Chapter 333: The Ruthless Old Madam Su
"Damn Ye Fan, I failed to kill you back then, but this time you must die!" Ye Xunhuan declared with a sinister look in his eyes.
Little did he know, Ye Fan had exposed his whereabouts because he had played "Flight of the Bumblebee" at the piano concert held by Wei Chen, the leading figure of the new generation in the domestic piano industry, causing a huge sensation in the mainland.
Since then, the Imperial Capital Ye Family's intelligence system had taken notice of Ye Fan.
Not long after, Chen Longpeng, the pride of the East Sea Chen Family, challenged Ye Fan, stirring up excitement among the various noble clans and powerful families in the country, and once again, Ye Fan found himself at the center of attention.
The Imperial Capital Ye Family's intelligence system had confirmed multiple times that they could now be certain Ye Fan was indeed the young master they had expulsed many years ago.
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At this moment, Ye Fan had already returned to the Century Sky City Villa Complex on his electric bike, completely unaware that Ye Xunhuan in the capital had dispatched master assassins to eliminate him.
Upon arriving home, Ye Fan was surprised to find Su Ruoxue still busy at home, "Ruoxue, don't you have to go to work today?"
"Ye Fan, you're back. Grandfather has just woken up; how could I have the heart to deal with company matters? As long as Grandfather can fully recover, the company is trivial in comparison. So, later you'll come with me to visit the old house and check on Grandfather's recovery," Su Ruoxue said.
Ye Fan smiled, "Sure! I'll go with you later to see the Elder Master Su!"
Before Elder Master Su Su Dongguo became incapacitated, he had shown great affection for Su Ruoxue. Now that she had become Ye Fan's wife, honoring Elder Master Su was naturally within his duties.
"Mhm! Once I finish making the chicken soup, we'll set off!" Su Ruoxue's face was filled with smiles.
"Got it!" Ye Fan responded.
He could tell that since Elder Master Su had awakened, there was noticeably more joy on Su Ruoxue's face.
Meanwhile, inside the Su Family Ancestral Home, the situation had reached a deadlock.
Old Lady Su angrily said, "Dong Guo, are you deliberately trying to go against me? Tianhao is the only male descendant in our line in the Su Family; he should lead the Su Family. On what grounds do you wish to hand it over to Su Ruoxue? Yes, Ruoxue is talented and stronger than Tianhao, I admit that!"
"But you must understand, Dong Guo, Su Ruoxue is a woman, and moreover, she is already married. If the Su Family lets Su Ruoxue take over, will the Su Family bear the surname Su or Ye in the future? If you hand over the Su Family to Su Ruoxue, you're essentially giving away our vast family enterprise!"
"Ah, Wenfeng, why do you have to be so conservative? What era is it? Why do you still care so much about whether it's a daughter? Let me tell you, as long as the family's younger generation is talented enough, regardless of gender, they can take over the Su Family. If we hand the Su Family to someone lacking in talent, not only will the family cease to progress, it might even perish soon!" Elder Master Su Dongguo explained earnestly.
Old Lady Su's full name was Dan Wenfeng, and on regular days, Su Dongguo would address Dan Wenfeng as Wenfeng.
In the face of Old Lady Su, Elder Master Su wore a bitter expression.
Ever since his health had slightly improved, his partner had been incessantly discussing with him who should inherit the Su Family.
In Elder Master Su's eyes, the future head of the Su Family was naturally whoever was talented, regardless of gender.
What's more, the biggest issue was Tianhao's poor character, while Su Ruoxue not only possessed talent, but her moral integrity was impeccable.
Currently, Old Lady Su was determined to support Tianhao and was pressing him to immediately endorse Tianhao as the next head of the Su Family.
Confronted with this situation, Elder Master Su was extremely troubled.
Leaving aside his approval of Su Ruoxue, the mere fact that Ye Fan had saved his life made the selection of the future head of the Su Family a matter of careful deliberation.
Upon hearing Su Dongguo's words, Old Lady Su exploded in fury, "Dong Guo, what do you mean by that? Is Tianhao's talent really inferior to Su Ruoxue's? I think you've been paralyzed for so many years that it's your brain that has stopped working! I don't care, you must support Tianhao as the head of the Su Family, or else this is far from over between us!"
"Wenfeng, look at the family powers thriving in the coastal regions; they all focus on choosing the capable and talented. Tianhao obviously doesn't match up to Ruoxue's strength, so why would we support him as the head of the Su Family, just because he's male?" Su Dongguo said with a pained expression.
Old Madam Su snorted coldly, "I don't care what the rules are in the coastal areas, but this is the Mainland, and I only follow the rules of the Mainland! Dong Guo, I will ask you one last time, are you supporting Tianhao or Su Ruoxue?"
"Ah! Wenfeng, I really don't want to hurt our relationship over this matter, to tell the truth, Ruoxue's talent far exceeds Tianhao's!" Su Dongguo sighed.
"Bastard!"
Hearing that Su Dongguo still insisted on his opinion, Old Madam Su cursed angrily.
The next moment, Old Madam Su turned and walked towards the outside of the ancestral home, "Su Dongguo, you old fool, are you deliberately trying to anger me? If so, you might as well die sooner!"
"Ah!" Upon hearing these words, Su Dongguo sighed again.
"Grandma, what's the situation?"
As Old Madam Su walked out of the ancestral home, Su Tianhao and Su Yue, the siblings, were the first to greet her.
They knew that Elder Master Su had previously favored Su Ruoxue, and now that Su Ruoxue had become the Vice President of the company, if she were to receive Elder Master Su's support now, it would be a nail in the coffin that Su Ruoxue would become the Future Head of the Su Family.
Su Tianhao was far from content. He kept urging Old Madam Su to talk to Elder Master Su, hoping to have the headship of the Su Family directly passed on to him.
Unexpectedly, Elder Master Su favored Su Ruoxue and had no confidence in him whatsoever.
"No need to ask, the situation is the same as before!" Old Madam Su said gravely.
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"Still the same?"
Upon hearing this, Su Tianhao felt like a thunderbolt had struck on a clear day, and he staggered nearly falling to the ground.
With a ghastly look on his face as if he had swallowed a dead fly, Su Tianhao said, "Grandfather really wants to support Su Ruoxue? If that's the case, doesn't that mean I'll never be able to become the Head of the Su Family in this lifetime?"
"What's there to fear? I am still not dead, am I?" Old Madam Su snorted coldly.
After a pause, Old Madam Su looked at Su Yue and asked, "Yue'er, did you get the thing I asked you to buy?"
"Grandma, the item has been acquired through someone, but what do you need this for?" Su Yue asked, puzzled.
Not long ago, Old Madam Su had asked her to purchase the highly toxic chemical N-nitrosodimethylamine.
Su Yue knew that N-nitrosodimethylamine was exceptionally poisonous and not available on the market; she had managed to obtain a bit through a friend in the hospital.
Old Madam Su said bluntly, "Yue'er, isn't your grandfather about to take his medicine? Go, put this substance in your grandfather's herbs!"
"What? Put it in grandfather's herbs? Grandma, you can't possibly be planning to…"
Upon hearing this, Su Yue turned pale, and she couldn't finish her sentence.
"Grandma, this must not be done!" Su Tianhao also hurriedly interjected.
Although Elder Master Su Dongguo supported Su Ruoxue to be the Future Head of the Su Family, which greatly irked him, Su Tianhao had never thought of poisoning Elder Master Su!
After all, Elder Master Su was his own grandfather.
"You siblings need not say more, just do as I say!"
Old Madam Su's expression was resolute as she said, "You must remember, in this world, if you're not ruthless, you won't stand firm! This old fool dares to oppose me; death can only become his only fate!"