Wen Chengze was utterly unconcerned with other people's affairs, but he cared deeply about matters involving his own family.
Ever since his father had called him two days ago, he had immediately begun investigating the situation back home.
Father Wen nodded. "That's right. The previous head of the Zhong Household had only one daughter, but she had no interest in the business world. Her live-in son-in-law, on the other hand, was exceptionally invested, yet the Zhong family head had never relinquished his position. Now that he finally had, he skipped over the couple entirely and directly handed the reins to his grandson."
Wen Chenglin continued, "This heir has never been involved in this kind of work. He's even a celebrity in the entertainment industry. How could the people beneath him possibly be willing to accept such a massive enterprise being handed over to him?"
Although Wen Chengze had never involved himself in such matters, he was not stupid.
Naturally, Wen Chengze understood the logic behind it.
Their dependent families alone had already gained such enormous profits. Without the Zhong Household keeping them in check, they might gain even more. At first, perhaps no one would care, but as time passed, how could no one begin entertaining crooked thoughts?
Before, everyone had maintained a veneer of harmony only because the previous Zhong family head had ruled with an iron fist, and no one had dared challenge his authority. But now, things were different.
With a green kid taking the field, quite a few people had probably started making plans.
"So quite a few people should be forming factions now, right?" After giving it some thought, Wen Chengze understood.
"That's right. Many families have that idea now, though they haven't brought it fully into the open yet. The family gathering in three days will be a test."
Even if he was just a green kid, how could families like theirs, which had all developed by relying on the Zhong Household, not be wary? After all, the previous Zhong family head was not actually dead.
So the safest course was to probe this new family head's capabilities, then form alliances, and finally slowly devour the Zhong Household.
Wen Chengze could understand what those families wanted to do, but what he could not understand was why his father and older brother were so troubled as well.
"Dad, Brother, if you don't want to get involved in this, you can just play deaf and dumb and remain neutral. Don't recruit anyone, and don't let anyone recruit you. Why are you so troubled now?"
Father Wen sighed. If it were really as simple as his younger son said, that would be wonderful.
"The Wen Household has achieved its current status entirely through the Zhong Household's support. And what we hold in our hands is surely what those people with ulterior motives want to obtain. We cannot possibly stay out of this conflict."
Now things were much more serious.
Those with ulterior motives were naturally not good people. If they failed to win the Wen Household over, they might do anything. Moreover, the Zhong Household might not necessarily trust the Wen Household either. Perhaps they would even find an excuse to get rid of them when the time came. In an instant, the Wen Household had become a target for everyone.
After thinking it through so carefully, Wen Chengze understood why his father and older brother were so anxious and upset.
Actually, according to Wen Chengze's thinking, he could simply persuade his father and older brother to give up their domestic business and go abroad with him. But Wen Chengze knew that was unrealistic.
He did not know what his father held in his hands, but it was definitely not something that could be easily handed over. Then there was the family company. Although they were dependents of the Zhong Household, the Wen Household's current position was largely the result of their own efforts. They had been striving since his grandfather's generation.
If he dared tell his father to give up, his grandfather might crawl up from underground and kill him before his father even had the chance.
After turning it over in his mind, he still could not think of any good way to resolve the current situation.
For a time, the study fell silent.
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