The Chu Family Villa.
Chu Fang sighed: "Shao Bowen is dead..."
Then, looking at his sister-in-law, he asked, "Did you anger him to death?"
“Brother-in-law~” Zhong Rou said in a drawn-out tone, “He was old and frail, and he fell down, so he died naturally.”
"It has nothing to do with me."
"If you weren't so wicked, would he have died?" Chu Fang glanced at him sideways.
"I'm just targeting Huaruitong, wanting to become its big boss. Am I that bad?" Zhong Rou asked, somewhat puzzled.
Chu Fang looked up at the azure sky: "Before Shao Bowen died, he placed his children in the company and let them compete for the position, hoping to select the best successor. But now that the competition has no result, he has left, and we don't know what happened to his assets."
"What is clear is that with Shao Bowen's departure, Huaruitong Company will be embroiled in internal strife, with several successors fighting endlessly. Coupled with your watchful eye from the outside, Huaruitong Company is in danger."
Zhong Rou was jealous: "Brother-in-law, are you worried about Huaruitong?"
“I’m not worried about Hua Ruitong, but about Shao Xiang,” Chu Fang replied. “I don’t know how that child is doing.”
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"Dead?" Chu Jin was also surprised, and then immediately left the school. "I'm going to check on Shao Xiang."
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The autumn wind is bleak, bringing a slight chill.
The Shanghai cemetery was crowded with people, all dressed in black, looking solemn and respectful.
After the funeral, most people left, leaving only close relatives of the Shao family behind.
Everyone looked up at Shao Bowen's private lawyer, who calmly opened the document, coughed, and said:
"Although Chairman Shao has passed away, he still left a will at the last moment of his life."
"Chairman Shao's will states that all his assets, including houses, cars, stocks, funds, etc., shall be divided equally among his children."
Upon hearing this, the Shao family children remained unfazed.
The private lawyer continued, "As for Huaruitong Company, its shares are still divided equally among the children."
The second son of the Shao family frowned: "What?"
"That's impossible!"
“Why would Dad split the shares equally? That’s not his style.”
The eldest son of the Shao family spoke up: "Attorney Liu, is there an error in this will?"
Attorney Liu shook his head; "This was personally instructed by Chairman Shao, and corresponding video evidence has been left behind."
Then, Attorney Liu turned on his phone and played video evidence showing Shao Bowen lying on the bed, barely alive, distributing the shares under his name.
Facing the camera, Shao Bowen said in a hoarse voice, "You are all my children, you all have my blood flowing through your veins. I've decided it's better to divide it equally. I hope you won't resent me."
The Shao family members found it hard to believe.
Shao Bowen considers Huaruitong Company his proudest achievement, but now he has divided it equally among his children.
Although it was incomprehensible, the Shao family had no choice but to comply when faced with irrefutable evidence.
After pondering for a few seconds, the eldest son of the Shao family said to the second son, "Second son, how about you sell the shares to me?"
"Why should I? I won't sell!" The second son of the Shao family firmly refused.
"Now that my father has passed away, the morale of Huaruitong Company is low, and we are also facing external enemies. Our Shao family needs to unite and get through this difficult time together."
The eldest son of the Shao family looked at his younger siblings and said, "We cannot fight our own battles; we need to unite as one."
The second son of the Shao family knew his eldest brother all too well and said bluntly, "Stop talking nonsense. You just want to sit in the chairman's chair of Huaruitong. But once you're in that position, do you think you can treat our younger siblings well? I don't believe it!"
The eldest son of the Shao family usually wields absolute power in the company, making his younger siblings feel suffocated.
They simply didn't believe that supporting the eldest son of the Shao family to become chairman would make them better off.
The group exchanged glances, all expressing their refusal.
The atmosphere, which had been somber just moments before, suddenly became heavy, as if the air itself had frozen.
"Then don't blame me for being impolite." The eldest son of the Shao family flung his hand and turned to leave.
"snort!"
"I saw through the boss's wolfish ambitions a long time ago."
Then the Shao family members dispersed one by one.
Shao Xiang was the last to leave. He looked at his father's photo and sighed.
"That dead man!" Xu Yuexin said indignantly, "He's already dead, yet he still left behind so much trouble."
"It's one thing that he won't give me shares, but Xiang'er, you're his youngest son, and you have no power in the company. Why doesn't he give you more shares?"
"Shao Bowen, are you even human?"
Xu Yuexin wanted nothing more than to kick the tombstone twice.
She had served Shao Bowen for so many years, but in the end she got nothing, and her son only got what he deserved. How could she not be angry?
Shao Xiang stopped Xu Yuexin: "Mom, the assets and shares that Dad left behind are enough for us to live on for several lifetimes. Don't make things difficult for him."
Just as Xu Yuexin was about to speak, she caught a glimpse of Chu Jin slowly walking over, holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand.
Xu Yuexin's smile was as bright as a blooming flower: "Oh, Xiao Jin is here."
“Aunt Xu,” Chu Jin replied.
"Auntie has something to do, you and Xiang'er can talk, I won't keep you two any longer."
Xu Yuexin exchanged a few pleasantries with Chu Jin before leaving. As she walked to the corner, she peeked out and looked at the two people in front of the tomb, muttering to herself, "Xiang'er, you must seize this opportunity."
Xu Yuexin hopes that Shao Xiang and Chu Jin will get together.
On one hand, the two were childhood sweethearts and had a very close relationship since they were young. On the other hand, Chu Jin was someone Xu Yuexin had watched grow up; she was kind, cheerful, and a good candidate to be her daughter-in-law.
Most importantly, she knew deeply that the Chu family was no ordinary family.
Chu Jin has an aunt who is a pop diva who has a huge influence in the entertainment industry, a designer mother who has won numerous awards, and an aunt who is currently targeting Huaruitong Company, a financial tyrant. These are all part of Chu Jin's powerful background.
If Shao Xiang and Chu Jin get together, it means that Shao Xiang's future is bright and promising.
Not to mention, Chu Jin also has a father that even Shao Bowen can't see through.
Shao Bowen once said in person: He is not as good as Chu Fang.
This made Xu Yuexin even more eager for Chu Jin to become her daughter-in-law.
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