After getting the confirmation of Bety, the people on the scene really understood that Jeric was not joking. He really wanted to let Ava sit in the position of Richard.
He was disappointed. He almost sat down on it and in their rules, he was the rightful person to sit on that chair but Ava stole what was his.
He felt extremely depressed in his heart. He said that if he had known this, he would have sat down a little faster, so that he could experience the feeling of the second leader of the Smith family.
Ava still hesitated, turned to look at Allen, and seemed to be asking for Allen’s perspective.
Allen smiled and said, “Ava, since your grandparents attach so much importance to you, you can’t let them down. Sitting in this position means that you have to shoulder the burden of the Smith Group in the future. Come on!”. He encouraged her.
After listening to Allen’s words, Ava made up her mind and nodded to go to Richard’s position.
When she was near Sevene’s face, he unconsciously dodged two steps to the side and instinctively feared Ava.
Even if Ava was his daughter, and even if he was her father that reprimanded Ava before, he could no longer do anything.
She was different now. She was not the daughter who let herself be scolded at will before, but the real second leader of the Smith family, which was also recognized by Jeric.
“Dad, please sit next to Allen.” Ava said softly.
No matter what, she wanted her father to be seated near her.
But Ava also had to consider Allen. The reason why she was who she was today was because of Allen’s support and encouragement.
Had it not been for Allen’s encouragement, Ava would have been unable to survive, so she chose to let Allen sit in front of her father.
As soon as he heard that Allen’s position was ahead of him, he felt even more depressed. He said that it was the water thrown by his married daughter. Now even Allen’s position was ahead of him.
But now Ava’s influence in the Smith family was booming, and he didn’t dare to refute at all, so he had to go to the side and sit down.
Then Jeric and Bety took their seats. Allen also went to the seat next to her under the call of Ava.
At this time, the division of Smith’s power came out.
Jeric and Bety were sitting in the upper position, with Ava sitting on the left, followed by Allen and Sevene, followed by some outstanding members of the three generations of the Smith family.
On the right side of the table were several members of the second generation of the Smith family. Their faces were not very good-looking.
It was now obvious that the elite of the Smith family were on the left, and they were the group that Jeric attached the most importance to, while those on the right were abandoned.
At this time, Allen looked around and was surprised to find that Lewis and Anna didn’t come.
But when he thought about it again, he understood that it must be because those two people knew that Ava had saved the Smith Group, so they didn’t want to see Ava happy, so they would not choose to come.
It could also be seen that those two people were not only arrogant, but also very unmeasured.
When everyone sat down, Jeric said a few opening remarks with a smile, and then turned to the main topic.
“Last time, our Smith family was in such a crisis, which is also the reason why I was not in good health before! Fortunately, Ava helped me, which made the company tide over the difficulties.” Jeric said with a smile.
Hearing what her grandfather said, Ava quickly got up. “Grandfather, don’t say that. In fact, the reason why the company was able to get out of trouble was because you are behind me, otherwise I can’t do anything alone.” She said, explaining her side.
“Ava, don’t belittle yourself! Although I supported you, you did all your best to the best of your ability. Even other people who also had my support could not do what you did. So you should believe in yourself more.” Jeric said with a smile.
As soon as his remark came out, most of the people on the scene had nothing to do with it, but the faces of the second generation of the Smith family sitting on the right side became very ugly.
When Jeric said that, he was in no doubt about saying that Ava, the third generation’s daughter, was more capable than the second generation’s elders!
Hearing her grandfather said so, Ava could just nod her head and sat down afresh.
Then Jeric said again, “So, I also decided that from this moment on, the general manager of Smith Group would be Ava. As for me, although my body has recovered, I don’t want to be so tired in the future. I’ll be the vice president of the company, and I’ll support myself at home at ordinary times.”
Jeric’s words felt like it was like an atomic bomb that blew up in their minds that no one could not utter a word.
“What? Father, are you going to stay at home at your age?”
The third member of the Smith family was shocked and looked indifferent.
Smart people in the Smith family could guess the reason why Jeric pretended to be ill before, but now that the crisis was over, it was reasonable that Jeric should come out again and take charge of the overall situation again.
But he wanted to be named the vice president at home before he retired. Did it mean that he would hand over the whole Smith Group to Ava?
“Yes! That’s what I think would be for the best.” Jeric nodded.
“You look at me and I look at you. There is a tremendous shock in your eyes, I can see. Not only you, but all of you. Actually, this is the real intention of today’s family gathering. It is to transfer the power of the whole Smith family to Ava!” He announced clearly with a proud voice.
For a time, the second and third generations of the Smith family envied and even looked at Ava with envious eyes.
Before that, they had fantasized that when Jeric returned to heaven, they could get a share of it and even become the successor of the Smith family.
But now, everything had become a bubble, Ava was the only successor of the Smith family’s wealth.
With those words, Jeric then turned his head and looked at Ava.
“Ava, do you have the confidence to be a good family leader?” He asked.
Ava took a deep breath, stood up and said in a deep voice.
“Grandfather, I have confidence.”
“Ha ha ha, good! That’s my granddaughter. The Smith family will see your success in the future.” Jeric laughed.
When the banquet was going on, most of the Smith family had their own thoughts. Some of them were envious of Ava, while others were obsessed with pleasing Ava and her father. They wanted to get benefits by flattering them. In short, they had their own thoughts.
Ava always took it easy. When she started her own company, she experienced a lot of things, and she was very comfortable with them.
On the other hand, Allen was low-key sitting on the side. Then someone came to toast, he just smiled and waved his hand to indicate that he would not drink, in short, he was not in the limelight.
On the contrary, Sevene was the most popular.
He was really the happiest person in the audience today.
Although he could not sit in Richard’s position, and even Allen’s position was in front of him, those things still did not change the fact that Ava was his daughter.
As the daughter developed and became famous, so did the father.
Many people gathered around Ava’s father and flattered him one by one. In the end, even two of the second generation of Smith family took the initiative to have a toast with him, which really made him feel great.
After the banquet, Ava became the new successor of the Smith Group, which was even a formal drop.
Back home, Allen’s face relaxed. Getting Ava through the crisis, he was also relieved, otherwise, he would think about it every day. In addition, his state in his work might also be affected.
Today, Ava drank a lot of wine. When she went upstairs, she was already a little unsteady.
After entering the door, Allen first helped Ava to sit on the sofa, and then poured her a glass of water.
Holding a cup of water to Ava, Allen said with concern, “Ava, drink some water. Don’t drink so much wine in the future, okay?”.