Chapter 96 We don't need a married-out woman to be the head of the Ji family, unless she gets divorced.
Ji Tanyuan was unjustly blamed. "How can you just label people like that? If we're talking about romance, can I compare to Mr. Zhong?"
Shen Xichen walked over. "Mr. Zhong, do you have time to talk?"
Zhong Yan glanced at Ji Tanyuan, then took off his sunglasses. "Of course."
Shen Xichen gestured invitingly, and Zhong Yan lowered his head, "Call me when you're done, okay?"
Ji Tanyuan stared at him, [Don't even think about cooperating with me. If you're with Shen Xichen, you're my enemy.]
Zhong Yan gave him a reassuring look; if he couldn't see through his rival in love, then he would have lived in vain.
After Zhong Yan left, Ji Qing's assistant, Kong Xun, came out and called Ji Tanyuan.
Ji Tanyuan responded and walked over.
Kong Xun looked at Ji Tanyuan. The two were under the eaves, with no one else around. Kong Xun had deliberately found a quiet place, and he carefully observed Ji Tanyuan:
"President Ji, watch your words later. You know, you can't be too weak or too strong when you speak."
Ji Tanyuan looked inside. "Uncle Kong, I know."
Kong Xun frowned, looking at Ji Tanyuan as if she wasn't listening.
He always thought Ji Tanyuan was too young, only 24 years old. For her to have to outwit and outmaneuver a group of seasoned veterans was a recipe for disaster. Her father was determined to make her figure out the solution herself; it was bound to be difficult. He repeated himself.
"President Ji, although the Ji family was founded by the chairman, there were also members of the Ji family clan who followed him at that time. You can't offend them all at once. You can win them over one by one."
Ji Tanyuan stood there, listening carefully, and then said, "I never intended to subdue them."
Kong Xun was taken aback and looked up at her. At this moment, Ji Tanyuan's eyes were filled with determination, with an arrogant ambition that suited her age, as well as the composure to get up after falling down.
She pulled her coat tighter, then her voice, mixed with the sound of the wind, said, "To put it bluntly, I've never sat at that table of the uncles in my 24 years. Even if they let me sit there now, I don't want to. It was never going to be a table reserved for me. I have to overturn it and start a new set of cards."
The current situation revolves around her father and the Ji family, but if she truly wants to inherit the group, she needs to reshuffle the deck and make everyone revolve around her, Ji Tanyuan.
After Ji Tanyuan went inside, Kong Xun remained in a daze for a long time.
He turned to look at that slender figure, delicate and tall, yet possessing an extraordinary sense of power; the core emanating from her gentle body grew stronger and stronger.
This girl, who used to be a delicate little princess, now looks like an heir.
Ji Tanyuan entered the room and looked at the people at the round table.
Everyone was dressed in suits and ties, and everyone's eyes gleamed with malice, like greedy wolves.
Ji Tanyuan entered the room, closed the door, put her hands in her pockets, took a few steps, and looked around.
The Nine Pear Hall next to the ancestral hall is also the clan's public hall, where the clan elders and leaders hold meetings. In the past, women were not allowed to enter, but in the 21st century, women can also enter, although there are still more men than women.
Ji Qing looked at Ji Tanyuan's calm demeanor and said, "Huanghuang, sit down and talk."
Ji Tanyuan looked at her uncles, her eldest, second, and third uncles, and other clan members. There was the clan head, the president, and the vice president.
They sat in pear wood chairs in the conference hall, with the first two seated and five or six seated on either side.
The ranking also starts from seniority.
Since the establishment of the family foundation, some people have started living in the ancestral hall and trying every means to embezzle the money by taking advantage of the ancestral hall's affairs, wanting to make the most of it.
Now there may be another big decision to be made. The reason she was invited in to sit down is probably because of the strong momentum of her Tongji High-Tech and Zidian Technology, and because most of the Ji family's powerful companies are already in her hands, making her the one who makes money.
It's also possible that she resolved the mess left behind by her uncle, who owns a real estate company in Qinghe.
It could also be due to Mrs. Zhong's influence after her marriage.
With so many titles, she was able to sit here and receive the words, "Huanghuang, sit down and talk."
The seat left for her should be the one where Ji Ziqian used to sit, that pear wood chair, placed there neatly, waiting for her to sit down.
At this moment, Ji Tanyuan was alone, wearing high heels, her hair styled in big waves, and her waist-cinching coat outlining the trend of modernism.
With his back to the square courtyard behind him, he faced the men sitting in the ancestral hall.
There was no one behind her, yet it seemed to be filled with people.
Uncle Ji spoke up: "Tan Yuan, you are a married woman and shouldn't be discussing important clan matters, but considering that you married into the family for the sake of the clan, we've invited you in to discuss it together..."
Ji Tanyuan looked up and met the eyes of the eldest uncle. “Uncle, it’s not appropriate to start a meeting so soon after my brother’s funeral.”
"Besides, they've never called me before."
After a moment of contemplation, the uncle said, "I know you're studying away from home and are somewhat resistant to matters of the clan, but we will continue to improve. You've already been allowed to participate in the family meetings since you wanted to."
Snap!
Ji Ting couldn't hold back any longer, "No way!"
He was panting. "We don't need a woman who married out of the family to be the head of the Ji family, unless she gets divorced."
He clenched his fists, his voice filled with resentment and hatred: "I'll let you join the clan, but you must get a divorce!"
Ji Tanyuan smiled and said, "You've misunderstood. Meetings are tiring enough as it is, so I won't get involved here."
“You have your considerations, which I don’t understand, but I have mine too.”
She never sat down; she remained polite and courteous throughout, never raising her voice, always speaking softly and gently, yet everyone listened attentively to her.
“I know why my uncle came to see me.”
"I won't be going to include it in the family tree."
Ji Qing gripped the armrest tightly, staring at Ji Tanyuan.
The Ji family clan agreed to give her a place here, even disregarding her married status, but she refused.
Ji Qing's feelings were extremely complicated at this moment. He used to hope that his daughter would be accepted by the clan based on her own abilities.
This will even earn everyone's respect for Ji Tanyuan, which will make her future in the South smoother.
Incidentally, he also hoped that the Ji family line could be passed down, and that his daughter could inherit it; this had always been his idea.
But now, Ji Tanyuan has refused.
The Ji family has already become involved in the struggle between the Zhong family in Yanjing and the Shen family in Shanghai, and she needs a backer.
Is it solely based on her profit-driven friends and partners?
Sometimes, a sense of belonging to a family can make people more united.
She should understand.
Ji Qing frowned. "Ji Tanyuan, your surname is Ji."
Ji Tanyuan said in a deep voice, "That's not important. I can have the surname Ji, or I can have the surname Sheng, or I can have neither."
The important thing is that everything must start with her in order to break through the previous constraints.
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