Text Chapter 529 Gossip is commonplace
Old man Zeng deserves the title of "Zeng Daring". When he was young, he dared to be the first in the world, took the road that others did not dare to take, broke through the difficulties that others did not dare to break, and laid a great business empire of Haohan Group. When he was old and lying on the hospital bed, he dared to hand over the fate of 10 billion and the Zeng family to a young man who had never met. From life to death, he carried the word 'bold' to the end. It is precisely because of his 'boldness' that the Zeng family can continue to stand in the East China Sea.
For the sake of the Zeng family, he exhausted the last drop of his heart's work. Although Zeng Qingsheng broke away from the Zeng family, the rest of the Zeng family will eventually be reborn after this ordeal. Zeng Qinghua finally recognized himself and was willing to assist Zeng Qingwen. Zeng Qingwen also returned to his family, stronger than ever, and believes that he will no longer escape anything in the future.
Old man Zeng has knowledge under the spring, and he should feel gratified.
On the day of the funeral, it was pouring winter rain, and the Zeng family and his party wore black clothes and black pants to send the old man on his last journey. Among all the people, only Guo Yue, who was still in high school, couldn't help choking and crying. The others just silently watched the urn put into the tomb, and they all understood that what Old Man Zeng wanted was not their crying, but what they wanted was for them to muster up a force to bring the shattered Zeng family to the top again.
When the old man Zeng was buried, Lu Shanmin thought of his grandfather. Thinking that his grandfather had been gone for almost a year, he was lying quietly in the col of Mazui Village. Maybe the grave is already covered with thatch, Dao Yi and Lao Huang have left, and no one will take care of it, and no one will go to the pillar to burn some paper. He wanted to go back and see his grandfather, but he knew that it was not the time, there was still so much fog to be cleared, and so many things to be resolved.
In Lingshan Cemetery, Lu Shanmin also saw a person. Wearing a black trench coat, exaggerated sunglasses that cover half of his face, and a black umbrella, he stood alone in front of a mausoleum.
She was as motionless as a statue, from the burial of Old Man Zeng to the departure of the Zeng family, she did not move a single bit.
Lu Shanmin didn't come forward to say hello, for this woman who talked about the East China Sea, he always had a bad feeling more than a good feeling. She rescued the daughter of a migrant worker on the construction site at the last moment, but she also broke up Hai Donglai and Ruan Yu unreasonably, and once stepped on his face with her feet high on top.
When Lu Shanmin left, he felt a cold gaze from behind him, and suddenly turned around and found that Hai Dongqing was still standing there quietly and had not moved.
On that day eight years ago, Hai Zhongtian, the founder of Haitian Group, who was famous in the East China Sea, died in a car accident, and since then, she has stood in front of Hai Zhongtian's grave for a whole day on that day every year.
In the next few days, the news of the Meng family occupied the headlines of major media in the East China Sea, and the exciting news came one after another, which really feasted the eyes of the melon-eating masses, and they all sighed one after another, these rich people turned out to be playing like this.
First of all, from the academic point of view, the economics community put a big hat on the Meng family for destroying the rules of the market economy and provoking malicious competition. This was followed by the CSRC's involvement in the investigation, accusing the Meng family of insider trading and manipulation of the stock market.
Such news is very distant for the people who eat melons. But the news that followed was more exciting and more interesting.
First, the Meng family is suspected of buying murder and murder, and this news can't help but remind many people of the assassination of Lu Shanmin by a killer who was wildly discussed on the forum not long ago.
Second, the Meng family is suspected of harboring drug dealers, and the three drug dealers who were caught were the fish that slipped through the net in the drug case on Zhigang Avenue that shocked the East China Sea in the first half of the year.
At this time, public opinion was in an uproar, and the street and alley peddlers were pawns, and everyone was indignant when they mentioned the Meng family, and everyone was punished.
The news spread more and more widely, evolving countless new versions, and the enterprises that had been oppressed by the Meng family in the past also came forward to report, and for a while, the Meng family killed people and set fires, bullying men and women. In the end, it is no longer possible to distinguish which ones are true and which ones are false. In short, whether it is true or fake, the people who eat melons never skimp on stinginess. For a time, the Meng family became a rat crossing the street, and everyone shouted and beat him.
The share price of Jingui Group continued to fall and plummeted.
In such a situation, Meng Yu and Meng Zhan, a chairman and a CEO, bear the brunt. In order to keep the Meng family, the two didn't mention anyone else, and took all the blame on themselves.
The two were fined 2 billion, and the next criminal trial has not yet begun. However, industry insiders have volunteered to estimate that with the age of Meng Yu and Meng Zhan, most of them will die of old age in prison.
Under such circumstances, Meng Haoran was ordered to take over the position of chairman of Jingui Group under great pressure.
This high-achieving student of Mashen Polytechnic University, the hope of the Meng family, was not crushed by this series of blows, and he vowed to let the Meng family regain the peak with ambition.
However, his pride and courage could not support the defeated Meng family.
The situation faced by the Meng family is even more erosive than he imagined, 'the wall is down, everyone pushes it, and the drum is beaten by ten thousand people', 'it is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow'.
In the past, those friends of the Meng family avoided them one by one, for fear of being burned. The most hateful thing is that those who used to grovel to please the Meng family and rely on the Meng family to eat, they all even answered the phone, and they were not even allowed to enter the door.
finally sold all the private property of the Meng family, scraped together, and just paid a fine of 2 billion, and major banks rushed to the door to force him to pay back.
This can't be blamed on these banks, other people's banks are also open to do business, seeing that the Meng family is about to die, if they don't make up for their losses early, they won't even have soup to drink later.
Meng Haoran understood the mood of these banks, but no one understood his mood.
He wanted to jump off the building, and he once stood on the top floor of the Jingui Building and wanted to jump off in vain. But fortunately, he didn't jump in the end, he wasn't afraid of death, if he died, the Meng family would really be finished. Even if he wants to die, at least he will not die until Lu Shanmin dies.
His hatred of Lu Shanmin has no boundaries, and I am afraid that the whole heaven and earth will not be able to accommodate it.
Major banks have come to the door to ask for debts, and it is impossible to continue loan turnover and issue additional shares, but who is willing to buy them at this time.
Money, Meng Haoran had an unparalleled desire for money for the first time. Once the loans of these banks are not repaid, he will be liquidated in bankruptcy. The Jingui Group will be carved up by all forces.
At this time, he thought of the allies of the Meng family, Chiba Capital and the Tianjing Liu family. When he heard Meng Haojun say that Dou Tiande and Liu Yiyi came, Meng Haoran was very excited, this was his last ray of hope. If Chiba Capital and the Liu family can lend a bridge fee and then postpone the repayment period of the part of the Meng family's shares pledged for a few months, he will have enough time to sell the 35% stake of the Zeng family to tide over the difficulties.
Meng Haoran forced a smile to pour tea for the two, his right wrist was not broken by Lu Shanmin, and it was still hanging around his neck at the moment. I can only use my left hand to tremble and pick up the kettle and pour tea.
The teapot swayed in the air, and the tea accidentally spilled on the table, Meng Haoran hurriedly apologized, and took out a paper towel to wipe the table. The boiling water was very hot, so hot that Meng Haoran screamed.
Meng Haoran only felt sad in his heart, and finally couldn't help crying.
He was like a three-year-old child who had been wronged, crying with a handful of snot and tears. grew up in a stream of praise, when did he suffer such humiliation.
Dou Tiande and Liu Yiyi didn't speak, nor did they comfort him, they just looked at him quietly.
Meng Haojun, who was sympathetic to the same disease, wiped his tears and hurriedly helped Meng Haoran up, "Brother, Mr. Dou and Yiyi are here to help us, we should be happy." ”
Meng Haoran also realized his gaffe and quickly wiped away his tears. "I'm sorry, I'm so happy to make you laugh."
Dou Tiande smiled, "Nephew, I know your situation, it's hard for you."
Meng Haoran smiled and nodded, "The so-called adversity sees the truth, thank you to Mr. Dou and Yiyi for being able to send charcoal in the snow at this time."
Liu Yiyi smiled faintly, "Please call me Miss Liu, I don't know you well."
The tears and smile on Meng Haoran's face suddenly froze, and a very bad warning rose in his heart.
Meng Haojun smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly said, "Brother, Yiyi hasn't passed the door yet, and I'm a little shy."
"Shut up!" Liu Yiyi's voice suddenly changed, and her face was full of anger.
Meng Haojun was stunned on the spot, unable to figure out why he was suddenly as cold as ice today when he had spoken sweetly to him two days ago. "Yiyi, what's wrong with you"?
"Please call me Miss Liu, I don't want to say it a second time." Liu Yiyi's face was like frost, she was furious when she mentioned it, and acting this scene with Meng Haojun during this time made her so disgusted that she wanted to vomit, and today she was finally relieved.
Meng Haoran woke up like a dream at this time, thinking that it was the last hope to save the Meng family, but what he was waiting for was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Liu Yiyi smiled faintly, "The money that your Meng family owes us is estimated to be repaid, according to the previous pledge agreement, 80% of the shares in the hands of the Meng family will belong to Chiba Capital and our Liu family's grand security." I'm here to inform you, don't say I'm ruthless and unjust, give you two days, pack up and get out."
Meng Haojun looked at Liu Yiyi in disbelief, "Impossible, we have a marriage contract, we will get married after the New Year, Yiyi, I really love you, please don't treat me like this."
Liu Yiyi smiled coldly, "What age is this, you are still married, you can lift your pants and run to things when you roll the sheets, let alone say a verbal promise."
"You lied to me, you have been lying to me all along!" Meng Haojun roared with all his might.
Meng Haoran laughed madly, "I understand, I finally understand, you are purging us to hunt the Zeng family, in fact, our Meng family is the prey, you are the real hunters."
Dou Tiande smiled, "Nephew, the Meng family is now in debt, it's useless for you to hold on, leave the rest to us."
said and continued: "By the way, I heard that you sold all the private property of the Meng family in order to raise money. I advise you to sell the remaining shares in the hands of the Meng family to us, now that the stock price of Jingui Group is falling all the way, you sell it as soon as possible to save some money to live, otherwise I am worried that you will not even be able to afford to eat in the future."
Meng Haoran got up suddenly, his teeth about to crack. "I still have 35% of the shares of the Zeng family, as long as I sell these shares, I can redeem the shares pledged to you."
Dou Tiande smiled, "Even if you can redeem the shares in our hands, how can the money from the bank be repaid?
Liu Yiyi smiled coldly, "Meng Haoran, wake up." The 35% stake of the Zeng family is held in the name of Jingui Group, and we are now the largest shareholder of Jingui Group.
said and smiled, "Don't worry, next we will sell the shares of the Zeng family to pay off the bank loan, and the Jingui Group will stand up again in our hands."
Saying that, he clapped his hands, the office door opened, and all the major shareholders of Jingui Group except for the Meng family walked in. In a very neat voice, he said in unison: "Please ask Chairman Meng to leave Jingui Group"!
One of the major shareholders who followed Mr. Meng to fight the world at the beginning took a document and a pen and handed it to Meng Haoran, and said in a trembling voice: "Haoran, don't blame us, now they are the largest shareholder of Jingui Group." Moreover, the reputation of the Meng family has completely collapsed, and only they can keep the Jingui Group."
Meng Haoran, who had already been overwhelmed during this time, was angry, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
Meng Haojun sat on the sofa in despair, muttering to himself, it's over, the Meng family is over.
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Compared with the desperate situation of the Meng family, Lu Shanmin was eating the warmest meal in his life. Even if I used to eat with my grandfather, I had never been so warm.
Four people, seated around the table.
Lu Shanmin's bowl was filled with dishes that Tian Xin had brought over.
"Aunt Tian, no need, you see that my bowl can't fit it."
Tian Xin smiled softly: "Young people should eat more."
said to Zeng Yaqian: "Yaqian, why are you stunned, pick up vegetables for the mountain people."
Zeng Yaqian glared at Tian Xin: "Mom! he's not without hands, why do you want me to pick up vegetables."
Tian Xin smiled and said to Lu Shanmin: "Our family Yaqian has been spoiled since she was a child, Shanmin, you will have to take care of it more in the future."
"Mom、、! how can you talk about your daughter like that."
Zeng Qingwenle picked up the wine glass and touched it with Lu Shanmin, "This makes the mother-in-law look at her son-in-law more and more satisfied."
Tian Xin smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth, "It's like you're not satisfied"!
Zeng Yaqian's face was slightly red, "You two are finished, and then I'll go back to the house."
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it, mountain people, let's drink"!
Lu Shanmin was also a little embarrassed by the family's words, and hurriedly picked up his wine glass, "I respect your great-uncle"!
Tian Xin poured Lu Shanmin a glass of wine again and asked, "Shanmin, who else is in your family, let's sit together when you have time."
Lu Shanmin shook his head, "I have no parents since I was a child, and I depend on my grandfather, who died at the beginning of this year, and now I am alone."
Tian Xin sighed, "Poor child, you suffered a lot when you were a child!"
Lu Shanmin smiled and said: "Fortunately, although there is a shortage of food and clothing in the mountains, I am an excellent hunter and there is no shortage of meat to eat."
Tian Xin took Lu Shanmin's hand with pity, "This will be your home in the future."
Zeng Qingwen touched a glass with Lu Shanmin again, "Yes, your Aunt Tian and I are your parents."
Lu Shanmin's heart suddenly swelled with warmth, and his eyes felt a little moist. What is fatherly love and what is motherly love, he has never experienced it since birth. When he was a child, he was also envious of his peers in the village who had his parents, and he also asked his grandfather many times where his parents were.
He never quite understood what kind of love a father and a mother had. It wasn't until he came to the East China Sea that he saw Luo Zhixuan stealing cables for his son to buy a house and finally committed suicide in shame, and saw the compromise Hu Weiyong made for Hu Ming. Even people like Lin Yaohua and Meng Yu who are greedy and have no conscience will do whatever it takes to protect their son.
He gradually understood what kind of love his parents had, whether it was a dignitary or a peddler, whether it was a humble gentleman or a despicable villain, what remained unchanged was the pure and selfless love for their children.
As for home, when there was a grandfather in the past, grandpa was home, and with the death of grandpa, he no longer knew where home was.
Lu Shanmin picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in the glass violently, his eyes were slightly red, "Thank you, uncle and aunt."
Zeng Qingwen poured a cup for Lu Shanmin, "Come, let's get drunk tonight!"
Zeng Yaqian grabbed Lu Shanmin's cup, frowned and said, "Don't drink it, it's almost over!"
Lu Shanmin came back to his senses from the emotion just now, looked at Zeng Qingwen, and then at Zeng Yaqian, with an embarrassed expression.
Zeng Qingwen glanced at Tian Xin and smiled, "It's really a girl who is outgoing, and she turned her elbow out before she passed the door."
Zeng Yaqian glared at Zeng Qingwen complainingly, "Dad, don't drink either, you two have drunk a lot of wine tonight."
Tian Xin smiled and took Zeng Yaqian's hand, "Yaqian, leave the two of them alone, go to the kitchen to help my mother fry two hot dishes."
Zeng Yaqian didn't know what her parents meant, she just wanted to get rid of her and drink. glared at Lu Shanmin, "Drink less."
Lu Shanmin smiled awkwardly, "I know"!
After the two walked into the kitchen, Zeng Qingwen continued to pour wine for Lu Shanmin.
"Mountain people, what's next"?
"The development of Parkway New Area is imminent, and there are at least trillions of dollars in it, and I don't want to miss this outlet. The Lin family's Pengcheng Group has been greatly damaged by this battle, and I have already negotiated with the Lin family to prepare to acquire Pengcheng Group and enter the real estate industry."
Zeng Qingwen nodded, "Parkway New Area will be built into a new financial and trade zone on a par with Songpu and Gaoyang, not to mention the trillion volume, in the next five to ten years, maybe more than ten trillion volume, your direction is very correct."
"Uncle Zeng, Haohan Group will also participate."
Zeng Qingwen sighed, "Of course I want to participate, but this time my vitality is greatly damaged, and the cake I can eat will be greatly reduced." This war has affected many local enterprises in the East China Sea, and many enterprises may be powerless. Next, it is estimated that only Haijia's Haitian Group, Yejia's Donghua Group, and Gongrong Chamber of Commerce and foreign enterprises will compete for the big cake."
Lu Shanmin frowned, "The Meng family has been swallowed up by Liu Yiyi and Chiba Capital, and this war is simply a conspiracy of those foreign consortiums."
"Yes, they want the enterprises of the East China Sea to kill each other and consume their strength, the merchants are the group of people who can't resist the temptation, Meng Yu is ambitious, shrewd, and in the end makes wedding clothes for others. ”
Lu Shanmin suddenly thought of something, "Then will they still sell the 35% stake in the Haohan Group held by the Jingui Group"?
Zeng Qingwen smiled, "Of course they will sell, they see that we will buy back the shares at all costs, the Zeng family is already suffering from a big loss now, and the consumption will be even greater after repurchasing some of the shares, and the Zeng family will not be able to compete with them for the big cake at that time." At the same time, they can make a lot of money, so why not."
Zeng Qingwen continued: "In a few years, the vitality of Haohan Group will not be restored."
"Uncle Zeng, I believe that Haohan Group can be more brilliant under your leadership."
Zeng Qingwen smiled, "Hardship and hardship are successful, compared to the old man's entrepreneurship back then, this setback is nothing."
The two of them drank a lot of cups, and Zeng Qingwen was even more happy to drink so much.
"Mountain people, do you remember that slamming the door? I was in the house at the time, and my heart was pounding!"
Lu Shanmin looked embarrassed, he didn't expect Zeng Qingwen to suddenly mention that matter.
"Uh.... Uncle Zeng, it was a misunderstanding"!
Zeng Qingwen stared at Lu Shanmin with a smile, "Is it really a misunderstanding"?
"Eh、、、 it's definitely a misunderstanding!" Lu Shanmin said cheekily.
Zeng Qingwen smiled and pointed at the nose of the mountain people, "You kid, you have smashed a big hole in the iron gate, and you have misunderstood"!
"Uhhhh Lu Shanmin picked up the cup awkwardly, "Uncle Zeng, let's drink, drink."
The two had a drink.
Zeng Qingwen put down his wine glass and put his arm around Lu Shanmin's shoulder. "Good smash!
"Uncle Zeng, don't mention the past."
Zeng Qingwen shook his head, "Forgetting history is betrayal, and only by facing history can we guide the future."
"Mountain people, everyone is a man, and I know the mind of a man."
Lu Shanmin frowned, Zeng Qingwen seemed to have something to say.
"Mountain people, I have also heard about you and the Ye family."
"Uncle Zeng, I,."
"I understand! If the Ye family didn't come forward this time, the Zeng family might not be able to survive smoothly. You also had to do it as a last resort to save the Zeng family. What's more, this plan was also formulated by the old man. I don't blame you, on the contrary, I want to thank you. But all of that aside, I'm still a father. Yaqian is a sensible and strong girl, so she hides everything, but I can't see that she doesn't feel good in her heart."
Lu Shanmin lowered his head, and his heart was mixed.
Zeng Qingwen patted Lu Shanmin on the shoulder, "Uncle walked around in a big circle, and now I finally understand that no matter how beautiful the outside is, it can't compare to the warmth of home, just don't be distracted."
Lu Shanmin nodded, "I know, Uncle Zeng, don't worry, I will take good care of Yaqian for the rest of my life."
Zeng Qingwen smiled with satisfaction, "You are better than me, I am relieved that Yaqian can be with you."
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