Chapter 192: Will?
"Uncle Yi? Why are you here? Xia Zhengling said in surprise and hurriedly greeted him.
There were two people who entered, and in front of him was an old man of about sixty or seventy years old, dressed in a Chinese-style white robe, his face was full of red light, and his silver-white hair was combed back, looking energetic.
The man in the back was about fifty years old, dressed in a black robe, lined with a white angular shirt and tie, and wearing a symbolic golden wig on his head.
The black robe, the white horned shirt and tie, and the wig all indicate his identity as a barrister. The man was still holding a black box in his hand, and followed behind the former with a solemn expression.
The silver-haired old man in front of him is not only known to Xia Zhengling, but also to Xia Zhenghe, Xia Zhengjun, and Xia Zhengen, and many people in the Xia family know each other.
Because this person is none other than Mrs. Xia's most trusted best friend during his lifetime - Yi Qianlong! Every time Mrs. Xia makes a heavy decision, even if she doesn't discuss it with her family, she will definitely discuss it with Yi Qianlong and listen to his opinion, so Yi Qianlong is a very special existence in the Xia family, and his influence on the Xia family can be described as pivotal.
Therefore, seeing Xia Zhengling greet him, Xia Zhenghe and the three of them also hurriedly greeted him, and after a while of greetings, they invited Yi Qianlong and the person behind him to the upper seat and sat down.
Yi Qianlong said: "The old friend left too suddenly, and he didn't come to see him off!" I heard that the children of the Xia family were going to hold a conference today, and I remembered that Xia Lao left something with me back then, so I rushed to send it over! ”
Xia Zhengling said: "I don't know what my father left behind with Uncle Yi?" ”
Yi Qianlong said: "It's a letter, but it should be regarded as a will!" Because Xia Lao told that this letter could only be opened after he passed away, I think it should be regarded as a will! ”
What's the horse? Will?!
As soon as Yi Qianlong said this, it immediately caused an uproar, and he had never heard of any will left by the old man!
Many people's faces have changed, especially Xia Zhenghe, Xia Zhengjun, Xia Zhengen, and Li Qin, the reason why they have today's actions is because the old man died suddenly, and he did not make any arrangements for the future before he died.
And if the old man left a will in advance and made arrangements for the aftermath, then wouldn't everything they did be in vain? and was exposed to such a big scandal, it can be said that he lost his wife and lost his army.
So Li Qin immediately asked, "Uncle Yi, I've never heard my father talk about how he once made a will?" ”
Yi Qianlong smiled: "It's not surprising that you haven't heard of it, because this will was left by Xia Lao five years ago. Except for Mr. Xia, me, and this lawyer Sun, no one else knows about this matter. ”
Five years ago?! The year Xia Qingge ran away from home?
Now, everyone knows that this may be true.
Yi Qianlong has been living in Hong Kong all these years, five years ago, Mrs. Xia was extremely depressed because of Xia Qingge's running away from home, so she went to Hong Kong to find Yi Qianlong for a while, this matter is known to almost everyone in the Xia family, but I didn't expect him to make a will during that period.
"That'...... May I ask Uncle Yi, what is the content of the will? Li Qin asked cautiously - this is what she cares about the most.
Not only her, but also many people are concerned. Hearing Li Qin ask, many people's ears pricked up, for fear of missing a word.
Yi Qianlong said: "How do I know this?" At that time, after Mr. Xia wrote the will, lawyer Sun was the legal adviser and I was the witness, and then the will was sealed in this box, and no one had opened it for five years. So except for Xia Lao, no one knows what the content of the will is. But you'll find out right away. Because Xia Lao ordered that this letter could only be made public after his death. It just so happened that I heard that you were holding a family meeting today, so I rushed over to fulfill his last wish for my old friend! ”
Turning his head to the middle-aged man in a barrister's robe, he said, "Lawyer Sun, you see, almost all the people of the Xia family have arrived today, do you meet the conditions for opening this box?" ”
Lawyer Sun, who was dressed in court attire, stood up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am Sun Qi, the legal agent entrusted by Mrs. Xia before her death, and I am fully responsible for the legal matters related to Mrs. Xia's will. According to the requirements of Mrs. Xia before her death, there are three conditions that must be met to open this box, and only when these three conditions are met can the box be opened and his will published. ”
Sun Qi paused a little when he said this, and the venue was so quiet that he could even hear a needle dropping. Everyone was thinking in their hearts, what kind of will did the old lady make immediately? Do you have to be so cautious, you have to meet three conditions to even open this box?
Sun Qi continued: "The first condition is that this box can only be opened after the death of Old Lady Xia, and this condition is obviously already met. Now I'm going to determine whether the other two conditions are met.
The second condition is that more than half of the children of the Xia family must be present. May I ask if the children of the Xia family present now have reached or exceeded half? ”
What about half? It's just a net, and those who can move and those who can't move are here!
After receiving an affirmative answer, Sun Qi said again: "Okay, now that more than half of the children of the Xia family have been concentrated here, the second condition has been met." Here is the third condition: Mr. Xia Zhengling must be present. Who is Mr. Xia Zhengling? ”
Xia Zhengling must be present? No one expected that the third condition set by Old Lady Xia turned out to be this, as soon as Sun Qi's voice fell, everyone's eyes were focused on Xia Zhengling.
Li Qin felt her heart sink violently, and intuitively she could feel that this was not a good thing for her! Xia Zheng and the three brothers looked at each other, and they also had the same thoughts. But until the box was opened and the contents of the will were known, they couldn't do anything, and there was nothing they could do.
Xia Zhengling stood up and said, "Lawyer Sun, I am Xia Zhengling!" ”
Sun Qi glanced at Xia Zhengling, then turned to face the audience, "May I ask everyone present, do you confirm that this person is the eldest son of Old Lady Xia, Mr. Xia Zhengling?" ”
Confirm, of course confirm! If you don't know it, you'll see the hell! I fought with him to the death just now. So even Li Qin, Xia Zheng and them had to confirm this.
Sun Qi said: "Okay, now the three conditions for opening the box have been met and meet the requirements." It's time to open the box. ”
As he spoke, he took the black box and put it on the table, "This box is pasted with the seal of the old lady Xia's handwritten handwriting, please confirm whether this is the old lady Xia's words?" There is no sign that the box has ever been opened. ”
Old lady Xia's words are a must in Yangcheng, and almost no one can imitate them, so his words are easy to recognize. Although the seal is very old, it is also well pasted, and there is no trace of any damage at all.
"Good!" After everyone confirmed it, Sun Qi said: "Confirmed, now you can open it!" According to Mrs. Xia's request, I will read the contents of the will in public. ”
Li Qin, Xia Zhenghe and the others are becoming more and more worried, these things arranged by the old man, every step seems to be guarding against others from doing things, what will he write?
Just when Li Qin and Xia Zhenghe were worried, Sun Qi had already opened the box.
There was only a white letterhead in the box, folded and neatly placed there. Old lady Xia's powerful handwriting on the back of the paper can be faintly seen even if you don't open the letterhead.
Although there is only this thin piece of paper, everyone knows its weight, and this piece of paper will determine the wealth distribution of the entire Xia family!
Sun Qi took out the will, showed it to everyone, then opened it and read it in public......
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When Sun Qi finished reading the will, almost all the other Xia family members except Xia Zhengling, Xiao Yun, Xia Qingge, and Huo Yulan were stunned, or rather, they were scorched!
Because this will of Mrs. Xia can be described as quite sharp!
The will is not long, just a few short sentences.
But even these few short sentences weigh more than a thousand pounds.
To sum up, Mrs. Xia only explained three things in her will.
First, Xia Zhengling is still the parent of the Xia family!
Second, Mrs. Xia's own 32.5% family equity was all inherited by Xia Zhengling!
Third, if Xia Qingge was still not engaged to the Li family when Old Lady Xia died, the marriage contract would be cancelled!
It's so sharp, it's so sharp!
As if she had expected the Xia family to have today's situation, Old Lady Xia actually solved all the outstanding major matters of the Xia family at once! It's like an unpredictable prophet.
As soon as this will came out, Xia Zhengling immediately had an absolute advantage.
Since he is still a parent, he does not have to give up the 5% he has been blessed as a parent, which is still 17.5%. Coupled with the 32.5% inherited from Mrs. Xia, this is 50% of the equity, which is an absolute control!
This also means that Xia Zhengling, the parent, will suddenly change from the original weak parent who may be rebelled at any time to a strong parent with absolute control, no one can compete with him, and no one can rebel against him!
Xia Zhengling's words will have absolute authority like Old Lady Xia in the Xia family from now on, and even surpass it. The huge surprise that suddenly fell from the sky made Xia Zhengling burst into tears.
How many years have passed, his orders can't be carried out, the people below have their own ideas but can't realize them, and now, this qiē is going to become history! How could he not be excited? Isn't this exactly what I have wanted for years but have not been able to achieve? The Xia family, I finally see hope!
And Xia Qingge is more concerned about Mrs. Xia's arrangements for her marriage. Seeing that my struggle for so many years has finally come to fruition, how much bitterness and pain will eventually become the past, and after the wind and rain, I will finally see the rainbow! Xia Qingge glanced at Xiao Yun, and for a while he had the urge to crawl in his arms and cry!
But obviously, not everyone was satisfied with this will, in other words, except for a few people such as Xia Zhengling, no one was satisfied with this will.
As soon as this will was read, the vast majority of the Xia family members were repeating one sentence in their hearts: This is not true!
In this will, Old Lady Xia only mentioned Xia Zhengling and Xia Qingge, and everyone else didn't mention a word at all, that is to say, Old Lady Xia pinned all his hopes on Xia Zhengling and Xia Qingge, and completely abandoned the others!
But that's not the end of the story, there's something sharper.
After reading the will, Sun Qi continued: "Regarding this will, the last thing that Mrs. Xia explained is: all the children of the Xia family must strictly follow the requirements of this will, if anyone objects or does not obey, they will be expelled from the house immediately, and the family equity they enjoy will be fully recovered by their parents!" ”
After Sun Qi finished speaking, he handed over the will to Xia Zhengling, and then sat down. At this point, his work is officially completed.
Yi Qianlong said: "I am a witness to this matter, and I can prove that every word that Lawyer Sun said is true!" ”
Shock!
Absolutely shocking!
Li Qin felt that she was completely ossified, she couldn't believe it, she didn't want to believe it, she didn't want to believe that this was the old lady's will, this was the truth! If this is the case, it means that she has paid such a huge and heavy price, but in the end, she can only fall into nothing.
Not only did Li Qin not want to believe it, but in fact, except for Xia Zhengling, Xia Qingge, and Huo Yulan, almost all the children of the Xia family were unwilling to believe it. Even Xia Zhengling didn't expect his father to make such an arrangement.
Old lady Xia made this will and kept all the Xia family members in the dark, which is equivalent to putting all the Xia family members together after death.
But Mrs. Xia seems to have overlooked one thing: no matter what happens, as long as interests are involved, there will inevitably be distribution problems. As long as it is unevenly distributed, there will be quarrels.
And the distribution of benefits in Mrs. Xia's will is no longer uneven, it is simply absolute favoritism!
Therefore, except for Xia Zhengling and a few other Liao Liao, no one is willing to accept this will.
For a while, voices questioning the authenticity of this will came one after another, and the venue suddenly became chaotic.
Xia Zhengling said loudly: "The will can't be fake, you can take a look, this word is indeed my father's handwriting, it definitely can't be fake!" ”
Xia Zhengling said well, Mrs. Xia loves calligraphy, after decades of immersion, Mrs. Xia's calligraphy has become a family of its own, it is a must in Yangcheng, and it cannot be imitated at all. From this point alone, you can judge whether a will is true or false.
However, when everyone believes that something is false, even if it is true, it will definitely become false!
As soon as Xia Zhengling said this, it immediately attracted greater doubts, and some people even began to question that Yi Qianlong and Xia Zhengling joined forces to cause this situation.
"Smack!" Suddenly, Yi Qianlong took the case.
He is not Xia Zhengling, when the flames of war burn on him, how can he sit idly by? What's more, almost all the people here are his juniors, and being questioned by a group of juniors, but what does he have face?
Yi Qianlong shouted angrily: "A group of ignorant juniors! Do you suspect that Yi concocted this will? What a bastard! You don't inquire, I'm Yi Qianlong all my life, when have I ever done something sorry for my friends?! ”
Yi Qianlong is right. He is not only a rich man who can almost match Li Jiacheng, but also a very committed person, and there is even a saying in Hong Kong's rich circle: It is better to get a thousand gold, than to get Yi Qianlong Yinuo!
Such a person, even if he himself says that he will be sorry for his friends, I am afraid that no one will believe it.
"And this lawyer Sun Qisun, who is the most famous barrister in Hong Kong, has a reputation resounding in Hong Kong and Hong Kong, and has never committed perjury for decades. Xia Lao is our best friend again, will we deceive his children and grandchildren? Who do you think of me Yi Qianlong? In vain, I came to deliver this will to you in person! ”
Yi Qianlong also had great prestige in the Xia family, he was so angry that all those who dared to question immediately became submissive and speechless. What's more, their doubts are unfounded?
Only Xiao Yun believes that this will must be true. Old Lady Xia's shrewdness, with his three-layer potential strength, he can't see through his thoughts, how can this old fox not reserve a backhand?
The reason why he wants to keep it so strict is that he has guessed in advance that if these disdainful descendants of his own know that there is a will, they will definitely try their best to know the contents of it, and then force him to make changes!
Only now did Xiao Yun realize that in fact, Old Lady Xia completely trusted Xia Zhengling.
The reason why he made that posture of grasping power, trusting Li Qin, and listening to and believing is completely releasing smoke. The descendants of the Xia family have collectively fallen and acted indiscriminately, and this kind of smoke bomb of Old Lady Xia can greatly reduce Xia Zhengling's pressure. Xiao Yun even believed that Old Lady Xia might have expected that someone would attack him in advance.
If there is one person present who can remain calm, I am afraid it is Xia Mingyang, who is still lame, he did not quarrel or argue, just sat there quietly.
But anyone who noticed him could find that from the beginning of the meeting, his eyes never left Xia Zhengling and Xiao Yun, like a poisonous snake that chooses people to devour!
This book is derived from reading books