Chapter 210 Su Family Conference
The next morning, when the golden sunlight fell upon the windowsill, Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue simultaneously awoke.
"What a coincidence!" teased Ye Fan.
Playfully, Su Ruoxue said, "Getting up together, could this be telepathy between husband and wife?"
"How about we sleep in a bit more?" Ye Fan said with a mischievous smile, his gaze lingering on Su Ruoxue's shapely figure.
Seductively smiling, Su Ruoxue replied, "It's early in the morning, forget about it for now, wait until Ling'er has fallen asleep tonight before you think about doing any mischief!"
"Hehe!"
Ignoring Su Ruoxue's words, Ye Fan pounced on her directly.
An hour later, Ye Fan drove Su Ruoxue to Su Corporation. Sitting in the passenger seat, Su Ruoxue's face was flushed with redness.
"You're really naughty!" Su Ruoxue said shyly.
Ye Fan joked, "A man's not bad, a woman won't love him! I wasn't satisfied just now, Ruoxue, you have to come home early tonight!"
"Come home early? Ye Fan, you're too bad!" Su Ruoxue's face was a burning red.
Ye Fan said with a sly smile, "Ruoxue, now the state has lifted the three-child policy, and we only have Ling'er so far. Aren't we a bit behind?"
"Humph! Be careful I give birth to a son and make you furious!" Su Ruoxue said, pouting.
"Great! Come on, I'll turn the car around now, and we'll go back home to work on having a son!"
"Ah! Ye Fan, stop messing around. If we don't hurry, I'm going to be late!"
Amidst their banter, they quickly arrived at Su Corporation.
Checking the time, Su Ruoxue breathed a sigh of relief: "Good thing we're just in time, one more minute and I would have been late!"
"Ruoxue, Old Madam Su said there's a meeting, and all Su family members must attend, so hurry over!"
At that moment, a Su family elder saw Su Ruoxue and quickly came forward to remind her.
"Grandma is having a meeting today? And it's mandatory for everyone to be there?" Su Ruoxue was taken aback.
In Su Ruoxue's memory, aside from the year-end celebrations, the Su family rarely summoned all members. Could it be that there was some trouble brewing within the Su family?
"Yes, hurry on over!" the elder said again.
Seeing this, Ye Fan got out of the car and said, "Ruoxue, I'll come with you!"
"Fine by me!" Su Ruoxue didn't refuse.
Ye Fan was her husband, and she was the general manager of the company. It wasn't inappropriate for Ye Fan to attend the meeting.
Moreover, Su Ruoxue understood that yesterday Ye Fan had openly criticized Old Lady Su at the Marshal's ceremony, and it was possible that the purpose of today's meeting called by Old Madam Su was to target her.
At that moment, inside the conference room of Su Corporation, nearly all Su family members were present.
Old Madam Su sat in the main seat, with Su Tianhao and Su Yue sitting by her sides, while the remaining significant seats were occupied by Su family elders.
Creak!
Suddenly, the conference room doors were pushed open, and the figures of Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue, weary from travel, entered the room.
Seeing that Ye Fan had also come, Su Tianhao erupted in anger, "Ye Fan, who let you in? Today's Su family meeting is only for Su family members to attend. You, a mere outsider, have no right to participate. Get out of here immediately!"
"Get out!" Su Yue also chimed in with displeasure.
Several Su family members frowned, showing their unwelcome stance toward Ye Fan.
At the previous day's Marshal ceremony, Ye Fan had openly challenged Old Lady Su, causing her to be so angry that she fainted and bled, leading to a loss of face for the Su family.
Although many on the scene supported Su Ruoxue, few had a good feeling toward Ye Fan.
Ye Fan sneered, "What if I don't leave? What, are you two planning to throw me out by force?"
"Enough, enough!"
Seeing that an argument was about to erupt, Old Madam Su waved her hand and continued, "Let him sit!"
"Hmph!" Both Su Tianhao and Su Yue gave Ye Fan hostile looks.
Su Ruoxue said to Ye Fan, "All members of the Su Family Direct Lineage have arrived. Ye Fan, for the sake of harmony, let's avoid any conflicts for now."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Okay!" Ye Fan nodded.
After Su Ruoxue and Ye Fan took their seats, everyone's attention converged on Old Madam Su, curious about why she had summoned them so early in the morning.
Under everyone's gaze, Old Madam Su slowly said, "Ladies and gentlemen, to be honest, I am very pleased to see the Su Family's foundation continuously growing stronger over the years! The Su Family is now a Quasi-First-Tier Clan, and it's only a matter of time before we become a First-Rate Clan! I have turned seventy this year, and frankly, my energy is not what it used to be!"
"So, I intend to step down and let someone more capable take over!"
As Old Madam Su's words ended, many Su Family Members were greatly surprised, even Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue did not expect her to say such a thing.
"Step down and let someone else take over? Old Lady Su, are you serious?" One Su Family Elder asked.
Old Madam Su nodded, "Of course I'm serious!"
"If you step down, that would indeed be excellent. The Su Family does need a fresh face to lead!" Many elders nodded in agreement.
Old Madam Su declared solemnly, "Currently, among the younger generation of the Su Family, Ruoxue and Tianhao are the most capable. I pondered all of last night, and I decided that if I were to simply let the two of them compete, it wouldn't be fair to the others. So, I've come up with a great idea: to hold an ultimate assessment!"
"Ultimate assessment?" Upon hearing this, everyone was visibly shocked.
"Yes, an ultimate assessment!"
Old Madam Su said in a grave voice, "All members of the Su Family can participate in this assessment. Whoever completes the task and achieves the best results will become the Vice Chairman of the Su Corporation. After becoming the Vice Chairman, I will need to observe for half a year. If after six months, this person proves to have excellent abilities and character, they will directly become the company's Chairman!"
"By that time, I will personally announce that this person is to be the next head of the Su Family!"
"To first become the Vice Chairman, then the Chairman? This also follows due process!" Many elders nodded their approval.
Ye Fan asked with a mocking tone, "What kind of assessment are you planning?"
"The content of the assessment will be to secure the endorsement of the Little Queen of the Music Scene with the least cost," Old Madam Su stated seriously.
"Endorsement? What endorsement?"
Upon hearing this, a group of Su Family Direct Lineage members were all surprised.
Old Madam Su explained, "As I mentioned before, the Su Family's promotion to a First-Rate Clan is only a matter of time! The Su Family is on the rise, and now we need to find a celebrity to endorse our family. To my knowledge, Wei Ziyi, the current Little Queen of the Music Scene who is extremely sought after, is in the Central Plains!"
"Therefore, the standard for this assessment is to get the Little Queen Wei Ziyi to endorse our Su Family, with no upper limit on the endorsement fee! Whoever spends the least and secures the longest endorsement period with the Little Queen will become the Vice Chairman of the Su Family. The deadline is midnight tonight!"
With these words, many Su Family Direct Lineage Members showed shock on their faces, as they had not expected Old Madam Su to use an endorsement deal for the assessment.
Generally, only a Super Family Clan or a Top-tier Wealthy Family would seek celebrity endorsements, and as a Quasi-First-Tier Clan, the Su Family was far from reaching that step.
Who could have guessed that not only was Old Madam Su seeking a celebrity for the endorsement, she had set her sights on Wei Ziyi, the hottest Little Queen of the Music Scene in the country.
"Seek an endorsement from Little Queen Wei Ziyi?" Su Ruoxue froze in astonishment.
Su Tianhao glanced at Su Ruoxue and with a sinister smile, challenged, "What's the matter, Su Ruoxue? You aren't scared, are you?"
"The inevitable has finally arrived!" Staring at the triumphant Su Tianhao, Ye Fan scoffed.
He could see that this was a trap set by Old Lady Su, designed to use an excuse to naturally hand over the position of the head of the Su Family to Su Tianhao.
The reason why Old Madam Su said there would be a six-month assessment afterward was to prevent any unforeseen circumstances from arising.
Clever, this move was indeed very clever.
Old Madam Su looked around at everyone and slowly said, "Now, does anyone have any objections?"