Chapter 352: The Deeper the Love, the Longer the Plan
Liu Shang couldn't help but shudder. Seeing Zhang Molan's face as black as the bottom of a pot, the hairs on his body stood up instantly.
In the face of a huge crisis, he suddenly developed some kind of high emotional intelligence without any instruction and spoke very quickly.
"Teacher Mo Lan, you misunderstood! I know you're very capable and treat me very well, and you teach me very seriously. What I just said was that I felt the clan leader's arrangement was more reasonable..."
"So you mean my arrangement is wrong?"
Zhang Molan leaned over and spoke in a sinister voice into Liu Shang's ear.
As a comparison object, Zhang Qiling looked at this scene and inexplicably felt like he was raising two children, one big and one small who were throwing tantrums. It seemed wrong to favor either of them at this time, but it was not good to give both of them a lash of the cane. He could only turn around and look at Zhang Moyu.
At this time, Zhang Moyu had already lay back down on the recliner, swaying slowly, watching the farce here, with no intention of intervening at all.
He knew at a glance that Zhang Molan was pretending. He was almost buried... ahem, should I say: he was already buried once, but he still had such childish fun playing pranks on kids. He felt ashamed for this guy.
"No, no, no! Teacher, your arrangement is correct. I'm sorry, my learning progress is too slow. It's all my fault that I can't keep up with your teaching."
Liu Shang had a strong desire to survive and took all the responsibility on himself, but Zhang Molan still did not let him go.
"Ha—after all, you're still blaming me for not understanding you well enough and not teaching you according to your aptitude~"
Zhang Molan straightened up again, a faint smile appearing at the corners of his happy mouth. He lowered his eyes playfully and continued to tease his little apprentice with a drawn-out tone.
However, this slight smile of his, coupled with his face that looked like a villain by nature, as if he would extend the devil's claws to others in the next second, made Liu Shang's eyes red. He even forgot that there were two people next to him who deliberately reduced their presence. He just felt that his life was over.
He was wrong!
Not long ago, there were two people who wanted to adopt him. He should have gone with that old woman who was dressed in rags like a beggar and was talking nonsense.
You shouldn't just covet this person's wealth and power just because he's dressed elegantly, cleanly, and beautifully...
Woohoo, he just wants to live a good life, what's wrong with him!!!
Liu Shang wanted to cry now, but he didn't dare to, because when he asked for adoption not long ago, he was scolded by Zhang Molan for crying.
"Tears are the most useless thing. Unless you are sure that you can soften the other person's heart, otherwise it will only waste your energy."
These were the exact words Zhang Molan used to educate him. Liu Shang quietly took a look at Zhang Molan's ambiguous expression.
It was hilarious. He couldn't tell anything at all. Expression and emotion analysis was on the course Zhang Molan had arranged for him, but he hadn't had time to learn it yet. Thinking of this, he felt even sadder...
"Nothing else to say?"
A hint of disappointment flashed across Zhang Molan's eyes. He actually wanted to see the child's ability to think under pressure.
Although I haven't been with the family recently, as a family elder, even if I'm not very responsible, I still understand the current situation of the family.
The Qilin Group is developing better and better now, and its four or five large companies are able to stand on their own. After discovering that Zhang Benling, who is guarding the center, intends to train a successor, the Zhang family's outsiders have been making a lot of noise with those young kids who haven't even grown their hair yet.
Some outsiders joined forces, while others, like the Hai generation, teamed up with outsiders to set traps for their competitors. Some yearned for power, some simply wanted to climb the ladder, and some were devoted to the family but overreached...
Life is full of different things. A group of smart guys are planning here and there. Everyone has his own ideas and wants to be the leader.
It can only be said that it is fortunate that there is an old man like Zhang Benling, who is influential, to keep things in check. Otherwise, the Zhang family, which has just started to recover, will face a repeat of history.
But this generation of old people cannot stay at their posts forever.
Even if they all die of old age, which will take at least fifty years and at most two or three hundred years, those who can suppress all rifts and clean up the mess for the children will also leave.
In order to prevent the Zhang family from experiencing internal strife and division again, it is necessary to establish new charters and family rules.
Clan rules are troublesome and can be revised bit by bit, but the sooner the family's charter system is improved, the better. For this reason, Zhang Qiling and Zhang Moyu have talked about it several times with the clan members who are currently in power in the Zhang family.
With Zhang Benling's help, the outside family gradually tended to merge into one, and the new family system was about to be established.
When external forces are integrated, there will be two general leaders, one open and one secret. Zhang Molan estimates that the term of office of this leader will be around twenty to sixty years.
He doesn't care who the first one is, but he may pay attention to the second one.
Talents need to be cultivated from a young age. If the child has good stress resistance and critical thinking ability, Zhang Molan plans to let him try to compete for the position of future head of the external family.
Zhang Molan felt that after all, he was his disciple, and if he was not capable, it would be embarrassing for him.
In fact, for an old antique like Zhang Molan, taking in a disciple is basically no different from adopting a godson.
It is even said that in their era, some people regarded their disciples as more important than their sons.
Zhang Molan had almost finished writing the talent development plan in his mind, but after a small test, he was a little disappointed.
Perhaps his previous expectations were too high. This child is sensitive and delicate. He is decisive and ruthless in doing things at a young age. He is goal-oriented and motivated. Although he has an average physique, he has sharp hearing and agile movements. If he is trained well, he is estimated to have a better future than most of the current children in the Zhang family.
Unfortunately, it seems that my ability to withstand pressure is not good enough. Next, it will depend on my willpower and understanding.
As long as one of the latter two is met, Zhang Molan is confident that he can give the child a good future.
Liu Shang had no idea what his dear master was thinking and was still intimidated by his evil face.
His sixth sense vaguely sensed some calm disappointment in his eyes, and Liu Shang felt a little panicked, as if something could change in a moment.
That kind of nervousness and nameless urging feeling was just like the feeling when I had to choose between going with the old woman or going with Zhang Molan.
Is this another fork in the road of life? But where is the choice? He doesn't know...
The sound of his heart beating seemed to be right next to his ears. Liu Shang's nervous mind became hot and he blurted out words without thinking.
"Actually, when I first met you, I wanted you to be my father. From the time we met until now, I've always considered you my dad. It's your responsibility to teach me. It doesn't matter if you can't teach me well... So, that's why I want the clan leader to be, to be..."
When Liu Shang was talking about the latter part, his mind gradually came back to him, but he couldn't continue.
At this moment, he just wanted to cover his face and scream. What the hell was he talking about!!!
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