Rebirth Counterattack with Space

"Of course, it’s not a problem. It’s just that after the give and take, the Lu Group, which mom and dad worked so hard for all their lives, will ultimately become the Pei Group, and my dear brother’s next generation may have to live in reliance on the Pei Family," Xia Yuan said, trying to make her tone as light and breezy as possible.

"On my side, my husband’s family’s power will grow stronger and stronger, and in the end, it may not only have its own private planet as the universal civilization evolves, but one day also have ten or eight private planets like those higher-level civilizations’ great families, reaching the top of the pyramid to become the elite among men.

As for my brother, the influence of his maternal family may result in his descendants becoming increasingly miserable, slowly falling from the upper reaches of the pyramid to become one of the many cornerstones, or even the kind that everyone can come and step on.

Otherwise, they’ll have to cling to the Pei Family for survival, and if things go wrong, they could directly become guards or servants of the Pei Family, loyal to the Pei Group... But by then, we’ll all be long gone, so who cares? Right, mom and dad?"

"..."

Lu Aiguo stared at Xia Yuan -- who cares? No one cares, but as a son, he, an old man himself, couldn’t help but care.

He wanted to tell his daughter, can you speak properly? Could you not scare your dad, and maybe not make it sound so terrible?

But his throat moved, and no sound came out. That was because he realized he had no way to refute it; the scenario his daughter described could indeed very likely happen in the future...

Cold sweat formed on Lu Aiguo’s brow.

It wasn’t wrong for him to dote on his daughter, but no matter how much he doted on her, his son wasn’t picked up off the street, and even shared the only bloodline with his wife. He truly cared in his heart, so much so that if his son were in danger, he felt he could do it without thinking, ready to risk his life to protect him.

Thinking that his bloodline could end up in such a state...

Xia Yuan’s facial expression wasn’t much better than Lu Aiguo’s, for similar reasons. As biased as she was, she had her limits. After all, a daughter and a son were both dear to her.

Both of them just sat there, staring blankly at Xia Yuan with their minds in a blank state.

As long as they were touched, that was good. She was afraid her parents wouldn’t care after hearing her words and would continue being stubborn. As if fearful the shock wasn’t enough, Xia Yuan casually continued, "Mom and dad, you don’t really think starting from scratch is that easy, or that it’s not hard to struggle on your own, do you? I’ve heard a little story, do you want to hear it?"

Xia Yuan didn’t give them a chance to speak before continuing on,

"A child once asked a tycoon, ’How did you become so wealthy?’ The tycoon said, ’I bought an apple with the pocket money my dad gave me and then sold it. With the money I made, I bought two apples and sold them, then four apples...’ The child had an epiphany and said, ’I understand now.’

The tycoon smiled and finished, ’Later, my father died, and I inherited his fortune.’"

Xia Yuan chuckled to herself, but when she saw that Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan were not laughing, she stopped and switched to smiling warmly at them.

She wasn’t a "saint" who was so "selflessly impartial" to everyone. After all, that person was her own younger brother, and she felt that if she didn’t correct her parents’ thinking now, her brother’s descendants would probably end up just as she had said.

Call her traditional if you will, but to her, a woman’s marital family is indeed important, as her children will carry the Pei surname, not the Lu surname. However, this doesn’t mean her maternal family isn’t important; her maternal family is her strong backing, always her support.

Now that Shitou had taken back the Pei name and they held half of the shares in Lu Group, if she indeed inherited half of her parents’ half in the future, wouldn’t it mean that in the end, her parents’ lifetime of hard work would have largely contributed to the Pei Family’s descendants for perhaps hundreds of years?

If she really were selfish and truly believed that daughters and sons were the same, that would be one thing. But she did not consider herself to be that selfish. When she had both sons and daughters in the future, she could not bring herself to give away the majority of the family estate to her daughter, and son-in-law, to enrich someone else’s family.

Although her parents were now doing this largely because of her significant contributions to Lu Group, it was also undeniable that the development of Lu Group over the years owed much to the hard work her parents themselves had put in.

She couldn’t bear it, and she was afraid that one day in the future, her parents would have a sudden realization and then regret lamenting, "After all the work of embroidering gold lines, it was but to make a wedding dress for another," when it would be too late.

...

After the silence.

"Then what do you think we should do?" Xia Yuan, who had been the first to recover, glanced at the daydreaming Lu Aiguo and asked Lu Yun.

"There are two methods. One is to split Lu Group in half; the other is to take Shitou’s share of Lu Group stock as a dowry, then have Mom and Dad convert it into cash or other fixed assets to become my own dowry.

I and Shitou just need to retain my share of the stock, and in the future, you don’t have to leave any shares to me. It’s true that my brother doesn’t like business, but who knows, later on you might have more children, or you could pick the most suitable successor from my brother’s children to cultivate..."

Lu Yun said her thoughts all in one breath, "Actually, I prefer the latter option, after all, neither Shitou nor I have the time to manage such a big business. If Lu Group is split up, we can’t expect Dad to manage it; what’s the difference then from not splitting it up?"

"But if it’s the latter, won’t you and Shitou be at a great disadvantage? If the Pei Family knows later that this was your proposal, won’t they have issues with you?" Lu Aiguo still felt like he was getting the better deal.

"Dad, I am your daughter, after all. Right now, the Pei Family is benefiting from our Lu Family, what right do they have to object? Does Shitou expect to marry me without any cost? If there is no cost, how can he possibly cherish me?"

Lu Yun felt a headache coming on, knowing that Dad still thought he was getting an unfair advantage. But just to alleviate that feeling, she had already suggested that they provide an equivalent dowry.

You should know that pulling such a sum of cash out would be somewhat painful for Lu Group. However, how to minimize the loss was a topic for future discussion. The pressing matter was persuasion, and they were almost there.

Therefore, Lu Yun spoke seriously, "Dad, think about it again, my suggestion really doesn’t put you at any advantage. Once Shitou’s shares are converted into cash, it will be a hefty sum for Lu Group to handle."

"Let me think about it," Lu Aiguo was still somewhat hesitant.