Jiang Mengxin gestured for everyone to quiet down, then answered the phone respectfully, "Grandma, why are you calling me all of a sudden? Did something happen?"
Jiang Mengxin's face was initially beaming, but after she heard Cao Chunhui's words, she froze completely.
Doo doo doo...
Cao Chunhui on the other end had already hung up. Jiang Mengxin still held the phone foolishly, her eyes vacant as she stared ahead.
Everyone present was confused by Jiang Mengxin's strange behavior.
Jiang Lan asked, "Older sister, what's wrong?"
Jiang Mengxin finally snapped back to reality. She put down the phone and said in a heavy tone, "Grandma has handed over the ancient tomb scenic spot project to my uncle. Tomorrow, the handover with General Xiuluo and the city's mayor will be handled entirely by my uncle, and I don't need to be there."
Hoo—
Everyone gasped.
Old Mrs. Cao's actions were sinister!
Jiang Xueyi was still confused and asked, "What does this mean? Mengxin was doing a great job, why aren't they letting Mengxin take charge and giving it to the eldest son instead?"
Xu Qin cursed, "Are you an idiot? Can't you see how obvious this is? Clearly, the old lady is showing favoritism, siding with Jiang Anzhi, and deliberately giving the ancient tomb scenic spot project to the eldest son. Her goal is to sideline our Mengxin!"
Jiang Xueyi was stunned. "No way?"
Jiang Lan also said, "Actually, Grandma has always wanted Uncle to be the CEO of Jiang Corporation, but she couldn't move my sister easily due to Grandpa's will. This time, she's playing a trick. On the surface, she's not touching my sister, but in reality, she's transferring power in Jiang Corporation to Uncle, trying to sideline my sister. Once the project is handed over to Uncle, then in the future, the actual person in charge of the Jiang family will be Uncle, not my sister."
It had to be said, Jiang Lan's mind was always very clear.
Xu Qin said, "No, absolutely not! After all the effort, why should the eldest son get such a huge piece of the pie? I'll go find Grandma right now and make her give the project back to our daughter!"
Xu Qin made a move as if to leave.
Jiang Mengxin shouted, "Mom, there's no need!"
She lifted her head, let out a long breath, and said, "Grandma is biased. Going there will be futile."
Xu Qin was anxious and stomped her feet. "So, are we just going to watch the eldest son bully us?"
Everyone fell silent.
In this situation, they had no choice but to accept it.
Suddenly, Lu Ming chuckled and said, "Don't worry, this project belongs to Mengxin. No one else can snatch it away."
Oh?
Everyone looked at Lu Ming.
Xu Qin asked, "Why do you say that?"
Lu Ming said, "I specifically mentioned Mengxin's outstanding talent in my letter, stating that only she is qualified for this project and no one else is capable."
Xu Qin was amused after hearing this and said disdainfully, "You're just a grave keeper, your words are insignificant. Would General Dragon Warlord listen to you?"
Lu Ming shrugged, "General Dragon Warlord won't listen to me directly, but he will take my words as a reference. Just wait patiently. Tomorrow morning, I believe Grandma and the others will personally beg Mengxin to take it back."
So they said.
But Jiang Mengxin's family didn't quite believe Lu Ming's words.
How could the esteemed General Dragon Warlord listen to a grave keeper like you? He'd just listen to you because you said Jiang Mengxin was capable? Who do you think you are?
However, at this point, besides holding a sliver of hope in Lu Ming, they had no other recourse.
They could only wait for tomorrow's outcome.
...
The moon set and the sun rose, and a new day quickly arrived.
Jiang Corporation was a little different today.
President Jiang Mengxin had a temporary matter to attend to and did not come to the company. Jiang Anzhi was temporarily in charge of all of Jiang Mengxin's work, and even the senior management had been replaced by Jiang Anzhi's cronies.
It was an air of a regime change.
Around ten o'clock, several wine-red Ferraris stopped at the entrance of the building. Xiuluo and the mayor's son, Xu Jun, alighted one after another.
As soon as they saw the two arrive, Jiang Anzhi trotted over.
"Ah, honored guests, honored guests!"
Jiang Anzhi cupped his hands towards the two and said with a smile, "Jiang Corporation welcomes General Xiuluo and Young Master Xu. Please, come inside."
A red carpet was laid out at the entrance of Jiang Corporation.
Xiuluo and Xu Jun walked into the Jiang Corporation office building amidst applause and flowers, heading to the most luxurious conference room.
Everyone took their seats.
Xu Jun's assistant took out the contract and placed it on the table.
Xu Jun smiled and said, "A large ancient tomb was discovered on Qunhui Road, causing all original commercial projects to be halted and creating problems with capital recovery. This matter has troubled the mayor for a long time. I never expected General Dragon Warlord to have such foresight and come up with a unique approach, devising a method to create an ancient tomb scenic spot by imitating the Terracotta Army. This way, the Jiang family, the War God, and Jinling can all benefit. Congratulations to all."
Jiang Anzhi laughed heartily. "Young Master Xu is correct. This project has made progress thanks to the strong support of General Dragon Warlord. Since all three parties are satisfied, let's quickly sign the contract and proceed with the project development!"
Jiang Anzhi was eager to finalize the contract.
As long as the contract was signed, this large piece of cake would belong to Jiang Anzhi, and he could walk around arrogantly in the Jiang family from then on. He wouldn't care about being the CEO at all!
But, precisely at this moment.
Xiuluo let out a cold laugh, pressed down on Xu Jun's contract, and asked in a deep voice, "Wait, shouldn't the contract be signed by the President of Jiang Corporation? To my knowledge, the President of Jiang Corporation is Ms. Jiang Mengxin, not Mr. Jiang, correct?"
Jiang Anzhi was taken aback.
Immediately, he made up an excuse and said, "Mengxin has a temporary matter and cannot come. All businesses within Jiang Corporation are currently being handled by me. General Xiuluo, I can represent Jiang Corporation in signing, there's no problem."
"Heh heh." Xiuluo suddenly turned cold and said, "The ancient tomb scenic spot is a major project of historical significance. General Dragon Warlord specifically emphasized that it must be the responsibility of Jiang Corporation's President, Ms. Jiang Mengxin. We do not recognize anyone else!"
Ah, this...
General Dragon Warlord actually insisted on Jiang Mengxin?
Jiang Anzhi was dumbfounded.
He coughed awkwardly and said, "There's, there's no need, is there? General Xiuluo, you don't know, but my niece's business ability is generally average, her skills are very poor. If I were to be in charge of the project, it would be more promising..."
"Presumptuous!" Before Jiang Anzhi could finish, Xiuluo slammed the table and questioned, "Are you questioning General Dragon Warlord's judgment?"
"No, no, no, I wouldn't dare." Jiang Anzhi's legs went weak with fright.
Xiuluo snorted coldly and said, "Jiang Anzhi, I'm telling you, Jiang Mengxin is the project leader designated by General Dragon Warlord. The signature today must be hers! If Ms. Jiang truly cannot come, then I can only apologize. The ancient tomb scenic spot project will be canceled, and the contract will not be signed!"
Jiang Anzhi felt a chill from head to toe upon hearing this.
Project canceled?
Wouldn't that be the end of everything?
"No, no." Jiang Anzhi stood up and said, "I'll go find Mengxin to sign right now, I'll go right now! Please wait a moment, esteemed guests."