The God of Wealth: The growth journey of the poor white rich beauty
Chapter 2 Identity and Background
The house was quiet in the evening. Only Bai Tang, wearing Patrick Star pattern pajamas, was lying on the small bed in his bedroom. His eyes were unfocused and he stared at the ceiling. His facial expressions were colorful and he laughed foolishly from time to time.
The caller had just come from the beautiful country across the ocean. Speaking broken Mandarin, he told Bai Tang his name was Evan. He was the lawyer for Song Yaowu, Bai Tang's second uncle and her mother Song Wei's uncle, and was representing him to discuss inheritance matters with her.
When Bai Tang heard that the other party could speak Mandarin, she told him that she had never heard of her second uncle, and her mother Song Wei had never mentioned such things.
So for the next half hour or so, Bai Tang listened to Evan's slow narration and roughly understood the whole story of this old event.
The Song family had long lived in Nanjing. During the chaotic war years, life was difficult for the Song family, and Nanjing was riven by crisis. To ease the family burden and pursue a bright future, the family's second son, Song Yaowu, embarked on a merchant ship to Southeast Asia at a young age.
Soon after, war broke out, the world was torn apart, and the world looked completely different.
The Song family was devastated by the war, with only one in ten members left, leaving only grandfather Song Yaowen to survive and later join the army. In this chaotic world, Song Yaowu went overseas and was never heard from again.
Bai Tang sighed deeply at this part of history. The bloody and fiery years described in the textbooks happened many, many years ago.
After Song Yaowu arrived in Southeast Asia for a while, he discovered that it wasn't a peaceful place. Wars and invasions were still raging. Unwilling to give up, he boarded an ocean-going ship and, after months of drifting at sea, finally made it to the beautiful country across the ocean.
The United States always fought its battles on foreign soil, without any fighting at home. The wars also drastically boosted domestic productivity. This opportunity allowed the mentally strong and determined Song Yaowu to seize the opportunity to rise to prominence.
Starting out as an undocumented, unemployed worker toiling at the bottom of a black factory, he slowly climbed the corporate ladder, establishing his own small company and steadily expanding. Over the decades, Song Yaowu's company has grown into a behemoth, encompassing everything from light and heavy industry to energy and medicine, food, clothing, housing, and transportation. It holds a significant position in the United States, and many of its businesses are also present in other Western countries.
The Menglong Group is the vast business empire under the helm of Song Yaowu. This group company is considered a giant in the United States and even the Western world, and its assets are far more than just the trillions on the surface.
In his early years, having just established himself, Song Yaowu once mobilized his connections and commissioned others to help him search for his relatives in Longguo. However, his limited network of contacts brought back little information. Moreover, the bloody smell of these reports weighed heavily on his heart. The despair evoked between the lines of these reports gradually extinguished his desire to find his family.
The successful Song Yaowu has been alone in a foreign country for so many years. As he grows older and his health becomes increasingly weak, he once again thinks of finding his relatives while lying in bed. He just doesn't believe that the Song family will end like this.
So now the vast network of connections of the Menglong Group was mobilized once again. Hard work pays off, and finally some clues were found.
After nearly half a year of unraveling the mystery, he finally discovered the life story of his granddaughter Bai Tang, the only remaining descendant of the Song family.
The skinny fingers gently touched Bai Tang's photo, and the old Song Yaowu burst into tears.
His brother Song Yaowen and his wife passed away early, leaving behind their niece Song Wei. Song Wei passed away even earlier, leaving the underage girl Bai Tang to struggle alone in the world for five years.
Song Yaowu's physical condition deteriorated rapidly due to the extreme joy and sorrow. He could no longer see the little girl Bai Tang. The conditions did not allow it and there was not enough time.
In the following days, Song Yaowu was in a state of being sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious. Taking advantage of the brief moments of consciousness, Song Yaowu signed a will under the witness of Evan, the group's legal team, and major institutions.
A family trust was established for the funds and real estate, with Bai Tang as the heir. The Menglong Group's assets were placed under trusteeship, with the various assets to be transferred to Bai Tang at specific times in the future.
A few days later, the once-famous business tycoon Song Yaowu passed away with regret. The news of the passing of the leader of the behemoth Menglong Group shocked the world. Everyone knew that Song Yaowu had no children, yet he had left a will regarding his inheritance, a puzzling prospect. The identity of the heir remained a mystery, leaving many on the sidelines, awaiting the emergence of the next leader of Menglong Group.
Bai Tang, a young girl, spends her days studying, working, and going home. She has very few friends, so naturally she doesn't know about these world-class events.
After Bai Tang finished her phone call with Evan, her heart lingered. She knew none of this was meant to exist in this world. It was her mother's last wish, a gift that had given her the identity of her second uncle, Song Yaowu's granddaughter, the background of the heir to the Menglong Group, and the dormant system, now shattered and with only a single program remaining.
As for why his mother's last wish could achieve all these, Bai Tang didn't want to think about it. Of course, with Bai Tang's little brain that was a little slow in other aspects except studying, he couldn't figure it out.
Bai Tang only knew that since it was a gift from her mother, she would gladly accept it. Even before her death, her mother had told her to grow up strong and live a happy life. So she would definitely listen to her mother.
Catalpa trees grow into a forest, and cubs become beasts. Over the past five years, she has grown up with strength. Her birthday is June 10th, and in one day she will be eighteen and an adult.
In the days ahead, with her mother's gift and her second uncle Song Yaowu's gift, she would surely live a happy and beautiful life. This would reassure her mother in heaven, and also allow her second uncle, a gift from the system, to rest in peace. After all, he had left her such a large Menglong Group and countless assets, so she needed to be treated with due respect and address. After all, Bai Tang was a polite, sensible, and good girl.
After gradually digesting the shock of the news, Bai Tang lazily slumped on the sofa in the small living room, wasting time like a lazy cat. Until the sky gradually darkened, some restless little stars playfully popped out early, dancing in the slightly dark night sky.
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