The following Tuesday morning, Lin Qi was invited to Patu's estate.
Lin Qi had given him plenty of time to prepare a gift, and this time, Patu personally came out to the entrance to welcome Lin Qi. Several important members of the family followed behind him, including the foremost heir of the next generation.
Of course, not Anna.
Anna lacked the ability and boldness to become the next generation's heir. Although, from a long-term perspective, her shares in Lin Qi's Private Equity Fund could be considered an excellent deal.
But for the family, it was not the optimal choice.
Every great family faced the same problems after reaching its peak.
The first was how to find a path upward again and raise the family's strength once more.
The second was how to stop the overall downward trend and stabilize the family completely.
Anna was not up to the task. Her performance was far below Patu's expectations, so she had also been excluded from the position of foremost heir.
Patu introduced Lin Qi to some of the important family members. He hoped that Lin Qi—or rather, that they—would have more contact with him.
This was one of the ways human networks were formed, and the most important one: inheritance!
Of course, it was only "one of them." There were more methods besides inheritance, which was what was known as "polymorphism."
The group entered the estate and then dispersed, leaving only a man somewhat older than Lin Qi beside Patu to serve them.
The man was Patu's son. He was already thirty-five or thirty-six, but because he lived well, had few worries, and took good care of himself, he looked somewhat younger.
They did not go directly to an indoor room. Instead, they went to the Horse Farm behind the estate. Patu