Chapter 168 Secret Competition
Weiwei has been very busy these days, asking around and finally got to know a lot about some people who used to work in the manor, especially Fu Yajing, who used to be the housekeeper of the Gao family and was considered a senior executive in the manor. She must know much more than others.
She has now contacted Fu Yajing and agreed on a meeting time and place.
Everything seemed to be going in the direction they expected.
Shen Yan asked for leave and walked out of the manor with her.
Chen Yan asked for sick leave from the manor's housekeeper, using the excuse that her leg injury had not yet fully healed and she could not do heavy work for the time being.
Although the housekeeper was a little skeptical, he didn't ask any more questions and directly approved her leave.
Just like that, the two of them quietly left from the back door of the manor, avoiding the crowds and eyes, and headed straight for the agreed location.
Anyway, her leg was injured, and she hadn't made any progress on the magic floor. There was no point in staying in the manor. She thought, instead of staying in the manor all day and being stared at by those messy people, she might as well go out for a walk and change the environment.
Besides, she has been thinking about the mysterious magic floor recently, but she has no clue.
Since no useful information can be found in a short period of time, it is better to focus on Gao Moli's matter first.
Besides, I have to go out and sell things tonight.
Before that, they had to find the old employee who was fired, ask about the situation, and invite Fu Yajing to dinner.
Preparations for tonight's market have begun, and she plans to bring some homemade gadgets to exchange for some money to supplement her livelihood.
Today at noon, there is a free time, which is suitable for meeting the old employees who used to work in the manor, especially the "old seniors" like Fu Yajing.
Firstly, you can get some information out of them, and secondly, it can be considered as a form of social interaction. If you can get along with them more, they will be more likely to open up to you.
I asked the people who used to work at the manor about the situation and the progress was quite smooth.
They first found a few people who used to work as handymen in the manor and listened to their stories about the personnel changes and power struggles in the manor.
Unexpectedly, just a few minutes later, they happened to run into several people who had worked with Fu Yajing before. These people were also willing to speak, and what they said was very interesting, some of which were even things they had never heard of before.
They soon found someone, and they were all willing to talk about the things that happened at the manor.
Fu Yajing and one or two of her old acquaintances lived in a village not far from the manor. When they saw them, they did not act overly defensively. Instead, they readily accepted their invitation and chatted while eating.
During the meal, they talked about their past experiences at the manor and asked about some more sensitive topics. The other party did not shirk the responsibility and told them a lot of inside stories about the manor owner's family.
Only then did they realize that although the manor looked as solid as a mountain on the surface, it was actually not as unbreakable as outsiders imagined.
After listening to those people's stories, they finally understood that the Gao family manor seemed prosperous, wealthy and stable on the surface, as if no one in the entire town could touch it.
But in fact, the manor was full of internal conflicts, and disputes within the family had long been undercurrents. In particular, the relationship between the young masters was far from being as harmonious as it seemed on the surface.
There are three young masters in the manor.
This was a fact they had known for a long time, but after hearing it from others, coupled with those minor details, she truly understood that beneath the title of "three young masters" lay a much more complex relationship than the superficial one.
The three young masters each have a different mother.
The mothers of the eldest, second and third young masters were all different women.
Not only are their identities different, but their fates are also completely different, and even involve the current power structure of the manor.
The eldest young master was the son of the manor master and his first wife.
The original wife had passed away long before they became rich, but her status in the family could not be underestimated.
The eldest son has been the "eldest son" since childhood and was originally the most qualified to inherit the family business, but subsequent changes completely changed this situation.
But the real reason why the master became rich was because of the second master's mother.
The woman did not come from a prominent family, but she was not only shrewd but also had a business mind.
It was thanks to her family's connections that the master was able to gradually develop the manor from a small workshop to its current scale.
It can be said that the manor’s current status and wealth are largely inseparable from her contribution.
Moreover, when Erye was a child, he had no idea that he had an older brother.
For a long time, he even thought that he was the only heir. After all, after the death of his original wife, not many people in the manor were willing to mention the existence of the eldest young master.
It was not until the situation changed and the family structure of the manor gradually became more complicated that this "big brother" who had been dormant for many years was invited out.
Later, after his original wife passed away, the eldest son found his father, recognized his ancestral roots, and returned to the Gao family.
At that time, he was already an adult in his thirties. Although he was a biological son by blood, it was difficult for him to be fully accepted in terms of identity and status.
Especially in the master's heart, he was obviously surpassed by the second master who came later.
And because of the existence of the eldest young master, the second master's mother had a conflict with the old master, and finally broke up and divorced.
This matter was kept secret throughout the entire manor, and almost no outsiders knew about it, but for those inside, it was a sensational incident.
The two of them once had a deep affection for each other, but later they broke down completely due to power, family affection, and identity issues, and eventually broke up.
It was not until the master married the current old lady, the third young master's biological mother, that the third young master was born.
The third young master's mother is the current lady of the manor. She is much more low-key than her predecessors and seldom appears in public.
But precisely because she is now the legal wife, and the master dotes on her, the third young master's status in the family is not low, and he is showing signs of catching up.
Although the prosperity of the family business has a lot to do with the second master's mother, the old lady who is in charge of the family now is the third master's biological mother.
In other words, if the master and the old lady had ever separated, it would be no problem for the old lady to take away half of the manor.
These words made her heart tremble.
This means that although the second master's mother once made great contributions to the manor, she no longer plays a key role in it. The old lady, by virtue of her status as the current wife, almost controls most of the real power, and even the distribution of family assets may be influenced by her.
So, although the second master has a noble status, the third master is not much worse.
The second master still has many supporters and influence in the manor thanks to his mother's former halo, while the third master relies on his current wife's status and his voice in the family is gradually increasing.
Although the two appear to be on equal footing on the surface, they have probably been secretly competing with each other for a long time.
In comparison, the one who is slightly weaker is the uncle.
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