Chapter 663 - Emperor Emeritus
Grandpa Lu was happily tucked away in his Mediterranean-style mansion home in the suburbs doting on his first great-grandchild, Little Jun. The child was kept busy everyday in order to distract Little Jun from feeling homesick and missing his Mommy, Mama, Papa, cat cousins, and everyone at Dragon Palace Home #10. đđťâŻđđ¤đŚđđâ´đâŻđ.đ¤đ¸đ
However, Grandpa Luâs great-grandfatherly bliss was interrupted when one of his spies in Jin Corporation informed him about some members of the board of directors and Jin branch families complaining about Kang Huizhongâs involvement in the custody battle. Because it involved his beloved great-grandbaby Little Jun, he was instantly enraged. He immediately called Jin Liwei on the phone.
"Hello? Hello! Is this Liwei my boy?! Whatâs taking you so long to answer the damn phone?! I want to know!"
"Yes, Grandpa Lu. This is Liwei. How may I help you? And I actually picked up your call on the first ring," Jin Liwei answered in a calm tone while lowering the volume on the speakerphone because the old manâs booming voice was many times louder than usual in his anger.
"Answering the first ring is still too long! You should answer my calls before the bloody phone even rings! Iâm your beloved grandpa, you pinhead! Or have you forgotten?"
Jin Liwei smiled at Grandpa Luâs unreasonable demand but was able to stop himself from chuckling or he would suffer a long round of scolding. "Alright, Grandpa Lu. Although Iâm not a psychic so I donât know when youâll call me, Iâll do my best to answer your calls before the phone even rings next time."
"Hah! Why are you taking those stupid words of mine so seriously, you rascal? Donât you know that your grandpa is just joking?! Bah! Youâre so boring. I pity Xiulan my girl for having to deal with the likes of you!"
"Itâs because she loves me and accepts me for who I am," Jin Liwei replied, proud as a peacock.
"Bahahaha! Well, you are my grandson after all! You know when to strike early to bag the girl before other flies and cockroaches start buzzing around her. Iâm sure your Grandfather Jin in heaven is also very proud of how you got yourself an excellent wife!"
Jin Liwei puffed out his chest, a smug expression on his face, looking prouder by the second. "My wife is the most excellent woman in the world."
"Yeah, yeah. Oneâs wife should be the best in all husbandsâ eyes! If not, then you romanced the wrong lady!"
"En."
"Yes, as a husband you should—huh? Wait a minute, you rascal! Why are we suddenly talking about romancing your wife?! I want to know! This isnât the reason why this old man called you! How dare you distract your beloved grandpa?! I have important business to talk to you!!!"
âYouâre the one who started talking about this subject,â Jin Liwei thought but didnât say out loud. "Alright, Grandpa Lu. May I know the reason why you called me?"
"Hmph! Your grandpa called you because of the urgent matter concerning the well-being our Little Junjun! Nobody is more important than my beloved great-grandbaby!"
Jin Liweiâs expression instantly became serious. He already knew what Grandpa Lu meant and his purpose for calling but still listened patiently while the old man spoke in his booming voice.
"This old man heard from my birds in the company that some peabrained idiots are harping and complaining like smelly chimpanzeeâs farts about that boy Kang Huizhongâs involvement in Little Junjunâs custody case! How dare those nincompoops meddle in the matters concerning my beloved great-grandbaby?! And how dare they complain about that boy Kang Huizhongâs involvement in the case when I, Lu Jianhong, even asked my friend who was a former jurist in the damn international court of justice to also step in! Are they looking down on this old man and my friend?! I want to know! Theyâre all asking for a bloody spanking!
"Well?! How come youâre not doing anything yet?! How could you allow those chimpanzeesâ butts to order you around like that?! Are you still the President-CEO or are you just a useless decoration for show?! I want to know!"
Grandpa Luâs harsh words didnât offend Jin Liwei at all. He continued to stay calm yet serious. "Donât worry, Grandpa Lu. I already handled this issue. Those people wonât dare oppose Atty. Kangâs involvement in Little Junâs custody case anymore." He explained to the old man how he cancelled the expensive unwritten perks those people had been enjoying for many years. "The cancellation of those perks will surely hurt them and force them to try pleasing me again in order to coax me into returning the perks in the future."
"Hah! Good, very good! But not enough! As long as I, Lu Jianhong, is still alive, nobody is allowed to put the welfare of my great-grandbabies at a disadvantage! Give me a complete list of all the names of those idiots!"
"What are you going to do with the list?"
"Iâll fire all of them, thatâs what! I own half of the company so I have the power to do that! Watch me do it!"
Jin Liwei sighed and massaged his temples. "Grandpa Lu, I know that youâre angry right now—"
"Iâm furious!"
"I know. I am, too."
"You donât sound like it!"
"Itâs because Iâm controlling myself."
"Hmph!"
Jin Liwei continued speaking with patience. "Grandpa Lu, firing the majority of the members of the board of directors will damage the peopleâs trust in our company. We could get away with that if weâre still a national company but weâre now a multinational corporation and—"
"Fine! Iâll just fire one or two then! No, make that three! Make an example out of them."
"Alright, Grandpa Lu. Youâll receive the list in five minutes."
That same day, those "chimpanzeesâ butts" were all regretting their decision of making a big deal out of Kang Huizhongâs involvement in the child custody case. Not only did they re-awaken King Yama, but they also summoned the rare, explosive, volcanic rage of the Emperor Emeritus, the true power behind the company, and ended up suffering the full brunt of both authorities.