Chapter 164 A Fair Competition (1/2)

Lin Pingchao was irritated. To please Lin Xiaotian and change the old man's opinions about him, he prepared these two gifts. However, they were immediately ruined by Qin Haodong.

As he thought, even if his gifts remained complete, their value was less than one-tenth of that of Lin Momo's Jade Chicken.

If this happened, he might give Lin Xiaotian a worse impression. Therefore, he cried foul.

Lin Zhigao hurriedly pulled Lin Pingchao back and scolded, ”Today is your grandpa's eightieth birthday, why are you so noisy? Don't talk nonsense.”

Lin Pingchao shouted as loudly as before. ”It's unfair! Unfair!”

There was dead silence in the room, and Lin Xiaotian's expression turned grave. He looked at Lin Pingchao and asked, ”Why did you say that?”

Lin Pingchao answered, ”She is the president of the group and in charge of everything. Of course, she could get everything she wanted, a fine jade, a great carver. If I were the president, I could prepare a much better gift for you, grandpa.”

Lin Xiaotian'a face looked gentler after he heard the words. ”It doesn't matter how much the gifts worth, but your love for me does. So it's nothing about fairness.”

Not as others expected, Lin Pingchao did not stop pursuing the matter and continued to say, ”It is, grandpa!”

”I'm also your grandchildren and the only man among the third generation. I'm only one year younger than cousin but as well-educated and excellent as her. Why she could be the president of our group but I couldn't?”

”Shut up!” Lin Xiaotian beat on the table and shouted angrily, ”You have no place to talk about our family business!”

Although scared of his grandpa, Lin Pingchao was determined to speak his mind. ”I only want to compete fair with consin, grandpa, to see who can do better for the position.”

Lin Xiaotian was about to thunder when an old man in whose sixties chimed in, ”Brother, Pingchao was right. Several years ago, he was too young to take charge of the group, but now, he has grown up and should be given a fair chance.”

The speaker was Lin Xiaotian's cousin, Lin Xiaofeng, an immediate family member who had a say in the family matters.

Another old man agreed with him immediately. ”Yes, that's right. Pingchao is outstanding among his peers. We should give him a chance.”

Following these two men, many other seniors of the family all stood out to defend Lin Pingchao, and at last, an old man about eighty rose up tottering and said, ”Xiaotian, Momo did well for the group, yet, she is a girl and will be someone's wife sooner or later. But Pingchao is a man. We should give him a chance.”

This old man, the last one of the senior generation of the family, had great seniority, thus, Lin Xiaotian had to listen to him.

At the point, Lin Xiaotian realized Lin Pingchao schemed all these, otherwise, there would not have been so many people standing out for him.

Lin Xiaotian was caught in a dilemma. As the family master, he had to treat everyone fair, so, if he did not listen to those who defended Lin Pingchao, he would be thought tyrannical and unfair, but, if he took their advice, it would impair his dignity and do an injustice to Lin Momo, who had worked so hard.

Finding Lin Xiaotian in a quandary, Lin Momo stepped forward and said to him, ”Grandpa, I'd love to compete with cousin. If he is capable enough for the job, I'll quit.”

”Ok.” Lin Xiaotian sighed. It was sensible of Lin Momo to compromise, which helped him out the quandary.

He then turned to Lin Pingchao, ”How do you like to compete with Momo?”

Lin Pingchao was overjoyed by Lin Xiaotian's agreement. What he had done was not out of impulse but a scheme. The seniors had been persuaded to stand out for him, and some of them had even got precious gifts from him.

Seeing that his plan worked, Lin Pingchao suppressed his excitement and answered, ”Since our family mainly engages in jade business, what about both cousin and I operate a shop selling jades with no support form Lin's Group? And who earns more money will be proved to be better for the job.”

On hearing the words, Lin Xiaofeng turned to old man, ”It sounds good, brother. If they can operate a shop well, they can manage our group well too.”

He then looked aside at Lin Momo and asked, ”Momo, what do you say?”

”I agree.”

Lin Momo replied without hesitation.

She had had it enough of Lin Pingchao's harassment, so, she hoped he would give up his intention after the competition, but if Lin Pingchao won her in the end, she would quit from the group.

”Well, let's do it then, but, just to be fair, we have to detail the rules,” Lin Xiaotian said after consideration, ”we've newly set up a shop in the city and yet to open it. I'll let you two opetate it for the competition.

”Each of you in charge of half of it. You could run your own jade business there, from 8 a.m to 5 p.m, who makes more money within the period win.

”After you go back today, you can start the preparation, and the competition begins three days later.”