Back in the Leng family, Leng Yuanqian shared the result with Master Leng and the others.
“Obviously, the Yuan family wants to work with us to unseat the Chang family. They want their people to take over the seat. The Chang family hasn’t lost their influence yet, but there are already many families waiting to replace it. It won’t be easy for the Yuan family to support their people in taking over the Chang family’s seat,” said Master Leng. He saw through the other major families. Actually every family shared the same understanding. If there was a chance, they wouldn’t hesitate to compete with each other.
If they didn’t compete, who knew who would win in the end?
Although no one wanted to lose, there would be losers once there was a competition. If they lost, they would wait till they had the next chance.
Whether in politics or business, there were always ups and downs. No family could stay powerful forever, because their offspring might not be able to keep their family strong.
“So, we need to cause the other major families some trouble before unseating the Chang family. While they are in chaos, we’ll have a chance to support our people in taking over the seat,” said Master Leng.
“Dad, do you have a choice?” asked Leng Yuanzhen.
“If we select a family from our own faction, our influence will be weakened and two factions might be formed. By then, it won’t do us any good. So, we must support a family that’s out of our faction, but they need to support Wei Lingfeng as well. If they can keep a close relationship with us, it’ll be for the best. If not, they can’t team up with other families against the Leng and Wei families.” Master Leng said, “We’re very clear about the other influential families’ abilities. I think the Dai family isn’t a bad choice.”
The Dai family was a second-rate family in the capital and they had a good reputation.
Although the Dai family was weaker than the other families in the past, it had the ability to replace the Chang family.
“The Dai family? I think they’re good.” Leng Yuanqian agreed.
“What should we do next?” asked Leng Yuanzhen.
“Many forces are watching us. In order not to let the other families know our purpose or give them an opportunity to hurt the Dai family, we better not stand out to deal with it,” said Master Leng.
“Then who should?” asked Leng Yuanzhen and Leng Yuanqian at the same time.
“Yunyao can do it for us. She has special skills, so no one can find it out,” said Master Leng.
“Right, Yunyao is the best person to deal with it, but will the Dai family trust Yunyao?” asked Leng Yuanqian. They agreed that Jing Yunyao was the best choice, but they were afraid the Dai family might not take her seriously.
“We can talk with them on the phone. We can’t call them with our phones, but we can do it through Yunyao’s phone,” said Master Leng. Because it was very important, they had to be cautious.
Hearing that, Leng Yuanzhen and Leng Yuanqian were relieved.
Although they didn’t have a private relationship with the Dai family, they were acquaintances. After all, they often met each other at events and work.
Even if they only talked about their business on the phone, they could recognize each other’s voices. And Jing Yunyao had married into the Leng family, so the Dai family shouldn’t doubt her.
Because Jing Yunyao was back at the siheyuan and it wasn’t early, Master Leng didn’t talk to her about it right away, instead they decided to do that tomorrow.
…
Gu Ning went back to school today. Because Song Miaoge and her other friends hadn’t seen her for a while, they stayed together for a whole night, sharing stories that happened in the school.
One of the stories was about Yuan Yilin.
“Gu Ning, there is a rumor but not many people know about it. Last week, the Chamber of Commerce went out for a gathering. Because they were all drunk, Lu Juncheng ended up having sex with Yuan Yilin. But Yuan Yilin doesn’t want to be with Lu Juncheng because he doesn’t deserve her. It’s true that the Lu family isn’t comparable to the Yuan family. Besides, Yuan Yilin dislikes Lu Juncheng,” said Song Miaoge.
Last week when the Chamber of Commerce had a gathering, Nie Chenyang had called Gu Ning, but she was busy, so she didn’t go.
Some people were dissatisfied with that and believed that Gu Ning was a little arrogant, but the others understood Gu Ning. She had a large business empire to manage so it was understandable that she was busy.
Hearing that, Gu Ning was slightly surprised, but she was aware that Lu Juncheng admired Yuan Yilin. It was possible that he made it happen.
If he was really drunk, he wouldn’t be able to get an erection, let alone have sex.
“Whether it’s true or not, don’t tell other people, or it might cause unnecessary trouble,” said Gu Ning. She knew that they weren’t dumb, but she still needed to remind them to be careful.
“Sure, we know. We won’t tell anyone else.” They answered.
Even if Gu Ning didn’t remind them to be careful, they would still keep it a secret among themselves.
They were smart, but they weren’t upset that Gu Ning reminded them to be careful.
Whether it was true or not, Gu Ning didn’t have much interest in it, because it had nothing to do with her.
…
The next morning, Master Leng called Jing Yunyao and asked her to come to the Leng family’s house. They needed to talk about something with her.
Without delay, Jing Yunyao rushed to the Leng family’s house.
At that moment, most of the Leng family members had gone to work. Only Master Leng stayed to talk to Jing Yunyao.
Once Jing Yunyao arrived, she went straight to Master Leng’s study. Then Master Leng told her what they wanted her to do.
“Dad, don’t worry, leave it to me!” said Jing Yunyao.
Since Jing Yunyao agreed, Master Leng trusted her.
Jing Yunyao wanted to start at once, but Master Leng said that she could leave after having lunch, so she agreed.
At lunch, Leng Shaojia walked out. She felt embarrassed when she saw Jing Yunyao, but she still greeted Jing Yunyao. “Hi, Aunt Yunyao.”
This was the first time that Leng Shaojia greeted Jing Yunyao of her own accord after Jing Yunyao joined the Leng family again. After being through what had happened previously, Leng Shaojia had changed.
