Chapter 317 Jiang Ruan went to the Li family

Chapter 317 Jiang Ruan went to the Li family

Jiang Ruan arrived at the Li family's house at around 6:30 pm.

Looking at the sprightly old man in the main seat, Jiang Ruan asked directly, "Mr. Li, what brings you here?"

She wouldn't come alone. The Li family may seem calm on the surface, but there are actually turbulent undercurrents. But with Mo Mo and Tang Bai there, there are some things she doesn't need to worry about too much.

"Actually, it's nothing." Old Master Li's expression was more serious than Old Master Qin's, but this was the gentlest he could muster. "I just wanted to invite you over to chat and have a meal with you."

Jiang Ruan didn't say much.

If it were when she first arrived in Haicheng, she might have stood up and left.

But after experiencing so much, she understood one thing: even if you don't like someone, you can still sit down and eat and chat together in this circle.

A meal, a sentence, a meeting.

Both can bring advantages and disadvantages.

“I know about your relationship with Zhishen,” Old Master Li said, “If you don’t mind, you can call me Grandpa.”

“It’s not appropriate to call him Grandpa directly.” Jiang Ruan didn’t want to make things too awkward. “It’s better to call him Grandpa Li.”

Old Master Li felt a little more at ease: "Alright, call me whatever you like."

The two ate and chatted together.

The whole process was uneventful and without any overreactions or emotional outbursts, just as Mr. Li had said, it was simply a casual meal.

It wasn't until Jiang Ruan was about to leave after the dinner that Old Master Li called her back and said, "Xiao Ruan."

Jiang Ruan looked over.

"I heard that once you pass the ability assessment, you can get shares in the Qin family?" Old Master Li asked directly, without beating around the bush like he would with others.

“It’s not taking,” Jiang Ruan corrected him. “It’s buying.”

Grandpa Li is a completely different person from twenty years ago: "Grandpa Li is wrong."

Jiang Ruan didn't elaborate on this: "What would you like to ask?"

“The Qin family is large and powerful, with branches in addition to your two uncles.” As he said this, Old Master Li looked at her face, which resembled his son's remarkably well. “If you want to get the shares, they will most likely not let it go.”

The business world is full of deceit and treachery.

Can a little kid think about all this?

Jiang Ruan's expression remained unchanged: "You want me to give up?"

"No," Old Master Li said quickly, afraid that his granddaughter would misunderstand, "This old man just wanted to ask if you are afraid."

Jiang Ruan said, "I'm not afraid."

Old Master Li pressed further, "Are you really not afraid?"

Jiang Ruan: "?"

Why ask this when there's nothing wrong with the question?

Although my mother didn't say much about Grandpa Li, she did say that he was a rigid, serious, and stubborn old man. How could such a person ask about her and the Qin family?

"Would you like to be richer?" Old Master Li guided him gently. "Your father has a lot of shares in the Li Group. If you don't mind the trouble and hassle, I'll have him transfer them to you."

Jiang Ruan immediately became wary.

Grandpa Qin asked her to buy back the shares at the original price because that was the original contract, and also because he felt guilty towards his mother.

Why did Old Master Li do that?

It couldn't be because she has Li Zhishen's bloodline.

To put it bluntly, she knew her own limitations. Old Master Li wouldn't bring this up for a relationship that hadn't even had a formal DNA test yet, especially since he was someone who valued interests more than feelings.

"There's no rush." ​​Old Master Li saw through her expression at a glance and knew she had some concerns. "You can go back and think about it slowly, or you can discuss it with your mother."

“There’s something you’ve misunderstood,” Jiang Ruan changed the subject.

There was confusion in Old Master Li's eyes.

Jiang Ruan stated bluntly: "My father is not among the shareholders of the Li Group."

After saying this, she exchanged a few polite words and left with Tang Bai and Mo Mo. Only after her figure disappeared at the gate did a person suddenly appear beside Old Master Li, accompanied by a serious voice: "Why did you call her over?"

Grandpa Li: "Let me check the results of your efforts in winning over your wife and daughter over this period of time."

Li Zhishen: "..."

Old Master Li bluntly criticized him: "It seems there's been no progress at all."

"If you hadn't been that biggest obstacle back then, would things have turned out this way?" Li Zhishen knew he had made mistakes in the past, but he couldn't escape the blame either.

"You can't blame me for your own failure." Old Master Li said bluntly, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, the annual shareholders' meeting will be held soon, and your uncle won't let it go."

Li Zhishen calmly retorted: "You can't control your own brother, is that my fault?"

Old Master Li opened his mouth, snorted coldly, and said nothing.

Although he is his younger brother, he was born when his parents were older, so there is a significant age difference between him and Zhishen, but they are about the same age.

"Don't involve Ruan Ruan for now." Li Zhishen hasn't mentioned those things recently because some things are still being prepared. "I'll talk to her after things are resolved."

Old Master Li pursed his lips.

He swallowed back the words he wanted to say.

He has a way to resolve the trouble at the upcoming shareholders' meeting, but if he tells him, his son will definitely be unhappy.

"knew."

"Don't call her to the old house so casually in the future," Li Zhishen warned. "If my uncle finds out, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to her."

"You're only in your fifties and you're already so long-winded." Old Master Li was very impatient, saying he wasn't being polite at all. "What will you be like when you reach my age?"

Li Zhishen remained calm, said nothing more, and left.

When he returned, Ruan Ruan and her father had already finished eating. Considering that she didn't really like him, he didn't show up. But he figured that this would probably reach his uncle's ears soon.

That will be the real trouble.

Watching him leave, Old Master Li's eyes were filled with complex emotions, and his heart felt even heavier.

A moment later, he took out his phone and sent Jiang Ruan a message: "This will always be your home. Whenever you want to come, just let Grandpa Li know, and I'll have someone pick you up."

Jiang Ruan did not reply to this message.

After she finished reading, she swiped the screen to switch pages.

Seeing her expression, Mo Mo, sitting in the passenger seat, said mechanically, "Boss, there was something wrong with that meal just now."

"It's a disguised trap, how can there not be problems?" Tang Bai, who was driving, also spoke up. The three of them were less like subordinates and bosses and more like unconventional friends who could talk about anything.

Jiang Ruan raised her eyes: "How so?"

She knew that the meal wasn't so simple, but personal opinions are ultimately limited.

She doesn't have the same meticulous thinking as her mother and Huo Zhizhou. She can only analyze and observe things through facts and people's personalities, unlike them who can see through everything with just a sentence or an event.

"The way Old Master Li looks at you isn't just like he looks at a relative," Tang Bai said bluntly. "He treats you like a granddaughter, cultivating a relationship with you accounts for 5%, but self-interest accounts for 95%."

Jiang Ruan thought for a moment: "He wants to take advantage of my relationship with the Qin family?"

Mr. Li mentioned the shares. My mother said that the Li family's situation was not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface. Uncle Li also had a younger uncle who was vying for power with him.

So it seems that Mr. Li wants to use her relationship with the Qin family to help him deal with Uncle Li's younger brother.

These days, she's already been dismissed as soon as she's out there. Not to mention that her relationship with the Qin family is just so-so, given that the Qin family and the Li family don't have a good relationship either, the Li family would never use her to get help from the Qin family.