reed to his father's suggestion.In no time, Wei Zhonghua found two people who joined Wei Jun outside the office building, heading towards Tiger Mountain Group’s deep-sea branch.Tiger Mountain Group ma...Chapter 245: Shares

"Alright, get up!" Xiao Yu held himself straight as he faced Xiao Hongyang and raised his hand to say.

The woman beside Old Yue, upon seeing Xiao Yu's arrogance, slightly changed her expression. However, with Old Yue present, she didn't say anything further.

Since Xiao Hongyang had paid the respect of a junior, he naturally didn’t mind Xiao Yu’s haughtiness, so his expression remained unchanged as he said, "Thank you, Uncle!" Only after saying that did he slowly straighten up.

Old Yue saw this and was momentarily stunned before revealing a look of joy. He knew that Xiao Yu had accepted Xiao Hongyang.

"Uncle, this is my wife Bai Jing!"

"Bai Jing, come and greet Uncle!"

Xiao Hongyang pointed to the woman supporting Old Yue and introduced her to Xiao Yu.

"Greetings, Uncle!" After hearing Xiao Hongyang’s words, Bai Jing nodded slightly towards Xiao Yu.

As for how to deal with Bai Jing, Xiao Yu was at a loss. Xiao Hongyang didn’t care about it either; regardless of the reason, since she surnamed Xiao and was part of one branch of the Xiao family, receiving her respect wouldn't be an issue. However, Bai Jing was different—she wasn’t a member of the Xiao family lineage, so Xiao Yu couldn’t accept her salutation.

"Brother, as she is Hongyang’s wife, they are now one entity; you can receive this salute!"

Seeing Xiao Yu's hesitation, Old Yue said to him.

"Ah, thank you, Senior Brother!" Hearing Old Yue’s words, Xiao Yu suddenly felt enlightened. He then bowed slightly towards Old Yue.

"Senior Brother, this is my mother, Xiao Jianying!" Xiao Yu pointed at his mother and introduced her to Old Yue.

"Ah, I am Yue Zhongji, paying respect to Senior Aunt!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yu’s introduction, Old Yue quickly freed himself from Bai Jing's support and took two steps forward to say. As he said that, he clasped his fists together and was about to pay a deep bow towards Xiao Jianying.

"No, Senior Brother, don’t do it! We have our own lines of respect; the Xiao family medical skills I’ve only learned a little bit, and my father never admitted me into the Xiao family lineage!

Xiao Jianying saw that Old Yue was about to take a bow in return and hurriedly walked over to support him.

When Xiao Yu's grandfather was alive, he imparted everything he knew to Xiao Jianying. However, no matter how hard Xiao Jianying tried, she could only learn the superficial aspects of it. Although Xiao Jianying learned some secret techniques from her family, she did not master them completely; therefore, she is considered a descendant of the Xiao family rather than a member.

Each traditional Chinese medicine family has members who don't like or aren’t talented in medical arts due to their large families and businesses. Those who fail to learn medical skills are only considered descendants of the family without responsibility for passing down the medical techniques, allowing them to do as they please with relatively less support from the family.

However, members are different; they don't necessarily have to be part of this family but can also be disciples taken in by the family. For a traditional Chinese medicine family to pass on their knowledge, relying solely on its descendants is insufficient. They need some members to help spread their medical techniques.

After these members complete their studies and continue staying within the family, they are provided with generous salaries and annual dividends. If they choose to open their own clinic elsewhere, they become a branch of this family.

Naturally, these members and their masters often share father-son-like relationships. Sometimes, a master values his disciple more than his own son.

Hearing Xiao Jianying's words, Old Yue thought for a moment but didn't insist on it. He said, "Sister-in-law, I never expected that the Xiao and Yue families would reunite!"

"That’s right, Brother Yue. Thank you also for taking care of Yu this period of time and instructing him."

Xiao Jianying bowed slightly to Old Yue.

In her heart, she knew that Old Yue treated Xiao Yu very well; even just now when he scolded Xiao Hongyang, only she could understand his intentions.

"Brother, Mom, let's all go inside! We can talk there," said Xiao Yu as he led everyone into the clinic.

With the opening of the clinic approaching, Xiao Yu had arranged plenty of chairs in preparation. There were enough seats for everyone present to sit down comfortably.

Sitting on a chair in the clinic, Old Yue looked around and nodded with satisfaction. Although Wansheng Hall is currently quite small, given that Xiao Yu is still young, he believed that in due time, Xiao Yu would surely develop Wansheng Hall into something significant based on his medical skills.

"Younger Brother, how are the preparations" After surveying the clinic thoroughly, Old Yue asked Xiao Yu.

“Yeah, everything is ready!" Xiao Yu nodded in agreement.

In fact, there wasn't much to prepare. Xiao Yu hadn’t notified anyone either. The only people who would be present for the ribbon-cutting ceremony were his family and relatives from the Yue family. They would have lunch at a restaurant afterwards, and then in the afternoon, Xiao Yu planned to hold a free clinic outside. This was how he had arranged everything.

Xiao Yu had already discussed this arrangement with his mother and Old Yue who both supported it. There's no need for a clinic opening ceremony to be overly grandiose; besides, the Xiao family has always adhered to a low-key principle.

Xiao Yu turned to look at Xiao Jianying, who nodded at him. He then got up and walked towards the rest room from which he took out a folder.

Holding the folder, Xiao Yu walked over to Professor Ye and handed it to him. Curious, Professor Ye accepted the folder, pulled out his glasses from his pocket, put them on, and started looking at its contents.

"No... absolutely no..."

After Professor Ye finished reviewing the document in his hand, he closed it with a shake of his head.

"Senior Brother, this matter must be decided by Hongyang himself. What you say does not count; furthermore, this is also an ancestral rule. Didn't all the disciples before receive dividends"

Xiao Yu's mention of the ancestral rule blocked Professor Ye’s objections. He had just used the ancestral rules to reprimand Xiao Hongyang and Xiao Yu, only for Xiao Yu to now lecture him on these same rules.

Professor Ye helplessly shook his head and passed the folder to Xiao Hongyang. What Xiao Yu said was reasonable; there were good reasons behind the ancestral rules. Even in ancient times, it wouldn’t make sense to have people work for nothing. Thus, he gave the file to Xiao Hongyang so that he could decide for himself.

Xiao Hongyang opened the folder and looked through its contents. Inside was a share transfer agreement which transferred twenty percent of the shares to Xiao Hongyang. These shares could only be used for dividends and couldn't be transferred, and their validity period would last until Xiao Hongyang left Wan Sheng Tang.

Xiao Hongyang viewed this share transfer agreement from Xiao Yu. The percentage of shares that Xiao Yu was transferring wasn’t small—it was twenty percent—but it also canceled his salary. Of course, even if Xiao Yu didn't give him anything, he would still work there because he knew what Wan Sheng Tang represented.

Xiao Hongyang originally did not want to accept this, but when he glanced around the room at its items, he realized that these twenty percent wouldn’t amount to much money. Perhaps it might even be less than his monthly earnings. After some thought, he decided to accept it.

"Alright, thank you Uncle Senior. Since you insist, Hongyang cannot refuse."

Xiao Hongyang picked up a pen from the side and signed his name on that document.

What Xiao Hongyang didn’t know was that these few words he wrote would bring him an unimaginable return in the future.

Xiao Yu saw Xiao Hongyang sign his name, then signed his own name after it.

Professor Ye did not intervene with Xiao Hongyang's actions. In truth, his thoughts were similar to Xiao Hongyang’s; how much income could a small clinic generate Hence, he tacitly approved of Xiao Hongyang's approach.

Bai Jing looked at Xiao Yu’s clinic and subtly showed a hint of disdain in her eyes. She thought to herself that twenty percent How much would that be Xiao Hongyang's monthly income from working outside might likely surpass what this place could earn for more than a year! However, she did not dare voice these thoughts out loud.

Bai Jing now worked at the Health Bureau, although only as an assistant deputy section chief. Nevertheless, the Beijing Health Bureau was no ordinary place; a mere assistant deputy section chief would make many city and provincial health bureau directors look upon her with different eyes.

So her expectations were quite high, and seeing her husband about to leave the capital city for the deep sea made her feel very uncomfortable. This was also why she decided to come over and take a look.

In her opinion, such a small clinic, even if they offered 50% shares, she wouldn’t want Xiao Hongyang to be involved. Moreover, these 20% shares could only provide dividends but not be traded.

However, since they couldn't ignore their father-in-law's words, Old Yue and Xiao Hongyang, as well as Bai Jing, came together to the Wan Sheng Hall in the deep sea; she wanted to see where her husband worked. She was quite puzzled about why Old Yue did this.

Of course, she had heard of the matters between the Xiao and Yue families before, but in her opinion, since half a century has passed, couldn't they just compensate the Xiao family with some money Why go through all this trouble Therefore, she never really understood her father-in-law's actions.

But no matter how much she didn't understand, she dared not question Old Yue’s decision. She could only mention it indirectly and then talk to Xiao Hongyang about it.

Xiao Hongyang still understood the old master’s decision; he knew that from the moment he was named Xiao, this had become an unchangeable fact.

"Hongyang, come over..."

Sitting on a chair, Xiao Yu straightened his body and looked at Xiao Hongyang who sat beside Old Yue, saying.

"Yes, Uncle!"

Although Xiao Hongyang was puzzled as to why Xiao Yu called him, he still replied without hesitation.

The old master heard Xiao Yu’s call and was momentarily stunned. Looking at the seated Xiao Yu who was sitting upright with a serious expression, he vaguely understood something.

Bai Jing felt displeased hearing Xiao Yu’s tone of voice, thinking to herself, He truly considers himself an elder now, putting on airs.

"Hongyang, have you decided to stay at the Wan Sheng Hall If you decide to stay, it could be for your whole life. You can still change your mind right now; this is your last chance!"

Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Hongyang standing in front of him and said seriously.

"Well... Uncle, let’s discuss it first." Before Xiao Hongyang could speak, Bai Jing interrupted him.

Knowing that Bai Jing didn’t want him to come to the deep sea, he had told her beforehand not to interrupt their discussion. She had also agreed to this condition.

But now, Xiao Yu's words made her have no choice but to speak up. (To be continued...)tically at Xiao Yu.After saying that, she got onto the bed to lift up the child’s legs and saw that he had soiled himself. She then instructed her wife, Zhao Ling, "Go get him some new clothes!" As sh...