Chapter 106: Using a Spare Tire

Shi Yuke sneered inwardly; so this was where she was waiting for her?

Bai Xue wanted to get a wolf with empty hands—marrying off a daughter-in-law without spending a single cent? Not a chance.

She knew what was going on, but didn't show it on her face, smiling like a flower: "Fine, the Sheng Family's difficulties are my difficulties. In the future, as A Kai's wife, I will naturally share his joys and sorrows. I will listen to you; whatever you say goes."

The smile on Bai Xue's face stiffened, but it was only for an instant, and she quickly returned to normal.

She merely made an excuse that she was tired and wanted to return to her room to rest, telling Shi Yuke to make herself at home.

What Bai Xue cared about wasn't the bride price, but that she didn't want Shi Yuke to enter the family at all. She had originally felt that Shi Yuke came from a humble background and wasn't worthy of her son, but Shi Yuke's performance this time had given Bai Xue a huge shock!

Her methods were too sophisticated; such methods were quite good when used against an enemy.

But next time, would the person being dealt with be herself?

Bai Xue had caused Shi Yuke to be unable to bear children; she did not believe that Shi Yuke would remain indifferent and live in peace with her in the future.

There was absolutely no such possibility. Don't look at her submissive attitude now, pretending like nothing happened; that was only because she hadn't yet gained a firm foothold in the Sheng Family.

As soon as the wedding was over and Shi Yuke became the legitimate Chairman's Wife of the Sheng Family, she, the Chairman's mother, would be squeezed out bit by bit...

Not giving a bride price was just a pretext.

She had wanted Shi Yuke to disagree or show displeasure so she could seize the opportunity to make a scene, preferably breaking the two of them up before outsiders even knew about it.

As a result, Shi Yuke hadn't shown any abnormality at all and had even happily agreed.

When these things were happening, Yingzi was still in Shi Yucheng's Hospital Ward, peeling an apple for him and telling jokes.

Shi Yucheng liked this quirky Special Nurse very much; he always felt she was very similar to his second daughter. They didn't look alike, but many of her small movements and habits were the same, so he told her many things about his second daughter's childhood.

The one telling the story did so with great relish, and the one listening was also very captivated.

"Bang!"

The door to the Hospital Ward was suddenly kicked open from the outside, giving the two of them a fright.

Jian Yining hurried in and said to Yingzi: "Come out for a moment, I have something to find you about."

In the hallway, Jian Yining said to Yingzi: "Go back to the company immediately; people from the Securities Regulatory Commission are waiting."

Yingzi: "What happened?"

Jian Yining: "I'll tell you on the way."

Yingzi: "Wait for me a moment."

After saying this, she returned to the Hospital Ward to say goodbye to Shi Yucheng, telling him there was an emergency at home and she would probably need to take a few days off, urging him to rest well and strive for a quick recovery before leaving the hospital.

Just as the two of them walked out of the hospital gate, two people wearing Securities Regulatory Commission uniforms came up to meet them and flashed their credentials at Yingzi: "Are you Ying Zi? Come with us."

"Who are you people? Why should she go with you?"

Jian Yining stepped forward and shielded Yingzi behind him.

The two men said to Jian Yining: "We are from the Securities Regulatory Commission. We need to ask Miss Ying Zi to come with us to the Securities Regulatory Commission to accept an investigation."

Jian Yining still objected: "If you're taking someone, take me too. The stocks were all handled by me; it has nothing to do with her."

The two men's expressions turned sour, and the tall one said: "Jian Xiansheng, please do not obstruct official business. We have no jurisdiction over your affairs; naturally, there are people who manage you who will come for you. We are only responsible for taking her back to accept an investigation. Please move aside."

The short one chimed in: "If you don't move aside, shall we call the police? We'll report you for obstructing official business."

Yingzi didn't want to blow things out of proportion, so she persuaded Jian Yining to go back, saying she would just go and explain things clearly, it would be fine.

The news that Yingzi had been taken away by the Securities Regulatory Commission at the hospital entrance appeared on the front page headline of the Jiangzhou Daily. Although the Jiangzhou Daily didn't say much, various rumors soon spawned many different versions.

Some said Tianma Company was non-compliant and the Chairman was being taken away by the Securities Regulatory Commission for investigation.

Others said Tianma would soon go bankrupt, and Ying Zi's trip to the Securities Regulatory Commission meant she was in for a rough time; disrupting market order and malicious competition would not only lead to heavy fines but also the revocation of the company's license.

Jiangzhou Chamber of Commerce.

Sheng Yukai sat in the President's seat, looking down at the people below whispering and chatting in groups of three or five, feeling comfortable.

This position was really nice. The Chamber of Commerce President had originally been the old man, but after the old man passed away, everyone, in order to curry favor with Sheng Yukai, elected him to be this President again!

The Chamber of Commerce President didn't have much real power, and he didn't care much about it either.

But Shi Yuke gave him an idea, telling him to use the name of the Chamber of Commerce President to call on everyone to jointly boycott Dingsheng and Tianma, and only then did he remember that he was the President and the Chamber of Commerce was actually quite useful.

Sheng Yukai submitted "evidence" to the Chamber of Commerce himself, and then he used the President's name to accept this "evidence."

Calling everyone together today was naturally to jointly boycott Dingsheng and Tianma.

"Ahem—"

Sheng Yukai cleared his throat and began his speech.

He first spoke at length, saying a bunch of high-sounding words, claiming that Dingsheng and his internal strife, which caused trouble for everyone, were all Sheng Hanyu's fault.

Sheng Hanyu had always been jealous of him, disregarding family ties to destroy the Sheng Family, and even going so far as to drag all the Jiangzhou merchants along as scapegoats...

Sheng Yukai's brain wasn't particularly good at doing business, but his brain was very good at plotting and scheming.

Especially when it came to sowing discord and creating something out of nothing; these were his strengths, and he could speak without even needing a draft.

A few days ago, the news released by Sheng Hanyu that those who took Dingsheng's orders could not cooperate with the Sheng Clan was also brought up again; many people had originally been dissatisfied with this condition.

Consequently, these dissatisfied people echoed Sheng Yukai one after another, all feeling that Sheng Hanyu was indeed too overbearing.

If there's money to be made, everyone should make it; why can't we cooperate with the Sheng Family if we take your orders?

They wanted to earn money from everyone.

"That's right, President Sheng is right. Sheng Hanyu is being too excessive; we firmly oppose this."

Once there was one person seconding the motion, the rest of the people also began to follow suit, and soon the crowd was filled with righteous indignation!

Seeing that everyone's emotions had been ignited by him, Sheng Yukai took the opportunity to say: "Since everyone is in agreement, then sign this initiative."

He had his Secretary distribute the "initiative," one for each person.

"What is this?"

Someone took two looks and hesitated.

"No, I can't sign." Very quickly, someone took the lead in opposing it.

"Right, we can't sign."

"I won't sign either."

"I can't sign either..."

It was just like before; people were as eager just a moment ago as they were decisive now!

Sheng Yukai had originally thought his plan had succeeded, but he hadn't expected it to be a joy in vain.

But he wouldn't give up; he glared and said, "You are all fence-sitters, two-faced things. Didn't you all just think Sheng Hanyu's way of doing things was overbearing and excessive? How is it that in the blink of an eye, you're ready to wear the same pair of pants as him again?"

These words were unpleasant to hear.

Even when the old Chairman was alive, he had never spoken to everyone like this.

Immediately, someone was displeased: "Kid, don't be too arrogant. Don't think that just because everyone elected you as president, you can be the master of everyone and do whatever you want."

"We don't care about you fighting with Dingsheng, but don't drag everyone along to play with you. It's true that Sheng Hanyu is overbearing, but at least he leaves some sweetness for others. What about you? You don't even want to leave a way for people to survive!"

The person speaking tore the "Initiative" to shreds with two quick swipes, then tossed it into the air.

The paper scraps drifted down like snowflakes, covering the floor, and he turned and left.

The content of the Initiative was very simple: Sheng Yukai would take the lead in having everyone sign to jointly boycott Dingsheng, refuse to cooperate with Dingsheng, and drive Dingsheng out of Jiangzhou!