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Chapter 1027 - 1021: Discussing Family Ethics Matters in a Meeting

Chapter 1027: Chapter 1021: Discussing Family Ethics Matters in a Meeting

"Mom, it’s not big brother, not big brother, I, I saw second brother!" Li Xiaoya, with tears in her eyes, looked at her mother, and it was only then that she realized she had not explained herself clearly earlier, causing her mother to misunderstand.

"Se, second brother?" Fu Mandie was taken aback, and her whole being seemed to suffocate.

Her second son, Li Changlin, had virtually become the nightmare in her heart. Ever since he went missing, Fu Mandie had turned to Buddhism, always believing that everything was fated; she was convinced it was because she had done too many bad deeds in her past life, and that was why the heavens gave her such retribution.

So much so that later on, when her eldest son Li Changning also met with trouble, Fu Mandie was even more convinced of this destiny. Now, suddenly hearing her daughter mention her second son, how could her heart not be shocked!

"Yes, it’s second brother, mom, I saw second brother, he’s on ’Xuanyuan’s Got Talent.’" Knowing her mother would find it hard to believe, Li Xiaoya directly supported Fu Mandie as they headed to her study.

By that time, the third episode had already ended, and the fourth episode was now playing.

Naturally, Li Changlin didn’t appear in the fourth episode because there were still thirty contestants behind him who had to be grouped.

Li Xiaoya quickly clicked on the third episode and then chose to fast forward.

It wasn’t until the moment Li Changlin was about to appear that Li Xiaoya chose to play the episode normally.

Soon, Li Changlin walked out of the lift’s doors, and Fu Mandie immediately widened her eyes.

Yes, there was no mistake, it had to be her son, because Li Changlin looked so much like Li Changning, and their heights were almost exactly the same.

Seeing Li Changlin, the image of her eldest son Li Changning instantly rose in Fu Mandie’s heart.

Immediately, her tears began to flow as she cried out excitedly, "Changlin, my Changlin!"

Fu Mandie cried, with both sorrow and joy.

Her son who had been missing for an entire twenty years, she had seen him again today, and judging by the look on Li Changlin’s face, he seemed to be living well. He must have found a very good family!

Fu Mandie wiped her tears over and over again, but like a breached flood, no matter how she wiped, she couldn’t stop them.

Finally, Fu Mandie just let them flow; these were tears of joy, tears of comfort, she was happy, and she was willing!

Beside her, Li Xiaoya was also crying a river, longing for this second brother whom she had never met before.

"Second brother, I miss you!" Li Xiaoya softly called out in her heart.

Mother and daughter cried for a long while until Fu Mandie suddenly realized that she must tell her husband about this as soon as possible.

Now that she had found her second son, she had to make a trip to Shanghai City; she had waited twenty years and was already impatient.

"Thank you, Buddha, for your protection, thank you to the all-compassionate and all-merciful savior of the suffering, the great spiritual bodhisattva Guanyin!" Fu Mandie sincerely prayed in her heart.

Afterward, she dialed Li Chengde’s phone and told her husband the news.

When Li Chengde heard that his third daughter had found his second son, his heart was hugely shocked, and then he was overjoyed, quickly indicating that he would rush back immediately.

Having found the son who had been missing for twenty years was simply the most exciting thing in life.

At that moment, Li Chengde didn’t want to wait for even a moment.

After ending the phone call, he immediately ordered his guards to depart. Ji Province was not very far from the Capital City, and it only took him two hours to return home.

By then, many people in the family had already received the news. Li Guorui, Li Chengde’s father and the Family Head of the Li Family, immediately called a family meeting, even the family elder, Li Haoge, was alerted.

Li Haoge was not the only elder in the Li Family, which had many powerful ancestors. However, in the last two years, it had been Li Haoge’s turn to preside over the household, so when something big happened to the Family Head, it was natural for Li Guorui to notify him.

Li Guorui sat at the head of the table. Just because he was the Family Head, it didn’t mean his position was less significant than Li Haoge’s just because he was an elder.

Of course, the younger generation must show respect to the elders. In a prominent family like the Li’s, this was particularly evident.

Li Guorui first reported the news of finding Li Changlin, then asked everyone for their opinions.

Those sitting in the room were almost all top-level members of the Li Family, with the exception of Li Xiaoya, who was still a student.

And since Li Xiaoya was unable to practice martial arts, even after she graduated from school, it was unlikely she could enter the upper echelons of the family.

Naturally, Li Xiaoya didn’t care about such matters. At the moment, her heart was joyful at the thought of having found her second brother, but she didn’t understand why the Family Head had to call a meeting to discuss such a thing. Couldn’t they just bring her second brother back directly?

According to most people’s thinking, there was nothing wrong with Li Xiaoya’s thoughts. This was a matter of human relations, so what was there to discuss?

But large families had their own difficulties, and there was nothing that could be done about that.

Li Guorui was currently the Family Head, and Li Changlin was indeed his own grandson, but it must be known that Li Changlin wasn’t Li Guorui’s only grandson.

If nothing had happened to Li Changning, there would be no need for today’s meeting because the next Family Head of the Li Family would certainly be Li Changning. The Li Family had its rules: inheritance was from elder to younger, and the position of Family Head has always been succeeded by the main branch.

However, Li Changlin had been missing for twenty years, and Li Changning had been gone for three years as well.

During such a long time, for the sake of the greater good, Li Guorui certainly had to choose a successor.

Because of Li Changning’s mishap, the Seven Great Families became restless, and to stabilize the situation, the Li Family had no choice but to select three successors for assessment.

Now that Li Changlin had suddenly reappeared, if the Li Family were to bring him back right away, what would happen to these three prospective successors?

Furthermore, if these three did not accept it and struck out against Li Changlin from behind, what then?

The situation should have been one of brotherly respect, but it could devolve into sibling rivalry, with brothers at odds against each other, which was not a conclusion the high-level members of the Li Family wished to see.

"Changlin has definitely suffered a lot out there; bringing him back is our responsibility," said Li Chengzhi, Li Guorui’s second son, the first to speak up. "Brother, Changlin is now twenty-four, which ranks him around seventh or eighth among the younger generation. In my opinion, we should bring him directly into the upper echelon to manage a business after he comes back!"

Li Chengzhi’s own eldest son, Li Changrui, was the same age as Li Changlin, younger by only two months. However, under the direct guidance of the elder Li Haoge, Li Changrui’s cultivation had reached the Initial Threshold Stage of the Transformation Realm and he was a true genius of the Li Family.