268: Chapter 268 Billion-Dollar Subsidy Campaign

Zhao Xiaoshuai took his Sister-in-law to the main table.

His Second Uncle, eyes red, couldn't bear to face his son. "Son, it's Dad's incompetence. I haven't saved up any money for you."

"Dad! What are you saying? It's me, your son, who has no ability. If this marriage isn't happening, then it isn't happening!"

"Why are you both blaming yourselves? Isn't this entirely because of the woman's insatiable greed?"

Zhao Xiaoshuai's sudden voice attracted the attention of most of the people there.

Father Zhao and Mother Zhao seemed to have found their backbone and walked over immediately, but Zhao Xiaoshuai signaled for them to calm down for a moment.

"Second Uncle, Brother Hu, don't you think so?"

"Xiao Shuai, I think you're right. I was just overthinking things earlier. Marriage is supposed to be between two people. She doesn't have me in her heart, only money. I suppose I can consider this a way to see her for who she really is."

The Second Uncle patted his son's shoulder, saying nothing more, simply expressing his support for his son.

"Good. Although we haven't interacted much, we are relatives after all. Remember this resolve you have right now. You might not know Xiong Xiqu, but you can look him up later. Go learn something by his side; how much you learn is up to your own fortune."

"I can also settle today's matter for you. I'm helping you this much because we are relatives, but I have one condition."

Zhao Xiaohu was clearly a bit bewildered, not knowing what kind of status his cousin had or why he was so confident. The Second Uncle naturally didn't know either and was equally confused, but at this moment, they wouldn't rashly interrupt him to ask.

"Xiao Shuai, speak. As long as it's not illegal, I'll listen to you."

"From now on, you are not allowed to have any dealings with this woman, no matter how humbly she comes back to beg you later."

Although he didn't know why his heartless ex-girlfriend would come back to beg him, this request seemed entirely reasonable to Zhao Xiaohu right now.

"She treated me like that; how could I possibly go back to her!"

However, Zhao Xiaoshuai was a man himself, and he knew all too well that it wasn't impossible for him to soften his heart and act foolishly when the time came.

"Words aren't enough. All the help I provide you today will be converted into a specific monetary amount, and we will sign a contract."

"If you have any dealings with this woman in the future, not only will you have to repay the entire amount, but our family will also cut off all contact with you."

The words were so severe that the Second Uncle's family hesitated.

"Second Brother, if you trust me, listen to Xiao Shuai. He won't harm you."

"Alright! Brother trusts you."

Zhao Xiaoshuai found the restaurant manager, upgraded the set menu for every table to the restaurant's highest standard, added extra dishes for everyone on the spot, and left some money for the Second Uncle's family before departing.

Although most of those remaining in the restaurant were the groom's relatives, there were still some shameless ones from the bride's side who hadn't left.

At this moment, they even posted about the matter in the family group chat.

The bride's parents sneered repeatedly when they saw it. "And they said they had no money! When they come back begging for my daughter to marry him again, it won't be just 88,000. This time, we're sticking to 188,000, and not a single cent less!"

"Mom, I'll listen to you!"

Zhao Xiaoshuai censored the video he had secretly recorded earlier and uploaded it to his social media, making it visible only to his various fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law.

Recently, he had been finding and reposting similar news from time to time, subtly influencing his fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law regarding their obsession with marriage.

It was also thanks to the current social atmosphere that he had no shortage of material.

As for the aftermath at the Second Uncle's family, it happened quickly, just as expected. The bride's family was wailing and begging for forgiveness, but although the Second Uncle's family hesitated, they ultimately kept their agreement with Zhao Xiaoshuai, especially since the contract stated that they would have to pay millions in damages if they breached it!

Everyone suddenly recognized him, all because Zhao Xiaoshuai had pulled off another big move, and this time, he had even appeared in public to endorse it.

The project he launched this time was a special Foundation called the "Ten Billion Subsidy," with an actual capital injection of 9.8 billion!

The work of this Foundation was very simple: to support certain enterprises, only these enterprises just happened to be the major competitors of the Huo Group, or rather, the Huo Zhengdong faction, in various industries.

This action was as swift as thunder, directly shocking all parties!

But that wasn't all. He also transferred the remaining 6.3 billion he had promised Old Xiong in one go, allowing him to swallow up those competitors who were gradually unable to hold on, while launching a fierce counterattack against all enemies.

Zhao Xiaoshuai spent a total of 23 Gold Cards on these two matters, but it also allowed him to earn 6.6309 billion in one fell swoop, truly pushing his savings over the ten-billion mark!

Hengtian's stock price also rose with the tide, surpassing its peak before the crash and reaching a market capitalization of 15 billion, so if all intangible assets were included, Zhao Xiaoshuai's net worth would be over 20 billion.

However, at this point, money was basically just a number.

Originally, his Gold Card reserves would not have been enough, but since several of his girlfriends had successfully leveled up recently, plus the collection of favorability treasure chests, he had more than enough.

After Hao Jinghan "accidentally" became pregnant, her boyfriend not only didn't get angry but instead cared for her meticulously, which became the catalyst for her favorability to break through 400 and reach the "Adoration" level.

Moreover, because of the pregnancy, her body fat percentage increased significantly, and her exquisite breasts grew by a full cup size, which perfectly boosted her figure rating, bringing her overall score to 8.18 and making her a Gold Frame character.

Coincidentally, the sisters Jia Youran and Jia Yiling were much the same. Coupled with their recent focus on Pilates for body shaping, they successfully raised their scores to 8.12 and 8 points respectively, also being promoted to Gold Frame.

As for Zou Luyao, although there was no room for improvement in terms of her figure, the secret transfer of a luxury mansion raised her family background score, bringing her score up to 8.14 and promoting her to Gold Frame.

Although Xing Huiqiong hadn't confirmed the relationship yet, her current favorability had broken through 300 to reach "Like," and confirming the relationship was just a matter of time.

Thus, all of his "Seven Fairies" girlfriends had become Gold Frame characters, capable of continuously producing Gold Cards.

Just from the daily interactions during this period, he had harvested 7 Gold Cards.

As for the favorability treasure chests, although some were wasted during the Silver stage, all the girlfriends combined still yielded 19 Gold Cards.

Counting the 5 remaining from before, Zhao Xiaoshuai's Gold Card reserves once reached 31!

Therefore, even after two major operations, he still possessed a reserve of 8 Gold Cards, capable of handling anyone's challenge.

Although the Huo Group claimed that the entire family had a scale of nearly a trillion, the Huo Family was not just one person.

The family resources that Huo Zhengdong could control, or rather, could freely deploy, amounted to no more than 10%.

And among these resources, the cash that could be freely deployed was even less, certainly no more than Zhao Xiaoshuai's "Ten Billion Subsidy."

While these families possessed vast assets, they also carried significant debts, so liquid funds were their lifeblood.

Once the capital chain breaks, no matter how tall the giant is, it could collapse overnight.

Therefore, Huo Zhengdong's recent days had not been easy.

The family branches were pressuring him every day, but he had no way out; his private peace talks had all been rejected by the other party.

The other party wouldn't even listen to the conditions he offered.

What kind of grudge and hatred could it possibly be?