wjnovel Chapter 2574 Perfunctory Treatment of the Jia Family
Chapter 2574 Perfunctory Treatment of the Jia Family
Li Miao finally understood the Jia family's intentions.
He said he'd help them get rich. He clearly just wanted to keep sucking Sha Zhu's blood.
They used Sha Zhu to gradually get close to Lou Xiao'e and then plotted to seize Lou Xiao'e's family property in Beijing.
They actually wanted to use the same trick on He Yuzhu.
In Li Miao's opinion, this is wishful thinking.
It would be good enough if the world had one fool like Zhu and one Lou Xiao'e, allowing the Jia family to leech off each other.
How could they possibly appear one after another, allowing the Jia family to leech off them?
They really think the Jia family is emperors.
Even the emperor didn't receive this treatment.
Li Miao wouldn't tell these things to the Jia family; it wouldn't make a difference anyway.
The Jia family is a bunch of insatiable parasites; they'll do anything for money.
For a little bit of money, the whole family got involved in stealing state secrets.
It has to be said, the Jia family is incredibly bold.
Li Miao was afraid that the Jia family would suspect something, and even more afraid that the Jia family would tell Mike about it.
The Jia family is a bunch of idiots and nothing to worry about, but Mike is different.
A spy who could stay in the capital for over a decade, stealing countless secrets without being discovered, must be no ordinary person.
She couldn't let Mike's gang discover anything amiss because of her.
Li Miao pretended to be very interested: "The investment alone is several hundred million. Can you come up with that much money?"
Xiao Dang naturally assumed that no one could resist such a great temptation.
When Li Miao asked her, she assumed that Li Miao was interested.
Xiao Dang then proudly recounted Jin Jichuan's story.
“We have no money, but Uncle Jin does. And Uncle Jin isn’t alone; he has a large conglomerate behind him.”
"Let alone an investment of a few hundred million, even an investment of billions or tens of billions is nothing to them."
Li Miao nodded upon hearing this, indicating that she believed what he said.
"Since they have so much money, why are they only focusing on small projects?"
As far as I know, truly cutting-edge technologies require investments of at least tens of billions, with future returns potentially reaching hundreds of billions.
Xiao Dang was taken aback, a look of confusion on his face.
For the Jia family, an investment of several hundred million yuan is already an enormous investment.
Any further investment would be beyond their comprehension. They really hadn't even considered that possibility.
Little Locust Flower was also stumped by the question. If it were really that profitable, they would naturally choose the one with the higher returns.
But before that, they need to fool Li Miao.
"Miaomiao, you don't understand, that's the later part of the plan. The initial plan was to invest several hundred million to create a smaller project."
As you know, we don't have much money. If the project is too big, we won't have much say.
Xiao Dang realized what was happening and explained, "That's right. The project is too big; they simply don't include us."
Therefore, a project worth several hundred million is just right for us.
Moreover, this is only our preliminary plan. The specific amount of investment will depend on what kind of technology He Yuzhu can provide.
Don't worry, as long as you can help us persuade Dad, we will definitely treat you well.
Fearing that continuing the conversation would expose her secret, Li Miao took the initiative to end the conversation.
"This is a very big matter. Please let me go back and think about it."
I'll get back to you once I've thought it through.
"Alright then. But you need to hurry. If you delay too long, I'm afraid the good projects will all be snatched up by others," Xiao Dang instructed.
When Li Miao returned to the bureau, she contacted the relevant departments and reported the matter of the Jia family contacting her.
After hearing this, the relevant department leader simply told him to keep it confidential and then let her leave.
The Jia family's widespread publicity can be seen as a form of help to them.
With these idiots diverting Mike and his men's attention, their covert investigation became much easier. When Li Miao returned home, she told Li Jiang and Li Dong about visiting Sha Zhu.
Li Dong asked, "How is your uncle doing these days?"
"Pretty good. He lives in the same house as Xu Damao, and they spend all their time plotting how to swindle the Jia family." Li Miao found the relationship between Sha Zhu and Xu Damao particularly interesting.
She never imagined that two lifelong enemies would end up living in the same house.
Everyone knows about Sha Zhu's relationship with Xu Damao, and Li Dong is also well aware of it.
When He Xiao returned, Sha Zhu immediately took her to provoke Xu Damao.
He couldn't even imagine what it would be like for Sha Zhu to live with Xu Damao.
"That's good. With Xu Damao around, at least we don't have to worry about him being fooled by the Jia family again someday."
Li Miao said, "You don't need to worry about that. Your uncle has completely seen through the Jia family's true colors."
Do you remember that greedy old man?
He not only kept an account book for his own son, but also for everyone in the courtyard.
His account books haven't been burned yet, and his uncle looks at them every day.
Looking at those account books, I realized how hard my mother's childhood was.
At this point, Li Miao couldn't help but cry.
She truly couldn't imagine how a little girl could survive in a courtyard house where no one loved or cared for her, and where there was only scheming.
The deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai, and those people—they used Sha Zhu as a tool, and that wasn't all they did was fool him.
They also regarded He Yushui as a thorn in their side and tried every means to scheme against her.
They themselves were unwilling to help He Yushui, and they wouldn't allow other people in the courtyard to help her either.
After learning about He Yushui's childhood experiences, Li Miao finally understood why He Yushui could endure the disdain her grandmother gave her.
Compared to what happened in the courtyard house, the disdainful looks their grandmother gave He Yushui were nothing.
"How was your childhood, Mom?" Li Dong asked curiously.
He Yushui is very strong-willed and never talks about her childhood.
He had only heard about it occasionally and never took it seriously.
When He Yushui was first diagnosed with her illness, Li Dong was very puzzled.
With a great chef like Sha Zhu at home, how could He Yushui still suffer from malnutrition?
This was something he couldn't understand at all.
If anyone is short of food, the cook's family shouldn't be either.
Not to mention that Sha Zhu works at a steel rolling mill and brings his lunchbox home every day.
When Sha Zhu is cooking, he can drink a few more sips of soup and feel full, which saves on food at home.
Li Jiang didn't speak, but his ears perked up. As He Yushui's husband, he didn't know much about her past.
Before the chicken-stealing incident, he knew that He Yushui had an older brother who was a chef.
It's just that this older brother doesn't have a good reputation.
Of course, as a police officer, he could tell at a glance that those so-called rumors were all false and deliberately fabricated by others.
This is also why he continued to date He Yushui.
His first change of opinion about Sha Zhu was when he stole the chicken.
Sha Zhu knew perfectly well that Bang Geng had stolen the chicken, yet he still confessed to stealing it for the sake of Qin Huairu.
This matter is so serious that it has even affected his future at work.
He had originally planned to visit his brother-in-law, but later gave up.
He didn't want to have much to do with this idiot.
He didn't care about He Yushui's family and didn't want to get involved in anything related to the He family.
Before the marriage, he had made an agreement with He Yushui that he would have nothing to do with anything related to the He family.
No matter what happens to Sha Zhu, your brother-in-law, in the future, don't come looking for him.
He Yushui indeed hadn't mentioned anything about the He family to him, and consequently, he knew nothing about He Yushui's childhood. (End of Chapter)