Compared to the Fang family, these three were incredibly calm. Old Master Zhou observed their expressions from the corner of his eye, thinking that they all had very upright hearts. Could this be the young generation from a revolutionary family?
But Xie Jing obviously did not grow up in the Yun family, yet she behaves like this. Is this the characteristic of this family?
Zhou Jiyun was also very calm. He now vaguely understood what the old man meant. He wanted to make amends. If he guessed correctly, during Zhou Jiwen's imprisonment, even if the second wife received shares in the company, he would still be responsible for managing this part.
If it was given to Fang Qin, wouldn't that be equivalent to giving it to the Fang family? The old man wasn't that stupid. He had worked so hard to build the company, how could he give it away so easily?
Sure enough, the old man's next words confirmed his guess: "Now Zhida will be executed soon, Xiaoer will also serve his sentence, and he will not be able to manage the company."
"The company's shares will be divided into three parts, with the first and second wives taking equal shares. The second wife's shares will be inherited equally by Zhou Jiwen and Zhou Jida."
Fang Qin was unhappy: "He is an illegitimate child, how can he deserve so many shares? I don't even have any shares in the Zhou family."
Mr. Zhou: "Your eldest sister-in-law didn't have any shares in the Zhou family at the time. Zhida is the second son's son. Since the second son irresponsibly brought him into this world, he has the responsibility to raise the child."
Fang Qin was immediately silenced. The old man had been nice to Lu Wen in the past, but he had never been so generous as to give her shares.
Old Master Fang's heart was bleeding. Half of the Zhou family's shares were to be divided with this brat? In other words, originally they could get half of the Zhou family company, but now they could only get a quarter.
The more Mrs. Fang listened, the more she felt something was wrong: "The in-laws, the shares and assets, and so on were all given to Jiyun. Jiwen also has this child, and our Xiaoqin has been in the Zhou family for so many years, and she hasn't received anything?"
Old Master Zhou raised his eyelids and said, "Ever since Fang Qin married into the Zhou family, the Zhou family's trust fund has been providing her with living expenses on a monthly basis. It's been uninterrupted for thirty years, and it's a considerable sum over the years."
"Jiyun's grandmother left behind a lot of jewelry. After the old lady passed away, she divided it equally between Jiyun and her. What else is there to be dissatisfied with, my wife?"
When Fang Qin mentioned living expenses, her eyes wandered. Even with the family trust fund, she had spent lavishly over the years and hadn't saved any money.
Now, speaking of money, she didn't have much money to spend, aside from a few properties and cars. If only Jiang Cha could keep the baby alive, at least she could get a bigger share.
Mrs. Fang fell silent. Looking at it now, it seemed reasonable for Mr. Zhou to divide the family business this way. But whether it was fair or not, since that brat ended up with Zhou Jiyun, wouldn't that mean Zhou Jiyun was still the most powerful person in the company?
Even if Zhou Jiwen is released from prison in the future, he will still have to make a living under Zhou Jiyun.
Finally, Mr. Zhou made his big move: "After all, the company needs someone to take care of it. Ji Wen is now serving his sentence and he can't take care of the company's affairs. Therefore, the company will still be managed by Ji Yun, and the second branch will get a lot of dividends."
"Dad!" Fang Qin stood up and couldn't help herself any longer: "Can't I help Ji Wen manage those shares?"
Mr. Zhou chuckled. Everyone in the living room understood what he meant. A lady who had never worked before was going to take charge of a company. Was she treating work as a joke?
Mr. Fang's face flushed with anger: "My dear relative, I'm sorry. It was her mother and I who spoiled her. Please bear with me."
"Your arrangement is correct. After all, this is the Zhou family's company, and it is indeed not appropriate for outsiders to interfere."
Mr. Zhou smiled and said, "I'm glad my in-laws understand. It's not easy to keep the family business. I have no choice. Now I have to drag my old and sick body to work hard."
"Fang Qin always says I'm biased, but when the eldest brother and his wife were murdered, I had my suspicions, and later I had evidence. But for the sake of the second brother's family, I still endured it. Jiyun has been wronged all these years."
"You should have some guesses in your mind, right?"
Mr. Fang's face stiffened: "This... this..."
Old Master Zhou didn't force an answer: "I just want to say that there should be a limit to taking advantage. When Fang Qin came into the family, the eldest son's wife treated her well."
"But how has she treated Jiyun over the years? Not long after Jiyun's mother passed away, she found those young and beautiful girls to seduce Jiyun... All these years... Fortunately, Jiyun has been able to keep himself safe. You should know what she has done."
Speaking of those little girls, Old Lady Fang fell silent. How could she not know? It was her idea. It seemed like nothing when she did it herself, but when someone pointed it out, what difference did it make, compared to being scolded?
Fang Qin hung her head in silence. There were some things she did that others couldn't tell her about. Without them telling her about it, she could just sit back and pretend it didn't exist. But when they did, she realized how despicable she had been.
Zhou Jiyun also lowered his eyelids. He had almost forgotten his mother Lu Wen's face. It was only recently that everyone kept mentioning them that Zhou Jiyun recalled them.
If this goes on, he won't forget Lu Wen, right? Thinking of this, Zhou Jiyun felt a little panicked. He didn't spend much time with his parents to begin with, and now so many years have passed, he didn't want to gradually forget these memories.
Xie Jing held his hand tightly: "Let's find some time to go abroad, visit your grandparents, and find some memories of Mom from them."
Zhou Jiyun glanced at her sideways, and Xie Jing just leaned on his shoulder: "I haven't seen Mom, but we can go together to find her whereabouts, so that you won't have so many regrets."
Zhou Jiyun said hoarsely: "Okay."
Xie Jing always manages to move Zhou Jiyun at the right time. She can always accurately see the most vulnerable part of his heart and comfort him.
Zhou Jiyun always wondered, in this world, besides Xie Jing, who else could understand him better than her?
Old Master Zhou was also tired: "I'm tired too, let's just leave it at that. Over the years, the Zhou family has never treated Fang Qin unfairly. Instead, it's the eldest wife's family who have suffered the most."
"I still say the same thing, you can't take advantage of others without taking advantage. The eldest and his wife passed away fifteen years ago, and Fang Qin and the second son also lived a good life for fifteen more years than them. Now it's time to pay it back."
Old Mrs. Fang quickly interrupted, "My dear, our Fang Qin knew nothing about what happened to your eldest son back then. This has nothing to do with her."
"I didn't say I had anything to do with her," Old Master Zhou said in a deep voice, "If I had been cruel enough back then, the second child would have been dead long ago, and she would have found another good partner long ago."
"It's not too late now. She's still young and can think carefully about her future life. I'm not that old-fashioned. I don't need her to look after the second son."
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