Chapter 214: Chapter 201: Uncle, I Will Definitely Be Filial to Mom and Dad (1)
"I’m here."
Yin Shixiu gently patted her back and held her tight.
"Uncle... I will definitely, definitely be filial to Dad, Mom... Mom... trust me..."
Yin Shixiu was momentarily stunned, then let out a breath, turned his head and kissed her ear, sighing, "You really scared me."
"Hehe... hehe..."
Su Xiaomeng was still teary-eyed but started laughing quietly, unable to contain the joy in her heart.
However, that wasn’t all. By noon the next day, when the whole family had gathered, Yin Shaohui casually announced that Su Xiaomeng and the two children had already been added to the family genealogy.
Su Xiaomeng was so shocked that she was speechless.
There was a brief moment of complete silence at the dining table, and no one spoke.
The expressions varied—some were happy, some worried, some indifferent, while some were secretly resentful.
Yin Shaohui and Zhou Mengqin clearly intended to just mention it in passing, without any additional comment, as if it were a matter of course, beyond doubt.
This left those with many questions and dissatisfaction unable to voice them.
After lunch, Yin Shiqing’s family was the first to leave Yin Mansion.
In the afternoon, Shan Munan needed to attend a literature seminar, so Yin Shihua went along with him.
Seated around the coffee table at this moment were the two elders, the couple of Yin Shilan and Yin Shixiu, along with Xiao Meng.
Yin Shilan was also busy but had deliberately delayed her departure. It was apparent to Yin Shixiu, and equally clear to Yin Shaohui and Zhou Mengqin.
"Hong Guang also wants to do something practical; he never expected things would get to this extent of loss."
Yin Shilan said this to Zhou Mengqin, clearly hoping she would persuade Yin Shixiu to help her husband.
Yin Shixiu listened, while Su Xiaomeng nudged him and quietly asked, "What does this mean?"
Yin Shixiu explained to Su Xiaomeng simply, "They want us to subsidize."
Su Xiaomeng blinked at the dignified, elegantly dressed couple in front of her. Though this second brother-in-law had failed in business, it shouldn’t be to the point where recovery was impossible, right?
At least Yin Shixiu had told her that Yu Hongguang was also a shareholder in Yin Group, ensuring him a seven-figure dividend at year’s end, even if he did nothing.
Seeing Su Xiaomeng’s eyes rolling around, Yin Shixiu couldn’t help but find it amusing. He whispered with a chuckle, "What do you think? Do we help or not? It’s up to you."
Su Xiaomeng almost instinctively shook her head, then earnestly replied, "We don’t have money either."
Her words were so thoughtless that they came out unexpectedly loud, immediately drawing the attention of the elderly and Yin Shilan’s couple.
Yin Shilan’s face turned green at Su Xiaomeng’s words.
Su Xiaomeng was speechless, quickly covering her mouth, but it was too late...
Meeting Mrs. Yin’s gaze, Su Xiaomeng’s heart "thunked" to the floor!
"I, I mean..."
Just as Su Xiaomeng was about to come up with an excuse, Yin Shilan angrily spoke first, "I’m talking to my parents and brother. How does it concern you?"
Yin Shilan loomed with authority, assuming Su Xiaomeng wouldn’t dare to retort...
Unexpectedly, after choking a bit, Su Xiaomeng mumbled, "I’m not meddling in your affairs; I was just talking to myself..."
Yin Shilan, though a few years older than Su’s mother, looked at least twenty years older by contrast.
"What do you mean by saying you have no money? Yin Shixiu is the top decision-maker in Yin Group, and you tell me you have no money?"
Su Xiaomeng glanced at the still smirking Yin Shixiu on the side, and she felt like strangling him!
"Second sister, here’s the thing."
Yin Shixiu slowly spoke, "Xiao Meng is still in school, and although the tuition isn’t expensive, I only give her twenty thousand a month for personal expenses. Xiao Meng is not wasteful and doesn’t like luxury items. The most expensive thing on her might be this impulsively bought ring."
"Ever since I started giving her the allowance, she opened a joint account with me for the household money, where I deposit twenty thousand every month, and she saves half of it. Up to today... Xiao Meng, how much do we have in our account?"
"About a hundred thousand."
Su Xiaomeng answered honestly.
Yin Shixiu shrugged, "Second sister, my wife never even thinks about my money. She doesn’t even try to guess my income. To her, if there’s money in that joint account, then there’s money, if there isn’t, then there’s not. So don’t argue with her."
No matter how Su Xiaomeng listened to this, she felt there was some deeper meaning she couldn’t grasp.
Sure enough, Yin Shilan looked at her as if she was an idiot!
Su Xiaomeng felt pierced by her gaze! She really wanted to cuss.
"Fourth brother, don’t beat around the bush with your sister. Hong Guang’s project in Guangzhou is really troublesome; otherwise, I wouldn’t persistently be negotiating with you."
"Alright, then second sister and second brother-in-law shouldn’t beat around the bush with our parents either. As you know, the top decision-maker of Yin Group is me, not our parents."
"How much do you need me to take on? Or... should I take over this entire mess for my second brother-in-law?"
Yin Shixiu suddenly changed his tone and was so direct that it made Yin Shilan and Yu Hongguang hesitant...
Seeing their hesitation, Yin Shixiu chuckled lightly, "Alright, I’ll take over this entire mess for my second brother-in-law."
Yu Hongguang quickly looked up, somewhat incredulous.
"But I have conditions."
"Second brother-in-law should still have ten percent of the group’s shares, which came from our acquisition of Yu Technology. I don’t need much, just taking two percent from that will do."
"Shixiu, you’ve already devoured the entire Yu Technology! And now you’re still not satisfied?"
Yu Hongguang erupted on the spot!
Yin Shixiu remained calm, "Dad and Mom are both here. Back then, Yu Technology was already pushed to the brink by the way your family managed it. It was only out of respect for Dad, Mom, and my second sister that I swallowed this rotten chunk."
"Would you really be so generous? If Yu Technology had no value, would you swallow it for these favors?"
"Look at what you’re saying, brother-in-law. Of course, it’s because there was at least a bit of value left that I was willing to take it over. Otherwise... do you really take me for a scrap collector?"
Yu Hongguang was at a loss for words and his face turned red instantly.
"After I acquired Yu Technology, I’ve been more than generous to the Yu family. But over these years, how much profit has the old Yu Technology personnel brought to the Yin Group? You know it well, second brother-in-law."
Yin Shixiu’s expression darkened, "Second sister keeps saying I took your power, but if I hadn’t, what would have happened? The Yu family’s people were evading tax, manipulating various management departments for profit, reporting false profits for secured projects, and doubling losses on failed ones, using the accumulated funds to set up private deals outside..."
"Shi... Shixiu! Don’t talk nonsense in front of Dad and Mom!"
Yu Hongguang became anxious, slammed the table, and stood up.
His action startled Su Xiaomeng. What’s happening?
Yin Shixiu remained unhurried, "Not to mention the past, just last year’s dividend profit was twelve million. This project of yours, even if it failed miserably, would have lost only five or six million, and it hasn’t reached that severity yet."
"Yin Shixiu, if you’re not willing to take over this mess, I can handle it myself. I don’t need your sarcastic comments!"
Su Xiaomeng thought, can Yin Shixiu’s words really be considered sarcastic? Then what about the second brother-in-law’s boorish tone?
"If you can handle it yourself, that’s for the best. After all, the second brother-in-law isn’t completely incapable."
Yin Shilan knew well her husband’s abilities; going against the fourth brother was no match.
"Fourth Brother, making unfounded allegations isn’t appropriate."
Yin Shilan took a deep breath and spoke calmly.
"Second sister, do I really have to make it so clear in front of Mom and Dad?"
Yin Shilan’s heart wavered slightly, inadvertently meeting her parents’ gaze... she quickly said, "Mom, Dad, what Fourth Brother just said, I’ll definitely discuss it clearly with Hongguang when I get home. You know I’m usually very busy..."
Yin Shaohui glanced at his daughter, then at Yu Hongguang, and said with heartfelt sincerity, "We’re all family. If family members stab each other in the back, don’t blame this old man for stepping in and cutting off ties."
"Mom, Dad, how dare I!"
Yu Hongguang was making excuses, and Yin Shixiu didn’t say another word. He knew his second sister was an extraordinarily smart woman.
In the end, in his second sister’s mind, the Yin family’s control would ultimately either fall to Yin Shiqing or to him, the fourth child, never to her.
And yet, the second sister loved to be in control.
If she couldn’t be in charge of the Yin family, there was still some hope for the Yu family, given the second brother-in-law’s nature. Without the second sister, he was nothing.
Yu Hongguang’s little maneuvers in the Yin Group, could she really not know?
He could only smile at the thought.
"Second sister, since you’ve brought this project home, I’ve offered a solution. I can take over, but second brother-in-law needs to give me two percentage points."
"This isn’t even that big of a mess! And you devalue it so much! I can solve it myself!"
Yu Hongguang said angrily!
Yin Shilan also felt a knot in her chest. Since her husband had already spoken, she couldn’t let him lose face.
"Mom, Dad, Fourth Brother, since Hongguang has said so... then we won’t trouble you."
Yin Shixiu shrugged, "I told you, second brother-in-law isn’t someone without skills. How could a small project of a few million possibly trip him up?"
Yu Hongguang was floored by Yin Shixiu’s backhanded compliment, feeling irritated and angry.
Seeing this, Yin Shilan took Yu Hongguang and bid farewell to her parents before leaving the Yin Mansion.
Once the two families left, the living room suddenly became much quieter, fortunately, Ah Su and the maids brought over the two children who had woken up.
The two elders each held one child.
Yin Shaohui, seeing Huang Huang desperately climbing him expressionlessly, was delighted, "Could it be that Huang Huang can already crawl?"
Su Xiaomeng nodded, "Yes, he can crawl."