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The family was very happy that the second wife was opening a shop together. This article was first published by lwxs520.
As for the number of shares, no one cared, everyone knew that the second wife would not treat them unfairly.
But only 20% of the shares? That's too little.
Her mother-in-law is outside, and so are people from both families. If she goes out crying and complaining now that the shares are too small, even without anyone saying a word, Huo Zhe, that idiot, could slap her.
"I really underestimated you." Song Chunli said with a forced smile. "You two, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, are truly cunning!"
"I can't compare to my sister-in-law," Jiang Lifang said with a smile. "Whether you sign or not is up to you. Just make sure you think it through within three days. Otherwise, once the shop opens, it will be too late to regret it."
"Hmph, I'll think about it some more." Song Chunli said, then stormed out.
Once outside, although Song Chunli looked somewhat unhappy, she didn't dare to show her displeasure in front of everyone.
When Madam Huo saw Song Chunli come out, she said, "It's getting late, it's time to go back."
“Grandmother, let’s have dinner before we leave,” Huo Yingjie said. “We ate early anyway, so it’ll only take two more hours.”
"No, one meal is enough. If we eat another one, it will be two hot pot meals, and I'm afraid it will bankrupt you," said Old Madam Huo with a smile, and left with the Huo family from the eldest branch, citing it as against the rules.
Once home, after her father-in-law and husband went to their room, Song Chunli went to find her mother-in-law.
"Mother-in-law, my second sister-in-law said that you've seen the contract, right?" Song Chunli asked, looking somewhat anxious.
"Yes." Old Madam Huo nodded. "I saw it. What's wrong?"
"Giving us only 20% is too little," Song Chunli said. "Mom, the second wife's family is already very wealthy. Aren't you going to help us?"
If things continue like this, Jiang Lifang will take advantage of her kindness. As the gap widens in the future, Jiang Lifang will disregard her even more.
"Is it too little?" Old Madam Huo asked expressionlessly.
“Of course it’s less. If we earn a hundred yuan, we can only get twenty yuan,” Song Chunli said. “We don’t want half. We need at least forty percent. We can’t be too different from the second wife.”
Madam Huo stared blankly at Song Chunli and said, "What if they don't give you even one percent? Is that still considered a small amount?"
“We’re still family, you and Father are still alive. The second wife can’t be so heartless,” Song Chunli argued, only thinking about getting more from others without considering how much she herself had to give.
"Heh, now you think you're family?" Old Madam Huo sneered. "Tell me, how much money are you prepared to offer for 40% of their shares?"
Song Chunli looked uneasy and hesitated before saying, "I have 80,000 on me, and Huanhuan probably has 40,000 too!"
"Do you know how much that share costs?" Old Madam Huo asked again. "Tell me carefully, I'm listening."
"It says the total investment is five million, but there's no way it's that much. It must have been something the second wife made up on a whim, just so they wouldn't give us more shares," Song Chunli argued. She also didn't believe He Tiantian had that much money.
However, I suddenly remembered that He Tiantian's family are large capitalists abroad, and with so much money, it's possible.
"Tian Tian wants to open several shops in Yanjing," said Old Madam Huo. "Even this much money might not be enough. If you're so greedy and anger them, I won't plead for you. You won't get even 10%, let alone 40%."
"Mom, is it really not possible?" Song Chunli said. "Then our eldest son's family will take 30%. Mom, please help us."
"Hehe, I am biased. I could have shamelessly asked for this 10%, but once I got the shares, my second son's family would have become estranged from me. Do you think I would do such a thing?" Old Madam Huo said. "Anyway, we have enough to eat and drink at home. We're so old, we won't live for many more years. I can't control what you do. You'd better think carefully about what you do."
Old Madam Huo suppressed her anger and didn't want to continue talking to this person; he was simply a blockhead.
Seeing that her mother-in-law was unwilling to come forward, and not daring to mention it to her husband and father-in-law, Song Chunli sought help from Zhao Huanhuan and Huo Yingjun.
“I’ve read the contract. Tian Tian only gives me 10% and Huan Huan 10%, which is too little. We don’t even have the right to operate the business. It’s not worth it,” Song Chunli said. “Huan Huan, you and Tian Tian are on good terms. Go talk to her and beg her. Ying Jun, go talk to Ying Jie and ask him to get more. We can’t be poor forever!”
Zhao Huanhuan felt a chill run down her spine; she knew her mother-in-law would do this.
If there was even the slightest possibility, Grandma would say a word in her defense.
But her grandmother didn't say anything, and her mother-in-law came to her, making her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles.
Zhao Huanhuan could never do something so shameless.
As previously agreed, it was 40,000 yuan for 10% of the shares, which she could accept, so she agreed.
It's fine if they don't run a business; they don't have to worry about it. Anyway, my second uncle's family won't cheat them.
He Tiantian probably doesn't let her mother-in-law participate in the business, just to keep an eye on her!
In terms of character, the second wife's character is indeed better than the mother-in-law's.
Fortunately, her husband, Huo Yingjun, was by her side, so she didn't have to face it alone. She kept her head down as her baby fed her, without saying a word.
Huo Yingjun was quite surprised. He took several deep breaths before he came to his senses and said, "Mom, I think 20% of the shares is quite a lot."
One sentence almost made Song Chunli faint with anger!
"You spendthrift!" Song Chunli said, slapping her son on the head. "There's a total of 100%, and you get 20%? Are you happy with that?"
“What’s there to be unhappy about?” Huo Yingjun said. “They didn’t get a share, and we didn’t get a share either. It was originally meant to help our eldest branch of the family, for our own good. But you’re complaining about how little it is. How sad would my second uncle, second aunt, second brother, and second sister-in-law be if they knew!”
"You brat, I'm doing all this for you all." Song Chunli's eyes reddened. Her mother-in-law didn't understand, her husband didn't understand, and her son didn't understand her either. What had she become after all her hard work?
Seeing his mother cry, Huo Yingjun felt a little ashamed; his words had upset her.
“Mom, if you want more shares, you have money, you can open your own shop,” Huo Yingjun said. “That way you’d have 100% of the shares, wouldn’t you?”
“Do you think I don’t want to do business? Your father wants to advance his career, so I can’t do business,” Song Chunli said. “He Tiantian raised five million to open a shop all at once, while we only scraped together tens of thousands. How can we compete in the future!”
“Mom, you can’t think like that. I’ve worked abroad, and I know that my second sister-in-law’s grandmother has assets of seven or eight hundred million US dollars on the surface, and who knows how much more she has on the side. My second sister-in-law may not get the properties there, but she will definitely have a lot of fixed assets or money, no less than two hundred million. Even if we do business for several lifetimes, we still can’t catch up with her!” Huo Yingjun explained, hoping to persuade his mother.
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