"Hmm, this is very authentic Lapsang Souchong. This quality of black tea is quite rare these days." Liang Qingshan took a sip of the tea and put it down approvingly.
"I asked a friend to send this over from Yun City. It's a pretty good quality tea," Liang Chengji said with a smile. "Dad, if you like it, I'll have someone send more over. I'll come over here to brew tea for you whenever I have time."
"Good, you're very filial." Liang Qingshan nodded approvingly, then took another sip of tea: "How's your good-for-nothing brother doing lately?"
“He…” Liang Chengji paused for a moment, then nodded and said, “He’s alright, much more restrained than before. Dad, don’t worry, he still listens to me quite well.”
"Heh... Obedient?" Liang Qingshan sneered, "Who doesn't know that this good-for-nothing is two-faced? It would be strange if he were obedient. You don't need to speak well of him."
"Don't worry about whether he lives or dies, just make sure you don't come back with all his bad habits. Humph, I, Liang Qingshan, will pretend I never had this son."
Liang Chengji nodded obsequiously, offering no objection to his father's words.
Liang Qingshan took a few sips of tea, during which he kept watching Liang Chengji, seemingly waiting for him to confess something.
However, Liang Chengji rambled on about trivial matters.
Finally, Liang Qingshan slammed the cup in his hand heavily on the table, his brows furrowing slightly.
"What's wrong, Dad?" Liang Chengji was taken aback. He could tell that the old man was unhappy. He tried his best to remember what he had said wrong.
"Don't you have anything to say to me?" Liang Qingshan snorted.
"I...I have nothing to say. Dad, what did I do wrong?" Liang Chengji's eyelids twitched, and he vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
But he still gritted his teeth and persevered, hoping to get away with it.
"Really nothing to say?" Liang Qingshan said with a straight face. "Boss, do you know? You've never been able to lie since you were little, because when you lie, your eyes will dart around, and you'll look guilty."
"Speak up, tell me honestly what you've been hiding from me lately, and don't make me tell you for you."
"Dad... I, I really have nothing to hide from you?" Liang Chengji panicked a little. He knew what his father was asking, but there were some things he couldn't admit even if he was beaten to death. Once he admitted it, the nature of the matter would change.
"Really? You're really not hiding anything from me?" Liang Qingshan roared, slamming his hand on the table. "The finance department told me you withdrew over a billion yuan from several accounts. Where did you embezzle that money? Tell the truth!"
“Dad…” Liang Chengji knelt down on the ground with a thud, his face pale: “I embezzled this money, but I didn’t use it for illegal purposes. Instead, I donated it as aid funds to a charitable foundation without your prior consent. It was my fault.”
"Is that really true?" Liang Qingshan asked with a look of suspicion.
"Is that so? I dare not hide it from you." Liang Chengji forced a smile: "I originally wanted to find a suitable opportunity to tell you, but... you already know."
"Get up," Liang Qingshan snorted, his expression softening slightly.
Liang Chengji then carefully stood up, not daring to look up at his father.
"As long as it's not used for gambling or other reckless activities, it's fine with whatever you want," Liang Qingshan said calmly. "Using it for charity is also acceptable, as it can enhance the Liang family's reputation, but you don't need to give so much real money."
"There are plenty of poor people in this world. Some people deserve to be poor. Our Liang family isn't a philanthropist, we can't help everyone. Besides, this kind of thing is a bottomless pit no matter how much money you have, understand?"
"I understand now. I'll definitely be more careful in the future." Liang Chengji finally breathed a sigh of relief, seemingly having managed to smooth things over for the time being.
It seems his accounting this time wasn't very good; the problem was immediately obvious. He should find a different way to withdraw money from the company next time and make the accounting look better.
"You should stay away from your younger brother in the future. Don't pick up his bad habits and bring shame to the Liang family." Liang Qingshan exhaled heavily.
"Heh, does the Liang family's reputation need to be humiliated?" Just then, the door opened and Liang Chenghu walked in.
"You unfilial son, who let you in? Get out of here right now, get out of the Liang family! I, Liang Qingshan, have no son like you!" Liang Qingshan roared in fury.
He instinctively disliked his son and blamed him entirely for his wife's death. So even though his son was outstanding and hardworking from a young age, he still couldn't bring himself to like Liang Chenghu.
"Old man, don't get so angry. I'm asking you a question." Liang Chenghu sneered, "Do I need to humiliate the Liang family's reputation? Your father, who is also my grandfather, took his sister-in-law as his wife, and that's how you came to be."
"As for you, you used despicable means to kill several of your half-brothers before you took control of the Liang family."
"As for Liang Chengji, your precious son seduced a married woman when he was in school and was stripped naked and beaten half to death. Your Liang family is corrupt from top to bottom. What honor do you have to dishonor?"
"Shut up and get out of here! Someone... someone come here!" Liang Qingshan was almost bursting with anger.
What Liang Chenghu said was true; only the direct descendants of the Liang family knew how corrupt the Liang family was.
A lintel? They have no lintel whatsoever. It's already a miracle they haven't turned into a den of iniquity over the years.
But this old man had a very high opinion of himself; he even thought the Liang family was a prestigious family.
"Don't waste your energy. Now that I've walked in through the Liang family's gate openly and honestly, I have no intention of leaving again," Liang Chenghu sneered.
"Second son, what are you doing? Look how angry you've made Dad!" Liang Chengji shouted. "Apologize to Dad right now and get out!"
"Shut up, you too." Liang Chenghu was even angrier when he saw his older brother: "Stop pretending to be such a gentleman all the time. Every time something happens to you, I'm the one who takes the blame."
"The old man is on your side too. He punishes me without even asking what happened. If you hate me so much, why don't you control that thing in your crotch so you don't give birth to me?"
"Shut up, you unfilial son, you..." Liang Qingshan was so angry that he almost fainted.
He was breathing heavily, and a tightness in his chest.
"Liang Chenghu, are you crazy? What are you doing running home like this? Dad, are you alright? I'll call a doctor right away." Liang Chengji was shocked and quickly stepped forward to pat the old man's chest to help him catch his breath.
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