Chapter 9 Abdication
Fang Lanxin nodded: "The Huo Group truly lives up to its word!"
"Mother!"
Huo Qibang was getting anxious; this was exactly what he was afraid of.
If he keeps his promise, those important positions in the company will not be available, and his reform policies will simply not be able to be implemented.
He had initially thought his mother was there to help him, but to his utter surprise, she had come to stop him.
A sense of powerlessness rose in his heart, and Huo Qibang's shoulders slumped down, filled with despair.
"Don't interrupt me when I'm speaking."
"Have you forgotten all of the Huo family's rules?"
Fang Lanxin looked at Huo Qibang with dissatisfaction.
This child is good in every way, but his personality is still a bit impetuous, especially in this kind of thing. Impetuosity is a fatal flaw.
"Mom, I don't know I was wrong."
Kenneth Fok immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake.
"The Huo Group once promised to provide retirement benefits for its long-term employees, but on the condition that you do not hinder the company's development. Now, you occupy senior management positions but neglect your duties and harm the company's interests. I cannot tolerate this!"
"The Huo Group keeps its word. If we say we'll provide retirement benefits, we will. You won't miss a single penny of your pension or dividends. But this position must be relinquished!"
Fang Lanxin's words were practically the final word.
Huo Qibang's heart had been on a rollercoaster, going up and down, but now it had finally settled down.
He looked at Fang Lanxin with gratitude.
Old He slammed his hand on the table, furious, but unable to utter a single word in rebuttal. After all, Fang Lanxin's actions had already been more than generous.
"Alright, now I have something else to announce." Seeing that no one was speaking, Fang Lanxin continued her topic.
She glanced at Hoffer, who understood and stepped forward with the documents to distribute them again.
"Starting today, all the shares under my name will be transferred to Kenneth Fok."
"Formally stepping down as chairman of the Huo Group."
Fang Lanxin's voice remained calm and unhurried, but the content of her words was nothing short of a bombshell.
The previously calm and silent patriarch of the Li family suddenly changed his expression: "President Fang, what... what do you mean by this?"
"It means exactly what you heard."
“Twenty years ago, my late husband passed away. I was forced to take this position. Now that my child has grown up, he should naturally be given what is rightfully his.”
Fang Lanxin smiled and spoke very calmly.
She stood up and bowed to everyone.
"Thank you all for your cooperation and help over the years. Now, I am about to withdraw from the company's operations. Finally, I sincerely ask that you all help my son and the Huo Group as you helped me back then, so that it may become better and better and bigger and stronger!"
Fang Lanxin had deliberately arranged things this way today. It was a smooth little combo: first, she offered her support, then she stepped down. Now, she had gained the upper hand in terms of both power and relationships.
These people, whether for the sake of profit, for the sake of past relationships, or even for the sake of public opinion, had no choice but to grit their teeth and agree to Huo Qibang's reform plan!
"Mom?"
Huo Qibang looked at Fang Lanxin in disbelief.
He naturally coveted the shares held by Fang Lanxin, but now that Fang Lanxin had given them to him so naturally, he still found it unbelievable.
“Mother, this matter is of great importance. We should discuss it carefully.”
Huo Qibang walked to Fang Lanxin's side and spoke in a low voice.
"I, Fang Lanxin, took over the Huo family at the age of nineteen, and I believe my word is law!"
"I said I'd give it to you, so it's yours!"
Fang Lanxin took a box out of her bag.
This box is made of Phoebe zhennan wood from the Qianlong era, and is extremely valuable and antique.
Everyone present stood up upon seeing the box.
For no other reason than that this box contains the seal of the Huo family patriarch!
"Mom?"
Huo Qibang stared at Fang Lanxin in disbelief. He had anticipated what was going to happen next, but he was still horrified.
"From this moment on, you are the head of the Huo family."
Fang Lanxin smiled and solemnly handed the family head's seal to Huo Qibang.
At the moment of handover, Fang Lanxin even felt an unprecedented sense of relief.
In her previous life, the family seal was like a shackle, locking away all her joys and sorrows throughout her life.
Now, she has finally handed it over, and she can finally live her own life. From now on, she is no longer the head of the Huo family; she is simply Fang Lanxin!
With the knowledge she had accumulated in her two lifetimes and the assets left by her late husband, Fang Lanxin was more than enough to live a comfortable life. She was not greedy; she only asked for a peaceful life, and that was enough for her.
Kenneth Fok knelt on the ground, receiving the household seal with both hands. The small box didn't weigh much, but in Kenneth Fok's hands, it felt like Mount Tai pressing down on him.
"Farewell, everyone."
Fang Lanxin breathed a sigh of relief, then picked up her bag and left gracefully.
From this moment forward, the Huo Group has officially entered a new chapter, and the landscape of Hong Kong is about to change!
"Mother..."
Huo Qibang watched Fang Lanxin's retreating figure, feeling extremely uneasy. His eyes reddened, and he gripped the family head's seal tightly, murmuring a name.
The moment Fang Lanxin left, the entire conference room fell silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone turned to look at Huo Qibang. They all understood that the Huo Group had undergone a dramatic change!
Everyone originally thought that the power transition in the Huo Group would be bloody and turbulent, but no one expected it to happen so naturally, and the transition was completed in just one ordinary day.
All of this happened so smoothly and even suddenly that they were all a little overwhelmed and couldn't react for a moment.
Stepping out of the Huo Group building, Fang Lanxin felt an unprecedented sense of ease, her whole being refreshed and invigorated.
"Madam, are you really giving everything to the young master like this?"
"He's still young..."
Huo Fu looked at Fang Lanxin with some concern.
Ever since the young master fell seriously ill that day, the madam seems to have become a completely different person, which is unbelievable no matter how you look at it.
Fang Lanxin smiled faintly: "Afu, you seem to have forgotten that I was only nineteen years old when I took over the Huo family!"
"I have never been the hope of the Huo family; it is the young people, the endless stream of young people, who are the hope of the Huo family." Fang Lanxin was truly at peace with herself.
In her previous life, she wanted to have everything under her control, but now, Fang Lanxin understands that no one can truly grasp everything; being able to grasp even a part is already a blessing from heaven.
Her hands were only so big, and she could only grasp so many things, so she could only pick out the most important parts and hold on to them tightly.
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