Chapter 332: Chapter 332
Gong Ruini listened to such a blatant threat and thought Zhang Lan would surely make a scene.
Like crying even more, or rolling on the floor, saying things like how unfortunate she is or how unfilial the children are.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Lan actually climbed up quickly, "Your old mother isn’t dead yet, and you’re already dividing your dad’s money."
"Don’t you know there’s my money in it?" Zhang Lan knew this was not the time to throw a fit.
Now that the old man is gone, no one will care about her emotions, not even Gong Qiang, unless she gets money.
Right, it’s money, without it, Zhang Lan really can’t imagine how her life would be.
"So what if it’s your money? If it weren’t for you, how could it have ended up with the Dong family?"
Gong Zhuang would never give this money to Zhang Lan; if he did, what would be left for him?
This whole fuss today was for that little bit of money, "Old Fourth, what do you think we should do with this money?"
Hearing Gong Zhuang ask Gong Zheng for advice, Zhang Lan felt a bit pleased; Gong Zheng would definitely not agree to split the money.
If nothing had happened at the factory today and he hadn’t been penalized, Gong Zheng wouldn’t want to share the money either; with the money in Zhang Lan’s hands, he could keep a close watch, but knowing his penalty was publicized, the family’s view of him might change.
With Zhang Lan capable of both supporting Gong Qiang in dismissing him for promotion, and stepping on him when he’s down, Zhang Lan had done it before.
Realizing this, Gong Zheng understood how to handle the money, "Mom, I think the money should be divided into five parts, one for each of us four brothers, and one for you."
"What, why do I only get one part?" Zhang Lan naturally wouldn’t agree and really didn’t understand why Gong Zheng said this.
"I don’t want it." Gong Tao was the first to refuse the money.
To him, this money was difficult to hold, it was scorching hot money.
"You don’t want it, then give Gong Tao’s share to me." Zhang Lan, hearing Gong Tao refuse, wanted to seize his share first.
Give it to Zhang Lan? Not a chance. Gong Tao quickly denied, "While everyone’s here, I’ll express my opinion: I’m giving up my share of the family’s money and house."
"My share will go to Gong Qiang, Gong Zhuang, and Gong Zheng, and I need you to sign an agreement that in the future, I won’t be responsible for mom’s elder care."
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Hearing that he even had a share, Gong Qiang was overjoyed, naturally having no objections. "I have no objection."
Though Gong Zhuang felt a bit dissatisfied, he knew that since Gong Tao already decided, there was no room for negotiation, and it was still a notable income to count on, which was good. "I have no objection either."
Gong Zheng glanced up at Gong Tao, then lowered his head, "No objection from me either."
Hearing these three speak, Gong Tao felt uncomfortable, what, no objections, really, they were getting money, what could they possibly disagree with?
"Since that’s settled, let’s sign it. After all, mom’s retirement pension is enough for her to live on." Gong Tao again emphasized this point, "In the future, don’t say I’m staying in the Northeast and not coming back to care for mom."
"That definitely won’t happen." Though opportunistic, Gong Zhuang knew executing tasks with money was far better than Gong Qiang, who only wanted money but didn’t work.
"By the way, second brother, are you really not planning on coming back?" Gong Zheng was concerned about this point, "It seems now that some who were wronged can apply for a review and be transferred back."
Gong Zheng really didn’t expect anything from Gong Qiang or Gong Zhuang, as long as they didn’t drag him down it was fine, it wouldn’t be possible for them to help his career at all.
As for father-in-law Wu Zhen, Gong Zheng really didn’t dare put all his hopes on him, father-in-law had connections but would only give them to his brother-in-law, so if Gong Tao could return it would be a good thing.
Second brother return? Gong Zhuang was a bit stunned, but for him, if Gong Tao could actually come back, it would be good news, he could benefit from having two successful brothers.
Gong Qiang was the person least willing for Gong Tao to return, even if Gong Tao didn’t return to his former position, his mentor and fellow peers were there, what if they were willing to promote Gong Tao?
Gong Qiang didn’t want to be a dust particle while his brother returned low-profile and then was high-profile promoted, he couldn’t imagine how his colleagues would laugh at him.
Return? Gong Tao hadn’t heard any rumors of that sort, nor had any related department sent him a letter, "I haven’t received such notice, nor have I thought about returning."
Even if it looked like a major issue had been resolved, had it truly been? Gong Tao didn’t think so, who knows what other troublesome matters might arise later.
Since everything here was a mess, why should he remain stuck in such mire?
If he really did get transferred back, would these brothers leave him alone?
Would the Cai Family leave him alone?
Would Zhang Lan leave him alone?
Gong Tao could foresee, before his transfer order reached the Northeast, they had already planned on extracting advantages from him, later living off his family.
The thought of returning to the old path made Gong Tao shiver, "I haven’t even thought of coming back."
Cai Meina, hearing Gong Zhuang say he could return, felt conflicted, if he truly could, it would be good for the two children, but they would face all sorts of busy changes.
Why hadn’t Cai Meina gone to the Cai Family in days, it was precisely because she didn’t want to see their downtrodden state, nor hear her parents complain how difficult life was.
Upon hearing Gong Tao express he didn’t want to return, Cai Meina felt relieved too.
Gong Ruini felt even more relieved, their life in the Northeast was more than comfortable, whether the parents were earning a lot, even they as kids were earning considerable sums.
What was there to do by returning, the food was bad, lodging was poor, plus some extreme personalities existed.
"Mom, I miss the Northeast." Gong Ruini wanted to return to the Northeast again, wanted to return to that warm heated bed.
"I wonder what delicious things Brother Xu Ran and they have eaten."
And even more what their business is like, although vegetable yields were low this year, leeks yielded constantly, before they set off, leeks had already shipped in several batches, earning them quite a bit.
However, with Gong Dajiang’s passing, their profitable business had to be put on hold, let alone mention sheep slaughtering or quail eggs.
The so-called winter slack season was for many the most leisurely time of year, but for Zhao Gang and the others, winter slack was instead much busier and also their most lucrative time of year.
Yet it was during this most profitable period they returned home to handle Gong Dajiang’s funeral, and the thought of missed opportunities with the workers, farmers, and soldiers pained Gong Ruini’s heart deeply.