It was late at night, but no one was there yet. A courtyard at the east end of the second entrance to the Lin family mansion was brightly lit, and there were more than a dozen people sitting inside.
Sitting on the chairs at the top were brothers Lin Song and Lin Run, and at the bottom were more than a dozen shopkeepers and stewards of the Lin family. After the meeting in the front hall, Lin Song and Lin Run did not go back to the back house to rest.
, more than ten of the dozens of Lin family shopkeepers and managers did not leave the Lin family mansion and went home to rest. They were summoned by Lin Song and Lin Run to the courtyard at the east end of the second entrance.
Lin Runzheng was speaking gesticulatingly, with a very angry tone: "This is unreasonable, what happened to dad and second uncle? How could it be Lin Juelai's turn to take the position of chief steward? Where will this put me and second brother? My Lin family has always been
There is no direct descendant of the eldest brother who has held the position of chief steward. If the eldest brother dies, it is the second brother who should take over. How come it is the turn of the third-room concubine? There must be some articles here. Can you tell me, is this the truth? "
The more than ten shopkeepers and stewards present here are all subordinates of Lin Song and Lin Run. Lin Song and Lin Run are in charge of several shops and shipyards in the business. These people are all people in charge of their affairs. It can be said that they are two people.
A person's confidant in the family business.
An old man with black beard raised his hand and said: "What the Third Young Master said is true. I'm afraid there is something fishy here. I'm not slandering Young Master Lin Jue of the Third Fang, but he is obviously not qualified. The head of the family and the Second Master are such shrewd people.
, how could you not know this? How could you let a person who knows nothing take care of such a big deal? This will definitely cause trouble, and I don’t know what the owner of the family thought about it."
"Yes, what Shopkeeper Meng said is absolutely true, and we all find it strange. How could this happen? How could one of the Second Young Master and the Third Young Master take over the position of Chief Manager? Both Young Masters are very good at business.
It's really confusing for the owner of the house to be like this. I'm afraid there will be chaos next." A middle-aged shopkeeper agreed.
Everyone agreed, saying that the second and third young masters were the best candidates, but Lin Jue was absolutely incompetent. Che Xiuluo kept talking over and over again.
Lin Run waved his hand to stop their noise, frowned and shouted: "Since you all think so, why didn't you speak out against it when the head of the family asked about it before? Now everyone is talking enthusiastically."
Everyone rolled their eyes and fell silent.
"Do you think there is a hidden secret in this? Did Lin Jue catch the head of the family and the second master, and were they threatened by him? Were they forced to have no choice but to do something? I always feel that something is wrong." A steward said in a low voice.
Everyone was stunned, and someone said: "It's very possible, otherwise it seems unexplainable. Why did the head of the family suddenly think so highly of Lin Jue? Entrust him with such an important responsibility?"
"Well, this matter needs to be investigated carefully. Don't let the owner of the family be coerced and others remain in the dark. Maybe the owner of the family is hoping that someone can find out the truth and save him." Someone has a big idea.
Open and expand the association.
"Shut up, everyone!" Lin Song, who was silent, finally couldn't help shouting: "What are you people thinking? The family leader has been caught? How can there be any evidence that the family leader is upright?
?You are all crazy. No matter how brave he is, Lin Jue doesn’t dare to intimidate the head of the family. You guys don’t think carefully about countermeasures, but you just talk nonsense.”
Everyone was scolded and quickly shut up. Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed unlikely. How could a person like the head of the family be threatened by a bastard? It is indeed fantastic.
"Second brother, what do you think? What's going on here? Analyze it for us." Lin Run said in a deep voice.
"Do you still need to analyze? Humph. This matter is clearly the second uncle's idea. After the second uncle came back, didn't you see that he was very concerned about Lin Jue? This time something big happened in the family, the head of the family must be in a state of confusion now.
, Daddy has always had a good relationship with his second uncle, so he naturally obeyed his advice." Lin Song said coldly.
Everyone at the table looked at each other, and no one dared to interrupt.
"Second brother, then I don't understand. Second uncle doesn't have much contact with Lin Jue, so why should he protect Lin Jue?" Lin Run also asked in surprise.
"Your brain is really a pig's brain. My second uncle has been the deputy envoy of the third department for ten years. He wants to climb up but has been unable to climb up. Didn't he write a letter to dad at the end of last year, and dad read it to us? Didn't he just climb up?
If he doesn't go up, he might be demoted. Do you think he can't be anxious? This time Lin Jue made a mistake by accident, and his second uncle also used it to show his face as an imperial envoy, but this is all false. After the incident, the imperial envoy
After leaving office, the second uncle was still the same second uncle. Lin Jue seemed to have some contact with King Liang and the others now. The second uncle must have wanted to follow the path of King Liang, so he wooed Lin Jue and wanted Lin Jue to explore the way for him. Lin Jue again
How could you miss this opportunity? The two of them must have hit it off and did this secretly. Huh, do you really think we are fools? Do you think we can't see it? After he allowed Lin Jue to tie you up and throw you into the woodshed that day, I
I understand the reason behind this.”
There was silence in the room, and everyone was silent. Many people wished that they were deaf just now and did not hear these words. The second young master really dares to say and guess. Whether these things are true or false, they can only be kept in their stomachs.
Li. Say it in front of everyone, what is going on? These shopkeepers have no intention of knowing so many things, they cannot afford it.
Lin Song seemed to be aware of his gaffe, and said in a deep voice: "Of course, this is all my guess, not true. Maybe it's my wild imagination. I said it when you are one of my own. Don't do it.
If you go out and talk nonsense, I won't admit it. If any of you cause trouble, don't blame me for leaving it alone."
Everyone said they didn't dare, and thought to themselves: Who can talk about these gossips when they are full? The second master is the deputy envoy of the third department. Even if he is not a top official, it is not easy to crush people like us. We don't want to die.
"Second brother, no matter what, we can't give in this time. The third-room bastard is riding on top of us. How can we bear this? Let's think of a countermeasure. We are stepped on by a bastard on the neck. If word spreads, we will have to scream.
It’s a joke to everyone in the city.” Lin Run shouted.
Lin Song said in a deep voice: "That's natural, otherwise why would we be talking about this here?" Lin Song stood up and walked in front of everyone, and asked in a deep voice: "Everyone, how do we brothers treat you on weekdays?"
"It goes without saying that the two young masters treat us as their own, and secretly we are deeply touched." Everyone said one after another.
Lin Song nodded and said, "So, how did my eldest brother treat you when he was alive?"
"The eldest son is kind and kind. He treats us like family members. He takes care of us in every possible way. When I heard the news of the eldest son's death, I was deeply saddened and my heart was cut like a knife. The eldest son's concern for us will be unforgettable in our lives." Shopkeeper Meng's expression
said excitedly.
"Yes, yes, what shopkeeper Meng said is what we want to say." Everyone agreed.
"Very good, that's the case. Now someone wants to ride on my eldest brother's head and take away my inherent rights. My eldest brother can't rest in peace even in heaven, and my Lin family's business must not be left in the hands of a bastard and let him do whatever he wants.
Tossing. Of course Lao San and I will fight, do you agree with us?" Lin Song said in a deep voice.
"...Does that need to be said? Anyone who can't get along with the second and third young masters can't get along with us."
"We only listen to the orders of the second and third young masters, no one else can order us."
"Okay! I am very touched by your kindness and righteousness. I thank you all, and I also thank you for my brother's spirit in heaven." Lin Song cupped his hands and said.
"Second Young Master, just tell me what you want to do. We will only wait for the Second Young Master and the Third Young Master to follow suit." Shopkeeper Meng said loudly.
"Yes, Second Young Master, let me tell you, what should we do? Why don't we go to the head of the family and Second Master to petition and ask him to take back his life." A steward shouted.
"Yes, let's go together to see Dong Weng and ask him to take back his life." Everyone shouted.
Lin Song waved his hands and said: "It doesn't have to be like this. The master of the house is sick, and if we make such a fuss, wouldn't it be detrimental to his health? Besides, dad is not energetic right now, so he may not be able to think clearly about the whole story. And my second uncle is also here, so things are not going well.
It’s not easy to handle.”
"What should we do?"
Lin Song pondered and said: "Isn't he Lin Jue the chief steward? The chief steward must live up to his name to be the chief steward. If he can't even control people, what kind of chief steward is he? We don't have to argue with him.
No need to make a fuss. Just three words: No! Cooperate! Cooperate!”
Everyone stared and wondered, "Why don't you cooperate? What does that mean?"
Lin Song said: "It's very simple. We won't listen to what he says. You just report the matter to me and Lao San. Just let him be his chief steward in the shipyard hall, let him be in name only. Starting from tomorrow morning, he was not just now
Do you want us to go to the boat hall to gather at chen hour to discuss matters? When you go back later, go and contact the shopkeepers and stewards you are familiar with and tell them that the third child and I mean that they are not allowed to go to the boat hall at Pier 1 tomorrow at chen hour.
Go see him. Let him pretend to be his big butler in front of an empty chair tomorrow, and we can do our own thing. The third child and I will sit in the shop at the Donghe Wharf. If you have any trouble, come to us and report it. Treat him as the big butler.
To sit aside is called neither making trouble nor cooperating, so what can he do?"
"Okay, wonderful, give him an embarrassment and make him a laughing stock. The Second Young Master's method is incredible. Let him, the big manager, become an empty frame. Haha, let's see what he can do?" Everyone shouted, admiring him endlessly.
Lin Run danced happily and laughed loudly: "Second brother, this method is really damaging."
Lin Song frowned and said: "Lao San, what is damage? How do you speak?"
"It's wonderful, wonderful! Hahaha, second brother, this is the first time I have the heart to admire you." Lin Run said with a smile.
Lin Song rolled his eyes and didn't want to talk to this ignorant third brother.
"But...Second Young Master, not everyone may be as united as we are. Not all of the dozens of shopkeepers and managers will go. There must be some who are just outsiders and want to flatter the new chief manager. Besides, Lin Jue just said
The young master said that everyone must listen to him, and the head of the family also expressed his support. If we do this, how can he stop? If the report goes to the head of the family and the head of the family suppresses it, won't we still be in trouble?" Shopkeeper Meng seems to have something.
Beyond the calmness of others, he voiced his concern amidst the cheers.
Lin Song said coldly: "Of course it is impossible for everyone to be of the same mind as us, but so what? As long as half of the more than 40 shopkeepers and managers of the Lin family are not present, the scene will be very embarrassing. Besides,
Don’t they understand? The business is my family’s business, and Lin Jue is only temporarily acting for a month. If they want to offend us, we will give them a good look later and ruin their jobs. They have to weigh it themselves. As for Lin Jue
I will go to the head of the family to complain, which is what I want. Firstly, this is a spontaneous act, what can the head of the family say? Secondly, this just makes the head of the family understand that Lin Jue's decision to be the boss is unpopular. For the sake of the Lin family
Regarding business, the head of the family will definitely change his mind. Thirdly, doesn’t Lin Jue think he’s great? If he goes to ask the head of the family, wouldn’t it prove that he has no ability? Hehe, just wait and see his good show.”
"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!" The room was boiling, and more than a dozen people turned into a group of wild cats, meowing incessantly.
