Chapter 8 Batting
In an instant, all eyes in the courtyard turned to the old man.
"First of all, the old man is very grateful to all the friends here for taking time out of their busy schedules to attend the annual meeting of my Zhou family." Mr. Zhou's voice was not loud, but passionate and powerful.
Everyone present listened carefully to what the old man said.
"Guanzi once said that the public builds the public family, and the family builds the family. The envoys are connected by affairs, and the ministers are connected by wealth. The rise and fall of a family is inseparable from the efforts of several generations."
"Old man, I have wasted decades of ups and downs. I have seen too many worldly things, joys and sorrows. I have long been indifferent to them, and I have seen through them."
"Today may be the last annual meeting of the Zhou family that I attend. To put it bluntly, even if no one comes to support me, I don't care. There is a time in life that must come, and there is no time in life. Don't force it."
When the old man said this, the guests present were silent. Only Mr. Jiang nodded. At his age, he can naturally understand the true feelings of the old man of the Zhou family.
This Zhou family annual meeting has been full of twists and turns, with too many incredible things happening. Now no one can deny the Zhou family's status in Nanzhou.
"But!" Mr. Zhou's voice suddenly became a little louder.
"I don't think the Zhou family deserves such honor today!" This sentence instantly broke everyone's thoughts, and they all looked at Mr. Zhou blankly.
The people of the Zhou family looked at the old man in a panic, not understanding why the other party suddenly said such unreasonable words in such an occasion. They wanted to stop it, but they could not refute the old man in public.
"Boss, second child, third child, come here." Mr. Zhou stamped the crutch in his hand and said sternly.
"Dad, what's the matter?" The three Zhou brothers did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly walked through the crowd and came to the old man. They didn't know why the old man called them over at this time.
However, what faced them was the old man's crutch raised high, "Pah," "Pah," "Pah." He hit each of them hard with the stick.
There was an uproar in the courtyard, and they didn't understand why such a dramatic scene suddenly happened.
The three brothers of the Zhou family suppressed their blushes and dared not express their anger. It was not because the old man's crutches hurt, but because they couldn't save their face.
One is the secretary of the Jiawang District Party Committee, and the other is the chairman of the Zhou family enterprise. Zhou Weiqi is still a major shareholder no matter how bad he is. Everyone calls him Boss Zhou wherever he goes.
The old man's actions shattered their vanity into pieces.
Because of his anger, the old man was a little unsteady on his feet and shook hard twice. Seeing this, Zhou Yang hurriedly stepped forward to support him, "Grandpa, don't be like this."
The old man glanced at his grandson full of debt and said, "Grandson, today I will ask the Zhou family to give you an explanation."
Then, the old man regained his serious expression and looked at his three sons, "I believe you should understand why I want to take action."
"Have you been worthy of Fourth for so many years? If I don't teach you a lesson today, how can I have the face to face Fourth in the future!" The old man's words were like nails hammering into everyone's hearts.
I see!
Mr. Zhou is seeking justice for Zhou Yang!
The three brothers were blushing at what their old father said, but they could not refute.
Except for a few people, most of the people present instantly understood the twists and turns involved.
"Alas!" Looking at the old man of the Zhou family with tears in his eyes, Mr. Jiang sighed deeply, "Okay, brother, let's do it like this. Don't let everyone see the joke. Besides, little Zhou doll doesn't care about anything."
"Brother, you don't know. Thinking of what my grandson has suffered over the years, I feel really tormented. It's all my fault for not living up to expectations and being sick for so many years. Otherwise, how could I have allowed them to bully the fourth son like this!"
Mr. Zhou burst into tears and patted his thin chest.
Many women present shed tears unconsciously when they heard this.
Friends on the other side who were familiar with Zhou Yang's situation even wiped their eyes from time to time. They didn't know whether they were happy or sad.
"Brother, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Let the past go by. A great responsibility comes from heaven, and you will have to work hard. Some things are destined. This may not be a bad thing for little Zhou." Mr. Jiang advised Mr. Zhou at the same time.
He winked at the three Zhou brothers.
How could Zhou Weijin and his brothers not understand what Mr. Jiang meant? They just wanted to walk away in despair.
"Wait a minute." But Mr. Zhou stopped him again, "All descendants of the Zhou family come to me." However, this time, Mr. Zhou actually called all the direct descendants of the Zhou family.
Even their parents were on crutches. The three brothers and sisters Zhou Tianlei were even more frightened. They did not dare to have any objections and quickly followed their mothers to the main table.
In addition to the servants, there are a total of ten people in the Zhou family. These are all direct descendants, and they all stood in front of the old man in an orderly manner.
This time, the old man did not raise his crutch, but looked at his children and grandchildren with an extremely serious look. However, his eyes were like needles, making everyone tremble.
"Brother, I have a will here. Could you please tell me it again? You will be the witness. I'm afraid that no one will be able to see it after I die." Mr. Zhou tremblingly took out a will from his arms.
A piece of old yellowed paper.
These words were harder than a slap on the face of Zhou Weijin and others, and they also told everyone that the old man would rather believe Mr. Jiang than his own family.
The descendants of the Zhou family all lowered their heads, as if they had made a big mistake, and did not dare to raise a word of objection.
But everyone also had doubts in their hearts, what exactly was written in the old man’s will!
Handing over the Zhou family's business to Zhou Yang? That's impossible. The old man in the Zhou family's business only holds a very small share. Legally speaking, he doesn't have this right!
But what if the old man insists on doing this on this occasion?
What about rejection? I don’t have the guts!
Do you agree? Not convinced!
What should we do?
If it's not the transfer of a business, then what is it?
Everyone was in a state of confusion, making random guesses, and some were even mentally calculating what assets the old man had.
Zhou Tianlei even gasped unconsciously, fearing that what he was worried about would happen.
Seeing this, Zhou Yang immediately understood what the old man wanted to do, and hurriedly stopped him, "Grandpa, no, I don't want anything." Unconsciously, his voice was choked with sobs.
"Grandson, grandpa has nothing to give you, so please give our Zhou family a chance to atone, otherwise grandpa will really have no shame in going to see your father." Mr. Zhou's eyes were red and his sincere words made Zhou Yang inexplicably sad.
When he returned to the Zhou family for the first time, he knew the contents of the will, and it was precisely because of this will that he was willing to let go of his past grudges.
At this time, facing his grandfather's request, Zhou Yang felt mixed emotions and very sad, but he still gently let go of the old man's hand.
He didn't want to get the contents of the will, but he couldn't bear to refuse the old man's request.
Mr. Jiang took the paper from Grandpa Zhou's hand. After opening it, he glanced at it briefly, then looked at the other party in surprise, "Brother, do you really want to read it out?"
The contents of the will also surprised him.
I saw Mr. Zhou closing his eyes and nodding his head seriously, and stopped asking.
Chapter completed!