The Sheng Family Manor covers several hundred acres and was left by the previous generation of ancestors.
Originally, there were only some mountainous areas, but Dafang made a fortune. Decades ago, he invested a large sum of money to build some residential and recreational facilities, turning it into a large estate.
The building is quite old and the place is spacious enough to be quite comfortable to live in.
The only downside is... the land deed for this estate has never been found.
The second and third wives joined forces to fight with the first wife for this manor, originally intending to divide it as family property. However, the first wife said that the land deed could not be found, and asked the two wives to live there first.
The three wives were all incompetent, and he had recently kicked them all out of the country. Now, the huge estate belongs to him alone.
The elderly woman, Chen Juan, chose a detached house nestled against the mountain behind the house as her Buddhist shrine. It was not far from their room, and she would spend several hours there each day chanting scriptures and praying to Buddha.
Sure enough, as soon as he approached the Buddhist hall, he heard his wife chanting scriptures that he couldn't understand.
"Cough cough..." He coughed lightly twice.
Chen Juan stopped chanting, turned around and saw him. She quickly put down the scriptures and went to greet him.
"Honey, is Ayu in the living room? Call her over to burn incense for the Buddha."
Sheng Ju replied with a stern face, "He left long ago."
Chen Juan was in her fifties, plump, and adorned with gold and silver, exuding an air of wealth.
"Why did he leave again? Isn't his home good enough? He lives in those tiny apartments in the city center all the time, what's so great about them!"
Sheng Ju snorted: "He's doing great! He hangs out with a bunch of shady minor celebrities all day, making headlines in the entertainment industry every day. He's making me lose all face!"
Seeing that he was angry, Chen Juan quickly went up to him and hugged his arm.
"Don't be angry. We only have one child, Ayu. If you don't dote on him, I won't either. Besides us, who else will be good to him?"
Sheng Ju said irritably in a deep voice, "It's all your fault for spoiling him all the time! He's already in his thirties, and all he thinks about is partying and having fun. He doesn't even work properly. Last quarter alone, he lost several big deals!"
"What's there to be afraid of!" Chen Juan said coquettishly. "Maybe we had to be afraid before, but why should we be afraid now? We have hundreds of billions in assets now. Even if our son never earns money or works hard in his life, it's enough for several generations to live on."
Sheng Ju glared at her and muttered, "Long hair, short brains! No matter how rich he is, he still has to take over properly! Putting everything else aside, with his physique—which socialite would want him?"
He was good-looking, and his wife was quite beautiful when she was young.
Unfortunately, their only son was blind and inherited their ugliest features, so he looked very ordinary from a young age.
Not only is he not good-looking, but his wife also feeds him like a pig every day, and he loves to eat junk food. He's gotten as fat as a pig at such a young age!
Chen Juan turned her face away and gave a haughty snort.
"Things are different now. With just a wave of my hand, a whole bunch of wealthy and powerful families are eager to send their daughters to us! Many people are even vying to form marriage alliances with us!"
Sheng Ju squinted and sighed softly.
"That kid is over thirty. He can't keep drifting like this. He really needs to settle down and start a family."
Chen Juan shook her head and whispered, "My son said he won't get married, and he doesn't want to get married."
"You brat!" Sheng Ju cursed in a deep voice, "Does he intend to remain a bachelor for life while secretly living a life of womanizing and debauchery?!"
“No!” Chen Juan lowered her voice: “He said that he would inherit all the family’s large business in the future. If they get married and then divorce, the other party will definitely want a share of the assets—we can’t let it go so easily.”
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