C2310 The Great Elder Sent a Message
"Xiao Yun, you can be at ease in Zhou Family. Don't worry, no one can bully you. Even if I'm not in the Zhou Family, I will get someone to protect you. No matter who it is, as long as they dare to bully me, you and I will stand up for you."
"Mr. Wang, I believe in you. I believe that you will protect me and won't ignore me."
Xiao Yun personally sent Wang Xiao out. Looking at Wang Xiao's departing back, her heart was heavy and she felt very uncomfortable. She really hoped that Wang Xiao could stay and accompany her, but she knew that it was impossible.
Because Wang Xiao was very busy and needed to handle a lot of things, it was impossible for him to accompany her. Moreover, she was not Wang Xiao's person. Why did Wang Xiao waste so much time to accompany her? She hoped that Wang Xiao could return to the Zhou Family as soon as possible and visit her frequently.
"Mr. Wang, you must come back. You must come back to see me. I'm not by your side. You must take good care of yourself."
Xiao Yun said quietly in her heart as she watched Wang Xiao leave.
At the same time,
At the same time, the patriarch and his wife left the room at the same time. The two of them wanted to find Wang Xiao. Wang Xiao acknowledged his ancestors and returned to the family. They had yet to have a good private chat with Wang Xiao.
Today, they had the time to talk to Wang Xiao. After all, Wang Xiao was their child, so they wanted to have a good conversation with Wang Xiao.
Although Wang Xiao was their child, they had never raised him in the past few years, so Wang Xiao did not have a deep relationship with them.
However, the two of them believed that as long as they treated Wang Xiao well, sooner or later, Wang Xiao would genuinely treat them as his parents.
Although it was just dawn, the patriarch and his wife had already woken up. They couldn't wait to see Wang Xiao.
"Let's go find Xiao'er. Shouldn't we bring him some gifts? Wouldn't it be bad if we go empty-handed?" Madam asked.
"No need. Wang Xiao is our child. Everything we have is his. Wang Xiao doesn't need gifts. Besides, he doesn't lack those things. What he lacks is the care and care of his parents." The patriarch said.
The madam felt that what the patriarch said made sense. All of them belonged to Wang Xiao, so they didn't need to bring any gifts. Besides, if they brought gifts, it would seem that they weren't close enough to Wang Xiao. They were unfamiliar with each other, just like ordinary people.
"What you said makes sense. I'll listen to you." Madam was used to listening to the patriarch's opinion now. It would be impossible in the past.
As soon as the two of them walked out of the room and into the courtyard, they saw a man walking over with a calm expression. When he saw this man, the Patriarch's expression was somewhat ugly. He did not welcome this person because the Patriarch knew that there would definitely be no good things if this person appeared. The other party was someone from the Great Elder.
If nothing serious happened, this man definitely wouldn't have come. The reason why he appeared was definitely because of the Great Elder's orders. In any case, there would not be any good things.
Madam was the same as the patriarch. When she saw this man, she was not in a good mood. Initially, she wanted to look for Wang Xiao, but this man actually appeared and disturbed her mood.
Although the patriarch was the patriarch of the Zhou Family, theoretically, everyone in the Zhou Family had to obey his orders. However, that wasn't the case. There were many factions within the family, and some people wouldn't listen to his orders.
The main reason was that the clan head had rarely been in the clan over the years.
The clan's big and small matters were all handed over to the Great Elder, so the clan head's prestige and status in the clan declined sharply. If he wanted to turn the tide now, it would indeed be somewhat troublesome, or perhaps it would not go smoothly.
When the man saw the Patriarch and Madam, he revealed a smile. However, his smile was a bit forced, and it was even uglier than crying.
The patriarch did not care about the smile on the man's face. In the patriarch's opinion, it would be better if the man did not smile.
"Greetings, patriarch. Greetings, madam."
After arriving in front of the patriarch and madam, the man greeted them.
Although he was part of the Great Patriarch's faction and did not have a good impression of the Patriarch, the Patriarch was still the Patriarch. He understood the basic manners.
Moreover, this man was not a fool. He was very smart. He knew who the Great Elder and the clan head would win in the end. It was hard to predict, so there was no need for him to offend the clan head. It was as if they were enemies.
If he and the Patriarch were enemies now, if the Great Elder were to fail in the future, his days in the family would be very miserable. Therefore, he could only act as if he was doing business for others.
"What do you want? Why are you looking for me so early? Something must have happened, right?" The patriarch asked expressionlessly.
"Hello, clan head. I came to look for you. I do have something to do." The man's expression was respectful. Of course, he was just pretending to be respectful.
"Speak. What business do you have with me?"
The madam looked at the man with an expression. As long as it was someone by the Great Elder's side, she hated him.
However, although Madam hated the people around the Great Elder, these people still kept appearing in front of her.
The more people she hated, the more frequently the other party appeared. This gave her a headache.
"Patriarch, it's like this. It's inconvenient for the Great Elder to come, so he asked me to ask you, when will the clan's Elder Assembly begin?"
The meeting of the elders was supposed to be held a long time ago, but because of Wang Xiao's appearance, it was delayed for a period of time. After the ceremony of recognizing the family was over, the elders' meeting would be held next.
"Great Elder himself, why didn't he come personally? He wanted you to come in his place." The Madam asked angrily.
"Madam, it's like this, because it's inconvenient for Great Elder to come, so I came in his place." The man replied.
"So, you're the Great Elder's lackey?"
Madam knew that her words were too much of a blow to the other party and did not give him any face. However, she was really angry, so she spoke rudely and did not give the other party any face. Furthermore, in Madam's heart, This man was the Grand Elder's lackey.
When he heard the Madam's words, the man's expression changed. This was because Madam's words were too hurtful. She didn't give him any face at all. Even if he was really the Grand Elder's lackey, Madam couldn't be so direct. She had to at least give him some face.
However, although he was dissatisfied, he couldn't do anything about it. After all, Madam was the wife of the Patriarch.
"Madam, Patriarch, I have no choice but to work for my superiors. I hope you can understand my difficulties." This man couldn't help but ask.
"Go back and tell the Great Elder that I'm not in the mood recently. As for the meeting of the family elders, we'll talk about it later." The clan head said.
"This..."
The man revealed a troubled expression. He was unable to answer the patriarch's words when he returned.
"What are you still standing here for? Hurry up and go!" The husband said angrily.
"Patriarch, Madam, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to report back after I return." This man could not be trusted.
"Let me ask you, who is the patriarch in the Zhou Family now? Could it be that the Great Elder is the patriarch?" The madam asked angrily.
"Of course, the Great Elder isn't the patriarch." The man replied.
"Since the Great Elder isn't the Patriarch, then... So why do you only listen to the Grand Elder's orders and not the current Chief's? Could it be that you don't have the Patriarch in your heart, only the Great Elder?" Madam said.
"Madam, please calm down, please don't be angry, I didn't mean that. However, although I am a subordinate of the Patriarch, I am also a subordinate of the Great Elder. Both of them are my superior. Being in the middle, I am indeed in a dilemma." The man replied.
"The Great Elder should have something else to say, right? Finish it all at once." The patriarch said.
"Clan Chief, the Great Elder said that within a week, the Clan's Elder Assembly must be held. If you don't agree, or if you don't participate, it will be seen as you voluntarily giving up the rights of the Clan Chief. You will no longer be the Clan Chief."
After hearing this, the Patriarch smiled. "It seems that he really cannot wait. He is anxious to hold the Clan Elder Assembly. Go back and tell him. " Since he is so anxious, I will definitely attend within a week. "
"Thank you, Patriarch. I will go back and tell the Great Elder now." The man said gratefully.
"Alright, thank you for your hard work. You can go back first." The patriarch waved his hand.
After that person left, the madam said to the clan head, "He has already bullied you. Why are you still so polite to him? I really don't understand."
"Madam, you don't understand what these people are thinking. They don't want to offend the Great Elder, nor do they want to offend me. " If I kill them all at this time and treat them badly, I will push them to the other side. I treat them well. They may have hope. "
Madam understands what the patriarch said. "There is a saying that makes sense. When we surround them, there must be a gap. When we surround all of their cities, we must leave a gap.2
If he didn't leave a path for the enemy to escape, they would fight to the death. If they left a path for the enemy, they wouldn't stubbornly resist.
This was what the Patriarch was thinking. He was more friendly to the people around the Great Elder. Those people felt that there was still a path of retreat, a path of retreat, and definitely would not follow the Great Elder wholeheartedly.
If those people felt that there was no way out and there was no way out, they would follow the Great Elder wholeheartedly and become enemies with the Patriarch.
"I understand what you mean. I was a bit impulsive just now, but I didn't think of this." Madam said apologetically.
"It doesn't matter. But you have to remember that as long as we give those people a way out and don't kill them all, they might fall on our side." The clan head said.
"I hope so. I hope it's as you say. But we do have an advantage. After all, you are still the clan head?"
While the two of them were talking, they saw a person. This person was Wang Xiao, their son. The patriarch and his wife had planned to look for Wang Xiao, but they didn't expect Wang Xiao to take the initiative to come.
When they saw Wang Xiao, the patriarch and his wife smiled. No matter how bad their mood was, no matter what happened, they would be happy to see Wang Xiao.
In the hearts of the patriarch and his wife, there was nothing that could compare to Wang Xiao. Wang Xiao was the most important person in their lives. As long as there was Wang Xiao, they wouldn't care even if they lost everything.
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