Lin Chen and the others saw a car approaching the villa.
Xu Guofeng said, "It should be Zhao Huaiyuan. Although he didn't come, he certainly knows what happened at the banquet."
"Ding Dong——"
The doorbell rang.
The housekeeper was tidying up the banquet hall. Lin Chen went to open the door, and standing outside was indeed Zhao Huaiyuan.
"What brings Deputy Director Zhao here?"
Lin Chen said in a low voice.
Zhao Huaiyuan said awkwardly, "Young Master Lin, the Zhao Family was in the wrong before. I'll send Tianyou abroad to make a living in the future."
"He definitely won't bother you and Mengyao again."
Xu Guofeng walked over, "Old Zhao, what a coincidence you came, we were just talking about you."
"What were they saying about me?"
Zhao Huaiyuan asked casually.
Lin Chen: "They were talking about how to get rid of the Zhao Family."
Zhao Huaiyuan's expression shifted slightly.
Xu Guofeng chuckled, "Old Zhao, Lin Chen is just joking. How could they get rid of you? At most, they'd just bring you down, hehe."
Zhao Huaiyuan: "..."
Bringing down and getting rid of someone weren't that different.
"Cough."
"You're flattering me, Brother Xu."
"There's no need to convene a board meeting. I'll resign myself. I'll also take some of my people with me."
Zhao Huaiyuan said.
Leaving this way himself would have a much smaller impact on the company. The aftermath left for the company would also be much less severe.
Xu Guofeng said, "Old Zhao, even if you leave, your shares are still there. How about I help you use your stock rights?"
"You can just sit back and collect dividends in the future."
The Zhao Family held thirteen percent of the shares. Adding this thirteen percent of voting rights, the Xu Family would control sixty-four percent of the voting rights.
This was almost two-thirds!
Zhao Huaiyuan frowned inwardly.
Lin Chen said, "Uncle Xu, I think we should cripple the Zhao Family. We should be able to do it."
"I have connections both domestically and internationally."
Zhao Huaiyuan's expression shifted slightly.
He didn't understand Lin Chen.
Based on the information he had, Old Xu and the others were very polite to Lin Chen. What kind of background did Lin Chen have?
"Lin Chen, Zhao and I were friends before. Let's see what he has to say first."
Xu Guofeng looked at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen: "He and Zhao Tianyou definitely aren't clean. Investigating them should yield results."
Zhao Huaiyuan's heart skipped a beat.
"Brother Xu, there's no need for us to resort to a scorched-earth policy, I agree."
Zhao Huaiyuan said dejectedly.
He had come to concede, but he hadn't expected to pay such a high price.
Once he left, he'd lose his voting rights.
He would have absolutely no influence in the group.
Xu Guofeng smiled slightly: "Old Zhao, this is a very wise choice. Lin Chen, since Old Zhao has made this choice, let's also make a concession."
"Alright then."
Lin Chen looked like he was doing the bare minimum.
Zhao Huaiyuan: "…"
He wanted to cough up blood.
The Zhao Family's losses weren't small.
Lin Chen said, "Assistant Zhao, spoiling a child is like killing him. Zhao Tianyou needs a good beating."
"Don't beat him too hard, just enough for a ten-day or half-month stay in the hospital."
"I'll go visit him in the hospital tomorrow."
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