Chapter 76: Chapter 76: For every measure of villainy, there is a measure of virtue greater by a foot.

What! Retire now?

Old Madam Su's expression was stirred; she had never imagined Ye Fan would dare to speak to her in such a manner.

"Ye Fan, you've gone too far!" Su Tianhao was about to explode with anger.

Ye Fan glanced at Su Tianhao, "I'm speaking to grandma; is there a part for you to interrupt?"

"You…" At these words, Su Tianhao felt like his lungs were about to burst.

Ye Fan looked at Old Madam Su again, "Grandma, listen to me, Su Family will only prosper under Ruo Xue's leadership. It's time for you to retire!"

"Ye Fan, do not force me; the position of family head must be taken seriously. You cannot make me step down with just a word or two. I'll make another concession, I can give Ruo Xue one percent of Su Corporation's shares!" Old Madam Su said solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan scoffed, "One percent of the shares? Grandma, are you trying to fob off a beggar? No head of the family position, fine, give half of the company shares, and we can call this matter settled!"

"Impossible!" Old Madam Su flatly refused.

If half of Su Corporation's shares were given to Su Ruoxue, wouldn't that mean she was already half the owner of the Su family? It would also give her capital to be on an equal footing with her.

Ye Fan sneered, "Then there's nothing to talk about, grandma, please go back!"

"Wait!"

Old Madam Su spoke again; she slowly said, "You must also know that I only hold seventy-five percent of Su Corporation's shares. The remaining twenty-five percent is basically in the hands of some elders in the company and a few externally recruited executives!"

"Here, I will make a huge concession and give Ruo Xue ten percent of the company! This is already my limit!"

"No way, anything less than twenty, no talk!" Ye Fan rejected outright.

Su Tianhao's face flushed with rage, "You dream of getting twenty percent of the company, Ye Fan!"

"Grandma, you have to understand. As long as the Su Family cooperates well with Tianba Group, we are bound to enter the ranks of a First-Rate Clan. By then, the market valuation of the Su Family will multiply several times over. What's twenty percent of the shares worth?"

Ye Fan ignored Su Tianhao and continued speaking to Old Madam Su, "If you don't give Ruo Xue twenty percent of the shares, that's okay. I think with Tianba Group's cooperation agreement, Ruo Xue could go to any cosmetics company, and they would probably give twenty percent of the shares, or even more. Grandma, you should be clear on the pros and cons here!"

"Fine, twenty percent!" Old Madam Su's face became extremely unpleasant.

Su Tianhao panicked, "Grandma, you can't give Su Ruoxue so many shares!"

"Shut up, if it wasn't for you egging me on, would we be in this situation?" Old Madam Su scolded.

She was no fool; Old Madam Su was well aware that if Su Ruoxue took Tianba Group's cooperation agreement, valued at three billion, to another cosmetics company, it would be easy to secure twenty percent of the shares.

Su Tianhao's mouth opened and closed, but in the end, he had to swallow his anger.

After scolding Su Tianhao, Old Madam Su turned to Su Ruoxue, "Ruoxue, I leave Tianba Group to you!"

"Grandma, I will do my best!" Su Ruoxue replied earnestly.

"Let's go!"

Old Madam Su glanced at Ye Fan with an icy expression and left the Warzone Hospital swiftly with a dissatisfied Su Tianhao and others in tow.

After Old Madam Su and the rest had left, Su Zhanyun wrapped an arm around Ye Fan's neck, "Brother-in-law, well done! You didn't even notice just now, Old Lady Su and Su Tianhao's group looked as uncomfortable as if they had swallowed dead flies!"

"Ye Fan, well done!" Su Jianguo also rarely praised him.

Ye Fan grinned, "Who let them bully Ruo Xue? This is the price for bullying her!"

Ye Fan knew that convincing Old Madam Su to step aside was as difficult as ascending to heaven, which is why he directly demanded a 20 percent stake in Su Corporation.

Old Madam Su was right—25 percent of the Su Corporation shares had been given to the Su Family Elders and external senior executives—she only held 75 percent.

Having Old Madam Su give up 20 percent was already her limit. If it were any more, and her shares fell below 51 percent, losing her absolute control over Su Corporation, she would never agree.

"With a 20 percent share, from now on, Ruo Xue won't have to look at anyone's face in the company!" Gao Yaqin's eyes lit up with joy.

A blissful smile spread across Su Ruoxue's face. She could never have dreamed that Ye Fan would be able to secure 20 percent of Su Corporation for her.

After completing the discharge procedures and going home, Su Ruoxue asked in a lowered voice, "Ye Fan, was it you who contacted Chairman Li Changhong to cancel his cooperation with Su Corporation?"

"Of course! Who let them bully my Ruo Xue?"

Ye Fan gently caressed Su Ruoxue's cheek, speaking tenderly, "I said I would make them kneel to beg you to come back, and that's exactly what they'll do!"

"Ye Fan, thank you!" Su Ruoxue felt an endless tenderness in her heart.

If it weren't for Ye Fan, she really wouldn't know what to do, especially when Su Tianhao knelt to beg her, which made her feel extremely vindicated.

Ye Fan chuckled, "I'm your husband, what's there to thank? Are you treating me like an outsider?"

"Of course not!" Su Ruoxue retorted with feigned annoyance.

Father-in-law Su Jianguo and mother-in-law Gao Yaqin went out to buy a lot of groceries, and Su Zhanyun took a day off; the whole family had a happy lunch together at noon.

At two in the afternoon, Ye Fan called Li Changhong of Tianba Group to resume the three billion cooperation with the Su family, much to the relief of the anxious Old Madam Su.

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"Hmm!" Old Madam Su nodded her head.

Su Tianhao said with reluctance, "Grandma, are you really going to give Su Ruoxue 20 percent of the company's shares? If so, she'll be a shareholder from now on and will be even harder to suppress! Are you really planning to let Su Ruoxue inherit the Su Family one day?"

"Yes, Grandma, 20 percent of the company's shares is no small matter!" Su Yue chimed in quickly.

Old Madam Su snorted coldly, "Tianhao, impatience won't get you hot tofu. If you hadn't proposed to remove Su Ruoxue, I wouldn't have agreed to give away 20 percent of the shares."

"Didn't you see? That Ye Fan was so aggressive—if I didn't satisfy him with the shares, he might have tried to take over! Moreover, our Su Family's cooperation with Tianba Group is of great importance, and there's no room for error!"

"Grandma, Ye Fan is too much! If the Su Family ends up inherited by Su Ruoxue, the Su Family will surely become the Ye family!" Su Tianhao exclaimed indignantly.

Old Madam Su harrumphed coldly, "I understand this simple truth very well! Tianhao, you need to learn to be patient and endure, got it? Agreeing to give away 20 percent of the shares is just a stopgap measure from me!"

"A stopgap measure? Grandma, what do you mean?" Su Tianhao asked in surprise.

Old Madam Su let out a cold laugh, "The 20 percent share is just a verbal promise; no share transfer agreement has been signed, which means as long as Su Ruoxue cooperates with the Tianba Group partnership, we can give or withhold the 20 percent as we see fit. If she does not cooperate, all talk of shares is worth nothing!"

"Without even a share transfer letter, what makes her Su Ruoxue a Su Corporation shareholder?"