40 What Everyone Thinks (1/2)

After lawyer Mr. Jha left, before anyone could say anything, the aggrieved voice of eldest uncle came ”Father! What is the meaning of all this? It is all for her only? We are not getting anything extra anyway. Why are we even in this meeting then?”

Grandpa Patel looked toward his second son and said calmly ”Of course it is for her. She is the new addition to the family and we are trying to fit her in our family and business so that she may feel like a part of the family in a true sense. And this is how any decision in the family is conveyed to everyone. By calling a family meeting.”

Eldest uncle has found his ground and is not in a need to back off easily. He questioned ”Is it because of what I said about her? You do not have to go this far to prove me wrong.”

Opposite to everyone's expectations, Grandpa smiled and asked ”Why do you think this way? It is not like you can break them apart or they have any danger from you.” Grandpa is already feeling happy enough after completing his task. So, it is not easy to anger him now.

Varsha looked toward Grandma who is smiling and looking toward her and then Grandpa and said in a meek voice ”Grandpa! What is the use of doing it when it makes our family members unhappy? I already have enough to make me happy.”

Grandpa said in a firm voice ”No, I am not making anyone unhappy. How can someone be unhappy when I have not taken away the rights of anyone? You have been wronged and felt sad in front of me and I feel bad about it. So, I am simply doing it for peace of my mind. It makes your Grandma happy as well.”

Varsha looked toward Grandma and Grandma said softly ”The only person who should be unhappy is your husband but he is not. So, you should just concentrate on other things and let us be happy by doing things for you.”

Grandpa knew that Varsha might want to give all her shares to Akash so he got one additional clause added to the property papers. Shares can only be transferred to the children of Akash and Varsha or it will go to a charity. Grandpa is feeling happy about this clever idea of his and smiled toward his wife who is also aware of this clause. They know that this girl Varsha is too emotional and might give those shares to make others happy so they intentionally came with this idea to block that path for her and now she can only keep it whether she wants it or not.

Eldest Aunt, the mother of Arpit looked toward Varsha with a complicated gaze and said ”In our family's younger generation she is the first person who is getting shares directly. Even Akash does not have him and his shares are still with his mother after passing of his father. But Varsha will have right to 15% the moment documents are processed.”

”Everyone will get their rights eventually. Sons will get their inheritances from their parents. We only did this decision by ourselves for Akash and Varsha. Many of you will hate if we decide things for you. So, why are you concerned about Akash and Varsha when they both are okay with it?” Grandma said while smiling. She is also thinking the same as her husband. Today she is really happy and petty arguments can not dampen her jolly mood.

Akash looked nonchalantly toward his Grandma and returned her smile. He has already decided. He has his future plans in his mind. He will work on his plans and verify the success rate of his projects in the family business and then start his own business parallelly. Having more than one business in the family is also not bad. If his wife holds shares of Patel Family Business, it is also a matter of no concern to him. He is too proud and confident in himself to think negatively about such a small thing. Shares are anyway within the family itself and what is best is that his grandparents, mother, and sister are all happy.

Elder uncle felt discontent thinking that his father is trying to show him his place by this action. Although his shares are not cut, the status of Varsha is elevated in the share of the business. But he is a bit happy because the share of Akash is only left to be 10%. Elder uncle thinks that even if Akash has not said anything, he will still feel wronged because his wife has more shares than him.