"Elder, please don't say that." Chen Guhong waved his hand. "Our Chen family's vitality has been greatly damaged. In order to keep our previous business, everyone in the family is working hard. I understand this."
"Recently, I feel that my energy has been greatly reduced. In order to not delay your matters, I will choose a young man to work for you.
Do you have a candidate in mind? "
Chen Xingye pondered for a while and shook his head. "Gu Hong, you know that our branch has only been in power for a short period of time. There are many young men in the family, but I really don't know who we can use.
Oh right, Gu Hong, what about your eldest son? "
"Him?"
Chen Guhong shook his head. "That child has been spoiled by his mother. Whether it is his ability or his temperament, he is useless. Otherwise, he will become a disaster. Our Chen family can't take any more trouble."
"Then does Gu Hong have a candidate in mind?" Chen Xingye asked again.
"Candidate …" Chen Guhong pondered. The figures of the young men of the Chen family flashed across his mind. After a while, he said, "Let the young master of the second branch, Chen Wenhe, go."
Chen Xingye nodded and asked again, "You really don't want to consider your son?"
"Clan Elder, that brat really isn't cut out for this. If we let him go, we'll be harming him and our Chen Clan." Chen Guhong refused firmly.
"Alright, then I'll tell the second branch tomorrow and have Chen Wenhe go and do something."
Chen Xingye stood up. "Gu Hong, you should rest early. With Wenhe, you won't have to work so hard in the future."
Chen Guhong also stood up and cupped his hands. "Thank you for your concern, elder. Take care."
After Chen Guhong left the room, Chen Guhong extinguished all the lights and took the lanterns prepared by the guards outside the door. He refused to let anyone follow him and slowly walked into the darkness.
Chen Xingye returned to his courtyard and pushed the door open. There was already someone waiting for him inside.
"Elder, what did that person say?" A woman's voice sounded.
"Shut up!"
Chen Xingye shouted in a low voice. He turned around and closed the door. He turned off the lights near the door and window in the room and then sat down at the table.
The room was dimly lit, but he could still see the woman's beautiful face.
This woman was Chen Guhong's official wife, Zhang Qingyan.
"Who told you to come here?" Chen Xingye's tone was full of ruthlessness.
"I'm just anxious … That dead man hasn't come to find me for more than a month. I want to talk to him, but he's nowhere to be found. I can only look for you."
As she spoke, she walked to Chen Xingye's side and placed her small white hand on his wrinkled old hand.
Chen Xingye's eyes narrowed and his arm trembled slightly. He pulled his hand back and said, "The patriarch has chosen Chen Wenhe from the second branch."
"What?!" Zhang Qingyan screamed, "That old bastard really doesn't care about his own child?!"
The sharp voice made Chen Xingye's heart twitch. He quickly said, "What are you shouting for?
Do you want everyone to know about it?!
Shut up! "
Zhang Qingyan didn't care. She stared at Chen Xingye and asked, "That dead man did this, and you didn't stop him?
Do you also not want to see my son succeed? "
Hearing this, Chen Xingye sneered in his heart. He was very disdainful. That son of yours wants to succeed?
It's more likely that his head will fall to the ground.
But he could only think this in his heart.
"How could I not persuade him? I tried more than once, but it was useless."
Chen Xingye was also very helpless, but his helplessness was two-sided. One was for Chen Guhong, and the other was for Zhang Qingyan in front of him. This was a sin.
"How is that possible?
I know that dead man's personality. He will definitely listen to you. "Zhang Qingyan had been Chen Guhong's wife for more than 20 years. She naturally understood him.
"That was back then!"
Chen Xingye corrected, "Back then, Chen Guhong was just a small steward. He definitely didn't dare to disobey me, just like how he didn't dare to disobey you.
But it's different now. He's now the head of the Chen family!
He's the head of the Chen family! "
Zhang Qingyan took a deep breath. Her towering chest puffed out again, causing Chen Xingye's eyes to drift.
But when he saw a mocking gaze, he quickly composed himself.
"Hehe, your wings have hardened."
Zhang Qingyan sneered, "Back then, when I married the Chen family, not only did Chen Guhong not know how to be grateful, he actually sided with an outsider. Good!
Very good! "
Hearing the word 'married down', Chen Xingye was furious, "It can't be considered married down. Gu Hong is now the head of the Chen family. And your Zhang family, hehe, is there anyone left in the Zhang family now?"
"You …"
Zhang Qingyan's eyes were like lightning, piercing towards Chen Xingye.
"Old thing!
Back then, it was you, a bastard, who relied on your identity as the main family to humiliate me!
You can't have forgotten, right? "
"Nonsense!" Chen Xingye's eyes widened. There was anger and fear in them.
"Nonsense?
There aren't many people in the Chen family who know that you're from the main family. Unfortunately, I'm one of them!
Last time, when the Chen family was purged, an old bastard like you managed to escape. Isn't that already a blessing? "
Chen Xingye was silent. After a while, he asked, "What do you want?"
"What do I want?
Of course, I want my son to take the position! "
Zhang Qingyan said firmly, "Looking at what that old bastard is doing now, it's obvious that he doesn't want to pass the position to his son. What a bastard!"
Zhang Qingyan's expression suddenly changed. Ripples filled her eyes, and her face bloomed like a spring breeze.
She walked to Chen Xingye's side.
"Elder, do you still remember my body?"
Chen Xingye's hands, which were hidden in his sleeves, immediately clenched.
"Back then, a teenage girl like a flower was bullied by an old bastard like you. You must have been very happy, right?"
"All these years, you took advantage of Gu Hong's absence to bully me. You haven't forgotten, have you?"
Following Zhang Qingyan's question, scenes from back then appeared in Chen Xingye's mind. His breathing became heavy.
Seeing Chen Xingye's change, a trace of disdain flashed across Zhang Qingyan's eyes. Chen Xingye hadn't looked for her for many years. The reason was self-evident.
In the end, Chen Xingye lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I know what to do. It's late, you should go back."
Zhang Qingyan looked at Chen Xingye's old face. Back then, he was her nightmare and the demon in her eyes.
Now, the demon had lowered his head to her. An incomparable carefree feeling flowed through her heart.
With a bell-like smile, Zhang Qingyan walked to the center of the room under Chen Xingye's astonished gaze.
Zhang Qingyan turned around. Her gorgeous clothes fell to her feet like falling petals, revealing an exquisite and seductive body.
"Do you want …"
A trace of red appeared on Chen Xingye's face. His breathing became heavy.
"You … go back."
Zhang Qingyan smiled faintly. She put on her clothes and walked out.
"What a sin …"