Chapter 599 - 599 But I prefer to teach him a lesson physically

Chapter 599: Chapter 599 But I prefer to teach him a lesson physically

Ling Ruonan didn’t say anything immediately but went over to prepare a cup of tea for Luo Ziling, and after making a cup of milk tea for herself, she sat down to continue discussing the matter.

“The crisis on the surface has been resolved, but the crisis behind the scenes is still continuing,” Ling Ruonan said, her face turning cold. “Today, after dinner, my father directly arranged for my aunt’s son—that is, Ling Minglan’s youngest son, a man named Lin Jiaming—to take a position at Northern Group as my deputy. You don’t need me to tell you what this arrangement means, the purpose is to wrest control of Northern Group from me. After all, I’m no longer devoted to the Ling Family, and they don’t trust leaving the biggest enterprise of the Ling Family in my hands.”

Luo Ziling’s expression also changed. “It looks like we’re still going to be unlucky in the end.”

Ling Ruonan nodded lightly, then added fiercely, “It won’t be so easy for them to succeed. I anticipated they would do this and made arrangements early on. If they want to control Northern Group, without ten years of time, it’s simply impossible to achieve. Whether it’s Lin Jiaming or Ling Haining, when they come to Northern Group, they can only hold a nominal position and decide nothing.”

“Mom, you’re amazing,” Luo Ziling sincerely praised. “You’re a true heroine.”

“They wasted the best twenty years of my youth. They have to compensate me in some way. Compensation with Northern Group is something I can reluctantly accept. They want it back, but it will not be so easy without paying an equivalent price,” Ling Ruonan said. Then, she told Luo Ziling about the arrangements she had made with Wuyue. “Many assets under my name have already been prepared by Wuyue for transfer to your name. After all, everything I own will be yours in the future. These assets were prepared for you, originally intended to be handed over after you graduated, to avoid making you complacent and losing your drive with a large inheritance. Now, it seems there’s no need to worry about that, as you won’t lose your drive just because of these assets.”

“Mom, why transfer them to my name?” Luo Ziling was greatly surprised.

“If they find out that I have so many assets besides Northern Group, they will certainly try to take them too. If transferred to your name, they will not come after them,” Ling Ruonan explained briefly before continuing, “Transferring everything to your name will alert many people, so I plan to transfer a portion to your name first, and the rest to Wuyue, to be transferred to you later.”

“Mom, just arrange it as you think best. I don’t really have the concept anyway,” Luo Ziling didn’t object. “You’ll sort it all out properly.”

“There are about twenty billion in total, about five billion in stocks and securities, which are the easiest assets to transfer and have no shares from Northern Group’s listed companies. The dividends amount to several million a year, giving us a comfortable life even if we truly fall on hard times. The other assets are shares in non-listed companies and can’t be liquidated for now. However, they’ll surely skyrocket after listing. Also, the compensation that Ouyang Feifei fought for you last time, I plan to have her help you buy shares in Lingyun Group to become a shareholder in the Ouyang Family.”

“Mom, I really don’t understand these things. I’ll have to listen to you carefully later on, otherwise I’m lost. I don’t know how to manage or invest money, you can make the decisions for me. Anyway, you’re the rich lady; I certainly won’t have to worry about life’s comforts,” Luo Ziling was surprised at how wealthy her mother was.

“Hmm, you’ll gradually understand in time,” Ling Ruonan nodded before giving Luo Ziling a stern reminder, “This time, your uncles Ling Zhengping and Ling Haining are on our side, speaking up for us, even arguing with Ling Zhengjun to the point of near conflict. But remember, the one who can least tolerate us, mother and son, is likely my own brother.”

Since Luo Ziling had heard similar things from Ling Ruonan before, he wasn’t surprised and didn’t interrupt, just listening quietly.

“He’s the most likely candidate for the next Family Head, and he’s very ambitious. Everyone knows that the biggest asset of the Ling Family is Northern Group. Almost no one can tolerate me controlling Northern Group, especially my own brother. In the past, he openly suggested that I take a position elsewhere, even hoping I’d pursue a government career. He wants to control Northern Group, which is why he’s placing his son there,” Ling Ruonan said, scoffing twice before saying to Luo Ziling, “Take the opportunity to give Ling Haining a lesson, let him know his place in the world.”

“Mom, make sure you teach him a lesson,” Luo Ziling immediately agreed, “I wanted to beat him up today, but it’s a pity he didn’t step forward to curse me, nor did he say much, and he certainly didn’t make a move. Otherwise, I would have definitely given him the worst beating.”

“Teaching him a lesson doesn’t necessarily mean physically; you can also do it in other ways.”

“I get it! But I prefer a more physical lesson!”

“Alright, those are the main things for now. We’ll talk about some other matters after I take you to treat the old master tomorrow,” Ling Ruonan said, yawning faintly, “Mom is sleepy and wants to go to sleep. You should go to bed too, as you have to return to school for classes tomorrow.”

“Okay, I’m going to sleep,” Luo Ziling agreed, then prepared to leave Ling Ruonan’s bedroom.

Just as he opened the door to leave, Ling Ruonan, after hesitating for quite some time, finally mustered the courage to bring up another matter. “Ziling, I called your father today and told him what’s been happening here.”

Hearing Ling Ruonan say this, Luo Ziling immediately turned his head back, running excitedly back to her side: “Mom, what did you two talk about?”

“Over the past many years, for fear of violating their rules and being further punished, both your father and I have strictly abided by the rules they set, not overstepping the boundaries even once, not even direct contact. But now it seems unnecessary to hold back; if we don’t break the rules, they might restrict us from meeting for even more years.” Ling Ruonan spoke with a self-deprecating expression: “Since you have already gone this far and caused such a fuss, Mom isn’t afraid of stirring up more trouble, so today I called him and told him what happened.”

“Why are you guys so honest? Are you afraid they’ll check your call logs or something?” Luo Ziling couldn’t help but be amused and asked again, “What did you talk about?”

“Your dad said he would send two people over to protect you. He will also find a chance to secretly come to Yanjing to see us,” Ling Ruonan’s cheeks reddened slightly as she spoke, “I hope he can come over soon. Our family hasn’t seen each other in so many years, and even though we can’t show ourselves openly for the time being, a secret meeting wouldn’t hurt.”

“Mom, that’s great,” Although Luo Ziling felt he didn’t need protection, receiving care from his father for the first time still thrilled him, and he didn’t reject the offer. He then asked Ling Ruonan for Luo Xusheng’s contact information: “Mom, can you give me his contact?”

“Let’s wait until after we’ve met, for now, don’t contact him to avoid more trouble.”

“Okay!” Luo Ziling ultimately didn’t insist.