The room was spacious, with a large red lantern hanging on the wall and a dark red carpet on the floor, casting a soft red glow on faces.
At the very back there was a bright red wooden table, a pot of tea and a few cups, and nothing else.
The crowd lined up according to seniority, heads bowed.
Lin Xi was in the third row, with Jiang Ji in front of her and Jiang Chi behind her. She glanced around, thinking, "Each row represents a lineage."
Jiang Ji scratched his head. "Probably. It's too dark here at Grandpa's place. Every time I come, I have to stand for four or five hours. I can't see other people's faces at all."
Jiang Chi, with one hand in his pocket, said unhurriedly, "That's right, Jiang Congming has five sons and three grandsons, Jiang Congye has three sons, two daughters, and four grandsons, and Jiang Congyue has one son and one daughter."
Jiang Ji gasped, "You actually counted them all."
"It's simple." Jiang Chi slightly raised his chin, his casual tone carrying a hint of disdain. "We can just stand down and listen. Big Brother will handle everything."
Lin Xi wanted to see more clearly, so she patted Jiang Ji's shoulder and said, "Squat down, I can't see over there."
Jiang Ji obediently squatted down. "Little sister, do you want me to carry you?"
"Need not."
Lin Xi stood on tiptoe but still couldn't see him; Jiang Ting's broad back was like a wall, blocking her view.
She muttered, "What did he eat to grow so tall?"
Jiang Ting heard it clearly, and his body tilted slightly, a barely perceptible smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Lin Xi finally saw it and froze for a few seconds.
Grandpa Jiang sat in the main seat, his face hidden in shadow.
Its features are excessively delicate, and its skin is smooth, fair, and without a single wrinkle. It doesn't look like a real human; it looks exactly like a plastic mannequin under a beauty filter.
His eyes were cloudy and aged, like dried-up stagnant water. He slowly turned his neck, his voice hoarse and sharp.
"Jiang Ting, come up here."
His tone was calm, but his words left no room for refusal.
Jiang Ting walked to the middle, his attitude distant, "Grandpa, I heard about what happened last night, and I will do my best to investigate."
"Heh! Heh heh!"
Old Master Jiang squeezed out three ambiguous words from his throat, startling everyone.
Jiang Ting's expression remained unchanged. "I will send people to repair the damaged items in the main garden as soon as possible."
Old Master Jiang's face turned ashen as he recalled the chaos of last night.
The idol was destroyed, the divine dog was killed, and a mysterious smoke invaded... The divine messenger will surely blame him.
Damn it! Who has this ability?
Old Master Jiang's face twitched. "You don't need to worry about the main garden. Just handle the company's affairs."
Jiang Ting said calmly, "The company is operating normally, Grandpa, don't worry."
Grandpa Jiang put down his teacup, his teeth chattering.
"For so many years, the Jiang family has been suppressed by the Fu family, becoming the perennial second-in-command. How can we face our ancestors in the old mansion?!"
Jiang Ting lowered his eyelids, his tone flat and even, "I tried my best, but Fu Jingyao is too cunning and difficult to deal with."
The old man of the Jiang family sneered, "He is indeed insidious and cunning."
He intended to use the statue to kill Fu Jingyao, but the statue refused his request.
This guy is really strange; we can only use a calculated strategy or some other method.
Old Master Jiang's eyes darted around. "I've heard that Fu Jingyao married a beautiful wife. Why don't we start with her?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi couldn't help but laugh.
Listening to her nominal grandfather and older brother discuss how to kill her husband was incredibly exciting.
Jiang Ji, one of only two people present who knew the truth, laughed very loudly, "Pfft, hahahaha..."
Old Master Jiang's sharp eyes swept across the crowd below. "Who's laughing? Step forward!"
Jiang Ji raised one foot.
Lin Xi pushed him back and swaggered out.
Everyone turned their heads in unison to look at this audacious woman, who dared to laugh at her grandfather/father; she must be courting death.
Old Master Jiang frowned, a sense of unease rising within him. "Who are you?"
Lin Xi glanced at him, then looked directly into his cloudy eyes.
The old man's face was strange, as if he had committed a terrible crime and was burdened with sins, more than killing ten thousand people.
Lin Xi glanced at the Jiang family members beside her. Each of them carried the same sins, except for Jiang Ji and Jiang Chi.
Jiang Ting's face was obscured and blurred.
These sins combined are equivalent to the massacre of an entire city. What did the Jiang family's ancestors do?
What is the connection between the statue and the Jiang family?
Lin Xi frowned and looked at the old man again.
Old Master Jiang stared intently at her, "I'm asking you a question!"
Lin Xi spoke up, "At such an advanced age, getting plastic surgery makes you look neither human nor ghost. Please respect the laws of nature."
Grandpa Jiang smashed his teacup and angrily rebuked, "No one has ever dared to speak to me like that before. You're the first!"
"How dare you! Whose scoundrel is this?!"
Jiang Ji's brow twitched; he hadn't expected his younger sister to be so bold as to defy their grandfather in public.
My sister must have her reasons for doing this.
Jiang Ji supported him without hesitation, but received a warning as soon as he lifted his foot.
"Big brother..."
Jiang Ting calmly gave the order, "Grandpa, I'll have someone take her out right away."
Jiang Congming added fuel to the fire, "Father, the person Jiang Ting brought in was deliberately trying to anger you."
Jiang Congye chimed in, "Jiang Ting has grown too big for his britches; he arrogantly threatened us last night."
Old Master Jiang was furious, and roared, "Jiang Ting, bringing all sorts of shady women back to the Jiang family, is this what you call doing your best?"
"You think you can do whatever you want just because you've secured your position as president of the Jiang Group? I can make you rise to power and I can bring you down!"
Seeing this, Jiang Congming was overjoyed and continued to add fuel to the fire, "Father, Jiang Ting was extremely arrogant yesterday. He showed no respect to my uncles and elders and even kicked my bodyguards out."
Jiang Congye chimed in, "Ever since Jiang Ting became president, he looks down on everyone, yells at his elders, and even threatened to kill us!"
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