The family feast finally began. The so-called family feast is supposed to be a family gathering together for a happy meal.
But the family feast in Hua family wasn’t quite the same as someone else’s. The atmosphere was dreary, no jokes were made, and everyone ate in silence, but little was eaten.
It was really hard for Luas to be in such a meal. He stared at this with wide eyes and then looked at that and didn’t say a word.
Although he didn’t understand why everyone didn’t speak, he knew that this atmosphere was definitely not suitable for talking.
It was Yaohui Hua who finally broke the silence, “Don’t be silent, all talk about what you’ve been doing lately.”
So instantly the family feast turned into a debriefing again, Chenxing Hua was the eldest brother. Of course he was the first to debrief, “I recently think of a reform program. The company’s system has not been updated for many years, so I think it is necessary to make some reforms to make the company full of new vitality.”
Yaohui Hua didn’t say anything but nodded his head slightly. He might not be satisfied with Chenxing’s answer. He wanted to warm up the atmosphere of the family feast, but instead, Chenxing talked about work.
Then Yaohui Hua’s eyes turned to Chenlei, his second son, “Chenlei, how about you? Of all the Hua Family, you have the most leisure.”
Chenlei didn’t even raise his head, still slowly sipping the soup in his bowl. “I won’t have much more to say, I’ve been studying Yangming Wang’s philosophy recently. I have learned a point that I can share with you, and that is that ‘nothing outside the mind’ and ‘knowing and doing are one’, and that the so-called ‘knowing’ is not something that can be said, but something that can be done. That’s why words don’t work, action is what counts.”
He was also really idle and said things that had nothing to do with business.
However, I always felt that he was sarcastic about the Chenxing who spoke earlier.
Yaohui Hua nodded, “You have always been indifferent to fame and fortune, you are the most knowledgeable of the Hua family’s disciples and also the one with the highest attainments in calligraphy and painting, you just continue to do what you like.”
Chenlei smiled, “Dad, you’re praising me too much. I cannot be completely indifferent to fame and fortune. It’s just that I’m a cripple and there’s nothing I can do about it. I can’t be in a wheelchair with all of you in a power struggle. What I can’t get, I can only be bland, so it’s better for me to read and paint.”
His words made me feel sad. Although he said with a smile, his words made the atmosphere even more serious.
“You’re modest. You are well known in the national painting and calligraphy community and had also visited the United Nations as a youth delegate. This is an honor that we can’t compete for in our lifetime. You don’t belittle yourself.” Leon said.
Chenlei laughed, “I am visiting the United Nations as a representative of youth with disabilities. I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to go if I didn’t have a disability. You don’t need to discuss me, move on to your own business.”
“Leon, what have you been up to lately?” Yaohui Hua looked at Leon.
Leon politely put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a tissue. People do not behave rudely by holding up chopsticks and chewing food when they speak in Hua Family.
“I’ve been dealing with all kinds of trouble lately from the company, but more trouble from attacks on our couple. When I don’t do well, the board says that I am a man who has been in prison, so I couldn’t take on a big responsibility. When I make achievement, then people would say I am too arrogant, and then all kinds of attacks come, so I just keep dealing with all kinds of trouble. But I feel like I’m living quite a full life and have no time to feel bored in such a series of defenses and counterattacks.”
Leon’s words finally livened up the atmosphere, and although his words were serious, his serious look was very comical.
Yaohui Hua and Xiang Feng’s faces turned serious at the same time. Especially Xiang Feng, she seemed couldn’t help but curse, only with Yaohui Hua sitting by, she didn’t dare to say anything.
“Our company has had happened something lately, and we all have seen the efforts that you have made. Don’t be so pessimistic. It’s normal for a company to have some minor friction within it. There are also competitive mechanisms within large companies, which are a means of driving the company forward.” Yaohui Hua said.
“Dad, I don’t quite agree with what you said. Moyun Feng slandered my wife and disorganized an ongoing project, is this also called internal competition?” Leon said.
I stabbed my finger at Leon, hinting that he shouldn’t speak so sharply, it would make his father very embarrassed. He’s not low on emotion either, and I didn’t understand why he would want to embarrass his father at this time.
“Leon, I know you have some grievances, but the situation isn’t as serious as you said, and you shouldn’t exaggerate.” Yaohui Hua was already displeased.
“Actually, what Leon means is that although there are some troubles, we will still try our best to run Hai City Telecom, we have been working on it.” I explained.
Leon gave me a cold stare, knowing that I was stopping him from continuing to argue with his father, and he didn’t speak again.
But to my surprise, Xiang Feng didn’t say a word.
Moyun Feng wasn’t there, so everyone understood that Leon’s words were targeting her. With her temper, even if Yaohui Hua was present, she would have argued a few times whether she was right or wrong, and I was surprised that she was silent.
She suddenly became meek. Her silence made me feel uneasy.
We chatted for a while, and the meal was almost done. Yaohui Hua told us to communicate more with each other after dinner.
After hearing his words, everyone had to stay even though they were not happy about it.
I was playing outside with my child, when Xiang Feng came over. She gestured for the maid to bring Alex over, she wanted to talk to me.
I had nothing to say to her, but I was at her house, and if I didn’t give her face, at least I had to give Yaohui Hua face.
“Nala, as the daughter-in-law of the Hua family, your performance in the company is amazing. You are striving for the women of the Hua family to make their men look the other way to us women.”
Xiang Feng was actually very good at complimenting, and she could utter the finest compliments if she wanted to. But I was immune to her words. Rather, the better she said it, the more wary I became of her.
So I just smiled and didn’t say anything.
“We do have some misunderstandings, but we’re still family, don’t you think?” Xiang Feng said.
I just laugh and still didn’t speak.
“Don’t you trust me? Why aren’t you talking? You really don’t have to do this to me. I’m not as bad as you think I am, or Yaohui couldn’t be with me.” Xiang Feng continued to act like a kind person.
I nodded in agreement.
“Nala, Chenxing and Chenlei have not married, so you and I are two important women in the Hua family. We represent the image of women in the Hua family.”
I laughed, “You represent the image of women. I’m just a minor character, I can’t represent the female image of the Hua family.”