Chapter 1345: The Gift (5)
Dong Wenming shared Dong Xun’s amiable nature—both of them were usually all smiles and exceedingly kind to their relatives. But now, for the first time, a fierce side was revealed, making everyone realize that the person in control of such a vast family estate couldn’t possibly lack a temper—it was merely a matter of not crossing his bottom line.
Moreover, just the fact that Yang Ruxin bore the title of Dao Xuzi, the Divine Doctor’s sole disciple, once spread, not to mention the Dong Family, even ten families like the Dong Family could earn back what they had invested. Take, for instance, the Medicine Pill in her hand—if she announced now that it cost ten thousand taels per pill, there would certainly be queues of people ready to buy, and truly, they were not short of money.
That’s how people are—when on the same level, they might feel envy or hostility, but when someone stands much higher, those emotions simply cannot arise, all that’s left is to look up.
Now, Yang Ruxin stood in a position where the Dong Family could only look up to her.
Whereas Dong Yun wanted to explode with anger, he was an elder who was just put in his place by a young girl, disgracing him, but he realized he had no grounds to be upset. Besides, he was indeed there for the main branch’s family wealth; his line was dwindling by the day. If he could get Dong Jian acknowledged as Dong Wenming’s son, to eventually take over the main branch’s industry, perhaps it might prosper once more. But now... all he could do was sigh and maintain a stony face without speaking.
The Xia Family simply left in a dispirited fashion.
With Yang Ruxin’s involvement, the following ceremony to enter the ancestral hall and join the family tree went very smoothly.
Dong Xun personally wrote Dong Wenxiu’s name in vermilion ink behind Dong Wenming’s, and after Dong Wenxiu kowtowed three times in front of the Dong Family’s ancestral tablets, the deed was done.