bookcurios Chapter 183: Big Reversal! Ginger is still spicy with age
Chapter 183: Big Reversal! Ginger is still spicy with age
The wrinkles on Chu Zhi's cheeks moved. She stared at Song Jingcheng sinisterly and asked him, "Are you really going to imprison me here?"
Song Jingcheng was respectful in his attitude, but his words were strong: "Either you are imprisoned in this sanatorium, or you lie in a coffin. It's your choice."
Chu Zhi was furious, "Get lost!"
Song Jingcheng took Xie Jin and left. When they left the sanatorium, Song Jingcheng told Xie Jin, "Tell Yin Tao to keep a close eye on the Mu family."
Late at night, after soaking in the medicinal spring, Song Jingcheng tossed and turned in bed until three or four in the morning when he finally fell asleep.
I was half asleep when I suddenly received a call from Yin Tao.
"Boss, the main building of the Mu family caught fire tonight, and the fire brigade just came to put out the fire. Mu Xiao's study and bedroom have been burned down. It is said that the suicide note is placed in the study."
Hearing this, Song Jingcheng woke up from his sleepiness.
He asked Yin Tao: "What is Mu Tingyun doing tonight?"
"I was keeping vigil at the funeral home all night." He had a perfect alibi, which cleared himself completely.
Song Jingcheng hung up the phone directly.
He stood up, put on his bathrobe, walked out of the bedroom, and came to the viewing living room on the same floor. He poured a cup of warm water, stood behind the railing with the water in his hand, and looked at the lake sparkling in the morning light.
"He is my good nephew..."
Song Jingcheng couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.
Knowing that Mu Xiao had no room for him, and figuring that the contents of the suicide note would be unfavorable to him, he simply burned the note.
This way of doing things is indeed Mu Tingyun's style.
That night, the Mu family was very busy. Mu Tingyun did not sleep all night, but he was very excited.
The next morning, Xie Jinghong came to the Mu family alone to mourn Mu Xiao.
He placed a bunch of white chrysanthemums in front of the coffin, looked up at the serious old man in the portrait, then turned sideways and said to Mu Tingyun, "My condolences."
Mu Tingyun raised the corner of his lips slightly and replied: "You also mourn."
The one who died was their common father, so it was not wrong to express their condolences.
Xie Jinghong understood the hidden meaning of Mu Tingyun's words, but he remained calm and squatted in front of the coffin to burn a few pieces of paper for Mu Xiao.
"I heard that there was a big fire here last night, and my uncle's bedroom and study were burned down."
Hearing this, Mu Tingyun sighed, "Yes, there were a lot of people around last night, maybe someone smoked and threw the cigarette butt randomly."
"That was really careless." Xie Jinghong stood up, straightened his wrinkled suit, and suddenly said, "By the way, before my uncle called me back to Qing City, he revealed a piece of news to me on the phone."
Xie Jinghong approached Mu Tingyun and whispered, "The will in the study is just a cover. The real will is in the Golden Judgment."
Mu Tingyun's face suddenly turned gloomy.
The July sky with a storm approaching could not compare to his expression at this moment.
Xie Jinghong took a step back and shrugged innocently. He said, "My uncle really prepared for a rainy day. Otherwise, this will would have been destroyed in the fire."
Mu Tingyun's good mood was completely ruined by Xie Jinghong's arrival.
At this moment, the butler outside suddenly reminded loudly: "Mr. Song is here!"
The two people who were arguing with each other took a step back tacitly at the same time and turned to look outside the mourning hall.
Song Jingcheng, who came in a wheelchair, was wearing a tailor-made black suit today, with a burgundy shirt with dark patterns underneath.
His attire revealed a cheerful mood.
It didn't feel like attending a funeral, but more like attending some kind of celebration.
Ma Kai followed behind Song Jingcheng, holding a large wreath made of white chrysanthemums, which was filled with the names of all the ancestors of the Song family.
The wheelchair was parked outside the mourning hall. Song Jingcheng stood up with the help of Xie Jin and walked slowly into the mourning hall.
Standing in front of the mourning hall, Song Jingcheng looked at Mu Xiao in the portrait and then bowed.
He took a stack of yellow paper, squatted in front of the brazier and burned the paper gracefully, saying as he burned it: "Don't worry, old man, all the Mu family members who have gone to the underworld will be warmly entertained by our Song family ancestors."
"The Mu family members who are still alive in the world will also be well taken care of by my Song family."
"..."
After hearing this, the members of the Mu family inside and outside the mourning hall were angry but dared not say a word.
At this moment, a loud voice came from outside: "Meng Shan, the young master of the Meng family, is here to pay his respects to Mr. Mu!"
Mengjia?
Everyone present looked outside the house in astonishment, and sure enough, they saw a man and a woman coming together.
Today is Mu Xiao’s funeral, and the man and woman were both wearing black.
The man walking in front was tall and slender, with short flaxen hair combed neatly back, revealing a full and heroic forehead.
A pair of brown eyes, hidden with sharpness, he kills decisively along the way.
Following Mengshan was a strong-looking beauty with a particularly hot body, wearing a black knee-length skirt.
She followed Mengshan's steps in nude high heels and looked imposing.
The first thing Mu Tingyun noticed was the briefcase in the woman's hand.
He secretly looked at Xie Jinghong, and coincidentally, Xie Jinghong was also staring at the briefcase in the hand of the woman named Meng.
The two brothers pursed their lips in tacit understanding and said nothing.
"Meng Shan of the Meng family, along with my cousin Meng Jin, are here to see Mr. Mu off." After paying respect to the deceased, Meng Shan turned around and said to Mu Tingyun, "The deceased has ascended to the immortal world. The living should mourn for him."
Mu Tingyun hesitantly returned the greeting, then said, "The Mu family has never had any contact with the Meng family. I wonder if Mr. Mengshan came here today for official business or simply to pay his respects?"
"Mr. Mu is wrong. Although the Meng family and the Mu family have never had any contact, I still have some contacts with the Mu family."
Meng Shan reminded Mu Tingyun: "You forgot that I was the one who filed the lawsuit against your elder sister for killing Shen He with her car."
Mu Tingyun's face turned black because of being choked by Mengshan.
Xie Jinghong stared at Mengshan's handsome and noble face, his eyes flickering slightly, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Of course, I came here today for some serious business."
Mu Tingyun frowned, "What's the matter?"
"It's like this. After Mr. Mu Xiao was discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke, he felt unwell and was worried that he didn't have much time left, so he made a will with Golden Judgment."
"I heard that Mr. Mu had passed away. Since all the members of the Mu family are here today, I came here with his will."
Upon hearing this, there was a commotion in the mourning hall.
Mu Tingyun clenched his hands, which had hung by his legs, suddenly.
The second uncle was overjoyed, he said: "Last night, the Mu family caught fire unexpectedly, burning down my eldest brother's study and bedroom. We all thought that the will was burned."
"I didn't expect that my eldest brother would revise his will with Golden Judgment!"
As the second cousin spoke, he looked at Mu Tingyun with a gloating look and said meaningfully, "It seems that some people worked in vain last night."
Mu Tingyun seemed not to hear his second cousin's scolding. He pursed his thin lips and said nothing.
Meng Shan looked around the mourning hall and asked, "Are all the Mu family members here?"
"Wait a minute, there's still someone who hasn't arrived yet."
The second uncle hurriedly urged the servants beside him, "Go and invite Tingyang over. The will is about to be read, and he must be present!"
Since Mu Tingyang was blind, he did not come to the mourning hall to join in the fun and stayed in his own building.
Soon, Yan Fei accompanied Mu Tingyang to the mourning hall.
Seeing that everyone was present, Meng Jin opened the briefcase and handed Mu Xiao's will to Meng Shan.
Mengshan opened the will and read aloud:
"Testator: Mu Xiao...
Executor: Golden Verdict.
Because I am worried that my family and children will have disputes over inheritance after my death, I have specially asked Golden Judgment to be a witness. I made this will on X month X day, 20XX, and made the following arrangements for my property..."
Next, Mengshan announced Mu Xiao's property information one by one. He owned 128 properties, 5 private wineries, 36 luxury cars, and more than 640 pieces of jewelry...
In addition, he holds 18% of the shares in the M&A Group and has 800 million in liquid funds...
After reading the asset situation, Mengshan paused and turned to the next page of the document.
Upon seeing this, the Mu family, young and old, as well as the relatives from the side branches, all pricked up their ears.
“My eldest daughter, Mu Xiangyi, has a daughter, Mu Qing. Out of pity for them, I am willing to give them 127 properties, 5 wineries, million RMB, and % of the shares of the Mu Group;”
"My second son, Mu Tingyang, has an eye disease and has difficulty living. I voluntarily give him the Mu Manor in Akina Mountain and the jewelry in the manor. In addition, I will also give him 5% of the shares of the Mu Consortium."
"My third son, Mu Tingyun, is a good businessman and my pride. I am willing to give him 12% of the shares of the Mu Group."
"Also, I have a nephew named Xie Jinghong. He has had a rough life and is truly pitiful. I voluntarily give him the remaining 400 million in cash."
"The remaining assets will be divided into several parts and given to my brothers and nephews..."
After hearing this will, my second cousin and others had no objections.
Mu Tingyang himself also reacted indifferently.
Only Mu Tingyun and Xie Jinghong remained silent.
What Mu Tingyun didn't expect was that he actually got 12% of the shares of Mu Group, and he immediately became the shareholder with the largest shareholding in Mu Group!
He actually got the most!
The reason why Xie Jinghong didn't speak was because——
He was harmed by Mu Xiao all his life and did so many dirty things for Mu Xiao. The continuous influx of assets into Mu’s industry was all earned by him with great efforts!
In the end, he only got a measly 400 million!
Over the years, the money he earned for the Mu family is more than this!
"Congratulations, cousin Jinghong." Mu Tingyun was in a good mood. He gently patted Xie Jinghong's shoulder and said with a smile, "The old man is really special to you."
Xie Jinghong sneered and shook off Mu Tingyun's shoulders, "Get lost!"
At this moment, Mengshan suddenly said, "The above is the first will that Mr. Mu made with me. In addition, there is a supplementary agreement."
Hearing this, Mu Tingyun suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Xie Jinghong smiled instead.
He didn't get anything good anyway, so he was very happy to hear Mengshan say that. He asked Mengshan with great interest, "What does the supplementary agreement say?"
Mengshan smiled slightly and took the second document from Mengjin.
He opened the document and read calmly, "This is a supplementary agreement. The agreement was handwritten by Mr. Mu."
"In the agreement, Mr. Mu mentioned that if he died by any unnatural means, including but not limited to a car accident, assassination, poisoning, hanging, burning..."
"If he dies in any of the above ways, all contents of his estate will be void! Immediately, the second will will take effect."