Married at First Sight (Serenity and Zachary) novel Chapter 5273

If his father were to become biased and allow his illegitimate son to succeed him, where would he put his face? This was something Long Tuo wouldn’t allow, and neither would his mother. 
When his father first cheated, his mother said she wouldn’t care how many women he had outside the family, but the successor had to be one of her children. Children born out of wedlock couldn’t truly be recognized as family members, much less work for the Long Group. The affairs of the Long family were none of the concern of those illegitimate children. 
When Mr. Long was young, he kept many mistresses who obediently served him. He would allow them to have children, but they couldn’t transfer their marriage certificates; he would give them a large monthly allowance. He also made it clear that the successor wouldn’t be any children born outside the family, but only his children born to his wife. 
After Long Tuo truly became the acting head of the Long family, Mr. Long slowly regretted it. 
His eldest son wasn’t particularly capable and could only maintain the status quo. 
His other son was ruthless, but still far inferior to him. 
On the contrary, the illegitimate children he had raised outside the family were exceptionally capable.But he was getting old, and his eldest son had already assumed the position of acting head of the family. Old Master Long didn’t want his children to suffer fratricide, so he ultimately didn’t allow his children from outside the family to return and take over. 
He planned to find that child before he died, kill him, obtain the family head’s token, and then have his grandson, being even more ruthless than his son, pass the token to his grandson. 
That way, the position of head of the Long family would be passed down through his branch. Even if his son wasn’t good enough, a good grandson would suffice. 
Therefore, Old Master Long helped Long Tuo secure his position as acting head of the family and warned his illegitimate children not to covet the position. They could build their own businesses and accumulate their own wealth; he wouldn’t interfere. 
The Long family must be inherited by the children born to him and his wife. 
This essentially returned to the path of direct lineage, except that Long Tuo was a direct descendant of his branch. 
Before Long Ruoyu could speak, Ye Longting continued, “However, the Long family has always been ruled by the direct line.” 
“Even the acting patriarch, Mr. Long, can’t escape that kind of thinking.” This was a sarcastic remark. 
Long Ruoyu’s smile froze. 
Ye Longting’s words always carried a barb, making people uncomfortable. 
“Don’t you all agree?” Longting asked the others. 
Everyone chimed in, agreeing with Longting. 
In fact, the Long family was indeed ruled by the direct line; the past patriarchs had all been from this line. 
That is, the previous true patriarch’s entire family had died, except for a little child who was missing. Mr. Long had searched for decades without finding the child, not knowing if the child was alive or dead. 
It turned out that if the true patriarch’s descendants couldn’t find that little child, the line would end.With their lifeline severed, and having lost the impression of being the family head, along with the family’s symbolic possessions and totem, the position of family head of the Long family could no longer be held. Long Tuo’s branch could only serve as acting family heads.