Dragon's Origin

“His adoptive father knew that this son of his was useless, so he didn’t plan for him to do anything later, just let him eat, drink, and be merry.” Ever since Zhu Xingsheng died, Mei’er had no hatred in her heart for Zhu Xingsheng. Therefore, even in front of Wang Sheng, she called him adoptive father, and Wang Sheng didn’t mind it at all. He knew that a person who knew how to be grateful was a good match.

“This guy is only twenty-five or six years old now, not much older than you, and he still has decades to go. What guarantee does he have?” What Wang Sheng cared about was the time, not anything else.

“I guess his adoptive father’s idea at the time was to rely on his own strength to earn a fortune for his son.” Mei’er analyzed the meaning of this sentence from Zhu Xingsheng’s perspective: “His adoptive father could guarantee that he could live for several more decades, and he would definitely be able to take care of his son while he was alive. Even if his adoptive father died, he could leave his son a fortune to squander.”

“In your opinion, can Zhu Xingsheng’s body still live for more than thirty years?” Wang Sheng’s understanding of Zhu Xingsheng was definitely not as good as Mei’er’s, so he would definitely rely on Mei’er’s opinion in this regard.

Mei’er pondered for a while, then slowly shook her head: “His adoptive father’s body is not very good, and his cultivation is not very high. If he had been able to relax and take care of his health these years, he might have had a chance to live a long life. Unfortunately, he still managed a more troublesome Shanyue area. Even if you didn’t kill him, Master, I’m afraid he wouldn’t live for twenty years.”

“In other words, if judged according to his words, Zhu Xingsheng at least left Zhu Shaodong enough property for him to squander for more than ten years.” Wang Sheng nodded and slowly calculated: “With the original accumulation of Baoqing Yu Tang, plus the accumulation of the Shanyue area, this shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

Obviously, whether it was Baoqing Yu Tang's chain stores all over the country or the Shanyue area, which could now be compared to the territory of several vassal states, they could guarantee that Zhu Shaodong would enjoy decades of rich life without suffering any grievances. Of course, the premise was that he didn't court death himself, and the current situation was not within Zhu Xingsheng's plan.

“If it’s just to let him be a rich man, there’s definitely no problem.” Mei’er smiled. Even if she was dissatisfied with Zhu Xingsheng and his son, Mei’er fully recognized Zhu Xingsheng’s business talent. Even a large part of Mei’er’s own methods were learned from Zhu Xingsheng, and she never doubted this: “He can even last longer, and it’s not a problem for him to be rich until he dies.”

“Then why did Zhu Xingsheng say sixty years old?” Wang Sheng’s suspicion was here: “What about after sixty years old? Could it be that he is willing to let his son, his most beloved biological son, wander the streets after squandering all his family property? Let an old man who has enjoyed sixty years of life struggle to survive after sixty years old?”

Mei’er closed her eyes and imagined the scene. Zhu Xingsheng, who was as fat as a pig, wandered the streets after squandering his last copper coin. With his fat appearance, he probably couldn’t even beg for a bite to eat. Was this really the situation that Zhu Xingsheng was willing to see?

“Could it be that Zhu Xingsheng had already calculated that his son would suddenly realize his mistakes after sixty years old and then regain his strength to earn a family business?” Wang Sheng already had a vague outline in his mind, but he still hadn’t thought it through carefully. Of course, this kind of analysis also required Mei’er and Qiangwei to participate, and it would be more fun for everyone to play together: “Qiangwei, you can also talk about it, if you have a useless son, how would you arrange it?”

Qiangwei was now almost Mei’er’s follower at home, and even wished to be Mei’er’s personal maid in bed. Wang Sheng and Mei’er would not avoid Qiangwei in this kind of intimate moment. Even Mei’er would take the initiative to push Qiangwei into Wang Sheng’s arms, because sometimes she couldn’t cope with the bull-like Wang Sheng by herself.

“Is there anything I can do?” Qiangwei was serving not far away, and when she heard this, she immediately laughed: “I don’t have such a useless son.”

“What if you did?” Mei’er also became interested and asked Qiangwei: “You may not be able to take care of too many things after you die, how would you deal with it?”

“Then I’ll leave him a wealth that’s enough for him to squander until he dies.” Qiangwei now handles tens of billions of gold coins at every turn, and she casually says enough to squander until he dies, without caring at all.

“Aren’t you afraid that he’s so useless that he’ll squander it all in the middle?” Mei’er asked again, which was actually the question that Wang Sheng had asked her before.

“Then I’ll leave him two fortunes.” Qiangwei replied without thinking: “One fortune will be given to him openly, and the other will be given to him secretly.”

Just as she said this, Qiangwei stopped, and Mei’er instantly understood why Zhu Xingsheng would say to let Zhu Shaodong enjoy a life of wealth and glory until he was sixty years old. Obviously, there was still a fortune left for Zhu Shaodong, which was the capital for his final life.

Especially after experiencing the previous series of squandering, when he reached sixty years old, no matter how useless Zhu Shaodong was, he should have understood some principles, right? It was impossible for him to not grow up after experiencing so many things, wouldn’t that be a real waste? Although Zhu Shaodong was extremely useless, he wasn’t a waste to that extent, right?

“How to give it secretly?” Wang Sheng asked with a smile. This was exactly the question that he had just thought of but hadn’t said. It seemed that Qiangwei’s answer was even better.

“Arrange a loyal subordinate to pay attention to his life even after I die, and give it to him after his life is in dire straits.” Qiangwei replied quickly without much thought.

“With Zhu Xingsheng’s suspicious personality, he wouldn’t even leave Mei’er, his adopted daughter who he raised since she was a child, a single point of Baoqing Yu Tang.” Wang Sheng smiled and asked again: “Who else can he trust to entrust his son to him? Isn’t he afraid that this person will not give it to his son at that time but will take over this fortune? Believe me, that’s definitely not a small amount of money.”

Qiangwei was speechless, and so was Mei’er, and both fell into silence. What Wang Sheng said was true, he didn’t even trust his adopted daughter Mei’er, where did Zhu Xingsheng get a confidant subordinate that he could entrust his family’s life to? Didn’t you see that as soon as those old shopkeepers saw that the situation was not good, they immediately abandoned Zhu Shaodong and all joined Mei’er’s side?

“What kind of person would Zhu Xingsheng truly trust?” Wang Sheng continued the previous question and said: “I think, probably not yet, right?”

The two women nodded, acknowledging this point.

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“But Zhu Xingsheng wants to leave his son a little family fortune that can allow him to live a wealthy life.” Wang Sheng thought for a while and finally said his judgment: “I think, this family fortune must be on Zhu Shaodong himself. Only this biological son will Zhu Xingsheng truly trust.”