I picked up my watch and looked at the time. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon.
Lan Guoer didn't have time to argue with him, so she quickly got out of bed and went into the bathroom...
On the way, Tang Zhan gave Lan Guoer a general account of the He family's situation.
The He family started out in the real estate industry. Although they are a latecomer, they are now in the middle position among the five major families, and their assets in Hong Kong are ranked second only to the Song family.
Mr. He and his wife have three sons and three daughters.
The eldest son is He Xiangdong, the second son is He Xiangbei, and the youngest son is He Xianghou.
The eldest daughter is He Xiangxi, the second daughter is He Xiangnan, and the youngest daughter is He Xiangqian.
The order of the elders and the young ones is: why do they face east, why do they face west, why do they face south, why do they face north, why do they face shallow, and why do they face Hou.
After the name was chosen, Lan Guoer could even imagine what names Mr. He and Mrs. He would give to their two more children. East, West, South, North, Front, Back, Left, Right...
It really hurts my brain!
A few years ago, the old man retired behind the scenes and handed over the He Group to his youngest son, He Xianghou, who is now the head of the He family.
He Xianghou is 52 years old this year. He has two daughters and one son, named He Jiake, He Jiaai, and He Jiacong.
He Jiake, the eldest daughter of the He family, is 31 years old this year but still unmarried. She is decisive and has the style of a strong woman. She now serves as the vice president of the He group.
The second daughter, He Jiaai, married the eldest son of the Song family, Song Feixiang, five years ago. After their marriage, they moved to Country F to manage the Song family's business in Country F.
He Jiacong is the youngest and only son of Song Xianghou.
He just turned twenty this year, although he occasionally appears in the group of second-generation rich people like Zhou Ershao.
But in Tang Zhan's opinion, the young man was smart and cunning, and he knew very well what he could and could not do. It was obvious that he was just dealing with the situation and playing along.
"In that case, isn't it very likely that the youngest He Jiacong will be the head of the He family in the future?" Lan Guoer guessed.
"Not entirely!" Tang Zhan shook his head. "Given He Jiake's current achievements and status in the He family, it's not impossible for her to be the head of the family."
Lan Guoer couldn't help but shake her head in her heart.
The bigger the family, the more complicated the internal disputes and conflicts become.
No matter how outstanding, smart and capable He Jiake is, she is a woman after all.
It’s not that she favors girls over boys, but she was born into a wealthy family with various conflicts of interest. The challenges and pressures faced by a woman like her when trying to compete with a group of men are unimaginable.
Even if He Xianghou does not favor boys over girls, how could Mr. He's other five children not have objections?
Just continuing the family line is a huge challenge.
The He family would never allow her to marry with He Shi, right? This is the He family's foundation.
Even if she found a son-in-law, the He family would probably be concerned about whether their descendants would change their surnames and give the He family name away.
This may also be the reason why He Jiake has never married.
He family.
Old Mrs. He was leaning on a cane in the kitchen, watching the chef prepare the meal.
The six children of the He family gathered in the living room on the first floor.
The youngest daughter, He Xiangqian, who arrived last, rushed into the kitchen angrily, complaining.
"Mom! Are you crazy? You tricked me back here just to treat someone to a meal. Do you know how important tonight is to me? I almost got a spot in the custom-made Blue Star dress! Now, I've got it all in my hands, but you, an old lady, ruined it! Who can I go to for justice?"
Madam He shook her head, not even bothering to look at her. "Shopping, shopping, shopping! Besides shopping, is there anything else you can do all day?"
"How come I don't have any?" He Xiangqian said with a look of dissatisfaction, "Look at my hair and my face, aren't they both very pleasing to the eye? This is the result of me spending a whole day in the beauty salon."
Madam He glanced at her and waved her hand, "Go away, you're annoying me. Go away! You're already over thirty and you still act like an unmarried girl. You haven't made any progress at all!"
"Mom, how can you say that to your precious daughter? They say a mother never dislikes her child if he's ugly. My Guo Ziyu doesn't even dislike me, so how can you, as a mother, dislike him?"
He Xiangqian shook her thick, wavy hair and tilted her head down to express her protest.
"Do you trust me as your mother? If it weren't for Jingtang last time, I, your mother, would have died on the street. Today, Jingtang brought his new wife to visit and asked you to come back for dinner. Look at your attitude? I'm afraid that an old woman like me is not as important to you as your brand of clothes, right? Humph!"
Old Madam He also turned her head away like He Xiangqian had just done. It was no wonder that they were mother and daughter, even their demeanor was exactly the same.
"I..." He Xiangqian was speechless after being confronted by the old lady.
"How would I know there was such a thing! You didn't explain clearly when you called me, just said something big happened at home and asked me to go home immediately." He Xiangqian said, lifting her leg to take off the high heels on her right foot.
"Look, look! My shoe's heel is about to fall off. I thought something terrible had happened at home!"
The old lady glanced at the broken-heeled shoe in her hand, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly, "You still have some conscience!"
He Xiangqian pouted helplessly!
When it comes to throwing tantrums and making jokes, she, as a daughter, has never been able to beat this old lady since she was a child!
She even felt that the old lady's Tai Chi was taught by Zhang Sanfeng himself. No matter how strong he was, the breeze was still blowing over the hills.
No matter how she struggled, the old lady would always be able to defeat her in the end and eat her to death.
Oh! It's not easy for her to be a daughter!
"Xiang Qian is back?" Seeing his daughter's frustration, Old Man He put down the newspaper and beckoned her over. "There's been rumors lately that Old Man Guo is planning to let Zi Yu take over the Guo Corporation. Is this true?"
When the old man mentioned this, everyone in the He family leaned over to listen.
He Xiangqian's face immediately broke into a smile, as if styling a Sichuan opera performance. "News spreads fast outside! My father-in-law really has this idea. Who knows, by the end of this year, my Ziyu might be the head of the Zhou family!"
"Zi Yu is a really good kid!" Old Master He smiled and nodded frequently to show his approval and appreciation.
He turned to look at He Xiangqian and said earnestly:
"My child, you must know that the burden of being the head of this family is not light! The Guo family is not like ours. If you don't be careful with your words and actions, it will easily cause trouble for Ziyu."
As Mr. He's daughter who came later in life, He Xiangqian has been spoiled by him since she was a child.
As for the Guo family, Mr. Guo has seven or eight concubines, his family background is complicated, and he has many descendants.
The fact that Guo Ziyu was chosen by Mr. Guo as his successor would undoubtedly arouse jealousy and dissatisfaction among the other families.
They are all descendants of the Guo family. The position of successor means the inheritance of power, wealth and status. Who doesn’t want such an opportunity?
Naturally, there are also many people who want to trip him up behind his back.
"Dad, I know!"
Although He Xiangqian is spoiled and loves to dress up, he is not stupid.
On the contrary, he is quite clever!
Guo Ziyu, the successor chosen by Mr. Guo, was firmly tied to her feet, and things like him not returning home at night had never happened to him.
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