A smile flashed across Xie Xihe's eyes, and when he was about to stand up, Sheng Shaoqiong grabbed his wrist.
Sheng Shaoqiong glanced at his eldest brother and said unhappily, "You're trying to steal my girlfriend right in front of me. Do you think I don't exist?"
Sheng Huanan was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean by poaching your girlfriend? I just wanted to see Xiaoxi, how can that be considered poaching your girlfriend? Who is she to you?"
Sheng Shaoqiong flicked his nails and smiled, "Her mother."
Sheng Huanan: “???”
Sheng Huanan: “!!!”
She was so scared that she almost took out her phone to call Xie Bowen to ask him when he got together with his little sister. But before she could, Sheng Shaoqiong continued, saying, "There are two things that my eldest brother asked us to come here today."
"First," she pointed at Xie Xihe and said, "I have adopted Xihe as my daughter. We'll just go through the formalities and it'll be done."
"Second..." Sheng Shaoqiong continued, but was interrupted before he finished speaking.
The elder of the Shengda clan stood up from his seat and said firmly, "I don't agree!"
Sheng Shaoqiong's expression instantly turned cold: "What's your business now? Is it your turn to disagree?"
This time, the elder of the Sheng clan ignored her. He turned to look at Old Master Sheng and said, "Young Miss is alone and has no children. It is understandable that she wants to adopt a godson or goddaughter. You and our clan elders agree with this."
"But even if we recognize him as a relative, he should be adopted from the Sheng family."
"The Sheng family has thirty-two branches and thousands of descendants, not to mention the distant descendants who have already separated and formed their own families. That number must be in the tens of thousands."
"There are so many young men of the younger generation, and quite a few of them are of marriageable age. As long as the eldest lady gives the order, many people will be willing to be adopted under her name. How can she abandon her own children and instead adopt someone from another family as her daughter?!"
"I will never agree to this matter!"
This time it wasn't just Sheng Huarong and Sheng Huafu, even other elders or heads of side branches nodded in agreement and looked towards Sheng Huanan.
Not to mention, even Sheng Huanan didn't agree with this matter.
However, his reason for objection was different from that of others. What he cared about was the relationship between Sheng Shijing and Xie Xihe.
Old Master Sheng glanced at Sheng Shijing and Xie Xihe, who had been holding hands since entering the house. After a moment's silence, he asked, "Xiao Qiong, can you tell me why you want to adopt Xiao Xi as your daughter?"
What's the reason? She likes her, she likes her, and she wants to recognize her, so she recognizes her. Does she need a reason?
Sheng Shaoqiong subconsciously wanted to answer like this, but before she opened her mouth, another voice beat her to the punch.
It’s Xie Xihe.
Xie Xihe spoke for the first time since entering the reception room, saying, "Uncle Sheng, I was the one who brought this up."
Sheng Huanan was stunned: "Xiao Xi?"
Xie Xihe pulled his hand out of Sheng Shijing's, stood up and said, "I was the one who proposed to recognize my aunt. There was no reason. I just felt that I had a good relationship with my aunt, so I recognized her."
Hearing this, Sheng Shaoqiong's already relaxed brows softened even further. He casually extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand and continued, "That's the way it is. Whether or not to acknowledge our relationship, and how to do it, is our own business. I called you here today to inform you, not to ask for your opinion."
"Don't agree?" Sheng Shaoqiong sneered, "Even if you don't agree, keep it to yourself!"
"It's none of your business to interfere in my affairs! If you piss me off, I'll just take my daughter and leave the Sheng family, okay?"
Everyone's expression suddenly changed!
It would be fine if only Sheng Shaoqiong left the Sheng family, but you have to know that the old patriarch and his wife made a will before they passed away in order to ensure the future life of their most beloved daughter.
Nearly one-fifth of the Sheng family's assets were transferred to Sheng Shaoqiong's name.
It would be fine if everything was peaceful, the property would still be managed by the Sheng family, and they would just need to give her a certain proportion of the profits every year.
But if the Sheng family makes Sheng Shaoqiong unhappy one day, she can take away the one-fifth of the property that belongs to her with just one word!
That’s one-fifth!
How many people are there in the entire Sheng family?
She alone took one-fifth, so what about the others?
Not to mention the distant future, let’s just talk about the near future. If Sheng Shaoqiong really took away one-fifth of the Sheng family’s assets, the position of the Sheng family as one of the four major families in Kyoto would be in danger.
If the Zhong, Su and Song families take advantage of this opportunity to do something, the Sheng family will be in big trouble!
Over the years, people from all the branches of the Sheng family have tried countless times to get close to Sheng Shaoqiong, including handsome men and outstanding and sensible younger generations, all with their eyes on the little property under her.
Of course, it never succeeded.
But no matter whether she succeeded or not, as long as Sheng Shaoqiong was still in the Sheng family, those properties would still belong to the Sheng family. When she died, they would be returned to the name of the Sheng family, so it would not be a big problem.
But she actually wanted to leave the Sheng family, how could that be tolerated?!
A group of people began to persuade him with kind words, and the one who was so humble made Xie Xihe sigh with admiration.
For the first time, I deeply realized Sheng Shaoqiong's status in the Sheng family.
But no matter how much you try to coax someone, you still have to oppose what you should oppose.
The elder of the Shengda clan took great pains to suppress the urge to curse, and tried to slow down his tone and persuade her, "Miss, you are right. It is your freedom to recognize your relatives or not, and to choose who to be your daughter. But now that you are free, you should also consider the future generations, right?"
"Miss Xie is young and naive. Don't you think about it? Miss Xie is Third Master's girlfriend. Right now, she's just a girlfriend. If they get married in the future, then Miss Xie will be your niece-in-law. Now that they've recognized each other as relatives, is it better for her to call you aunt or godmother?"
"Isn't this relationship completely messed up?"
Sheng Shaoqiong said "Oh" and dropped another bombshell: "No need for the future, it's now."
She looked at Mr. Sheng and said, "That's the second thing I want to say."
He pointed at Xie Xihe and introduced her to Mr. Sheng: "Your third daughter-in-law."
Mr. Sheng: “…”
His butt slipped and he almost fell off the chair, but fortunately he was caught by Sheng Yunzhou who was prepared.
Sheng Yunzhou helped the old man back to his chair and asked with concern, "Grandpa, are you okay?"
Mr. Sheng: “…”
Are you okay?
Will you be okay?!
How could it be okay?!
Old Master Sheng's gaze swept over the three of them. He felt the veins on his forehead throbbing, and he practically yelled, "Why are you only telling me now if this is so important?!!!"
Sheng Shaoqiong shrugged: "I was planning to say this from the beginning, but I was interrupted."
Mr. Sheng: “…”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
