Chapter: 6520

When Howard heard Steve say this, his entire person suddenly looked taken aback.

Throughout history, regardless of monarchs or nobles, they would all face the same dilemma when it came to succession issues. As the father who was about to pass on the throne, he would most likely set up his favorite child as the heir apparent, only to start having various suspicions and defensive mentalities towards this son.

Their inner thoughts were extremely simple, summarized in one sentence: I have decided to pass down the throne to you, but you can't be impatient now.

Once their son showed any signs of being impatient, they would immediately enter another kind of inner thought: Are you waiting for me to die sooner because you're eager to take over my position?

Howard was no exception to this rule.

He also worried that his eldest son might be too eager for succession, and would harbor ill intentions towards him. Therefore, since he publicly appointed Steve as the heir apparent, he has been keeping a close eye on him.

But what he didn't expect was that his eldest son would take the initiative to leave the United States and go abroad to gain experience, which struck at his heart.

He was willing to pass down the family headship to Steve after his death or when he lost the ability to manage it. However, that was definitely not now, as Steve was eager to go abroad to gain experience, which was a great opportunity for him.

When his son went abroad, it meant leaving the main camp, while he sat at the helm and could actually do things on his own without worrying about his son suddenly usurping power.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel happy, feeling that his eldest son was indeed filial. Although he was already the first heir apparent, he was completely not in a hurry to take over.

So he suppressed his happiness and asked Steve: "Going abroad to gain experience is indeed a good thing, but it's definitely going to be tiring. You're away from home, and your family will have few opportunities to gather together, which is also a test. Have you thought about this?"

"Yes, Father, I've thought about it!" Steve replied straightforwardly and sincerely: "The family makes big decisions, and Father has the final say. Nothing bad will happen, and I want to take advantage of Father's good health while he's still young and strong, to gain more experience and wisdom abroad. I think that for the young core members of the Rockefeller family, they should not all stay in the United States and enjoy their lives. Sometimes, we also need to go out and see what the world has to offer."

Howard looked at his son and saw that he was not joking; he couldn't help but feel extremely relieved and praised him: "Good! Good! The core members of the Rockefeller family should indeed go out and look around. Otherwise, the family will only get further away from its peak."

Steve's words suddenly struck a chord in Howard's heart.

"Yes, Father, I've thought about it!" Steve replied straightforwardly and sincerely: "The family makes big decisions, and Father has the final say. Nothing bad will happen, and I want to take advantage of Father's good health while he's still young and strong, to gain more experience and wisdom abroad. I think that for the young core members of the Rockefeller family, they should not all stay in the United States and enjoy their lives. Sometimes, we also need to go out and see what the world has to offer."

Howard looked at his son and saw that he was not joking; he couldn't help but feel extremely relieved and praised him: "Good! Good! The core members of the Rockefeller family should indeed go out and look around. Otherwise, the family will only get further away from its peak."

Steve's words suddenly struck a chord in Howard's heart.

Members of the Rockefeller family who are the core, truly no one wants to leave the United States.

As for why, Howard naturally knew very well that the entire family was like a golden mountain, and this golden mountain was in the United States. Everyone wanted to guard the golden mountain, not only having the opportunity to grab a handful at any time but also being able to immediately snatch up the wealth on the golden mountain if someone who is sitting on it died.

In such circumstances, leaving the golden mountain for a long time and going overseas would mean giving up the opportunity to share from the golden mountain.

As the patriarch of the family, Howard often didn't want all his brothers and sons to stay by his side.

Just like ancient emperors, who would always feel uneasy with too many sons around. They would chase away the grown-up sons and send them out to various places as kings, monitoring their every move, and using other royal princes to balance each other, so that they would become old and wise, not daring to cause trouble.

However, the Rockefeller family is not a royal family.

They don't have the strict rules and hierarchical system of a feudal society. Moreover, during World War II, the Rockefeller family's branches overseas suffered greatly at the hands of slaughter and pillage, so since then, the core members of the Rockefeller family all started to shrink back in their hometown in the United States. Initially, they just shrunk back, and later on, no one dared to leave anymore.

Now, Steve is actively willing to leave his hometown in the United States, which is a good example for Howard. As long as Steve leaves the United States, he can let other uncontrollable sons also go abroad and gain experience, eventually sending away all those who pose a threat to him. JrNovels.com