Fang Qin was about to say something else, but Old Man Zhou waved his hand and said, "Let's eat first. Your parents will be here this afternoon, and we can talk it over face to face. At this point, we have to have an explanation."
"Old Two has ended up like this now, and Little Two will also have to spend a long time in prison. You are still young, and I can't let you guard Old Two for the rest of your life."
"That's it, let's eat first."
Fang Qin understood what the old man said, but she would rather not have understood anything. Was this a split? After Zhou Zhida and Zhou Jiwen were both imprisoned, the old man wanted to split the family now?
But when she thought of her parents, Fang Qin suppressed her anger. After all, her parents were there, so she couldn't suffer any loss. But she had to protect Zhou Jiwen's interests. She couldn't wait for her son to come out and end up with nothing.
The meal was tasteless. Fang Qin didn't say a word during the meal, as if everyone owed her anything. Xie Jing, Yun Zhao, Yun Xu and others completely ignored her. Xie Jing didn't like Fang Qin in the first place. From the time she married Zhou Jiyun until now, Fang Qin had never been friendly to her.
Now that Zhou Zhida and Zhou Jiwen had gone in, Fang Qin was already filled with hatred for both her and Zhou Jiyun. How could Xie Jing possibly take the initiative to befriend Fang Qin now? She might even think she was showing off.
So at the table, Xie Jing ate and drank as she pleased, occasionally chatting with Zhou Jiyun. As for the old man, he wasn't the talkative type to begin with, and now that he had something on his mind, he was even less likely to initiate conversation.
After lunch, everyone sat in the living room. Around one o'clock, Fang Qin's parents also came over. The Fang family was also a wealthy family. The old couple in the Fang family were very well dressed. As soon as they arrived at the old house, they greeted the old man with a smile.
"It's been a while since we last met, dear in-laws. I see you've lost some weight recently. Please take care of yourself."
Mr. Zhou forced a smile and said, "There's been a lot going on at home lately, and it's really stressful."
After inviting the two elderly people and Fang Qin's brother and sister-in-law to sit down, Mr. Zhou got straight to the point: "I didn't teach the second son well, and he got into such trouble. Now the retribution has come. You should have heard the second son's sentence."
Old Master Fang sat up straight. "We all know that Xiaoqin cried several times after returning home. Who could have thought, ah."
Old Master Zhou also sighed: "Things have come to this. What you owe others must be repaid. The second brother has already met this end, and Ji Wen will also be in prison for a long time. I don't know how much longer I can hold on, and whether I can wait for the second brother to come out."
Fang Qin's elder brother laughed and said, "You've just been through a bit of a shock recently. You've always been in good health, so you'll definitely live a long life."
Grandpa Zhou smiled, not worrying about longevity: "Jingjing will definitely stay in Beijing with her parents in the future, and Jiyun will naturally go with her. The future of the property in S City is still waiting for Jiwen to take care of it after he comes out."
As soon as he said this, everyone in the Fang family was delighted. Let Zhou Jiwen take care of it, so what's the difference between that and giving it to Fang Qin? In other words, what's the difference between that and giving it to the Fang family?
Hearing this, Zhou Jida couldn't help but lower his eyelids. So the old man didn't want to hand over the property to him at all. He was still looking forward to his good second brother coming out of prison.
In that case, second brother, you don’t have to come out of prison.
Old Master Zhou looked at the faces of the Fang family members and said slowly, "But the Zhou family is originally divided into two branches. Although my eldest son died young, he still has a share of the family property."
"Now that Jiyun is married, he should inherit his father's share."
Mr. Fang nodded: "This is as it should be. It is fair for the in-laws to divide it this way."
This is the division of the family. In the past, when the family divided the family, the daughter-in-law's family had to be present, so that the division could be fair and just. However, after Zhou Jiyun's mother Lu Wen passed away, the Lu family immigrated abroad and never returned in all these years.
So now that the family has split up, Zhou Jiyun only has Xie Jing's two brothers from her mother's side to support the occasion, and no one from the Lu family has come. When Mr. Zhou thought of this, he felt that he owed Zhou Jiyun even more.
Old Master Zhou took a deep breath and said, "I recently sorted out my assets. After I die, they will be divided into three parts, to be inherited by Zhou Jiyun, Zhou Jiwen, and... Zhou Jida."
When Zhou Jida's name was mentioned, Mr. Zhou paused, but still added his name. The lawyer was writing furiously beside him, recording all of Mr. Zhou's words.
Fang Qin couldn't hold it in any longer: "Dad, he's just an illegitimate child..."
Old Madam Fang was busy holding Fang Qin: "The child is still young. After all, he is Zhida's son. Our family is not so poor that it can't accommodate a child."
Mr. Zhou glanced at Fang Qin and said, "When I'm alive, Zhida follows me. If I die, the guardianship of Zhida will be handed over to Jiyun. Jiyun, do you have any objections?"
Zhou Jiyun said without hesitation: "I have no objection."
He really didn't like Zhou Jida, but if the old man was gone, instead of letting Zhou Jida go to Fang Qin to suffer, it would be better for him to settle him down. After all, taking over the guardianship of Zhou Jida didn't mean they had to live under the same roof.
Xie Jing didn't object either. She and Zhou Jiyun had the same idea. As long as Zhou Jida didn't appear in front of her, she had no problem taking over the custody of Zhou Jida.
Old Master Fang coughed twice and said, "After all, the child Zhida is under Zhida's name. Even if Zhida is gone in the future, we will take good care of him. Raising a child is not difficult."
Old Master Zhou just smiled and said, "Zhi Da's background is not glorious, although it is not his fault. But the second son's wife will inevitably feel upset when she sees him. Besides, Zhi Da gets along well with his eldest brother and his wife."
Speaking of entrusting someone, he naturally trusted Zhou Jiyun and Xie Jing more. Zhou Jida was only five years old. His mother was dead, his father was about to be executed, and when he was no longer around, he would let Fang Qin do whatever she wanted.
Now entrusting Zhou Jida to Zhou Jiyun can be regarded as a good deed for the child. It can also be regarded as atonement for Zhou Zhida, after all, Lin Nan did die because of Zhou Zhida.
Zhou Jida looked up, not expecting the old man to make such an arrangement for him. He thought the old man hated him so much that he wouldn't leave him anything.
Mr. Zhou knocked on the table and said, "Now that I have discussed my personal assets, let's talk about the company."
Speaking of the company, everyone in the Fang family sat up straight. That was the goose that laid the golden eggs. Compared to the company, the things under Mr. Zhou's name were just a drop in the bucket.
Xie Jing, Yun Zhao, and Yun Xu didn't change their sitting postures at all. Xie Jing really didn't care about any of this. As long as Zhou Jiyun wasn't wronged, she didn't care about anything else.
Yun Zhao and Yun Xu also had a strong sense of boundaries. This was the Zhou family's internal affairs, and they would only object if Mr. Zhou's division of the family property was unfair or unreasonable. Otherwise, neither of them would say a word.
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