A ruthless glint flashed in Wu Guozhu's eyes. "Getting rid of her is the best option, a one-time solution, with no worries about the future."
Wu Guodong looked at him and said, "Have you thought this through? Losing Meng Fuyan as your daughter would be a huge loss. Your goal is to climb the social ladder, so you should have used all the resources around you. Whether it's the Meng family or the Zhang family, they should both be your stepping stones. But now, you're destroying Meng Fuyan to protect the Zhang family. That's not rational at all. Don't tell me that's true love."
"I don't believe such nonsense as saying that both sisters slept together."
Seeing that Wu Guozhu remained silent, Wu Guodong continued, "When Meng Suqin passed away, I told you that marrying someone of equal social standing would be helpful. With the Meng family's wealth, even if you have a son and a daughter, it wouldn't be difficult for you to marry a young, beautiful girl from a good family. What can the Zhang family do to you? They still need you to make a living, so just leave them be!"
"But you, on the contrary, insisted on marrying Zhang Guifang, letting such a short-sighted and useless woman into the family. Just because she gave birth to three sons, she goes around causing trouble for Meng Fuyan. Doesn't she know who she is? I ask you, what were you thinking back then? Giving Meng Fuyan's job to Chengye? Did you think you could arrange it as you pleased? Even if you squeezed Meng Fuyan out, Lu Jianjun would definitely kick Chengye out when he came back. What was the point of all this trouble?"
Wu Guozhu: "..."
Why?
Of course, it's to finally hold my head high!
What are the characteristics of a "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success)? Naturally, he feels wronged and humiliated by his life as a live-in son-in-law! He's unwilling to give up the Meng family's wealth but also doesn't want to live a life of dependence. He's eager to seize control of the Meng family, and naturally wants to torment Meng Fuyan, the representative figure of the Meng family, to demonstrate his victory!
Wu Guodong had never experienced this, so he could analyze it rationally from an outsider's perspective. But Wu Guozhu, who had personally experienced it for over a decade, couldn't suppress his desire for revenge.
Do you regret it now?
No, Wu Guozhu is the kind of person who will never regret it!
He only blames others!
“I am her father. That brat has never respected me since she was a child. She listens to her mother in everything. Even after her mother died, she still dares to go against me. She is more respectful to Lu Jianjun than to me. I think she might be Lu Jianjun’s daughter. Otherwise, given Meng Suqin’s scheming, why didn’t she betroth Meng Fuyan to Lu Jianjun’s son, whom she trusted the most, before she died? Why did she choose the Yuan family instead?”
Wu Guodong frowned, thinking about Meng Fuyan and Lu Jianjun's appearances. "You know what, that girl really does look a bit like Lu Jianjun. Could it be true?"
Wu Guozhu seemed to have seized a fatal weakness. "Really? You also think that brat is Lu Jianjun's daughter? I also think that Meng Suqin is not clean. Although Lu Jianjun was promoted by the old man, he shouldn't be so protective of someone else's daughter. He treats Meng Fuyan no worse than his own daughter. There must be something wrong here."
"Tell me, in this situation, how could I possibly keep this brat wandering around in front of me? Wouldn't that be a reminder of my cuckoldry?"
Wu Guozhu thought his elder brother would side with him, but instead he heard his brother say, "If she really is Lu Jianjun's daughter, then you shouldn't suppress her even more. Lu Jianjun doesn't have any daughters, so he will naturally dote on this girl. He will definitely find her a powerful husband. Then, with Lu Jianjun in your hands, and being Meng Fuyan's nominal father, how much advantage can you gain? You short-sighted fool!"
Wu Guozhu: "..."
They had booked a suite at the guesthouse. The room was spacious and bright, and it would have been very comfortable to stay there. But at that moment, Wu Guozhu felt suffocated!
His elder brother's words gave him the feeling that no matter how hard he tried in his life, as long as he dared to target the Meng family, he would only suffer misfortune.
The Meng family was like a curse to him, and he desperately wanted to get rid of it.
He hated the Meng family.
Only Zhang Guifang understood him; Zhang Guifang was the only one who truly understood him.
Wu Guozhu snorted coldly, "Hmph, it's too late to say anything now. This wretched girl is unruly and has no respect for me or her father. She starts to contradict me at the slightest provocation and even dares to retaliate against me. Only by eliminating this kind of daughter as soon as possible can I completely obtain everything from the Meng family."
Wu Guodong hesitated and said, "Are you really not going to try again? After all, she is your daughter, and this is a golden opportunity."
"I don't care! She's already hurt me badly enough. This wretched girl can't be allowed to live."
Seeing the murderous intent blazing in his younger brother's eyes, Wu Guodong knew that saying anything more would be pointless.
Given my brother's mentality, keeping Meng Fuyan around without properly appeasing her will definitely turn them into enemies, so it's better to get rid of her.
"We're completely unfamiliar with this place, and that girl has powerful connections. If we want to get rid of her, the only way is to contact... those people!"
Wu Guozhu nodded, "I understand. If she can still be of some value to me in the end, then our father-daughter relationship won't have been in vain."
"Have you spoken to your superiors?"
Wu Guozhu nodded. "They said they also think Meng Fuyan is a dangerous person and should be eliminated if possible. They want me to take control of everything in the Meng family as soon as possible. If she's gone, half of the old Meng family members will have to leave."
With the passing of the two elders of the Meng family and the early death of their only daughter, have the old guard of the Meng family scattered?
Of course not, they're just not as united as before.
Many people are actually waiting for Meng Fuyan to grow up and get married. Given her status, she will definitely marry into a prominent family in Changning City. With Lu Jianjun's protection, her backing is not going to collapse.
Wu Guozhu and Meng Fuyan don't get along, yet he rushed to bring back a stepmother and so many children so early on. Under these circumstances, it's impossible for Meng Fuyan and Wu Guozhu to be on the same side. So, with Meng Fuyan around, those people won't side with Wu Guozhu.
But if she dies, that would be different!
Lu Jianjun is, after all, a member of the Lu family. No matter how much he relies on the old members of the Meng family, he will eventually cultivate his own confidants. With Meng Fuyan no longer serving as an heir and Meng Yunji being too young, this path is no longer viable, and the old members will naturally disperse.
Meng Fuyan has been very excited these past two days. She knows that her chance for revenge is coming. This time, she is determined to kill Wu Guozhu, so that his descendants will never be able to recover.
Gu Tingzhi won't let her leave, how can that be?
If she stays obediently in the Banqiao Brigade, how will those people take action?
She needs to find a way to get rid of Xu Jing and Fu Chaosheng.
She hid in the Banqiao Brigade for several days in a row. The people Wu Guozhu found could not get close to her. As time dragged on, Wu Guozhu finally couldn't sit still any longer and personally came to find Meng Fuyan.
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