dognovel Chapter 681 The Complex Meng Family Mansion
Chapter 681 The Complex Meng Family Mansion
Lin Ping disdained these secrets and private matters of the Meng family, but his focused expression seemed to betray his gossipy nature.
"So, the old master of the Meng family married two wives?" Lin Ping asked eagerly.
The two stared at Lin Ping with suspicion, unable to fathom his thoughts.
You are merely a distinguished guest of the lady; why are you so curious about the many trivial matters of the Meng family?
To save their lives, they spoke frankly and without reservation, with one person telling the story and the other adding to it.
After a half-hour explanation, Lin Ping roughly understood the current situation of the Meng family.
The Meng family rose to prominence starting with the patriarch, Meng Qingge's great-grandfather. After his grandfather took over the family business, the business expanded, and now it has become a second-tier aristocratic family.
Meng Qingge's grandfather married two women; her grandmother was his legal wife, and the other was his concubine.
However, the concubine gave birth to a son before Meng Qingge's grandmother. Although he was not the legitimate son, he was the eldest son. Meng Qingge's mother was three years younger than his uncle.
Logically speaking, the eldest son should be of higher status than the firstborn son, but less than two years later, Meng Qingge's grandmother passed away, and the concubine became the legal wife.
In this way, Meng Qingge's uncle also became the legitimate son, with a higher status than her father.
However, Meng Qingge's grandfather, mindful of past relationships, was determined to hand over the Meng family business to Meng Yuanping.
This matter was naturally opposed by the old lady, and the two sides remained deadlocked for ten years.
Now, Grandpa Meng Qingge's health is deteriorating, and the old lady is in charge of all the household affairs.
As long as the old man was alive, she would not dare to openly hand over the position to Meng Qingge's uncle, but the old lady was also a shrewd person and proposed the idea of passing the position to a generation after the previous one.
In other words, after they pass away, the family will be inherited by Meng Qingge's generation, bypassing Meng Yuanping, who has the most right to inherit.
However, among Meng Qingge's siblings, her eldest uncle's son, Meng Qingchao, was the oldest. Although Meng Qingge was shrewd and capable, she was, after all, a woman. Her younger brother, Meng Qingfan, was young and playful and had no ability to compete with Meng Qingchao for the position of clan leader.
The old man saw all of this. He knew he wouldn't live to see Meng Qingfan grow up, so he did his best to cultivate Meng Qingge so that she could assist her younger brother.
"The Meng family is so complicated?" Lin Ping muttered to himself, smacking his lips. "But I like it. I, Lin Ping, will definitely stir up this mess even more!"
"Why not take over the Meng family and make Aunt Huang the clan leader?" Lin Ping thought wildly. "But Aunt Huang's heart isn't in this, and I'm unwilling to help that kid Meng Qingfan. It's really a dilemma."
"Young Master Lin?" The two servants kneeling on the ground looked at Lin Ping with suspicion, wondering what his inexplicable smile meant.
When his thoughts were interrupted, Lin Ping's face turned cold. He dusted off the dust on his backside and said, "You two, come with me!"
"Where are you going?" the two asked timidly, clearly startled by Lin Ping's malicious smile.
“Naturally, we’re going to beat up Meng Qingfan,” Lin Ping said casually, unaware of the fear in the hearts of the two men.
It was bad enough that they went to beat up Meng Jianwen, but to go to Meng Qingfan's house to beat him up was simply disrespectful to the Meng family.
"I...I remember now," a servant suddenly said. "My stomach hurts, I can't go."
You think Lin Ping would believe that you have to rack your brains to think about a stomachache?
"No problem, no problem, it'll be fine once it comes out." After saying that, Lin Ping inserted a silver needle into the man's sphincter.
In that instant, something went wrong... The mixture of solid and liquid flowed down the person's thigh.
The man's face turned green. Even though it was nighttime and there were only the three of them, this was still incredibly shameful.
"Can we go now? You don't have a stomachache either, do you?" Lin Ping said, pointing to another person.
They dared not utter a word of dissent and followed Lin Ping eagerly.
Strangely enough, Lin Ping, a newcomer, was able to find Meng Qingfan's residence.
At this moment, Meng Jianwen was showing off his flattery to Meng Qingfan.
"Don't worry, young master. Xiaoqiang and Erhu have definitely scared Lin Wuqing so much that he wets his pants. He wouldn't dare to go to Baiyue Academy with you even if you gave him the guts." Meng Jianwen offered a smile as bright as a chrysanthemum.
This person was sold to the Meng family when he was young. Because of his cleverness and energy, he became Meng Qingfan's follower. Later, he changed his name to Meng Jianwen, which was to supervise Meng Qingfan to study hard.
Who knew that he was in cahoots with Meng Qingfan, not only failing to play a supervisory role but also frequently covering for him.
As a result, Meng Qingfan was still illiterate in poetry and literature even when he reached adulthood.
According to the regulations of the Daye Dynasty, when a boy turned fifteen, he had to let his hair down and tie it into a single bun, which was called "shufa".
In addition, the age of hair-binding is also called the age of aspiration for learning, meaning that one should study diligently.
From this perspective, Meng Qingfan is indeed a poor student.
"Yes, I like you by my side. No one else will do." Meng Qingfan, who was fighting crickets, said without looking up, "He is, after all, Mother's guest. Let him back down when he realizes the difficulty. We can't really cripple him."
"Erhu is a very sensible guy; he never plays tricks on Erhu," Meng Jianwen said confidently.
"Meng Jianwen, get out here right now!" Just as the master and servant were exchanging barbs, a discordant voice came from outside the door.
"Who is my grandfather?" Meng Jianwen replied, confused.
He was Meng Qingfan's right-hand man, used to bullying others by relying on his power, and had never been scolded by anyone before.
“I’m your grandfather!” Lin Ping replied without any politeness.
Meng Jianwen was furious. He stormed out of the door and pointed at Lin Ping, asking, "Who are you?"
“I’m your grandfather!” Lin Ping said, hands on his hips.
"Grandpa, ptooey, ptooey, brat, what do you want with me?" Meng Jianwen was so angry that he lost his composure.
"I, Lin Wuqing, only curse in one situation," Lin Ping replied loudly, already dominating the other party in terms of imposing manner.
"Which situation?" Meng Jianwen asked cautiously, clearly feeling somewhat uneasy.
Lin Ping took two steps forward and said with a sinister smile, "I'll beat you up!"
"Well, so you're Lin Wuqing. You actually dared to come to my door." Meng Jianwen beckoned, signaling Xiaoqiang and Erhu to come and beat him up.
It seems Lin Ping wasn't threatened. In that case, we have no choice but to take action.
Since he was the one who provoked us, even if we injure him, we will still benefit from it. With Meng Qingfan's strong support, we will at most be reprimanded.
However, Erhu and Xiaoqiang shook their heads at the same time, and even took a few steps back.
Are you kidding me? Master Ping's thighs are stronger than wooden sticks, and his palms can crush stones. Fight him? Are you out of your mind?
"It's fun, it's fun! Hit it, hit it now!"
"Watching people fight is much more interesting than watching crickets fight," Meng Qingfan said excitedly.
With Meng Qingfan's order, Meng Jianwen straightened his back considerably and said angrily, "You poor country bumpkin, fighting isn't like farming. Don't think you're so great just because you're strong. I have weapons. You're going to die!"