"Big Brother, now that things have come to this, I think it's time for you to say something." Tao Wucha savored the aged Pu 'er tea as he expressed his determination.
"I think Wucha is right," Tao Feng said. Ceramic Phoenix also said, "If you, as the big brother, don't say anything about this, then we can only swallow our anger."
The room was filled with the aroma of tea. Thousand-Year-Old tree roots were used for the table, rare red sandalwood for the chair, and a purple sand nine-headed Yong Mei tea set made by Mr. Gu, the master teapot maker!
The teapot was designed with dried roses in the shape of six cups and six plates. The mouth of the teapot was shaped like a trumpet, and the water spilled out with great force!
The handle of the teapot rose up, winding and strong, and comfortable to hold.
The body of the teapot was decorated with rose flowers. The petals were plump, and the patterns were clear. The sculpting skill was superb, and the atmosphere was elegant.
Tao Mingxue liked to drink tea, and he also liked to study tea. He also liked to collect tea. Therefore, this tea set, which was inseparable from tea, was deeply studied and collected.
He dared to use this purple sand teapot, which could not be seen on the market, as a teapot to receive guests. It was obvious that there was something else in his collection.
"I'm not the only one who has the final say on this matter." Tao Mingxue said calmly. In this large tea room, the only person who was truly proficient in the art of tea was probably himself.
"Big Brother, you really do have to say this," Tao Qianhu said. "You say it's up to you. We brothers and sisters admit that you have the final say. You say it's up to you!"
"When father passed away, he said that Long Qing was smooth and did things without losing his edge. He was the most suitable person to take over the Tao family. He wanted us all to help him," Tao Mingxue said. "Don't you remember?"
"Brother, how many years ago was that?" Tao Ewu shook his head disapprovingly. "Thirty years ago, right?"
Tao Mingxue said calmly, "Father passed away thirty-one years ago."
"Thirty-one years. We've done enough for Third Brother." Tao Wucha was somewhat unhappy. When father passed away, she was still very young, in her twenties. She didn't know anything at all, but she was tricked into helping Third Brother. As long as Third Brother could hold on, the family could hold on.
All these years, Tao Wucha's heart had always been uncomfortable with this matter. Why should she only be an accessory?
She didn't feel it when she was young, but from the day Tao Longqing handed over the leadership position to Tao Zhu, she realized that they were no longer a family.
When Tao Longqing handed over his real power to the next generation, the status of everyone else would deteriorate day by day. This was an unchangeable conclusion and fact.
Therefore, she really couldn't wait any longer. She didn't want to be kicked out of the Tao family's circle of power when she was only in her fifties!
"We should learn to calm down. Long Qing isn't doing well either." Tao Mingxue said, "Just as he said, he just lost his son, and his daughter has become like this … We should give him some time."
The corners of Tao Yinan's mouth curled up into a sneer. "This is interesting. We watched Tao Yinan grow up. We know what she does."
Everyone was stunned.
"If you believe what happened to her, then you've lived for so many years in vain." Tao Feng continued, "I don't believe that something has really happened to that girl."
Tao Qianhu nodded in agreement with his second sister. "That's right. If something had happened to that girl, Tao Zhu wouldn't have died in a foreign land and couldn't even bring his body back."
At this point, the few of them looked at each other and kept quiet.
In this matter, they really admired Tao Longqing. No wonder their father had chosen him back then. It was because he really was more "profound" than all of them.
Everything that had happened in the past was not mentioned, but this matter alone was enough to see it.
Who could be so calm after hearing that their son had died?!
There were probably not many people in the world who could do that, but Tao Longqing could. He didn't react at all.
At least on the surface, he could be so calm. It was unbelievable that he could be so calm. It was hard to believe that this was the calmness that a normal person should have.
This was what made Tao Longqing so terrifying.
No one would ever be able to see through his true thoughts on the surface. This was also the reason why his brothers and sisters were apprehensive of him.
A person who always smiled at others was the scariest person.
This was something their father had taught them back in the day, and among their siblings, there was one such person.
That person was Tao Longqing.
Over the years, Tao Longqing had been as low-key as possible. Some of the Tao family's servants even mistakenly thought that he had become their son, Tao Zhu's puppet.
Little did they know that the real puppet was Tao Zhu, and Tao Longqing was the one who pulled strings for the puppet. He was still the one behind the scenes. It was just that no one knew or saw it.
This was why the siblings were so wary of Tao Longqing. They could never guess what Tao Longqing was thinking, and they could never know what Tao Longqing would do next.
Just like now, something had happened to Tao Yinan, and Tao Zhu was dead. None of them knew what Tao Longqing would do next.
"Brother, we may not be sure what Third Brother is going to do next, but there is one thing we can be sure of," Tao Hewu said. "Third Brother will not be willing to hand over the world in his hands to our descendants."
These words were what really provoked Tao Mingxue.
In the entire Tao family, Tao Mingxue had a clear conscience. He dared to say that his family had contributed the most to the Tao family. He was eight years older than Tao Longqing!
This meant that he had contributed eight years more than Tao Longqing. His eldest son, Tao An, was ten years older than Tao Zhu! His second son, Tao Kang, was six years older than Tao Zhu! His third son, Tao Yi, was two years older than Tao Zhu!
The four of them had contributed 26 years more to the Tao Family than Tao Longqing and his son had contributed to the Tao Family!
But in the end, Tao Longqing and his son were the ones in charge of the Tao family. What about him? Perhaps he still had some say! After he died, whether it was Tao An or Tao Kang, not to mention Tao Yi, what were the three of them in front of Tao Zhu?
How could Tao Zhu give them the real power of the Tao family because they were cousins?
The pottery figurine would only devour the power in their hands bit by bit. Sooner or later, they would be left with nothing.
Because everything they had would be completely devoured by the pottery statue!
Just like what they were doing now. In the past 31 years, the six siblings had done one thing together, which was to devour all the real power in the hands of their cousins into their own hands.
This way, the Tao family would be better and more stable in their own hands. Only when they were in their own hands could they sleep soundly and eat sweetly.
This was something without a doubt!
Everyone was saying why they had to grasp the power in their hands tightly, because they all knew how it felt to have a stable heart!
This was something that could not be explained, but it was also something that no one could not understand.
Just look at those government officials. Why were they so unwilling when they retired?
Because after they retired, they would have no power at all …
Now, the situation that Tao Mingxue and the others were facing was similar to those government officials. It was a topic about "retirement".
No one wanted to end their career of controlling power!
This was human instinct, and also human nature.
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