blogombal Chapter 150 Ming Family Rules
Chapter 150 Ming Family Rules
"Okay, master, stop talking. Mingzhu and Zhiling just came back. It's my fault for not reminding them. I think we'll just forget about this matter today. Now that you're back, let's start eating." Wang Yumei pulled Ming Shunde's sleeve, as if Ming Shunde's kind look yesterday was suddenly transferred to her.
Meng Zhiling sneered in her heart. As expected, an old fox is an old fox. The couple plays the good cop and the bad cop respectively. They are really powerful.
"Okay, for Yumei's sake, I'll let you two off today. If you make the same mistake again next time, don't blame me for being rude. From now on, everyone must come back for dinner every night."
It was obvious that the latter rule was added by Ming Shunde. As soon as the order was issued, everyone's face was filled with worry. On the contrary, Meng Zhiling, Mingzhu and Mingyi didn't care.
"Then why didn't Mingjian come back today? Did he go out to flirt with girls again?" Meng Zhiling had just sat down and when everyone was about to start eating, she asked a very thoughtful question.
Ming Shunde's face darkened as he stared intently at Meng Zhiling. After a long pause, he slowly spoke, "Eat in silence!"
As soon as he said these four light words, he silently picked up the bowl in his hand and ate his meal very elegantly. It was obviously Chinese food, but they forced the family to eat it like Western food.
"But doesn't the outside world say that you treat him as your own grandson? He has lived with you since he was a child, and there are legends that after you pass away a hundred years ago, your estate will be inherited entirely by Mingjian. So the successor you have chosen cannot be allowed to make any mistakes." Meng Zhiling smiled slightly, and after taking a few mouthfuls of rice, she continued.
At the dead silent dinner table, as soon as Meng Zhiling finished her words, everyone stopped chewing and picking up food, and looked at Ming Shunde's reaction seriously.
Meng Zhiling glanced at the faces of several so-called uncles and aunts out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that they were all extremely nervous, she knew that what she had just said had had a very good effect.
Then he pretended nothing had happened and continued eating and drinking.
"What's wrong? Why don't you guys eat anymore?" Meng Zhiling picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into her mouth, asking in an unclear voice.
Wang Yumei gently touched Meng Zhiling with her leg. Meng Zhiling looked at her innocently, pretending not to understand what she meant.
"If you dare to say another word, get off the table. It seems that you don't like eating, so you'll have to starve for three days from now on." Ming Shunde put down his chopsticks, looked at Meng Zhiling with a warning in his eyes, and then spoke lightly.
Meng Zhiling immediately smiled and shut up.
But what she just said had been heard by several people, and it was like a needle that pierced deeply into their hearts. Even if they wanted to pull it out, they had to look at the symptoms first to find out where the problem lay.
Shu Mingyu was the most worried and reacted the most strongly. He put down his chopsticks and said, "Dad, I feel a little uncomfortable and can't eat anymore. I want to go back to my room to rest. You eat slowly!"
Ming Shunde nodded, waved his hand, and uttered a "hmm" in his throat, indicating that he graciously allowed her to "step down".
Ming Yu had always speculated about her father's intention of taking Ming Jian to live with him, and she had persuaded herself and her husband more than once, saying that she wanted to have a grandson and using the Ming family's wealth to tempt them to have children.
However, the outside world said that Ming Yu was a Dink and didn't want to have children. In fact, only she knew that seeing how important Ming Jian's child was in the eyes of his father, she wanted a child more than anyone else. But unfortunately, her body couldn't give birth to a child. She had thought about finding a surrogate mother or adopting a child just for her father's property, but she was not bold enough to deal with the shrewd Ming Shunde in this way.
If her father found out, she guaranteed that she and her husband would suffer a miserable end. It would be better for them to live the peaceful and ordinary life they have now.
"Wife, do you think what Meng Zhiling said just now is true?" Ming Yu was daydreaming in the room, and then her husband Jack came in.
Mingyu immediately stood up, looked outside the door vigilantly, and then pulled her husband in.
"I don't know, but there is no smoke without fire. Even though Mingjian doesn't do much, he has a good mouth that pleases people. Now my father's health is getting worse every year. Maybe he has planned it a long time ago." Ming Yu shook her head and sighed deeply after she finished speaking. She knew that her father was such a cautious person that he would not make plans until the time was right.
What they fear most now is that Ming Jian will take over their position, but at the same time, Ming Zhu and Meng Zhiling have appeared.
Looking at the old man's tolerant attitude towards Meng Zhiling, it is not difficult to see that he seems to really treat her as his granddaughter. What's more, the girl's temper is very much to his liking. Maybe, by then, all or most of the property will fall into the hands of Mingzhu and her daughter. Moreover, the old man has expressed his guilt and regret towards Mingzhu and Mingzhu's mother more than once.
"Don't think about it. Don't you Chinese have an old saying? A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. Even if dad really doesn't leave us anything, don't we still have our family? We can go back to the United States to develop and still be successful." Jack hugged his wife. A man's mind is always bigger. What's more, he was a man who grew up with American ideas. Naturally, he would not follow the old Chinese ideas and think that everything his parents have should be his.
"Hmph, with just a few acres of land in your family, what can I do if I go back with you? Do you want me to raise cattle? Or grow potatoes?" Ming Yu rolled her eyes. Although she had lived in the United States for a long time before, she had always lived the life of a lady. If one day, she lacked the support of her natal family, she would probably be half disabled and even unable to take care of herself.
Jack knew that although his family was a small manor, it was nothing compared to the Ming family, so he immediately shut up.
On the other side, Meng Zhiling and Mingzhu had dinner and returned to the room to pack the necessities they had bought. Then they walked out of the house and into the yard, enjoying the gentle spring breeze on their cheeks and counting the stars in the sky.
Meng Zhiling listened to Mingzhu's sigh, turned her head, and met her beautiful eyes that seemed to be full of thought.
"Actually, you really shouldn't come back!" Meng Zhiling said leisurely and comfortably, lying directly on the lawn with her hands supporting her head.
"No, Zhiling, I should come back. I want to come back and see how free and easy life is in Shunde. I also want to witness how the Ming family is heading towards destruction step by step." Mingzhu retorted firmly.
"What if the Ming family is still thriving and doesn't eventually go to extinction? Or what if you don't see it in your lifetime?" Meng Zhiling pouted, because she seemed to realize that if she wanted to bring down the Ming family, it would be a huge project. At least now she didn't even know what the Ming family's main industry was or what its main source of income was.
Although there is a business genius named Ming Yi, as far as she knows, Ming Yi's property and income do not belong to the Ming family at all. It is equivalent to Ming Yi leaving the Ming family just like Qiao Surong, except that he did not change his name.
"Zhiling, will you help your mother?" After waiting for a long time, Meng Zhiling finally received Mingzhu's answer.
Meng Zhiling looked into her eyes and could tell that Mingzhu was so troubled that her intestines must be in a knot.
Indeed, no mother is willing to let her child take risks. What's more, these things are her own hatred and have nothing to do with her. How can she bear to let her daughter wade into this muddy water and put her daughter in danger?
But she really was powerless. Now in this world, the only people who could help her were Meng Zhiling and Ming Yi.
After all, Ming Yi is the father and mother of Ming Shunde and Wang Yumei. If the situation really gets out of control, she believes that Ming Yi has no way to do it. But Zhiling is different. She has no feelings or relationship with them.
Meng Zhiling grinned and nodded, "Silly boy, it was me who suggested going back to the Ming family. Why do you think I'm here? Of course I'm willing to help you."
"Zhiling, I'm sorry. Mom is sorry to you. Mom imposed her hatred on you and used you to complete things that I should have done myself. I'm sorry, I'm not a competent mother." Mingzhu held Meng Zhiling's hand, lowered her head, with tears in her eyes, and said guiltily with a trembling voice.
She felt that she was being very selfish and cruel at this moment.
"Okay, you are not using me. This is my business, my responsibility and obligation." Meng Zhiling clapped her hands and said to Mingzhu, and was also speaking to the former Meng Zhiling.
"I've been looking for you for a long time, and you're here?" Ming Yi walked quietly behind them without anyone knowing when, and his deep voice sounded very nice.
"Why are you looking for us?" Meng Zhiling rolled her eyes, and her tone seemed to be blaming him for disturbing their "reminiscent" time.
"The old man is looking for you. Come over quickly. He's in the study." Ming Yi said to Meng Zhiling with a smile.
"Me? Just looking for me? Me alone?" Meng Zhiling pointed at her nose and confirmed again and again, thinking that Ming Yi had omitted the word "you".
Ming Yi also nodded heavily, "Yes, you are alone!"
"No, looking at your sly smile, it must be something bad. You must be playing a trick on me." Meng Zhiling shook her head. She was not afraid of facing Ming Shunde alone, but she couldn't believe that he was looking for her instead of her mother.
"Do you know what he wants to talk to Zhiling about?" Mingzhu nervously held Meng Zhiling's hand, fearing that she was going to attend the "Hongmen Banquet".
Ming Yi spread out his hands and shrugged, "How should I know? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that you spent 500 million in two hours this afternoon." Ming Yi guessed lazily.
"Mom, don't worry, nothing will happen. Ming Shunde doesn't dare to touch us for the time being. I'll go and see what he's up to. Aren't we just going to deal with it as it comes?" Meng Zhiling stood up and comforted Mingzhu.