Chapter 179

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Before she knew it, Shen Yao had been in this world for nearly thirty years.

From a left-behind child to a big shot on one side, with both family and career flourishing, she could be called a legend of a generation.

"At such an old age, you're old, you're old; you should also give more consideration to the matter of the Group's heir."

With nothing to worry about, and flowers and brocade everywhere, Shen Yao couldn't help but mutter to the System.

Just after attending Li Shuli's funeral, everyone in black hurried to the Old House.

The sky was drizzling with rain like silk threads, pattering on them gently and mildly.

"Host, are you doing Versailles?"

The System jumped out to converse with Shen Yao, thinking to itself that the Host's lineage had now won a complete victory in the struggle for inheritance rights, just short of renaming the Gu Group to the Shen Group.

Gu Xuan Yu took over Gu Electronics, Gu Xuan Yan took over Gu Real Estate, and Gu Xuan Xu took over Gu Medical and even the pharmaceutical division under Perfect Group.

Tsk tsk tsk

How long has it been? Looks like the Host really has a knack for bearing and raising children.

The System felt happily in its heart, currently calculating the relevant rewards it would obtain upon mission completion.

Shen Yao, on the other hand, had already skipped over what the System was thinking; she was pondering the matter of the next Mission World.

Not forgetting the words the System had once mentioned, Shen Yao decided that once she returned to the Consciousness Space, she would take out more of the things stored in her Storage Bag.

Suitable for her life? Then only the Cultivation World from before was the most special.

If the next Mission World allowed cultivation, it would indeed suit her.

"Mom, Mom?"

Shen Yao turned her head, meeting the gaze of her little daughter Xuan Yan, who was hooking her arm and looking around everywhere.

"What's wrong?"

These people needed to stay at the Old House for a few days, but with Li Shuli gone, the originally oppressive atmosphere instantly lessened by more than half, instead letting people breathe a sigh of relief.

Xuan Yan shook her head, mentioning the Second Granduncle's family's abnormality at the cemetery.

"Things have come to this, could there still be trouble?" Xuan Yan didn't understand.

Shen Yao smiled, patting her arm to tell her not to be afraid, "The inheritance hasn't been divided yet; we have to look at the final result."

Li Shuli's inheritance was originally no less than Gu Bingcheng's, but after the Gu Group's dismemberment back then, the shares had already shrunk considerably.

Furthermore, some cash-flow inheritance had long since been transferred by Li Shuli to Gu Mengqing.

This time regarding the inheritance distribution, people like them basically only had the portion of joining in the fun.

But compared to the things already in hand, Shen Yao felt this inheritance distribution was very cost-effective even if they didn't take it; one cannot be too greedy, not leaving others a way to live will cause trouble.

Trouble? What trouble?

Xuan Yan blinked her eyes, and Shen Yao took the opportunity to give her own daughter some popular science.

"Right now, your Second Granduncle's family and our family's situations are worlds apart.

Your Great-Grandmother didn't leave much inheritance, but it's enough to let your Second Granduncle live out his days in peace."

Gu Mengqing had been in a steady decline ever since he was thoroughly kicked out of the dismembered Gu Group.

Qin Kelan still had two children counting on her; Gu Mengqing didn't have only two children either; the sins he committed back then have now all backlashed onto his own body.

Right now Gu Mengqing only has some shares left in his hands; that is his last guarantee; as for other assets, they've all scattered away.

"Who gets what and who doesn't, there will always be someone unwilling," Gu Mengqing's illegitimate son was already an eyesore to Qin Kelan; moreover, Gu Mengqing still wanted to put his own assets into it; this was simply humiliating Qin Kelan.

In this aspect, Gu Mengqing is inferior to Gu Bingcheng; he denies it and that's that; except for Gu Mengbai who enjoyed a bit of benefit, the others couldn't even touch the edge of the Gu Group.

"Mom, will most of Great-Grandmother's inheritance go to Second Granduncle?"

Xuan Yan felt her own Grandpa was quite pitiful; the Old Madam was all taken care of by him, yet in the end he actually got nothing.

"It will; after all, he's your Second Granduncle; broken bones are still connected by tendons."

Gu Mengyan's bottom line is still there; no matter what Gu Mengqing says, he has to reach out and take care of him.

"Matters that can be solved with money are not problems," only if Gu Mengqing lives well will Qin Kelan not keep staring at their main branch.

While the mother and daughter were speaking, the car had already driven into the Gu Family Old House.

The first thing everyone did upon entering was to have the lawyer selected by Li Shuli read the will.

Xuan Yan stared with wide eyes, secretly thinking her birth mom was right as expected.

Apart from the shares held by Li Shuli being handed to Gu Mengyan for management, all other assets fell into Gu Mengqing's hands.

But even with this, Gu Mengqing was still unwilling, making a fuss wanting to snatch the shares back.

Gu Meng Zhe and the others didn't stop him either; after all, if the shares came over, there would be a just and honorable reason to interfere in Gu Group enterprises, and the benefits gained would be even greater.

"The annual dividends will be deposited into your account on schedule; the management of Gu Group enterprises has nothing to do with you."

Gu Mengyan was about to retire, but his words still carried great weight and presence.

Gu Mengqing shrank his neck timidly, finally not persisting to the end.

Perhaps he also knew that having been detached from the environment for decades, even if he went in, he wouldn't be able to keep up.

"Not only that; perhaps Second Granduncle himself doesn't want to go in either; being able to take money and live freely, why bother going to bear losses oneself."

Xuan Yu saw clearly; years of wine, women, and dissipation had already made Gu Mengqing lose his former drive.

Honestly being a good-for-nothing who minds nothing and only needs to take money to squander, he would live more comfortably.

"Perhaps it's related to Cousin Uncle's ambition; Second Granduncle is clearly afraid."

Xuan Xu found Second Grandfather's family quite interesting; no matter the time, they had never truly been of one mind.

Back then, Gu Mengqing wanted the position of Head of the Gu family at all costs, not hesitating to fight Gu Mengyan to the death, and ultimately ending in her own crushing defeat.

Later, Gu Mengqing gave up, and Gu Jingzhe and Qin Kelan then rose up again, wanting the enterprises after Gu Group's dismemberment; even the younger generation's Xuan Ting and Xuan Hao learned every bit of those underhanded tactics.

Alas, petty tricks are still petty tricks, and in the end they still couldn't match Xuan Yu and the others' genuine substance, so they could only watch helplessly as the Gu enterprises fell to Gu Jingrun's line.

Right now, on the surface it's about coming to distribute Great-Grandmother's will, but in reality it's just Grandfather finding an excuse to give Second Grandfather supplementary funds, to stabilize Uncle Tang Bo's line.

As for how the supplemented funds will be used afterward, that's none of their business.

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Three years later, Gu Mengyan reached the age, and straightforwardly stepped down from his positions at Gu Electronics and Gu Real Estate, handing them over to Gu Xuan Yu and Gu Xuan Yan to manage.

Even more decisive than Gu Bingcheng back then, Gu Mengyan retained not a single share in his hands, and this matter directly led to the most fierce argument ever between Zhou Min Hui and Gu Mengyan.

The core point was naturally that besides Gu Jingrun's line, the other three children got too little; as biological sons all the same, how could he favor one and slight the others.

"Mainly it's still Fourth Younger Brother's side feeling shortchanged, wanting Mother to help them grab a bit more."

Seeing through the hidden inside story, Shen Yao unceremoniously despised Gu Jingmu for being too cowardly — a grown man always hiding behind others, what kind of ability is that.

Gu Jingrun sneered, "Envious of Second Uncle's treatment, thinking they can get the same benefits by relying on Mother."

Those who are favored act with impunity; Gu Jingmu has made no progress all these years, and Zhou Min Hui bears a certain responsibility.

"Father isn't Grandfather, Mother isn't Grandmother either; Fourth Younger Brother's calculations are wrong, he'd be better off honestly taking the money and living his life."

What Gu Mengyan gave to the other three families wasn't little; at least in Shen Yao's view, it was enough for them to have food and clothing without worry, living in luxury.

Of course, when people are poor they want money, when they have money they want more money, after having more money they still like power — in short, human desires are endless, step by step they will crave more.

Shen Yao naturally has desires too; her Perfect Group wants to continue growing stronger. After earning the elderly's, women's, and children's money, she still wants to earn men's money.

But Shen Yao can suppress herself, and can also distinguish what should and shouldn't be done.

Having already reached the peak in the pharmaceutical industry, Shen Yao shouldn't continue pushing forward.

Expanding territory is the next generation's task; she has achieved fame and success now, just right to find an opportunity to appropriately step down and rest.

A person cannot always focus solely on career; Shen Yao has already obtained everything she wanted in this task world, so what follows should be to seriously enjoy and experience it.

Gu Mengyan has already taken a step back, and Shen Yao simply followed closely behind.

Throwing the group in her hands to Gu Xuan Xu, Shen Yao rather shamelessly patted her own cub's shoulder, completely disregarding the pressure Gu Xuan Xu would have to bear.

"Don't be afraid, worst case you still have Mother," she was just going out to play, not never coming back.

Gu Jingrun coughed, not forgetting to entrust the remaining Gu Medical to Gu Xuan Xu.

Gu Xuan Xu: ……

Gu Xuan Xu's eyes welled with tears; he was wrong, he shouldn't have thought the medical industry would be easy to take over.

Now, compared to the electronics and real estate industries, clearly his own medical industry is more tedious.

But so what if it's tedious? The industry handed over, he must work hard to manage it.

Otherwise, when it comes time for profit sharing later, he won't have the face to answer to his older brother and younger sister.

Gu Xuan Xu puffed his cheeks, rallied his spirits, and directly assumed office.

The massive machine began to turn slowly, from initial stiffness to later smoothness, every bit manifesting Gu Xuan Xu's talent and ability.

Shen Yao and Gu Jingrun, already on the plane, were enjoying life outside.

They had already booked tickets for a global tour; finally having time to come out and walk and look, who would still care how the group is doing.

Believing the three children can manage the groups in their hands well, this is also an acknowledgment of their own capabilities.

"Finally have our own time; actually could have been even earlier."

Gu Jingrun wearing sunglasses, the two were strolling on a beach.

Beneath their feet was fine, dense sand; in the distance, the sea surface constantly rose and fell with the tide.

Surrounding light had already dimmed, the two holding hands, exceptionally intimate.

"Don't be too greedy."

Shen Yao lifted her head and gave Gu Jingrun a coquettish glare, thinking to herself this person is old, old, his possessiveness growing ever more severe.

Gu Jingrun smiled, reached out and pulled Shen Yao into his embrace, the two gazing at the distant shining lighthouse, speaking softly.

Their first meeting had ulterior motives, their union was also not purely sincere.

Yet when they walked hand in hand toward their twilight years, they still stood firm in their original choice for each other.

The word "suitable" has been said to weariness, but Shen Yao still wants to thank her past self for choosing the most correct path, only then achieving this life's perfect ending.