" Thank you, Grandpa." Azurepeak was overjoyed.
" Thank you, Grandpa." Meng Lin was overjoyed.
The eldest son still looked a little worried, but he felt that it was only a matter of time before the child took over the family business, so he followed his father's wishes.
The meal was finished just like that.
At night, the streets and alleys were filled with firecrackers. Many wealthy families had lanterns hanging outside their doors. Meng Lin also followed Qingfeng out to set off firecrackers. Ah Fu used a long pole to pick up the firecrackers. Qingfeng lit them up and ran away. Everyone covered their ears. The sound of firecrackers shook off last year's bad luck and ushered in the beauty of the new year. The old man and the eldest son stood at the door, beaming with joy. They were more proud of the two children. Qingfeng went straight to the family business in Shanghai after attending university in Beiping. On the surface, she was doing odd jobs, but in fact, she learned business from her grandfather. Menglin sent her overseas a few years ago. This was considered very promising during the Republic of China. The eldest son had been thinking about the two children going to work in a shop in Shanghai after the New Year. As a father, he wished that he could teach them everything in one day, but he also understood that haste did not eat hot tofu. As for Third Brother, once Second Father's new decision was announced at the beginning of the year, it would definitely intensify the conflict. It seemed that for the sake of the family business's century-old legacy, Father had no choice but to offend Third Brother.
The 30th day of the Lunar New Year passed by so happily. The next day, the neighbors also paid their respects to each other.
On the second day of the new year, the old master was sitting in the main hall. His four children were sitting in two rows of secondary seats. All the maids around them had retreated. There were only these five people in the main hall. Under the solemn atmosphere, the old master spoke.
"I've called you here today, and you all know what's going on. I'll get straight to the point. The money earned from the three shops in Shanghai will be given to Er Nizi. The three of you brothers will each own one of the three shops. How much you can earn in the future will depend on your luck. " But two days ago, I changed my mind. I considered that not all of you three brothers are good at business. I'm not at ease handing the shop over to some of you, so..." At this point, Third Brother raised his head and stared at the old man. He didn't know if the new decision was beneficial to him.
" The money that should be given to the second girl is not a small amount. The three shops are all taken care of by the boss. The boss earns 40% of the money every year, and the two of you brothers earn 30% of it. The reason why I did this is because I feel at ease leaving the shops to the boss. Only then can the family business be passed down for a hundred years..." As soon as the old man said this, the third brother stood up with a " leap ".
"Father, why are you so biased towards Eldest Brother and Second Sister?”Third Brother was anxious.
"It's not favoritism. The second girl looks like she's getting a lot of money, but in fact, with this sum, she won't have a share of the money earned by the shop in the future."
"Then why didn't you give me and Fourth Brother a good shop? Are you afraid that we'll squander?”Third Brother was so angry that his eyes were red. His voice unconsciously raised.
"Fourth Brother is not a good businessman, but he is indeed more suitable for learning technology than business. I have another thing to do today, which is to send Fourth Brother to Peking University after the new year. As for whether or not you will be defeated, you know very well in your heart."
"I disagree! What if big brother takes it all for himself?" No. 3 shouted.
Hearing this, Boss glanced at No. 3 helplessly. He knew that No. 3 would be in a mess after hearing this news, but he didn't expect No. 3 to fall out with him.
The second girl was shocked when she heard that her father was going to send her fourth brother to university.
"Third brother, if I give you a shop, you won't know how to do business. The shop will soon be ruined, and you won't be able to eat or wear anything. If you let your brother take care of them, there is still hope for the shop to be passed down. This way, you and your son can enjoy a few more years of dividends. Your big brother contributed a lot, so he will take 40%. You and fourth brother will each take 30%. You can write it down as evidence. I believe in big brother's character."
"I don't believe it!" No. 3 immediately turned the blame on his eldest brother."Big Brother, did you sow discord when the old master was at your house during the New Year?”
"Third Bro, how dare you! If your father was someone who was easily provoked, he wouldn't have such a big family business today."
"Father, why did you suddenly think of sending Ling to Peking University? My man didn't go to university either. He's still an editor at the newspaper office. Is there a need to go to university?”The second girl spoke up. She seemed very dissatisfied with the arrangement for Fourth Brother to go to university.
As soon as the second girl opened her mouth, the third brother suddenly pointed his finger at her and said," Second Brother, how dare you say that about Fourth Brother? Last year, Father went back to his hometown for the New Year and decided to give you all the money when he returned to Shanghai. Don't think that I don't know that you're the one behind this."
" You..." The second girl's face was red with anger. She glared at the third brother and was speechless.
"You're ignoring me, right? I knew you weren't easy to deal with. Don't look at your gentle appearance, but your heart is darker than anyone else. You were afraid that Dad would give us the money, so you let Dad stay at your house last year. You were afraid that Fourth Brother would be as greedy as your husband when he went to university. Now you're trying to sow discord. You really didn't become a woman for nothing. You're just jealous!”Third Brother really went all out and dared to say anything.
The second girl stood up and questioned Third Brother,"Third Bro, don't slander me!"
"Do you dare to swear to the heavens that you didn't say anything about the distribution of the family assets in front of Father? I'm slandering you!”Third Brother said fiercely.
The two girls did not make a sound.
"Hmph, shameless! I despise people like you who pretend to be sanctimonious the most!”Third Brother said angrily.
"Enough!" The old man couldn't stand it anymore and slammed the table. "Third Brother, do you still have me in your eyes?”
" Father, you're so biased towards the eldest and second son today. You even let the fourth son go to university. You're the only one who's unfair to my third son. Then let's draw a clear line in the future. I'll give my shop to my eldest brother. I don't want any dividends. In the future, I won't support you even if you live or die. Don't tell others that you have a son like me, and I don't have a father like you!”After saying that, he left the main hall in a rage and left the Xia residence without looking back.
"Third Bro!" Boss stood up and called out to him. The old man said,"Let him go! I don't have a son who doesn't do his job.”
Although he said that, his son had said such vicious words to him. The old man was furious. He coughed desperately and his face turned red.
" Dad…" The remaining three children were a little nervous. They were afraid that something would happen to the old man. The old man coughed and waved his hand, indicating for everyone to sit down.
After coughing for a while, the old man took a sip of the tea on the table and suppressed his cough. He felt better.
The old man caught his breath and looked at Fourth Brother, who had been lowering his head in silence. He asked,"Fourth Bro, do you have any objections to the reallocation of the assets?”
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