"Come on, Huanhuan, this is your first time visiting our home today. This is a small token of my appreciation. Please come visit us more often when you have time."

"Huanhuan, this is from your uncle. I won't say anything else. I just want you two to be well."

Xia Wensheng saw the red envelope his father handed over and reached out to take it, saying, "Dad, let me give it to Huanhuan."

Then he got slapped on the back of his hand. "Need your help? This is for Huanhuan."

Minghuan thanked them a little shyly, "Thank you, Uncle and Aunt."

Seeing that her parents had finished giving her gifts, Xia Wenxi took out her own gift—a diamond brooch shaped like a piano.

"Minghuan, this is for you. I hope you like it."

"Thank you, Wenxi. It looks great. I can wear it during the performance."

"I'm glad you like it, Minghuan."

Xia Wensheng sat to the side watching this heartwarming scene of family happiness, and suddenly felt full of energy. He was willing to work overtime for three more days!

The family chatted until after nine o'clock, when Xia Wensheng suggested that it was getting late and it was time to take Minghuan home. "We'll come again next time. Let's talk about this next time."

"Oh dear! It's getting late." Ke Shurong was in the middle of a lively conversation when she pulled Minghuan away reluctantly and said, "Why don't you stay at home tonight? There are plenty of empty rooms; we can just have someone tidy them up."

Xia Wensheng stepped in to refuse, saying, "Mom, Huanhuan has to go to work tomorrow. Our home is too far from the orchestra, it's inconvenient."

Hearing him say that, Ke Shurong could only regretfully let go and let him leave.

Once in the car, Minghuan breathed a sigh of relief. "From what I heard, your family is so kind."

"Hmph. I told you there was no need to be nervous. Let me see the red envelope my dad gave me. I want to see how much he put in it."

Minghuan, both amused and exasperated, took out the red envelope and gave it to him. "Before coming here, I was wondering if families like yours would be like those in novels..."

Minghuan didn't dare to say what came next. Although her family was well-off, it was still far behind the Xia family.

Xia Wensheng chuckled. He knew what Ming Huan meant. "The kind where you'll get two million to leave my son?"

Minghuan blushed, feeling a little embarrassed by Xia Wensheng's teasing tone. "I didn't know that before..."

"Don't worry, our Xia family is free to love and marry."

As Xia Wensheng spoke, he squeezed the red envelope in his hand. It was hard and heavy, and Xia Wensheng roughly guessed what it contained, but he was still speechless when he opened it and saw a large gold brick.

“My dad has absolutely no creativity.”

Minghuan asked nervously, "Should I buy a safe for the house now? I'm not comfortable leaving the things your parents gave me lying around like this."

Upon hearing this, Xia Wensheng didn't laugh at his girlfriend. Instead, he said seriously, "Okay, I'll give you a safe later."

——

Before going to bed that night, Xia Wenxi received several more money transfers from Xia Wensheng, but he still didn't say anything.

Although I don't know what got into him, why wouldn't he accept money that's offered to him?

Xia Wenxi opened her mobile banking app, checked her balance, and then lay down contentedly.

She had always thought that her money consisted of the allowance her parents gave her and the gold coins Xia Wensheng occasionally gave her. However, last month, she suddenly received a large sum of money, with the note that it was Hengyuan Group's mid-year dividend.

So she guessed that she must have shares in the company, but she didn't know exactly how many.

But no matter how much it is, it's enough for her to lie down for the rest of her life and never have to do anything, but lying down...

Xia Wenxi's eyes swept over the books spread out on the bedside table, and she sighed deeply. So even being a rich second-generation doesn't mean you can just lie around!

On Wednesday morning, Hengyuan Group held another shareholders' meeting.

This shareholders' meeting was requested by Xia Hengyuan, and Xia Wensheng was only notified the day before. However, he thought about what his father had told him last time, and he could guess a little about what would be discussed at this meeting.

In particular, the several familiar uncles and elders he met in the morning, who were his father's business friends and also shareholders of Hengyuan, all told him things like "work hard in the future."

"I have decided to step down as chairman of Hengyuan Group, effective immediately, and Xia Wensheng will succeed me. If any shareholders have any objections, please raise them now."

Although Xia Hengyuan is the largest shareholder of Hengyuan Group, the appointment of the chairman still needs to be approved by the shareholders' meeting.

However, Xia Wensheng had been the de facto head of Hengyuan Group for a long time, so no one was too surprised by Xia Hengyuan's decision.

As for shareholders, as long as they can receive dividends every year and make money, they don't really care who the chairman is.

Furthermore, Xia Wensheng's abilities are evident to all, so Xia Hengyuan's plan did not receive any opposition from the shareholders.

After the meeting ended and Xia Wensheng finished talking with the shareholders, when he went to his father's office, he saw that his father was already packing his things.

Seeing his son arrive, Xia Hengyuan smiled and said, "You can pack up and move in now. This office is better than yours, isn't it?"

"Dad, you're moving way too fast..."

Xia Wensheng saw his father's assistant already moving things, and for some reason, he felt a little complicated.

Although his father didn't come to the company often before, he always felt that his father was there to support him, so even if he encountered a difficult situation, he could handle it without hesitation.

"What's so fast about it? Your dad's almost sixty, can't I enjoy my retirement?"

"Aren't you afraid I'll bankrupt the company?"

Xia Wensheng's words earned him a furious glare from Xia Hengyuan, "Can't you say something nice? Your whole family is waiting to eat, so get to work!"

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely do my best."

From now on, the whole family will be counting on him to make money. How can he not work hard? Xia Wensheng suddenly felt immense pressure.

Soon, he remembered something else, "Dad, you've brought back another 10% of the scattered shares from outside?"

Originally, Hengyuan's shares were owned by his father forty percent, his mother forty percent, him and Xia Wenxi each for five percent, and the remaining shareholders for a total of thirty percent.

Thinking about his father's recent actions, Xia Wensheng asked him, "Do you have any plans?"

Xia Hengyuan nodded. "There are plans."

Then, seeing his son's expectant gaze, she told him, "But I don't want to tell you yet."

Xia choked up upon hearing this... Fine, don't tell me then.

He guessed that his father wanted to transfer the 10% of shares he had taken back to Xia Wenxi, and announced it at Xia Wenxi's birthday party. He figured that no one would say such nonsense about not being his biological son in front of Xia Wenxi anymore.

But Xia Wensheng didn't expect that his father was even bolder than he imagined.