I just hope I can stay with you for a while longer.
Those businesses in the family have to be handed over to you with my own hands before I can rest assured."
Hearing such words from his grandfather, who never gave up, made neo feel very heavy.
"Grandpa, I told you that you will live to be a hundred years old.
Have you forgotten how you promised me?
I'm still so young and I don't know many things in the company, so you have to teach me slowly."
How could the old man not know neo's reluctance to leave him?
If he could, how could he let go of his own grandson?
He lost his parents at such a young age and was taken to his side.
He was so young that he stumbled when he walked.
At that time, he suddenly lost his daughter, and the old man really regarded her as his last relative.
He loved his daughter so much, but in the end it was no match for the accident.
The old man watched neo grow up with his own eyes.
He knew that although he sometimes looked out of place, he was the most powerful child in his family, both in terms of art and skills.
Even his son is not worthy to compare with him.
He regrets it now.
The initial hesitation made the child heartbroken.
He should obviously know neo the best, but in the end he was allowed to return to China alone.
Fortunately, he is now back in France.
"Don't leave when you come back this time?
Grandpa knows that it was Grandpa’s problem last time, and this situation will never happen again in our family."
Neo took out his hand with some embarrassment?
"Grandpa, I came back this time because of your poor health.
If there were just problems in the company, I wouldn't come back."
In neo's eyes, the old man's body and health are the most important things.
As for those companies, whoever likes them wants them.
His own paintings can support him for several lifetimes, so why should he reach out and grab other people's things?
The old man was naturally sad when he heard this.
"Then you go, go back directly and don't come back!
If you come back to see me once and then leave in a hurry, you might as well never see me again!"
After hearing this, Neo squatted down in front of him and explained to him carefully.
He still has a painting exhibition to hold in Painting Country, and there are many things waiting for him to do. It is impossible to return to France so soon.
"Grandpa, you should know my character. I have never taken those companies seriously.
I'm saying the same thing now.
Lest others find out and think I’m greedy for something.”
Neo's tone was light, but hearing it made the old man even more sad.
"I know you don't care. Grandpa forced it on you, but you still don't want it?
I am not such a pedantic old man. I just know that the family business must be handed over to capable hands before it can continue.
If it falls into the hands of your uncle and aunt, it will be the end!"
He looked sad. He and his daughter were not like his son at all, and he didn't know why this son was.
What I've been good at doing since I was little is guessing other people's thoughts.
Not focusing on business at all.
"If he spent half of his time learning how to run the company, I wouldn't have to embarrass you so much."
The old man sighed.
Neo looked at his face from bottom to top and realized even more that his grandfather was really getting older.
His entire face was covered with wrinkles, and even his fingers were habitually bent.
When he was very young, the old man had the impression that he was very tall.
He always puts out a hand for him to hold.
But every time I started to trot, I couldn't keep up with his pace.
Later, the old man hugged him directly.
He leaned on his shoulder and felt that his entire field of vision was wider.
It turns out that grandpa’s shoulders are so broad.
Later, gradually, he felt that the gap between him and his grandfather was getting smaller and smaller, and finally one day he surpassed his grandfather.
From then on, he realized that he had truly grown up.
Now he has passed the age of being tall, but every time he stands next to his grandfather, he can feel that his grandfather seems to be shorter.
Because as he gets older, his whole body becomes rickets unconsciously.
Age has left heavy marks on this old man. He dare not think about what he will do when the old man leaves one day.
He does not want the world to be his last relative in this world.
As for his uncle and aunt, they never regarded themselves as members of his family.
Naturally, he would not be close to them.
"Grandpa, let me think about these things again.
But I can tell you one thing now, no matter what I do in the future, I will never give up my paintbrush."
No matter where neo is, whether he is a beggar or a billionaire, he will never let go of his paintbrush.
He doesn't want to be an artist, and he doesn't dislike money because it stinks.
He just loves painting.
The old man then smiled. When he was young, he also loved to write and write.
It was later that he had no choice but to flee to France with his family, and then he started from scratch and expanded his business.
Now that he is older, he sometimes writes and draws.
Among his descendants, only neo inherited his artistic talent.
He has shown a keen interest in painting since he was a child and has shown great talent.
There are more things for two people to talk about when it comes to painting.
"While you were in China, no one lost those skills, right?"
Neo helped the old man to the study room.
"Grandpa, are you looking down on me?
No one in China disturbed my creation, so I painted a lot.
I also took the time to participate in a competition at the Academy of Fine Arts of A University, but I almost forgot if I didn’t tell you. It seems to be another special prize.
By the way, I also painted a new oil painting, but I couldn’t bring it back to you, so I can only take a photo for you to appreciate.”
The old man laughed even more when he saw him looking so proud.
For those who play art, they never pay attention to seniority, only talent.
And his grandson is extremely accomplished in painting and has already surpassed his grandfather.
Sometimes looking at the things he drew, even he couldn't help but want to make him stay through some family ties.
Neo has painted enough for his old man, but the old man is really greedy.
Sometimes he wanted to collect even the line drawings he drew casually.
Whenever he faced neo's questioning eyes, the old man would always say, "What do you know? This is called art!"
It is precisely because of this that the old man's study is filled with paintings.
All large and small are neo's paintings.
Some were carefully carved by him, while others were painted casually.
However, after so many years, the old man has completely preserved even the random sketches he drew when he was a child.
For neo, it is more of an experience.
But occasionally when I see the bad state of paintings from the past, I can't help but ask the old man to take down all those paintings.
Of course the old man didn't listen to him.
Just like this, the grandfather and grandson sat in the study with a pot of tea and enjoyed painting all afternoon.
When Mike came back, he saw such a happy family.
Before entering the study, he adjusted his emotions before knocking on the door.
"Enter--"
The old man only shouted once, without raising his head, and continued to use his magnifying glass to look at the paintings on the screen.
"Come and tell me how you handled this detail?"
Naturally, neo would not take the initiative to say hello to his uncle.
This time he's back to clean up the mess!
If the good uncle and aunt in front of him hadn't messed up the company, why would he bother to do this?
Mike's face immediately turned ugly.
"It seems that Chinese etiquette is not very good, right?
Why did neo go there for less than half a year and didn’t say hello to me as his uncle when he came back?"
When the old man heard his tone of voice that was neither negative nor positive, you also put down the magnifying glass.
neo replied to him first.
"Uncle may not know very well, but China is a famous country of etiquette.
He has a saying that is most famous.
What kind of thing are you called, that’s what I look like——
Uncle, do you think it makes sense?"
"you!"
Mike's face looked very ugly.
He admitted that he took a risk in the company's decision-making this time and indeed brought losses to the company.
This guy is here to clean up the mess.
But he is his uncle, how can he talk to himself with such an attitude?
"Well, is this the grandson you taught yourself?
Don’t you care if he talks like this?”
Neo let out a "tsk", he hated it most when his uncle got involved with the old man whenever he had something to do.
The old man's body is worn out by these troubles.
"Uncle, how old are you?
Can you please stop going home to find your father whenever something happens?
Can you set a good example for Nick Jr.?"
Nick is Mike's son. When he heard him say this, Mike's face suddenly turned red.
"What do you mean by that?
I will teach my own son well, just take care of yourself."
The old man didn't say a word.
Whenever he doubted whether he had a genetic mutation and gave birth to such a useless waste, he felt relieved when he saw neo excelling again.
"You and Lily have been very busy recently, why not send Nick to my place."
The old man is really afraid that his grandson will be raised crookedly by his son.
"Dad, what are you talking about? Take care of me. I can still find time for my son."
Neo chuckled.
"Uncle, don't you understand? The old man is not afraid that you don't have time, but that you have time!"
"You! Dad, sometimes I wonder if I am your biological son.
Why did he humiliate your son so much and you didn't react at all?"
The old man stretched out a hand, and neo immediately helped him up.
"I tell you, if you were not my biological son, I would have kicked you out of the house long ago."
The old man's voice was not loud, but his tone was full of coercion.
Even neo standing next to him felt the chill in his words.
"Dad...you, what do you mean? I am your biological son..."
"Yes, it is precisely because you are my biological son and you have done something wrong that I have to teach you well.
Fortunately for you, you have never learned from your mistakes.
You made a mistake last time, and you fall into the same trap this time. You can fall in it a dozen times!
How did your brain grow?"
The old man's crutch kept tapping on the ground. He was really angry.
Neo immediately stroked his chest for him.
"Grandpa, don't be so angry.
Haven't I already come back? I will solve these problems by then."
But who would have thought that as soon as Mike heard Neo's words, he immediately exploded.
"Why do you, an outsider, have the right to solve my family's affairs?
Let me tell you, I have already figured out your plan!
As long as I'm in this house, you can't even think about taking over the company from the old man!"
Neo had a stern face, this piece of trash is really hopeless.
"You still have the nerve to get angry at neo, do you know how big of a trap you are this time?
If it wasn't you, why would neo need to rush back from China to wipe your ass?"
Mike gritted his teeth.
"I have said it so many times, I know I was wrong and I will change it next time.
Why are you just unwilling to give me a chance?"
"You just take a risk, do you know how many employees' families you are risking?
Do you know how many people work in your business, and do you need one person to support a family?
How much did the venture lose?
Do you know how many employees need to be laid off?"
"Big deal, big deal, why don't I fire them?
Anyway, if an entrepreneur has a big business, it shouldn’t be difficult to support these employees.”
Neo couldn't help but frown after hearing his words.
Only people who have never experienced hardship and have no ability can say such things.
The most important thing for a company is its talents. In addition to this, the grassroots employees play an important role as a screw.
Whether it is taking risks to keep employees after huge losses, or directly firing all employees.
Neither is a reasonable solution.
Only by using your brain to come up with other ideas can the company's crisis be resolved.
But this uncle, during the long period of time he let go, had turned the company into this.
After neo reviewed the company's financial report for the past six months the next day, he couldn't help but sigh.
His uncle is a damn talent!
At this moment, Mike's casual words made the old man even more disappointed.
"Okay, you can go back.
Just pretend that you haven’t been here this time, and I just pretend that I haven’t heard those words just now.”
"dad……"
Mike was really panicked, but the old man was unwilling to speak again.
He sighed heavily.
Neo helped the old man sit back and brought the tea to his mouth.
"Grandpa, have a drink."
Mike stared at neo's back closely, almost making a hole in his gaze.
If it weren't for him, how could the old man have such a bad attitude?
More than half a month had passed since the incident, and it was precisely because he couldn't solve it that I called him at that time.
Didn't this kid say he wouldn't come back?
Why are you so angry again now?
Or are you not doing well enough in China, so you have to fight for family property with him again?
As soon as I got home, Lily greeted me.
"How's it going? Is that evil star back?"
He sat on the sofa angrily.
I thought about it for a long time and then threw the cushion on the ground angrily.
"If he hadn't come back, would I have made it so ugly?"
Lily picked up the cushion and patted it. "Why did it cause such a big fire?
Is that kid fanning the flames in front of the old man again?
I really don’t know what he means by coming back at this juncture!
If you say that he has no intention of robbing our company, I don't believe it.
Now that you're back, don't you want to make some achievements to show the old man?
Let the old man know who is the truly useful person, the scheming dog..."
"What do you mean?
Do you mean that I am useless?"
Mike stared at his wife.
Lily didn't take advantage of his move.
"What's the use of getting angry with me here?
You have the ability to lose your temper with your old man!
Oddly enough, what company shouldn't experience some losses as it moves up?
Why does he want to get over it once and for all?
He doesn't look at his own grandson all day long, and he insists on praising his grandson like a treasure.
I really don’t understand your family!”
The old man is Mike's father, and no matter what, it's not Lily's turn to give him guidance.
"I told you, just scold that little bastard.
Don't bring my father in here without saying anything."
Lily hummed from her throat.
"What's the use of scolding that little bastard?
The old man just likes him, and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
Let me tell you, you still don't have the ability. This time you just jumped down when you saw it was a pit.
Now the old man is completely worried about you."
She folded her arms to the side, and her mouth was so pouted that it could hang an oil can.
Mike also admitted that he was wrong, “Those people are really eloquent.
As soon as they told me, I got excited and signed the contract without thinking about it carefully."
"No matter how hard you don't think about it carefully, you should at least wait until you read the terms of the contract, right?
Let me tell you, everyone in the company is trying to save your face by saying that you are taking a risk and failing.
In fact, everyone knows that you have been deceived.
It doesn’t matter if you were deceived alone, why should you drag everyone in the company to suffer together?”
I was scolded by the old man and neo in the manor, and I was scolded by my wife when I got home.
Mike felt like he was neither human nor human.
"Okay, I know I was deceived and I did something wrong. Isn't it okay that I'm stupid?
Can you give me a breath of life?"
He was so angry that he was spinning around in the living room.
"That little brat is back. The old man didn't take us seriously at first, and now he's even less happy to see us."
The more Lily thought about it, the more she felt it couldn't be done.
"In any case, ours is the real grandson of the old man. What's the point of letting neo stay in front of him all the time?"