Tianjing City, North Fifth Ring Road, Tianchen Bridge, Tianao Forest.
The geographical location here was superior, and the environment was deep, but it did not make people feel depressed. After passing through the North Fourth Ring Road intersection, a main road led directly to the center of Tianjing City. The shady trees along the road made people feel relaxed and happy. The wide road and the sparse number of vehicles proved that the traffic conditions here were very good.
And this main road, which was more than 20 meters wide, was actually built by the Hong Family.
Following this road all the way to the north, they were surrounded by lush forests. The scenery was exceptionally enchanting. And at the end of this road, in the center of Tianao Forest, a huge manor was located there.
Hong Family, Hong Family Manor.
Tianjing City's four largest mansions, there was Liu Yihui's Liu Family's "Liu Family Courtyard," the financial tycoon Jiang Family's "Pyramid," the oil tycoon Sun Family's "Underground Kingdom," and the last one was the Hong Family's "Forest Capital."
This entire Tianao Forest belonged to the Hong Family's private territory. Since the Hong Family Manor dared to call itself the "Forest Capital," its scale was naturally extremely large. The entire manor had a construction area of about 200,000 square meters, nearly a hundred buildings, with four swimming pools, tennis courts, bowling rooms, a cinema, a music theater, an underground wine cellar, and so on.
Actually, these things weren't considered much in a mansion in Tianjing City, but the large forest and lake that were close to the original ecology, as well as a small hot spring, were quite rare — you could even occasionally see bears coming out to look for food in the forest.
In this manor, there were even three helipads, on which were parked three special helicopters used to pick up members of the Hong Family during emergency meetings. With such a large scale, it was naturally understandable why the children of the Hong Family fought so hard for the first few places in the family meeting — as long as the children of the family had outstanding qualifications, the family would never be stingy. Just a casual move would be more than 50 million in start-up funds.
Hong Family Manor, "Forest Capital" in the center of the large conference room.
The conference room was very spacious. It was around 500 square meters, and there were quite a number of people inside. The three old men sitting at the very top had indifferent expressions. They were two men and one woman, and they were the three most respected elders of the Hong Clan.
The one in the middle had two inches of white eyebrows and about an inch of white beard on his chin. Although there were many wrinkles on his face, his face was ruddy, and his eyes were not at all turbid like those of ordinary old people. They were still bright. He wore a black Chinese tunic suit and held a gold-inlaid cane in his hand. He sat there with a dignified expression. He was the father of the Hong Weiguo brothers, the current Great Elder of the Hong Family, Hong Tu!
The old man on Hong Tu's left was dressed in a dark red Tang suit with gold coins all over it. He wore a round black hat on his head and looked just like those old people from the old families on television. He always squinted his eyes and twirled a pair of fitness balls polished from blood jade in his hands. He had a kind smile on his face and was in high spirits. Occasionally, he would pick up the teacup and sip the good quality Longjing tea. This old man was naturally Elder Hong Wei of the other branch who was of the same generation as Hong Tu.
The third person was an old granny with a head full of silver hair. Her back was slightly hunched, and she held onto a dragon-headed walking stick carved from high-quality rosewood. She looked quite similar to Old Matriarch She from the Yang Family Warriors. She was worthy of being called a heroine among women. She was the only woman of Hong Tu and Hong Wei's generation, Elder Hong Ying.
At this moment, on the left of the three elders sat three people. One of them was handsome. He wore a silver-gray suit without a tie, and his hair was combed back. He was Hong Anbao's father and Hong Weiguo's fourth brother, Hong Jianye.
If Hong Dali were here, he would definitely be very surprised. They were Hong Anbao and Hong Ancheng, whom he had met once before!
On the other side, there were some elders who had power in the family and were not weak. Beside them, there were also some outstanding members of the younger generation.
Hong Jianye respectfully bowed to the three elders and asked, "I wonder what Father and the two elders mean …"
Although Hong Tu was his father, as an elder, Hong Jianye naturally did not dare to be disrespectful.
Hong Tu faintly looked at Hong Jianye and insipidly said, "Jianye, you mentioned just now that Dali will turn 18 in half a month's time. According to the family's rules, we should let the family's inspection team go and evaluate his business talent. Is that right?"
"Yes." Hong Jianye nodded.
"Originally, according to the family's rules." Hong Tu slowly said, "Descendants who have reached the age of 18 will undergo the first business talent evaluation to carry out the initial asset distribution. However, Dali's situation is special. You should know about this, right? "
"Yes, I know." Hong Jianye said, "But the family's rules cannot be disregarded. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here in advance. Once a precedent is set, who would still abide by the rules set by our ancestors in the future? Your son is loyal and courageous, without the slightest bit of selfishness. "
After he said that, the other elders in the family nodded one after another. The surrounding youngsters in the family couldn't help but chuckle. Obviously, Hong Dali, who was born with a noble background, was greatly envied by everyone.
Sigh, this child, Dali, his background is too good, but his situation is special. Now that he is about to turn 18, the family meeting is about to be held. When he arrives, I'm afraid he won't have a good time. Jealousy, this word can really kill without spilling blood … Hong Tu helplessly smiled and secretly shook his head.
Hong Dali's background was too good, but his own ability was insufficient. Although he had managed to groom a female celebrity recently, that could only be considered a fluke. Things could not be repeated. Now, it was even said that he was almost burning money to create that "I Am a Singer" or whatever, and that he had spent more than 5 million in reserve funds in one go.
Now that these people rushed to the family meeting to denounce him, it was obvious that they wanted to take Hong Weiguo down a notch so that he could not allow Hong Dali to squander so recklessly. Based on Hong Dali's squandering, once the expedition team set off and the results were out, it would be set in stone. No matter how much Hong Weiguo doted on Hong Dali, he would definitely be restrained because of the family rules.
In the future, when Hong Weiguo reached 40 years old, all the money he earned would be taken back by the family because he didn't have a qualified heir. In that case, the money Hong Weiguo earned would be considered as a wedding dress for others.
However, what his fourth son, Hong Jianye, said just now was reasonable, and even as an elder, he couldn't directly oppose it.
One of the most important reasons why the Hong Family could develop to such an extent was because of the iron-clad family rules!
The Hong Family didn't raise idlers!
Any descendant of the family had to start investing in a business once he reached 18 years old. He might not be able to manage it personally because he needed to study, but as long as it was a business he invested in, it would be managed by the Hong Family's manor, "Forest Capital."
As for how much he earned, it would completely depend on the vision of the descendant who invested in it.
In the history of the Hong Family, there were also a few hedonistic sons who flirted all day and did not do proper work. Without exception, during the family meeting when he was 18 years old, he was completely excluded from the core circle. From then on, although he didn't have to worry about food and clothing, it was impossible for him to fool around like that again.
Although Hong Tu sighed in his heart, the family rules were there, and Hong Jianye's words hit Hong Dali's weak spot.
"What you said does make some sense. However, have you considered Dali's physical condition?" Hong Tu asked.
"Yes, Father." The corner of Hong Jianye's mouth curled up into a mocking smile as he said, "However, this isn't a reason for him not to invest. Father, you also know that the descendant of the Hong Family doesn't need to personally manage the business after he reaches 18 years old. As long as it's an investment, there will naturally be professionals to handle it. Therefore, what I mean is that Dali only needs to choose a few businesses to invest in. Furthermore. " Hong Jianye paused for a while, then slowly said, "I heard that Dali's health seems to have improved recently. Every day, he goes out to play with that Tang Muxin from the Tang Family, and he only returns home to sleep very late. I think, no matter what, this doesn't seem like something a sickly person would do, right? "
"En, that's true." Hong Tu nodded and said, "Dali's body has indeed become much stronger recently."
At that moment, Hong Wei, who was dressed in a Tang suit, smiled and said, "Brother Tu, it's good news that Dali's body has recovered. Previously, I indeed sent someone to secretly take a look. Although he's not completely fine, at least he's not as weak as before."
Hong Ying, who was at the side, also said, "Sigh, this child Dali has been sick since he was born. It wasn't easy for his body to become stronger, and he just happened to reach 18 years old. The heavens are too cruel to him. "
"This is fate, it can't be changed." Hong Tu smiled bitterly and said, "Speaking of which, the last time Dali called me Grandpa was already five or six years ago, right? The next time I see him, I don't know if I can still call him that, sigh. "
Hearing that, Hong Wei and Hong Ying's expressions dimmed as well.
Speaking of which, Hong Dali carried too much of their hopes. Since ancient times, there was a saying that people of different generations were related to each other. Moreover, Hong Dali was the son of the most outstanding person in the Hong Family, Hong Weiguo. Unfortunately, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Hong Dali was indeed too disappointing.
"Father, then according to what you mean …" Hong Jianye said, "After all, the family rules are there …"
"Alright, at least there's still a few days before Dali's birthday, May 28th. We'll talk about it when the time comes." Thinking of that, even though he was the current Old Elder of the Hong Family, Hong Tu could only agree. He indeed had the intention to protect Hong Dali, but unfortunately, the family rules couldn't be broken!
Once they heard Old Elder Hong Tu's decision, the surrounding family members instantly started discussing quietly. "Old Elder actually agreed, this time, that prodigal Hong Dali is in trouble." "Old Elder has no choice, who dares to break the family rules? This time, Hong Dali is doomed. " "Sigh, actually, thinking about it, Hong Dali is also quite pitiful. Although he was born into a good family, he was sickly the moment he was born. This can't be helped." "This is really the case of nobility, so what if he was born into a good family, in the end, wasn't he still swept out of the inner circle?"
Unexpectedly, just as everyone was discussing spiritedly, suddenly, a deep male voice sounded. "Are you talking about the expedition team that will be sent out when my Dali turns 18? I object! "
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