Chapter 548 - Stop Bothering Your Head about It (1/2)

“This…” Secretary Yang was unable to answer Old Madame’s question. However, even she seldom saw Old Madame feel so frustrated, which indicated that she was sad indeed.

“Forget it. I don’t want to bother you with this. You open the room door. I’ll talk to the housekeeper in person.” Secretary Yang was just one of her employees, who didn’t dare to interfere with their family affairs, let alone Young Master Mo, the most powerful man of Shen Family was involved in it.

“Yes!” Secretary Yang went to open the door.

Old Madame wiped her tears on the corners of her eyes with tissues. When Secretary Yang opened the door, she would become the venerable Old Madame of Shen Family as usual again.

“Old Madame…” After the housekeeper uttered these two words, he paused, not knowing how to continue the conversation. It was not because he was bad at organizing his words. The fact was that he really didn’t know how to express properly and explicitly.

The housekeeper was in great anxiety because he didn’t know how to make himself sound impartial as well as express his purpose explicitly.

“They won’t move, right?” Old Madame didn’t want to bother the housekeeper so she said it out for him.

“Old Madame, First Madame is outspoken indeed. Would you let her off after you lecture her? She has lived with you for so many years. If she is to move out, you may feel unaccustomed, won’t you?” The housekeeper put on a smiling face and tried to persuade Old Madame aside. When Old Madame shifted her eyes from him, he took a moment to give Secretary Yang a hint by his eye to let her help speak for him.

Secretary Yang parted her lips and didn’t say anything at last. She knew Old Madame so well that she thought it wouldn’t be more helpful after the key points were to be made clear.

“Well. Stop giving hints by your eyes. I’ll make a record for you. Secretary Yang then goes downstairs with the housekeeper.” Old Madame pointed to the voice recorder aside, letting Secretary Yang pass it to her.

“I didn’t expect it would come to such a pass.” Secretary Yang said to the housekeeper in a low voice at the door after she brought the voice recorder with her and closed the door.

“Yes, indeed.” The housekeeper shook his head and went downstairs with her.

Downstairs Second Madame and Shen Yan were divided into two groups. Second Madame persuaded First Madame aside while Shen Yan persuaded Aunt. As for Shen Mo, he sat alone in the corner, smoking cigarettes.

“Sister-in-law, I know it should be blamed on Shen Yan. That lad is always impulsive. I should have reminded him to apologize to his eldest brother. But now Xia Yu is still in danger. Mrs. Xia is in great shock. I have to comfort her while keeping an eye on this lad to prevent him from going to extremes. But I forget Little Mo carelessly.” Second Madame apologized to First Madame again, hoping she might accept it.

First Madame heaved a sigh and her tears ran down again, “Second Aunt, I’m not a narrow-minded person. We are all daughters-in-law, so we know how hard it is. In the past years, we have lived in Shen Family, supporting the family resignedly. But they still regard us as outsiders.”

Under such circumstances, First Madame naturally needed an ally. Shen Yan didn’t live with the family and bought a house directly. When Shen Yan moved out earlier, First Madame was gleeful for quite a long time.

In her heart, only Shen Yan was Shen Mo’s blocking stone in his way. But now she finally realized that the departure of Shen Yan was the first block cleared away by Old Madame for her daughter. Now, their turn came.

To put it in Old Madame’s way, this house was left to her according to her husband’s will, which was different from the company. The company was a joint-stock system. The person who owned the most stock and was more appreciated by other stock-holders had the chance to be president. Supposed Old Madame still had the influence, she could break the rule. But the old house of this family was quite different, which belonged to Old Madame and she had the right to endow.

In the past, First Madame had thought she could inherit this house alone. After these accidents, however, she found it was impossible.

That person of Shen Family was not simple. Needless to say, Shen Yan competed fiercely with Shen Mo on the matter of the company. Shen Yang pretended that she didn’t want to compete, but she might have longed for this house long ago.

She blamed herself for being unthoughtful. She used to think her son was capable so these people were not his rivals and underestimated them. But when they united to cause trouble, she and her son were suffered a lot.

At present, First Madame realized that she couldn’t let this situation continue. To turn the tide, she had to dismantle their alliance. First Madame didn’t see the opportunity earlier, but now she wanted to rope Second Madame in on the matter of the old house.

She was reluctant to believe that Second Madame would remain indifferent before interests. If Shen Yan were defeated by Shen Mo in the competition, they would become a humble stock-holder in Shen Group.

Thinking it over, they would be benefited the least. Shen Yan could own this house and she was still Shen Group’s stock-holder, almost as good as First Madame and Shen Mo.

She believed Second Madame could see the interests. Now that First Madame had given her an offer. She just had to wait for Second Madame to accept it.

“Sister-in-law, don’t say these impulsive words. Only hope these two children are safe and good.” First Madame’s words made Second Madame feel agitated.

She was not a fool. She knew First Madame’s purpose well. Having lived in this swanky family for so many years, Second Madame has already become sophisticated otherwise she wouldn’t stay here.

But she was not as greedy as First Madame. As for stocks, they inherited more than Shen Yang. Therefore, if Old Madame left this house to Shen Yang, it would still be reasonable.

As before Shen Yan said, Shen Yang was Old Madame’s only child in the world. But according to First Madame’s thought, she wanted to take over this house. How greedy?