Su Qian finished the remaining fried dough sticks, stretched lazily, walked over, and said, "I think we should just let this matter go. If Ruoxue is unwilling, forcing her to marry is like pushing her into a fiery pit."
"Ruoxue is, after all, a member of our Su family. Marrying her off to the Jiang family wasn't enough, and now you've found the Sun family, notorious even among cultivators. Do you really think we haven't caused enough trouble for her?"
Su He coldly retorted, "Hmph! It's easy for you to say. If Su Ruoxue doesn't marry into the Sun family, our Su family's capital chain will break. If we go into bankruptcy liquidation, we'll all be begging on the streets!"
"Can our father withstand such a blow at his age?"
Su Qian smiled and said, "The Jiang Group has already collapsed. The Du family has even invited us to carve up the Jiang family's assets. If you don't have the guts to do it yourself and only want to rely on others, making our Su family a parasite, then if you're incapable, give your position to our elder brother. He's far more capable than you!"
Su Qian showed no respect for Su He, speaking without reservation.
"You!"
Despite his anger at Su Qian's words, Su He dared not say anything.
Su Qian had followed an old Daoist priest since she was young and possessed peculiar skills. If a conflict truly arose, no one in the family could match Su Qian.
Therefore, even though Su Qian didn't manage any of the family's businesses and rarely stayed at home, her words carried significant weight within the Su family!
Often, even Su Xing couldn't control Su Qian.
Su Xing tried to mediate, saying, "Carving up the Jiang family's assets is something we will do later. Currently, the Su family's capital chain is broken. Forget carving up the Jiang family; without external help, the Su family will collapse overnight."
Su Xing then looked at Ye Ling and said, "My mind is made up on this matter. Since I can't control you, this Ye family brat, Ruoxue is still my Su family's descendant. She must obey me, and you, Ye family brat, cannot control her either."
"Guards, escort Ye Ling out. If he dares to stay here, call the police and let the authorities handle it."
Su Xing no longer discussed Su Youcheng's matter and directly ordered Ye Ling to leave.
He knew that China had specialized agencies for managing cultivators. If Ye Ling trespassed with force, the authorities would not ignore it.
A cultivator forcibly entering a civilian's residence was a serious crime!
Seeing Su Xing's stubbornness, Su Qian could do nothing but shrug at Ye Ling and smile, "Young Ye Ling, Auntie has spoken up for you, but our old man is just stubborn; no one can persuade him."
"You should take Ruoxue and leave. If you insist on staying here and attract the attention of the Dragon Department, getting arrested will be difficult for you."
Ye Ling also bowed to Su Qian, neither subservient nor arrogant, and said, "Thank you for your kind intentions, Auntie. But this is the Su family. Without the consent of the elders, even if I wanted to take Ruoxue away, Ruoxue herself would not agree."
"What? You think you're a toad trying to eat swan meat?"
Su He stared at Ye Ling and coldly shouted, "Su Ruoxue marrying into the Sun family is how our Su family will survive this difficult period. No matter how eloquently you speak, you cannot change this!"
"If you dare to elope with Su Ruoxue, I will immediately hire people from the circles to hunt you down!"
"As a cultivator, forcibly taking our Su family's precious daughter, even if my hired men kill you on the spot, the Dragon Department will not say a word!"
Su Ruoxue, unwilling for Ye Ling to confront the Su family, softly said, "Brother Ye Ling, I..."
"Ruoxue."
Ye Ling softly called out, interrupting what Su Ruoxue was about to say, "You are my woman. No one can take you away, and no one can control your destiny."
"I will protect you."
Su Ruoxue trembled violently, tears instantly welling up in her eyes!
"Hahaha! You want to make me laugh to death?" Su He burst into laughter upon hearing Ye Ling's words. "The Ye family is already gone, and you're just a poor kid. Even if you marry Su Ruoxue, you expect the dignified Su family's daughter to live on coarse food with you?"
"And no one can control her destiny? What era do you think this is? This is the twenty-first century! What's the point of having some cultivation? Money is king now!"
Hearing Su He's words, Su Xing also nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with his sentiment.
In his eyes, even cultivators, with their strength, couldn't achieve anything in this society.
It was fine for a cultivator to live alone, with enough for himself. But if he had a family, and the cultivator spent all his time cultivating, what about his wife and children?
Rather than letting Su Ruoxue suffer with Ye Ling, it was better to marry her into the Sun family. This would not only help the Su family recover but also ensure Su Ruoxue would at least not worry about food for the rest of her life, enjoying wealth and prosperity.
Seeing Su He and Su Xing's expressions, Ye Ling sighed slightly and transmitted a message to Tian Zhu, "Tian Zhu, order the bankruptcy liquidation of all industries under the Jiang City Su family, and then acquire them all under my name."
Tian Zhu immediately replied, "Understood, Your Majesty. I will attend to it immediately."
"How long will it take?"
"The Jiang City Su family has poor management, and their enterprises are already severely in deficit. Acquiring their assets is not difficult; it will take two minutes."
"Good."
After instructing Tian Zhu, Ye Ling no longer showed any pleasantries to Su Xing and Su He. With one hand, he drew a sofa towards him.
Ye Ling, in front of everyone, embraced Su Ruoxue and sat on the sofa.
Suddenly being held by Ye Ling, Su Ruoxue's face flushed crimson, her mind went blank, and she completely stopped thinking!
Su Xing and Su He, seeing Ye Ling's actions, instantly turned green!
"Ye Ling, are you truly going to oppose my Su family?"
Su Xing trembled with anger, never expecting a junior to dare to be so presumptuous in front of him.
However, Su Qian's eyes sparkled with admiration for Ye Ling.
Her master, whom she had sought since childhood, was a reclusive master with an ethereal demeanor, unburdened by trivialities.
Ye Ling's current demeanor reminded her somewhat of her master.
"You brought this upon yourself!"
Su He couldn't stand it any longer. He pulled out his phone, about to call the police, when he noticed a string of text messages popping up on his phone.
Then, the phone rang.
Not just Su He's phone, but all the landlines and mobile phones in the Su family villa began to ring at that moment.
The noisy ringing echoed throughout the entire Su family villa!
Everyone's eyes were filled with confusion as they picked up their phones.
When they heard the news from the other end of the line, they were completely stunned.
Everyone suddenly looked at Ye Ling, their eyes filled with disbelief, and their hearts churned with immense shock!
All the industries under the Su family... had been acquired by Ye Ling?
What in the world was going on?
Ye Ling yawned and said, "Now all the industries under the Su family belong to Ye. Even this villa is now under my name."
"The life and death of the Su family are all in my hands."
Ye Ling looked at the still-stunned Su Xing and Su He, narrowed his eyes, and smiled, "Now, do you still want to control Ruoxue?"
*Thump...*
As Ye Ling's words fell, Su He's legs went weak, and he directly knelt on the ground.
He looked at Ye Ling, his eyes filled with terror.
Silently acquiring all his family's assets, this Ye Ling...
What kind of monster was he?