Compared to the comfortable Mu Mansion, the Han family home was shrouded in a cold and depressing atmosphere. As people gathered in the living room, everyone was so tense that it was suffocating.
Incidents kept happening one after another under Han Hongbin’s leadership. Not only had he gotten himself locked up behind bars, he’d even allowed the family to be demoted from the big four wealthiest families.
Almost 40 years of hard work had been ruined in Han Hongbin’s hands. Not only had it angered Old Master Han to the point where he had had to be admitted to the hospital, but the other factions of the family were also angered by his bad leadership.
Even their large living room could barely accommodate all the guests. Originally, they had been there to wait for the results of the election, but it had eventually become a family meeting.
The Han family had always been at the basis of Jingdu’s economic circle, and, during their time as one of the big four wealthiest families, they had spent a lot of effort to increase their networks in the political and military circles. They had done all that to ensure they would never lose their position.
The demotion of the Han family had directly affected the whole family’s connections with the economy, military, and political circles. Since Han Wanling was the main perpetrator of the trouble and Han Hongbin was the head of the family, the father had to shoulder all the responsibility for this extreme f*ckup.
“Now that the results are out, what should we do next? Hongbin, don’t you have some explaining to do?”
Han Hongyao, Han Hongbin’s younger brother, had rushed back from the border as soon as he learned that his family had been removed from the big four wealthiest families.
Even though Han Hongyao would not lose his position as the customs director, the fall of the Han family would still affect him as his profits would significantly lessen.
“He’s right, Hongbin, you have a lot of explaining to do. Your daughter is the cause of all of this. As the head of the family, you must have some ideas, right?”
“Seriously! What did you even teach your child? Her mistakes have taken everything away from us.”
All of Han Hongbin’s siblings blamed everything on him. Even Han Qin, who only knew how to party and spend money, blamed him as well. Although she was happy that Han Wanling was in prison because that would mean there would be one less person seeking to be the Young Commander’s wife.
However, her family being kicked out of the big four wealthiest families had affected her status for the upcoming socialite ball. No matter how hard she tried, she would never be able to outshine other ladies at the ball.
And Han Qin blamed it all on Han Wanling. Not only had the latter claimed the title of the heir of the Han family for years, but she had also ruined the future of the family. Han Qin was actually gleeful that Han Wanling was now locked behind bars.
“Enough! Quiet down!” Han Hongbin was starting to have a headache from all the noise around him. He slammed his hand down on the table and got up, glaring at his siblings who only knew how to blame others. The head of the family could not contain his anger any longer. “I’ll handle the situation. I still am the head of this family, and I still have the say in everything. Our foundation has not collapsed yet. The only reason the Qiao family was able to succeed was because of our money. We have to pull them down before they stabilize themselves. This is not the time to have conflicts between ourselves. We should work together to overcome this crisis.”
“It’s not like we don’t believe in you, but with how things are… Do you have any plans?”
“The evaluation for my unit is nearing. I’ll have to raise my rank. Then perhaps I can become of help to the family…”
As the adults talked, Han Yaotian and Han Zhongteng didn’t even make a sound. After a seemingly endless two hours, the guests finally left.
Before that, Han Yaotian had noticed that Liang Xinyi was hiding in a corner. If his memory served him right, that would be the first time Han Zhongteng had brought her back to the family home. Han Yaotian admitted that she had outlived his expectations as she was able to convince Han Zhongteng to let her stay.
With the bad situation the Han family was in, seeing Liang Xinyi there was good news. Their recovery would be easier if they could form a connection with the Su family through her.
