Chapter 790 - All or Nothing

The Xia Family was facing a major financial deficit and their reputation had been ruined because of the quality checks and the overdue payment of the workers’ wages. Hence, the public was greatly repulsed by the Xia Family and they would require a ton of money, manpower, and energy in order to rebuild the supermarket empire. It was not beneficial to the Xia Family at all.

The Xia Family’s supermarket chain had long become stable and all the Wen Family needed to do was to pump in some funds and the business would definitely thrive again. Due to the great reputation that the Wen Family had in the business world, the citizens would definitely change their minds about the supermarket once the Wen Family took over the management.

Besides, the Xia Family was currently the major shareholder and they would definitely earn a ton if the business were to be revamped. They were planning to expand when the time was right and use the Wen Family’s good reputation to their own benefit.

As a result, they were heavily in debt and in serious trouble. The customers of the supermarket had been causing a stir lately by demanding refunds because of the news of their products failing to pass the quality checks. On the other hand, the supermarket staff had also ended up injuring the workers, who were demanding for their overdue wages to be paid. To make matters worse, Cheng Ziyi even announced to the media that he would be taking over the case and defend the workers in court.

Who would dare to clear up the mess created by the Xia Family? Besides, they were now embroiled in a lawsuit. Who would still dare to purchase the management rights of the supermarket?

The Xia Family had no choice but to pin all their hopes on Xia Ruya.

She owned more than five real estate properties and had a massive amount of cash that totaled up to more than 20 million yuan. Her jewelry pieces were worth more than 60 million yuan, and her bonds and stocks were in good positions as well. She even had some leftover savings and some money that she had made from investments. Her total net worth amounted to more than a hundred million yuan. It would be more than enough for the Xia Family to tide through the crisis.

They were initially coveting Xia Ruya’s assets and were confident of obtaining them. Yet, Xia Ruya managed to shirk them off and even planned to flee.

Xia Ruya’s actions had completely angered the Xia Family.

With a sullen expression on his face, Xia Haolin said, “Father, why don’t we just nab Xia Ruya and bring her back? She’s such a cunning person. If we just let her off, there’s bound to be lots of unnecessary trouble.”

He did not expect that Xia Ruya would be so nonchalant about it, so much that she was not tempted at all.

Old Mr. Xia remained silent with a frown on his face. It was indeed a tricky problem, for it was difficult to make Xia Ruya cough up the money.

Feeling frustrated, Xia Haolin groused. “Father, Xia Ruya is clearly trying to fool us. She doesn’t even plan to hand over her money and assets to help us. Right from the start, she’s been planning to escape. I’m afraid she’ll completely escape our control if we let this drag on. By then, we’ll be at a total loss.”

Having thought about that as well, Old Mr. Xia asked, “Do you have a better solution?”

Noticing that he appeared hesitant, Xia Haolin tried to persuade him. “Father, I know you care that Xia Ruya is still the flesh and blood of our family, but we’re just trying to take her money. We’re not going to actually hurt her. Besides, this is what Xia Ruya owes us. We ended up like this, all because of her. Not only did she refuse to help us, she even treats herself like an outsider. How can we just let her off easily? By rights, she should be shouldering the burden of our debts.”

Old Mr. Xia was a loss for words. The thought of their current predicament made his face grow sullen.

Xia Haolin asked straightaway, “Father, would you like to sell the ancestral land?”

Old Mr. Xia nodded, trusting that his son would get the job done well.