{"id":7521,"date":"2025-09-26T08:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=7521"},"modified":"2025-09-26T08:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T06:07:19","slug":"doascc-chapter-85-mansion-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/doascc-chapter-85-mansion-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"DOASCC – Chapter 85. Mansion Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Meng Yuguan and the others turned pale, but Xie Ran didn\u2019t even change his posture, he still leaned back slightly with a relaxed pose against the chair, expressionless, looking down at the others indifferently, as if inspecting subordinates. Compared to the elders of the Meng family present, he looked more like a superior.<\/p>\r\n

At that moment, he really was the superior.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran hadn\u2019t offered any conditions to Meng Yuguan from beginning to end, he had just stated a few facts plainly.<\/p>\r\n

The growth of Meng family\u2019s stock price, the increase in the valuation of the drone company, Meng Yuguan\u2019s personal wealth growth, and the new contract terms that Xinxiang wanted to offer Xie Ran.<\/p>\r\n

Just a few numbers were enough to explain why he was \u201cdissatisfied\u201d with the proposal Meng Yuguan had put forward earlier.<\/p>\r\n

And Meng Yuguan could not find any words to refute.<\/p>\r\n

These figures were all publicly available in the market, and didn\u2019t even require any private means.<\/p>\r\n

The new contract wasn\u2019t surprising, any competitor would do the same. Meng Yuguan wasn\u2019t unable to think of it, he just underestimated Xie Ran and assumed someone who foolishly shared technology wouldn\u2019t understand business negotiations.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan\u2019s sarcastic remarks made Meng Yuguan so choked up he couldn\u2019t speak.<\/p>\r\n

Those from Meng Yuguan\u2019s faction looked at each other and also had nothing to say.<\/p>\r\n

The scene became somewhat awkward, but luckily Meng Sien remained rational and stepped forward at the right moment, saying: “Mr. Xie, isn\u2019t this a bit inappropriate?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and said: “Please explain in detail.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Sien kept smiling but his tone was less polite: \u201cAt the opening ceremony of Haimeng that day, it was Mr. Xie who voluntarily proposed to share the technology with the Meng family. You didn\u2019t put forward any conditions then, but now you are dissatisfied with the Meng family\u2019s proposal. Doesn\u2019t this count as\u2026 raising the price after the fact?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

As soon as Meng Sien spoke, Meng Yuguan and the others immediately perked up and angrily glared at Xie Ran: \u201cExactly, this was your own proposal. We never forced you.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cLittle Mr. Xie, this is a bit unfair.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The reason Meng Yuguan and his group were so sure Xie Ran was inexperienced and easy to fool was precisely because Xie Ran hadn\u2019t set any conditions on that day, and had indeed given the technology to Meng Siyun afterward.<\/p>\r\n

Therefore, even if Xie Ran\u2019s current demands were reasonable, Meng Yuguan and his group insisted on keeping control.<\/p>\r\n

Since Xie Ran hadn\u2019t set conditions when he handed over the technology, he no longer had the right to initiate terms.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yuguan and the others seized this point to attack fiercely, trying to morally overpower Xie Ran.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yucheng had worried that Xie Ran would ask for excessive conditions, so he had remained silent earlier. But when Meng Yuguan and his group started to pick apart Xie Ran\u2019s earlier words, he couldn\u2019t stand it anymore.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran was willing to hand over the technology because of his loyalty to Meng Siyun, and there was no formal contract with the Meng family. The Meng family was a large group, and holding on to a single sentence too tightly made them look like bullies.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yucheng immediately composed his expression and was about to support him, but then saw Xie Ran glance at Meng Yuguan with an indifferent look, completely unbothered by their words, and calmly said: “It seems the elders here really value oral promises.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yuguan proudly said: “Naturally. The Meng family got to where it is today by honoring unbreakable contracts.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

No matter what, he had to firmly hold onto this point. Only by morally overpowering Xie Ran could they avoid being too passive even if the proposal had to be compromised.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI agree with your point,\u201d Xie Ran suddenly put down his coffee cup, took out a phone from his pocket, and said: “Without contract spirit, no person or company can go far.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

As he spoke, he pressed the play button on the phone, and a recording played. It was unmistakably Meng Yuguan\u2019s voice:<\/p>\r\n

\u201cIf you can solve this\u2026 I personally fully support Siyun taking over as president.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The audio had been cleaned with technology and was clear and touching.<\/p>\r\n

Everyone present: \u201c\u2026!!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Damn, they had all forgotten about this!<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yuguan, who was holding a tea cup, almost spilled his tea when the recording played. He quickly put the cup on the table with a loud \u201cclack.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan made an exaggerated sound, pretending to be surprised: \u201cSir, I didn\u2019t hear clearly, play it again!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran actually played it twice more. Each time, it was a public execution of Meng Yuguan.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yucheng, who had intended to speak up for Xie Ran, exhaled and sat back comfortably.<\/p>\r\n

The elders in his faction also showed expressions of enjoying the show.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yucheng no longer worried about Xie Ran making unreasonable demands.<\/p>\r\n

Not to mention Xie Ran clearly supported Meng Siyun, the fact that he could hold Meng Yuguan firmly was enough for Meng Yucheng to look at him differently.<\/p>\r\n

Obviously, there was no need to continue the negotiation. Meng Yuguan and his group had pushed \u201ccontract spirit\u201d too far, and completely blocked their own retreat.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yuguan was speechless, but Xie Ran still had more to say. He then sat up straight, straightened his back, immediately gaining a commanding aura as he looked down on everyone present and said calmly: “Also, when I said I would share my technology with Meng Siyun, it wasn\u2019t with the Meng family. I hope you don\u2019t misunderstand.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yuguan and the others froze on the spot.<\/p>\r\n

So from beginning to end, Xie Ran had never made any \u201coral promises\u201d to the Meng family.<\/p>\r\n

His technology always belonged only to him and Meng Feixuan.<\/p>\r\n

The Meng family had no right to bargain with him.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yuguan personally tried to manipulate Xie Ran but was overwhelmed and utterly defeated. No one from his faction present could restrain Xie Ran.<\/p>\r\n

In the end, Meng Yuguan and his group had to agree to remake the proposal, and the new proposal\u2019s content had to match the contract from Xinxiang, meaning they had to give more than the plan Meng Feixuan initially designed according to the group\u2019s regulations.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yuguan nearly strained himself in frustration but was helpless.<\/p>\r\n

The specific proposal needed to be discussed again by the group\u2019s senior management, and no decision could be made on the spot.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yucheng was in a good mood, saw it was about time, and stood up to say: “Let\u2019s eat first.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yuguan, still embarrassed and wanting everyone to forget his predicament, quickly said: “Yes, yes, it\u2019s time to eat.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran made no comment and naturally got up to push Meng Feixuan\u2019s wheelchair.<\/p>\r\n

Although it was called a casual meal, it was more like a family banquet for the Meng family.<\/p>\r\n

Besides Meng Yucheng and Meng Yuguan\u2019s families, several shareholders of the Meng family also dined together, they were all direct or collateral relatives.<\/p>\r\n

Such family banquets seemed normal for the Meng family. The old mansion\u2019s dining room was large enough to seat a dozen people.<\/p>\r\n

Due to the special shareholder structure, many matters of the Meng family\u2019s companies were usually settled over meals.<\/p>\r\n

The elders of the Meng family entered the dining room, each found a familiar seat, some casting sidelong glances at Xie Ran.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran was the only outsider at this banquet. His participation was not only because of the technology he provided but also because of his special relationship with Meng Feixuan.<\/p>\r\n

This was actually a test by the Meng family for this prospective \u201ccrown princess.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

In this era, prejudice against sexual orientation wasn\u2019t as strong, but Meng Siyun\u2019s identity was special. In the past, especially Meng Yucheng\u2019s faction, would have had many objections.<\/p>\r\n

Now, they just hoped Xie Ran wouldn\u2019t have too many objections to Meng Siyun.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yuguan\u2019s faction wished Meng Siyun and Xie Ran would break up on the spot and naturally had many criticisms of Xie Ran.<\/p>\r\n

Especially Meng Yuguan, who stared at Xie Ran throughout the meal, thinking someone from a small family, no matter how smart, couldn\u2019t learn the cultivated temperament and manners from childhood, while the Meng family was a multi-generation noble family whose etiquette showed in the details. During a meal, Xie Ran would definitely reveal shortcomings.<\/p>\r\n

However, to his surprise, from seating to serving to various details during the meal, Xie Ran behaved politely and with great manners, appearing to have more style and depth than others present, not making a single mistake.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yucheng and his wife did not think the aristocratic rules were very important, nor that Xie Ran needed refined manners to be with Meng Siyun. But Xie Ran\u2019s performance exceeded their expectations, pleasing them greatly.<\/p>\r\n

At the end of the meal, Meng Yucheng couldn\u2019t find a single fault with Xie Ran and felt quite unwilling. Then Meng Sien suddenly said: “Speaking of which, since Mr. Xie is with my brother, he\u2019s half a member of the Meng family. It doesn\u2019t seem right for him to continue live streaming, does it?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Sien\u2019s words suddenly opened Meng Yuguan\u2019s mind. He had just finished eating and put down his chopsticks with a slight smile: \u201cIndeed. Our Meng family still has some status in Haijing, so we must maintain appearances. If Mr. Xie wants to join the Meng family, he can\u2019t continue doing such a public, flashy job like live streaming. Otherwise, outsiders will laugh at our Meng family.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yuguan felt much better after speaking. He wasn\u2019t really thinking about the Meng family or Meng Siyun, he just wanted to humiliate Xie Ran after being annoyed by him earlier.<\/p>\r\n

Therefore, his words disparaged Xie Ran\u2019s work, which was somewhat typical of aristocratic attitudes.<\/p>\r\n

Aristocrats cared about face, while stars and internet celebrities were seen as superficial earners. Even in this era, they still held this prejudice.<\/p>\r\n

After Meng Yuguan spoke, several elders chimed in one by one, regardless of faction, all conservative and arrogant.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cRight, if you want to enter our Meng family, you can\u2019t do live streaming anymore.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cMeng family members can\u2019t be so flashy.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThis job pays about two million a year. The Meng family can give you that.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The elders spoke in turn. Meng Yuguan grew even more smug, thinking no matter how good or arrogant Xie Ran\u2019s technology was, to enter a top aristocratic family, he had to follow aristocratic rules.<\/p>\r\n

In the end, he would have to let the elders control him.<\/p>\r\n

Just as Meng Yuguan was about to say more, Meng Feixuan suddenly put down his chopsticks and looked at them with a mocking expression: \u201cWhat nonsense are you talking about?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The voices at the table stopped abruptly. One elder frowned at Meng Feixuan\u2019s attitude and said: “Siyun, we\u2019re just trying to look out for you. If Xie Ran wants to be with you, he can\u2019t ignore the rules, right?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan burst out laughing, again in that sarcastic tone: \u201cDid I hear wrong? Equality and freedom are written in the nine-year compulsory education law. And yet someone keeps talking about rules? Next, are we going to restore dynasties? No way, right?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan\u2019s sarcastic rebuttal made several elders\u2019 temples twitch. One elder even felt dizzy and pointed at him: \u201cSiyun, what\u2026 what are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan crossed his arms: \u201cJust speaking the truth. If you haven\u2019t studied this, I suggest you take some online courses. The aristocracy isn\u2019t short of money, right?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The elders were speechless.<\/p>\r\n

They never expected that their biggest obstacle to educating Xie Ran was not Xie Ran himself, but their own crown prince.<\/p>\r\n

\u2026No, it seemed Meng Feixuan needed more education than Xie Ran!<\/p>\r\n

Meng Yuguan even suspected that if he had watched Meng Feixuan instead of Xie Ran while eating, he could have found a hundred faults in him.<\/p>\r\n

That wasn\u2019t all. Meng Feixuan then even asked Xie Ran to take out his phone, saying: “So what if you do live streaming? You stream whenever you want. What\u2019s it to you?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran didn\u2019t usually talk while eating and had wanted to finish first before replying to the elders. Unexpectedly, Meng Feixuan couldn\u2019t hold back and challenged them first.<\/p>\r\n

Meng Feixuan took the phone from him, opened the \u201cBig Face Cat\u201d app, and started a live stream on the spot: \u201cSir, the right to talent and freedom of speech, we are streaming live now!\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran: \u201c\u2026\u201d His AI had such a strong competitive spirit.<\/p>\r\n

Xie Ran\u2019s live stream now had quite a high popularity, and many fans had subscribed to notifications. So when Meng Feixuan started the stream, many fans immediately received alerts and logged in, but they were all confused:<\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>What\u2019s going on? Isn\u2019t this Xiao Ran\u2019s work time?!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Oh my god, workaholic Ran is working overtime? My youth is over!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Huh, where is this? Who\u2019s this handsome guy?\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Is this Xiao Ran\u2019s friend? So handsome!!! I approve!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>I feel this handsome guy looks familiar, like I\u2019ve seen him somewhere.\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Meanwhile, the Meng family elders were shocked: \u201cSiyun, what are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cLive streaming. There are over a thousand viewers now,\u201d Meng Feixuan pointed the camera at them: “Come on, say hello to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The elders stiffened slightly and sat up straight.<\/p>\r\n

Comments on the stream:<\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>I remember now, isn\u2019t this Meng Siyun? There was a photo of him in financial news!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Wow, it really is him. No wonder he looked familiar!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u3010<\/span>Whoa! Could this be\u2026 traveling with the Meng Siyun family?!\u3011<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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