“But didn’t you say that the price wasn’t an issue, mom? After all, getting it off our hands should be the priority since all the Ginseng King has brought to our family is trouble! There are already a number of powerful forces keeping a close eye on us because of it! Why are you still contacting so many buyers instead of quickly getting rid of it?” replied Tulip in surprise.
“Pfft! Silly girl… Can’t you see what I’m trying to achieve? Contacting more foreign buyers will definitely be beneficial for our family in the long run! See, once the buyers realize that other forces are also aiming to get their hands on the Ginseng King, all of them will eventually end up fighting for it! With each of the foreign forces being so powerful, the smaller forces in Heavenly City—who are also targeting the herb—will most definitely fail to persist till the end once the foreign forces get involved.”
“To summarize, by involving foreign buyers, the Yowells will essentially—and eventually—force the families in Heavenly City into sieges. Adding the money we’ll get from selling the Ginseng King into the equation, we’ll surely be able to establish our family’s supremacy in Heavenly City in the near future! If everything goes as planned, we’ll definitely succeed in killing two birds with one stone!” explained Heidi.
“I see… I understand your reasoning now! Once the foreign big guns arrive, the smaller forces in the city who are also looking for the Ginseng King will definitely be forced to retreat!” replied Tulip with a nod.
“I’m glad you finally see the bigger picture. Regardless, I’ve decided that the Yowell family will be holding an open auction for the Ginseng King in three days. When the time comes, we’ll simply allow the forces to fight among themselves while the Yowells profit from all of this!” said Heidi, a subtle smile on her face.
Though Tulip’s father was essentially still the head of the Yowell family, Heidi’s position was similar to a dowager’s. Though Tulips’s father wasn’t dead yet, Heidi usually had the final say regarding family matters both big and small.
Heidi, for one, had definitely given it her all this time to be fully in control of matters regarding the Ginseng King. The fact that she had been able to come up with such shrewd ideas proved that this woman was very good at scheming as well.
“Since several of the forces will surely begin gathering here tomorrow once I publicize the auction, both of you aren’t allowed to leave the manor in the next three days. You’re to help me receive our guests instead. Do I make myself clear?” said Heidi as she glared at Juliet.
The sisters simply nodded in response.
Before Heidi could say anything else, however, Tulip suddenly yelled, “Oh! You’re back, brother-in-law!”
Hearing that, Heidi immediately glared daggers at Gerald before scowling, “So, the trash is back! Once this matter is done with, I hope you’ll disappear from my sight forever!”
After saying that, she turned around to walk upstairs again.
Gerald himself had earlier managed to get back in time to catch Heidi’s entire plan.
He honestly felt that this old woman was extremely vicious since she barely sounded guilty for plotting up a plan to get so many powerful forces to fight among themselves. After all, Gerald was aware of how feasible her plan was.
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