Chapter 53: Return to Kyoto
"Why aren't you sleeping so late?" Jiang Chu patted her back and joked, "Are you scared by what happened yesterday?"
"Yesterday?" Fu Yuanzhou grasped the key point, "Where did you go yesterday?"
"We didn't go anywhere." Fu Qing'an pulled Jiang Chu back to the room, "Sister Chuchu, let's go to bed quickly. We have to catch the bus back early tomorrow morning."
Fu Qingan was very afraid of Fu Yuanzhou because a man came all the way to H City and was actually married a long time ago.
If Fu Yuanzhou knew about this, he would definitely beat her to death.
Fu Yuanzhou: ...
What bad thing did she do?
Jiang Chu was pulled away by her. Fu Yuanzhou had originally planned to use this topic to ask who the man who spoke to Jiang Chu this morning belonged to.
If he asked again now, it would seem very deliberate.
Fu Qing'an held Jiang Chu's hand and shook it continuously: "Sister Chuchu, you must not reveal Zhao Qian's affairs, otherwise my reputation will be ruined."
"Okay, okay." Jiang Chu grabbed her hand and asked her to stop. "Don't shake it anymore. I'm going to vomit."
Fu Qingan quickly let go of his hand and poured a glass of water for Jiang Chu: "So what did you do today? Why did you come back with my brother?"
There was nothing to hide from Fu Qingan, but for the sake of the child's mental health, Jiang Chu selectively revealed some of it.
Fu Qing'an kept his mouth shut from the moment he started listening.
"Luckily I didn't go." Fu Qing'an sighed, "Otherwise I would definitely be a drag on you."
Kyoto Tao Family
Tao Shengan received a letter from the old Taoist priest.
"The old Taoist priest agreed to meet Chuchu." Tao Shengan shared the good news with the housekeeper. "Didn't they say they were going to set up a Bureau of Strange Stories? The battle for the position of director has been bloody."
The butler had also heard of this "Strange Stories Bureau", but he didn't understand what it had to do with Jiang Chu.
He didn't ask. Since Tao Shenghua didn't say anything, it wasn't something he should know.
Seeing Tao Shenghua finish reading the letter, he spoke: "Master He is already at the door."
"He Jianhua?" Tao Sheng'an folded the letter and stood up. "Why did he come to see me at this time?"
Tao Shengan came downstairs with a cane, and He Jianhua was already sitting on the sofa.
"Why did you come to see me so late at night?" Tao Shenghua asked directly without beating around the bush.
He Jianhua: "The eight major parties will have a meeting tomorrow. You should already know what it is about, right?"
"Are you talking about the Bureau of Extraordinary Stories?" Tao Shenghua understood instantly, "You want me to support you?"
"If that's the case, then you're probably going to be disappointed. I already have a suitable candidate."
"That's not the case," He Jianhua said. "But I also have a suitable candidate. I originally wanted to ask you for help, but now it seems I'm afraid I'm going to be disappointed."
"Can you tell me who you have chosen?"
"I can only say sorry." Tao Shenghua didn't want Jiang Chu to be exposed in front of them for the time being.
The eight major families seem to be united, but in fact they are all in competition with each other. As long as one of them shows signs of decline, the others will start to fight.
"Then I'll take my leave." He Jianhua had no choice but to return home in defeat.
The head of the Fu family did not participate in the competition for this position because he did not believe these things.
Because he had never heard that the Tao family had any intention of this position before, He Jianhua wanted to win over Tao Shenghua. Unexpectedly, even the Tao family, who had never cared about these things, were involved.
Tao Shenghua has a good relationship with the old Taoist priest of the Xuanmen Association, so the position of director will probably fall on the old Taoist priest.
No matter how powerful Jiang Chu is, he can never compare to the old master in terms of qualifications and connections.
Interactions between adults are always half-guessing and half-talking, which led to He Jianhua forgetting that Jiang Chu is now Tao Shenghua's granddaughter-in-law.
"The He family is actually interested in this position." Tao Shenghua took a sip of tea. "This Kyoto family is too complicated. I wonder if Chuchu can suppress this group of jackals and tigers."
The housekeeper's eyes widened. He didn't expect that Tao Shenghua had his eyes on Jiang Chu.
No matter what, it should be Young Master Tao. Jiang Chu is just a woman with neither reputation nor ability. How could Tao Shenghua choose her?
He could only bury this doubt in his heart and dare not speak it out.
Jiang Chu didn't know at the moment that he would face a selection as soon as he returned to Beijing.
Xuanmen Longhushan
The old Taoist priest fiddled with the hexagram plate and looked at the Xuanmen leaders below: "The savior of the Dragon Kingdom has appeared."
The top leaders of Xuanmen immediately began to whisper to each other.
"Wasn't it still thirty years before? How come it's been brought forward so much?"
"No matter what, it's good that he showed up. Can the old Taoist priest figure out who it is?"
"Let's find her quickly. I've received several reports of supernatural events this month, and my disciples haven't had a break for a long time."
"Don't talk about it. We found a mine in the north. Black gas kept coming out of it. We wanted to go investigate, but the local coal boss stopped us. Without a search warrant, they refused to let us in."
"The Xuanmen Association is not an official organization after all, and has no right to search private property."
"Didn't the higher-ups say they were going to set up a bureau for unusual news? If that succeeds, we won't have to be so timid anymore."
"It's all because of those scams that we can't appear in the public eye."
Seeing that their conversation was drifting further and further away, the old Taoist priest interrupted, "I already know who the savior is. She should be able to meet everyone soon."
"Isn't it still a baby?" Qingshui Daochang said, "Oh, an old man this old still needs to take care of a baby?"
"You're overthinking it." Taoist Qingfeng mocked him, "You can even make the little kids in the temple cry. How dare I entrust them to you?"
"No matter what, I should be the one leading the way. Look at the babies in my temple. They are all white, plump and full of life."
The two largest Taoist temple masters in Longguo quarreled in public at the meeting over the issue of who would take care of the baby.
They began to expose each other's dark history, and everyone was enjoying the melon.
Of course, most people are still thinking about how to compete with these two people for custody.
The old Taoist priest already knew about Jiang Chu from Tao Shenghua, but he didn't intend to tell them.
Let them quarrel first.
The old Taoist priest wanted to hear more of the two people's embarrassing stories.
The peaceful meeting turned tense.
It wasn't until a whisk hit the old Taoist priest on the forehead that he interrupted: "Stop arguing for now."
"Besides the matter of the savior, there is another matter that I believe everyone has heard about, which is the matter of the Abnormal News Bureau."
When the topic of the Strange Stories Bureau was mentioned, everyone calmed down.
Those who need to adjust their clothes should adjust their clothes, and those whose hair crowns are crooked should adjust their hair crowns.
"Kyoto's intention is that we choose one candidate, and they nominate a few more. Finally, we set a test for them, and whoever passes it will be the winner."
"I disagree." Taoist Qingshui slammed the table and stood up. "Those people only push their own trusted followers forward. If they are allowed into the Bureau of Strange Stories, that would be disastrous!"
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