"Dad! Hurry up and have the finance and cashier contact the tax office! Just tell them the company forgot to pay the taxes! We need to settle it by next week! After that, we'll use the remaining money to temporarily keep the Xu Group afloat. Then, next Friday, we'll start selling off all the small and medium-sized enterprises we've been investing in to turn them into cash and save the main company! We still have a chance! Yun Yan has given us this opportunity!" Xu Yao Wei was extremely excited.
"Got it! I'll get in touch right away!" Xu Da Qiang left the living room happily, heading upstairs to make a call.
Xu Yao Tian looked at Xu Yao Wei and asked, "Big Brother! Let's go pick up our sister from the merchant later!"
Hearing this, the second brother, Xu Yao Yang, rolled his eyes. "Can you two stop with the mushy stuff? This isn't about your personal feelings right now; we need to prioritize the Xu Group and the relationship between our sister and Shang Yun Yan! We've repeatedly opposed selling our sister for the sake of fame and fortune! But this time, I'm a hundred percent on board! It's obvious that my sister likes Shang Yun Yan; anyone can see that! And Shang Yun Yan is totally into her too! They're a match made in heaven! You guys should just wait a bit longer!"
"Second brother! What do you mean by that? What's going on with you and the third brother?" Xiao Wei was stunned by Xu Yao Yang's words. Her eldest and youngest sons had never had partners, but it seemed like they both had feelings for someone now. And what's more, there seemed to be some connection with Shang Yun Yan?
"Nothing, Mom. Don't listen to the second brother rambling on!"
"I'm not rambling!"
"You're still talking!" Xu Yao Wei glared at Xu Yao Yang, who didn't seem intimidated and just raised an eyebrow, provoking him.
"Second brother! Shut up!" Xu Yao Tian interjected!
"Oh…"
In the Xu family, the only one who could keep Xu Yao Yang in check was his younger brother. Xu Yao Tian had chased him around, hitting him since they were kids!
Xiao Wei shook her head as she watched her three children. They had grown up, and she couldn't control them anymore, nor did she want to. She figured she should focus on her husband instead!
When Xu Yi Ru returned from the merchant, she was instantly surrounded by Xu Yao Wei and Xu Yao Tian!
"Big Brother! Third Brother! What's up with you two?"
"Young sister! When we just left, did you see that Wan Tong?"
"And the housekeeper, Yu Rou?"
"I saw them! Third Brother! Sister Wan Tong is amazing! She has the best business mind of anyone I've ever seen! Wait, scratch that! She might not be as good as Yun Yan; otherwise, why would she be working for him? But the Shang Jian Cheng and Shang Yan Che I met today are incredible too! Their thinking skills, logical sequencing, and market analysis abilities are beyond what any of my overseas mentors can do! I see with Yun Yan having these people as support, the Shang family will surely thrive! Oh my goodness! I want to learn from them!"
"Save the bragging for later! Little sister, is Wan Tong married? Did you ask her? How old is she?"
"Third Brother! How can I ask about someone's private life! That's a bit too much!"
"Well…"
"But next time I can ask her when we chat!"
"You're the best, sis!"
"Hey! What about Yu Rou? What's her deal?"
"Big Brother! I didn't see Yu Rou! Yun Yan said today is the weekend, so he let the housekeeper and others take a day off to have fun, and he told us not to ask around!"
"!! The housekeeper and maids get time off too?"
"The young master of the Shang family is spoiled, willing to let the maids have a day off! When you have money, you can be spoiled too!" Xu Yao Tian said casually!
"Third Brother!!!"
"What about Dad?"
"Don't worry, I've already contacted the tax office! We'll handle the tax payment directly on Monday. Even if the second uncle tries to threaten Father, he won't be able to! And now we've got a bit of capital to turn things around! We just need to wait for the auction next Friday! I have confidence in the Xu family! We will definitely rise again!" Xu Yao Wei said.
"With Yun Yan's help, we'll be fine!" Xu Yi Ru smiled.
"Wow! Look at you, all happy! Little sister, you're not falling for him, are you?"
"Big Brother! What are you saying?! What are you talking about?!" Xu Yi Ru exclaimed!
On Monday morning, both the Xu family and the Shang family were bustling with activity. It was the first day at work for the three young heirs from the Shang family: Shang Zhen Dong, Shang Dong Liang, and Shang Luo Shi were all extremely nervous, closely following their respective secretaries, learning the ropes carefully!
Meanwhile, the Xu family was busy tackling their tax issues.
The moment the Xu family completed their tax payment, a prompt suddenly rang out: "Ding! Host has completed the time-limited task and received one Wish Key function! Please select how to use it!"
"Wait! I received a call from an unknown number! This number seems strange!"
Shang Yun Yan thought it was a spam call but decided to answer anyway.
"Hello, is this Mr. Shang Yun Yan?" A sweet voice responded from the other side.
"Yes, that's me! Who are you?"
"I'm from the Maritime Bureau! We just received news that you've purchased a huge luxury cruise ship that will soon enter the waters of Shenhua! You need to complete some formalities to allow it to accompany you!"
"Oh my gosh! My ship, the Heavenly God, has arrived!"