mtl008 Chapter 689 It Was Foreseen
Chapter 689 It Was Foreseen
As soon as the clan chief spoke, the others also put on obsequious smiles. Now, one or two of them are completely disregarding the consequences, wanting to participate no matter what, just so that their own families can get some benefits.
"Does my word have no effect?" The clan chief said coldly when he saw that no one was leaving. After exchanging glances, everyone stood up one by one.
Similar to the situation at the clan chief's house, they left behind all the valuable gifts and ran away as fast as they could.
Seeing this, the clan chief sighed deeply and said to Ling's father, "I had the same situation in my yard just now. They put down their things and ran away, and we couldn't stop them even when we called them."
Ling's father also looked troubled. "What do we do now, clan leader? Everything was decided in advance. If we redistribute the profits now, there will be trouble. Who would want to give away their hard-earned money to someone else for nothing?"
The clan chief knew this was the case. Putting aside his status as clan chief, if it were just him personally, he wouldn't be willing to share what he had.
“Now they are all coming to us, and they also say that they didn’t know it was a business at the time. If they had known it was a business, they would definitely have wanted to invest. There are also people from our village, all of us are relatives. If the gap between the rich and the poor is too big, it will cause more conflicts.”
The clan chief didn't mention it, but some people in the village are already dissatisfied with the Ling family. If this continues, there's a risk of trouble later on.
After pondering for a while, Ling's father said, "We need to discuss this matter with the clan leader. The specifics will depend on what the children say. Besides, these matters are not just about our family, but about the entire clan."
The clan chief nodded, knowing that the one who could make decisions in the Ling family was not Ling's father, but rather the fourth son's wife, who held the dominant position.
"You should discuss this matter first; we need to get a resolution as soon as possible."
"Alright." Seeing that the clan chief was about to leave, Ling's father thought for a moment and said, "Clan chief, this matter is not something our family can decide. Why don't we call everyone who has contributed money to the soap workshop together tomorrow and listen to their opinions?"
"Okay, I'll inform them in a bit."
After the clan chief left, Ling's father went to find Ling Silang in a hurry. Ling Silang was practicing calligraphy in his room, while Du Mingxian went to the wine shop in the back.
"You heard what the clan chief just said, right? This matter probably needs to be handled carefully. We're all from the same clan, and if this goes on for too long, problems will arise."
Ling Silang wasn't in a hurry at all. They had discussed this matter before. "Father, don't worry. Tonight, our whole family will discuss it together. It just so happens that Third Brother is back. He will be in charge of the soap workshop from now on. Let's listen to his opinions and think of a solution."
"Okay, I think so too."
After dinner, the group went directly to Ling Sanlang's house. Wang, who was seriously ill, did not go and stayed to take care of Ling's mother and An'an.
Now, Ling's mother is behaving more and more normally, and Wang's health has also improved a lot. Neither of them can say for sure who is taking care of whom, but things are progressing very well.
When Ling Sanlang saw his family members coming over one by one that evening, he assumed they were all coming to see him. But after everyone sat down, he realized why. Ling Silang briefly explained the situation, and Ling Sanlang frowned, "Is this not going to work?"
"No, that won't work. Those people won't give up until they get involved in the workshop's business."
The group fell silent. Ling Silang said, "Mingxian and I discussed this matter before. It's already a done deal, so it's definitely not okay to ask others to give up their profits. However, the clan leader gathered everyone together yesterday, so we can listen to everyone's opinions."
"The final result will definitely not be acceptable. When things are more or less settled, Father will discuss it with the clan chief. Our family will contribute five percent, and the clan will contribute five percent. Let them divide it among themselves. However, it will not be based on who contributes how much, but rather on the distribution by household."
"If any family splits up in the future, they will divide their share among the households."
"For example, if there are three sons in a family, the family property will be divided among the three families when the property is divided. If the parents do not live with any of the sons, then it will be divided into four parts. If the parents live with one of the sons, then the other two sons only need to fulfill their filial duties, and they will still receive their share."
The reason for this additional request was entirely due to the Du family's situation, which reminded them of biased parents.
After listening, Ling's father nodded repeatedly, "Okay, then let's calculate it that way."
“Your father and the other families still need to contribute money, but the amount will be the same. You should discuss this with the clan chief and tell them that the orders the soap workshop receives before the agreement is signed have nothing to do with them. Only after the agreement is signed will the business in the workshop be related to them.”
"okay, I get it."
The brief meeting ended quickly.
The next day, Ling's father went to the clan chief's house alone. Everyone in the family was busy with their own things, so he was the only one left to face this matter.
Du Mingxian and Ling Silang went to the county together. Those hooligans woke up yesterday and were locked up for a day. It was time to see them today.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Xia Yu came out and said, "Madam, they were making a fuss after they woke up, so I gagged them."
"Hmm, looks like he still has a lot of energy."
Du Mingxian and Ling Silang went to the backyard together. The woodshed was quiet now. The people there were bound hand and foot and gagged. They wanted to move but couldn't, and they wanted to curse but their mouths were blocked. They could only silently pray that someone would rescue them soon.
The door opened, and a strong smell of urine and stench filled the air.
Du Mingxian was extremely disgusted. "Let them come out and see their masterpiece."
"Yes."
Xia Yu went in, untied one person's hand, and silently withdrew. She didn't bother with the rest; they would untie themselves.
A moment later, arrogant cursing came from the woodshed: "You black-hearted inn dared to tie me up! I'm telling you, I'm going to the yamen to report you!"
"Boss, they dared to kidnap us and didn't even give us a warning. We'll make them pay. We'll go to the yamen and report them."
"Yes, we must go to the yamen (government office), we absolutely must go to the yamen."
“It’s not easy for them to run a restaurant. If they are willing to compensate us, we can let this matter go. But the compensation will be at least several hundred taels. They can’t just send us away without several hundred taels.”
"Yes, as long as the compensation is enough, we can overlook it, but I can't let my suffering these past two days go to waste."
As the group cursed and swore, expressing their desire for a huge sum of compensation from him, Du Mingxian, who was outside, found it all amusing. After waiting and waiting, she realized they were still cursing inside and showed no intention of coming out, so she finally spoke up.
“If you have anything to say, come out and say it. Why are you cursing in there? Besides, the smell in there isn’t very good either. How can you stand it?”
Upon hearing this, the men all blushed with embarrassment.