Seeing Vinton's expression, Essie took the opportunity and said, "actually, your sister has told me that if you are appointed to the chairman of the company, she won't take out the Commission. After all, you are the eldest son of the Xu family and she is a daughter. Even if she was appointed to be the chairman, she can only take charge of the company on behalf of others. Sooner or later, the Xu's Group will be handed over to you. But she didn't expect that it was your mother who wanted to be the chairman, so she had to stop her. The Xu's Group belonged to Xu family and any chairman of it must have the Xu family's last name. You see, in the ancient times, when Empress Wu became the emperor, all the people of the Wu family came out to fight for the throne. If your mother takes the throne, the members of her family will definitely join the board of directors. By then, you are not sure if you can be the chairman easily. "
The more Vinton heard, the more he thought that Essie's words made sense. His mother just wanted to change the Xu's Group into her possession.
Essie seized the chance and continued, "I don't think the reason why the chairman arranged your sister to run the Xu's Group and didn't leave it to you deliberately was full of consideration. You must know how powerful your mother is. She is your own mother. With your kindness and filial piety, you won't have the heart to deal with her. Many people in the Xu's Group were supported by her. Even if you became the chairman, the result for you can only be two. One is being kicked out, the other is being her puppet. Mr. Xu must have known your situation. That's why he decided to leave your half-sister to take care of your business and ask her to remove the obstacles on the road for you. " She sighed, "your sister is just making clothes for you to get married."
As soon as she finished, Eva thumped the table. "Essie, you are right. Human beings will be unwilling to accept friends or relatives if they are tempted by desire. Look at those imperial kings in ancient times. They would kill their sons, wives and brothers without hesitation for the emperor's throne." She then patted on Vinton's shoulder and said, "Vinton, your mother must have been carried away by power. You should keep an eye on her. Don't let her get away with it."
Vinton nodded and said, "yes." Although Elizabeth was his biological mother, he didn't want to be a puppet in front of her. More importantly, if her families got the shares of the company, they should leave them to their own sons, not to him, their nephew.
Taking a sip of tea, Essie continued, "actually, I have a way. I can make you promise that you will have nothing to worry about after you take over the position of the CEO."
"What's it?" Asked Vinton.
"Find out all your mother's accomplices and the people she planted in the Xu's Group. Then, as soon as you take office, replace them all with your own people. You won't be afraid that your mother will threaten you." Said Essie slowly.
"Good idea." Eva gave a thumbs up and said, "one can take a horse and one can make a bow. If the new chairman takes charge of the company, he should hire his own people to take charge of it."
Vinton rubbed his chin, he agreed that it was a good idea, and it was not a hard thing for him to do. "You are too smart, Essie. No wonder my sister can't beat you."
With a faint smile at the corners of her mouth, she said, "I didn't win either."
'You are not ruthless enough.' Vinton said in his heart. He knew that she had an abortion and it was all due to Valery. So he couldn't blame Zac for teaching Valery a lesson. After all, she had gone too far.
After a moment of silence, Essie asked in a careless tone, "Mr. Xu, what is your blood type?"
"Type B."
"Negative?"
"I have an ordinary type B. I am not panda blood." Vinton smiled.
"Then why couldn't your sister's blood type is the type that could hardly be matched in the blood bank?" Said Essie.
"My mommy said my grandpa has that kind of blood type, which is inherited from him with her bad luck." Explained Vinton.
"No wonder." With her eyebrows slightly raised, Essie ate a grapes seed and stood up. "I have to go. I'll come to visit Eva the other day and leave you some time to be alone with her. What's more, you are the director of the personnel department after all. You can't just leave everything to your subordinate. If you have time, come to the company more often to help your sister with the burden. "
He didn't want to go at all, as he felt headache when he managed the company affairs.
"Vinton, Essie is right. We don't know how your father is. You are the eldest child and you should take your responsibility. Otherwise, when you become the chairman of the board, you will have to be controlled by your mother and be her puppet. " Eva warned.
Vinton scratched her head and said, "fine, I'll listen to you. If you ask me to go, I'll go."
"Looks like my Eva is good at being a good wife, you should work harder, Mr. Xu." Essie teased.
"I won't come to her until the oil is full." He had put all his mind on Eva now and had no interest in other women. He was just venting his sexual desire for other women.
Eva gave him a playful glance and said, "Mr. Xu, you haven't told me why you come to see me today?"
"I miss you, so I come here to see you." Vinton spoke frankly.
Essie waved to them, and opened the door to walk out. She just wanted to leave them alone.
As soon as the door was closed, Eva reached out her hand and gently stroked his head, as if he were a child. "Vinton, as I told you, I'm just starting my career. I don't think it's a good idea to have a boyfriend. Let's start with being friends first. And for you, you should take this opportunity to improve your skills. I remember you used to have a girlfriend every week, but now you are dating different women every three months. It means you are improving. "
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