Chapter 732 - 732 The Xia Family Is Stuck in a Ru (2/2)

Xia Haolin thumped himself down on the couch and said, “That billion-yuan fine has already caused a huge dent in the funds that we have accumulated recently. If we get fined again, we won’t be able to afford it. Most importantly… the news is spreading like wildfire and we can’t turn down the refund requests. If the customers lose trust in us, we won’t be able to make them trust our products again even if we hold promotions and sales. It’s really over for us this time.”

The Xia Family did not expect that they would end up in such a state within such a short period of time.

Upon hearing his son’s words, Old Mr. Xia groused angrily. “It’s all that jinx Xia Ruya’s fault. If it weren’t because of her, the Xia Family wouldn’t end up in such a state today.”

Xia Haolin thought the same. The thought of Xia Ruya was enough to make his heart boil. “Now that things have already come to this, what’s the point in finding fault? We’ve already cut off all ties with her, anyway. What’s most important now is that we find a way to resolve the crisis.”

Old Mr. Xia was at a loss for words.

An idea popped up in Xia Haolin’s mind and he said, “Father, why don’t we sell that plot of land in the West? The government is going to start operating the subway system very soon and every inch of land there is as good as gold. The transitioning has already been forced to come to a halt, anyway. We don’t know when the Xia Family can recover.”

The government had begun operating subway systems on the plot of land near the West and business hubs had been popping up everywhere. They’d definitely become the well-developed transport hub of the city. It was also the reason why the Xia Family wanted to transition.

Old Mr. Xia turned his suggestion down without hesitation. “No, your grandfather was the one who bought that plot of land back then with the intention of creating some beneficial conditions for us. He wanted us to improve and become the top tycoons of the city. If we just sell that plot of land, we’ll lose direction and become wealthy but average.”

When Xia Haolin’s grandfather bought that plot of land back then, he almost depleted all of the Xia Family’s savings. Old Mr. Xia was heavily against it then. However, he had no choice but to be in awe of his foresight now.

Xia Haolin said, “Father, if we don’t sell that plot of land, we won’t be able to recover our losses and the supermarket business will swap. Without it… how are we supposed to make a comeback and grow into one of the most wealthy families in the city? It’s just a solution that we have to adopt during desperate times like now. Once we have enough money, we can just buy another plot of land.”

Wen Haowen and the Gu Family had both expressed their interest in buying that plot of land back then. However, Old Mr. Xia had turned them down. Now that the Xia Family was stuck in a tough predicament, he had no choice but to consider selling it.

Old Mr. Xia frowned and said, “I know you’re right, but we can’t sell that plot of land. It’s property left behind by our ancestors. We can’t sell it.”

Xia Haolin said resignedly, “Father…”

“Why don’t you invest your efforts in pleasing your wife, instead? Your wife is upset at you because of your illegitimate daughter. Once you coax her… she might persuade the Chen Family to help us…”

The Xia Family and Chen Family were in-laws who had been helping each other out frequently over the years. Hence, he was full of hope.

Upon hearing his words, Xia Haolin felt extremely helpless, though he had been visiting the Chen Family rather frequently in recent weeks. He thought that they might help. “I shall give it a try then.”