novelraw Chapter 475 New Year's Eve of the Shen Family
Chapter 475 New Year's Eve of the Shen Family
Chapter 475 New Year's Eve of the Shen Family
Compared to the warm atmosphere at the Su family's house, the New Year's Eve dinner at the Shen family's house was not so pleasant.
Although the Shen family has seen a decline in offspring in the last two generations, Shen Yanzhi still has several cousins in addition to his two uncles, Shen Hongguo and Shen Yuanzhong.
And Mr. Shen's generation did not only have one son, but also several other cousins.
These cousins are all the same age as Grandpa Shen. Apart from one cousin who passed away unexpectedly, the other cousins also have many children and grandchildren.
However, during the power struggle back then, it was the young Mr. Shen who won the inheritance and demoted all his cousins out of the capital and assigned them to other places to develop, which led to them being scattered in various places.
In recent years, the collateral branches of the Shen family have also made good use of the Shen family's resources to expand their own businesses, and have developed quite well.
People don't usually interact much, but during the Lunar New Year, they all rush back to the old house from elsewhere to gather together.
The outsiders had already heard about Shen Yan's recent resignation as CEO of the Shen Group to start his own new company.
Everyone had inquired about it before, but no one knew what had happened between Shen Yanzhi and Old Master Shen.
It wasn't until later that everyone heard that it was Old Master Shen who forced Shen Yanzhi to get married by using shares, and Shen Yanzhi, in a fit of anger, chose to resign and go solo.
Because of the incident involving Feng Jingge and Wen Lan, the reputation of Shen's Group has become notorious recently. With netizens not buying it, the sales of Shen's branches in various regions have been greatly affected, and the data has plummeted.
The collateral relatives gathered at the Shen family's old residence. Upon hearing that Shen Yanzhi not only had a girlfriend, but that she was the daughter of the Su family, they congratulated him and invited him to return to work at the Shen Group.
The fact that the collateral relatives have stayed quietly in the branch company and dutifully guarded their own little plot of land for so many years shows that these people are not the type to fight amongst themselves or try to seize power.
Shen Yanzhi understood them and knew that they had invited him back out of consideration for the collective good, so he declined directly.
Sensing Shen Yanzhi's firm stance, the members of the collateral branches shook their heads in regret.
Their attitude made Shen Jingxuan and Shen Minghui, who had deliberately come over with wine glasses to eavesdrop, feel extremely disgusted.
Shen Yanzhi's abdication and handing over the reins to a more capable person was a cause for great joy for the two of them.
Currently, the company is nominally managed by Old Master Shen, but in reality, Old Master Shen is getting old and his strength is failing, so many things have fallen on the shoulders of Shen Hongguo and Shen Yuanzhong.
As the sons of Shen Hongguo and Shen Yuanzhong, they also joined the company and held relatively high positions.
In just two short months, Shen Jingxuan and Shen Minghui had already become addicted to the feeling of wielding power and being fawned over.
When Shen Yanzhi was in the company, not only were they forced to relinquish their positions and were marginalized, but even their fathers were forced to do so. Now that things have finally improved, how could they possibly want Shen Yanzhi to come back?
So what if the company's performance has been poor in the last few months? At most, the company will just make a little less money. As long as they're still with the company, there will be plenty of opportunities to make extra money in the future.
Even if Shen Yanzhi can generate greater performance and profits for the company, so what? With Shen Yanzhi around, none of that money will go into their pockets!
The two brothers looked at Shen Yanzhi with hostility and fear, afraid that Shen Yanzhi would really be persuaded to come back by the crowd.
The two deliberately came to provoke Shen Yanzhi, but having grown up in his shadow for so many years, they harbored a clear fear of him. Even though they were deliberately provoking him, they dared not say anything too harsh. Shen Yanzhi's expression was indifferent, his demeanor noble and composed.
For a moment, it made Shen Jingxuan and his companion look like clowns.
Even those from other branches of the family couldn't help but shake their heads inwardly at the sight.
It had been a long time since Grandpa Shen had spoken calmly and frankly with Shen Yanzhi. Since Shen Yanzhi stepped down, the gap between the grandfather and grandson had been widening.
With New Year's Eve approaching, the old man was in a good mood and directly announced in public that Shen Yanzhi should return to the Shen family.
He smiled kindly at Shen Yanzhi and said, "Yanzhi, I've been saving this CEO position for you. I don't approve of anyone else but you. I was wrong before, so how about I apologize to you?"
"I've already had my lawyer draft a contract for those shares, and they'll all be transferred to your name. All you have to do is sign it."
Old Master Shen's words elicited various reactions from everyone present.
The collateral relatives were alright, since they already knew that no matter who Old Master Shen gave the shares to, they would only be given to the legitimate sons, not to them.
Compared to handing the shares over to Shen Hongguo and Shen Yuanzhong, they would prefer that Old Master Shen hand over the shares to Shen Yanzhi.
The solid data from the past few years shows that Shen Yanzhi is the most capable person of his generation to create greater profits for the Shen family.
Shen Hongguo, Shen Yuanzhong, and Shen Jingxuan became less composed after hearing Old Master Shen's words.
They are working hard to manage this company, but the old man didn't even ask a single question. He directly had the lawyer draft a transfer agreement to transfer everything to Shen Yanzhi.
Shen Yuanzhong was the first to lose his temper: "Dad, isn't it inappropriate to bring this up during the New Year?"
“Yes, Grandpa, Yan-ge will be quite busy next year. He’s started a new company, so he won’t have time to come back and manage our family business.” Shen Jingxuan couldn’t wait to add.
Before Shen Yanzhi, the person involved, could even make a statement, they were already eager to expel him.
Old Master Shen remained silent, simply gazing at Shen Yanzhi.
Shen Yanzhi frowned slightly. "Grandpa, you should give these shares to someone who needs them more."
The implication is that he has no interest in returning to take control of the Shen Group.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Shen's heart sank slightly, while Shen Yuanzhong and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Ms. Jiang was also present. She put down her cutlery, elegantly wiped her lips, and said, "Dad, speaking of shares, I suddenly remembered something."
Upon hearing her voice, Shen Yuanzhong and the others, who hadn't fully relaxed, were jolted back into action and turned to look at her warily.
Little Bear is recovering.