Chapter 159 The Great Elder's Past
Shui family meeting room.
The old patriarch of the Shui family also came out at this moment. He looked at the head of the Shui family, Shui Aotian, with a gloomy face.
"Aotian, the An family has made quite a fuss this time. The old man An Chengyou and the two elders have all broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. Didn't you notice anything unusual before?"
Shui Aotian looked solemn, he answered with a frown.
"Father, the biggest event for the An family recently is that they found their long-missing son in the secular world. Other than that, there is nothing unusual."
At this time, Shui Mochen, the young master of the Shui family, suddenly spoke.
"Grandfather, father. As far as I know, the An family dotes on their newly found granddaughter. Why don't we marry into the An family? If the An family has any benefits, won't they share some of them with our Shui family?"
"oh......."
Patriarch Shui was extremely interested in Shui Mochen's words. He looked at Shui Mochen and asked.
"Chen'er, how did you know that the An family dotes on their newly adopted granddaughter?"
"Haha, I've seen the granddaughter of the An family. She's extremely beautiful. Some time ago, the An family went to the wedding of Xiao Ze and Piao Miao's cousin to disrupt the wedding just for that granddaughter."
There was a strange light in Shui Mochen's eyes. If the Shui family and the An family got married, not only would they get tremendous benefits, but he had also been coveting that little beauty An Ran for a long time.
"What Chen Er said makes sense. Last time at the Xiao family's wedding, everyone in the An family was extremely partial to that little girl."
Shui Aotian also touched his beard and nodded in agreement.
"Well, we will choose a day to propose marriage to the An family. As long as we become relatives, Chen'er, you can win over the little girl from the An family. We, the Shui family, will also have a share of the secret of the An family's promotion."
"Yes, what father said is very true!"
Shui Aotian said arrogantly with disdain in his eyes.
"The granddaughter of the An family is just the daughter of the young master of the An family who went abroad and married a woman from the secular world. Our Shui family is asking for her to marry him as the young master's wife, which is too much of an honor for her!"
"Yes, it is her blessing to marry into our Shui family. However, the An family dotes on her so much, they will definitely give her a lot of good things as a dowry. When the time comes, we will ask the An family to hand over the secret of collective advancement to the Nascent Soul stage."
The three generations of the Shui family were discussing the matter in a lively manner, with each of them talking at the same time. It was as if An Ran's marriage into his family was a foregone conclusion.
If An Ran knew about this, she would definitely say that the Shui family is really good at calculating, and the abacus beads are about to fall on people's faces.
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Ever since the An family's eldest elder obtained a top-grade spirit stone from the An family's head, he immediately went into seclusion and successfully advanced from the middle stage of the Nascent Soul to the high stage of the Nascent Soul.
He was so happy that his face was beaming with joy. You have to know that it has been nearly ten years and his cultivation has not improved at all. Now that he has made a breakthrough to a new realm, he wants to set off fireworks for a few days to let everyone in the world know the ecstasy in his heart.
But the head of the family repeatedly warned us to keep a low profile.
The Great Elder has always had a keen interest in alchemy. Look, he was guarding the gate of An Ran's yard early in the morning.
As An Ran walked out of the courtyard gate, she saw the old face of the great elder, which was smiling like a chrysanthemum.
"My dear Ran'er, you slept well last night. Look at the candied haws that grandpa bought for you. They are delicious. Come and try them!"
The great elder carried out a large bundle of candied haws from behind him as if by magic. That’s right, he even bought the straw stacks that people used to put candied haws on.
An Ran had an awkward smile on her face as she took the candied haws that was taller than her from the enthusiastic elder and couldn't help but rub her forehead secretly.
Hey, which good person gets up early in the morning to eat candied haws, and such a big bundle at that. Does she still want her teeth?
"Hehehe...Grandpa. I'll put it in the house first and eat it later."
An Ran smiled awkwardly and hurriedly carried a bundle of candied haws into the courtyard.
The Great Elder looked at An Ran in confusion as she walked into the yard. His son Ran didn't seem very happy. He found out that the little kid's favorite food was candied haws.
what to do? The Great Elder was so anxious that he kept scratching his head! As a grown man, it was not convenient for him to enter the girl's yard, so he could only stare at the gate.
An Ran put the candied haws away and came out. She couldn't help but laugh when she saw the Great Elder still standing at the door looking pitiful.
"Grandpa, what do you want to see me for?"
“This…that…”
The Great Elder was a little shy, hesitating and too embarrassed to say it out loud!
Alchemy is a skill that everyone strives to master, but nowadays, alchemists from secluded families are almost extinct.
The Great Elder had a strong interest in alchemy since he was a child, but unfortunately the alchemy techniques and recipes had long been lost.
After knowing that An Ran was an alchemist, his long-dead heart began to stir again.
But the art of alchemy was too rare, and he really couldn't bring himself to ask An Ran to teach him the art of alchemy.
"Grandpa, if you have anything to say, just tell me. We are all family, there is nothing we cannot say."
An Ran waited patiently for the Great Elder to speak. She had heard from the head of the An family that the Great Elder was particularly obsessed with alchemy when he was young. Now seeing his appearance, she had a rough guess in her mind.
"Oh... no... nothing. Ran'er, Grandpa remembered that he has something else to do. Grandpa is leaving first. Go and play by yourself!"
The Great Elder was ultimately unable to speak, so he made an excuse and left in a hurry.
Looking at the Great Elder's fleeing back, An Ran smiled and shook her head.
What a lovely old man! This is why An Ran likes the An family. Although the people of the An family have hot tempers, most of them have very good character.
She smiled and went to the hall, where Master An and Madam An were sitting opposite each other drinking tea. Both of them looked very happy, and they were smiling happily when they saw An Ran coming over.
"Ran'er is here."
"Come sit here, Grandma. Ran'er, thanks to you, Grandma is drinking some good tea. Thinking back to the spiritual tea I drank before, it was all in vain."
Mrs. An pulled An Ran to her side and touched her soft long hair.
"Grandma, look at what you said. If your granddaughter has something good, she will definitely give it to you."
"Oh, my Ran'er has such a sweet mouth. What he said makes my heart as sweet as drinking honey."
Mrs. An has now reached the Nascent Soul stage and looks a lot younger.
"Grandpa, grandma. Great grandpa came to see me again today, but when I asked him what happened, he didn't tell me."
An Ran sat down next to Mrs. An and casually talked about the Great Elder.
"Why."
Mrs. An sighed, took a piece of dessert from the table and gave it to An Ran.
"Your great grandfather was also a man with a miserable life. His parents died when he was young, and he has always been with your grandfather. He was also a hardworking man, practicing very hard, and finally he was able to stand out and become the great elder of the An family."
"When he was young, he fell in love with a girl from the Shui family. Although he is also a direct descendant of our An family, unfortunately his parents are not around and he has no one to help him. Therefore, the Shui family looked down on your great grandfather. But the girl from the Shui family was a good person. She ran away from the Shui family secretly in order to be with your great grandfather."
"In the end, she was severely injured by the head of the Shui family and died in your great grandfather's arms. If he had a healing pill in his hand at that time, the girl would not have died. This has always been a pain in his heart, so he is so obsessed with refining pills."
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