"Our father is not muddle-headed." Grand Elder Wen said calmly and continued to sip his tea without raising his head.
"Still not confused?" Third Elder Wen changed his aggrieved expression and jumped up angrily. "Why should our father give all the money to the second girl?”
"Third Brother, our father isn't dead yet. It's his right to make a will. Besides, all the family assets belonged to our father.”Grand Elder Wen finally put down his teacup and took on an eloquent posture.
"Then we are still our father's children. Why should we give all the money to the second girl? People say that a married daughter is like water that has been poured out, but our father is good. He doesn't kiss his son and daughter. This doesn't make sense anywhere.”
"Our father said that he only has one daughter. He told her to wait until she's 28 years old before finding a suitable in-law. He always felt that he had to compensate her with something, so he naturally doted on her especially. Moreover, it's not like our brothers don't have any!”
"In any case, our father is unfair. The second daughter wants to eat, and my wife and children are also humans. At the very least, we have to split the family fairly."
Grand Elder Wen did not speak. However, the majesty on his face made people feel that there was no room for negotiation.
Third Elder Wen saw that First Elder Wen did not speak and also stabilized his emotions. He sat down and took out a calm attitude and continued to say,"Eldest Brother, I can't do it alone. The three of us brothers will look for our father together. I think we can convince him."”
"Our father's will has already been set: after a hundred years, all the money earned by all the shops in these years will be transferred to the second girl. The three of us brothers will each own one of the three shops in Shanghai. Whether you can become a wealthy businessman like our father or if your shop fails and you end up bankrupt will depend on your own luck. I think our father is being very fair. After all, Er Nizi was a woman. If the shop was given to her, it would be inconvenient for a woman to do business outside like a man.”
"That won't do. We have to divide the money we've earned over the years equally. Then, our three sons will each get a shop.”
"Third Bro, I know why you're so unhappy about giving you a shop. You've been idling around all these years. Back then, when our father sent you to study abroad, you secretly rolled up your bedding and ran home in the middle of the night. On the surface, you said you missed home, but in fact, you didn't want to suffer. Perhaps you know that the shop will be ruined in a few years, so you want to eat ready-made ones. Hmph, you still have some self-awareness."
"Aiya, Big Brother, let's not talk about the past. I'm here today to talk to you about the will.”Third Elder Wen looked embarrassed and quickly changed the topic.
"The will was made by our father, so we have no objections. Even if you have opinions, the minority will obey the majority. There's nothing to talk about. Ah Fu, send the guest out!" After Grand Elder Wen finished speaking, he lifted his butt and left the main hall without looking back.
" Ah, Big Brother….." Third Elder Wen had yet to finish speaking when First Elder Wen strode towards the backyard. Third Elder Wen was very angry when he saw that there was no chance. He clenched his fists and stomped his feet fiercely, saying," I didn't plan to negotiate it in one go. Anyway, I have plenty of time to waste with you. Ptui!”
Third Elder Wen left angrily. He walked to the front door of the Xia residence and muttered," It's already noon, yet you still don't want me to have a meal. You even want me to go home and turn on the stove. What the hell!"”
In the main hall.
A foot came out from behind the partition of the main hall. It was a woman's foot. This person was Xia Menglin. She might have walked here unconsciously, but she happened to encounter everything that happened just now, so she hid behind the partition and didn't dare to come out to cause trouble. She also heard the entire process.
It turns out that Third Master is a prodigal. Just as Father said, he's an idle person. Last night, I felt that such a big family would definitely not be peaceful. I've seen too many of such family fights on television. Yesterday, they didn't know who was right and who was wrong, but today, they saw this scene. At this moment, Meng Lin sighed at his own luck. Fortunately, he had transmigrated to the First Master's house and became his daughter. If he were to go to the house of some thieves, would he have to love the house and its crow, or would he have to stand on a clear side? Or would he have to die quickly and be reincarnated earlier? Wouldn't that make him even more distressed? He was fortunate enough to be the daughter of the master. Not only did he have the opportunity to learn how to do business, but he could also come into contact with people who were different from him in this big family. Thinking of this, Meng Lin couldn't help but mutter to himself," It seems that transmigrating isn't without benefits!”。
Just as he finished speaking, a hand slapped from behind Xia Menglin.”He landed on her shoulder…
"Ah!" Meng Lin couldn't help but shiver. Why was there someone behind him?
Meng Lin had a bad feeling. Who was this person?
Everyone in the family knew that I was the eldest daughter of the Xia family. First of all, the servant maids and the butler did not dare to pat my shoulder. In other words, according to the current status of the family, the only one who could pat my shoulder was my mother and my father.
What should he do? What should I do? Should I admit that I heard it, or should I refuse to admit it? What would happen if I told the truth? What would happen if I hid it?
Meng Lin's heart was struggling countless times. All kinds of assumptions quickly flashed through her mind. She felt that this person must have come with ill intentions. She could not help but mutter to herself just now. Would she expose herself?
No, I can't admit it. I won't admit it even if I'm beaten to death. Once I admit that I overheard the conversation between Father and Third Uncle, even if it was unintentional, the other party would think that it was intentional. If I were to say the fact that I had transmigrated, they would definitely send me to a mental hospital because no one would believe me unless I experienced it personally.
That's right! Let's do it this way! He insisted that he didn't know anything!
Before Meng Lin turned around, he had already steeled his will as fast as he could. Then, he pretended to be calm as he heaved a sigh of relief and turned his head around calmly.
Xia Menglin never dreamed that the person standing in front of him would be such a person!
It was a handsome young man. He looked kind, but his eyes were filled with the lines that Meng Lin had thought of to protect himself.”It was messed up. This pair of eyes was too wise and deep. Any woman who looked into the eyes of such a gentleman with a refined temperament but full of wisdom and strength would instantly have a short-circuit in their minds and be at a loss.
Meng Lin was stunned.”She had completely forgotten about it. She didn't know if this person's identity had surprised her.”She had forgotten that this person was too handsome.”She had forgotten. In short, she had forgotten everything. She stood there in a daze, dumbstruck. She seemed to be surrendering.
The man kept looking at her as if he was waiting for her to speak. Meng Lin did not speak either.
The two of them stared at each other…
He continued to stare…
The air was deathly silent, and one could even hear a pin drop.
After staring at him for a few seconds, Meng Lin gradually regained her consciousness. Then, her eyes wandered a little. She suddenly felt that this was the first time she had seen this person since she entered this family.
Who was this person? Looking at her age, her attire, and her temperament, could she be…
The moment Xia Menglin's gaze drifted away, the man immediately caught this trace of drift that was inadvertently detected by others. This drift betrayed Xia Menglin, at least it let the man know: The woman's consciousness had returned to normal. She was slowly calming down. Every sentence she said next might have been thought through. In other words, her words were true and false, false and true.
I couldn't speak first. I could only sense who he might be. If I said the wrong thing, then I would expose myself as not the real Xia Menglin. Meng Lin thought.
Still, no one spoke.
It seemed that the man felt that this stalemate was not a solution. As a man, should he take the initiative first?
"Sister Menglin." The man smiled politely and asked,
"What? Big brother…"
"Hehe, you've been overseas for more than ten years. You've grown into a big girl.”
"Hehe, that's right. Otherwise, people would say that women change eighteen times when they grow up.”Meng Lin smiled in response to the situation, but in his heart, he was thinking,"As I expected, it's the Eldest Young Master."”
"Just now, you mumbled something about what to wear…what to wear.”Big Brother asked.
"What? I forgot." Meng Lin looked embarrassed, as if he couldn't remember.
"Hehe. I'm not sure. Oh right, we haven't seen each other for years. Tell me about your experience abroad.”
"Oh right, I heard from my father that you were in Shanghai the day I came back. When did you come back?”
"Oh, last night. She could have rushed back to have dinner with everyone, but the ship encountered a storm halfway and stopped for a few hours.”
"Oh, no wonder. I didn't see you before I went to bed last night."
"Quickly tell me about your experience overseas. Is there anything fun or interesting?”
"Hai, studying abroad is no different from studying in the Republic of China. At most, you can learn some foreign languages. I'm here to look for Father. He's not here. Does Eldest Brother know where he is?”Meng Lin's palms were covered in cold sweat. Ever since she came to this family, the thing she hated the most was people asking her about her experience abroad. Before she transmigrated, she had never left the People's Republic of China. Every time someone asked her to tell them about her experience abroad, she had no choice but to tell a small lie. Then, in order to cover up the small lie, she would tell a big lie. Every time, she would use a lie to cover up the lie. She knew that if she accidentally remembered one of the lies, the other lies would attract others 'suspicion. Therefore, this kind of worry made her break down. Every time someone asked her about studying abroad, she felt that she was like a criminal and a police officer. Therefore, once someone mentioned "studying abroad" again.”Two words and he quickly changed the topic.
"Oh, Father, I saw him walking to the backyard just now. He might have gone to the accounting room.”
"Then I'll go look for my father. I have something urgent to look for him.”Meng Lin quickly left the main hall like a deserter.
The Eldest Young Master looked at his younger sister's figure and felt that this younger sister was too strange. Firstly, she wasn't a child before she went abroad. Why was she so unfamiliar with me? Secondly, she didn't have any objections when I said that she had been abroad for more than ten years. Why didn't she refute me when she had been abroad for three years? Thirdly, I talked to her about studying abroad, but why didn't she talk about it? She must be avoiding something.
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