Xu Wen-Qing's angry voice echoed in the room.
This time, even Xu Lei began to look rather upset.
"Granduncle Wen-Qing, I think you've misunderstood me. Regardless of what sort of achievements I've made, the Xu family is still my family. You and my uncles are all my elders. All these years, I've never been rude to any of the elders in the family. How could you say this about me now?" Xu Lei felt aggrieved inside.
For the past few years, she had been working very hard and looking out for the family.
Under her leadership, the Xu family had risen to a high position in society.
Both her line of the family and extended lines of the family saw their year-end bonuses double from the year before.
Xu Lei didn't expect her uncles to praise her or to acknowledge her for anything. She just didn't want them to make any
trouble for her.
She never thought that a few provoking words from Xu Mei-Feng was enough to make the eldest person in the family, Xu Wen-Qing, say such things about her.
Even though Xu Lei was a stronghearted woman, she still felt hurt when accused this way by her own family.
"So you do remember that you're a younger member of the family after all. In that case, stand here and listen to the final decision the clan has made about you,” said Xu Wen-Qing in a stern voice.
"The final decision the clan has made about me?" Xu Lei was a little puzzled by these words and started to frown.
But Xu Wen-Qing obviously didn't intend to explain anything to Xu Lei. After he said this to her, he took a document from the table and passed it to Xu Mei-Feng. "Mei-Feng, your father isn't around, so you can announce the final decision." "Sure, Grandpa Wen-Qing," said Xu Mei-Feng happily as she took the document from the old man. Then she cast a gleeful glance at Xu Lei.
That glance was the one a victorious general gave to the defeated soldiers at his feet.
But Xu Mei-Feng just threw her a glance and didn't say anything to her.
After that, she walked over to the highest point of the hall and faced everyone. Her bright and loud voice began the announcement, "Xu Lei, the sinner of the Xu family, was in cahoots with a despicable man who is not from the family. She has used underhanded means to force her uncles to give up positions of power, discriminated against her own family, eliminated anyone against her, oppressed her family and arranged for a large number of people outside the family to take up positions in the family business. This has caused our century old business, our billion dollar empire, to end up in the hands of someone who is not a Xu. These actions by Xu Lei are most certainly rebellious, unfilial, and goes against the
wishes of the Xu family ancestors."
"After a discussion among key family members, the Xu family has decided unanimously to strip Xu Lei of all her duties in the family as well as remove her from office. She will also be removed from the family records and chased out of the Xu family. Any assets currently under her name will be taken back by the family."
"As for the position of head of the Xu family, Xu Feng-Liang will take up this position again. Before he returns to the clan, all matters of the family will be under the charge of Xu Feng-Liang's daughter, Xu Mei-Feng. Once her father returns, she will hand over all authority to him."
Xu Mei-Feng's voice echoed loudly in the room.
The other elders of the Xu family remained quiet and expressionless as they listened to Xu Mei-Feng read the announcement. Their eyes were filled with hostility towards Xu Lei.
It was obvious that everyone here had already reached a common understanding before coming to this meeting.
In other words, Xu Lei had been left out of the real family meeting that was held before this.
When this announcement was made, Xu Lei was too stunned to move.
Her pretty face expressed surprise and shock, but she was more overcome by disappointment and dejection.
Actually, when she saw Xu Mei-Feng earlier, she already knew that this family meeting wasn't going to end well.
But she thought that no matter how much the elders in the family disliked her, they would probably only reprimand her for making mistakes. She didn't expect them to completely remove her from office and even chase her out of the family, going so far as to take her out from the family records.
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