20demayo Chapter 1770 Ability and Strength Mismatch
Chapter 1770 Ability and Strength Mismatch
To be honest, it's not fair to say that Mr. Fan's idea was wrong.
Even if it were purely for the sake of reputation, the future victor wouldn't completely drag his brothers and sisters into the mud. After all, this isn't ancient times when nine princes fought for the throne, and killing wasn't illegal.
In addition, the old man had already given each of his children and grandchildren a certain share of the company when they were born. With this money alone, they would never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives.
Therefore, he felt that there was nothing wrong with what he did.
With his deliberate indulgence, the infighting among the different branches of the Fan family intensified.
In this environment, the eldest branch of the Fan family has always been in a weak position. They don't have the old man's favor, they're not as smart as others, and they even have Fan Like who is constantly stirring up trouble. Just think about their situation.
In the Fan family, even the eldest son's wife didn't dare to speak loudly.
Especially when Fan's mother first married into the Fan family, she never conceived, while the sons of the second and third wives were pregnant like carp leaping ashore. She was so anxious that she almost jumped off a building.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief after giving birth to two sons in succession.
Although the eldest son resembles his mother and is not favored by his father-in-law, the younger son is very handsome. He has been good at studying since childhood and is the apple of his mother's eye. Even his grandfather praises him from time to time.
Because he felt that Fan was the most studious member of the Fan family, and the old man's first love in his life was for scholars, and his second love was for intelligent people.
Coincidentally, Fan Like doesn't fit either of these criteria, and even looks like Old Lady Fan...
It's clear that the eldest son has no chance; it's fair to say that Fan Lijian is the hope for the rise of the eldest son's family.
It was only natural for Fan's parents to pave the way for him through his marriage. But they forgot that Fan Like was never a stepping stone; he was a steel spike that would prick their feet. Trying to climb over him to the top would not only fail to get them there but would also leave them bleeding.
When they arranged for him to meet the daughter of the Li family, he rushed to get married instead and didn't even bother to go.
He even went to the Li Family Restaurant to mock the Li family, saying that they were like toads trying to eat swan meat and old oxen trying to eat tender grass!
After a long string of curses, if Fan Like had only gone to the Li family to cause trouble, they probably wouldn't have been so angry!
Unfortunately, Fan Like went to the restaurant and caused a scene, revealing the Li family's schemes and cursing them for being shameless, delusional, and coveting his looks and money. The incident caused a huge uproar, with the guests gossiping about it.
The Li family was so angry that it was as if two Buddhas had been born and ascended to heaven.
Now, not only did they stop supporting the first wife's family, they also became mortal enemies with them. The project that was originally agreed to be given to Fan Lijian was directly given to the second wife's family.
The first wife and her husband were so angry with Fan Like that they wanted to tear him apart!
Unfortunately, Fan Like and Deng Wenjun were already married, and it was a fait accompli. Fan's parents disliked Deng Wenjun, feeling that she came from an ordinary background and was ordinary herself, so she was of no use to their eldest son's family. Moreover, her existence constantly reminded Fan Like that the Fan family was full of academic failures.
What a disgrace.
Unfortunately, it seemed that Grandpa Fan quite liked her, so there was nothing they could do.
They only have two sons. The eldest son's marriage is out of the question, and the second and third wives are too aggressive. Now the Li family has become their enemy. If they don't allow their youngest son to marry, they're afraid that the eldest son's family will have nowhere to stand in the Fan family in the future.
After considering all the options, the Li family is still the most suitable.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the Li family only runs a restaurant and has nothing to do with the Fan family's hardware business. The Li family's daughter married into the Bai family, which has close business ties with the Fan family and is even a shareholder in the company.
If the Bai family could support the eldest branch of the family, wouldn't that give them a huge advantage?
So Mr. and Mrs. Fan thought it over and over again, and after much deliberation, they looked at their handsome son and tears streamed down their faces. What a tragedy! There was nothing they could do but give away their younger son.
Of course, marrying into the family is out of the question, since the Fan family also cares about their reputation and their family background is better than the Li family's.
But they promised that one of their sons would take the surname Li in the future.
Upon hearing this, the Li family nodded in agreement.
So Fan Lijian got engaged to Li Nanxi, saying they planned to get married at the end of the year.
Fan Lijian was very upset. The night before the engagement, he called Qiao Yu in the middle of the night, but unfortunately, Xi Chen answered the phone.
That night, Qiao Yu still can't bear to think about it.
Of course, she kept that a secret and only told Shen Xi about Fan Lijian's engagement from beginning to end.
After hearing this, Shen Xi really wanted to shake her head.
The eldest branch of the Fan family still doesn't understand whether they will be able to inherit the Fan family's property in the future. It depends on Old Master Fan, not on who they marry.
When it comes to interests, kinship is the most fragile and vulnerable relationship.
One must be strong to forge iron. With a mind like that, even if they get the lion's share, they'll probably squander it all in the future.
I guess the old man saw this, which is why he has never given the eldest son's family a kind look over the years, thinking that as long as they don't starve and have something to eat, that's enough.
Unfortunately, the eldest son's wife is not very capable, but she is very ambitious.
Fan Lijian is indeed a ruthless person. In order to inherit the family property, he used Qiao Yu to exchange for a lot of benefits from Xi Chen in the past. Now he has even given away his own marriage. It can be seen that he is a cold-blooded person who only cares about interests and has no feelings.
No matter how much you like someone, when it comes to making a choice, the first person you'll give up is your lover.
Qiao Yu, that fool, should be glad that Fan Lijian didn't end up with her back then, otherwise, she would have been sold out by him again and again.
Since Fan Lijian can sell others, he can naturally sell himself as well. What's so strange about that?
Anyway, Shen Xi wasn't surprised.
His marriages were always a bargaining chip; he would choose whoever offered the most.
Very rational, very realistic. Fortunately, Fan Like, his biological brother, has nothing in common with him.
No wonder he couldn't get along with the Fan family. With their personalities, they all hated Fan Like's outspokenness.
Qiao Yu said with a smile, "I heard that Lao Fan didn't even go to his engagement ceremony."
Of course he didn't go. His brother's engagement, which was all talk and no action, was nothing compared to Fan Like's business dealings. Besides, it was a marriage alliance with the Li family.
The Li family now hates Fan Like's back as soon as they see him; they have a blood feud with him!
He doesn't rely on others' resources, so he naturally has confidence and can live a carefree life.
This is what A-Chuan taught him, and Fan Like remembered it.
Besides, he's busy right now. He went back to Hecheng to join in the fun, and then flew to Zhao Bin's place. He heard that the food factory has already started construction and is progressing very quickly.
In addition, Fan Like has recently become obsessed with live-streaming e-commerce, spending all her time in the live-streaming room. Family, family, how could she have time to care about the Fan family's messy affairs?
Shen Xi also watched one or two of Fan Like's live streams. She had to admit that he was really convincing now, acting very enthusiastically with Zhao Bin in the live stream, saying things like "this can't be sold, we'll lose money" and so on.
Even Zhao Bin, such an honest kid, was corrupted by Fan Like.