When seeing the name of the house owner as Qin Xuan, Tantai Yue completely believed it.
She just didn't understand why Qin Xuan could suddenly own a villa worth hundreds of millions.
Having known Qin Xuan for these past few years, Tantai Yue considered herself the one who understood him the most. Even with an income of millions per month, he couldn't afford such a villa.
Qin Xuan casually made up an excuse, saying he was like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse, and unexpectedly cured Old Master Wang. The villa was a gift from Old Master Wang to thank him for saving his life.
Upon hearing this, Tantai Yue was even more astonished. Qin Xuan, let alone his medical skills, couldn't even recover from a severe cold in half a month. It was Tantai Yue who secretly took out imported cold medicine that someone had given to Zou Lifen and gave it to Qin Lin, which finally cured Qin Xuan's cold.
"Qin Xuan, how can this be? You just stumbled upon it. What if they look for you again? What will you do? Quickly return the villa."
Seeing his wife's anxious and cute concern for him, Qin Xuan was overjoyed. He immediately smiled and said,
"What are you afraid of? They gave it to us. At worst, if they look for me later, I just won't go."
"But..."
"There's no 'but'," Qin Xuan waved his hand,
"From now on, we'll live here peacefully. Our lives will slowly get better. Trust me, Tantai."
Since Qin Xuan had said so, Tantai Yue had no choice but to compromise and nod.
This villa was worth hundreds of millions, and Qin Xuan was indeed qualified to say such things. After all, the total assets of the entire Tan family combined were not even one hundred million.
At the same time, Tantai Yue was also happy for Qin Xuan, knowing that at least he wouldn't have to work so hard anymore.
Tan Family Villa.
Old Madam Tan, observing everyone below, pondered for a moment before her gaze turned towards Tan Hongguang and Zou Lifen, and she spoke with a hint of coldness,
"Lifen, Hongguang, explain yourselves."
Tan Hongguang, who had always been weak-willed, couldn't utter a word at this moment.
Tan Haibo, standing by the side, said irritably,
"Grandma, I think that woman Tantai Yue is despicable. She had a good marriage with the Jin family, but she insisted on following that bastard Qin Xuan. Now she's caused our family to lose the cooperation with the Jin family, losing tens of millions in an instant. I think this money should be paid by the eldest uncle's family. Furthermore, their monthly stipends can be waived, and Tantai Yue's salary should also be used to compensate for this loss."
Tan Haibo was originally the person in charge of the cooperation project between the Jin family and the Tan family. With the profit sharing, Tan Haibo would have at least earned two to three million. Now that the cooperation was gone, his millions were also gone. How could Tan Haibo not be angry?
Upon hearing Tan Haibo's words, Zou Lifen immediately became displeased.
Although the monthly stipend was only a hundred thousand a year, Tantai Yue's salary of tens of thousands per month was Zou Lifen's source of income. Without it, she would truly be left to fend for herself.
"Why are you blaming us? Who was it that wanted to bring that brat Qin Xuan into our family in the first place? If your family hadn't been fanning the flames in front of Grandma, would Grandma have made Yue'er marry a mere scrap collector?"
Back then, when the Old Madam was ill, she had been to countless hospitals without any cure. Later, a Taoist priest came to the house and said that the Tan family suffered from an imbalance of Yin and Yang, and a son-in-law must be brought into the family to harmonize Yin and Yang, which would naturally cure the Old Madam's illness.
At that time, the Old Madam believed the Taoist priest's nonsense. Following his instructions, she went to a place called the Eastern Sunrise, only to find it was a junkyard.
And among the men of marriageable age in the junkyard that fit the Taoist priest's description, only Qin Xuan was there.
To cure her illness, the Old Madam had Tantai Yue marry Qin Xuan.
Unexpectedly, the Old Madam's illness did recover.
However, later, rumors spread that the Tan family had taken in a son-in-law who collected scrap.
Over time, this also significantly impacted the Tan family's reputation.
Tan Haibo slammed the table and snorted,
"That was for Grandma's health at the time. Do you want Grandma to leave this world sooner?"
"I... I..." Zou Lifen was so cornered by Tan Haibo that she couldn't say a word.
"I did not!"
"I think you did! You're waiting for Grandma to be gone so you can divide the family property!"
"I did not!"
"Stop arguing!" The Old Madam's reprimand immediately silenced both of them.
After a long pause, the Old Madam slowly said,
"This time, our Tan family has not only lost face in Jiangbei but also lost tens of millions in business. I'm afraid everyone's monthly stipends will be reduced by several percent this year."
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces darkened, and their gazes fell upon Zou Lifen and Tan Hongguang.
Tan Hongguang guiltily edged closer to Zou Lifen and mumbled,
"Wife, what should we do?"
Zou Lifen gave him a look of hateful disappointment and said,
"What should we do? How should I know? If we don't have money in the future, sell those broken stones of yours!"
Upon hearing that his stones were to be sold, Tan Hongguang became anxious,
"No! Those are my life!"
At this moment, Tan Feng, sitting at the very back, suddenly spoke,
"Grandma, you were all deceived."
Everyone looked at him in surprise, and then their gazes turned towards him.
Tan Feng was the son of the Old Madam's third son, Tan Yongyuan.
He had been sent to the capital to negotiate business by the Tan family and had only returned a couple of days ago.
Tan Yongyuan's family had all died in a car accident years ago, and only he had survived.
"Feng'er, you just said we were deceived? What do you mean?" the Old Madam asked him, confused.
Tan Feng smiled and said,
"Grandma, you were all deceived by the eldest uncle's family. Their family is very wealthy and can completely afford to compensate for this loss."
"Oh?" The Old Madam's interest was immediately piqued.
"Feng'er, are you sure?"
Tan Feng nodded,
"Grandma, I am sure."
"These past two days since my return, I discovered a big secret. Yesterday, while meeting a friend in the upper city, I ran into my brother-in-law Qin Xuan. I was going to greet him, but he hailed a taxi and headed towards the upper city villa district. I became curious. Was my brother-in-law going to such a place to collect scrap? So I followed him. To my surprise, I saw my brother-in-law enter a villa, and his sister and Sister Yue were inside. Later, I found out that the owner of that villa was actually Qin Xuan!"
"What!" Zou Lifen exclaimed, then shook her head vehemently,
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Don't spout nonsense here. How could that brat afford a villa? Doesn't everyone here know he lives in a junkyard?"
No one here knew Qin Xuan better than Zou Lifen. A good-for-nothing, with a sickly sister in tow. If he could live in a villa, would he still come to borrow money from her?
"Exactly, how could that brat afford a villa? Tan Feng, you little rascal, didn't you mistake a junkyard for a villa?" Tan Haibo added mockingly.