Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 451: Selling at a Loss

Chapter 451: Chapter 451: Selling at a Loss

However, reality proved that Chen Xuan had oversimplified the situation.

The mess that Ding Lijuan wanted to create was unstoppable—not even God could intervene!

Half a month later, Chen Xuan and Han Jingting were chatting in the office when someone violently pushed the door open.

"Chen Xuan, get out here!"

Ding Lijuan stormed in with Ding Liang and Han Bowwen, their presence domineering.

"President Han, I’m sorry, I couldn’t stop them..." Yang Shan apologized, following them into the office.

Han Jingting waved her hand, "It’s alright, Shan, you can leave now."

After Yang Shan left, Han Jingting looked at Ding Lijuan, puzzled, "Mom, what’s going on now?"

"What’s going on? Ask your wonderful husband!" Ding Lijuan pointed at Chen Xuan and cursed furiously.

Chen Xuan, completely bewildered, responded with a wry smile, "Mom, what act are you putting on? I honestly don’t understand what you’re talking about?"

"You’re asking what act I’m putting on? Chen Xuan, let me ask you, what were your true intentions in giving us that shoddy company?" Ding Lijuan yelled, throat raw.

Chen Xuan looked innocent, "What intentions could I possibly have? I already said that I gave you the company purely so you would have a source of income."

Ding Lijuan retorted, "Don’t you dare say that! What a pathetic little company it is, as insignificant as a fart—no history, no capital, incapable of handling even slightly big projects!"

"We work ourselves to death every day, and hardly earn any money at all. You talk about having a source of income— we’d be lucky not to put our own money into it!"

"You were so generous in giving us such a company back then, only for it to turn out to be a fringe-of-bankruptcy small business that we have to bail out for you!"

Chen Xuan’s expression became serious, "Mom, you’re being a bit irresponsible with your words."

"To my knowledge, Tianhui Construction Company had steadily increasing profits over the past few years, with annual net earnings of over ten million! How could it be close to bankruptcy?"

"I’ve mentioned before that the previous general manager, Xu Dong, was a key figure in the company, and by letting him manage it, you could’ve reaped the rewards without effort."

"But you insisted on making Ding Liang the general manager, and now that you haven’t achieved good results, it doesn’t seem fair to blame others, does it?"

Ding Liang, offended, interjected, "Even a clever woman can’t cook without rice. Given the scale of this company, even if I had the ability of the gods I couldn’t make it work!"

Chen Xuan snorted coldly, "Really? Then how come manager Xu Dong was able to make a profit every year?"

"I...," Ding Liang was at a loss for words.

Ding Lijuan waved her hand dismissively, "Enough. We didn’t come here to debate, and we definitely aren’t here to spar with you verbally!"

Han Jingting, confused, asked, "Mom, what exactly is it you want to do here today?"

Without another word, Ding Lijuan slapped a transfer contract onto the table in front of Chen Xuan.

"Our goal is simple. We no longer want this company; we’re giving it back to you!"

"We won’t take advantage of you. Didn’t you say the company’s assets are worth hundreds of millions? All you need to do now is give us twenty million, and the company is yours again!"

"What?" Han Jingting was stunned and laughed out of sheer exasperation, "Mom, are you kidding me? That company was originally Chen Xuan’s gift to you, and now you want to sell it back to him, asking him for money? Isn’t that absurd?"

Ding Lijuan snorted coldly, "What’s so absurd about it? He gave it away before, and we’re selling it now—isn’t it normal to ask for money?"

Han Jingting was so angry she was speechless.

But Chen Xuan felt that something was amiss.

Even if Ding Lijuan really mismanaged Tianhui, at least it’s a company with assets worth hundreds of millions. Selling it to anyone else would surely fetch at least a hundred million.

But now Ding Lijuan is willing to sell the company to her own son for twenty million!

Ding Lijuan has never been one to suffer losses willingly. How could she accept losing an eighty-million difference without a second thought?

The only explanation is, Ding Lijuan is deceiving him!

There must be something fishy going on!

"Hey, what are you spacing out for? Hurry up and sign the contract!" Ding Lijuan urged.

Chen Xuan smiled faintly, "Mom, this company was given to me by someone else. Now you want to sell it to me, but I can’t afford it, can I?"

"I think it would be better to sell the company to someone else. You’re bound to get a much higher price!"

"I..." Ding Lijuan stuttered, and after much struggle, she managed to say, "You... do you think we don’t know that we could sell it to others?"

"Aren’t we doing this because the company is yours, and we don’t want to let others benefit from it?"

"Forget it, forget it. You can’t come up with twenty million, so tell me how much can you offer?"

Ding Lijuan put on a façade of being willing to suffer a loss for the sake of a clearance sale.

The more Ding Lijuan acted this way, the more skeptical Chen Xuan became.

He tested the waters and said, "We don’t have much cash on hand right now. The most we can come up with is... two million at most..."

"I’m selling it to you for twenty million, and you’re offering me two million? Do you think I’m a fool!" Ding Lijuan shrieked, as if her tail had been stepped on.

Chen Xuan shrugged, "I’ve already said I don’t have much money. Since that’s the case, I think it’s better for you to sell the company to someone else, Mom. That way, you won’t have to suffer a loss."

"I..." Ding Lijuan was at a loss for words.

At this moment, Ding Liang stood up to persuade her, "Aunt, my brother-in-law is also family, and after all, it was he who gave us this company. I think, why don’t you just sell it?"

Ding Lijuan seemed to understand something from Ding Liang’s gaze and finally, grudgingly, and with the demeanor of a big loser, said reluctantly, "Fine, who asked you to be my son-in-law. Two million it is!"

Han Jingting stood by, stunned. She couldn’t believe her usually meticulous mother would be willing to sell a company worth hundreds of millions for such a ludicrously low price!

This was utterly illogical!

At this point, Chen Xuan was completely sure there was a trick to this whole situation!

Fearing that Chen Xuan might change his mind, Ding Lijuan urged, "Okay, now that we have settled on the price, hurry up and sign the contract. Let’s settle the money!"

How could Chen Xuan fall for this? After thinking for a moment, he said, "The price is fine, and I will sign the contract. However, before signing the contract, I still want to take a look at Tianhui Company."

Upon hearing that Chen Xuan wanted to visit the company, both Ding Lijuan and Ding Liang’s expressions drastically changed, betraying a sense of guilt.

Ding Liang forced a smile, "Brother-in-law, didn’t you just visit there? What else is there to see?"

Chen Xuan said meaningfully, "After all, it is two million. It’s better to be cautious!"

Ding Lijuan’s face darkened, "What do you mean, Chen Xuan? Do you think I’m going to cheat you?"

Chen Xuan smiled indifferently, "I didn’t mean that. Since you have nothing to fear, Mom, let’s go to the company together. You won’t have any losses anyway."

Han Jingting nodded too, "Yeah, Mom, you even check products when shopping, let alone buying a company. You wouldn’t really have a problem, would you?"

Ding Lijuan looked as if she had been hit where it hurt, and retorted with defiance, "Who has a problem? Fine, let’s go. I’m not afraid of anyone!"

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