The Xiao family of B City started out as a gangster family and dominated the B City underworld for many years. Gradually, they also developed their own legitimate businesses, whether you call it keeping up with the times or not.
After more than a century of development, the Xiao family is now a leader in the business world of B City. It is no exaggeration to say that if the president of the Xiao Group stomped his foot, the entire business world of B City would tremble. It is undeniable that the Xiao family's transformation from black to white was very successful.
However, those familiar with the Xiao family's history know that although the Xiao family has seemingly cleaned up its act, its influence in the underworld remains significant. In fact, the Xiao family's business is comprised of both legitimate and criminal elements, and only the head of the Xiao family likely knows whether the criminal or legitimate side is more dominant.
However, just half a month ago, a major event occurred in the Xiao family: the current head of the Xiao family, who is also the current president of Xiao Corporation, Mr. Xiao, suddenly passed away.
When he was young, Old Master Xiao was known for his ruthlessness and iron-fisted methods. In the early days of his rule, he purged his enemies without hesitation, even showing no mercy to his half-brothers. This is something that many people in the underworld know.
Logically speaking, someone as powerful and influential as Old Master Xiao should be a womanizer. Not to mention all kinds of beauties, even good-looking boys could be his. However, when he was vying for power, in order to secure his victory, Old Master Xiao sought outside help and married the daughter of a high-ranking official in Beijing.
His wife came from a powerful background, and even so, there were times when even the best plans could go wrong. Old Master Xiao had another woman outside the marriage, and not only that, the woman was pregnant.
By the time Madam Xiao found out about this, it was too late; the baby had already been born.
Given the power of Madam Xiao's family, making an infant disappear would have been as simple as talking to them. However, Madam Xiao did not do so. Perhaps it was because she had been married to Old Master Xiao for many years without having any children; or perhaps she felt that the baby was her husband's flesh and blood and there was no need to go to extremes. Whatever the reason, she did not harm the infant.
After all, he was an illegitimate child born to another woman. To use the terminology of the old feudal era, he was a son born out of wedlock. Before she gave birth to a legitimate son, she would never allow him to stay in the main residence of the Xiao family.
As for the woman who gave birth to the illegitimate child, Madam Xiao did not touch her, but instead gave her a large sum of money so that she could take her son abroad.
That woman was not a respectable woman. The reason she got pregnant with Old Master Xiao's child was simply because she saw his noble demeanor and thought he was a fat sheep, hoping to make a lot of money from the child.
When she finally arrived at the entrance of the Xiao family's main residence, which she had been searching for for a long time, with her full-term pregnant belly, she realized that she had gotten herself into big trouble. This time, she might not only fail to get the money, but also risk her life.
Therefore, nothing in this world is absolute. She never expected that someone from a background like Madam Xiao would not only spare her life but also give her money to take her child abroad. She was extremely grateful, and the child went to the United States a week after birth.
The following year, Madam Xiao gave birth to a son, the legitimate heir of the Xiao family. His name was naturally chosen by Old Master Xiao, with the additional character "An He".
Madam Xiao felt that the word "An He" was too ordinary, so Master Xiao recited two lines of poetry: "Why borrow the Dragon Sands, to linger here at will?"
From then on, Madam Xiao gladly accepted the name Xiao Anhe.
As for the illegitimate son who was born a year earlier than Xiao He, Old Master Xiao named him Xiao Yang, with the yang meaning sun.
It seems that the length of their names reveals how much the two sons hold in Old Master Xiao's heart.
Madam Xiao came from a distinguished family; her father was a high-ranking official who had held a high position for a long time, and her mother was a famous painter in the country. Her temperament, philosophy, and education of her children were far superior to those women in brothels.
Xiao Anhe was indeed a man of great character. Even though he was born into such a wealthy and powerful family, he did not pick up any of the bad habits that one would expect from a second-generation member of such a family.
Xiao Anhe was an excellent student. After finishing primary school in China, he was sent abroad by Madam Xiao to study junior high school, and he was only given one servant.
He was an old man who had served Madam Xiao when she was still at her parents' home. He later came to the Xiao family with Madam Xiao after she got married. In many cases, he represented Madam Xiao.
Time flies, and twenty-six years have passed in the blink of an eye. Xiao Anhe is now pursuing his doctorate.
Over the years, many major events have occurred in the Xiao family. For Xiao Anhe, apart from his father's sudden death half a month ago, the biggest event was his mother's death when he was in his first year of high school.
Not long after Madam Xiao passed away, Old Master Xiao brought Qian Yue'e and her son back to China from the United States. After a year of mourning, he officially married Qian Yue'e, and Xiao Yang, who was originally a son born out of wedlock, became a legitimate son.
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