Every day, he had to take some time to persuade her, hoping she would understand that he wasn’t trying to give Shaoze’s everything away to someone else.
It was just that the Rong Family needed a head of the family, and Shengjue needed someone to oversee the overall situation.
Besides, that "someone else" wasn’t an outsider, he was his grandson, Shaoze’s cousin, with the blood of the Rong Family running through his veins; there was no one more suitable than him to take charge of the Rong Family.
He also told the Rong matriarch that she had lost her husband and son, and she would need Mingyan to support her in her old age.
Mingyan was without parents, so she could treat him like her own child. If her relationship with Mingyan improved, it would be beneficial for both of them.
Mingyan would have an elder, no longer a lonely person.
And she would have a younger generation to take care of her, so her old age wouldn’t be too bleak.
Now, only the three of them remained in the direct lineage of the Rong Family.
He was getting older and probably wouldn’t last more than a year or two; when he passed away, only the two of them, aunt and nephew, would be left.
She shouldn’t be preventing Mingyan from inheriting the industry; instead, she should be supporting him with all her might.
Rong Guangguo simply couldn’t understand her reasons for resisting.
Was it just because she didn’t want Shaoze’s assets to fall into the hands of others?
No matter what Rong Guangguo said, the Rong matriarch wouldn’t listen. She was very obstinate, firmly opposing Rong Mingyan inheriting the entire Rong Family.
She didn’t even know why she felt compelled to resist; after all, she was not a person who was greedy for wealth.
However, she simply didn’t like Rong Mingyan.
It felt as though ever since he had appeared, their home had never been peaceful.
Also, for decades, she had always considered the Rong Family to belong to Shaoze, and this notion was deeply ingrained in her mind.
If the Rong Family fell into the hands of others, she would feel incredibly resentful; it would feel as though something that belonged to her son had been snatched away.
Regardless of who it is, if one’s possessions are taken, they would be unhappy, reluctant to let go, and would fight to claim it back.
That was exactly the Rong matriarch’s mentality.
Of course, deep down she also harbored a glimmer of hope.
What if Shaoze wasn’t dead? What would happen if he came back later?
You should know that if Rong Mingyan inherited the assets, even if Shaoze came back, under the law, Mingyan might not have to return a penny to him.
If Shaoze really did return, wouldn’t he end up with nothing?
Her son was a favored child of heaven; she did not want to see him become a penniless man, nor did she hope to see him start from scratch. It would be foolish to let the enormous industry of the Rong Family go and give it to someone else.
The Rong matriarch was determined to fight to the end, but she also knew that if Rong Guangguo got angry, her opposition would be futile.
She could only hope that Lin Xinlan would return soon and bring out her methods to preserve Shaoze’s estate.
Three days had passed, and Lin Xinlan still had not returned.
Rong Mingyan was indirectly pressuring Rong Guangguo every day with company matters, urging him to sign the papers as soon as possible, and Rong Guangguo was in turn pressuring the Rong matriarch daily.
The Rong matriarch was at her limit. If she didn’t agree, it was very likely that she could be driven out of the Rong Family.
According to the Rong Family’s family rules, if someone prevented the rightful heir from inheriting the assets, the Rong Family had the authority to expel them.
Rong Guangguo had always shown her respect, holding off his anger in consideration of her many years of hard work.
But her relentless pressure was wearing out his patience, and he was finally enraged.
He decreed that no matter what, the papers had to be signed today, the inheritance issue had to be settled, and Mingyan could officially take his position tomorrow.