Chapter 153: 150. The New Year

Zhang Ran's family was eating their New Year's Eve dinner, and everyone else in Huaxia was doing the same.

Zhang Siyan sat at the dining table with a calm expression; although she was eating the New Year's Eve dinner, she did not seem happy at all.

If Sun Guilan hadn't already blocked her front door—and if she hadn't known that if she didn't go, Sun Guilan would have made a scene and rolled around on the ground in front of her house—she would never have wanted to step foot into this home.

In the past, perhaps it was because her lost soul needed a place to rest; even if this resting place was illusory and hypocritical, it allowed her to deceive herself a little.

But now, it was no longer needed; she no longer needed this kind of resting place.

Moreover, she had already paid the price for her previous reliance!

"Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Aunt, I'm back!" Just then, a thirty-year-old man wearing glasses shouted at the door.

"Oh my, my precious grandson is back. Come over here and let Grandma look at you. Are you tired from the road? Are you hungry?" Seeing her grandson Huo Jiaxiong return, Sun Guilan was immediately overjoyed.

Huo Zhiyuan merely glanced at him and continued eating; she did not have much affection for this nephew.

"Grandma, I'm fine," Huo Jiaxiong said hurriedly.

After some polite inquiries, Huo Jiaxiong sat down at the table. "Grandpa, Dad, Aunt," Huo Jiaxiong greeted them one by one.

Huo Zhiyuan only nodded faintly and asked casually, "How many days do you plan to stay at home this year?"

"What do you mean how many days? Jiaxiong isn't leaving after coming back this time," Sun Guilan said immediately before Huo Jiaxiong could speak.

"That's right, he's not leaving," Huo San emphasized.

Huo Zhiyuan frowned, but before she could speak, Sun Guilan sighed and said, "Sigh, your father and I are old now and don't have many days left. You are all busy with your careers, especially Lao San, who hasn't come home in years and only made one phone call this year.

We just want Jiaxiong to come back and keep us old folks company; otherwise, if we die, I'm afraid our grandson won't even be able to see us off."

Hearing her mention Lao San, Huo Zhiyuan's brows furrowed immediately; Lao San had rarely returned since leaving for university abroad.

Even though Huo Zhiyuan now possessed such great wealth, he had never returned. Huo Zhiyuan knew the reason: Lao San actually wanted to escape this family, as far away as possible!

Seeing Huo Zhiyuan frown, Huo Li hurriedly winked at Sun Guilan, and Sun Guilan realized it and quickly changed the subject.

When the meal was almost finished and Huo Zhiyuan was preparing to leave, Huo San suddenly said, "Second sister, after the New Year, let Jiaxiong work at your company."

Huo Zhiyuan's reaction was more than just a frown. "Didn't I already say? Let him study for a few more years; there is no position for him in the company right now."

"You..." Seeing Huo Zhiyuan show him no respect, Huo San flared up on the spot, but he stopped quickly because he saw that Huo Zhiyuan's eyes held not a ripple of emotion.

Huo Li hurriedly said, "Second sister, it's like this: I plan to open a company for Jiaxiong in two years. Thanks to you, I've earned some money over the years, so I had this idea, and Jiaxiong could also spend more time with Mom and Dad.

But you know Jiaxiong doesn't have any work experience, so I was thinking he could train his skills at your company first, and once he's trained enough, I'll put up the money for him to start his own business."

Hearing Huo Li say this, Huo Zhiyuan's expression softened slightly, though her tone remained cold. "Then when do you plan to open the company?"

This was asking Huo Li to give a precise time!

Hearing Huo Zhiyuan's words, Huo Li couldn't help but lower his head, and his eyes began to turn gloomy.

If he had still doubted Su Yu before, he now had no doubts at all.

Taking a deep breath, Huo Li put on a smile. "One year, just one year. I heard your company just started a new project; why not let Jiaxiong go in and get some training?"

Huo Zhiyuan didn't know what Huo Li was planning, but since Huo Li had said so, she didn't refuse again. In any case, it was only for a year; she would treat it as the last thing she did for this family.

Beijing, Huang Family!

Huang Lin looked at his son and daughter and said slowly, "Xunzeng, Xiaojing, resign from your positions at Huamei after the New Year."

As soon as these words were spoken, Huang Xunceng and Huang Jing were stunned. They looked at their father, not knowing what he was talking about.

"Mom, has Dad developed a fever? Is he delirious? Back then, he was the one who insisted I go to Huamei, and now that I've finally achieved some results, he wants me to leave?" Huang Jing was very puzzled.

"Go on, is that any way to talk to your father? This isn't just your father's idea; it's something your father and I discussed and decided," Cheng Mei said.

"What is going on with you two?" Huang Xunceng was also confused.

"What do you mean 'what is going on'? Can't I support you in starting your own businesses? Xunzeng, haven't you always liked the internet industry? Fine, this time I'll give you 500 million, go start your business.

Xiaojing, don't you like traveling? This time, Dad will give you 100 million; go travel wherever you want." Huang Lin stated his decision.

Huang Xunceng stroked his chin and said, "I just felt your state these past few days was a bit off, like you'd been injected with adrenaline; you had a radiant look about you.

But now I realize that's not it. Dad, are you sick? That's not right; if you were sick, you should let me inherit your mantle."

"Get lost, how can you curse your father?" Huang Lin was amused by his own son.

"Alright, Dad, just tell us what's going on. Don't try to hide it from us; we're all grown up, isn't it tacky to still play these games?" Huang Xunceng said impatiently.

Seeing him like this, Huang Lin laughed. "Who said I was going to hide it from you?"

"Then tell us. Mom, do you know the situation too?"

"Of course I do, otherwise why would I agree with your father's decision?"

"Do you remember the rumor that used to circulate inside the company that the Huang family's shares weren't actually ours?" Huang Lin said.

"I have some impression of it, but hasn't that rumor stopped in recent years?" Huang Xunceng asked, puzzled.

"That's because the old employees have either resigned or retired, and those who knew about it are no longer in the company," Huang Lin said calmly.

"Oh, so that's how it is? Wait, what?" Huang Xunceng had just started speaking when he was suddenly shocked, and Huang Jing was the same.

"Yes, you're right. Seventy percent of our Huang family's shares are not actually ours, but someone else's. That person suddenly disappeared in the past, so for the sake of the company's development, we used some methods to get the shares into our names. And now, that person is back." Huang Lin used a few short sentences to briefly explain the matter.

"Then you are..." Huang Xunceng asked subconsciously.

Huang Lin suddenly laughed. "Although he is back, I don't intend to just return the shares to him like that. I want to fight him one more time. I lost to him back then, and I didn't accept the loss. I want to tell him that I, Huang Lin, am no worse than him!"

Although it was only a few short sentences, both Huang Xunceng and Huang Jing heard a lot of content.

At this time, Cheng Mei explained, "Your father competed with that person back then, but he lost, and he lost very miserably, so now he wants to get his revenge."

"Uh..." Huang Xunceng didn't expect his mother's explanation to be so 'refreshingly refined,' and it seemed like such a simple matter, not at all like someone gambling with a behemoth like Huamei.

"You don't need to overthink it. The money you are taking is all money I, Huang Lin, earned through hard work, and it is money that our original shares deserve, so don't worry," Huang Lin said.

His money was of course more than this, but some needed to be kept in reserve, and some were left for Huang Xunceng and Huang Jing as a nest egg.

Huang Xunceng and Huang Jing both stopped talking. They could hear that their father didn't seem to have any confidence when facing this person; otherwise, he wouldn't have said such things.

For a moment, both of them fell silent. They didn't know who it was that had brought such great pressure to their father before even showing their face, while at the same time igniting such a strong fighting spirit in him!

This kind of father was someone they had never seen from childhood to adulthood!

It seemed as if it had regained its youth!