Chapter 2304: Not the Same (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
To protect w.a.n.g Yang, the w.a.n.g family had had no choice but to fork out all of the savings to buy those hooligans involved off. That way, they had been able to move away from Ping Cheng to settle down in a faraway place so that they would never be caught by the Zhu family.
Could Father w.a.n.g possibly tell Mother Zhu that all of the w.a.n.g family’s money had been spent on protecting their son after he had caused the death of her nephew?
Up until now, Mother Zhu would still curse those hooligans who had disappeared without a trace after causing the death of Zhu Baoguo. Mother Zhu was reluctant for all of the Zhu family’s a.s.sets to be handed over to an outsider like Qiao Nan. How nice it would have been if Zhu Baoguo had still been alive.
She didn’t believe that Zhu Chengqi would insist on handing all of the Zhu family’s a.s.sets to an outsider instead of taking care of his own son if his own son had still been by his side.
Mother Zhu knew about w.a.n.g Yang’s attempt to settle the matter out of court by paying Qiao Nan off. Mother Zhu was even clearer that Qiao Nan was unwilling to even have a discussion and was greedy enough to swallow all of the Zhu family’s a.s.sets for herself.
Mother Zhu couldn’t help but think that the Zhu family’s a.s.sets would undoubtedly have been pa.s.sed down to Zhu Baoguo alone if he had still been alive. Since she was Zhu Baoguo’s only aunt, w.a.n.g Yang would naturally be Zhu Baoguo’s only cousin. That way, once the Zhu family’s a.s.sets were in Zhu Baoguo’s hands, he would definitely take good care of w.a.n.g Yang.
Qiao Nan was different. She didn’t know Qiao Nan, and Qiao Nan didn’t know the w.a.n.g family either. There was no way she could count on Qiao Nan helping her son out once Qiao Nan became the owner of all of the Zhu family’s a.s.sets. Forget it. Such a thing wouldn’t even happen in a dream.
Ever since Mother Zhu had gotten such an idea, Mother Zhu had gotten even fiercer and vicious every time Father w.a.n.g mentioned those hooligans. They deserved to be sent to prison to get beaten up before being executed by gunfire. It sounded rather frightening.
It was exactly because of such an att.i.tude that Father w.a.n.g naturally couldn’t reveal the truth of Zhu Baoguo’s death to Mother Zhu, or why those hooligans had managed to escape so well without ever getting found out by the Zhu family.
It was because the w.a.n.g family was the one protecting the hooligans. Since the w.a.n.g family was in-laws with the Zhu family, they knew the Zhu family like the back of their hand. Every time the Zhu family caught wind of a hint, the w.a.n.g family would rush down to deliver the news, helping those people escape from the Zhu family once again.
Because there was such a secret between the couple that Father w.a.n.g often ignored Mother Zhu when he got angry. There were things he knew but Mother Zhu didn’t. At those times, he couldn’t rebuke whatever Mother Zhu said.
Especially when Mother Zhu wished a violent death upon all those hooligans. That was exactly when Father w.a.n.g’s expression was the worst. It was as though he was constipated. While Mother Zhu was lamenting about the death of her poor nephew, what Father w.a.n.g was thinking about was how the Zhu family’s a.s.sets would never have anything to do with the w.a.n.g family if those hooligans hadn’t beaten Zhu Baoguo to death.
w.a.n.g Yang had done nothing wrong in that. Zhu Baoguo had been inferior to w.a.n.g Yang in every way, so why should the Zhu family’s a.s.sets go to him instead of w.a.n.g Yang? Just because Mother Zhu was female? Was that why Zhu Baoguo was much more precious than his son even though they were both males? Was it just because w.a.n.g Yang had another family’s blood flowing through him? That was too unfair!
Didn’t they say that men and women were equal in society now? Why were daughters treated so differently when it came to matters of inheritance? If Mother Zhu had gotten half of the Zhu family’s a.s.sets at that time, w.a.n.g Yang would never have gotten into such a scuffle with Zhu Baoguo, and neither would Zhu Baoguo have pa.s.sed on before his father, Zhu Chengqi.
w.a.n.g Yang hated Zhu Baoguo, and neither did Zhu Baoguo like w.a.n.g Yang. Father w.a.n.g knew about that situation and had wanted w.a.n.g Yang to cultivate a good relations.h.i.+p with Zhu Baoguo.
He had felt that Zhu Baoguo had been a fool with an impulsive temper. As long as w.a.n.g Yang earned Zhu Baoguo’s trust and had a close relations.h.i.+p with him, w.a.n.g Yang could definitely control and manipulate Zhu Baoguo once they grew up. Then, Zhu Baoguo would listen to whatever w.a.n.g Yang said. That would have been perfect.
Although the Zhu family’s a.s.sets would still belong to the Zhu family, it wouldn’t make a difference as long as w.a.n.g Yang had access to it. His son was so intelligent. It wouldn’t be difficult for him to threaten Zhu Baoguo. From then on, w.a.n.g Yang would be Zhu Baoguo’s brain and commander. Zhu Baoguo would simply follow w.a.n.g Yang’s commands.
That had been Father w.a.n.g’s plan, and the young w.a.n.g Yang had simply followed suit. From a young age, w.a.n.g Yang had already believed that he was more outstanding and intelligent than Zhu Baoguo. Although he felt that someone as foolish as Zhu Baoguo didn’t deserve to have so many good things in his life, he felt that his father was right. As long as Zhu Baoguo listened to him, it would be fine allowing Zhu Baoguo to remain as the head of the Zhu family.
w.a.n.g Yang had grown up well as a child. Not only did he have an attractive face, but he wasn’t mischievous either. He had never kicked up any fuss and simply stood quietly by the adults. As such, he was extremely likable as compared to those crying children. After a while, those children had even started treating w.a.n.g Yang well because of the adults’ influence.
Unfortunately, Zhu Baoguo was somewhat of a marvel. Zhu Chengqi spent most of his time in the military, and as such, Zhu Baoguo had been raised by Old Master Zhu. Without question, Old Master Zhu had pampered and spoiled his precious grandson, Zhu Baoguo. There was nothing Old Master Zhu wouldn’t give to Zhu Baoguo as long as he desired it. Old Master Zhu always said that Zhu Baoguo had a bad temper and had to learn from w.a.n.g Yang. But when the two children were together, Old Master Zhu always cared about only Zhu Baoguo.
At that time, Zhu Baoguo had still been young and insensible. He hadn’t understood Old Master Zhu’s bias toward him. He simply felt as though w.a.n.g Yang’s appearance caused his doting grandpa to turn against him. All his grandpa talked about was how good his cousin, w.a.n.g Yang, was, and how he had to learn from w.a.n.g Yang.
Zhu Baoguo felt that his territory had been violated and that w.a.n.g Yang was a little villain who was s.n.a.t.c.hing his grandpa from him. As such, Zhu Baoguo had never had a good relations.h.i.+p with w.a.n.g Yang. Every time they met, Zhu Baoguo would always be especially fierce toward w.a.n.g Yang.
But w.a.n.g Yang was no different from a little emperor in the w.a.n.g family either.. Besides, w.a.n.g Yang had been young and didn’t harbor much intention. Not only had he failed every time he tried to please Zhu Baoguo, but he had even been beaten up by Zhu Baoguo!