Chapter 116: The Gathering of the Four Great Families

The same events were unfolding simultaneously in various places.

Ning Yurou had just returned home, only to face a barrage of questions.

“You said some time ago that the Qin family would undergo a transformation.”

“And later, they actually did. Now, the Qin family is preparing to take over the Tianxin District project, claiming to have already negotiated with the person in charge.”

“Is this true or not?”

Ning Rusheng stared intently at Ning Yurou and asked seriously.

Ning Yurou shrugged. “Dad, I don’t have much of a relationship with that guy. Do you really think asking me will help?”

“The last time, he voluntarily gave me some information, but this time, he clearly sees it as very important and hasn’t told me a thing.”

Ning Rusheng still found it hard to believe.

“This is a project requiring an upfront investment in the hundreds of billions. I admit the Qin family has the strength—they haven’t held their position all these years without reason.”

“But if you ask me whether the Qin family can really put up hundreds of billions to invest in the Tianxin District, I just don’t believe it.”

Ning Yurou sat down beside him.

“We’ll know soon enough whether this is true or not.”

“From what we can see now, the overall situation is mostly within what we can accept.”

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Conversations like this were happening all over Jiangcheng.

When some of the original owners of the Tianxin District project heard that Lin Li was about to start construction, they were immediately excited.

But they had learned to be cautious now, not showing their emotions too openly, so as not to alert Lin Li. After all, similar situations had occurred many times before.

Everyone believed Lin Li was bound to fail at the Tianxin District project, that in the early stages there would be no income—it was a bottomless pit. None of them believed the Qin family could pull it off.

But as the date approached, who would have thought the Qin family would actually begin construction?

Three hundred billion yuan—just like that, it was taken out.

This made many people start wondering if the Qin family had the backing of some other powerful force.

Otherwise, how could they casually put up such a huge sum to invest in the Tianxin District project? It was unthinkable to anyone else.

Yet even though everyone harbored these doubts, no one dared to approach and ask directly.

“Many people are watching the Tianxin District project now. Construction has begun, and in the next six months, there shouldn’t be any major problems.”

“But are you really going to expedite it?”

Lin Li nodded. “Calculating the time, in just over half a year, the subsidies from above will come through. By then, I can leverage this support to become the largest commercial group in all of Jiangcheng.”

These assets originally belonged to Ye Aotian.

But after Lin Li’s maneuvering, he had successfully wrested control into his own hands.

Su Lan didn’t say much more.

He had seen the impossible before. He had once thought Lin Li couldn’t get the Tianxin District investment off the ground, but Lin Li had succeeded.

Even if he doubted Lin Li could keep expediting the project, maybe there would be other opportunities afterward.

Day by day passed, and in the blink of an eye, three months had gone by.

During this period, Lin Li became the focus of everyone’s attention in Jiangcheng.

They all assumed Lin Li would not be able to complete the Tianxin District project, but who would have expected that not only did he accomplish it, he even accelerated the process.

When everyone learned of this, they were incredulous—this was something only Lin Li could have done.

But whether they believed it or not, it was happening.

And Lin Li was resolving the situation at top speed.

Finally, the four major families could no longer sit idly by. For the first time in history, they met together.

“Gentlemen, I believe you all know what happened earlier,” Ning Rusheng said.

“The reason I called everyone here this time is to prepare for the upcoming challenge.”

“This time, the Qin family wants to seize the Tianxin District project. Before long, they could dominate Central Plains.”

Ning Rusheng smiled at the three men before him. “So I suggest we take some measures this time.”

Leng Tianyi smiled and asked, “Is that really necessary?”

“That kid does have some ability, but in my opinion, these so-called methods aren’t anything special. Is it worth us making such a big fuss?”

The Qin family had always maintained a stance of non-interference with the four major families and rarely troubled them.

If anything, the only slight involvement was with Ning Rusheng’s Ning family.

But now the Qin family’s industrial transformation has nothing to do with the Ning family.

So there is no reason for them to target the Qin family.

“The four major families of Jiangcheng have not changed for so many years. Do any of you here want Jiangcheng to become a city with five major families?”

“The four families can still prove their strength, but if we add the Qin family, wouldn’t that sound ridiculous? How could a small city like Jiangcheng have five major families?”

At these words, the expressions on their faces faltered.

Calling them the four major families still sounded respectable.

But five major families—that would be a disgrace.

Ning Rusheng seized the moment to press on.

“I know some of you have big conflicts with Lin Li—yes, I’m talking about you, Old Leng.”

Leng Tianyi was awkwardly smiling after being singled out.

Then Ning Rusheng turned to the other two.

“Lin Yousheng, Xiao Qimin, what do you two think of this matter?”

“You don’t really believe the Qin family is so insignificant that we shouldn’t worry about them or take action, do you?”

The two shook their heads in response to Ning Rusheng’s question.

“We don’t really know the current situation of the Qin family,” said Lin Yousheng.

“But what I do know is, if we want to deal with them, the cost we have to pay won’t be simple.”

Unlike Xiao Qimin, the Xiao family’s power now lay with Xiao Meier.

Lin Yousheng, on the other hand, still held control over the entire Lin family.

But compared to the other three families, the Lin family was relatively low-key, having made no major moves over the years.

“That’s right. Since you say you want to deal with the Qin family, at least tell us your plan.”

“How do you intend to deal with the Qin family?”

Leng Tianyi grasped the opportunity to interrogate Ning Rusheng.

Ning Rusheng saw the spark of resolve lighting in their eyes and smiled.

“It’s simple. The Tianxin District project is going well under my watch. How about this: we cut off their supply chain entirely?”

This move was truly despicable.

But if anyone found out, it would surely lead to complete ruin.