486 Heirs

Cheng Juan finished his sentence and turned around. “It might not be counted as an apprenticeship banquet. It’s more of a takeover ceremony.”

With Master Wei, it could be considered an apprenticeship banquet. However, it wasn’t the same with Principal Xu.

During these past six months, she hadn’t seen Qin Ran take a break. Although she was often called a workaholic, she had never seen someone as resilient as Qin Ran.

Qin Ran took off her jacket and heard the conversation between Cheng Wenru and Old Master Cheng. “It’s just a takeover ceremony. It’s not troublesome. It won’t take too much time. We will still be busy with the experiments. The date should be on the 1st or 2nd of March.”

The specific date and time were allocated by Principal Xu.

Old Master Cheng nodded and looked at her. “Don’t tire yourself out.”

Principal Xu was at the Xu family’s conference room when he received her message. He was also waiting for Qin Ran to be back before convening the Xu family’s representatives.

“I’ve gathered you all here to announce something.” Principal Xu did not reply to Qin Ran’s message. With his hands pressed against the table, he said, “I have chosen the heir for the Research Institute. We will hold the takeover ceremony on March 1st.”

This sentence was like a bomb to the Xu family.

The Xu family’s headquarters and the Research Institute were on the same level.

Principal Xu was the Xu family and Research Institute’s sole successor.

He was getting old, and the Xu family members had been looking for a successor with not much success. However, there must at least be a test for the successor, right?

He or she would have to be voted by the Xu family’s representatives, right?

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And the person must at least achieve 80% of the votes to pass, right?

The two were calm, but those behind them weren’t.

They exchanged glances. “The successor is not a member of the Xu family? What is Elder Xu thinking?”

Everyone did not agree with this decision. A middle-aged man slammed his hands on the table. “No way! How can we give the Research Institute to an outsider? Will the Research Institute still belong to the Xu family then?”

For the past decades, the Xu family had shaped the Research Institute. They weren’t willing to let it go to an outsider.

But, it was difficult to change Principal Xu’s decision.

After all, Principal Xu held all the power.

“Even Young Master Xu can’t match up to his requirements? Who else could it be? And for it to be an outsider?” Those at the table were discussing while some took out their cell phones. “Does Young Master Xu know? Let me ask him.”

He took out his phone and called Xu Yaoguang.

The rest looked at him silently with a solemn expression.

The call was picked up quickly.

The representative explained the situation to Xu Yaoguang. “Young Master Xu, could you persuade Old Master to rethink his decision? You know what happened at the Research Institute, and its status has recently been raised in Continent M. How can we choose the successor so casually?”

Not to mention, they didn’t know if the outsider could manage the Research Institute well and whether they had the best interest of the Research Institute.

Would this successor fit into the Xu family? Was he capable? Could he manage the matters at the Research Institute and the Xu family? Could they keep up to speed with the Xu family? Could they create as many opportunities as Elder Xu?

Besides these, the Xu family representatives were most curious about—

Who exactly was the successor chosen by Elder Xu?

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The Xu family wasn’t the only one having doubts about this issue. Even Cheng Wenru was hesitant.

Cheng Juan lazed on the sofa with a cup of tea in his hands.

Qin Ran came down holding a thick folder of documents.

Cheng Juan finished his tea and looked up. “Are you going to school?”

“Yes,” Qin Ran replied lazily. She didn’t want to go, but it was inappropriate to leave Brother Ye and the rest to do the research. “I might be back late.”

Cheng Juan nodded. He stood up while Cheng Mu gave him the car keys.