Gong Chengjue stared speechlessly at his phone, which had already gone dark.
Luo Jinhan knocked on the door and came in. "Mr. Gong, Mr. Gong Changfan wants you to go to his office."
Gong Chengjue hummed in agreement.
Luo Jinhan paused for a moment before speaking, "Several uncles from the Gong family also went up just now."
Gong Chengjue responded indifferently, "Oh."
So, going up there now probably isn't a good thing.
Indeed, this was the case; Gong Changfan's office was being 'besieged' by several members of the Gong family.
He even wondered if these people wanted to eat him.
The Gong family is large. Most of Gong Chengjue's generation are young and not yet influential. However, Gong Changfan's generation has quite a few relatives and cousins.
There are also people of the same generation as Grandpa Gong, but they have long since retired due to their advanced age.
The leader of the group that attacked Gong Changfan was the son of Gong's younger brother.
He is over 50 years old and his name is Gong Changmu.
Gong Changmu's status was actually not much different from that of Old Master Gong's own sons, because Gong Changmu's father, who was Old Master Gong's own younger brother, was the one who died saving Old Master Gong.
He was her nephew, and had saved her life, so Gong Changmu was like her own son.
However, Gong Changmu has never been in the capital, but has been living abroad for many years, managing overseas business.
Seeing that even Gong Changmu, who was least involved in the family feud, had brought several people to attack him, Gong Changfan scoffed and looked at the crowd, "What are you doing?"
Gong Changmu, leading the discussion, looked at Gong Changfan and said, "Changfan, I don't want to speak up, but no matter how much of a tug-of-war you have with Gong Changming and the others, shouldn't you be thinking about the family company?"
Anyway, you're brothers, you might shake hands and make peace someday. If others get involved, they'll really be cannon fodder.
Gong Changfan calmly straightened his suit. "What, am I now required to listen to everyone's opinions for every decision I make?"
If the older brother were to question this, would these cousins and other relatives also be following suit?
"As a mature person in power..."
"Then consider me an immature leader." Gong Changfan coldly interrupted Gong Changmu. "Brother Changmu, what made you also stand up and question our decision?"
"Is it that Gong Changming promised you something, but we intercepted it halfway through?" Gong Changfan said lightly.
Gong Changmu's expression changed slightly. "Changfan, what are you talking about?"
“Brother Changmu, you’ve lived abroad for a long time and manage some of the overseas business. We’ve turned a blind eye to it as much as we could, but at this time, are you not being clear-headed?” Gong Changfan glanced at the other members of the Gong family.
“And you…?” He counted from left to right, “You, you, and you, you should know very well who gave you what you have.”
Gong Changmu pursed his lips and then said, "Of course it was given to us by our grandfather."
"Yes." Everyone agreed.
When Gong Chengjue arrived, he overheard these uncles and elders arguing with Gong Changfan about who had given them their money and status.
"No matter who gave it to you, as long as you have the surname Gong, you know the rules of the Gong family, right?" Gong Chengjue's voice came coldly.
He called Gong Changfan "Uncle," and then the others "Uncle," and said, "Questioning the decisions of the family head and the chairman—what are you trying to do?"
Gong Changmu looked at Gong Chengjue. He had always thought highly of this nephew, but...
"Chengjue, do you need to see your uncle?" He lowered his voice. "If it's something, come over later. The elders have some things to discuss."
"When has Uncle Changmu ever seen me obediently step down because of seniority?" The efforts of these people to use seniority to pressure him have begun to show results. At least the elders in the capital no longer dare to use seniority to pressure him.
Upon hearing this, Gong Changmu pushed up his glasses and said, "You just mentioned the rules of the Gong family. Are you setting an example by not following those rules?"
Gong Chengjue looked in Gong Changfan's direction and said, "If my uncle tells me to go out, I will go out." Clearly, he meant that he would listen to Gong Changfan.
Gong Changfan wanted Gong Chengjue to come up, so how could he possibly want Gong Chengjue to leave?
He glanced at everyone and said, "I have something to discuss with Chengjue. You can say whatever you want now. There's nothing that Chengjue can't hear."
Those who need to understand Gong Chengjue's status should already understand it; they're just waiting to have it revealed.
He is the next head of the family!
The handover period could take five years, or it could be shorter.
Gong Chengjue's sacrifice for his family in Country L, which almost cost him his life, is equivalent to a general earning real military merit on the battlefield.
These were all foundations he laid before taking over as head of the family.
The Gong family has now largely accepted that Gong Chengjue will be the next head of the family. This is partly because it was the path originally set by the old master Gong, and partly because Gong Chengjue has proven with his abilities that he is capable of taking on this position.
age?
This restriction can be applied to symbols diluted with capability.
Therefore, when everyone heard that Gong Changfan was now openly and unabashedly considering Gong Chengjue as the next head of the family, they were both shocked and repulsed.
They looked at Gong Changmu.
Gong Changmu chuckled softly, "Changfan, if you do this, people will think that the Gong family has lost all sense of order and hierarchy."
“Brother Changmu, didn’t I already understand whether the Gong family had any rules or regulations when I became the head of the family?” Gong Changfan glanced at Gong Chengjue to the side and said, “Besides, where do you even see the word ‘rules’?”
In the past, when the old man made any decision, the entire family would not dare to come to his office in a crowd like this, let alone question him in person!
Gong Changmu stopped arguing with Gong Changfan about these things and said directly, "Changfan, regarding the management of overseas business, the old man made a statement within the family before his death that my father's business is under my management and is not under the jurisdiction of the Gong family head."
Gong Changfan nodded, "The old man did make a statement, but on the premise that you haven't done anything to harm the Gong family group."
"What did I do?!" Gong Changmu glared at Gong Changfan. "What's wrong with the company's overseas financial statements every year?"
"It's precisely because it's so beautiful that we're worried." Gong Changfan pulled a document from the table and handed it to Gong Changmu. "Do you have anything to say about this report?"
The report is another, more accurate one, yet the data is even more astonishingly profitable than the one presented to head office.
But where did the money come from?
Gong Changmu's expression changed as he looked at the report. "Where did you get this?"
Gong Changfan looked at Gong Chengjue.
Gong Chengjue said calmly, looking at Gong Changmu, "Uncle Changmu, would you like to show your business acumen to the other uncles?"
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