In Lu Qiang's office…
Carrying serious expressions on his face, Xiao Min was standing in front of Lu Qiang while Lu Qiang was waiting for updates from him, sitting in his chair behind his worktable.
"Sorry for calling you back to the office, boss," Xiao Min said.
"It's fine. I was about to be back. Now tell me."
Lu Qiang knew with no reason Xiao Min won't ask him to come to the office.
"Something unexpected is happening. Ming Industries is stepping into our main sector by going against the things decided in the past and after following them for all these years," Xiao Min replied.
"Hmm!"
Getting such a casual reply from his boss, Xiao Min asked, "Are you not surprised with this, boss?"
"It's a business world and everyone is free to do whatever business they want." Lu Qiang replied calmly.
"What about the things decided by the elders in the past?" Xiao Min asked.
"Those things are with elders but it's not necessary that the young generation will follow it. Ming Rusheng is one talented and ambitious man. Good to see that he is taking business seriously instead of wasting his time on other things."
It surprised Xiao Min again as he didn't mention the name of Ming Rusheng, but his boss could get the situation without him telling anything.
"So what should we do?"
"What we always do. There is always competition around and we have to give our best," Lu Qiang replied.
"Got it, boss." Xiao Min thought about something and asked again, "Boss, will you ever go against the will of the elders the way Young master Ming Rusheng is doing?"
"He and I both are different people, Xiao Min."
"So you won't go against it?"
"My grandfather taught me that family and people around me should always be my priority instead of money."
"Grandpa is always right," Xiao Min said, smiling and Lu Qiang nodded lightly.
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In Ming Rusheng's office…
Ming Rusheng and his uncle Zhang Wei were sitting together.
"Are you sure about it, Ming Rusheng?" Zhang Wei asked.
Nodding Ming Rushen said while going through the files in front of him on his worktable, "Yes uncle. I will break the rules made by a grandfather and father. This time I won't listen to anyone if they try to stop me from doing what I want. All these years, I stayed away from the business just because of my grandfather's oath and I couldn't stand to it. I will work hard to achieve what Mings has been missing all these years, the number one spot."
"Good to know that you are serious this time, but Lu Qiang is not the easy person. He is cunning even more than his father. He is not the top businessman for nothing."
"I know and I will try every means possible to take him down."
Zhang Wei looked at Ming Rusheng with a questioning gaze to know his intentions.
Understanding his uncle's unspoken question, Ming Rusheng replied, "It's easy to take down a building when its own roots weekend and let it fall. We just have to help that root weaken faster."
"You mean…."
"Yes! Use one Lu to take down another one," Ming Rusheng replied.
"Who is that?"
"You will get to know about it, eventually. As I know his weakness now, it won't be hard to get him on our side." Ming Rusheng looked confident.
"Hmm! Are your father and grandfather knows that you will go against what they maintained for all these years?"
"Father won't stop me as to date he was just following grandfather's wish like a filial son but my father doesn't have such a wish. He too wants his son to get what he deserves, so there is nothing for me to offend him. About grandfather, I will find a way for him to not stop me," Ming Rusheng replied confidently as if he had already planned the things.
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At Jiang Residence...
Once Jiang Peizhi finished talking to his dear daughter who was now a married lady, he decided to go back to his study, leaving her alone with her brother who was desperately waiting for their talk to an end.
"I can see three of you are up to something but don't give her any weird ideas." Jiang Peizhi said looking at his son and then to his wife, having seriousness written on his face.
"What are you talking about, honey? I will follow you to the study and let this brother and sister spend some friendly time together," Mo Ruolan said trying to pacify her husband but this time nothing was going to work on him.
"I know what is the meaning of their friendly time," Jiang Peizhi said to his wife and then turned his sight to his son. "She is married now and you should keep it in mind."
Seeing his father serious, Jiang Yang said nothing and just nodded. "Yes, Father."
Jiang Peizhi was not a strict father but a friendly one. He didn't talk much to his kids like his wife but he never stopped them from doing anything. He always put up with the shameless behavior of his son and the arguments between his kids, but now he was being a father whose daughter was a married lady now and he couldn't be an irresponsible father.
Once Jiang Peizhi left, the other three gave out a sigh of relief.
"What's with father. I saw him this much serious after so many years," Jiang Yang said.
"He is a father of one married daughter now so it's obvious for him to react in this way as a daughter's wellbeing is everything for one father," Mo Ruolan replied.
"Right. But he suddenly looked so scary," Jiang Yang said, and Jiang Yuyan nodded.
"Don't worry. I will go to your father and both of you can talk." Saying Mo Ruolan left to go to the study but halted in her tracks to turn around and said, "I trust her with you so do whatever you feel is the best," Mo Ruolan said to her son and then left.