Chapter 10 - 010: Starting as a Swindler (Part 10)
Ah! Ahhh!
He Tiantian felt helpless and desperate, sobbing, as the thing she feared seemed to have actually happened—
He Hongtu had connected with a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong and was preparing to invest in launching a health product factory together.
Relatives from He Hongtu's hometown flocked in, carrying stacks of money they had just withdrawn from the bank, clamoring to join the investment.
He Hongtu and Tian Zhenzhen tried to decline their offers and repeatedly reminded them, "Uncle He, Third Grandpa, Sixth Great-Uncle... Investing comes with risks. If we incur losses, we won't get anything back!"
The more they cautioned, the more persistent the He Family folks became, "If we lose, it's on us. Hongtu, one can't write the 'He' character twice, we all descend from the same ancestor. You can't just ignore us poor relatives when good fortune comes your way!"
Once it had reached this point, if He Hongtu refused again, it would be like turning his back on familial ties.
He Hongtu "reluctantly" accepted the relatives' investments and earnestly wrote up contracts, clearly stating in black and white: Invest and receive year-end dividends according to shares!
The news of the Hong Kong businessman investing in setting up a factory was definitely big news in the little county town.
Not only were the relatives from He Family Village eager to participate, but even Tian Zhenzhen's estranged maternal family squeezed their way in.
Tian Zhenzhen's sweet-looking but inwardly bitter stepmother played the emotion card with her, "Although you're not my biological daughter, I raised you from a young age. And your brother, he shares the same father with you, he is the seed of the Old Tian's Family!"