Back home…
Zhao An had barely sat down when his mother, Zhao Xinlei, arrived, bringing with her a fragrant scent. Her slender, white arms embraced her son. "Xiao An, it seems like just yesterday you had so many children.
You must handle the children's situation well. Mom knows you like to play, but play is play, children are innocent. Don't just give birth and then abandon them.
That's not good."
"Yes, Mom, I know what to do.
The children will take their surnames, it's fine.
I will pay for their upbringing and give them the best education.
I will teach them principles; I will personally teach each of them, don't worry."
Zhao An's eyes flickered. He really needed to pay attention to the next generation's education. At least his daughters couldn't be left with other men; being able to handle it himself was the best option.
"Then Mom is relieved. I know what you're doing."
A smile appeared in Zhao Xinlei's beautiful eyes. Her son was good in every way, excelling at everything he did.
The only downside is his excessive lust. Fortunately, each of his son's women is someone he has feelings for, and he knows how to maintain those relationships. Otherwise, if the women had problems, the harem would be in serious turmoil.
In fact, Zhao An has been arranging things like this recently. The kindergarten is already built.
Professional preschool teachers will be hired to teach there, and the primary and secondary schools are also ready.
As for how to raise them…
Zhao An hasn't decided yet.
He plans to have his daughters study, and after they develop their own personalities, they can choose corresponding majors.
At the same time, he'll memorize each daughter's information, because he'll definitely hand over the group to them to manage in the future.
If he can't let them marry, then he'll just devour them.
After chatting with his mother for a while…
Zhao An then received a message from Bai Qingyang, the eldest son of the Bai family, "Zhao An, the Huang family has split up."
"Oh, really?"
Zhao An pretended to be surprised, but he wasn't surprised at all.
The Huang family patriarch was inherently biased. Only the man who could ensure the Huang family's continuation was considered a true member; everyone else was merely a tool to be used.
There could only be one head of the family…
While the others appeared to be powerful, they were simply tools.
They all served the head of the family.
By the second or third generation, they were essentially distant relatives, essentially raised in a privileged position, forever bound to the family's control, destined to become mere tools.
The Huang patriarch had already prepared his will, leaving everything in the family, including the group's shares, to his grandson, bypassing even his son.
Choosing his grandson as head of the family wasn't because his son wasn't capable…
but because, relatively speaking, his grandson was more capable.
He understood the consequences of being the head of the family. A patriarch who was old and unwilling to relinquish power was detrimental to the family.
Huang Yu was still young, only in his thirties. Barring unforeseen circumstances, he had enough time to maintain the Huang family.
To this end, Old Master Huang even seized possessions belonging to his grandson Huang Meng and gave them to his eldest grandson, all to elevate him to the position.
This kind of obsession naturally made people resentful. The old man was perfectly fine while he was alive.
He had enough prestige and could keep everyone in check.
But who knew he would suddenly die, a death that caught everyone completely off guard.
Even with a will, would anyone accept it?
Yes, the law would.
That's enough. Whether the family members acknowledged it or not was irrelevant.
Why do such ugly things happen in large families?
It's simple. Their shares would vanish in the hands of the new family head, their wealth would shrink drastically, and as the head of the family, Huang Yu had many ways to make them relinquish their shares.
He could even use his power as family head to suppress disobedient members—after all, he was the head of the family!
"Hehe, they're fighting like dogs over there, everyone trying to get a piece of the pie.
That Huang Yu guy's got some skills; he's holding onto the shipping industry tightly.
He's dumped the other industries, letting the rest of the Huang family snatch them up in exchange for shares in the shipping company."
Bai Qingyang gave his old rival high praise; the man truly deserved the title of one of the Four Young Masters.
"Shipping isn't so easy anymore, hehe."
Zhao An chuckled. Unexpected things can happen; if something goes wrong, the entire ship and its cargo are doomed.
The compensation alone would be enough to make a fortune. Generally, a shipping malpractice case can deduct one's profits, not even counting maintenance costs and bribes.
"That's true, hehe.
Do you have any designs on Huang Yu's mother?"
Bai Qingyang knew Zhao An liked to play around with women.
And older women at that.
He wouldn't mind letting Zhao An have a little encounter with Huang Yu, seduce someone's mother. Huang Yu absolutely couldn't tolerate this.
"Not interested."
Zhao An hung up the phone immediately after speaking. Even if he were interested, he wouldn't say it directly.
Cooperating with the Bai family was good, but it was foolish to hand over leverage to others.
Bai Qingyang shrugged at Huang Meng in front of him. "He said he's not interested."
"Would a cat not eat fish?"
A sinister smile appeared on Huang Meng's scarred face, making him look like a cannibalistic demon.