When Xiao Xingyu gets serious, he is really calming. His tough facial lines exude an intimidating aura, and even Xiao Guotao, Geng Baishan and Chen Guanfu hold their breath.

"Without our ancestors, how could we be who we are today? Forgetting some things means forgetting our roots. How can we change that?" Zhou Xia's mother said painfully and resolutely.

"Nothing is impossible to change," Xiao Xingyu said, looking around, a look of compassion in his eyes. "It's better to meet by chance than to be invited. What a coincidence that the main force behind the revival of celadon porcelain is here today. Everyone, ask yourselves, is our ancestors' celadon porcelain difficult to make? We've spent countless generations trying to figure out its firing principles, and yet to this day, what does this mean?"

He tapped the ground with his finger and raised his voice: "This just proves that we can't do this alone!"

The whole audience was silent.

Xiao Xingyu took a deep breath and asked everyone, "Why can't we do this? What's our problem?"

Everyone looked at each other with their mouths shut.

Xiao Xingyu had expected this and felt somewhat disappointed. He then asked himself, "Everyone here treats the restoration of celadon porcelain as their own family business. But is this really the case?"

"At least I don't think so," he paused, then spoke word by word. "This is clearly a challenge from history to our time! This is a challenge our generation faces together! If we can't figure it out, it's no one's fault, but a loss for our nation and civilization. Can everyone understand this?"

After he finished speaking, his resounding voice echoed in the exhibition hall for a long time.

Snap, snap, snap!

Geng Baishan clapped his hands in a sarcastic tone, "Hey, young man, you were the one who asked Geng Jun to ask us for the wood kiln, weren't you?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this and looked at Xiao Xingyu in confusion.

Geng Baishan ignored the others' doubts and continued, "You put it very nicely. I understand what you mean. Isn't it just about seeking cooperation? This idea is very insightful, but did your elders forget to tell you some stories from the past?"

Xiao Xingyu narrowed his eyes in displeasure, feeling disgusted and confused.

He was not the only one confused, Xiao Huai was the same, even Xiao Weizhou and Xiao Weijiang were staring at each other in confusion.

"Geng Baishan, what are you blabbering about?" Xiao Weijiang said impatiently, "What story from the past? Why are you showing off? If you have something to say, just say it. Bullshit..."

Xiao Huai coughed, and Xiao Weijiang braked suddenly to hold back the curse words, almost choking.

In silence, Chen Guanfu sneered, and the atmosphere immediately became more subtle.

"You can think of things our ancestors couldn't?" Geng Baishan looked at Xiao Guotao meaningfully. "That happened almost two hundred years ago. Coincidentally, it happened when our three families collaborated. Everyone put aside their differences and gathered the ancient books accumulated by generations. Where did they go? And who was the one who, during a grand banquet, set fire to the library containing the books?"

Geng Baishan didn't mention any names, but anyone with a mental disability could guess who he was referring to. The Xiao family, who had never heard of this before, were all surprised and embarrassed, looking at Xiao Guotao for confirmation.

Xiao Guotao remained silent. Chen Guanfu, watching as if to relieve his boredom, sighed, "People's hearts are easily dispersed and difficult to gather. Since then, there has been no further cooperation in firing celadon porcelain."

"Of course," Geng Baishan gave Chen Guanfu a cold look, "especially since some of them have become traitors and running dogs. If they cooperate now, it would be tantamount to colluding with them and selling out the country!"

Geng Baishan, who has been in the business world for half his life, has developed a style of dominating others in everything, and he expressed contempt for the Xiao and Chen families in his words.

Chen Guanfu's mental fortitude was unmatched. He remained calm despite Geng Baishan's provocation, retorting with composure, "We're too far from the celadon porcelain, and walking is too slow. I wanted to try flying. It's just a change of transportation. How does that make me a traitor and a running dog? Haven't you ever flown internationally? Does riding a foreign plane make you a traitor and a running dog?"

Chen Guanfu's metaphor was absolutely brilliant and it opened everyone's eyes.

"Hmph," Geng Baishan's argumentative spirit was successfully aroused. "So what did you gain from changing your mode of transportation? Xiao Guotao may not have figured out the formula, but at least he managed to produce some celadon porcelain for exhibition. Even if I didn't produce celadon porcelain, at least I've grown my business to this size. What do you have?"

Those words were truly revealing. Indeed, compared to Xiao Guotao and Geng Baishan, Chen Guanfu's life could be described as a complete waste. While this was true, not many people would openly say such hurtful words to an elderly person. Zhang Moyan couldn't help but feel embarrassed for Chen Guanfu.

However, when Chen Guanfu heard this, he looked up and smiled.

Geng Baishan was frightened by his laughter: "What are you laughing at?"

Chen Guanfu suppressed his smile and said calmly, "I suddenly remembered a metaphor from the writer Hugo."

Geng Baishan was very unhappy: "What metaphor?"

Chen Guanfu looked around at the crowd and said, "Your achievements today are like an army replenishing its supplies and appearing to be in awe. In reality, you haven't achieved victory at all. It's a pity that you fail to see this true nature and are still complacent and self-satisfied."

After he finished speaking, the audience fell into silence.

Zhang Moyan deeply doubted whether there was anyone in this world who could refute Chen Guanfu.

After a while, Xiao Guotao laughed. After that, he said calmly, "I certainly didn't achieve victory, but I think when I leave this world and look back on my life, I won't feel that I lived in vain."

Everyone was stunned. No wonder they say that men stay young until they die. Even a man over 70 years old and highly respected like Xiao Guotao couldn't help but compete with his competitors.

Geng Baishan had to admit defeat. He sighed and turned to Geng Jun meaningfully, "So, son, you see clearly now. Our three families are incompatible and we don't like each other. The Xiao family looks down on you, and we look down on Miss Zhou. Neither of us agrees with your marriage. If you insist on being together, then you can see that she will break with her family, and you will become an unfilial son of the Geng family. Your life is doomed to be unhappy!"

He turned to look at Chen Guanfu and repeatedly affirmed: "Chen Guanfu, you are right. None of us can claim the final victory over Tianqing Glaze Porcelain. So why did you bring your granddaughter, ah, not your granddaughter, back this time? Are you planning to use the same honey trap? That's great news. I just heard what that little brother said." He glanced at Xiao Wa and finally stopped at Zhang Moyan. "Your granddaughter will soon be able to gain a foothold in the Xiao family. I believe she will soon be able to help you get first-hand information on the Xiao family's research on Tianqing Glaze Porcelain. I am really a little envious of you. You gave birth to a daughter who is so reliable, and your daughter's daughter is still so reliable!"

Zhang Moyan felt a thunderclap explode in her ears, and her whole body jerked suddenly. In an instant, she saw Xiao Xingyu's gaze sweeping towards her like a silk thread!

When she met Xiao Xingyu's shocked eyes, Zhang Moyan realized at that moment that she could withstand anyone's surprise, but she could not bear Xiao Xingyu's surprise.