As soon as Cheng returned to the Ming Mansion, he saw Aunt Gui busy with her business, and immediately felt some unconscious panic.
Aunt Gui heard the knock on the door and turned around to see Acheng. Then a loving smile appeared on her face and she tried hard to explain: "I... I didn't want to come back and trouble the Ming family. But...
The countryside was too chaotic, and the house in my hometown was destroyed by Japanese bombs. Even I... was almost killed..."
Ah Cheng was upset and confused and didn't answer the conversation. He just silently helped prepare things for ancestor worship.
Aunt Gui continued to mind her own business and said: "...If I die in the explosion, I will be free. But I am fine and have no place to live. In the past few years, I have been doing farm work in the countryside, and I have been caught in the wind and water.
I was suffering from all kinds of diseases, including rheumatism, which was getting more and more serious. I saw an old Chinese medicine doctor and he said that if I didn’t take good care of myself, I would be paralyzed. I really had no other choice, so I came to Shanghai. I didn’t have any choice.
Defection everywhere..."
Regardless of whether Acheng was listening to her, Aunt Gui started crying as she spoke.
Hearing this, Acheng finally stopped what he was doing, but he still remained silent and said nothing.
"A-Cheng, good or bad, we are just like mother and son. Don't hold grudges for the past. I am old and have received my retribution! You should also..."
However, before Aunt Gui could finish her words, Cheng said coldly: "I have nothing to do with you. Whether you are good or bad, it has nothing to do with me."
After saying that, Ah Cheng turned around and left.
At this moment, Aunt Gui suddenly stopped him, "Wait a minute, I'm leaving too."
After saying that, he walked past Acheng with his head bowed in embarrassment and left the kitchen.
Ah Cheng didn't move, he just continued his work silently, not knowing what he was thinking about.
At this moment, Li Qiang's voice suddenly sounded, "I said, are you too cruel? After all, she is also your adoptive mother. As the saying goes, how can there be an overnight feud between mother and son?
!”
"Master Aqiang, I advise you to mind your own business first before meddling in other people's business!" Acheng said angrily, "Don't forget there is a saying, don't advise others if you don't have to suffer.
Others are kind. If I were you, I would never stand on the moral high ground and say such sarcastic words before understanding the whole story!"
"That makes sense, why don't you tell me about it?" Li Qiang said shamelessly.
Cheng replied angrily: "This is my privacy, why should I tell it to you?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang immediately spread his hands and said, "Look, I knew you would say this, so I simply omitted the middle link and directly advised you. Is there any problem?"
"you!"
Although Li Qiang's words sounded like he was trying to make excuses, Acheng couldn't say anything to refute him for a while, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, at this moment, Ming Jing's voice rang out in time, "I asked you two, why are you so quarreling during the Chinese New Year?"
"No, we are just... discussing for a while which five fruits should be used as the 'five fruits' for ancestor worship, right, Cheng?"
"Never mind the fruit for now, where is Miss Gu? Why haven't I seen her all morning?"
"There is something urgent at the Chamber of Commerce that I have to rush back to deal with. I didn't say hello to you for fear of disturbing your rest, so I sent her back first," Li Qiang replied.
"What a sensible and good boy!" Ming Jing said sincerely after hearing this, and then he didn't forget to tell Li Qiang, "I'm warning you, since you want to be friends, you should have more snacks, eat, and watch movies. It's really not possible.
It’s okay to go for a walk in the park together! Be proactive and don’t ignore others, you know?”
"I know, eldest sister!"
"Well, that's pretty much it!" Ming Jing nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, and then turned to look at Cheng, "Cheng, stop working now and come to the living room. I want to announce something."
As soon as he said these words, Acheng glanced at Li Qiang subconsciously. Unexpectedly, Li Qiang was also confused, so he spread his hands and shook his head.
In this way, the two of them followed Ming Jing to the living room inexplicably.
At this time, the living room, Minglou and Mingtai were already waiting there.
"Okay, while everyone is here, let me announce something." As soon as everyone sat down, Ming Jing clapped his hands and said to himself, "Everyone knows that A Qiang is the only son of the third uncle, although we have already
The family is divided on the father's side, but in the end we are still one family, so..."
Speaking of this, Ming Jing paused deliberately, and then continued with some relief when he saw that no one objected: "So, I am going to use part of my assets to buy some property in the name of A Qiang, such as opening a company or building a factory.
What……"
"Absolutely not!" Before Ming Jing could finish what he said, Li Qiang was the first to stand up and object, "Sister, I understand your intention, but I'm ashamed to say that I'm not a business person at all.
, and even if I want to open a company or set up a factory, I still have enough start-up capital, so I ask my eldest sister to take back my life..."
However, before he finished speaking, Ming Jing waved his hand and said very domineeringly: "It's useless to talk more! I think what I just said is very clear. I am announcing my decision, not asking for your opinion."
As he spoke, Ming Jing handed a thick document bag to Li Qiang, "These are documents related to our Ming family's two mines in Suzhou. I have asked Ah Zhong to transfer them to your name. As for the
It’s up to you to decide whether to continue operating the business, sell it for cash, and start a new business.”
"this……"
Seeing that Li Qiang was still a little hesitant, Minglou, who had already vaguely guessed Ming Jing's true intention, began to persuade him: "A Qiang, eldest sister is right, this is what your family deserves. According to me,
Look, you’d better stop refusing and accept it!”
"Since even eldest brother has said so, then... okay!" After listening to Minglou's words, Li Qiang could only bite the bullet and took the heavy document bag, and agreed for the time being.
Ming Jing nodded with satisfaction, then cleared his throat and continued: "The second thing is, Cheng, are you willing to go to the small ancestral hall with us?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Acheng himself, but also Minglou subconsciously widened his eyes. You must know that although Mingjing's words just now were very brief, they contained too much meaning, especially when Aunt Gui suddenly
Come back to this special time point.
Although Acheng didn't speak at this moment, his eyes were wet unconsciously, because he knew that from this moment on, he was no longer the butler of the Ming family, but truly became a member of the Ming family.
.
However, after being moved, Cheng still shook his head gently, "I'm sorry, eldest sister. I... still can't take that step, so... I'm sorry!"