Because he felt that Jiujiu did not live up to her name, Li Zhenyang's attitude towards the work that Jiujiu had given him was disrespectful. He tried to delay as much as he could to express his dissatisfaction.
In the past few years, the Old Madam's health was not as good as before. Even though Jiujiu took good care of her, it was not so easy to change illness and death. Even though Jiujiu used the best medicine, the Old Madam's condition was still getting worse.
Therefore, in the past few years, the Li family would gather at the old mansion for a meal on the first and fifteenth day of the New Year as long as there was nothing important.
With more children, there were more things to do and there were more requirements for the elderly.
In the past, when it was only Li Zhenyang and Li Jiuge, the Old Madam could still treat them fairly.
Ever since Jiujiu came back, the Old Madam liked Jiujiu. Every time there was something good, she would think of Jiujiu first. She could no longer tolerate Li Zhenyang and Li Jiuge.
Li Jiuge was an adopted daughter, so it was understandable that the Old Madam ignored her. But Li Zhenyang was a descendant of the Li family, which made Li Zhen very dissatisfied with the Old Madam.
And Li Zhenyang thought that he was the only male grandson of the Li family, so he had a deep grudge against the Old Madam for not liking Jiujiu. As for Li Jiuge, she felt that the Old Madam was close to Jiujiu but not her because she was not related to her by blood. She could not get close to the Old Madam either.
That day, after dinner, the Old Madam took Jiujiu's hand into the house to show Jiujiu something.
When he saw his mother holding Jiujiu's hand and entering the house, Li Zhen's expression turned ugly. He didn't need to think to know that his mother must have something good to give to Li Jiujiu.
Li Zhen had been dissatisfied with the Old Madam's favoritism for a long time.
When she was young, both her parents were biased towards Li Chen. Now, her mother could only see that b * tch, Jiujiu. In addition, the shareholders and the group of old employees of the company praised Jiujiu. New hatred and old grudges surged in her heart. She couldn't help but say, "Mom, is there anything you can't take out for us to see?"
Li Zhen's sudden attack caught Old Madam Li off guard. Old Madam Li was stunned. She turned to look at Jiujiu and sighed deeply. "Since you want to see it, Jiujiu, take it out and show it to your uncle."
With that, the Old Madam Li took out the key to the cabinet and handed it to Jiujiu. "It's in the innermost part of my cabinet. It's in the golden box. Take it out with the box."
Hearing the words' Gold-Rimmed Phoebe Phoebe ', Li Zhen's eyes moved.
The box was so expensive. The thing inside must be extraordinary. She had to find a way to get it from her mother.
Jiujiu took the key. As soon as she stood up, she saw Li Jiuge stand up as well. He followed behind her and said with a smile, "Sister, let's go together."
Li Jiuge suddenly stood up. Old Madam Li was stunned. She looked sideways at Li Chen and then at Li Zhenyang. She waved her hand. "Since Jiuge wants to see it, take her with you."
It was not the first time that Li Jiuge had come to Old Madam Li's house, but it was the first time that Li Jiuge had come to Old Madam Li's treasure house.
The moment Jiujiu opened the cabinet door, Li Jiuge was stunned.
This was a woman's paradise.
As long as it was a piece of jewelry, one could basically see it here. Especially the pink diamond placed in the center, it was every woman's dream.
Li Jiuge felt that every breath he took was filled with the smell of diamonds.
Li Jiuge's eyes were full of diamonds. He couldn't help but look sideways at Jiujiu. He wanted to see her expression when she saw so many diamonds. Unexpectedly, Jiujiu acted as if she didn't see the diamonds. She walked to the end, picked up a gold-rimmed phoebe box and was about to go out.
Jiujiu's calm demeanor reminded Li Jiuge of the time the two of them had picked out an evening gown together.
Jiujiu was a girl who had just come out of the temple. But she could resist the temptation of the outside world better than he, who had seen the prosperity of the world.
Li Jiuge's breath stopped. He couldn't help but ask, "Jiujiu, don't you like diamonds?"
Jiujiu glanced sideways at the diamonds in the room.
Well, they were beautiful, but they were not as big as her treasure house. She had not only diamonds the size of casseroles, but also luminous pearls the size of casseroles. There was nothing beautiful about these.
Jiujiu nodded perfunctorily. "Yes."
Looking at the way Jiujiu casually nodded, it was obvious that she was absent-minded.
Li Jiuge didn't waste any more time. He turned back again when he was about to leave. He wanted to firmly imprint everything here in his heart.
Locking the door, Jiujiu handed the gold-rimmed Phoebe box to the Old Lady and sat down to think.
Her company had hired a professional manager to take care of it. She only needed to go a few times a week to check on the progress of the research and development and give some suggestions. On the other hand, although Li Chen was a very good businessman, his vision was too conservative. Moreover, because there were parasites like Li Zhen and Li Zhenyang in the company, there were many loopholes in the company's rules and regulations. If they were not rectified as soon as possible, they would suffer a big loss sooner or later.
Just then, the Old Madam said, "Boss, if you want to see it, then help me open the box."
Li Zhen took the gold-rimmed nanmu box and opened it directly.
With a click, the box opened.
But to Li Zhen's surprise, it was not the rare treasure he had thought it would be. Instead, it was 18 letters.
Looking at the words "To Jiujiu" on the envelope, Li Zhen's expression changed.
Seeing the change in Li Zhen's expression, the Old Madam asked, "Do you see it?"
Li Zhen murmured, "Yes."
"This is the letter your father wrote to Jiujiu before he passed away." Seeing the look on her eldest son's face, the Old Madam sighed. "I know that all these years, you have been holding a grudge over why your father and I left the company to Li Chen and not to you."
Hearing that his mother had hit the nail on the head, Li Zhen looked embarrassed. "Mom, it's not like that."
"Really?" Old Madam Li sighed. "You and Li Chen are both your father's and my children. How can we favor one and discriminate against the other? The reason why we left the company to Li Chen was not only your father's and my idea, but also the decision of the board of directors. Li Zhen, do you still remember that when you were 18 years old, your father and I gave you and Li Chen 100,000 yuan each to start your business?"
Li Zhen was stunned for a moment before he nodded.
He vaguely remembered that he had chosen to open a shop and Li Chen had chosen a roadside stall.
In the end, he had lost everything and Li Chen had made a lot of money.
It seemed that from then on, his father had chosen to cultivate Li Chen instead of him.
The memories that he had neglected before suddenly came back to him and Li Zhen's expression turned ugly. "Mom, you and dad …"
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