Lu Cuiling looked at Su Lanxin, who was dressed very fashionably, had a pretty face, and showed almost no signs of aging.
If the other party had not called her "Brother Feng, Sister Lu", and the young secretary had not called her "General Manager Su" very respectfully, Lu Cuiling felt that if she met her on the street, she would definitely not believe that the other party was her daughter-in-law's aunt.
Su Lanxin asked the female secretary to move aside, walked up to her and held Lu Cuiling's arm, with a very friendly smile on her face.
"Sister Lu, if you have anything to say, let's go in and sit down and talk slowly. You and brother must have been very tired after driving for such a long time. When you come to my place today, I will definitely treat you well."
When her arm was pulled, Lu Cuiling came back to her senses immediately. She shook off Su Lanxin's hand and said rudely, "Are you Su Lanxin? Don't be so affectionate with me. I can't handle it. You can even make your eldest brother suffer a stroke. I still want to live a few more years."
Faced with Lu Cuiling's rudeness, the female secretary standing next to her felt a little uncomfortable.
As Su Lanxin's personal secretary, in her opinion, there was nothing wrong with her boss coming to compete for the old plaque passed down from his ancestors.
What's more, the boss had only said a few provocative words that day, and no one had ever thought that after the old man lost the cooking competition and was stimulated by the words, he actually had a stroke and fell to the ground on the spot.
Later, the boss sent a car to take him to the hospital and paid all the hospitalization expenses. He even stayed in the hospital all night on the night of the rescue.
In the secretary's opinion, what her boss did was completely reasonable and legal. Why should he endure such rude insults from an old country lady like you
Thinking of this, the female secretary finally couldn't help but speak up: "Old lady, Mr. Su's stroke can't be blamed entirely on our President Su. He probably had some health problems to begin with, and he was too excited that day."
Hearing what the female secretary said, Lu Cuiling smiled coldly: "Haha, you little girl are quite good at talking
So according to what you said, you came to my house and irritated my father-in-law so much that he had a stroke, and we should thank you because it was you who provoked him and caused his illness to flare up early, thus avoiding more serious consequences in the future?"
These words left the female secretary speechless. She felt that she really couldn't win the argument with this old lady.
Su Lanxin scolded the secretary: "Meihui, shut up and take people in to prepare."
Upon hearing this, the female secretary did not dare to disobey and could only bow respectfully to Lu Cuiling, and then lead the company's people into the hotel with Su Liancheng.
In front of the pickup truck at the hotel entrance, only Feng Jiandong, the elderly couple Lu Cuiling and Su Lanxin were left.
Su Lanxin's smile faded, and she said seriously, "Brother Feng, Sister Lu, I originally wanted to invite you two to come inside, sit down and talk things out, but since Sister Lu doesn't want to go in, I have to talk here."
Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling looked at each other, and then looked at Su Lanxin together. The old couple also wanted to hear what Su Lanxin had to say.
There was no expression on Su Lanxin's face, and she calmly began to tell the whole story from her perspective.
"I think your son should tell you about some of the circumstances of our family. My father originally wanted to follow the ancestral tradition of 'passing on the property to sons but not daughters' and pass the old plaque directly to my eldest brother. It was I who argued for it and got a fair chance.
In the end, I lost to my elder brother because I was not as skilled as him. Naturally, I had no complaints and left Su's.
Now, my eldest brother has no children, and the tradition of passing the inheritance to sons but not daughters has long been broken.
Since your son, as a son-in-law, can inherit the old plaque of Su Ji, why can't I, a daughter, do the same?"
Su Lanxin's words left Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling at a loss for words to refute.
Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with what Su Lanxin said. Su Jinrong has only one daughter, Su Ruoxi, and the Su family tradition of "passing the inheritance to sons but not daughters" has long been broken.
In terms of blood relationship, Su Lanxin is also a member of the Su family and is qualified to inherit the old plaque of Su’s family.
Lu Cuiling thought for a moment and came to her senses and said, "Humph, even if you want to fight for the old plaque, aren't your methods too despicable? That's your biological brother, and you gave him a stroke?"
Su Lanxin responded calmly, "I am partly responsible for my brother's stroke. I never thought that my brother would have such a problem. I admit that I shouldn't have said something provocative to him that day."
Feng Jiandong finally spoke up at this time: "You are not just provoking me with words, right? If Yifan hadn't come back in time, I'm afraid that the father and daughter would have been kicked out of Su's by you."
Su Lanxin looked at Feng Jiandong who was standing on the other side of the car, her eyes flickering. After hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke.
"Yes, I admit that when I went to Su Ji again, I did want to take back the old plaque of Su Ji before my eldest brother fully recovered, because I felt that my eldest brother was no longer qualified to inherit the old plaque, and if I took back the old plaque, I would not ignore the life and death of my eldest brother and niece."
Feng Jiandong looked at Su Lanxin and asked, "Have you ever thought about what that old plaque means to your elder brother? If you take the old plaque away while he is in danger, will your elder brother really be okay?"
Facing such a question, Su Lanxin said without the slightest hesitation: "The old plaque means the same thing to my elder brother as it does to me, and my elder brother did not continue to carry forward Su Ji, and the ancestral plaque has been covered in dust in his hands.
I can say that if Lao Bian came to my hands, with the strength of my current catering group, I would definitely be able to make Lao Bian a world-renowned brand.”
After a pause, without letting Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling speak again, Su Lanxin said with extraordinary determination: "I want to carry forward the heritage of my ancestors. What's wrong with me? The old plaque will only shine more brightly in my hands."
Lu Cuiling wanted to say something, but Feng Jiandong stopped her with a look.
Feng Jiandong said calmly: "Perhaps you have your reasons, and you are indeed a capable person, but we cannot agree with your methods.
Now that the vegetable supply contract has been signed, Yanghu Township will provide vegetables to your restaurant, but we old couple don’t want to have too much to do with you, so the subsequent supply will be provided by other people in the township.”
After saying this, Feng Jiandong sat in the passenger seat and said to his wife, "Get in the car, old lady. We are going to see our granddaughter."
Although Lu Cuiling acts like the head of the family, she is the one who speaks and decides many things on a daily basis.
But when it comes to big things, Feng Jiandong is always able to cut the Gordian knot.
Hearing Feng Jiandong asking her to get in the car, Lu Cuiling also got in and said to Su Lanxin who was standing beside the car, "Our old man has said everything he should say. Anyway, if you want to take that old plaque, then come here openly. We believe our son will not lose to you."
At this point, before Su Lanxin could agree, Lu Cuiling added: "However, everything has a price. If you win, you can take the old plaque, but what if you lose?"
Su Lanxin looked at the old couple in the car, was silent for a moment and said, "If I lose, then the executive chef of all the chain restaurants in my group company in China will be your son. I will offer him the price of the world's top executive chef, and 50% of the profits of all the chain restaurants in China will go to him and my niece."
The old couple in the car looked at each other in bewilderment. After a long while, Lu Cuiling muttered, "It seems that our son is still at a disadvantage, isn't he?"
Su Lanxin laughed when she heard this: "Sister Lu, you and Brother Feng, please be careful on the road. You can go and discuss it with my brother, niece, and your son. Also, tell them that I will be over for dinner in the evening."
After saying this, Su Lanxin did not stay any longer. She walked around the car and went to the hotel on her own.
Lu Cuiling glanced at her husband, then looked at Su Lanxin who was walking into the hotel, and said, "Old man, did we make a profit or a loss?"
Feng Jiandong glanced into the hotel and said calmly, "Okay, let's go meet my father-in-law, daughter-in-law, and son first."
Lu Cuiling nodded, fastened her seat belt, started the car and left the hotel.