adbindia Chapter 342 - 169: Big Trouble! (Part 2)
Chapter 342 - 169: Big Trouble! (Part 2)
But the Su Family is different! The Su Family itself is founded on the Military Department, with an external impression of integrity, righteousness, strictness, law-abiding behavior, and utmost propriety, which is also the basic face of a military aristocratic family. Yet, such an incident occurred, causing cracks in the good reputation built over many years. How much effort and work must be invested to repair it...
Reputation is an elusive thing; some people don’t care about it, but some people cherish it dearly. Because of this, the Su Family is very strict with both main and collateral family members. They don’t ask for them to become outstanding, but at least they shouldn’t be disgraceful pests!
Although reputation cannot bring substantial benefits, if used well, it is more useful than any network of contacts! Now the Su Family has been doused with a basin of dirty water. Even though it cannot cause substantial harm, once others mention this incident, it deeply wounds the heart.
"This matter... it’s hard to say others did it intentionally... If it weren’t for offering a handle ourselves, it wouldn’t be this way!" Su Lu didn’t say much, but instead, with a gloomy face, browsed the internet, where various slanderous remarks were upsetting and infuriating!
Returning to the main house, the two of them smoothly arrived at the main residence, where quite a few people were already waiting at home.
The Su Family has developed for so many years and has a large population, but few have the privilege to enter the main house.
To prevent the main house from falling into disrepair, every once in a while, a family branch from the main line is required to live here. Firstly, to manage Qiming Star’s related industries, and secondly to ensure the main house has vitality and isn’t eerily empty, also facilitating various arrangements.
Now, the ten or so people standing here all have a say and actual power within the main line. Su Yanjing glanced around and recognized several familiar faces, nodding slightly as a greeting.
Even though Su Yanjing’s background is humble, the position he is expected to inherit in the future is very sensitive. Everyone is eager to win his favor, not daring to underestimate him because of his young age or junior status. At this moment, the Su Family’s elder, Su Yuan, saw Su Lu appear, and his solemn expression showed a moment of hesitation. But he quickly got up, called out "Seventh Grandfather," and yielded the seat of honor.
"How are the talks going?" Su Lu didn’t decline; after all, his seniority was evident, and who would dare to let him sit below? If Su Yuan dared to do so, he would certainly face the "affectionate" treatment from many elders that night. "What’s the outcome?"
Su Yuan’s expression was troubled; at the initial development of the situation, he was also quite angry. He ordered his subordinates to investigate who dared to cross the Su Family, but no clues were found, and the information spread quickly.
Even though connections were used to suppress it, it couldn’t stop people’s gossip, and the attempts to divert attention only made things worse...
"In other words, there’s been no progress, and we’re just being led around by the nose?" Su Lu was so angry he wanted to remotely contact his big brother. How could he have taught such a grandson who handled even minor matters like this!
"Seventh Grandfather, please calm down; things aren’t that simple," Su Sheng, who is also Su Yanjing’s father, said with a wry smile, alleviating his senior brother’s difficult situation. "There’s no source to this news at all; even the first newspapers and media outlets to report this claim they know nothing. This piece of news... was inexplicably added to the day’s news layout..."
Su Lu heard this and felt a chill in his heart. Who has such extensive abilities to quietly utilize media and powerful online promotion to spread this event? To avoid the media, replace prepared articles with new news... To achieve this, at least related informants are needed. But with so many media outlets, how can they all be covered? Could there be an undercover informant in each place?
"No trace of the source... unable to guide public opinion..." Su Lu took a deep breath, trying not to die from anger. Opening his eyes, he focused on Su Yuan, "Then, can you tell me why you failed to notice the issues with Su Qixin’s assets? Didn’t you realize this is a very big hidden danger, and once exposed, it would be a big problem?"
Don’t talk about "protecting personal privacy, personal property shall not be peered into" and the like; the assets under each Su Family member’s name are monitored by a special family department. If any vulnerabilities appear, they are immediately removed! This is a form of protection!
If that’s the case, why did no one discover Su Qixin’s problem? Or did no one pay attention to it?
Su Yuan was speechless; could he say it was due to negligence during the adoption, thinking the two little girls were insignificant, and thus skipping that step?
Su Lu didn’t need an explanation; he could largely guess the reason, and the fire in his heart burned intensely. He asked again, "Then, about Princess Fusu being Su Qixin, did you not know about this?"
"Of course, I knew about this," Su Yuan said awkwardly. He was actually quite happy when he first heard this news.
Although Princess Fusu didn’t follow the Military Department’s path, she had gradually achieved a certain status in the online literary world, and "talented woman" was an apt description. If announced at the right time, with the Su Family making a promotional move, it would be a great opportunity for Su Qixin, enhancing her identity and, when marrying in the future, giving her confidence...
In fact, he intended to announce this after Su Qixin and Zuo Zhihao got engaged, but who knew it would turn out like this? All his good intentions turned into nothing, and Su Yuan lost even the strength to be angry.
Compared to his various brothers, Su Yuan’s abilities are rather mediocre, but because of the title of the eldest son, no one can prevent him from becoming the clan leader. After all, the position of Su Family Patriarch, due to the family system, is honestly nothing to be desired. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)