BXBX NOVEL Chapter 251 - Two-Hundred and Fifty-One: Discussion
Bai Jie hurriedly stepped forward and gently comforted her, saying, “Zheng Xiu, don’t mind Chang Hui. You know how she is. She just said that because she was feeling anxious. However, we really do need Yun Liu’s help to deal with this matter. She’s familiar with the rules and the way things are done here, after all.”
Zheng Xiu nodded. “Don’t worry, Bai Jie. Yun Liu is a sensible child. She will put our Gu family first.”
“She’s a good child. We won’t forget her efforts; our Gu family will reward her handsomely for this,” Bai Jie quickly replied.
For once, Chang Hui didn’t argue. After Zheng Xiu left to look for her daughter, Chang Hui urgently told the others, “There’s something more important than the reporters and Gu Fei’s matter right now—something we have to tell Gu Ping and Gu Su as soon as possible! Uncle Gu Bei and Aunt Chen Yao are determined to take Yun Nan in as their granddaughter and want to leave all their assets to her!”
Gu An was stunned and blurted out, “There’s no way they would do that.”
Chang Hui stomped her feet. “I heard this from Aunt Chen Yao herself! Didn’t the Yun family give Yun Liu a company? Aunt Chen Yao was very unhappy at that; she felt the Yun family wasn’t being fair to their biological daughter. She said that the Yun family should pretend Yun Nan, their biological daughter, doesn’t exist; they’ll raise Yun Nan from now on, and they’ll give all their assets to her!”
Gu An and Bai Jie looked at each other. Bai Jie mumbled, “No way. Uncle Gu Bei can’t possibly give everything to Yun Nan, right? She’s just an adopted daughter—no, she’s just an unrelated granddaughter. Would Uncle Gu Bei seriously go so far for her? We, the Gu family, are his flesh and blood relatives, not her!”
“What if it’s true?” Chang Hui demanded. “What if Uncle Gu Bei and Aunt Chen
Yao really decide to do so?”
Bai Jie and Gu An went silent. Chang Hui saw this and calmed herself before continuing, “Bai Jie, if you think about it, even if Uncle Gu Bei and Aunt Chen Yao’s assets are distributed to the Gu family, my branch of the family won’t get anything, so the main party who would be losing out if they give their assets to Yun Nan instead are you guys, isn’t it? Bai Jie, your daughters, Gu Rou and the other three, have all married off, so in the end, Gu Fei would inherit Aunt and Uncle’s assets if it weren’t for Yun Nan.”
“Look at Yun Nan’s attitude today. She’s already finding Gu Fei an eyesore! This means she already knew Uncle Gu Bei and Aunt Chen Yao planned to leave her their assets. She must have coaxed Aunt Chen Yao and Uncle Gu Bei into promising her their assets long ago. That’s why she’s wary of Gu Fei and dislikes him so much!”
Bai Jie raised her head in shock. Chang Hui became more and more certain of her plan as she spoke, “I mean, think about it; Yun Nan’s surname isn’t Gu. Even if her adoptive mother, Uncle Gu Bei’s biological daughter, were still alive, she’s only a daughter. So when it comes to distributing the family assets, it’s only natural that your main Gu family would also get a portion.”
“Now that that daughter is gone, all of Aunt and Uncle’s assets should rightfully be yours and Gu Fei’s. And this Yun Nan, who appeared out of nowhere, wants to inherit all of it? What’s all that about?! That’s absurd!”
“Those assets belong to Uncle Gu Bei, so they naturally belong to the Gu family! Yun Nan’s surname isn’t even Gu, so there’s no reason to give her our family’s assets! But look at Uncle Gu Bei and Aunt Chen Yao’s attitude! They’re clearly partial toward Yun Nan and take her side in everything, so much so that they don’t even care about Gu Fei anymore. That Yun Nan is a scourge to our family if you ask me!”
Bai Jie bit her lip and remained silent. Gu An spoke softly, “Bai Jie, I think Chang Hui has a point. Why don’t I call my brothers now and discuss this with them?”
Bai Jie nodded lightly. Before Gu An went to make the call, Chang Hui called out to him and stated, “Gu An, please mention to your brothers the issue of having Uncle Gu Bei and Aunt Chen Yao adopt one of our kids. We need to put that on the agenda as soon as possible.”
Gu An suddenly brightened when he heard that, and Bai Jie also realized where Chang Hui was going with all this. Gu An thought, ‘Just as Chang Hui said, even if Gu Bei’s assets were distributed to the Gu family, iCd have little to do with our branch of the family. Most ofit would probably go to the main family; the amount we would get would be a mere pittance. But if Gu Bei adopts one of our kids, we could also get a share of the pie. ‘
“Chang Hui, if Uncle Gu Bei agrees to adopt, who do you plan to offer to him?” Bai Jie asked.
“Since this is to continue Uncle Gu Bei’s line, we’ll let him adopt Gu He!” Chang Hui answered proudly.
‘I knew it! Bai Jie thought but outwardly showed a shocked expression. “But Gu He is the only male in both your branch families!”
Chang Hui shrugged. “This is the only way to show our sincerity! Uncle Gu Bei and Aunt Chen Yao value relationships; this is the only way to move their hearts. If I were to, say, offer Yun Liu, who we just got back into the family, don’t you think that would be too insincere?”
Bai Jie nodded but knew better. ‘Indeed, Chang Hui wasn’t one to do things without benefits,’ she thought. ‘That woman is scheming so hard and so ambitious that she’s encroaching on my territory. I’m right here, and the Gu main family is still around! She has no right to what’s ours!
But today, Bai Jie had to swallow her anger no matter what because the trouble her son had caused had yet to be resolved !