Chapter 439: Chapter 209: Sacrificing a Son, Then a Granddaughter—Can Such a Person Be Trusted?

Mr. Yang: "Become my apprentice? I don’t even have time to teach you."

Tang Xia: "You don’t need to teach me every day. Just come teach me when you have time. I’ll discuss my doubts and insights with you, and you can explain them to me. It won’t take up much of your time, but you have to teach me wholeheartedly. You can set the tuition fee yourself. Is that okay?"

Mr. Yang thought about it for a moment. It didn’t seem impossible.

During his free time, playing piano with someone who knows music isn’t a bad thing.

Mr. Yang: "Alright then!"

Tang Xia happily poured drinks and started drinking with Mr. Yang again.

After drinking quite a bit, they called for a car service and headed to the piano room at Yihai Apartments.

Tang Xia locked the door, clapped her hands, and said loudly, "Master, show me your skills."

Mr. Yang, fueled by the alcohol, sat by the piano smiling and started playing Chopin’s nocturne.

Mr. Yang’s metabolism was fast; the more he played, the more excited he became.

Tang Xia’s intoxication grew stronger, and the more she listened, the more enchanted she felt.

Before Mr. Yang could finish the Nocturne No. 21, the uncontrollably emotional Tang Xia pounced on Mr. Yang.

Mr. Yang shouted in panic, "Hey? What are you doing? I told you to play the piano, not to play with me!"

...

In the morning, Mr. Yang returned home.

As he crossed the bridge, he saw Lin Zhengtian and the Lin Family twins.

Judging by their weary appearance, they seemed to have been waiting there all night.

The Lin Family twins recognized Mr. Yang’s car and quickly ran over. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Lin Shuying: "Brother Chen, we waited for you all night."

Lin Anxiang: "Can we have a proper talk?"

Mr. Yang quickly got out of the car and approached the exhausted Lin Zhengtian, saying, "Elder Lin, what are you doing? You make it seem as though I’m an unforgiving jerk."

Lin Zhengtian: "Hehehe... Mr. Yang Xiao, don’t say that. We were out of line. Is Mr. Yang Xiao free to talk now? Can we have a chat?"

Mr. Yang: "I need to go home to take a shower and change clothes. Get in the car."

Lin Zhengtian: "Ah, thank you, Mr. Yang Xiao."

The Lin Family sisters quickly helped their grandfather into Mr. Yang’s car, and they all went to the Lake Heart Island Villa.

Yu Shishi came out to greet Lin Zhengtian and the two granddaughters, while Mr. Yang went upstairs for a shower and change of clothes before coming down.

Lin Zhengtian quickly stood up and nodded with a smile.

Mr. Yang greeted them to sit and then said to Yu Shishi, "Shishi, go make some breakfast."

Yu Shishi nodded and hurried to the kitchen to get busy.

The Lin Family sisters exchanged glances, very curious about Yu Shishi’s identity.

Could she be Mr. Yang’s girlfriend?

Lin Shuying stood up and said, "My sister and I will help out too."

Lin Anxiang: "Hm, I think that’s a good idea."

Mr. Yang: "No need, you’re guests. Guests shouldn’t be doing any work."

Lin Zhengtian: "Haha... Mr. Yang Xiao, no need to be so polite. Let them go."

The Lin Family sisters quickly ran into the kitchen together.

Lin Zhengtian said very sincerely, "Mr. Yang Xiao, I’ve severed the father-son relationship with Lin Hongyi. I hope Mr. Yang Xiao can show mercy and not blame our family. As for whatever you want to do to Lin Hongyi, our family won’t interfere at all."

Mr. Yang: "Ah? Severed the relationship? No... Elder Lin, that’s a bit extreme. I am a bit upset, but if Lin Hongyi sincerely apologizes to me, for the twins’ sake, I won’t pursue it excessively. Directly severing the relationship seems extreme, and it puts me in an awkward position. People who know us will think I’m an unforgiving jerk."

Lin Zhengtian was stunned, but then he quickly said firmly, "Mr. Yang Xiao, don’t overthink. It’s originally our fault, and we should apologize. That scoundrel Lin Hongyi refused to listen when I warned him to apologize to you, so I enforced the family rules and expelled him. So, strictly speaking, this has nothing to do with Mr. Yang Xiao. It’s mainly because he broke the family rules, and I just enforced them."

Mr. Yang: "Oh, I see! I thought you guys expelled him because of me, so I was overthinking it."

Lin Zhengtian was puzzled again, feeling this was a tricky question to answer.

If he said Lin Hongyi was expelled because of Mr. Yang, it would imply that the responsibility rested on Mr. Yang’s shoulders.

But if he said Lin Hongyi wasn’t expelled because of Mr. Yang, how would it show their family’s sincerity in apologizing?

It was really a tough question to answer.

Lin Zhengtian had no choice but not to follow Mr. Yang’s line of thinking.

"If Mr. Yang Xiao can forgive us, we’ll split half of our shares in Hai City Jinjiang Development with Mr. Yang. What does Mr. Yang Xiao think?" asked Lin Zhengtian.

The Lin Family held 20% of Hai City Jinjiang Development shares, splitting half would give Mr. Yang 10%.

It seemed like such a share was a bit unappealing, not much to gain, but a shame to abandon.

Seeing Mr. Yang not speak, Lin Zhengtian continued to list conditions.

"I heard from Shuying and Anxiang that Mr. Yang Xiao is actually Mr. Jinghu. In the future, whenever Mr. Yang Xiao has paintings or other artworks that need handling, our family will take full responsibility, ensuring nothing goes wrong. If any accident unfortunately happens, our family will compensate for all losses. This way, Mr. Yang Xiao wouldn’t need to go through Xue Family or other intermediaries for managing artwork, and you’d earn more. Is Mr. Yang Xiao interested in this offer?"

To be honest, Mr. Yang was quite tempted.

Artworks can be incredibly profitable. Whenever Mr. Yang needs money in the future, he could just paint a picture and hand it to the Lin Family for management. Isn’t that quicker than other means of making money?