Hou Jingming has been away from Jianghai for a while. Hou Jingming has been a little busy for a while. He has held meetings that he can't understand all day long, doing things he is not good at, and even swallowing his anger for some "embarrassing interpersonal relationships".

Hou Jingming asked the secretary in confusion: "Don't you do whatever you want? Why do you want to give others face, a big boss of my group?"

The secretary is very professional and has a good attitude and replied: "Mr. Hou, you are joking. How come you don't understand such a simple truth?"

"I...you go out, I'll tell you to come in again."

Sure? Hou Jingming is so immense.

To be honest, Hou Jingming missed the days before. Although the expenses were controlled by the old man, at least he didn't have to be a "puppet emperor" like he is now.

He even suspected that the old man gave him so many shares to deliberately mess with him.

After thinking about it carefully, Hou Jingming even thought this idea made sense.

First of all, his relationship with his stepmother and his brothers and sisters was not good at all. His family's dominance has obviously become a thorn in others' eyes.

In addition, Hou Jingming also felt that something was strange. If the old man sincerely wanted him to inherit the family business, why would he not let him enter the company for training soon? Even if the great responsibilities were given to heaven, it would not be like this. He is not the protagonist of the God of War in the novel, but how could he have such great skills?

Another thing is that Hou Jingming never understood it. After the old man gave him the shares, he left a "weird" smile without leaving any last words.

Thinking about it now, that smile is really heartbreaking.

The stepmother looked for Hou Jingming several times in those days, and her attitude towards him became gentler. Hou Jingming knew in his heart that it was just because he had the most shares in Mingdong, and he had more or less a sense of having to bow his head under the roof.

But soon, Hou Jingming's view changed.

Zhao, the finance minister, was the father's confidant. He knew that Hou Jingming had come to Mingdong and came to see him specifically. President Zhao and Hou Jingming were heartbroken and said Mingdong's entire situation clearly. The last sentence surprised Hou Jingming.

Mr. Zhao said: "We thought that after Mr. Hou passed away, your brothers and sisters would find a way to take over Mingdong. Now it seems that they don't have this intention."

Even if Hou Jingming was stupid, he could hear what this meant. If he wanted to take over Mingdong, wouldn’t that mean to force the palace?

Hou Jingming was also a little puzzled for a moment. Mr. Zhao said that they didn’t mean this, so what did they mean?

Mr. Zhao's words reminded Hou Jingming that since the old man passed away, the stepmother's family did not move at all, which made Hou Jingming very puzzled and even worried.

He knew very well that the shares in several half-siblings were added up to more than their own. If they wanted to squeeze Hou Jingming out of Mingdong, it was difficult but not impossible.

Although they are young, they are already considered old men in Mingdong. Although Hou Jingming has a lot of shares, there is no one else in Mingdong except for the old man's confidant Mr. Zhao.

Are they waiting for the opportunity? This is the most reasonable explanation that Hou Jingming can think of.

At noon, Hou Jingming had a meal with his "family people". The elder sister who had always had a bad relationship with Hou Jingming still did not arrive, which made Hou Jingming feel much more at ease.

Seeing Hou Jingming's sarcastic look, the stepmother seemed to have seen something, and after dinner, she called Hou Jingming to the bedroom.

As soon as he entered the bedroom, his stepmother took out a letter and handed it to Hou Jingming: "This is what your father left for you before his death, and you should know some things."

Looking at the stepmother's expression, Hou Jingming knew that this letter was definitely not simple. This was the first time he saw his stepmother talking to him solemnly. Sure enough, after reading the letter, Hou Jingming was in a mess.

There has always been a gap between Hou Jingming and his father Hou Jincheng. The main reason is that after his mother died of illness, Hou Jincheng married a new love in less than half a year, and also gave Hou Jingming a few more "brothers and sisters".

Obviously, Hou Jincheng had already been outside, and the oldest girl was several years older than Hou Jingming.

This was nothing. What made Hou Jingming feel sad and angry was that the old man was much better to these outsiders than to him. He even quickly arranged these brothers and sisters to Mingdong and threw Hou Jingming into society to work hard.

It seems that they are the legitimate sons, and they are like concubines.

After reading the letter, Hou Jingming completely understood why the old man was like this.

It turns out that the stepmother is Hou Jincheng's original wife.

Hou Jincheng, who had already got married and had children, brought his only 3,000 yuan from his family to work hard, leaving his stepmother and others in his hometown in the countryside.

Later, Hou Jincheng's career gradually grew bigger and was about to take his wife and family to Shanghai when he suddenly encountered an economic crisis. Hou Jincheng went bankrupt overnight and also suffered huge debts.

In order not to implicate his wife and children, Hou Jincheng had no choice but to divorce his stepmother. Hou Jincheng knew that his wife was a strong woman and let her know that she chose to divorce in order not to implicate her family. His wife would definitely not agree. Therefore, Hou Jincheng lied and said that he had a new love in Shanghai.

The two divorced, and their wife and children followed their ex-wife. Hou Jincheng would give his ex-wife a monthly support.

During that time, Hou Jincheng worked as a small worker, a courier, and a street stall business, but his life was always miserable, and most of his income was sent to his ex-wife.

This state lasted for five years. During the five years, the strong-wives took their children away from their hometown and went to the south to live due to their husband's "betrayal". Since then, they have completely cut off contact with Hou Jincheng.

Later, Hou Jincheng met Hou Jingming's mother and found a support during those difficult years.

Later, Hou Jincheng started the Mingdong Group again and became a well-known figure in Shanghai. It was not until seven years ago, after Hou Jingming's mother died of illness that Hou Jincheng finally found his ex-wife's family.

After the divorce, my ex-wife never remarried and raised three children alone. I knew that Hou Jincheng chose to divorce in order not to implicate his family, but his ex-wife softened her heart and finally got back with Hou Jincheng, which led to the "stepmother" incident.

At that time, Hou Jingming was rebellious during his adolescence. In order not to stimulate Hou Jingming, Hou Jincheng discussed with his ex-wife and refused to let Hou Jingming know the truth for the time being, and his ex-wife agreed.

For a moment, the questions that had troubled Hou Jingming for many years were finally resolved.

Hou Jincheng is not a fickle man, and his stepmother is not a third party. However, after learning the truth, Hou Jingming felt even more shocked.

Instead of leaving more property to his original wife and children, Hou Jincheng gave himself the most shares of Mingdong Group. Then there was only one possibility. Hou Jincheng must have discussed with his stepmother and brothers and sisters before making his will, and they also agreed to Hou Jincheng's will.
Chapter completed!