After descending the mountain, the aloof female CEO became attached to me.

As Chu Tian left, Wang Guiqin stood there stunned, her face filled with shock.

He had failed; even five million couldn't bring Chu Tian away.

So, was he really not after the money, but simply to fulfill the marriage agreement? To repay a debt of gratitude?

No, it's not like that.

Wang Guiqin quickly shook her head. He must have thought that it was easy to add flowers to brocade but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow. He wanted to take advantage of the Tang family's crisis to share their hardships and gain their true trust.

After all, everyone in Guicheng knows that even if the Tang family has declined, as long as Tang Yurou and Tang Yufei, two stunning beauties, are around, the Tang family still has a promising future.

Beauty is always the most valuable asset.

……

As soon as Chu Tian went upstairs, he saw Tang Yurou coming out of her room.

Did my mom give you a hard time just now?

She heard arguing downstairs and went out to see what was going on.

"No."

"That's good."

Tang Yurou breathed a sigh of relief and asked with concern, "Ever since my father passed away unexpectedly, my mother has been bullied a lot in this family, so she has become a bit materialistic."

“But everything she does is for my own good. So if she makes things difficult for you in any way, please don’t take it to heart. Come back and tell me, and I will definitely not let you suffer any injustice.”

Hearing Tang Yurou's heartwarming words, Chu Tian felt a little surprised.

When this woman isn't being stubborn, she really does seem like a virtuous wife; she's quite nice.

"I understand. As long as your mother doesn't bother me, I won't provoke her."

Chu Tian smiled slightly, then thought of the Taotie portrait and suddenly changed the subject.

"By the way, do you know who hung that Taotie portrait on the living room wall?"

"My uncle bought it last month. Is there a problem?" Tang Yurou asked, a hint of doubt in her voice.

"Nothing, I just noticed it looked a bit expensive and was just asking," Chu Tian replied casually. He didn't have enough evidence yet and wasn't ready to expose them, lest he alert them.

"Oh!" Tang Yurou suddenly felt that Chu Tian was acting strangely, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it, so she didn't bother to ask any further questions.

"Let's go! Grandma's waiting for us to have breakfast!"

"okay!"

Chu Tian grinned and followed Tang Yurou downstairs.

However, what Tang Yurou didn't notice was that when Chu Tian passed through the living room again, a ray of light flashed from his fingertips and flowed into the Taotie portrait.

A layer of light, invisible to others, enveloped the surface of the portrait, instantly sealing away its eerie and malevolent aura.

……

Inside the Tang family's dining room.

The core members of the Tang family sat down in order.

Grandma Tang sat in the main seat, her face glowing, her complexion much better than yesterday.

"Grandma, this is wild ginseng that I personally bought for you from Doctor Sun last night. I even got up at three o'clock this morning and boiled it for a full five hours, just to replenish your qi and blood."

"Here, Grandma, try it and see how it tastes."

Tang Yufei handed a bowl of ginseng soup, which exuded a rich medicinal aroma, to Old Madam Tang, flattering her in every way.

She sensed yesterday that her grandmother's attitude towards her had cooled considerably, so she thought of doing something to please her grandmother in order to regain her grandmother's favor.

However, Old Madam Tang didn't even glance at Tang Yufei, but instead looked at Tang Yurou with a smile and said gently.

"Yu Rou, just tell Grandma what you want to eat. You need to eat a lot of nourishing foods during the preconception period."

"No matter what kind of supplement it is, even if it's a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, Grandma will buy it for you even if it means going bankrupt."

Feeling her grandmother's sudden kindness towards her, Tang Yurou felt a little awkward.

She forced a smile. "Grandma, I'm perfectly healthy and don't need any supplements. But if you really want to buy some, give them to Chu Tian! He's weak and needs some nourishment."

Chu Tian, ​​who was eating, suddenly spat out his food.

That woman has a really sharp tongue!

How dare you say I'm physically weak?

Have you forgotten how you knelt on the bed and begged me for mercy the night before last?

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Tang immediately looked at Chu Tian with concern, "Little Tian, ​​are you really weak? Should Grandma send someone to buy some ginseng and deer antler to help you recover?"

Chu Tian looked both amused and exasperated. "Grandma, have you forgotten who my master is?"

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Tang immediately slapped her thigh.

How could I forget about this? Xiao Tian's master is an old immortal from Kunlun Mountain, an expert in medicine and pharmacology. How could he not be able to take good care of Xiao Tian's health!

"It's the wet nurse who's confused, it's the grandmother who's confused."

Old Madam Tang smiled wryly, "But Xiao Tian! You've had a hard time these past few days. I'll be fine once I hold my great-grandson."

It's clear that the old lady's biggest wish is to hold her great-grandchild.

"Grandma, I do it willingly, it's not hard work at all."

Chu Tian chuckled and gave Tang Yurou a playful look.

Tang Yurou remained expressionless and gave Chu Tian a disdainful look.

Seeing this, Chu Tian rubbed his temples, secretly feeling that this woman was really hard to train. His dirty jokes had no effect on her at all, and she even made sarcastic remarks to him from time to time.

In short, she won't suffer any loss in a verbal battle.

It seems we'll have to find another way to train them properly.

"But Xiaotian, holding a great-grandchild is hard work, so in order to speed things up for you two, Grandma will start working at the head office from now on, as the chairman of the board."

"As for Yu Rou, she'll be transferred to be your secretary."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.

How did an outsider who had just arrived at the Tang family suddenly become the chairman of the Tang family's headquarters?

Tang Yurou was also shocked. Grandma actually wanted me to be Chu Tian's secretary?

Even if she likes Chu Tian, ​​it doesn't have to be like this!

However, she didn't express her opinion, but instead wanted to see what Chu Tian would do next.

However, Tang Yufei was not happy about it and slammed her hand on the table.

“Grandma, even though Chu Tian is Yu Rou’s husband now, he is still an outsider. How can we hand over the Tang family’s business to an outsider?”

The chairman of the Tang family's parent company is essentially the person in charge of the Tang family, a position she has been striving for.

"Yes! Mom, even if you want to step down, you should give it to someone from our Tang family!"

"To put it bluntly, Chu Tian is just a live-in son-in-law of our Tang family. He has not accomplished anything and is a good-for-nothing. Giving him a bite to eat is already a blessing he has burned for eight lifetimes."

Tang Zhenchuan also stepped forward and said with great excitement.

Tang Yurou said with dissatisfaction, "Uncle, what do you mean? Are you looking down on Chu Tian?"

"That's right, I look down on him."

Tang Zhenchuan smiled coldly, then suddenly looked at Chu Tian and asked, "Kid, what's your educational background?"

"I have no academic qualifications."

Chu Tian shrugged. "But since I came up the mountain, I've read tens of thousands of books and become fluent in hundreds of languages."

"I also have some understanding of business. I have guided some people to start several Fortune 500 companies."

Chu Tian's tone was very calm, as if he were talking about something insignificant.

However, to Tang Zhenchuan and his daughter, it sounded like a huge joke.

Tang Zhenchuan burst into laughter, "Ten thousand books, a hundred languages? The book is titled 'Ten Thousand Books,' and the countries are called 'A Hundred Countries,' right?"

Tang Yufei scoffed, "How ridiculously ignorant! Every member of the Tang family here is a graduate of a prestigious university."

"There are even people who have obtained a doctoral degree from Harbin University, but they dare not say that they have read tens of thousands of books or are fluent in hundreds of languages."

"As for you, I'm afraid you've never even stepped foot in elementary school! Someone like you doesn't deserve to be the chairman of the board. If the company were handed over to you, it would go bankrupt in a day."

Chu Tian shook his head helplessly, too lazy to explain.

To a frog in a well, no amount of talking will be of any use.

Tang Yurou also felt that Chu Tian was bragging and was somewhat dissatisfied, but she still glared at Tang Yufei.

"Tang Yufei, Chu Tian is my husband. It's none of your business to judge him."

"Moreover, I have developed my branch company quite well over the years, and I believe I am capable of assisting Chu Tian. Therefore, I believe Chu Tian can manage the company in an orderly manner."

Feeling Tang Yurou's protectiveness, Chu Tian suddenly smiled.

This woman is great in every way except for her occasional stubbornness.

If she were a little more accommodating, that would be even better.

"The branch office is doing well?"

Tang Yufei scoffed, "I don't think so!"

"What do you mean?"

Tang Yurou suddenly felt something was wrong, but before she could ask, the phone rang.

As soon as I answered the phone, a hurried voice came from the other end.

"President Tang, something bad has happened. The Five Lakes Gang has suddenly terminated its cooperation with our company, and the 30 million yuan final payment we just transferred has been withheld by the Five Lakes Gang."

"The company's cash flow has dried up and it will soon go bankrupt."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Yurou felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

The company's business has always been doing well, and it has also gotten along very well with the Wuhu Gang.

Why did they suddenly break the contract?

Suddenly, Tang Yurou seemed to remember something and looked at Tang Yufei, who was all smiles.

"Is it your fault?"

Tang Yufei fiddled with her manicure, a smug look on her face. "Good little sister, if you kneel down and beg me now, I might even ask Young Master Lin to have mercy and help your company get through this crisis!"

Tang Yurou's face turned ashen. Even if she died, she would never beg Tang Yufei.

But it was already quite clear at this point that Tang Yufei had conspired with Lin Zitian, the eldest son of the Lin family, to pull this stunt.

She did this to cut off her source of income, preventing her from helping Chu Tian and thus winning the bet.

"Grandma, I've made up my mind. I want to work at Yu Rou's company."

"If they dare to break their contract with my wife, I'll make them return the money with interest..."

Chu Tian suddenly stood up and grinned at Tang Yurou.

The Tang family members were all stunned.

Instead of becoming the chairman of the head office, he went to work at Tang Yurou's branch office.

What's going on? Have you lost your mind?

Tang Yurou was also a little confused. Could it be that Chu Tian was really trying to help her?

"Who do you think you are? Do you even know what kind of organization the Five Lakes Gang is? You think you can just go and ask for money?"

Tang Yufei looked disdainful, but her eyes were filled with joy.

The Five Lakes Gang is the largest gang in Guicheng. Not to mention the Tang family, even those top-tier families dare not cross them.

Chu Tian going to ask for the money is nothing short of courting death.

That's perfect. We can use the Five Lakes Gang to get rid of Chu Tian once and for all.

"Alright, since you've made up your mind, Xiaotian, then we'll do as you say."

"Young man, it's good to try your hand at something first."

Compared to the pessimism of the Tang family, Old Madam Tang was completely at ease and did not feel anything was wrong.

After all, she knew that Chu Tian was the disciple of the old immortal of Kunlun Mountain, and his skills were certainly not lacking.