Volume 1, Chapter 149: It’s not a discussion, it’s a notification.
The next day, Du Ruo went to the hotel alone to reunite with her family, and Xu Jingmo also returned to the old house.
When he saw Du Xuefeng, Du Ruo smiled and teased, "Hey, whose handsome old man is this? How come he looks younger?"
Du Xuefeng couldn't help but look at her with red eyes. He held her in his arms and said softly with a choked voice, "You've suffered...child."
Du Ruo looked behind him and saw Du Qian, Xu Yichu, Du Yao, and even his aunt Du Ning and her family of three had come, and everyone had red eyes.
It's rare for their family to get together like this.
Du Ruo patted Du Xuefeng on the back, curled his lips, and said in a relaxed tone: "It's all in the past, old man. I will go down in history. Am I better than you?"
Du Xuefeng couldn't help laughing when she was talking so disrespectfully, but she felt like a knife was cutting her heart. She was still so sensible...but they all took her sensibility for granted...
Compared to Xu Jingmo, they really don't seem worthy of being her family...
Du Yao burst into tears. In his impression, his sister was always like this: calm and composed, able to soothe everyone's emotions, as if she was so invincible that she didn't need any comfort.
But he had seen it before... He had seen her say to Xu Jingmo while riding the roller coaster in the amusement park: "I'm scared~ I want to hold your hand~"
She had seen more laughter and noises when it came to Xu Jingmo.
Not on them, anyway.
Du Yao rushed over, hugged her waist, buried his head in her arms and cried loudly.
Du Ruo rubbed his head and threatened him: "Du Yao! This is my white clothes. You dare to tear them up? Wash them by hand!"
Du Yao said nonchalantly: "I will wash for you! I will serve you tea, water, wash your clothes and cook for you, as long as you are safe and sound."
Du Ruo's heart softened, and she said helplessly, "Don't worry, I will definitely live a long life."
Du Ruo calmly calmed everyone's emotions, and the family sat down to have a reunion dinner.
After eating, we sat in the living room of the presidential suite and chatted.
Du Ruo answered all their questions one by one.
Later, Du Qian took out a house purchase contract and handed it to her, saying, "Ruoruo, this is a birthday present from your parents. Dad knows that you will stay in North City to develop your career, so he bought you a villa. In the future, you can have a home here."
Du Ruo couldn't help but laugh and said, "Is it becoming popular to give houses as gifts now?"
"Ah?" Du Qian didn't understand for a moment.
Du Ruo flipped through the house purchase contract and found that the market value of the house was 270 million, which was more valuable than the house they were currently living in Jiangcheng.
Du Ruo said: "Xu Jingmo also gave me a house."
Everyone in the room was stunned.
"Amo...give you a house?"
Du Ruo nodded: "Well, I haven't accepted the 18th birthday present yet."
Xu Yichu and Du Qian looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.
What is this kid doing? He is so young, but he gave such a big gift? ?
Xu Yichu hesitated for a few seconds and suggested, "Ruoruo, don't accept it. The house is too expensive. You two are just in love now. Don't accept such an expensive gift. Mom and Dad can buy you whatever you want."
Du Ruo acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He casually browsed the contract and asked, "This is a gift for me? My own?"
Du Qian nodded and said, "Yes, you are the head of the household."
"Thank you, Dad, thank you, Mom. I'll accept the gift." She continued lightly, "By the way, Xu Jingmo wants to get engaged to me. Would it be convenient for you to meet his grandfather? It seems that his grandfather is the boss of his family."
"Ah???" Everyone in the room couldn't help but exclaim in surprise again.
Du Ruo put away the contract, calmly shook the ring on her left middle finger and said, "I have already accepted his proposal."
It's not a discussion, it's a notification.
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Du Ruo dropped a heavy bomb and accepted the birthday gifts given to her by everyone with a smile as if nothing had happened.
Du Ning gave her a jade round bead necklace, which was crystal clear and shiny.
Du Yao gave her a small red rope bracelet with the Chinese zodiac sign, which he bought with his own pocket money.
Du Xuefeng's gift was even more generous. He gave all the glory of his ancestors to Du Ruo.
He said, "I don't have the ability or the ambition to bear such a great honor, but you have the ability. You can pass on this honor that belongs to the Du family, and in the future, you can use it at your disposal. I dare not exaggerate, but I can also say without modesty that no one in the country, especially in North City, dares to bully you casually."
Du Ruo was indeed a little surprised by this gift. He looked at Du Qian and Du Ning. They looked calm and had no objection at all.
Du Ruo couldn't help but confirm: "Leave it to me?"
Although his family does not favor boys over girls, his aunt's younger brother and Du Yao are still young, and no one can say whether they will achieve greater success in the future.
Why did you hand it over to her so carelessly?
Du Xuefeng said with certainty: "Yes, I will only give it to you."
Only Du Ruo deserves all these best honors.
Du Ruo looked at the huge box of honor, and it seemed that his sense of mission became stronger...
She was silent for a few seconds, then quickly raised her head and said with a smile, "Then I'll accept it. I feel honored to receive the honor from you, senior."
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Mid-levels villa, Xu family study.
Xu Hongjian sat in front of a chair, his grief-stricken hands slowly stroking a photo frame that contained a photo of his deceased wife.
There was a knock on the study door, and he whispered, "Come in."
Xu Xingqi pushed the door open and walked in. "Dad, you're looking for me."
Xu Hongjin waved his hand and Xu Xingqi sat opposite him.
Xu Hongjin asked softly, "How is Daiyue these days?"
Xu Xingqi was stunned, not knowing why he suddenly started to care about Xu Daiyue. He answered truthfully, "She's doing fine. I heard that she's been working hard recently and wants to take an MBA. When I called her on the weekend, she said she was studying."
Xu Hongjian couldn't help but complain, "You're already 25 and you're just starting to make progress."
Xu Xingqi didn't respond.
Xu Hongzhen asked again, "Do you blame me for always favoring boys over girls?"
Xu Xingqi was silent for a few seconds and said, "Not bad."
Xu Hongjian smiled bitterly, sighed, and whispered, "I am unwilling to accept this. I am unwilling to see the foundation passed down by my ancestors fall into my hands."
"You also know that I have always been partial to you. Xingzhi has suffered a lot of injustices. I have seen it all, but I feel guilty towards your mother, so I can only let him down. Now I see... I might as well be nicer to him. At least, I have someone I am worthy of in my life. Now, it's really... I haven't pleased anyone... He is obviously more like me than you..."
Xu Xingqi looked at the photo of his mother in his hand and felt a little uncomfortable.
Xu Hongjian continued to stare at the photo absentmindedly and said, "In my entire life, up to now, the only person I feel worthy of is Ah Mo..."
"Our family is a complete family business. I inherited my father's legacy and hold the largest 70% of the company. After you graduate, I will transfer 35% to you and give it to Xingzhi, Daiyue, Amo and Siyan, 2% each. Now I still have 27% of the company's shares."
"To be honest, when Ah Mo came of age last year, I secretly asked him about giving him the 27% stake, but he refused. He said, leave it to Xu Daiyue, he doesn't want it, he has the ability to earn money to support himself."
Xu Xingqi clenched his fists unconsciously, but was powerless to refute.
Xu Hongjian said, "I urged you to have a second child before, and you said Shuyun didn't want to. I was not happy about that, but later I thought that if your mother didn't want to, I wouldn't force her, so I never urged you again. But I don't need to say much about what Daiyue has become. Anyone with eyes can see it. Especially the in-laws she found, what kind of family they are, you can't be unaware of it. I understand your mentality of doting on your child, but can you protect her for the rest of her life?"
Xu Xingqi felt uncomfortable being scolded by him, so he interrupted and asked, "Dad, just say whatever you want to say."
Xu Hongjian stared at the photo in his hand in a daze. After a long silence, he whispered, "I have already let down many people. I just hope someone can think of me in a good way. I plan to transfer another 7% of my shares to you to ensure your absolute controlling stake."
"The rest... I want to give them to Du Ruo as a betrothal gift from the Xu family to the Du family."
"Money is useless in your hands, and it is also useless in Daiyue's hands. How much money can you spend on eating, drinking and having fun? With or without this 20% share, you are all living a life of luxury."
"Giving it to Ah Mo is a bit of a moral kidnapping. I hope he gets the majority of the shares, so that no matter what happens in the company in the future, he will be more capable than Dai Yue to solve it, but he doesn't want it."
"Then give it to Du Ruo, a young girl who just turned 18. She has a good family background and status. Let's see what she is doing."
"I heard that scientific research is very expensive. Those people I invited to my birthday party before had to come because of my investment. They hate this kind of occasion the most. I don't want Du Ruo to attend unhappy occasions for money in the future."
"I have already made up my mind about this matter. Whether you are satisfied or not, I have just informed you. There is no discussion."
"The strong always have the final say over the rules. This is such a simple truth, even Ah Mo understands it, but none of you understands it."
"You are not strong if you rely on your family. You are strong if you rely on yourself."
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