Chapter 43

Just as people around were whispering, watching, or commenting, the old man on the stairs suddenly waved, "Chen Mo, come here."

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows, stood up from the door frame, walked up the steps and walked to the old man, "Grandpa."

After saying that, he looked at the person next to the old man. There was no emotion in Xi Siyan's eyes, as if he didn't take the commotion that Chen Mo had just caused seriously.

"Yes." Old Master Yang nodded, raised his hand and put it on Chen Mo's shoulder, and suddenly turned to the guests and relatives in the hall and said, "Today is a good day for reunion, and it is also to celebrate that my grandson has the fate to return to our Yang family. The Yang family owes him a lot, so why don't you all bear witness for me, Yang Congxian, today. When I pass away, all my personal property will be inherited by Chen Mo."

The whole audience was in an uproar.

Even Chen Mo didn't react for a long time.

He turned back subconsciously.

The old man patted his shoulder soothingly.

Sure enough, someone below couldn't help it.

The old man has a lot of property under his name, including various real estates, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and even holds 20% of the shares of the Yang Group. The old man has four wives and children, and his children have their own children. Whether it is logical or emotional, it is not the turn of Chen Mo, a grandson who has just returned home for less than half a year, to inherit.

Chen Mo's aunt was the first to jump out.

His face turned pale when he opened his mouth, and he said, "Dad, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"That's right." Chen Mo's uncles also said, "Dad, Chen Mo is just a child who knows nothing. He is not even an adult yet. Besides, you are in good health. Isn't it too early to say these things?"

The only happy person at the scene should be Chen Mo’s biological father Yang Qi’an.

Although Yang Qi'an was in charge of the company, he was often constrained by his brothers and sisters. No matter what the old man thought, it would be his son who would get the inheritance in the future.

So the instant glow on his face could not be suppressed.

Chen Mo's gaze swept across the faces of the elders of the Yang family, then met Yang Zhi's deep and slightly complicated gaze, and finally Yang Shule, who had a look of unwilling shock.

Chen Mo knew exactly what everyone was thinking.

What surprised him was the old man.

According to the original trajectory, the old man died of illness three years later. He left suddenly without leaving any last words.

When Yang Qi'an was in office, many problems of the group had already become irreversible.

Later, when Yang Zhi came to power, Chen Mo fought with him for many years, but he was actually well aware of the declining Yang family. He and Lao K founded their own technology company, not only to make up for the regrets of their own losses, but also to leave a way out for their party. Although everything was too late in the end, this was the reality.

When Chen Mo now faces Yang Zhi, he says that he wants to put his name on the company in the future, but in fact he has no interest at all.

In this situation, the meaning of the old man's words was extremely heavy for Chen Mo.

He didn't know why the old man suddenly made this decision.

Is it because he would occasionally call the old man to say hello throughout his life, or because he would often educate the servants who took care of the old man about some of the health care methods for the old man that he had noticed?

Chen Mo doesn't think so.

"Grandpa." Chen Mo was about to refuse.

The old man sighed, motioning him to stop talking, and turned to his children, saying, "Don't worry about it. The personal inheritance I mentioned does not include the company's shares. It's my personal intention. Ask yourselves, has the Yang family ever treated any of you unfairly? Chen Mo is different. You have the nerve to fight with a child for such a small thing."

Some people want to object.

After all, even if there is no equity, it is still an incalculable inheritance.

But after all, the big boss was gone, and the old man's words were quite decisive. If they continued, the situation would become ugly, so they stopped.

After this scene, when the living room became lively again, Chen Mo suddenly became the focus of the crowd.

He avoided everyone and found Xi Siyan on the arched balcony of the small hall. He was standing there chatting with a few people of his age, two of whom were Chen Mo's cousins.

The balcony faces a small garden. No one knows what the few of them are talking about. They lean against the railing and look very relaxed.

As soon as Chen Mo appeared, everyone looked over.

All the cousins are from the Zhou family. Ever since Chen Mo met Old Lady Zhou, the Zhou family has been very kind to him.

Seeing him now, he smiled and greeted, "Chen Mo, who are you looking for?"

"I'm not looking for anyone." Chen Mo walked over with a drink in his hand, smiling, and said casually: "It's too stuffy in there, so I came out to get some fresh air."

"Are you still bored?" Someone joked exaggeratedly, "You should be the richest person of our age now. If it were me, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."

Chen Mo approached the railing, touched the can of drink in Xi Siyan's hand with his drink can, and directed the topic to him, "Don't talk about me, I'm just a parasite. In terms of wealth, it should be Brother Yan, not only is he rich, but he's also capable and smart, you can talk about him, don't talk about me."

As expected, the topic turned to Xi Siyan.

Xi Siyan just laughed off such blatant self-inflicted trouble and dealt with the teasing and inquiries with a few words.

When everyone else left, they were the only two left on the balcony.

It's quite cold outside now, especially when you just come out of a well-heated space. Soon there will be white steam coming out of the exit.

Chen Mo leaned on the railing and looked outside, saying, "Why do you tell my grandfather so much about me?"

"It's just because the old man cares about you." Xi Siyan raised his head and took a sip, then looked sideways at Chen Mo, "Are you unhappy?"

"How could that be?" Chen Mo chuckled.

It's just that when the old man said: Your parents are confused, and your elder brother is selfish, you can still get good grades, and grandpa is very happy. The Yang family has no promising people, giving you things is not a waste, just treat it as a support, and being happy is the most important thing.

Chen Mo felt a little guilty.

He has never been a positive and optimistic person at heart, and he doesn't have any goals that he has to achieve. He doesn't know whether he has let the old man down.

At this moment, Chen Mo received two messages on his mobile phone.

He added Old K, who had a brief conversation with him and had not graduated this year.

Lao K sent him two pictures.

One photo shows the back of a middle-aged woman in a wheelchair busy in the kitchen. The second photo shows a wooden table with a simple New Year's Eve dinner, including fried bacon with garlic chives, braised fish, stir-fried bamboo shoots, etc.

Lao K’s message was simple.

"My mother has recovered almost completely. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have been able to taste her flavor this year. Thank you."

"In addition, there is any surplus money you sent. I have already used it for a startup project with my classmates. At your request, it is considered an investment. If it is convenient, you can contact me to finalize the formal contract."

In Chen Mo's impression, Old K is a person of extremely serious and rigorous character.

The first sentence is rarely sentimental.

It’s just that Chen Mo transferred the money anonymously at the time, and he said that just to relieve the other party of the burden. He didn’t expect to hear from him again later.

When Chen Mo replied, Xi Siyan beside him politely avoided his gaze.

As a result, Chen Mo typed only halfway.

Suddenly, a quarrel was heard from behind the two men, across from an adult-sized bonsai in the corner.

A man and a woman.

From the voices, it turned out to be Yang Zhi and his girlfriend Su Qianran.

Yang Zhi: "What do you mean?"

Su Qianran: "I mean whatever you mean, Yang Zhi. We agreed long ago not to interfere with each other. If you insist on being so unreasonable, then we don't need to continue."

They are actually breaking up.

After a few messy footsteps, Yang Zhi seemed to have caught Su Qianran.

"I'm not interfering with you." Yang Zhi explained, suppressing his temper and being quite patient. "This is the critical period for the cooperation between the two companies. You insist on engaging in college student investment and entrepreneurship at this time. You're making it very difficult for me."

The woman sneered.

"You're embarrassed? What are you embarrassed about? Are you embarrassed that the result of our getting together is not in line with your expectations, or do I have to sacrifice my ideals and ambitions to cater to you? I tell you, Yang Zhi, you are dreaming."

Yang Zhi took two deep breaths and looked very angry.

The anger was suppressed in his throat. "When did I stop you from pursuing your ideals? Can you please be reasonable?"

"I'm talking to you about bullshit!"

"Su Qianran! I'm your boyfriend, not one of those young college students who hang around you and only want your money!"

"Are you crazy? That's a legitimate investment!"

Chen Mo stopped typing and looked at Xi Siyan next to him.

It's a bit embarrassing to see a boyfriend or girlfriend quarreling.

Although Chen Mo always knew that Yang Zhi and Su Qianran had a bad relationship, he couldn't say that there was no affection between them. After all, they had been married for several years and had not divorced, which required extraordinary patience.

But at the moment it seemed that Su Qianran was indeed very angry.

The woman in her twenties had neat short hair and a light grey professional suit. This attire gave her pretty face a more mature feminine charm.

At this moment, my face is red and angry.

Seeing that she was turning around to leave, Yang Zhi took two steps forward and tried to catch her.

Chen Mo said, "Sister Qianran."

Since they are not married yet, Chen Mo naturally would not call the other party sister-in-law.

The two people who were called stopped at the same time and looked towards the balcony.

Yang Zhi paused subconsciously after seeing who was on the balcony.

Instead, Su Qianran suppressed her emotions and smiled, "Chen Mo, right? Hello." She then looked at the person next to him, "Si Yan, do you two know each other?"

As they were in the same circle, Xi Siyan obviously knew Su Qianran as well.

Nodding and smiling: "Classmate."

"Well, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you." Su Qianran tidied her hair with a generous attitude.

Chen Mo said, "Sister Qianran, are you working on a college student investment project? It just so happens that someone I know is starting a business. I wonder if you are interested in learning more about it?"

"Chen Mo." Yang Zhi interrupted him and frowned, "Don't mess around. How can you, a high school student, know what entrepreneurship and investment mean?"

Before Chen Mo could say anything, Su Qianran said with contempt, "Who do you look down on? Do you think everyone is like your other brother, who seems to know nothing? Although he really doesn't know anything, he knows how to find out about my Su family's background in a roundabout way. You like him so much, it's surprising that he has learned so much over the years."

This ridicule made Yang Zhi so angry that his face turned green.

It also proves that Su Qianran's dislike for Yang Shule from the beginning was not groundless.

Yang Zhi frowned and said, "I apologize to you for this."

"No thanks." Su Qianran said coldly. She added Chen Mo's contact information and left.

This time Yang Zhi did not continue to chase.

Instead, he looked at Chen Mo, and then at Xi Siyan next to him.

Chen Mo thought that he would definitely be unhappy with the old man's decision tonight, but he glanced at Chen Mo's legs and said inexplicably, "It's cold outside, you two should stand here for a while and go in early. Ah Yan, keep an eye on him."

baffling.

Xi Siyan, on the other hand, was quite well-mannered and nodded: "Okay."

As soon as Yang Zhi left, Chen Mo lowered his head and looked at his legs, wondering: "Did he just sympathize with me?"

"I don't need to sympathize with you." Xi Siyan said, "You, my elder brother, sometimes seem to be cruel and insatiable."

Because of Xi Siyan's interpretation, Chen Mo always felt that if he were a person like Yang Zhi, the things he did might be a thousand times more evil than Yang Zhi.

But he is not, and cannot be.

Xi Siyan asked: "The investment you just mentioned was to help Su Qianran out of trouble?"

"Why does it have to be for the sake of rescue?" Chen Mo smiled, "It can also be for myself."

Chen Mo turned outside again.

Looking up at the night sky, "Brother Yan, it's New Year's Day."

“What’s your New Year’s resolution?”

"Be free."

It's not about escaping from this mud, but about freedom from body to mind.

The old man's decision imposed something new on Chen Mo.

He thought that maybe he could do something that he was really interested in but didn't have the chance to realize in his previous life.

For example, ideals.

For example, the future.