According to the rules set by Ding Peng when he was here, his parents and his younger brother Ding Xiang's family all ate upstairs in the front room. The family specially hired a chef and a nanny to take care of three meals a day and daily housework for the two families.
There were more people at dinner today than usual. Although Ding Peng left and the old lady was not feeling well and did not come over for dinner, her sister-in-law Fang Meihua, who never eats at home on weekdays, is back. The three of Ding Peng's family often eat dinner outside.
My children are also at home, and there are more people at the dining table than usual.
Although there were many people at the table, the atmosphere was depressing. No one spoke, and everyone lowered their heads to eat.
The old man didn't speak because he couldn't speak. His son had just died and he couldn't even eat. He came here today just to pretend to be the head of the family.
Fang Meihua didn't say anything because she said she would have a meeting after dinner before the time came, and it was inappropriate to do so at this time.
Ding Xiang didn't speak because he didn't know what to say. He knew that the atmosphere at the dinner table was not good. He opened his mouth several times but no sound came out.
Cao Hongxiu is a person who doesn't like to talk. In this case, she is even less talkative.
Ding Haodang originally wanted to ask his uncle during the meal what he wanted him to do tomorrow. But before the meal, his mother said something to him, which made him feel uneasy and worried. He looked at his mother for a while,
After a while, he looked at his uncle again. He didn't know who he should listen to and who he should believe.
Ding Haoran and Ding Haomiao, two eldest children who didn't care about family affairs at all, didn't dare to make a sound when the adults didn't speak.
After the meal, the food and utensils were removed and tea was placed. Everyone still sat in their original seats, maintaining the same silence as during the meal, waiting for Fang Meihua to speak.
Fang Meihua cleared her throat with a snort, picked up the tea and took a sip, acting like the head of the family.
"Have all arrangements been made for Ding Peng's funeral?"
"It's arranged, sister-in-law. I'll ask the village chief to take charge. He's already busy." Ding Xiang replied.
"The funeral will be held in a grand manner. It's not like our family doesn't have money. Your brother loved to put on a show when he was alive, and he should put on a show when he leaves."
"Yes, listen to my sister-in-law."
The old man let out a soft hum in his throat and said nothing. Fang Meihua glanced at him and turned up the corners of her mouth with a look of contempt. Ever since Fang Meihua entered the Ding family, her relationship with her father-in-law and mother-in-law was not good, and she often
She did some unethical things by criticizing Sang and Huai. When Ding Peng was here, she had some scruples, because Ding Peng would beat her if he got anxious. Now that Ding Peng is gone, she has no scruples.
"Now let's talk about the mine." Fang Meihua said, raising her voice.
The family didn't know what she was going to say, so they didn't say anything to her. Ding Haodang glanced at his uncle and lowered his head.
"Haodang!" Fang Meihua suddenly called out Ding Haodang's name. Ding Haodang looked up at his mother in shock.
"Now that your father is dead, you can no longer be idle, you have to put your mind on the mine." Fang Meihua seemed to be educating her son.
"Yeah." Ding Haodang agreed and lowered his head.
"You need to fully take over the work of the mine."
Ding Haodang raised his head again and looked at Fang Meihua without saying anything.
Ding Xiang looked at Fang Meihua and Ding Haodang and thought that since you want to act, let's continue acting, so he took over and said:
"Haodang, your mother is right, you are going to start taking over all the work in the mine."
Fang Meihua showed a smile on her face, looked at Ding Xiang and said:
"Uncle, please don't get involved in this matter."
Ding Xiang looked at Fang Meihua, and the whole family looked at Fang Meihua. Fang Meihua also looked at everyone and said slowly:
"Including things in the mines."
"Pah!" The old man slapped his hand on the table, glared at Fang Meihua and said:
"what do you mean?"
"Hey, don't get excited, old man. Just as Ding Peng closed his eyes, are you going to bully me, your daughter-in-law?" Fang Meihua gradually revealed her true colors.
"As soon as Ding Peng died, are you going to break up the family?" The old man didn't show any weakness.
"Separate the family? That's what you think. This family belongs to Ding Peng, so how to divide it! Your food, drink, and house are all costs of Ding Peng's money!"
"Don't forget, I am Ding Peng's father!"
"What's wrong with Ding Peng's father? Do you need alimony? I can give it. If you move out from here, I will send the alimony to you on time every month. I guarantee that it will not be less than what the government gives. However, I only
I can give you half. You can go find his uncle for the other half."
"You, you, you are such an unfilial daughter-in-law. You want to drive your parents-in-law out of the house just after your husband died. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the people in the village!"
"Let's make it clear. You were the one who started the fight to break up the family. Did I ignore you at the beginning? Why did you interrupt me while I was educating my children?"
"You, you use such strong words!"
"Okay, if you don't want to have no place to live, just sit down and don't talk."
"Listen to my sister-in-law, this is aimed at me!" Ding Xiang couldn't help but speak at this time.
"That's what I mean. Leave the mine affairs to Haodang, so you can leave it alone. If you want to live in the building behind, you can continue to live there. If you want to come over for dinner, I won't stop you."
"Sister-in-law, I told Haodang about this today and asked him to gradually take over the work in the mine. From now on, all the coal mines will be handed over to him."
"If you don't need it later, just pay it now. He's not a child."
"Haodang is quite old, but he is not familiar with the mining business. We have to think about the whole family and the children, and run the coal mine well without any problems. If there is a problem in the mine, we will
It doesn’t matter to these people, what will happen to these children in the future?”
"I think you are thinking about yourself. From now on, you should not get involved in the mine."
"Mom! We still need uncle for the mine matters." Ding Haodang said softly.
"Shut up!" Fang Meihua scolded Ding Haodang.
"I also have shares in this mine, and I also have a say. We can't ask Ding Xiang to leave." The old man couldn't help but speak again.
"Your share is nothing, you have no say." Fang Meihua glanced at the old man and said.
"I have 20% of the shares." The old man showed no weakness at all.
"You have 20% of the shares, I also have 20% of the shares, and Ding Peng has 60% of the shares. Now that he is dead, I have 80% of the shares. Your 20% is nothing!" Fang Meihua made her wishful thinking.
"Sister-in-law, I think we shouldn't argue today. You'd better find a lawyer tomorrow to ask how much power you have in the company." After Ding Xiang said this, he stood up and walked out. He walked to the door.
Then he stopped and said:
"Haodang, tomorrow you will review our sales contracts, see which ones are about to expire, and discuss how to renew them."
"Okay, uncle." Ding Haodang agreed. Fang Meihua looked at his unfulfilled son with a look of resentment.
Ding's backyard.
It was late at night, and Ding Xiang was still sitting in the living room downstairs smoking. Fang Meihua raised this question today, which still surprised Ding Xiang. He didn't expect this bitch to be so ruthless. As soon as her brother left, she said
If you want to kick the old man out of the house and get yourself out of the coal mine.
"Ding Xiang, are you okay?" His wife Cao Hongxiu took a piece of clothing and put it on Ding Xiang.
"It's okay, go to sleep."
"How about we tidy up the old house and move out with my parents so that we don't have to suffer her anger here." Cao Hongxiu sat down next to Ding Xiang.
"This is also a way, but we have to wait for a while to finish my brother's affairs, and we can't make the villagers laugh."
"How about you just leave the mine alone. We have saved a lot of money over the years and we are not short of money. Our children are already working after school, so we have no need for money."
The two children of Ding Xiang's family stayed in big cities to work after graduating from college and did not go home often.
"This is not about money. I have to be worthy of my brother. I can't just watch her ruin the coal mine."
"Don't make things too awkward for me, sister-in-law. We are all family members and we will meet again in the future."
"Okay, you go to sleep."
Just as his daughter-in-law Cao Hongxiu went upstairs to go to bed, the old man came downstairs again with his clothes on and sat opposite Ding Xiang. Ding Xiang handed his father a cigarette and lit it for him. The two sat facing each other and smoked.
"Xiao Xiang, tell me about the shares, so that I can rest assured." The old man couldn't help but ask.
"Dad, go to sleep. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
"If you tell me clearly, I will go to bed. If you don't tell me, I won't leave." The old man had to make things clear today.
Seeing his father's persistence, Ding Xiang shook his head helplessly and explained to the old man:
"According to our country's inheritance law, after my brother dies, my father, mother, sister-in-law and three children are the first-in-line heirs. In the absence of a will, the first-in-line heirs should share the inheritance equally. So what do you mean?
Each of the six people can get 10% of the shares."
"Oh, so that's it." The old man sat up straight and said with emotion.
"In this way, both father and sister-in-law have 30% of the shares, and mother and the three children have 10% of the shares. The total shares of father and mother are 40%, and the total shares of sister-in-law and the children are 60%. Although they hold the majority of the shares
, but it still has not reached absolute control. They have not yet been able to fire me as the deputy general manager. The company law stipulates that major decisions and appointments of the company must be approved by shareholders accounting for two-thirds of the equity."
"Does that mean she can't do anything to the coal mine?"
"I told you dad, don't worry."
"Okay, I'm relieved now."
"Go to sleep, Dad."
"Now that your brother is gone, you have to worry more about things at home and in the mine. Your brother's three children are our children, so you have to be good to them."
"Don't worry, Dad, I know."
What kept Ding Xiang awake was not his sister-in-law's struggle for power and profit. He knew his sister-in-law Fang Meihua. She was a lazy, mean, petty and jealous person. In order to get revenge on his brother, he was looking for a woman outside. She was also there.
I'm looking for a handsome guy outside, and I have nothing to do with that guy named Dai Tonghe, but this guy has one characteristic, that is, he has no culture, no ability, and no sense. If Ding Xiang wants to compete with her for the family property, she won't even know if he sells her.
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What keeps Ding Xiang awake at night is the death of his brother. The two brothers have worked together for more than ten years, and he knows everything about the mine, big or small. He knows all the people his brother has offended outside.
When the police came to his home today, he told the police about the conflicts with Yongwang and Hongfang. These two companies have recently had conflicts with Dapeng. He did not tell them about the companies that had conflicts with him in the past. He is not
I don't want to say it, but I want to sort out my thoughts first, which family would do such a cruel thing to his brother.