bookcurios Chapter 134 Funeral
Chapter 134 Funeral
Chapter 134 Funeral
Why did these partners suddenly terminate their contracts?
Inside the villa at the top of the mountain, Shen Yunlan was setting out the bowls and chopsticks while talking.
"I've been a customer for over ten years, and I get along very well with the old lady. It shouldn't have happened so suddenly."
Sitting at the breakfast table, Su Zhengwu continued with a puzzled look, "There must be something fishy going on. These business partners all agreed to terminate their contracts at once, how could they all do it at once?"
Shen Yunlan served rice, looking nonchalant: "Luckily, it won't affect our family. Shancheng Group still has a sense of contractual responsibility."
"Come on, even though Ruowei is the project manager, she's just a salaried manager. All the profits end up going to the old lady anyway," Su Zhengwu said, holding his rice bowl.
"You're all talk! Don't eat!" Shen Yunlan angrily snatched Su Zhengwu's rice bowl. "Go clean up!"
"No! The property management sends cleaners to clean, why would I need to?" Su Zhengwu looked reluctant, but still stood up.
"Just sweep it, stop arguing!" Shen Yunlan said irritably. "Clean the entire villa!"
Su Zhengwu glanced timidly at Lin Fan, looking as if he wanted to ask for help, but Lin Fan covered his mouth and chuckled.
Previously, Lin Fan was Shen Yunlan's number one punching bag, while Su Zhengwu was her number two.
But after Lin Fan demonstrated his wealth, Su Zhengwu was left as the only remaining option.
"Okay, okay, let's clean up." Su Zhengwu went straight to the cleaning tools.
Villa No. 001 is cleaned at a fixed time every afternoon, with dozens of cleaners cleaning the entire villa within an hour.
Therefore, there is no need for cleaning tools in the villa. The only cleaning tools available are a vacuum cleaner, a broom, a dustpan, and a mop.
This was brought from the original small duplex apartment.
It's a pipe dream to think that one person could clean a 120-acre villa with just these tools.
Su Zhengwu picked up the broom and was about to start sweeping when his phone rang.
"This isn't my fault! Something's wrong."
Su Zhengwu smiled and waved his phone toward the dining table.
The moment I pressed the call button, a shout came from the other end: "Come to the hospital quickly! The old lady is dead!"
"What!" Su Zhengwu's face froze instantly.
"What?! Hurry up and get to work, I'm watching you!" Shen Yunlan urged.
"The old lady is dead!" Su Zhengwu exclaimed in shock.
"The old lady is dead?" Shen Yunlan couldn't believe her ears. "Didn't you say she was in good condition when you came back yesterday? How could she be dead today?"
"I don't know either! Let's go to the hospital quickly!" Su Zhengwu shouted and immediately ran outside.
Su Ruowei was also shocked and quickly followed.
Lin Fan glanced at Xiao Xinran sitting at the dining table, but before he could speak, he heard Xiao Xinran say:
"Brother, go quickly. I can ask for leave from kindergarten today."
Lin Fan nodded and walked towards the door. Shen Yunlan didn't want to go, but she had no choice but to follow behind.
The family rushed to the hospital, only to find the hearse carrying the old lady's body away.
So Lin Fan continued driving towards the funeral home.
Almost the entire Su family arrived, with most waiting outside. Only the three main direct descendants of the Su family went inside.
After getting out of the car, Lin Fan kept observing Su Jianqiang.
Yesterday, Lin Fan even used his Heavenly Eye to check on Fang Minjun's condition and immediately learned that Fang Minjun was being slowly poisoned.
Judging from her physical condition, she should be able to last at least another six months.
Moreover, Fang Minjun did not have any major age-related illnesses to begin with, ruling out the possibility that her death was caused by illness.
There's only one reason then: this was a deliberate murder, and Su Jianqiang, who was alone with the patient last night, is the most suspicious.
Without a doubt, given Su Jianqiang's character, he was capable of such a thing; this ruthless man had even tried to poison Lin Fan.
Lin Fan had no intention of getting involved in this matter, and in a way, it was Fang Minjun's own fault.
Lin Fan noticed Su Ruowei; she seemed quite upset.
Not only Su Ruowei, but everyone else was also in tears.
Even Su Jianqiang, the instigator, was sobbing uncontrollably.
Lin Fan, however, stood there indifferently.
The body was cremated, and the ashes were collected into a box. Su Zhengwen, the eldest son, carried the urn and walked in front.
A group of people followed behind, sobbing uncontrollably.
The next day, a mourning hall was set up in what used to be the old lady's villa.
At the funeral, all of Su's relatives and friends were present, and even the old customers who had terminated their contracts came to bid farewell to the old lady.
In front of these long-time customers, Su Jianqiang was devastated, his eyes red and swollen from crying, and he even fainted once. When asked about the cause of death, Su Jianqiang claimed that the old lady had suffered a relapse of an old illness.
Only the Su family knew that the old lady didn't have any serious illness; everything had happened too suddenly.
Su Jianqiang explained to his family that the old lady had suffered too much of a blow.
Everyone understands, after all, it would be hard for anyone to feel bad if all the customers canceled their contracts at once, especially an elderly person.
Even among middle-aged people, there are countless cases of people jumping off buildings due to business failures.
The funeral was hastily concluded in one day, and Su Jianqiang successfully inherited the position of head of the Su family.
Su Jianqiang told everyone that the old lady had told him before she passed away that if she were to leave this world, everything should be kept simple.
Nonsense.
Fang Minjun lived her life for the sake of appearances, so how could she possibly keep things simple? However, in front of the new head of the family, Su Jianqiang, no one dared to object.
Lin Fan knew that Su Jianqiang's purpose was simply to cover his tracks and evade investigation; he must have bribed people at the hospital as well.
A few days later, no one in the Su family ever mentioned the old lady who had once been the sole authority.
Fang Minjun's passing did not cause the slightest ripple in the mountain city.
On this day, another family gathering was held at the Su family villa.
"As everyone knows, the Su family is currently facing a situation where all our clients are cancelling their contracts, and strangely enough, no one wants to cooperate with us anymore!"
Su Jianqiang sat in his high position, shouting with an air of authority.
In his eyes, the old lady wanted to appoint Su Ruowei as her successor, but he had already become the head of the family, and it was already a great blessing that the previous business partners hadn't caused any trouble.
But the fact that no one is willing to cooperate is truly incomprehensible.
“Isn’t our Su family still cooperating with the Shancheng Group?” a member of a collateral branch of the family said.
"Moreover, the Shancheng Group project has stabilized. According to the financial report, even if those customers did not terminate their contracts, the Shancheng Group project's profit can still account for more than 60% of the total profit."
In other words, the Shancheng Group project is now the Su family's only source of revenue.
Su Jianqiang dared not let Su Ruowei hold onto this lifeline.
“That’s right, I’ve decided to merge the three companies! We’ll concentrate our efforts on the Shancheng Group’s projects,” Su Jianqiang said.
Immediately, everyone echoed in agreement:
"I agree. We should focus our efforts on doing a good job with the Shancheng Group's projects."
"Since there are no other collaborations, the head of the family should take charge of this project."
"Letting the head of the household do it better demonstrates our sincerity in cooperation."
Su Jianqiang clapped his hands: "Okay, then it's settled!"
"I disagree!"