Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 551 - 553: Melodramatic Incident

The mother and daughter said they were going shopping, but they spent the whole day at the company. Now Xia Xiao no longer had to run around, so she even started preparing for starting her own business.

Although she also owned the clothing company, it was not under her name, and mostly it was Zheng Xianghong and Xiao Mei who managed it; Xia Xiao did not involve herself much.

Feiling showed Xia Xiao the new clothing designs, and Xia Xiao nodded, thinking they were very good.

Feiling smiled as well, saying, "We’ve already signed a contract with Mingzhu Clothing Factory, and soon a new batch of clothes will be on the market."

"You manage things very well," Xia Xiao said, feeling relieved. She had not expected Feiling to have a talent for fashion design and also many inspirations.

Feiling was an actress, a leading lady who attended various events - she had encountered many people and things, so she had quite a bit of insight into fashion.

However, at that moment, Feiling hesitated and then handed the documents to Xia Xiao, saying, "Mom, Aunt Lu’s Mingzhu Clothing Factory is not doing very well now."

Xia Xiao took the documents and fell silent for a moment; Lu Mingzhu was her classmate, and they had a good relationship.

After the restructuring, the Lu Family had taken over and renamed it Mingzhu Clothing Factory; it seemed they were very fond of their daughter Lu Mingzhu.

However, one significant issue with Mingzhu Clothing Factory was that there were too many relatives involved, and the management was poor.

Moreover, internal struggles had emerged. Mr. Lu had been the head of the factory and after privatization, though not in Lu Mingzhu’s name, he used Mingzhu’s name and let her manage it, clearly also intending to pass it on to her.

After all, at that time, Mr. Lu only had Lu Mingzhu as his daughter. But he hadn’t expected the melodramatic turn of events; when young, Mr. Lu had married someone else, but they had become separated due to the war.

Later, Mr. Lu met Lu Mingzhu’s birth mother, a woman from a decent family background, who didn’t mind his past and married him.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Lu did not have a son, just one daughter. Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu had feelings for each other. Although regretful, they did not fuss over it, especially since their daughter Lu Mingzhu was very outstanding.

However, decades later, a son appeared; although Lu Mingzhu was the beloved daughter, Mr. Lu had a traditional preference for sons deep down.

And since Lu Mingzhu was a married daughter, now having her own son and grandchildren, the elderly Mr. Lu’s mentality had changed.

After all, this was not an illegitimate son, but a legitimate one. Mr. Lu hadn’t thought of driving his daughter out of the factory, but he had brought his son into the high levels, hoping both his son and daughter would get along well, working together to enhance the factory’s prosperity.

But Mr. Lu’s son clearly didn’t see it that way; he felt he, as the son, rightfully should inherit Mr. Lu’s factory, and that Lu Mingzhu, being a married daughter, had enjoyed her share of fortune in his absence, and now it was time to return the factory to him.

Lu Mingzhu wasn’t particularly fond of this newly appeared half-brother, Lu Liang, but since Mr. Lu valued this son and Mr. Lu was also aging, Lu Mingzhu, although not pleased, had deep affection for her father, having been lovingly raised by him.

Therefore, Lu Mingzhu tolerated her brother, not wanting to cause distress to her father.

But Lu Mingzhu’s tolerance only made Lu Liang more presumptuous, positioning many relatives in the factory those from his mother and wife’s side. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Lu Mingzhu could no longer bear it; she had run the factory for years, and now, suddenly a brother and a nephew appeared, not to mention, bringing a bunch of unreliable relatives, turning the entire factory into a mess, particularly since the brother also wanted to force her out.

Thus, turmoil had arisen within Mingzhu Clothing Factory. Although Lu Mingzhu had been managing for many years, there were quite a few who supported Lu Liang, especially since the elderly Mr. Lu now favored his son more.

In Mr. Lu’s heart, his daughter was capable enough, and even without the factory, she wouldn’t suffer. But his son was different; he was less educated and had not been raised by him from a young age, so Mr. Lu felt deeply indebted to him.

Not to mention his son and grandson—after all, they now represented the root of the Lu Family.

Thus, Lu Mingzhu was somewhat disadvantaged, but Mr. Lu hadn’t been involved in the factory management for years, and Lu Mingzhu was not in a weak position either.

Plus, Xiaozi was also Lu Mingzhu’s strongest support. However, this time Feiling hesitated to hand over the new batch of designs to Mingzhu Clothing Factory.

Personally, Feiling had been watched over by Lu Mingzhu as she grew up, and being her mother’s good classmate, Feiling had a very good impression of and was very willing to support Lu Mingzhu.

But professionally, Feiling wasn’t very optimistic about Mingzhu Clothing Factory.

The previous clothing designs had been done by Mingzhu Clothing Factory, but now, the products Mingzhu Clothing Factory delivered were not very satisfying.

Mingzhu Clothing Factory was in some disarray, and Mr. Lu’s support for Lu Liang hurt Lu Mingzhu. But Lu Mingzhu could not bring herself to confront Lu Liang; because of this, the morale at the factory had waned, far from what it once was.

"Alright," Xia Xiao said, "after this batch of new clothes, I’ll talk with Aunt Lu." She was also aware that her daughter wasn’t satisfied with Mingzhu Clothing Factory.

But she had a good relationship with Lu Mingzhu, and besides, the factory had been her workplace too. If not for Lu Mingzhu, Xia Xiao wouldn’t have had such an easy time being a relaxed fashion designer, earning money easily.

And Mr. Lu; Xia Xiao had previously had a good impression of this old director, but unfortunately, like most people, he valued his son and grandson more than his daughter.

Just then, the secretary knocked and entered, "Mr. Xia, General Manager, Vice Factory Director Lu is here."

Xia Xiao and Feiling looked at each other. Feiling said, "Please ask Vice Factory Director Lu to come in."

Soon, Lu Mingzhu entered. Seeing Lu Mingzhu again, Xia Xiao thought she looked considerably haggard. It seemed the internal strife at Mingzhu Clothing Factory had exhausted her a lot.

"Mingzhu," Xia Xiao stood up and shook hands with Lu Mingzhu.

"Hello, Aunt Lu," Feiling also greeted Lu Mingzhu.

Lu Mingzhu was very happy to see Xia Xiao and greeted Feiling as well. After some small talk, Lu Mingzhu said, "I was just passing by and came to see Feiling. I didn’t expect to run into you today; it’s really rare."

Feiling smiled and said, "Mom and Aunt Lu haven’t seen each other for a long time. You two talk, I’ll go order something for you to eat."

"No need," Xia Xiao said, "give Aunt Lu a cup of tea, and we’ll go out to eat in a bit."

Feiling then went out to prepare the tea, and Xia Xiao talked with Lu Mingzhu about Mingzhu Clothing Factory.