This was also an important reason Cheng Yan's mother had called Cheng Lang earlier to beg for mercy. If Cheng Lang truly did as he said and took his biological parents to court for abandonment, sending them to prison, then the Cheng Family's influence in Chengyi Restaurant would definitely be reduced to the very bottom.
The fact that Cheng Xingwang and his wife wanted Cheng Yan to inherit the family business had already drawn opposition from the other shareholders and senior executives. They were old brothers who had fought alongside Cheng Xingwang to build the business, as well as shareholders from the other branches of the Cheng Family. Everyone agreed that Chengyi Restaurant had been built through everyone's hard work. It was not the Cheng Family's private property. As for the successor, the capable should take the position. Ideally, the shareholders should convene a meeting and vote to select the successor, rather than letting Cheng Xingwang and his wife have the final say. Cheng Yan was indeed Cheng Xingwang's biological son, but he could not cook, and at present, he clearly lacked the ability and experience to manage a restaurant. No matter how one looked at it, Cheng Yan was obviously not a qualified heir. If they truly allowed Cheng Yan to inherit Chengyi Restaurant and its business suffered in the future, everyone's interests would be affected.
More troublesome still, Cheng Xingwang and his wife currently held only 33% of the shares combined. Although they were the largest shareholders of Chengyi Restaurant, they did not possess absolute control.
In other words, if Cheng Xingwang really went to prison for abandonment, and the other shareholders convened a meeting to select a successor while Cheng Yan failed to inherit Chengyi Restaurant, the Cheng Family would very likely be driven out of management