Grandpa Shen was a little surprised that his father had made the decision so quickly. Qingfeng and Meng Lin were overjoyed, however. Xia Qingfeng had always wanted to take care of the shop with his own efforts. Meng Lin thought that he had to learn how to do business and that the living conditions in Shanghai would definitely be better than his hometown. At least there would be electric lights there. As long as there was electricity and his phone could work normally, he would have a chance to return to the 21st century.
"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 the sound of firecrackers. Many wealthy families had lanterns hanging outside their doors. Meng Lin also followed Qing Feng out to set off firecrackers. Ah Fu used a long pole to pick up the firecrackers. After Qing Feng lit them up, he ran away. Everyone covered their ears tightly.”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 taken care of by the boss. The boss earns 40% of the money every year, and the two of you brothers split it 30 - 30. 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..."”She stood up.
"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 boss'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 criticize 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 it was you who caused 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 said,"Teng." He stood up and questioned Third Brother,"Third Brother, 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 brother today. You even let the fourth brother go to university. You're only unfair to my third brother. 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're alive. I won't bury you even if you die."”In the future, don't tell others that you have a son like me and that 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?”
In the eyes of his parents and brothers, Fourth Brother was a refined scholar who stood aloof from worldly affairs. He studied hard, but he had no talent or courage in business. Hearing his father talking to him, the fourth brother lowered his head and was silent for a while. Then, he said calmly,"I have no objections to Father's decision.”
The old man looked at Fourth Brother's answer and pondered for a while. Then, he said,""Alright, this matter is settled. Boss, you should also write a contract for the brothers to share the profits. "When spring comes, the universities in Beiping will start recruiting students. Fourth Brother, go and sign up. During this period of time, review your homework and strive to get into university. All the money for university will be covered by your father.”
"Father, what about Third Brother's dividends?" Boss asked.
"I'll give him as much as I can. After all, you're both my sons.”
After the old man finished speaking, he left the main hall.
When the second girl left the main hall, she looked at the fourth one with a very unfair look in her heart.
When No. 3 got home, the first thing he did was to smash the pot and bowl. His wife was so scared that she called the children to make a scene. He wanted to continue looking for things to smash, but his wife stopped him.
"What are you doing? Don't you know that it's unlucky to smash things during the New Year?”
"Go away, let me throw his mother.”
"If you have something to say, talk it out. What did the old master ask you to say today?”
He didn't say " Old Master." Three words didn't matter. Once he said it, Third Brother went crazy.
"B * tch, don't mention that old fart to me!”
"What's wrong? You shouted at us as soon as you entered the door. If you have something to say, say it quickly. Aren't you afraid of scaring the child?”
On the brick bed, the little girl was crying.
No. 3 saw his daughter crying and slowly calmed down. He sat on the Kang and repeated the old man's words.
"What is it? This old man is really old and muddle-headed. He trusts Big Brother too much. Look at which dog will spit out meat buns after eating them. If Big Brother says that he didn't earn money this year, then we have to believe it even if we don't believe it!”Third Brother's wife shouted.
"Isn't that so?" The more Third Brother spoke, the angrier he became.
" I don't know how you're doing in the Xia family. Second daughter has the ability to get all the money, the eldest has the ability to occupy all the shops, and the fourth has the ability to go to university. Why are you so useless? Why did I blindly follow you back then? My life is really bitter, my God..." As Third's wife spoke, she started to cry loudly. The little girl had just stopped crying when she saw her mother crying. She started crying again. At this moment, his wife was crying and his child was screaming again. It was very lively.
"Don't cry." No. 3 grabbed the teacup on the table and smashed it on the ground." Prodigal b * tch, were you the one who stuck to me all day and wanted to crawl into my bed? Damn it, I'm talking about this today.”
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