“Ah Ye has always been excellent.”
The anger in Song Ye’s chest was completely dispelled by this one compliment.
His Guo Guo was really the best.
“Don’t be fooled by Song Xuan and Song Rui working in government offices. In reality, their ranks aren’t high and can be replaced at any time. The Song family owns two courtyard residences. The two elders live in one by themselves, and the other is where Song Shengrong’s family lives.”
“As for the other courtyards and shops, they never really belonged to them. Later, because of certain events, they had to return them to the original owners. The Zhou family didn’t come out well either. The people whose homes were raided by them, almost none of them didn’t hold a grudge. To secure decent positions for those two younger ones, the Song family practically emptied out their family fortune.”
What Song Ye said helped Tang Guo understand that the Song family should stop dreaming of political success. The people who were wronged by the Zhou family back then would never sit back and watch them rise.
Even if they were allowed to rise, there would be traps waiting for them.
“Isn’t the Song family just jealous of my sister now and eager to get rich?” Song Ye’s lips curved into a smile, a somewhat mischievous one that truly captivated Tang Guo’s eyes.
She found that this man was especially charming when serious and a little cute when scheming. She couldn’t help herself, she reached out and touched his eyes. “Ah Ye is so cute.”
Song Ye took his little wife’s hand and kissed it. “My sister introduced me to a lot of people this time. I also talked with Grandpa about my plans. He’s very supportive.”
His mother’s death was something Elder Yuan could never move past. Helping her get justice was the least he could do, there was no reason not to support that.
The only reason he hadn’t acted before was because he’d been waiting for Song Ye.
Now that Song Ye no longer showed the Song family any courtesy, he certainly wouldn’t hold back either.
“My plan,” Song Ye said with a deep smile, “is to lure the Song family into going into business of their own accord. First I’ll let them taste a bit of sweetness, and once they’re in deep, I’ll let them realize how ruthless the business world really is. I won’t even need to do anything, just give a few heads-up to those people who suffered at the hands of the Zhou family. Tell them the Song family is about to get rich, that they’re about to rise up. With how arrogant the Song family is, they’ll definitely show their tails the moment they gain a little benefit. And those two young ones, they won’t be able to control themselves. They’ll definitely get cocky and look down on everyone. Arrogant young people always offend others easily.”
System: [So vicious. Just like the Host.] If someone’s never been rich, they won’t know heartbreak. But once they’ve had it, once they’ve gotten used to a pampered life, and then get slapped back down to reality, it will be a truly painful and hopeless experience.
“Once they’ve lost everything and realize that the business world is no good and politics is even worse, the family will still only have that one courtyard residence left. By then, Song Rui and Song Xuan will probably be at marriageable age, right?”
“Song Rui’s wife probably won’t want to share a courtyard with them. And with how uppity the Song family is, ordinary girls won’t be good enough. They’ll definitely want someone from a good family.”
“For the sake of their only grandson, the Song family will definitely consider whether they should sell one of the homes to buy a new one for Song Rui.”
Song Ye’s lips curled slightly. “Zhou Yafeng would be willing to sell, but those two elders in the Song family definitely wouldn’t agree. Song Shengrong would surely be caught in the middle, but in the end he’d definitely be persuaded by Zhou Yafeng. The whole family will probably have quite a stir over whether to sell the courtyard residence or not.”
Tang Guo was a little stunned. This man’s thinking really was step-by-step, one link after another. He had the Song family’s future path all figured out.
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