Actually, while the three Li Hai brothers were always prominent outside, they had been suppressed internally due to a lack of unity within the family.
And now, a family banquet of the Li Family, because of Ye Qiu's attitude, forced the Patriarch and the elders of the Li Family to reassess the weight of the three Li Hai brothers.
Originally, a few days ago, during the stock market crash, Li Dongsheng wanted to reprimand the three Li Hai brothers, but at this moment, he changed his mind.
"Li Hai, Li Cheng, Li Ren." Li Dongsheng called out to the three Li Hai brothers, clearly having something to say.
"Patriarch."
"Patriarch."
"Patriarch."
The three Li Hai brothers promptly responded, looking at Li Dongsheng, seeming to know what he was about to say.
Li Dongsheng looked at the three brothers with a serious expression.
"Did the company you managed encounter a stock market crash the other day? This has caused significant losses to our enterprise, are you aware of that?"
The three Li Hai brothers lowered their heads. Although it was Ronghua causing trouble behind the scenes, as managers, they bore the responsibility of managerial negligence.
"Patriarch, we are sorry, it was our management failure."
The three Li Hai brothers apologized.
At this moment, a half-brother of the Li Hai brothers seized the opportunity and quickly spoke to Li Dongsheng.
"Patriarch, Li Hai and the others almost ruined the company this time! You mustn't let them off easily! It's best to expel them from the Li Family to eliminate future troubles!"
"Shut up! This is not your place to speak!" Li Dongsheng suddenly reprimanded.
"Father, you were not going to..." This half-brother thought Li Dongsheng was going to punish Li Hai and the others, but he misunderstood the situation.
"Call me Patriarch!!" Li Dongsheng glared, for he did not allow these sons to call him father in formal occasions.
"Yes, Patriarch." The half-brother, chastised, became quiet and dared not speak again.
Li Dongsheng looked at Li Hai and the others again, and said slowly.
"You three, although previously the companies you managed suffered a stock market crash, causing considerable losses to our Li Family, I will not punish you this time."
Upon hearing this, the three Li Hai brothers looked at each other, wondering if the Patriarch had changed his ways?
According to Li Dongsheng's past practices, the three Li Hai brothers would definitely receive severe punishment.
Soon, the three Li Hai brothers realized that Li Dongsheng's unusual decision not to punish them this time was surely because of Ye Qiu's attitude towards the Li Hai brothers.
Sure enough, Li Dongsheng continued.
"I'm not punishing you entirely because of Mr. Ye's consideration. Your luck in associating with Mr. Ye has brought unlimited possibilities to our Li Family, which offsets your mistakes."
The three Li Hai brothers looked at Ye Qiu, feeling even more grateful.
Meanwhile, Ye Qiu was quietly eating without speaking.
Some people have a significant presence even when they don't speak, just by sitting there, and Ye Qiu was such a person.
Li Dongsheng continued.
"This time, not only will I not punish you, but I will also entrust another area of business to you. You must manage it well and maintain a good relationship with Mr. Ye, understand?"
The three Li Hai brothers were overjoyed and quickly expressed their gratitude.
As a result, they felt even more grateful to Ye Qiu, deciding to not only manage their business well in the future but also to support Ye Qiu closely, maintaining a strong connection.
And Ye Qiu continued to quietly eat without showing any reaction.
...…
On the other side, at the Huo Family.
Huo Sheng was sitting in the hall talking with a middle-aged man.
It's unclear what Huo Sheng said to the middle-aged man, but the middle-aged man suddenly slammed the tea table, saying angrily.
"What?! Someone broke into our home and ransacked it while I wasn't there?! Why didn't you stop him?"
Huo Sheng said with embarrassment, "Father, it's not that I didn't want to stop him, but..." Remembering Ye Qiu's prowess that day, although Huo Sheng was unwilling, he had to confess.
"I'm no match for that person."
The middle-aged man speaking with Huo Sheng was, in fact, the Patriarch of the Huo Family, Huo Feng.
Huo Feng knew his son's pride well, and if he admitted defeat, it meant he truly couldn't win against the opponent.
"Sheng, you are Chen Xing's prized student, and even you couldn't beat this person?" Huo Feng couldn't help but frown, "Is this person so formidable?!"
Huo Feng couldn't help but wonder what kind of a person this could be, as his son, who he had managed to get under Chen Xing's tutelage with great effort, actually lost to an unknown individual. This was hard for Huo Feng to accept.
But Huo Feng was also a person who had seen much of the world and understood that there's always someone better out there, so he quickly stopped fretting about it, especially since nothing was lost from the house.
"Father, that person came to our home mainly to ask about the Blood Cross. Do you know anything about it?" Huo Sheng recalled Ye Qiu questioning him.
"Blood Cross? I've never heard of it." Huo Feng shook his head straightforwardly.
"Could this kid have gone to the wrong place?" Huo Feng speculated.
"Very likely." Huo Sheng nodded as well, figuring that since even the Patriarch didn't know, the guy must have gone to the wrong place.
"How unlucky! To encounter someone who got the wrong address and barged into our home!" Huo Feng concluded this matter.
Then, putting this topic aside, Huo Feng recalled something else and asked Huo Sheng.
"By the way, I haven't seen Hodou since I returned these past two days, where is that kid?"
Huo Feng's mention also reminded Huo Sheng of Hodou.
However, although Huo Sheng and Hodou were brothers, their relationship wasn't very harmonious. Like many siblings in affluent families, there was a deep rift due to interests.
Therefore, Huo Sheng hardly ever contacted Hodou.
Hodou himself was also idly running about outside and rarely came home.
And Huo Feng was often out for business meetings, seldom at home.
This led to Hodou's lengthy disappearance going unnoticed by the Huo family.
Now, when Huo Feng asked, it became apparent that Hodou seemed to have been missing for a long time.
"Call Hodou immediately!" Huo Feng commanded Huo Sheng with a frown.
Huo Sheng then called Hodou, but couldn't get through, and tried calling twice more, but still couldn't connect, repeatedly attempting, it still remained unreachable.
Huo Feng became anxious.
Huo Sheng was also puzzled, as even though he didn't frequently contact Hodou, Hodou's number was never unreachable before.
What's going on here?!
While Huo Feng and his son were full of doubts.
Huo Sheng's phone rang, and seeing it was an unfamiliar number.
Huo Sheng answered, and after listening for a moment, his face changed dramatically.
Huo Feng quickly asked, "What is it, Sheng?"
Huo Sheng, looking dumbfounded, said, "Father, Hodou... he's... dead!"
"What?!!!"
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