"Wait a moment!"

Jiang Minghui spoke in a deep voice, "Elder Uncle, although today's meeting was held for Jiang Chen's return to the family, I must mention one thing. As the legitimate eldest grandson, Jiang Chen has inexplicably disabled someone from our family and even demolished a pavilion. How should we address this matter?"

As soon as Jiang Minghui finished speaking, all eyes of the Jiang Family turned toward Jiang Chen.

"Is your mother dead?" Jiang Chen looked up at Jiang Minghui indifferently and spoke softly.

"What?"

"What, what did he say?"

"This..."

As soon as Jiang Chen spoke, he stunned everyone in the Jiang Family!

"What did you say?" Jiang Minghui's face turned dark as he spoke.

Jiang Chen repeated himself, "I asked if your mom is dead. If she's not, have her come over. I have something to ask her."

"Jiang Chen, you..." Enraged, Jiang Minghui shouted.

"I want to ask her if, after I slapped her, should her son just swallow his pride and act as if nothing happened? If I forced her to wash the clothes of Jiang Family's servants, the sheets, the duvets, the mops, and the rags, should her son just pretend nothing happened!" Jiang Chen shouted, not waiting for Jiang Minghui to finish his sentence.

The expressions of everyone in the Jiang Family changed; people on the right side began to avert their eyes, while those on the left looked at Jiang Chen with surprise and then all showed faces filled with anger.

"You..." Jiang Minghui suddenly didn't know what to say.

"This matter is not over. Everyone who has insulted my mother will pay the price!" Jiang Chen spoke coldly.

Jiang Minghui's complexion changed, and he yelled, "You've already crippled Ming Yao and destroyed a pavilion, and you're still not satisfied? Do you want to cripple everyone in the Jiang Family and destroy everything before you'll be content?"

"Is your mother dead?" Jiang Chen asked again.

Looking at Jiang Chen with a fierce expression, Jiang Minghui roared, "How dare you ask?"

"Why shouldn't I dare? I'm just asking. What are you so nervous about? If she's not dead, I'll go slap her and then tell her not to get angry. If she is dead, I'll dig her up, say 'sorry for digging you up,' and then bury her again. Would that settle everything?" Jiang Chen spoke with an indifferent face.

All members of the Jiang Family changed color at his words, clearly understanding the implications of a fight to the bitter end. At this moment, Jiang Minghui was at a loss for words and simply did not know how to refute Jiang Chen.

To insult one's parents is an unforgivable offense!

Jiang Chen's position was clear. Jiang Minghui believed that if he dared suggest that they just let the matter go, Jiang Chen would follow through on his words.

The morning's events had taught Jiang Minghui a lesson; the Jiang Chen of now was nothing like the cowardly person he had read about in the files.

"So? Who else thinks what I did this morning was excessive? Stand up!" Jiang Chen frowned and called out loudly, his gaze sweeping across the people on the right side of the long table, as an icy killing intent spread throughout the conference room.

The faces of the Jiang Family members shifted slightly, including Jiang Mingqian, who all averted their gazes from Jiang Chen.

This was someone who had destroyed a pavilion with a single strike, after all. Although some members of the Jiang Family had practiced martial arts, they could toil to death and still be incapable of demolishing a three-story pavilion with a single slash of a sword.

Sensing the killing intent emanating from Jiang Chen, both Jiang Minglou and Jiang Mingcheng's expressions changed subtly. They exchanged glances, each seeing a trace of solemnity in the other's eyes.

"Alright, I will thoroughly investigate this matter. Then I will hand over the list of everyone who has insulted Xiaoqin, along with the details of their humiliations, to Chen'er. He will handle this affair."

Elder Master Jiang spoke up solemnly, "Who is Shen Xiaoqin? She is the legitimate daughter-in-law of the Jiang Family, my Jiang Wenbo's daughter-in-law, your sister-in-law, the first lady of the Jiang Family! To insult her is to insult the honor of our Jiang Family!"

The faces of Jiang Minghui and others turned particularly unsightly.

None of them had anticipated that Jiang Chen's attitude would be so tough, nor had they expected that Elder Master Jiang would not only refrain from suppressing the matter but would instead side with Jiang Chen to escalate it. Was he seizing the opportunity to strike at the collateral branches?

Yet they were unable to argue back, for Elder Master Jiang's words were incontrovertible: Shen Xiaoqin indeed was the first lady of the Jiang Family, an undeniable fact.

Standing on the moral high ground and backed by family rules, Elder Master Jiang and Jiang Chen left no room for rebuttal even if the matter escalated to the three elder patriarchs, who would surely support Elder Master Jiang and Jiang Chen. Thus, Jiang Minghui and the others were unable to retort.

"Let's wait until this matter is thoroughly investigated before we discuss it further. Now, let's talk about today's meeting."

Elder Master Jiang changed the topic seamlessly, "Jiang Chen is the legitimate eldest grandson of our Jiang Family, and everyone has recognized him. I have already transferred 30% of Longteng Group's shares to him, and now he is the major shareholder of Longteng."

"This…"

"Uncle, how could you transfer them without discussing it with us?"

"Yes! Uncle, you can't do this!"

Jiang Mingqian and others' expressions changed as they spoke up anxiously.

"Why can't I do this? These 30% of shares were to be left to Ming Long, and since Ming Long is not here, what's wrong with transferring them to his son? Do I need your approval to transfer my son's shares to my grandson?" Elder Master Jiang retorted angrily.

Jiang Mingqian and the others' expressions changed, and once again they found themselves unable to argue back.

Jiang Chen glanced at Elder Master Jiang and murmured to himself, "Left for my dad? What does Grandfather mean by that? Hasn't my dad been dead for so many years?"

"That's settled then."

With finality, Elder Master Jiang spoke again, "One month from now, we'll conduct the ancestral rites examination. After the examination, regardless of whether Chen'er succeeds or fails, he'll start engaging with the company's affairs, preparing to take over the company."

"Hmph," Jiang Minghui's eyes narrowed slightly, a mocking glint flashing in them.

Thinking of taking over the company just because you hold 30% of the shares? Old man, you are thinking too simply!

The meeting ended with Jiang Minghui and others being rendered speechless twice and with Elder Master Jiang's firm decision.

The meeting was originally convened for everyone to meet Jiang Chen, with no specific issues to be discussed.

After the meeting was adjourned, Elder Master Jiang gave Jiang Chen a meaningful glance. Jiang Chen, understanding the cue, stayed seated, while Jiang Minghui and the others looked at Elder Master Jiang and Jiang Chen, then got up and left the conference room.

Once Jiang Minghui and the others had left, Elder Master Jiang gestured towards Jiang Minglou, "Chen'er, this is your third uncle, Jiang Minglou, and he is the secretary-general to this elderly gentleman," while making a 'two' gesture with his hand.

The second most powerful man in the nation.

"Old Master Song?!"

Jiang Chen looked at Jiang Minglou in surprise, recalling the Old Master Song he had met on the airplane.

Jiang Minglou, misinterpreting Jiang Chen's astonishment as simple surprise at discovering his role as the elderly man's secretary-general, smiled gently without reading too much into it.

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