As they spoke, they walked into the house together. Everyone was waiting for them.
Upon seeing the two of them arrive, everyone pulled them in for a celebration, filling the Christmas party with an electric atmosphere.
...
The Mengqi sisters worked tirelessly in the office all night. The office had simple beds and sofas for them to get some rest. They made do with sleeping for a while.
As dawn approached, Mengqi and Mengyao could no longer stay awake. One slept on the bed, and the other on the sofa.
However, they hadn't slept for long before Mengyao was woken by her phone's ringtone.
She sat up from the sofa, took out her phone, and answered it.
The voice on the other end said urgently, "Third Miss, you must come back quickly. Second Master is in the main building and is saying he's going to move all your belongings out. The main building will be for his family from now on."
"What?" Mengyao couldn't believe her ears. How could her uncle seize this opportunity to take advantage? "I'll be right back."
Mengqi, who had also been sleeping lightly, woke up upon hearing the voice and asked, "What happened?"
"Uncle is trying to take over our family's main building."
"Let's go!" Mengqi said angrily. "I haven't settled accounts with him for the group's affairs, and now he wants to move into the main building. He's dreaming!"
As she spoke, she grabbed her coat and rushed ahead of Mengyao.
Mengyao caught up with her, and together they returned to Huangfu's mansion.
When they reached the main building, they saw Huangfu Sishu directing people to move things out of the main building.
"Stop! No one can touch anything here!" Mengqi shouted, ordering the workers to halt.
Huangfu Sishu seemed like a different person, no longer as kind and respectful as before. He said to the workers they had hired, "Don't stop. I'm in charge here now, and my niece has no say."
As soon as he said this, the workers ignored Mengqi and continued to move the furnishings out.
Mengyao watched as these workers moved all the items from the main building into a small, vacant building not far away.
She hurried over to take a look and found that the small building, which hadn't been lived in for a long time, was covered in dust and completely uninhabitable.
Mengyao ran back to the main building and saw Mengqi blocking the doorway, her arms spread wide, stopping the workers from moving anything further.
She also stepped forward to help, angrily saying to Huangfu Sishu, "Uncle, this has always been our family's residence. How dare you move things without our permission!"
"You need to understand, according to the Huangfu family rules, the main building has always been occupied by whoever is in charge," Huangfu Sishu sneered. "Now that Big Brother has been arrested and Big Sister-in-law is dead, Big Brother is no longer the head of the family, so you naturally can't live here anymore."
Mengqi retorted, "Even though my parents are in trouble, I am the current head of the Huangfu Group. We can still live here."
"You? You're married. Once married, you're no longer considered a member of the Huangfu family. You can't even get into the family tree. What right do you have to take over the Huangfu family? Besides, you have your own place to live. It's a waste for only Mengyao to be living in this house now." Huangfu Sishu looked at Mengqi with disdain, finding his elder brother's decision utterly ridiculous.
Furthermore, his elder brother couldn't be seen at all. Who knew if this girl Mengqi was too ambitious and had forged those transfer and handover agreements?
"In any case, this is our family residence. Even if only Mengyao lives here, we won't move!" Mengqi's attitude was firm, blocking the doorway without yielding an inch.
Huangfu Sishu unceremoniously ordered, "Come here, a few people, and pull them aside!"
At this moment, the household servants and drivers came to pull them away. They were also surprised. These servants and drivers, who used to obey them, were all helping Huangfu Sishu. Only the butler stood aside, not moving.
The butler neither helped them nor pulled them away for Huangfu Sishu. He remained standing, observing the situation.
Mengqi and Mengyao were still no match for these servants. They also realized that these people were opportunists, siding with whoever was in power.
Now that only Mengyao was left living here, everyone could see that Mengyao couldn't defeat Huangfu Sishu. This place would eventually belong to Huangfu Sishu, so they might as well show their loyalty to him early.
Truly, the world is a cold place. Mengyao was pulled aside and watched helplessly as these people moved all the belongings out of the main building.
Mengqi, enraged, pulled her and said, "This kind of person is simply insane. Let him live there. You come stay with me..."
"Sister, the more he acts like this, the more I have to stay here. Otherwise, won't this place become Uncle's?" Mengyao insisted. "I won't back down. I'll stay here and see what he can do to me!"
Mengqi thought about it and agreed. If their entire family left this mansion, it would be exactly what her uncle wanted. They couldn't let him have his way.
"You need to take good care of yourself while living here alone. Contact me anytime if anything happens."
"Sister, don't worry. I can take care of myself."
Mengqi had nothing more to say. Huangfu Sishu was constantly pointing out that her father had no heir, and his two sons were about to return from abroad. They were the ones who could truly take over the Huangfu Group.
Some of the group's elders were unwilling to believe Mengqi and did not recognize her. They all believed that Huangfu Sishu was the best candidate to replace Huangfu Sisong.
This was something Mengqi hadn't anticipated. She thought that as long as she had the documents left by her father, everyone in the group would listen to her. Her thinking had been too simple.
She decided to convene a board meeting and have a lawyer prove that the shares Huangfu Sisong transferred to her, as well as her interim presidency, were genuine and valid. Then, let's see what they had to say.
"Uncle, you are going too far! I will convene a board meeting for the group to let everyone know that I am conveying my father's true intentions!"
Huangfu Sishu said fearlessly, "Alright, it's perfect timing. I also want to let the shareholders vote on who they want to replace Big Brother in managing the group."
"Since we are both willing to convene a board meeting, then tell them to stop moving things. After the board meeting, we'll see who wins and who loses. If I lose, this main building will naturally belong to you. There's no need to rush."
"Fine, then we'll talk after the board meeting." Huangfu Sishu ordered them to stop, not wanting to damage the things in the house, as they would all belong to him and his sons in the future.
"Then it's settled."
"It's settled."
Mengyao watched her uncle and his men leave, finally breathing a sigh of relief. She said worriedly, "Sister, can you really win against Uncle at the board meeting? What if the directors all favor him?"
"It's alright. I will make some preparations before the board meeting. I believe I can get more shareholder votes."
Seeing Mengqi full of confidence, Mengyao didn't say anything further. She went to restore as much as possible in the main building. Fortunately, they hadn't touched her mother's portrait.
Mengqi saw her tidying up and helped her, while also considering how to get the shareholders to support her.