With that, Ning Bingyu left on his own.
Tony nodded to Ning Yuan: "Miss."
After saying hello, he left with Ning Bingyu.
Madam Ning frowned, beckoned to her, and said coldly, "Don't pay any attention to your eldest brother's nonsense."
After saying that, she instructed her female secretary to prepare the meal.
The female secretary nodded obediently and left immediately.
Ning Yuan sat obediently next to Madam Ning and took her hand: "Mom, putting everything else aside, there must be a reason why my brother handled things this way. He's not the kind of person who makes baseless accusations."
Although Brother Rice Noodles doesn't seem like a good person, he's not a bad person either; he's just a shrewd businessman.
Madam Ning leaned back wearily on the sofa, holding her hand: "Your eldest brother started learning from your uncle when he was eleven or twelve. He's more like your uncle's child than your father's or my child."
Ning Yuan thought for a moment, then asked with some confusion, "But I remember that my uncle's family also has sons in addition to two daughters."
Madam Ning chuckled lightly: "His son was born to a mistress outside. He's mediocre. Your grandfather didn't think much of him, and even your uncle didn't think much of him. He never intended for him to be his successor."
Ning Yuan was taken aback, her expression somewhat complicated: "Then my cousin will probably be very dissatisfied. My older brother and cousin don't seem to have a very good relationship, do they?"
Although she was mentally prepared that family interests come first in wealthy families, what she just heard still made her feel somewhat uneasy.
Especially Ning Bingyu's attitude towards Cha Meiling...
The girl, who had just graduated from high school at the age of eighteen, followed the older brother, but the older brother never stopped having affairs.
Looking at Cha Mei-ling's attitude, one can always sense a hint of her indulgence outside. Perhaps it's because she knows she can't get more from her older brother, so she simply follows the rules of the game and seeks an outlet for her emotions.
"The relationship between your eldest brother and your cousin is indeed relatively ordinary..." Madam Ning sighed, her expression somewhat melancholy.
She looked at the delicate bone china cup of black tea in her hand: "Most men can be very ruthless towards women. Money is money, love is love, and interests always come first. Most women can't do that."
Although he is his own son and is indeed very outstanding, he is far too cold-hearted and cruel...
Madam Ning sighed deeply: "Although I know very well that the Ning family has been able to survive for hundreds of years, developing from a family of farmers and scholars to what it is today, the successive heads of the Ning family have been people who put the family's interests first, and women are just an embellishment in their lives..."
She paused, then said with a self-deprecating smile, "Your grandmother was able to marry into the Sheng family as an illegitimate daughter because she held the family's wealth. Your grandmother and grandfather almost divorced because of other mistresses, and she eventually died young."
"Your father is considered a traitor in the family. He almost broke with your grandfather because of your grandmother, but so what? He still had an ambiguous relationship with his teaching assistant secretary."
Ning Yuan's eyes widened in disbelief. Holy crap... This was the first time her mother had ever told her about her father, and it was such a bombshell!
Madam Ning looked at her and said calmly, "Men are all the same... You should know that to some extent."
Ning Yuan understood the subtext: her mother was telling her not to have too many expectations of the men in the Ning family, as they only cared about the family's interests.
Ning Yuan nodded, but couldn't help feeling sorry for Madam Ning the Second.
She gently took Madam Ning's hand: "Mom, I know. I know what I'm doing. I didn't mean to compete with my elder brother and the others for anything."
Although she didn't know why her older brother seemed to be considering including her in the family business, she didn't really have any particular thoughts about it.
If the Ning family wants to give her a dowry, she will take it. But if they think that giving her some money will make her obedient and a puppet, then she will only run away with the money and show them what it means to have an investment fail and take money without doing anything.
"I just want my daughter and I to live a good life. I haven't been able to find my mother for very long." Ning Yuan rested her face on Madam Ning's shoulder.
In this life, she didn't have much love, just enough to share with those who loved her.
Madam Ning's heart softened as she looked at her daughter leaning on her shoulder. She gently patted her hand and said, "You are a good child. Although your sister Meiling and your eldest brother have separated, even if she can't be your wife, I will still treat her as my goddaughter."
Upon hearing this, Ning Yuan straightened up and frowned slightly: "Mom, my eldest brother wants us to sever ties with her."
Although Ning Bingyu is cold and ruthless, with the typical mindset of a business tycoon, he is a person with a broad perspective. He has just clearly revealed that Cha Meiling and the Cha family have problems, and big problems at that.
Otherwise, Ning Bingyu wouldn't have been so resolute, even saying he'd throw himself into the sea to feed the fish.
Madam Ning said helplessly, "Your sister Meiling was implicated by her family. Besides, we were the ones who first went to curry favor with the Cha family to arrange this marriage. Now, your eldest brother has abandoned her, and Meiling has fallen from being Hong Kong's top socialite to a discarded wife. I don't know how many people fawn over the powerful and trample on the weak."
Ning Yuan looked at Madam Ning, wanting to say something: "Mom..."
Madam Ning gently touched her round little face: "Mommy feels bad about severing ties with her. If she is still my goddaughter, at least outsiders won't openly bully her."
Ning Yuan looked at Madam Ning, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
Her mother was very capable and resourceful, but she was always kind and soft-hearted. Otherwise, she wouldn't have risked divorce by insisting on putting the jade chili pepper on her, just in order to find her.
He would not stand up for Zhao Nan to teach Rong Wenwu a lesson; in reality, he acted as a peacemaker in the father-son relationship.
"Mom, although my brother is a bit cold-hearted, he is definitely not a shallow person. For him to get this angry, something must be serious. Don't let Cha Meiling drag you into things you shouldn't get involved in."
Ning Yuan could only try to convince her mother from another angle.
Madam Ning patted her hand gently: "Mommy feels sorry for girls because it's not easy, but she's not stupid, she knows her limits."
Ning Yuan couldn't persuade her either, and she wasn't familiar with Cha Meiling, who didn't seem to have done anything so far.
She said too many bad things about Cha Meiling, making it seem like she was jealous of her adopted daughter. All I could say was, "Anyway, you should bring several secretaries and bodyguards with you wherever you go. You absolutely cannot meet her alone!"
Madam Ning paused for a moment, then chuckled: "Are you afraid that your sister Meiling will kidnap me like Xiang Ziye kidnapped you? She wouldn't use such a low-level tactic."
Ning Yuan said very seriously, "After all, she's not your biological daughter. What if she does something for her biological mother or father? Are you confident that you are more important to her than her parents?"
Madam Ning thought for a moment, then smiled helplessly: "Alright, Mommy promises you."
...
Hospital
"That's how it is." Ning Bingyu sat on a bench in the hospital, putting the documents in his hand aside.
Rong Zhaonan looked at the thing in his hand, frowned slightly, and did not speak immediately.
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