Shen Dianlan surveyed the room and said slowly, "I believe you have all heard and understood me clearly. Stop infighting from now on and focus on working for the Su family with all your heart. Alright, I'm tired and leaving now. The rest of the matters will be up to you to handle."
With that, Shen Dianlan stood up and left the hall.
After the old matriarch had completely departed, Su Fei'ang shot Su Wanran a fierce glare and said through gritted teeth, "I'll let this matter slide for now, but I will settle all scores with you later!"
He raised a hand.
Su Fei'ang shouted, "Let's go!"
He left the scene with Han Yun, Xue Zong, and others. The struggle for the family head had just begun.
In the evening.
Su Wanran drove back to the villa on the mountainside.
As soon as she got home, she took off her coat and was about to instinctively remove her inner clothing. Fortunately, Anna reminded her that Lu Ming was present, so Su Wanran didn't strip herself bare.
She collapsed onto the sofa like a pile of mud, looking at Lu Ming, wanting to thank him but unable to find the words.
If it weren't for Lu Ming today, the Su family would have truly been forced to side with Su Fei'ang under Han Shichong's oppressive influence.
But upon closer thought, Lu Ming's actions were too extreme, essentially pushing Su Wanran to the forefront.
Therefore, Su Wanran genuinely didn't know whether to thank Lu Ming.
Finally.
She sighed deeply and said, "Although I stopped Su Fei'ang from ascending to the position of 'Young Master' today, I've also offended Third Aunt and the Sleeping Dragon. In the future, I fear I'll have to endure a lot of hardship."
The Sleeping Dragon of Mist City, he was the uncrowned king of Mist City.
His connections, status, and wealth were all top-tier powerful. The entire Su family combined couldn't contend with him, let alone Su Wanran at the moment.
Offending the Sleeping Dragon was definitely not a good thing.
Jiang Mengxin walked over and said, "Han Yun and Su Jianxiong have already sided with Su Fei'ang. Even if you didn't offend the Sleeping Dragon now, you would have eventually. There's no way around it. What we need to do now is to think hard about who can subdue this damned Sleeping Dragon!"
As soon as she finished speaking.
Lu Ming said dismissively, "I take responsibility for my actions. I offended the Sleeping Dragon, and I will resolve it."
Jiang Mengxin rolled her eyes, "Just keep your mouth shut! Do you think you're amazing just because you can fight? That Sleeping Dragon can fight even better! He's a direct disciple of the Dragon Warlord, not someone like Han Yun. With your strength, you probably wouldn't last three rounds against the Sleeping Dragon."
Heh.
Lu Ming couldn't help but chuckle.
Han Shichong, who Lu Ming could dismiss with a word back then, was now being lauded as so formidable that even Lu Ming couldn't last three rounds? He wondered if Han Shichong would blush if he knew.
"Sigh..." Su Wanran said, "We'll deal with the Sleeping Dragon later. The most urgent matter is the research on Water Wave Cherry, which is crucial for securing the position of family head. We can't afford to be careless."
Jiang Mengxin asked curiously, "Actually, I've wanted to ask for a long time, what exactly is a Water Wave Cherry?"
So, Su Wanran told Jiang Mengxin all the information about the Water Wave Cherry.
This had to start from the Su family's rise to prominence.
The Su family's ancestors were very knowledgeable about crops and fruits, so they founded a company called the 'Origin Project,' specializing in researching crops and fruits.
Through improvement and innovation, and by transplanting from abroad, they brought about significant changes to crops and fruits, introducing many delicious fruits and vegetables to China and greatly increasing their yield.
In modern times, with the refinement of gene synthesis technology, the Su family's research in this area became even more skillful, and the family's development accelerated.
The Su family's fruits and crops were renowned worldwide.
As long as the Su family's brand was known, they could make a fortune and sell like hotcakes!
Among all fruits, the old master Su loved cherries the most.
When the old master Su was young, he once ate a 'mutated' cherry that was full of juice yet still sweet, refreshing, and with firm flesh.
It was the best cherry he had ever eaten.
Unfortunately, there was only that single cherry. The old master Su named it 'Water Wave Cherry.'
From then on, the old master Su devoted himself to researching the Water Wave Cherry, hoping to create cherries with the same taste through gene synthesis technology. He also outlined a series of parameters for the Water Wave Cherry.
For example, the moisture content, flesh texture, and taste all had strict requirements.
Unfortunately.
After more than thirty years of research, he had not succeeded.
Unexpectedly, on his deathbed, he still felt regret and left this difficult task to his descendants, making it a huge stumbling block on the path to becoming family head.
After listening.
Jiang Mengxin frowned, "No way, the Water Wave Cherry that Old Master Su researched for thirty years without success, and now his descendants are supposed to complete it? Is that even possible? If it can never be figured out, won't the Su family be without a family head forever?"
Su Wanran waved her hand, "It's not like that. In fact, the old master has already made significant progress and is only one step away from success. It's just that the gene synthesis technology is too obscure and difficult to comprehend. This final step is still very hard to take. What we need to do is find an extremely outstanding expert in gene synthesis to take this crucial step, and then we can create the perfect Water Wave Cherry."
It sounds simple, but it's difficult in practice.
Not to mention that experts in gene synthesis are very rare in China, even if one is found, they might not be willing to help.
If it were that easy to cross the finish line, the old master wouldn't have died with such regrets.
Jiang Mengxin asked, "Wanran, do you have a suitable candidate?"
Su Wanran nodded affirmatively, "Yes! I've already learned about a remarkable gene synthesis expert who lives in Mist City. However, this person has a peculiar temperament. The old master had tried to persuade him several times when he was alive, but he always refused to come out and help. If we can recruit this person, I believe the Water Wave Cherry research project will be twice as effective with half the effort."
Is there such a person in the world?
Jiang Mengxin said, "Everyone has a weakness. Some love money, some are lustful, some are addicted to alcohol, some are gluttonous. As long as we can find this person's weakness, we can strike a decisive blow!"
Su Wanran pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, then I'll go tomorrow and meet with this person to explore his weaknesses."
Suddenly.
Jiang Mengxin turned to look at Lu Ming and said, "You'll accompany Wanran tomorrow."
After all, Lu Ming's combat ability was quite considerable. Having him accompany Su Wanran would provide some peace of mind.
However...
Su Wanran's face flushed slightly as she said, "He can accompany me, but on the condition that he doesn't touch me inappropriately anymore!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming rolled his eyes.
What is this even about?
Lu Ming said indifferently, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in your body."