When Yang Yajing said she wanted to retire, she wasn't just saying it; she genuinely wanted to retire.
After being informed first, Xia Changlong hurriedly convened a family meeting.
Right now, the three families, a total of ten people, are sitting around in the large living room of the villa in the east of the city, their expressions serious, especially Xia Changlong.
"You brat! You want to retire at thirty-six? I'm still waiting for you to take over. How can you retire before even taking over? I haven't retired yet!" Xia Changlong felt this didn't make sense.
"Dad, let's go!" Yang Yajing looked at Yang Guohua with a grin.
"Me? What am I supposed to study? I don't understand finance!" Yang Guohua was confused.
"No!" Yang Yajing brought up old grievances. "Didn't you say back then that if any boss dared to exploit me, I would fire him and you would support me?"
"Huh? Did I say that?" Yang Guohua didn't remember.
“Yes! You did say that!” Sylvia Chang suppressed a laugh. “I can prove it.”
“But… can these be the same?” Yang Guohua sighed, rubbing his forehead.
His point back then was that Yang Yajing was Xia Changlong's daughter, so who would dare to exploit her? But the situation is different now, okay?
"You're retiring? You're quitting being a consultant?"
"Boss Xia, you don't need another advisor like me, do you? One should be content. I've earned so much, I need time to spend it!" Yang Yajing rolled her eyes. "While I'm young, I want to enjoy life!"
“Enjoying life is good,” Mrs. Xia agreed, “but what about the Jinxia Group?”
“Isn’t Zhou Ruixin still here?” Yang Yajing pointed to the eldest brother.
"Are you out of your mind? Zhou Ruixin is only ten years old! Ten years old!" Xia Changlong glared at him, his beard bristling.
"Didn't I run the household when I was ten?" Yang Yajing said nonchalantly. "My eldest son was already earning money when he was three!"
"Ya Jing! What are you doing?" Zhou Youcheng, being more traditional, was somewhat confused. "Peng Fei, why are you joining in this nonsense too?"
“Dad, we’re not short of money,” Zhou Pengfei said with a smile. “People don’t retire until they’re old enough to receive a pension, that’s for the sake of making a living. Ya Jing doesn’t have to worry about making a living.”
"But we can't let Brother Xia be unable to retire, can we?" Zhou Youcheng felt that they were not thinking about the elderly at all.
"Isn't there a little boss around?" Zhou Pengfei echoed the sentiment, "He makes way more money than I do!"
"You two! Sigh!" Sun Huiwen shook her head. "Letting a ten-year-old run the household makes me feel sorry for my precious grandson?"
"Grandma, don't worry! Ruixin likes making money, it's not hard work, it's very enjoyable!" Zhou Ruixin didn't mind at all. "Ruixin earns money so we can all spend it together!"
"Oh my! My precious grandson!" Before Sun Huiwen could say anything, Madam Xia hugged Zhou Ruixin with a beaming smile. "So filial!"
"Mom taught her well!" Zhou Ruixin didn't forget to flatter Yang Yajing.
"What's so good about your mother?" Xia Changlong retorted, displeased. "She won't let me retire, and she makes you do hard labor to support the family. What's so good about that?"
“Grandpa, Mom never said you couldn’t retire! Ruixin is taking over, isn’t she?” Zhou Ruixin said, head held high. “Grandpa, you still have a year before you get your pension! No rush!”
“Ruixin! You’re letting your great-grandfather hire an eleven-year-old as CEO? Are you encouraging me to hire child labor?” Xia Changlong was both amused and exasperated.
“Grandfather can rule from behind the curtain!” Zhou Ruixin had already come up with a plan.
"Pfft!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone laughed. A regency behind the scenes? What is all this nonsense?
"What about charity?"
“It’s not like you have to work there every day. You only need to show your face once every month or two! Besides, Xiao Chen can handle it. She’s capable!” Xiao Chen is the vice president personally trained by Yang Yajing.
"You really want Ruixin to take over?" Yang Guohua thought this was a bit far-fetched. "He won't be going to primary school?"
“He finished elementary school a long time ago, and junior high too. Ruixin is now working on high school textbooks.” Zhou Pengfei said proudly, “Just like his mother, he’s a top student!”
"If you ask me, I suggest you skip elementary school," Yang Yajing thought for a moment. "Just go straight to the college entrance exam and get a correspondence course in finance. Anyway, you'll learn more from Boss Xia than you would in school."
"You're letting an eleven-year-old take the college entrance exam? Is that even realistic?" Sylvia Chang was both amused and exasperated. "Was I wrong? Did I spoil you too much when you were little?"
Madam Xia didn't like hearing this: "Sister, you've raised Ya Jing too well! I couldn't even raise such a good daughter myself, how is that wrong? I don't agree with that!"
Madam Xia looked around at everyone and asked Zhou Ruixin, "Young Master, what's your opinion?"
Zhou Rui thought for a moment: "Actually, I'm not very sociable at school. Those kids are too silly, and their personalities aren't very good either; they're petty and calculating. I want to go to university."
Yang Yajing then gently said, "Little one, no one is an island. Mom is where she is today thanks to the help and heartfelt communication of a group of friends. It's okay to not fit in, but you can't dislike making friends. There will always be like-minded people."
Zhou Ruixin listened attentively to everything Yang Yajing said. He nodded to show that he had taken it to heart.
Everyone loved hearing Yang Yajing's first sentence, but her next sentence left all the elders speechless: "However, making friends doesn't necessarily mean having people your own age. If you like someone, you should hold on tight, just like how your mother manages your great-grandfather!"
"You stinky Ya Jing! What's there to cure? You've grown some guts!" Xia Changlong's eyes widened again.
"Hahahaha!" This time it was Madam Xia's turn to laugh out loud. "Ya Jing was absolutely right!"
As expected, Madam Xia is the most powerful person in the Xia family. She made the decision directly: "Our Ruixin will take the college entrance exam next year. This year, Yajing and Changlong will focus on managing the company. If he passes the exam next year, he will take over. If he doesn't, Yajing is not allowed to retire! That's settled!"
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