Chapter 225: The rules are still needed
Zhou Ming, Tang Ran and Tang Lin once again came to No. 36 Inland Sea Pier on the east side of Chinatown, which was still open to the public, and they boarded the sailboat bound for Quan'an through a special VIP channel.
Compared with the family dinner party that they were going to attend last time, there was no one else who was on the boat with them this time, after all, although the ancestral hall of the Tang family was on Quan'an Island, due to the lack of sufficient leisure and entertainment facilities, the Tang family, who were very accustomed to urban life, was not used to it at all, so if it wasn't for something special, ordinary people were really reluctant to run to Quan'an.
"Zhou Ming, do you really plan to go to Quan'an Island to sue Tang Yu?" In the waiting area of the dock, Tang Lin asked Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ming was very surprised by Tang Lin's question, and Tang Ran helped Zhou Ming ask him rhetorically: "Of course, it's not Tang Lin who said it, can this kind of behavior be reported to the ancestral clan and ask for his inheritance qualification to be revoked?"
Tang Lin said with some confusion: "This is indeed what I said correctly, but I didn't expect ......."
"I didn't expect anything, I didn't expect me to really do this, right?" Zhou Ming took Tang Lin's words and asked him, Tang Lin was stunned for a moment before nodding.
Zhou Ming smiled: "I think I can understand your feelings, do you think that we and Tang Yu are opponents in a competitive state, no matter what dirty things the other party does, just find a way to get back to the field, go back to Quan'an to find the ancestral clan will directly ask for the cancellation of the other party's inheritance qualifications, so what's it? Is it a child who loses a fight and looks for his parents? That's too faceless, even if he wins in the end, it's not a martial victory, right?"
"If I really think so, then I'm afraid I'm extremely naΓ―ve, right?" Tang Lin asked with a wry smile.
To Tang Lin's surprise, Zhou Ming shook his head and said, "I didn't say that, because I think it can also be a manifestation of strong self-esteem in the face of opponents who are quite equal to themselves." β
Tang Lin didn't expect Zhou Ming to say this at all, he stared, looked at Zhou Ming in a daze and asked, "Then why do you still want to go to Quan'an?"
"Because I don't have time to play these boring games with that Tang Yu. Zhou Ming replied.
Tang Lin was stunned again, because he heard something different from Zhou Ming's answer, he said that his self-esteem would not allow him to obtain it through reporting, but that was on the premise of recognizing that the other party was at the same level as himself, and now Zhou Ming said that he didn't want to play these boring games with Tang Yu, that is to say, he didn't take Tang Yu seriously at all, so he wanted to report it to the ancestral clan association, so as not to entangle the other party.
Tang Lin gasped, this statement really shocked him, you must know that it is not an ordinary person, but the second heir of the Tang family, although he does not represent the Tang family now, but he also has tens of billions of assets in his hands, which is even higher than the national output value of many small countries in the world, can't this be on the same level as him?
If it was someone else, Tang Lin would definitely think that he was pretending to be b, but Zhou Ming, his words were too natural, as if everything was so logical, this is only when he really reached that level and status can he say such a thing, so what kind of person is he?
Thinking of this, Tang Lin suddenly felt that his original promise to cooperate with him, instead of forcibly marrying Tang Ran, was the most correct decision in his life, although in California, he couldn't think of any way for Zhou Ming to deal with him, but he had a hunch that he would definitely not have a good time.
After three hours of sailing, Zhou Ming Tang Ran and Tang Lin finally arrived in Quan'an, because this time they came with special things, so they came directly to the hall of the old mansion, where Tang Jingsheng, the head of the ancestral hall, and several other Tang elders were waiting for them.
Since it was not the first time to come, they didn't have any nervousness, Tang Ran said directly after greeting a few elders: "Recently, I invested in a movie project called Toy Story, according to my judgment, although this is an animated movie, it will definitely be very popular, but when it was released on the first day yesterday, Tang Yu sent people to block all the Toy Story audiences at the doors of various movie theaters. β
Speaking of this, Tang Ran paused for a moment before continuing: "I just want to ask, shouldn't the inheritance of the Tang family be that each heir is doing his own business and competing well? How can he use such despicable and dirty means behind his back to obstruct others? Or will the ancestral clan allow such a thing to happen, and all the heirs can do whatever it takes to get the inheritance?"
"Of course not," Tang Jingsheng replied to Tang Ran, "The so-called heir assessment, he is just to conduct an all-round assessment of the ability of each heir, this is a kind of healthy competition, and no form of mutual struggle is allowed in the middle." β
"I completely believe in your words, Uncle Tang, and I am also willing to abide by this rule, but now that someone has torn their skin and broken the rules, what should I do?"
Tang Ran glanced back at Zhou Ming as he spoke, and under Zhou Ming's encouraging eyes, Tang Ran stabilized his mood, and finally said to Tang Jingsheng: "So I came here today to say that for this kind of person who maliciously breaks the rules, I ask for the cancellation of his inheritance." β
There was an uproar in the entire hall, although these Tang family elders were all in Quan'an, they also knew very well what was going on outside, so when Tang Ran proposed to come to Quan'an, they had already guessed what Tang Ran was going to do, but now when Tang Ran really said this, everyone was still surprised. You know, that's an inheritance, and it's a second-in-line heir!
"I'm against it!" In the uproar, someone objected, and under Tang Lin's introduction, Zhou Ming knew that it was Tang Yu's father.
"Although Tang Yu's approach is very wrong, but considering that he is a young man, it is inevitable that he will be a little impulsive in doing things, so he did some very excessive things, which also shows that you are very good from another aspect, isn't it?
With Tang Yu's father's words, others also echoed and said that Tang Ran was making a big fuss, Tang Yu just educated and educated, there was no need to cancel his inheritance, it was too cruel.
Listening to the sound of the room full of people talking to Tang Yu, Tang Ran felt very aggrieved and angry, her two little pink fists were clenched, and her red and beautiful little mouth was pouted.
Seeing this, Zhou Ming took her little hand and whispered to her: "If you have anything to say, just say it, don't be afraid of them, have you forgotten what our great leader said? All reactionaries are paper tigers, and these in front of you are the biggest reactionaries!"
Tang Ran bit her lip and nodded firmly, then she turned her head and said to all the elders of the Tang Clan's ancestral hall: "Okay, since all the uncles of the Tang family have said so, then I have nothing to say, I can agree with your statement, criticize and educate Tang Yu, and lock him up for a week at most, without canceling his inheritance." β
Tang Ran's sudden agreement surprised everyone, although everyone didn't know why Tang Ran agreed, but they were full of praise for Tang Ran's reasonableness and respect for the elders, only Tang Jingsheng and Tang Huiyin frowned, because they noticed that what Tang Ran said before was "can agree".
In the midst of praise, Tang Ran continued: "But since the family doesn't punish Tang Yu, this means that the rest of us don't have to follow the rules, we can do whatever we want, anyway, it's just criticizing education." β
Almost before Tang Ran's words fell, someone immediately said: "No! You must abide by the rules, otherwise this inheritance struggle will evolve into a war in which all the heirs are mixed together, and at the same time, the original benign competition will also turn into vicious competition, which is absolutely not allowed by the clan association! If anyone takes the lead, the clan council will definitely cancel his inheritance rights! Tang Ran is that you are the first heir in line to the throne is no exception!"
Listening to the unanimous crusade of everyone in the room, Zhou Ming suddenly burst out laughing, making everyone feel a little inexplicable.
Tang Jingsheng frowned and looked at Zhou Ming and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"Of course I'm laughing at a bunch of sanctimonious hypocrites!" Zhou Ming said, "Tang Yu obviously did something that broke the rules, he just needs to be criticized and educated, if we do the same thing, you will strictly enforce the rules and cancel Tang Ran's inheritance." β
Zhou Ming's two hands were in the air: "You guys are playing with this double standard, or do you not think that Tang Yu's actions are not breaking the rules at all, or do you not agree with Tang Ran's identity as the heir at all, and want to get rid of her quickly?"
In the face of Zhou Ming's questioning one after another, everyone was stunned, and they shook their heads in denial, but Tang Yu's father was stunned, and asked Zhou Ming in turn: "Who are you? This is the clan meeting of the Tang family, what qualifications do you have to speak here?"
Zhou Ming looked back at Tang Yu's father and said meaningfully: "Who am I, what qualifications do I have to speak here, this question is not your turn to ask, you just need to know, if you don't think about how to answer my question, I have the ability to make what I say come true, and the first person I have to deal with must be your son Tang Yu." β
The other party's eyes narrowed into a very dangerous range: "Are you threatening me?"
Zhou Ming nodded with a smile and replied, "You can think so." β
"Very good, I've never seen such a young man as you!" Tang Yu's father gritted his teeth and said to Zhou Ming, "I know about the cities you are in Brighton, but don't think that you can do something wrong in California if you take advantage of the Addams family, I tell you, this world is not as simple as you think, you will pay the price for your actions!"
"Okay, then you can use any tricks quickly, or do you think that just talking about it can make me pay the price?" Zhou Ming said to Tang Yu's father very provocatively.
What else did Tang Yu's father say over there, but at this time, Tang Jingsheng suddenly stood up, he raised his hand and interrupted everyone's words: "Don't talk about it anymore, there are no rules, there is no circle, the reason why our Tang family has been heirloom for more than 150 years is because we are abiding by the rules left by our ancestors, so it is the same today, I support Tang Ran's proposal to cancel Tang Yu's inheritance." β
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Tang Jingsheng's words were like a bombshell, which stunned everyone, and everyone looked at Tang Jingsheng in disbelief.
However, before Tang Jingsheng's words fell, Tang Huiyin said again: "I also support Tang Ran's proposal to cancel Tang Yu's inheritance." β
"You did this on purpose! Why do you want to speak for this unknown woman? You are burying the Tang family, you are destined to not be able to enter the ancestral hall in the future!" Tang Yu's father scolded very viciously.
"The person who doesn't understand the facts is you, and the person who will bury the Tang family is also you. β
Tang Jingsheng first said a word to Tang Yu's father, and then asked people to come over and invite him out, and then he asked Zhou Ming: "Then I cancel Tang Yu's inheritance, which means that you must abide by the rules." β
Although he was surprised by Tang Jingsheng's decision, Zhou Ming still nodded and promised: "Of course, we have always been the most disciplined!"