Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 552 - 554: Twins

When Lu Mingzhu mentioned the clothing factory, her expression dimmed. She talked to Xia Xiao about it, saying, "What should I do? I’ve managed the clothing factory for many years; I’m reluctant to just hand it over easily. But my father feels the factory should always belong to the Lu Family and should be managed by Lu Liang. Right now, I’m only the vice factory director, and my father is the director. If he hands over the director’s position to Lu Liang..."

At that point, Lu Mingzhu sighed. "These years, I’ve fought hard. I just want to protect the clothing factory. Lu Liang doesn’t understand anything and has thrown the factory into chaos. My father knows this yet still expects me to help Lu Liang. Why should I? Why should I, who have worked hard for so many years, simply hand it over to Lu Liang and even assist him? Sometimes, I think about giving up the clothing factory. Even without it, I could build another one, but my husband and children disagree."

"I really regret placing too much importance on the clothing factory in the past, to the extent that I devoted all my energy to it for decades, involving even my husband and children. They don’t want to give it up. Although my father hasn’t passed the factory to me, before my brother appeared, I was the heir to the clothing factory. If Lu Liang were willing to coexist peacefully and manage the factory together, I would be fine with that. But he’s intent on driving me out of the factory. How could I possibly accept that?" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Lu Mingzhu felt weary. Her parental home, her marital home—everyone pressured her. What saddened her most was her father’s attitude, along with her husband’s and son’s lack of understanding; even giving up wasn’t easy.

Seeing Lu Mingzhu get emotional, Xia Xiao noticed her eyes turn red and her voice choked up.

She sighed, gently patted Lu Mingzhu’s hand, and passed a tissue from the coffee table.

"Do you really want to continue exhausting yourself like this?" Xia Xiao asked.

Lu Mingzhu was taken aback, somewhat bewildered, "I don’t know what to do, I’m truly stuck between a rock and a hard place."

Xia Xiao said, "You know your father now intends to pass the clothing factory to Lu Liang. Under the law of inheritance, Lu Liang is indeed your father’s first heir. What if he convinces your father to make a will and leaves you nothing? What will you do then? Your father’s heart already leans towards Lu Liang, and you can’t bring yourself to act ruthlessly against Lu Liang. Your father is also getting older. If you do not make a decision soon, your whole family might be driven out of the factory."

Xia Xiao wasn’t being cruel; reality was just harsh. Moreover, it was evident that Lu Mingzhu cared deeply about her father. Despite being heartbroken, she couldn’t bear to let her aged father down.

Lu Mingzhu remained silent, not having forgotten this concern. Her father was no longer the loving father he once was and even distrusted her now.

"With utmost disrespect, if you bow out now, you might still get a share of the factories, or you could wait for your father’s passing and then contend with Lu Liang. But knowing that you are more capable and have run the clothing factory for many years, do you think your father would want his son and grandsons driven out of the factory after his death?"

"I wouldn’t do that," Lu Mingzhu replied.

Xia Xiao smiled. "Indeed, you wouldn’t, but would your father believe that?"

Continuing, Xia Xiao looked at Lu Mingzhu, "Mingzhu, ever since the old factory director acknowledged Lu Liang, his mentality has changed. You can’t view him as the father who always put you first and loved you dearly anymore. You could let Lu Liang have the clothing factory and keep a few of the branches independent for yourself to manage. Isn’t that a good solution?

You’ve managed the clothing factory for many years, you have the connections and the capability. Are you afraid that you can’t outperform Lu Liang? Or do you lack confidence that without your father’s Mingzhu Clothing Factory, you can’t expand and operate better than Mingzhu Clothing Factory?"

Lu Mingzhu’s eyes brightened suddenly, and she rushed over to hug Xia Xiao fiercely, "Xia Xiao, thank you, you’ve truly awakened me."

Lu Mingzhu felt as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders; she had considered this before but couldn’t quite let go of Mingzhu Clothing Factory.

After speaking with Xia Xiao, Lu Mingzhu went out to eat with Xia Xiao and Feiling before leaving.

Feiling said, "Mom, Aunt Lu must have come to a realization by now."

Xia Xiao smiled faintly. "She had no choice but to accept it. Even without what I said today, she would eventually come to the same decision." Otherwise, once Mr. Lu made a will, it would be uncertain how much Lu Mingzhu could receive.

An outmarried daughter, whose children also bear a different surname, in Mr. Lu’s eyes, could never be more important than his son, grandsons, and great-grandsons. After all, descendants are the true bearers of the Lu surname, the legacy of the Lu Family. No matter how much Mr. Lu adored Lu Mingzhu, this perspective was unlikely to change.

It was also because Lu Mingzhu wasn’t ruthless enough; otherwise, father and daughter would have turned against each other long ago. However, Lu Mingzhu’s forbearance had also caused her much suffering. A woman capable of expanding the clothing factory across the country, Lu Mingzhu was certainly no frail woman.

Yet Xia Xiao hadn’t anticipated that plans could not keep up with changes, and other shocks for Lu Mingzhu and Xiaozi were still to come.

The next morning, Xia Xiao and Feiling visited Ning Hui’s home. This wasn’t the Li Family old mansion, which had been inherited by Li Zhenchuan’s cousin.

Li Zhenchuan’s parents had already passed away, so the Li Family consisted solely of Li Zhenchuan, Ning Hui, and their children. When Xia Xiao and Feiling arrived, Li Zhenchuan wasn’t home, only Ning Hui and Li Min were there. The daughter-in-law accompanied her son, so the Li Family home was fairly quiet.

This was why Ning Hui wanted her daughter to come over and take care of her; it was truly boring being alone at home. Li Zhenchuan was busy with work, leaving Ning Hui to engage in some charity and attend necessary activities, spending the rest of her time idly at home.

"Mom," Li Min, visibly pregnant, came out to greet them.

Feiling called out to her sister-in-law and also shouted to Ning Hui, greeting her as "godmother," although Ning Hui and Yang Xuehua were both the children’s godmothers—it didn’t matter which.

"How’s the baby?" Xia Xiao asked, holding Li Min’s hand with a smile.

"Very well, it’s twins," Li Min said joyfully to Xia Xiao.

In fact, when she found out it was twins during the checkup yesterday, Li Min was thrilled. It was unfortunate that she couldn’t reach Feiyang, and although she wanted to call Xia Xiao with the good news, she held back until Xia Xiao’s visit to tell her in person.

"That’s wonderful," Xia Xiao’s smile deepened, and Ning Hui was also very happy, following up with Xia Xiao, "I’ve always adored your family’s twins, the dragon and phoenix twins. I never imagined Xiao Min would also be carrying twins."

Ning Hui couldn’t suppress her rare smile, obviously excited for quite some time.