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Xie Zhen was called by Xu Wanting on the phone, and the Xie family had no idea what had happened before.
For Xu Wanting, the situation in the Xu family had escalated to the point of nearly breaking apart. Someone needed to step in to mediate, or else the family would inevitably fall apart.
Xie Bingyan had been acting crazy at home for several days, inconsolable. Xu Wanting and Xu Shuying felt heartbroken.
After Xie Zhen finished talking to Xu Deming, he came over to the Xu family villa to meet them. However, after Xie Bingyan glanced at Xie Zhen, she ignored him and went back to her room.
Only Xu Wanting and Xu Shuying accompanied him.
“Your grandparents called to ask what exactly happened? You both explain to me honestly what’s going on. Why didn’t we know that Xu Mo had already returned home?” Xie Zhen spoke sternly. “It’s been so many years. Why come to us now that something has happened?”
“Mom never loved him, never did!” Xu Wanting said in a despondent voice as soon as she heard.
“That’s not what I’m asking for!” Xie Zhen looked at her seriously.
Xu Shuying looked dismayed. “Six years ago, when Xu Mo was fourteen, he was brought back. At that time, Xu Mo grew up in an orphanage! He stayed with us for four years, during which a lot happened. Me, eldest sister, second sister, we all did a lot of things that hurt Xu Mo!”
“Oh?”
“At that time, we all disliked him! Everyone did, so we took some measures to ostracize him and keep him from fitting into the Xu family! We all did a lot of wrongs!” Xu Shuying explained.
“Did you hit him?” Xie Zhen asked.
“Yes! Many times!” Xu Shuying nodded.
“Anything else?”
“Besides…,” Xu Shuying paused, “Mom and Dad both hit him many times, but the main issue wasn’t that. The main thing was he was often punished to stand, put in solitary confinement, not allowed to eat! When he left our family, he was seriously undernourished, anemic, and emaciated. It’s only been these past two years that he’s started looking better!”
“He started looking better after he left the Xu family?” Xie Zhen asked.
Xu Shuying nodded. “He started looking better after he started his own business! Two years ago, he started his business right after graduating from high school as the top scholar! But… no one supported him financially. Mom and Dad didn’t give him a cent. He started from scratch and quickly earned five billion! Now he’s doing well with that Pinduoduo platform, which seems quite popular! Xu Mo has a keen eye and is a genius!”
“A genius…” Xie Zhen rubbed his forehead with a headache. “So you’re saying he didn’t receive any warmth from the Xu family?”
Xu Wanting and Xu Shuying shook their heads.
“No one liked him!”
“You sisters used to seem quite outstanding to us. How did things end up like this, so confused, so terrible?”
“We… we didn’t know! We never realized he was always being wronged! Mom and Dad always said he was dishonest…” Xu Shuying sniffed.
“If it were just that, he probably wouldn’t hate you so much. Is there something else?” Xie Zhen asked, lighting a cigarette and taking a puff, his brow furrowed with worry.
Xu Wanting and Xu Shuying exchanged glances, then fell into a slight silence.
Then Xu Shuying continued, “Mom, probably wanted to kill Xu Mo before!”
“What?” Xie Zhen’s face froze.
“We investigated Xu Mo’s time at the orphanage. He was abandoned on a day of heavy rain! The orphanage director said he was found in a sewage ditch! His whole body was covered in ants, almost on the brink of death from bites! He was fortunate to survive!” Xu Shuying explained.
Xu Wanting also spoke up, “Once, on Mom’s birthday, Xu Mo seemed to have taken up extra work to save money and bought a cake! But that day, for some reason, it seemed like everyone at home didn’t like Xu Mo, and he was severely scolded. The cake was also knocked over on the ground! We checked; he worked hard at a tough job to save up for that cake!”
“Even so… why would Xie Bingyan want to kill him?” Xie Zhen was shocked.
“It’s all because of my dad!” Xu Wanting said tearfully, “My dad did a lot of wrongs, and Mom couldn’t bear it! She couldn’t bear it before, and now it’s probably even worse! Now everything at home is a mess!”
“It’s not about their marriage now; it’s about Xu Mo!” Xie Zhen frowned unhappily.
“Xu Mo knows Mom wanted to kill him, and he probably thought we wanted to kill him too, but we didn’t! Now, no matter what we says, he won’t come back!” Xu Wanting continued.
Xie Zhen hadn’t expected their situation to be so dire, feeling increasingly troubled.
If what they said was true, their nephew seemed much smarter and more capable than he had imagined.
The current situation in the Xu family might have been orchestrated by him.
It had to be said, striking at the heart of the matter. It’s no wonder that at such a young age, he had achieved such great success.
“A tiger doesn’t eat its cubs. No matter what, you shouldn’t have harbored such intentions! Otherwise, if you had acted with cleaner hands and feet, he wouldn’t have had such grievances against you now!” Xie Zhen said.
“What do we do now? Xu Mo… he definitely won’t let this go!” Xu Wanting looked at him.
“How should I know what to do? Such a big mess, what do you think should be done? Besides, he’s the only son of your Xu family!” Xie Zhen said coldly, impatiently. After a moment’s thought, he added, “Don’t meet him anytime soon. Let me see him first! Take care of Xie Bingyan at home for now.”
Xu Wanting sniffed but remained silent.
“When you make mistakes, you have to face the consequences, or else it’ll never end!” Xie Zhen said. “You can’t turn back now!”
Xu Wanting and Xu Shuying fell silent, consumed by despair.
“I’ll go see Xie Bingyan!” Xie Zhen decided not to say more to them, heading upstairs to check on his sister.
Xie Bingyan was resting upstairs.
This household was already in shambles. Xie Zhen looked around at the litter everywhere and couldn’t help but feel that Xie Bingyan had truly gone mad. If she was willing to strangle her own biological son, what else was she capable of?
…
Xu Mo had been busy in the capital for two days, catching up on his studies and barely keeping up with his classmates.
Recently, Pinduoduo’s effect had been exceptional. The data had expanded more than threefold, and the “Price Slashing” model had truly become popular on WeChat Moments and in various circles.
In these days, after Xu Mo started advertising and promotions, the spread was extremely rapid, showing signs of viral dissemination in the future.
Zhang Yundong was very excited about this and called Xu Mo to inquire about some data issues.
“We’ve seen some internal data at QQ Group. The numbers have surged by over six hundred. Now, many WeChat Moments are involved in group buying and price slashing. What did you do?”
“We provided subsidies and launched some advertisements and promotions. We estimate we’ve invested around two hundred million!” Xu Mo replied.
“Only two hundred million achieved this kind of effect?” Zhang Yundong was astonished.
The viral promotion of Pinduoduo now was terrifying. At this rate, it’s feared that they could increase to one hundred million registered users this year.
What concept is one hundred million registered users? This is equivalent to the population of a medium-sized country. Spending just two hundred million to gain one hundred million customers is simply a huge profit.
These customers are not disposable items. Even if only thirty percent stay with Pinduoduo, it will still generate massive amounts of data and profits.
“Exactly! It’s around two hundred million, and we’ve decided to increase subsidies to improve retention rates!” Xu Mo explained.
“Then… do you still need money?” Zhang Yundong asked.
Xu Mo immediately smiled, “Of course we do! We need 5 billion!”
“Sure, sure, your growth rate is impressive. 5 billion, no problem! Should you come to Xiahai City, or should we come to Beijing?” Zhang Yundong exclaimed eagerly.
“Come to Beijing! We have a tight schedule recently and no time to fly to Xiahai!” Xu Mo replied.
“Great! Just wait for us!”
Pinduoduo was about to take off. As long as they continued to raise funds, once the capital was in place, they could increase subsidies again and attract more customers to join.
Although there would be losses, it didn’t matter. Which large startup doesn’t incur losses? During the expansion phase, losses are a normal phenomenon!
The four of them prepared to embrace Pinduoduo’s takeoff!