Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from last time, God knows who leaked the news. I have also told Gao Xinci that I cannot support the eldest house alone, and he will not torture me like this. In this case, since I know the inside story of the family so well, there is only one candidate.

I didn't care about anything else and immediately transferred all the people who could be transferred from the eldest branch. Zhizhi and Shen Qilin were in charge of them. Of course, it would not be enough for only us younger generations. I thought about it for a while and called Shao Qin and Ji Bin. Even if I had to use power and intimidation, I would get the people back.

The group set off at a rapid pace. It was already evening when we arrived at Jinhai's old house. The gate was locked. Wen Xianqin did not come out to take the blame for the second wife, but only sent a poor little lamb to vent her anger on me. She was still dozing off when she saw me, and only woke up after hitting her forehead against the pillar. She was shivering and hurried down two steps to help me up, not knowing whether to help or not.

"Miss... the door is locked! No, it wasn't me who locked it, I really can't open it..."

"There's no need for you, a kid who hasn't even grown all his hair yet. Just get out of the way." Ji Bing pressed the man's head and pulled him aside. He tilted his head slightly, and a dozen people behind him rushed up and broke down the door with iron tools they had temporarily taken from the warehouse on the mountainside. It was ridiculous.

I have said it before, old wood will be damaged if it is eaten by insects for too long, but they just refuse to replace the door, so they can't blame others for coming in despite the rot.

Several stewards pulled out the few remaining wooden splinters on the frame, and Uncle Shao led his men to clear the way and invited me in. The people inside were startled and were about to stop them, but when they saw it was me, they ran to the central courtyard in a panic. One of them was caught by Uncle Shao, who pulled his hair with a terrified face.

Ji Bing went over and patted the man's face: "Are you running fast?"

The man nodded quickly.

Ji Bing smiled and said, "That's good. Go over immediately and tell the people in the hall that no matter what the conversation is about, no matter how much the young master has been bullied, the young lady is back, just wait for me. If you hear one more word during the conversation, I will go over and chop him to death."

The man was slow to react, and the next second he was released he immediately ran away wildly, he was really fast.

We were not slow either. I had been a housekeeper for so many years and had some prestige. The maximum seventy people I brought with me were obviously not enough. The people under my elder brothers from the eldest and second houses and my uncle from the third house all helped to clear the way for me. But I was not in a hurry. Ji Bing's words just now had already conveyed his meaning to me. It would be a good time for them to sit for a while and reflect on themselves. So when I slowly arrived at Hongtang, the old and young people in the room were almost turned into ice sculptures.

In this room, the three heads of the family are all of higher seniority. I am the elder, but younger and usually give them more face. Many people didn't know whether they should stand or not, but at least they were sensible. They leaned on the table tremblingly, stood up and sat down again. I didn't care and walked straight towards Chengcheng. I saw that his chair was already unstable, but he wanted to get up to greet me. I pushed him back before he could even say "sister". Someone had to insult me ​​at this time.

With my back to the audience, I heard the sound of chairs being moved. Then a rough man in his thirties or forties said to me with a little resentment, "Cousin, I know you are on Young Master Shu Yu's side and must be worried. He came back, but there's no need to make such a big fuss, right? We can let it go if you lock the whole family in this yard and don't let them go out or talk, but, but there are elders in this room..."

My silly nephew fell silent after being glared at by Cheng Cheng. I patted Cheng Cheng on the shoulder and went down the stage again. My second uncle and my youngest uncle came back. I didn't show any resentment. I just bowed humbly to them and went back to my seat. When I was not there, Brother Qingyun sat there and made way before I went over. My brother was more proactive than him. Even though he was older than me, he was also a reserve head of the family. He still stepped back one step to let me take his seat.

Now I understand why my second uncle frowned and sighed, and I also understand what Zhizhi said to me.

Zhizhi didn't go behind the scenes. She stood beside me and handed me a cup of tea. The butler who came in with me didn't leave either. They still surrounded the edges of the room. No one said anything. I took a sip of tea slowly before asking, "Who else is nagging?"

Shen Qilin walked up to Cheng Cheng and was so angry that his eyes were dizzy. He pointed at a few people in succession. They were all young people and easy to deal with. I glanced at Ji Bing and said, "Uncle Ji, let's give them a small punishment and a big warning."

"Okay, I'll give you face." Ji Bing glanced at me and left. Many people were put on the shelf by the manager behind them before they could react. The whole process was extremely fast. A piece of cloth was stuffed into their mouths and they were twisted out in a few seconds. Those who begged for mercy were also taken away. After a while, it was peaceful as if nothing had happened. I was still drinking tea quietly, and the rest of the people were silent.

It took me a while to calm down, and I let out a lazily sigh of relief: "What were you talking about just now?"

"Sister, I..."

"Is your role at home to be a messenger?" Cheng Cheng was interrupted by me in the middle of her words. She looked at me and then retreated. I was really disappointed with her: "I'm asking them, since you have made a mistake and are the person involved, just stay here honestly."

Cheng Cheng fell silent, and side-glanced to remind the old uncle of the eldest house, who immediately stood up and said, "Miss Xishi, we just talked about the head of the family making mistakes and losing 10 billion, which is not enough to lead the Fu family, so everyone argued and wanted to impeach Master Shu Yu. Three hundred and ninety people agreed, one hundred and twenty opposed, and the rest were ignorant children or bedridden elderly people, unable to make a decision."

I put down the cup and chuckled, "The minority obeys the majority, so this is passed?"

The uncle said nothing and turned to look at Chengcheng. Chengcheng's face turned red after arguing for a long time, and he could only sigh helplessly.

"I agree with your opinions, but I don't quite understand. Ninety-five percent of the eldest branch's property is my father's private property. I never said it would be confiscated. Even if it was to replace the head of the family, the only candidates were me and Yangyang. Not only did you not notify me, you also locked the door and said that it was wrong for me to break in and threaten you. Could it be that some of you want to inherit my father's inheritance? What's the logic behind this?"

"This...how could this happen..." A voice came from the crowd and gradually faded away.

I smiled and casually lifted the hair by my ear: "Who can say for sure? It's hard to guarantee that they didn't take advantage of my young successor and my two siblings who lost their parents, so they had evil thoughts and wanted to take me over."

A cousin from the second house laughed out loud, "Miss, I'd like to state in advance that I am against impeaching Master Shu Yu, but what you said is too harsh. Although we are all surnamed Fu, how can we get the property of the first head of the family? Our blood relationship has been severed to such an extent that we don't even dare to think of ourselves as a family, let alone living in the same place. How can we bully you? Even if we want to fight, your family won't allow you to do so, and the law won't allow it. We really don't have the qualifications, you..."

My uncle seemed to suddenly think of something, stopped talking for a moment, and looked up.

Yes, they are not qualified, so who is qualified? Who is the closest blood relative? Besides me, Chengcheng and Yangyang, who else can the old man Fu, who lost his father, mother and wife, give the inheritance rights to?

My younger uncle remained silent. Old Fu left the property to him, but he had already taken it from me through legitimate means. My second uncle was the only one around him who had not touched anything from Old Fu.

My second uncle didn't look up, and the awkwardness was overcome by silence. After all, my cousin was from the second branch of the family, so he covered his mouth and sat down quietly.

"Okay, since everyone has opinions, I will satisfy you. Chengcheng, get up." I stood up, pulled my shawl, and walked onto the stage properly: "I will be the head of the family, does anyone else have any objections?"

Cheng Cheng was stunned for a moment, but he still obediently stepped aside and helped me sit down. He hesitated for a long time before he sat down at my seat. He didn't know where to look. The people below were the same. They immediately tilted their heads and whispered to each other. They never expected that I would be promoted so quickly. Did they succeed? Is this a happy ending?

Of course not.

"I have already paid back the 10 billion that Chengcheng owed. I am not here today to favor him, but to talk to you about other things. Apart from those with ulterior motives, could you please listen to what I, the new head of the family, have to say?" I said as I waved my hand. Zhizhi came up with a tray. I took the things inside and looked through them carefully for a while before standing it up for display.

Soon, an aunt who was standing nearby squinted her eyes and saw clearly. She was very puzzled: "Family tree? Family rules?"

"Yes, these are the two things I want to talk about today." I turned sideways and looked to the right, then bowed in my seat: "Second Uncle, Little Uncle, I had thought about it when I came here. I can't control the current situation, so it's inevitable that I will accidentally hurt someone and resent someone. In this case, it's better to stop the bad guys from thinking about it, so that I can have a good environment and get familiar with how the head of the family does things. So, I want to split up."

My younger uncle was about to support me, but he was stunned when he heard what I said. My second uncle was also shocked. He thought for a long time before asking, "What are you going to do?"

"Dividing the family." I smiled. "Our eldest branch will go out on its own. According to my father's last wish, I will give 20% of the property to Chengcheng, and if I'm more kind, I will give half to Yangyang. I will take the remaining 75% as a dowry to marry into the Gao family. Of course, everyone don't have to worry that I will betray my family. I will still support the eldest branch who are willing to follow me as before. After I die, Lingling will naturally inherit the family property and will not be attached to the Gao family."

When these words were spoken, everyone gasped, probably because their plan had failed. Who would have thought that I would propose such a thing?

The money that the eldest son's family puts into the public account every year cannot be spent by themselves, so won't the rest flow into other people's pockets? Now they are losing more than they gain.

"How can this be possible!" My uncle was the first to stand up, quite nervous, but I could understand him, and he slowly understood me, and sat down with his hands on his chest, feeling embarrassed: "Shi Shi, just say what you are angry about. If you are dissatisfied with anything, at least in my third room, your uncle will vent your anger for you."

"Uncle, let me say what I said to Hui Xin this morning. In our family, resentment and dirty water will always be there. Temporary punishment is useless. Uncle Ji has just arrested a few people. It has been less than half an hour. Look down and see if everyone has given in." I sighed softly and lowered my head to support my temple. "So it's better for me to withdraw. If there is a gap, the dirty water may be thrown out, which is also a good thing."

"No!" Third grandmother jumped out second. She was not as gentle as my uncle. She was extremely angry. She had been treating me like this since Second grandmother passed away. She pointed at my nose and scolded: "When your grandfather was alive, he set a rule that the descendants of the Fu family must not split up unless they are expelled. Our Fu family has been together for a long time and is not as wealthy as other families whose ancestors were born rich. You made a mistake and don't repent. Instead, you want to withdraw and enjoy the wealth alone?"

I was no longer in a good mood. The house rules were still on my lap. I picked up a corner and flipped through it: "Third Madam, is this the rule on this page?"

Originally there were many people who wanted to object, but half of them sat down when they heard that I had changed my address. Only a few young men were left who seemed to want to support their wives at home, but they never thought that their wives would also lose their momentum.

I took out the sign my grandfather left me from my pocket and said, "Then I will change this rule today. I think my grandfather also told you that as the only granddaughter of the direct line, I have the right to inherit his will and change the family rules."

"But, but your grandfather didn't tell you to do whatever you want!"

"Do whatever they want? What kind of person was grandpa? He fought his way out of troubled times, and the aristocratic families admired the rich families for giving way to him. Don't tell me that he was a stickler for conventions. And my father, he knew that I was a 'heretic'. If he really thought I was stupid and wasteful, why would he leave the position of head of the family to me? Are you saying that they do whatever they want?" I turned to the front and glanced at the people below: "If there are still people who think I am unbearable, you can go to the ancestral hall and kneel in front of the tablet to ask why the old man strangled me to death before I was born, why the master raised me for 18 years without noticing that I was rebellious, and ask them to have a dream to scold me for doing whatever I want. If I really see the elders tonight, I will come to apologize to everyone tomorrow."

"It's ridiculous, really ridiculous. The eldest branch of the family has been prosperous for many years and has become like this in your hands. One of you is a traitor and the other is confused and short-sighted. Sooner or later, the Fu family will be destroyed in your hands!" Third grandmother took a few breaths and was called by my uncle to sit down. I said that her words touched my heart.

"So I want to split up the family business, so that even if the family business fails in my hands, it will not be a burden to the Fu family." I stood up and bowed: "Third Madam, now that the Second Madam is gone, you are the only wife left by grandfather. As the elder of our Fu family, you have to protect the second and third rooms for him and the Second Madam. Whether it is splitting up the family or sticking together, it is all your credit. I won't argue with you."

"Shishi..." My uncle called me with difficulty.

I have always forgiven my uncle for his love for me, but I still turned around to pay my respects: "Uncle, I admit my mistake. I shouldn't have called him by the wrong name. After the separation, we are still relatives, but I am immoral and incompetent. It's better to make things clear. I'm afraid that I won't have enough money to support useless and rebellious beasts with my family property. I can't just watch you and my second uncle subsidize me, so I have to start my own business, which is a loss for me. I hope you can help me."

My younger uncle was in a more difficult situation. How could he not have the same family affairs as me? He had been suppressed since he was young, and even now, at the age of 40, he could not compete with others. He still tilted his head to look at my second uncle. My second uncle, who had been silent for a long time, finally raised his head and looked at me expressionlessly.