newbobooks Chapter 246 Nothing to worry about
Chapter 246 Nothing to worry about
Chapter 246 A Carefree Life
After traveling and having fun along the way, Nangong Wenrui returned to his old family home in Jiangnan with his family two weeks later. At night, the old house was brightly lit, and everyone was celebrating the return of Nangong Wenrui's family.
The repeated calls of "Madam of the Household" made Wen Yuxia feel like she was an appendage of Nangong Wenrui. Holding her wine glass, Wen Yuxia looked helpless.
While exchanging pleasantries with others, Nangong Wenrui, who was standing next to Wen Yuxia, did not forget to take care of Wen Yuxia's feelings. Seeing the confusion on Wen Yuxia's face, Nangong Wenrui was a little nervous: "Mu Hua, what's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing," Wen Yuxia, who was lost in thought, was pulled back to reality by Nangong Wenrui's voice.
That evening, back in the bedroom, Wen Yuxia asked softly, "Brother Rui, Cheng'er and Qi'er are both direct descendants of the Nangong family, but their children have different identities, right?"
The reason for asking this was that Nan Si noticed Nan Gong Wen Rui had drawn a red line under Nan Gong You Cheng's name in the family genealogy.
According to Nan Si, the children of people whose names are marked with a red line are direct descendants of the Nangong family, and all resources of the Nangong family are enjoyed by direct descendants first.
With difficulty, Nangong Wenrui uttered a single word: "Yes." To ensure that no one in the direct line would vie for power, the Nangong family's ancestral rule stipulated that only the children born to the patriarch's principal wife were considered direct descendants.
In other words, when Nangong Wenrui was the young master of the family, his brothers, sisters, and children were all direct descendants. After Nangong Wenrui became the head of the family, his brothers and sisters became collateral descendants.
The only direct descendants of the Nangong family are Nangong Wenrui's grandfather, father, and four children...
Although she had already guessed it, Wen Yuxia was still very upset after hearing Nangong Wenrui's explanation. Her eldest son inherited all of the Nangong family's assets, while her other three children received nothing.
“In ordinary families, when the family property is divided, it is divided equally among the children. In the Nangong family, it can only be enjoyed by the young master alone. This is too unfair…”
After her rant, Wen Yuxia stated bluntly that since Nangong Youcheng had inherited the Nangong family's business, she would not be giving any of her business to him in the future.
On the very day that Nangong Wenrui took over as the young master of the family, his mother distributed all the properties under her name to Nangong Wenrui's younger siblings, leaving him not a single copper coin.
Nangong Wenrui's voice was somewhat low: "Each matriarch's wife will divide her assets among children who have no right to inherit."
Wen Yuxia smiled faintly and said, "Hehe, all mothers think the same way, so I don't feel guilty."
The next morning, Wen Yuxia summoned her three children to her study and said frankly, "The Nangong family's assets all belong to your eldest brother, and I intend to distribute my assets among you."
Nangong Youling's eyes widened in astonishment. The age-old rule that women had no inheritance rights had been broken by her mother, who was now dividing the family property between her and her sister.
Nangong Youyu was somewhat incredulous. She glanced at Nangong Youling, who looked shocked, and then at Nangong Youqi, who remained silent. "Mother, are you really planning to divide the family property between me and Ling'er?"
Wen Yuxia smiled and nodded: "Qi'er gets 40%, and you sisters each get 30%. Let's divide it now." Wen Yuxia took out the house deeds and land deeds and quickly allocated the property.
"You will keep these things yourselves from now on. Starting today, the annual dividends will belong to you... I will arrange the betrothal gifts and dowry."
The gold bricks, jewelry, and silver notes in the space were not distributed; these were the betrothal gifts and dowries that Wen Yuxia had prepared for her four children.
Holding the land deed and house deed, Nangong Youqi suddenly blurted out, "Mother, I want to take your surname." The ancestral rules of the Nangong family deeply frustrated him; he didn't want to become a collateral branch of the Nangong family.
Wen Yuxia smiled and shook her head, "Qi'er doesn't need to change his surname. It's good to have a powerful backer. Doesn't the Nangong family's business distribute profits to the founders? Think carefully about what businesses you can cooperate with the Nangong family on."
The Nangong sisters will get married sooner or later, and the assets Wen Yuxia gave them are enough for them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.
Wen Yuxia plans to acquire more properties for Nangong Youqi, preferably in cooperation with the Nangong family, so that Nangong Youqi will have a certain say in the family.
In the days that followed, Wen Yuxia and Nangong Youqi went out early and returned late. Whenever Nangong Wenrui asked them what they were busy with, Wen Yuxia's answer was always just two words: "Secret."
Two months later, Wen Yuxia and her son brought back two pieces of glass when they returned home one evening. Nangong Wenrui was puzzled: "Why did you buy glass?"
"It wasn't bought, it was made by Qi'er and me..." Wen Yuxia told Nangong Wenrui with a slight smile that she had already taught Nangong Youqi the technique of making glass. If the Nangong family wanted to cooperate, they could just contact Nangong Youqi.
That very evening, Nangong Wenrui discussed the matter with Nangong Youqi. Following Wen Yuxia's advice, Nangong Youqi requested 40% of the technology shares and a position as an elder of the Nangong family.
Having divided up all her family's wealth, Wen Yuxia was carefree and settled into a comfortable retirement life in the old Nangong residence, where everything was done for her.