Chapter 464 - Chu Xiaoyao
Chapter 464 of "Super Soldier in the City" begins with intriguing events: Chapter 464: Chapter 472 Chu XiaoyaoLi Yifeiâs heartfelt words caused Chu Xiaoyao much distress, and... Donât miss it!
Chapter 464: Chapter 472 Chu XiaoyaoLi Yifeiâs heartfelt words caused Chu Xiaoyao much distress, and as he lifted his hand to caress her face, he softly said, "Xiaoyao, donât worry, your uncle will never leave you."
"I believe you." Chu Xiaoyao smiled faintly, pulled down Li Yifeiâs hand, and placed it on her chest, whispering, "Uncle, Iâm sleepy. Just touch me here; I like it. When I fall asleep, then you can be with Sister Yiyi like that."
Su Yiyiâs face blushed, but she was more worried about Chu Xiaoyao. However, after she and Li Yifei watched over Chu Xiaoyao for a while, Xiaoyao actually fell asleep. Despite not appearing too grief-stricken that day, in reality, she was only pretending, and such pretense was exhausting. Thus, as soon as she relaxed, her weariness overwhelmed her, and she fell into a deep sleep.
"Xiaoyao really is a pitiful child. Who knows when sheâll be able to move on from this sadness," Su Yiyi sighed softly.
Li Yifei, stroking Su Yiyiâs cheek, said, "It may take a very long time, sigh..." He had been through similar loss and, being a man, it had still taken him some time to recover. Chu Xiaoyao, just a girl, naturally had a lesser capacity to endure. To truly overcome the period of mourning for lost loved ones would require even more love and care. Further, she was very sensitive during this time, simultaneously longing for attention and fearing othersâ pity. Even a single word could wound her fragile nerves, making it a particularly difficult time to provide care.
Su Yiyi, leaning gently against Li Yifeiâs chest, said, "As long as we treat her well, I believe Xiaoyao will recover soon. The love of a man can be the best medicine for her wounds."
In the morning, Su Yiyi went back to school, and Little Yue, the young girl, came over bright and early. After the College Entrance Exam, these kids were like birds freed from their cage, eager to go out and have fun every day.
However, soon after Little Yueâs arrival, Chu Xiaoyaoâs phone started ringing. It was her uncle, Chu Wenqiang, calling, asking her to visit her fatherâs company. Chu Xiaoyao didnât want to go, but Li Yifei still signaled her to agree.
After hanging up, Chu Xiaoyao pouted and said, "I donât want to go. My uncle and the others used to treat me well, but this time, they seem too greedy for the inheritance. It makes me uncomfortable."
Li Yifei seriously told Chu Xiaoyao, "Xiaoyao, thatâs human nature. After all, everyone has to look out for themselves. They havenât done anything excessive, and itâs fairly understandable. The important thing is that they donât try to take over the company and assets your father left behind."
Chu Xiaoyao shook her head and said, "But I doubt theyâll restrain themselves."
Li Yifei smiled faintly and said, "Itâs actually quite simple to resolve this. If you want to keep the company and arenât afraid of falling out with relatives, then we can hire two professional accountants and a career manager to take care of it. You wonât have to worry too much. But if you donât want to hurt family relations over the company, then it might be better to just give it to them. I can take care of you without a problem."
Chu Xiaoyao hesitated before saying, "I donât know what to do. However, my mom intentionally left this to me, surely because she was worried about my future livelihood. If I give the company to them, then my momâs efforts would be wasted."
"Thereâs another option: sell the company to them at a discount. It allows them to benefit while you can have peace. After all, theyâre still relatives, and you have grandma and your other grandmother, so youâll have to keep in touch in the future."
Chu Xiaoyaoâs eyes brightened and she said, "That might work, but Iâm afraid they wouldnât want to buy."
"They will. After all, your fatherâs company makes money. If they continue running it, they will surely keep making profits. If they take over, theyâll definitely manage it well. But if they keep running it like they are now, Iâm afraid it wonât be long before they run it into the ground."
"Alright! Iâll listen to uncle," Chu Xiaoyao agreed with Li Yifeiâs opinion.
Having made up her mind, Li Yifei, accompanied by Chu Xiaoyao and Little Yue, headed to Chu Xiaoyaoâs fatherâs company. It was a trading company with fixed assets of over one million yuan, and some accounts receivable amounting to about one or two hundred thousand yuan. The company didnât have much in the way of liquid funds, only about two hundred thousand yuan.
Chu Xiaoyaoâs uncle had asked her to come because he had not been involved in the companyâs management previously, which had been run by Chu Xiaoyaoâs other uncle. Without Chu Xiaoyao, she carried no weight in the company.
Once in the office, Chu Xiaoyao got straight to the point with her uncle and her other uncle, "Uncle, big uncle, I have an idea. Iâm thinking of selling the company to you both, and I donât want to be involved anymore."
Both Chu Xiaoyaoâs uncle and her other uncle were taken aback. They had been relatives through marriage, and because of Chu Xiaoyaoâs parents, they had considered each other family. But once Chu Xiaoyaoâs parents passed away, this sense of family quickly faded. Now, both men were eyeing a share of the company. When Chu Xiaoyao had initially suggested that they manage it together, they had already begun plotting against each other behind the scenes.
Now that Chu Xiaoyao was suggesting selling the company, it meant whoever could buy it would own it outright. It was like a goose that laid golden eggs, and both men coveted sole ownership.
"Xiaoyao, how could you sell it? This was your fatherâs lifeâs work."
"Yes, you need to think this through carefully," they advised her, almost in unison this time. There was a reason for this: neither had the financial strength to buy the company alone, and relatives on both sides of Chu Xiaoyaoâs family included no particularly successful individuals. Chu Xiaoyaoâs uncle and other uncle could scrape together a few hundred thousand yuan at most but buying the company outright was unlikely.
Moreover, Chu Xiaoyao was still young. If they purchased the company and paid too much, theyâd be resentful; if they paid too little and gained a bargain, they could be scorned by other relatives. At the very least, they had not yet become so heartlessly greedy as to ignore family ties.