chapter 47 Exaggerated acting skills

No objections could be raised. Who would dare to defy the old lady's decision? Lucas's face darkened as he gave a signal to Noah and Carina, quickly occupying all available seats. "You're here for the family meeting, right? If you don't even have a place to sit, just stand there and participate!" "Even if you go fetch a chair yourself, you can only sit on the periphery, there's no place for you here!" Unexpectedly, the old lady waved her hand directly and said to Aiden, "Aiden, come sit next to grandma!" Aiden didn't hesitate, he nodded and said, "Okay!" Then he sat directly on the main sofa! A large sofa could easily accommodate two people. Moreover, the old lady was now so thin that she hardly took up any space. This way, Aiden and the old lady jointly presided over the family meeting, and everyone else had to lower their heads and obey! Lucas was so angry! He had waited for so many years and still haven't sat in that position! He thought that a son-in-law who entered the family through the back door should be the person with the lowest status in the family. Yet Aiden was riding on everyone's head. Lucas was truly infuriated! "For today's family meeting, I have four things to discuss!" The old lady opened her eyes, looking serious as she spoke to everyone. "The first matter concerns the direct sales store on the pedestrian street. It will completely separate from the Beam Reeds headquarters. In the future, the supply channel will be the same as other agents, not following the internal pricing of the company!" "What?" Noah was dumbfounded, he looked at the old lady and said, "Grandma, what are you doing? The direct sales store, which has invested millions, will be abandoned just like that?" The old lady looked at him coldly and said, "You also know that it's an investment of millions? Then how much have you earned back for me in these past two years?" Noah shrank his neck and dared not speak. The old lady's health hadn't been very good these past two years, but her mind was still sharp. She was very clear about the company's situation. With a snort, the old lady said to him, "If you're willing to manage the direct sales store, report to headquarters for approval of the agent qualification. If you're unwilling, then transfer it!" "Whether it's profitable or not in the future, it has nothing to do with the headquarters!" Noah drooped his head and muttered, "Understood." The old lady continued, "Secondly, starting from tomorrow, Sean will be in charge of West River Area. From now on, everything there will be up to you!" "What? Can I handle it?" Sean was somewhat surprised, he was pointing to his nose with a red face. He had been working in after-sales at the headquarters, and this would be his first time managing frontline sales. That was a great opportunity! With the sky high and the emperor far away, overseeing the entire situation like this was no different from running a branch company! Sam's wife was angry. She raised her head and stared at the old lady, "Mom, are you going to give our family's business directly to someone else?" "My husband is still lying in the hospital. He only has his last breath left!" "He is your own son!" "Our two children, one is in year three and the other is in year one of university. Are they not the roots of the your family, your grandchildren? "I know you love Abigale, and we're not asking for fairness. But they all have the blood of the family in their bones. Can't you be a little fair?" "How can we live like this? Do you want to starve us to death?" "If you only recognize second brother as your son, and Abigale as your only grandchild, I will take Rinta and Betty back to my parents' home right now! " Lucas glanced at the old lady and shouted to her with a straight face, "What are you talking! "Mom feels heartache too that Sam was hospitalized!" "The main problem is that mom believed the slander of outsiders and thought it was Sam who did something wrong!" "Although our family often argues, we're still family. If we're used by malicious outsiders, that would be a disaster!" "Don't act recklessly at this time. Mom will arrange things for you!" Sam's wife looked at Lucas and slapped her own thigh, she then cried out, "Dear! Why did you do this to yourself? "For the family, you abandoned your own family and went to such a distant place, enduring hardships and toiling in the wind and rain. In the end, you gained nothing and ended up like this!" "What were you trying to achieve? You're not even as good as a son-in-law who comes to the door!" "You've been bullied to this extent, and the three of us have to endure silently without daring to seek revenge for you! Why are we so aggrieved?" Rinta and Betty gritted their teeth and looked at Aiden. They had rushed back from school when their father was already in the hospital. After hearing their uncle describe the heinous crimes committed by the interloping son-in-law against their father, they now wished they could flay Aiden alive! Lucas frowned and said, "Stop crying like that during the family meeting. Do you think mom doesn't know what fourth brother has done for the Ning family?" "When have we ever stopped you from seeking revenge? Mom knows very well when outsiders want to harm our family!" "Pfft!" Suddenly, a light laugh came, and everyone's face sank. Peter looked at Aiden and said, "What are you laughing at?" Sam's wife pointed at Aiden and cursed, "You heartless creature! How dare you beat up our patriarch like that, and you can still laugh?" Lucas's face turned cold as he said, "In his eyes, our Ning family means nothing! Otherwise, he wouldn't have beaten Sam like that! He has never realized that he's just a son-in-law of the Ning family!" Aiden said to Peter, "Sorry, couldn't help it! I just found Lucas really amusing!" "What did you say? I'm amusing? Are you out of your mind? What's so amusing about me?" Lucas glared at Aiden angrily. Aiden shook his head and said, "You're really funny. You want to incite trouble, but you're afraid of being too obvious, so you pretend to speak fairly." "Do you think everyone else is stupid and only you are smart? That anyone can be your pawn?" "Don't you realize how lame your performance is?" "How about I go get you a mirror and let you see how exaggerated your performance is!" "You're outrageous! You're talking nonsense!" Lucas's face turned red with anger. He felt like his dirty thoughts were suddenly broadcasted with a loudspeaker, exposing him to everyone and making him feel ashamed and embarrassed. Lucas angrily pointed at Aiden and said, "Aiden, don't you think..." Before he could finish, the old lady interrupted him and said, "Shut up! Thirdly, Lucas will return his shares in the company. From now on, he will only receive family dividends and will not be involved in family business!" "What?" Lucas's face lost all color in an instant. He turned to the old lady and said, "Mom! What are you saying? Are you kicking me out of the company?" Family dividends were the annual bonuses distributed to family members based on the family's profits, ranging from tens of thousands to a few hundred thousand. However, that was distributed to the entire family, not just one person, so it couldn't compare to what he received. The old lady turned to him and said, "Do you still have the face to stay in the company? Don't you know what you've done?" Lucas smirked and said, "Mom, tell me, what have I done? Who told you this? Did you see it with your own eyes?" "You believe whatever others say?" "Don't you believe your own son but believe an outsider?" "Are you getting confused, mom?" "Slap!" A slap landed on his face. The old lady's face was grim as she scolded him, "Do you always think I'm confused?" Lucas stood up defiantly, pointing at Aiden and shouting, "Isn't it true?" "I'm your own son! Would I harm the Ning family?" "He is the outsider!" "Since he came, our family became like this!" "I refuse to accept this! Mom, you're not in charge of the company, you have no right to drive me away!" "Let Abigale come, I dare her to try and drive me away!" A person walked in from outside and said softly, "Uncle, grandma's words are my decision!"