socalfunplaces Chapter 157 Will Yukinoshita's family take sides?
Chapter 157 Will Yukinoshita's family take sides?
Uchiha Ryo shook his head. "I'm just stating the facts. But speaking of which, why does Aunt Yukinoshita want to take Yukino-san home?"
Yukinoshita's mother: "Does a mother need a reason to want her child to come back and live with her?"
Uchiha Ryo: "It's normal for a fledgling bird to want to break free from the protection of its elders and soar through the sky on its own."
Yukino's mother looked at Yukino.
"What are your own thoughts?"
Yukino Yukinoshita, who had been silent since entering the room, came to Ryo Uchiha's side.
"I...don't want to go back."
Yukinoshita's mother: "What can you learn by staying here alone? What have you accomplished this so-called independence this semester?"
"....."
The atmosphere quieted down again when a phone rang. Uchiha Ryo smiled awkwardly, then took out his phone and headed to the bathroom.
After closing the door, Uchiha Ryo answered the call, and on the other end was none other than Shinomiya Un'taka, whom she hadn't heard from in a long time.
"Young friend Ling, ever since you caused Shinomiya Huang Guang to be 'in a car accident' and end up in the hospital, I've already swallowed up about 80% of Huang Guang's businesses. Should I directly target Shinomiya Qinglong next? Or..."
Uchiha Ryo: "We can put the civil war on hold for now. After all, the Shinomiya family's business is a behemoth, and there are many complexities involved. You might not be able to handle it."
"Instead of crushing all the competitors, we should develop ourselves. And... consolidate the power of the Shinomiya branch family."
Shinomiya Un'taka's eyes lit up. "A branch family? You mean the Shijo family?"
Uchiha Lingke still remembered that in the original work, in the later period of the Shinomiya family, as the old patriarch was about to pass away, the young masters fought so fiercely that they almost caused the Shinomiya family to split and go bankrupt. In the end, Shinomiya Kaguya even had to form an alliance with the Shijou family to gain their support.
Although the Shijo family is inferior to the Shinomiya family in many aspects, they are a united force and are no weaker than the divided young masters of the Shinomiya family.
If Shinomiya Un'taka can take down Shijo in advance, then it's almost a certainty that he will become the head of the family.
After hanging up the phone, Uchiha Ryo casually walked out.
Yukino's mother was still sitting there sipping her tea, while Yukino sat there with her head down, seemingly lost in thought.
Yukinoshita looked at Uchiha Ryo with curiosity.
"Junior Ling is really popular! Did a female classmate call you?"
Uchiha Ryo looked helplessly at Yang Nai, "They're not classmates, they're business partners."
"Oh?"
Yukinoshita's mother looked up. "Ryo-kun is already developing his own business? That's really impressive. I wonder what this business partner you mentioned does?"
Uchiha Ryo sat back down on the sofa. "Well... Auntie should recognize him. He's the one who spoke at the banquet last time... the third young master of the Shinomiya family, Shinomiya Un'taka."
As expected, Uchiha Ryo has a close relationship with the Shinomiya family, but it's unclear what his exact position is.
Uchiha Ryo's expression suddenly turned serious. He didn't want to be led by Yukinoshita's mother. It just so happened that Shinomiya Un'taka called to inquire about the next stage, so he might as well campaign for her.
"Aunt Yukinoshita, from your position, you should be able to guess that the Shinomiya family has been having some troubles lately."
Yukinoshita's mother remained unmoved. "Is that so? But what does this have to do with my Yukinoshita family?"
"Is it alright? I think the Shinomiya Zaibatsu is a behemoth that has influence over all the major powers in the Tokyo area."
Uchiha Ryo held up three fingers. "Three years. Within three years, I think the Shinomiya clan will be completely transformed. That will be the time to choose sides."
The four palaces are Huang Guang, Qinglong, and Yunying. If nothing unexpected happens, the patriarch of the Shinomiya family, Shinomiya Yan'an, will suffer a stroke in a year and pass away within three years.
At that time, the Shinomiya family will be completely engulfed in a battle for the family headship. In this chaotic war, only those families second only to the financial giants, such as the Yasha Shin family, high-ranking police officers, high-ranking military officers, and some business tycoons, can remain completely uninvolved.
Those medium-sized enterprises and families will inevitably be affected, either by aligning themselves with the new head of the family or by being caught in the crossfire of the power struggle among the four brothers.
In politics, the Yukinoshita family is just a local councilor. Although they have a well-known company in business, frankly speaking, it wouldn't be difficult for the Shinomiya family to support another one.
Yukinoshita's mother also became serious. "So, Ling-kun is one of Shinomiya Un'taka's people?"
"No, Shinomiya Un'taka and I are partners; he can't control me."
Yukinoshita's mother smiled. "I believe you... Shinomiya Untaka has changed quite a bit lately. It must be due to your influence or that of someone behind you."
Uchiha Ryo remained silent, while Yukinoshita's mother suddenly stood up.
"The vortex of the Shinomiya family is too great. We haven't decided whether to get involved yet. Besides, the old head of the Shinomiya family is still in good health. It's also a question of when the thing you mentioned will happen."
"Thank you for the reminder, Ling-kun. We will be careful not to get swallowed by the vortex, Yukino."
Yukino Yukinoshita raised her head and looked at her mother.
Yukinoshita's mother: "Since you don't want to go home, then stay outside for now."
"Eh!"
Both Yukino and Yukino looked surprised. Their mother had been persuaded so quickly? But didn't Uchiha Ryo only mention the Uzumaki clan of the Shinomiya family? What does this have to do with Yukino?
Yukino was somewhat confused, but Haruno suddenly realized what was happening and looked helplessly at Uchiha Ryo.
No wonder you used the word "temporarily"; you were setting a trap for your mother from the very beginning.
However, Yukinoshita's mother didn't fall into this trap. First of all, they would have to choose sides sooner or later, and since they had no way of getting in touch with the three young masters of the Shinomiya family, they could only trust Uchiha Ryo's side, Shinomiya Un'taka.
However, neither Yukinoshita's mother nor Haruno would actively try to please Shinomiya Un'taka. The only way for the Yukinoshita family to protect themselves was to keep Yukino by Uchiha Ryo's side.
This means that Shinomiya Un'taka's side will not have any designs on the Yukinoshita family.
However, Yukino is only the youngest daughter and has no power or influence in the family. If the victor of the vortex leans towards Shinomiya Kyouko or Shinomiya Seiryu, it will be easier for Yukino's mother to extricate the Yukino family from the situation.
"In that case, I'll leave my daughter in your care, Ling-jun. Yang-nai, let's go back."
Yukinoshita nodded. "Okay, goodbye then, Yukino. Oh, and this is for you guys. Have fun tomorrow."
Watching her mother and sister leave, Yukino didn't think that far ahead, but she understood that it was the conversation between Uchiha Rin and her mother that had changed her fate of returning home.
"Thanks...."
Uchiha Ryo waved his hand, "Don't be so polite. I haven't said a single lie since I came in. I've just been stating the facts. It was all Yukinoshita-san's own choice."
"But if you really want to repay me..."