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Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Fu Siya Has Completely Turned Evil
Lu Sheng paused, blinked her eyes, and said, "...Grandpa?"
"Though Siya is currently the president of Fu Family, she has limited shares and that much available liquid capital; certainly not one hundred million."
"I don’t know how much she actually spent to buy that item, but the words she said at the banquet hall were clearly mostly untrue, you must have seen it too."
Old Mr. Fu truly understood everything in his heart.
He had heard the news and purposely came to help Fu Siya out of her predicament.
Lu Sheng looked up and said, "But Grandpa, you still made excuses for her, didn’t you?"
"Sigh," Old Mr. Fu sighed, "Siya has been competitive since she was little, always striving to be the first; now that she has grown up, she has become increasingly vain."
"But no matter what, she is my only granddaughter. If she has any flaws, it’s because I, as her grandfather, haven’t done enough."
Hearing this, Lu Sheng immediately said, "How can that be, Grandpa, don’t say that."
"No matter what," Old Mr. Fu patted Lu Sheng’s hand, "Nannan, thank you for the White Jade Orchid Blossom Cup you gave me."
"I’ve received your sentiment, but that thing is too valuable, you should take it back after the banquet."
"Grandpa knows you are very capable, but as a young lady, the more savings you have, the better. If you were to give a gift, it should be Grandpa who gives you."
"Moreover, you saved Grandpa’s life before and the Spring Pill you gave me made me feel many years younger, Grandpa hasn’t properly thanked you, that was the best gift."
"How could that be," Lu Sheng naturally disagreed, "There’s no reason to return a gift once it has been given; rest assured, Grandpa, I do have money."
"A girl can never have too much money!" Old Mr. Fu insisted, "Listen to me, take the White Jade Orchid Blossom Cup back. Also, Grandpa has prepared a gift for you long ago; it’s perfect to give it to you today."
Saying this, Old Mr. Fu stood up and took a mahogany wooden box from beside the desk.
Opening it, inside was an ice jade bracelet with excellent translucency and obvious value.
"This bracelet, Grandpa had someone find it specially for you before you came to Jiang City."
"This color and style of the bracelet suit a young girl like you."
"Come, let Grandpa help you wear it and see if it looks good."
Old Mr. Fu didn’t allow Lu Sheng to refuse, and quickly slipped the bracelet onto Lu Sheng’s delicate wrist.
Seeing the jade set off the girl’s hand even more delicately and beautifully, Old Mr. Fu smiled very contentedly: "Not bad, really good."
"Grandpa hopes this bracelet will bless you, Nannan, may your future be smooth and safe."
"Oh, by the way, Grandpa is planning to take a cruise to Huali Island the day after tomorrow, to spend half a month vacation there."
"Huali Island produces multicolored minerals, if there are beautiful ones, Grandpa will bring some back for you."
Hearing the conversation between the two people in the room, seeing Old Mr. Fu personally putting the bracelet he gave on Lu Sheng.
Fu Siya was so furious she almost crushed the soup bowl in her hand, her chest heaving and her eyes suddenly turning red.
Listening to how intimate this conversation was, her grandfather treated this outsider, Lu Sheng, even closer than he treated his own granddaughter!
And this bracelet, even just seen through a crack in the door, it was obvious that the jade bracelet wasn’t worth less than a seven-figure sum.
Her grandfather had never even given her such a valuable gift!
Fu Siya gritted her teeth in hatred, her hands slightly trembling.
She originally carried the ginseng soup as a gesture of thanks to her grandfather for helping her out at the conference, and to apologize for accidentally buying a fake.
But upon arrival, she saw her grandfather being even closer to Lu Sheng, a stranger, than to her.
He even told Lu Sheng that she was vain, saying that four out of five statements she made were untrue, boasting at the banquet that she bought an authentic Shen Dai piece for one billion.
Her grandfather thought she lost face today, but why doesn’t he consider that if she really had that much money, would she need to buy a replica to save face? Wouldn’t she want to give a genuine gift?
Her grandfather knew well that she didn’t own much money or shares in the Fu Family!
Fu Siya returned from studying abroad a year ago and took over as the CEO of Fu Group.
Though she looked glamorous and handled various media interviews with ease, she actually didn’t hold real power over the Fu Family.
The real power was firmly held by the Fu Family’s chairman, Old Mr. Fu.
Old Mr. Fu only had one son and one daughter; besides his daughter Fu Yun, his son Fu Yan passed away at a young age, leaving his only son Fu Chen as Old Mr. Fu’s sole grandson.
Old Mr. Fu always felt he owed something to Fu Chen, so he has been particularly affectionate and protective of him since he was a child.
After returning to the country, Fu Siya was given the responsibility to manage the family business by Old Mr. Fu, yet she was not provided with many shares or real authority.
In Fu Siya’s view, Old Mr. Fu plainly favored males over females.
He just wanted to wait until Fu Chen became an adult, then let Fu Chen take over all his shares and the group, becoming Fu Family’s successor.
Fu Siya was discontent.
Clearly, she was far more capable than Fu Chen, who was nothing but a wasteful young master who only knew how to squander and indulge, completely ignorant of how to manage a business.
Just because she’s a woman, because she’ll someday marry someone else, because she calls him "grandfather."
So no matter how hard she tried or how excellent she was, her grandfather never planned to transfer more shares to her.
Thus, Fu Siya always harbored resentment towards Old Mr. Fu, though she never showed it.
Two months before Old Mr. Fu’s birthday this time, she specifically went abroad to find a master carver who had studied Shen Dai for half his life and bought this White Jade Orchid Blossom Vase from him for a million.
After getting the item, she had professional appraisers look at it; two or three of them said it looked genuine, completely indistinguishable from a fake.
She planned to gift this to Old Mr. Fu at his birthday banquet, calculating two things.
Everyone knows how priceless and rare the White Jade Orchid Blossom Vase by Shen Dai is.
First, by presenting this item, who among the attendees wouldn’t praise her devotion and competence?
Second, she intended to use this present to display filial piety, to see if Old Mr. Fu would be touched and voluntarily transfer some shares to her after the birthday banquet.
But because of Lu Sheng, all her scheming came to nothing, she lost a million, and became the biggest joke of tonight’s banquet.
And now, Lu Sheng was even discussing her with her grandfather behind her back, looking down on her.
From time to time, the sound of Old Mr. Fu’s hearty laughter came from within the room, seeming to enjoy his conversation with Lu Sheng very much, and Fu Siya clenched the bowl so tightly that veins popped up on the back of her hand.
Since her grandfather was the first to show no kindness, she, as his granddaughter, should not be blamed for reciprocating!
Fu Siya immediately took two steps toward the exit, and in a fit of anger, she threw the entire bowl of ginseng soup, soup and all, into the trash can.
Then she took out her phone and dialed a number.
"President Li, regarding the matter you discussed with me last time we met, I have thought it over," Fu Siya said coldly into the phone, "I agree to the deal you proposed."
