Weng family

Biodata

Branches and Members

History

Separation of Weng Shao

Nineteen years before the reunion, Weng Hanyu and Gu Yifei's infant son, Weng Chengye, disappeared while being taken out by his nanny. The nanny vanished as well, and the Third Branch spent the following nineteen years searching for him. 82

The later investigation established that maid Lan Huifang had planned the abduction with Deng Aniu. Although Lan Huizhi warned Liao Fangzhi, Weng Hanlin and Liao Fangzhi secretly enabled the kidnapping by diverting household security. After the kidnappers reached Malaysia, a Malaysian Chinese man took the child and arranged with the Second Branch to send him to the mainland in exchange for assistance with his land dispute. 98

Weng Yingjie eventually obtained the abducted child from traffickers and raised him as Weng Shao. Despite treating him as his biological son in public, the Jinghai household neglected him, left him to care for the paralyzed Weng Yingxiong, and resisted paying for his education. 2 58

Conflict with the Jinghai Weng Family

Weng Shao's demand for recognition and educational support exposed the Jinghai family's treatment of him. Weng Yingjie, Zhou Shujing, Weng Zhen, and Weng Sui repeatedly attempted to contain the scandal through public reconciliation, legal pressure, and attacks on his reputation. 10 36 43

With Pei Xingze's backing, Weng Shao used defamation litigation, media exposure, and stock-market operations to weaken Weng Group. Pei Group first entered its board with a 19.99% stake; Weng Shao, holding 4.99%, received a board seat and became Pei Group's deputy director of investment. 55

Weng Shao then pressured Weng Yingjie into pledging shares held under Zhou Shujing's and his sons' names. Pei Group acquired the pledged 10%, raising its holding to 30% and becoming Weng Group's largest shareholder, while the Jinghai household's internal alliance collapsed. 72

After Weng Shao's biological identity became public, he and Pei Group removed Weng Yingjie from Weng Group's board for dereliction of duty. The former household fractured further: Zhou Shujing turned against Weng Yingjie, Weng Zhen resented him, and Weng Sui learned that he was born from Zhou Shujing's affair with Weng Yingjie's brother. 79 81

Return to the Hong Kong Weng Family

Gu Yifei and Weng Hanyu confirmed Weng Shao as their missing son and reunited with him in Jinghai. Weng Shao retained the name he had used for two lifetimes rather than resuming the name Weng Chengye. 81 83

At a reunion banquet, Weng Hanyu and Gu Yifei publicly recognized Weng Shao as the Third Branch's only son and transferred their combined 62% holding in Han Yi Group to him. He became the group's largest shareholder and sole heir. 83

The return placed Weng Shao at the center of the Hong Kong family's succession concerns. Some relatives welcomed him and offered luxury homes, cars, and a game company, while others feared that his financial ability and alliance with the Pei family would upset the established balance between branches. 84 86

Exposure of the Kidnapping Conspiracy

The truth behind Weng Shao's disappearance emerged after Zhou Shujing supplied old account books following her divorce from Weng Yingjie. The investigation linked Liao Fangzhi's natal family, the Second Branch, and the Malaysian intermediary who had arranged the infant's transfer. 97 99

Weng Hanlin and Liao Fangzhi were exposed as collaborators in the kidnapping scheme. The Liao family's role in concealing and facilitating the crime led to its downfall; Liao Fangzhi and Weng Hanlin were imprisoned, while Liao Yunsheng was sent to a sanatorium by his own children. 98 99 102

Corporate Holdings and Succession

Internal Conflicts

• Weng Shao and the Jinghai household — Weng Shao rejected Weng Yingjie's attempts to reclaim authority over him, regarding offers of reconciliation as efforts to control him rather than fulfill parental responsibility 36.
• Weng Shao and Weng Hanlin/Liao Fangzhi — The Second Branch's involvement in his abduction made them targets of Weng Shao's investigation and retaliation 98 99.
• Weng Shao and Weng Hanru — Weng Hanru feared Weng Shao's influence over the family fortune and later faced exposure for transferring company assets through his position 113 120.
• Third Branch and the elders — After conflict over the family's conduct and Weng Group's crisis, Weng Hanyu, Gu Yifei, and Weng Shao moved out of the family villa. Weng Shao publicly declined inheritance rights to Weng Group. 121
• Old Master Weng and Weng Shao — Old Master Weng attempted to bind Weng Shao to the Hong Kong Weng Group through voting rights, but Weng Shao showed little interest in managing it 110.

Notable Members

• Weng Shao / Weng Chengye — Long-lost Third Branch heir; founder of Jianghu Net, largest shareholder of Han Yi Group, and a key force in Pei Group's takeover of Jinghai Weng Group 81 83.
• Weng Hanyu — Weng Shao's biological father and the Third Branch's head; searched for his son for nineteen years and transferred his Han Yi Group shares to him 82 83.
• Gu Yifei — Weng Shao's biological mother; co-founded the Child Bond Charity Foundation and remained protective of Weng Shao after their reunion 83 86.
• Weng Yueting — Patriarch of the Hong Kong Weng family; revised his will to place shareholder voting rights in Weng Shao's hands 81 110.
• Weng Hanru — Eldest son and former designated heir; his branch was suspected after Weng Shao's abduction and later implicated in asset transfers from Hong Kong Weng Group 81 120.
• Weng Hanlin — Second son; participated with Liao Fangzhi in arranging Weng Shao's removal to the mainland 98.
• Weng Yingjie — Head of the separate Jinghai Weng household; raised Weng Shao after obtaining him from traffickers and later lost control of Weng Group 79.
• Weng Zhen — Weng Yingjie and Zhou Shujing's biological son; formerly executive president of Weng Group and a persistent opponent of Weng Shao 55 78.
• Weng Sui — Raised as Weng Yingjie's son; later discovered to be the product of Zhou Shujing's affair with Weng Yingjie's brother 81.