Wen Jingyuan, with a cigarette between his fingers, chuckled and said, "I failed to take good care of Mr. Lin back then, how can I face Madam again? I'm perfectly fine living here on my own. When I want to see some excitement, I go to the film set to watch the movie crew. When I want some peace and quiet, I practice my martial arts or take a walk. But what brings you here today, Second Young Master? Is business not busy? Or is there something you need me to do?"
"My eldest brother is now in charge of the family business, A-Sen is managing it, A-Jie, A-Kang, Ah Da are all able to help out. I've actually become quite relaxed and have nothing to do, so I came to see Ah Jing." Lin Xiao qia said to Wen Jingyuan, "After I see Ah Jing, the three of us, along with Uncle Bing, will go to your place for a couple of drinks."
After saying that, Lin Xiao qia didn't get back into the car. Instead, he walked up the mountain road. Uncle Bing turned on his small flashlight and used it to illuminate the already dim road for Lin Xiao qia. The two of them headed up the mountain.
Wen Jingyuan stood at the foot of the mountain, watching the two people climbing up, and gently shook his head.
Whether it's the eldest son Lin Xiaoze or the fourth son Lin Xiaosen, in the hearts of Wen Jingyuan, Uncle Bing, and even the old folks who had followed Lin Xizhen to build the family business and were still alive, the one who should truly be the head of the Lin Family is the second son Lin Xiao qia.
When Lin Family Lin Xizhen was suddenly shot and killed, many properties still had outstanding loans. Many people who coveted the Lin Family's wealth planned to take advantage of the situation and seize the land and properties the Lin Family had accumulated. When the family was on the verge of collapse, the other young masters were either studying abroad or still young. Even the first wife was distraught because of her husband's murder. It was the second young master, Lin Xiao qia, who was only 21 years old at the time and had only been managing the family business with Mr. Lin for four years, who was the first to react. He went to see the head of Jardine, the Lin Family's biggest backer, and asked Jardine to help stabilize the situation. Only then did the first wife bring the eldest and third young masters, who had rushed back from abroad, to negotiate with the head of Jardine and take charge of the overall situation.
The First Madam's methods back then were a bit too shrewd.
Wen Jingyuan rarely reminisced about the Lin Family's past, and with a sigh, he shook his head and walked towards his residence at the foot of the mountain.
When Lin Xiao qia and Uncle Bing reached the small building halfway up the Mid-Levels, Huang Liu was leaning against the front of the car smoking. He had noticed two figures walking on the mountain road long ago. Only when he saw Uncle Bing following behind Lin Xiao qia did his expression become slightly serious. He threw away his cigarette butt first, stepped forward, knocked on the door, and entered the small building.
"It's already dark. Does Ah Jing still have guests?" Lin Xiao qia also saw the Ford 49 parked outside and Huang Liu who had just gone in. He slowly turned around, preparing to walk down the mountain. "It's better not to disturb her entertaining guests. Go down and have a couple of drinks with Uncle Yuen. After I see this car leave, I'll trouble Uncle Bing to come up and take two thousand yuan from my wallet for Ah Jing."
"Understood, Second Young Master." Uncle Bing followed behind Lin Xiao qia, preparing to leave as well.
Just then, the door to the small building was pushed open. Lin Yujing, who had received the message from Huang Liu, leaned against the door frame and said in surprise to Lin Xiao qia and the other person, "Second Brother? Uncle Bing? It's you? What brings you here?"
"I had some free time today, so I came to Ngau Tau Shan to relax. I thought you live here, so I wanted to come and visit you, but I saw a car parked outside and was worried you might have guests, so I didn't want to disturb you." Lin Xiao qia turned around and smiled Lin Yujing.
Uncle Bing, standing beside her, also bowed slightly. "Sixth Miss."
Lin Yujing stepped out the door, intending to invite the two in. "No guests, it's Yunzhi's A-Yao's here to visit his third aunt."
Lin Xiao qia noticed that Lin Yujing seemed a little unsteady on her feet, so he took the initiative to step forward and take Lin Yujing hand. "You looked a little gloomy when we met last Spring Festival. Why do you still look so bad after all this time?"
Lin Yujing smiled and didn't say anything. She went into the small building with Lin Xiao qia. As soon as Lin Xiao qia entered the living room, he saw Lin Yujing's daughter, Yunzhi, chatting and laughing with a young man as they carried several dishes out of the kitchen.
The first thing Uncle Bing did after following Lin Xiao qia into the living room was to stare intently at Huang Liu, who stood expressionless in the corner of the living room.
Song Tianyao placed the two dishes he had prepared on the dining table, wiped his hands with the apron he was wearing, turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound, his eyes meeting those of Lin Xiao qia who had just entered.
Chapter 322 Bastard
The Lin Family Building was a commercial building that Lin Xizhen planned to build before his death, but he was shot and killed before construction could officially begin.
After Lin Xiaoze took over the Lin Family business, he built this building on Queen's Road in accordance with his father's wishes. The Lin brothers decorated the conference room in the style of Lin Xizhen's former office, making it look the way Lin Xizhen liked. The conference table and chairs are made of valuable antique-style precious wood, and the walls are decorated with calligraphy or paintings that Lin Xizhen liked, making it look very elegant and grand.
The only problem was the chandelier in the conference room, which was purely in the Europe aristocratic style and clashed somewhat with the overall style of the conference room. However, none of the Lin brothers ever pointed out this problem, nor did anyone suggest replacing it with a new chandelier that would better match the style of the conference room.
"We meet again so soon, Mr. Tang?" Lin Xiaoze, sitting on the left side of the conference room, smiled at Tang Boqi, who had entered with Lin Xiaokang.
Sitting in the center of the conference room, Lin Xiaosen smiled slightly at Tang Boqi, then turned to Lin Xiaoze and asked curiously, "Has Big Brother already met this Mr. Tang before?"
"I just met with Mr. Tang this morning," Lin Xiaoze said from the side.
Inside the meeting room, besides Lin Xiaoze, Lin Xiaosen, and Lin Xiaokang and Tang Boqi who had just entered, there was also Lü Jiansheng, the board secretary of Xizhen Properties, Studwell, the securities advisor of Xizhen Properties.
After the secretaries and assistants who were responsible for making tea for these people left the meeting room, Lin Xiaosen, a vigorous 37-year-old, was the first to speak to Tang Boqi, "Mr. Tang, I just heard from A-Kang that you are Jason's classmate at Boston University in the United States?"
The Jason he mentioned is Lin Xiaoda, the youngest member of the Lin Family in this generation.
"We are indeed alumni, but we've only met a few times before, just a few times in some economics courses," Tang Boqi said with a polite smile.