Chapter 293: Chapter 293 Huo Tingdong Brings Up the Topic of Dividing the Family
Huo Tingdong saw through the little schemes Old Madam Huo harbored in her heart.
After the unpleasant fallout with Lin Qi last time, Old Madam hadn’t been able to let it go.
All over the issue of Lin Qi not agreeing to change Momo’s name and surname.
She always felt that the flesh and blood of the Huo Family should carry the Huo last name, otherwise, what was the difference from a child born of a mistress?
Fortunately, Han’s surname was “Huo”; otherwise, if the children born were to take her last name, was she trying to sever the Huo lineage?
Song Shuyan was different.
In this respect, Song Shuyan was much clearer than Lin Qi!
At her age, she would never agree for Huo Tingdong to marry a granddaughter-in-law who was always at odds with her!
If Lin Qi truly wanted to be confrontational, she wouldn’t agree to her crossing into the family!
And Song Shuyan was the perfect leverage to put Lin Qi in check!
If she was sensible, she should promptly revert both Momo’s surname and name back.
If she remained deluded, she would tacitly allow Song Shuyan to give birth to the child.
She couldn’t possibly have no say in the Huo Family!
Huo Tingdong said, “Grandmother, I want to see her in person within fifteen minutes.”
The Old Lady tensed up, “Are you still intent on forcing her to abort the child? Are you really that heartless?”
Huo Tingdong replied, “I don’t need her to bear children for me.”
Old Lady retorted, “The child she’s carrying will still bear your surname! Not like Lin Qi, who stubbornly refuses to change her surname, she thinks she’s so capable, I’ll let her know that there are people more capable than her!”
Huo Tingdong’s face suddenly darkened, “So, Grandmother, you disagree with handing her over?”
Old Madam stated righteously, “Is she a criminal? She’s not someone you need to interrogate!”
Ye Chan spoke up, “Tingdong, don’t anger Grandmother! Last time, indeed, Lin Qi went too far. She just thinks too highly of herself. Your father and I think there’s more to her motives than meets the eye, you should be more cautious of her; she might just be after your family’s wealth!”
Her words were alarmist.
Huo Tingdong sneered and stood up, heading upstairs.
Old Madam quickly straightened up and called out to the butler and the maid, “Stop him!”
She knew Huo Tingdong was going upstairs to find the person himself, and naturally, Old Madam wouldn’t accommodate his will!
The butler and maid mustered their courage and stood firm in Huo Tingdong’s way, not giving an inch.
Huo Tingdong gave them a cold glance, “Have you forgotten who calls the shots in the Huo Family now?”
The butler lowered his head, trembling, not daring to make a sound.
The maid hesitated for a long while but finally stepped aside.
Just as Huo Tingdong was about to head upstairs, the driver called from outside: “Master has returned.”
Huo Tingdong turned around, and just as Huo Yanlin set foot in the door, he immediately sensed something off in the atmosphere of the living room.
He looked towards Old Madam who was incessantly making faces at him.
Huo Yanlin paused.
He had received a call from Old Madam and rushed back. Over the phone, she had loosely conveyed the situation to him; he was aware of the gravity of the matter.
“Tingdong…”
Huo Yanlin was gearing up to speak up, “It’s rare for you to come back, let’s go upstairs and have a proper talk.”
Huo Tingdong said, “I don’t have the extra time to discuss matters with you.”
Huo Yanlin abruptly realized his icy tone mingled with strong displeasure and was a bit taken aback, “I heard from Grandmother. Shuyan is pregnant, you’re forcing her to have an abortion, right? Tingdong, not to reproach you, but no matter how she got pregnant with your child, now, she is the mother of your child. Forcing her to abort your child is too cruel for both her and the baby!”
Huo Tingdong replied impatiently, “So, you also disagree with me taking her away?”
Huo Yanlin said, “I can’t possibly allow you to personally end the life of your own flesh and blood! Otherwise, you’ll regret it!”
Huo Tingdong replied, “Dad, you know my temperament. If I want to take her away, you truly can’t stop me. But I don’t want to make things embarrassing for everyone.”
“Stop talking,” Huo Yanlin interrupted and exerted his parental authority, “Just listen to me on this matter! Tingdong, I am your father, you’re my only son, I wouldn’t harm you, right?”
Ye Chan listened, pursed her lips slightly, her expression a bit peculiar.
She thought about how, in order to marry Huo Yanlin, the Old Lady had forced her to sign a sterility agreement. Why then, in Huo Tingdong’s generation, was she allowing any woman with a baby bump to simply have the child?
Was she only guarding against her alone?!
Or…
did Old Lady genuinely look down on her from the bottom of her heart?
Huo Tingdong knew Huo Yanlin and Old Lady were of the same breath now, he coldly curled his lip and suddenly approached Huo Yanlin, saying laconically, “In that case, let’s divide the family wealth.”
Huo Yanlin was suddenly stunned on the spot, “Divide the family wealth?”
The Old Lady also hadn’t expected the term ‘divide the family wealth’ to pop out of Huo Tingdong’s mouth out of nowhere: “Divide the family wealth? With whom are you dividing the family wealth?”
Huo Family had only one son; all the assets would be his in the future. He had no brothers and there was no need to divide the family wealth equally with anyone!
Moreover, Huo Tingdong had control over most of the Huo Family’s entire wealth; his sudden proposal to divide the family wealth bewildered the Old Lady for a moment.
Huo Tingdong said, “Since you all want Song Shuyan to have the child, then let’s divide the family.”
Old Madam would be taken care of by Huo Yanlin and Ye Chan, as for who would raise the child Song Shuyan gave birth to, it had nothing to do with him.
Whether Old Madam wanted to raise the child or Huo Yanlin did, either way, he would not acknowledge the child she gave birth to!
Huo Tingdong said, “Dad, from now on, Grandmother will be under your care, when you’re old, I’ll be responsible for providing for you. As for the child Song Shuyan will give birth to, if you wish to raise it, then do so. If you want her child to bear the ‘Huo’ name, then let it be ‘Huo’. But I will only say this much, even if her child bears the ‘Huo’ surname, it will be your ‘Huo’, not Huo Tingdong’s ‘Huo’!”
The Old Lady showed a stunned expression, she hadn’t had the chance to ask for clarification when Huo Tingdong continued, “As for the distribution of the assets under my name in the future, I’ll divide them evenly between Lin Qi and the two children, and they will inherit the future Huo Corporation and Huace.”
Old Madam Huo was too shocked to speak!
He actually wanted to divide the family in this way?!
Huo Yanlin frowned deeply, “Tingdong, are you serious?”
Huo Tingdong said, “Of course, I’m serious. You all want to acknowledge the child in Song Shuyan’s belly, then don’t acknowledge me anymore.”
With that, he proceeded to leave.
Huo Yanlin moved swiftly, reaching out to grab his arm, “Tingdong, what’s going on, what kind of love potion has Lin Qi given you? How much shares and assets do you have under your name that you want to divide half to Lin Qi?”
He was willing to divide assets to the two children; this was understandable. But to give half to Lin Qi was sheerly unreasonable!