"Madam, do you have any opinions?" asked the elders.
Luo Yu'an came back to his senses from his second brother, thought for a moment and said, "Let's see what the Liang family's attitude is. If they don't come to provoke us again, we can all be safe and sound, and there's no need to deliberately cause trouble. If they are unwilling to cause trouble because of this, we must of course protect ourselves and fight back."
"As for business matters, I don't understand much, but business matters should be handled according to business, and there is no need to consider other things."
Although she was young and her tone was gentle, no one dared not to take her seriously. Since she said so, the elders all nodded.
"Madam is right."
Seeing that they all nodded in agreement, Luo Yu'an didn't think that what he said was necessarily right, so he added: "If everyone is worried and doesn't know how to treat the Liang family, why not ask the clan god."
The elders discussed for a while and felt that it would be better to ask the clan god about such an important matter as a sign of respect. So they stood up and followed Luo Yu'an to the shrine.
The shrine today is somewhat different from the original one. The charred wood has been replaced and the new paint is rich and bright, with thick black and red. However, many new flowers and trees have been planted in the empty courtyard, and those soft and light flowers neutralize the heavy and solemn feeling.
The two women brought out the divination cups, which are tools for asking questions from the gods. When the gods are in special circumstances and cannot tell them what to do with clear words, they will use the divination cups to throw to ask whether the matter is feasible.
The shape of the divination cup is like a shell or a half-moon, with one side rounded and the other side flat, called the "yin side" and the "yang side".
The elders looked at the cocoon woven with red thread in the shrine with awe and burned incense reverently. The oldest among them took the pair of divination cups from the clan girl.
"Will the clan god allow us to do something harmful to the Liang family?" The divination cups were thrown and landed one right side up and the other upside down.
"Ujigami has allowed it."
"Then please let the gods know whether we should take the initiative and completely destroy the Liang family, so that they won't come to take revenge out of hatred?"
Both divination blocks are facing upside down, so the clan god does not approve.
"Yes, we understand." After these two questions were asked, everyone had an idea in their minds.
After they finished asking, they didn't dare to disturb the clan god any further and left quickly. Luo Yu'an followed him out and saw a young man holding up his mobile phone outside the shrine courtyard and worshipping devoutly for a few times, then staring at the phone with a serious face. From the sound coming from the phone, it seemed like he was playing a card-drawing game.
What a talent, he actually came to worship the God of the Family to draw a card to change his luck? Luo Yu'an wanted to laugh.
"Qin Mingyu! Get over here! How dare you play that crappy game in front of the shrine? How disrespectful! You are not allowed to play games anymore!" An elder of the clan cursed in a low voice with a serious face.
Ordinary people cannot come to the shrine casually. This young man is indeed following the elder of the clan. He should be the grandson of the elder. Seeing that the elder of the clan had a stern face and looked like he was going to kill his grandson for the sake of justice, and the little boy shrank his neck pitifully, Luo Yu'an said, "It doesn't matter. I played this game with the clan god last time."
The elders: “…???”
Qin Mingyu: “!!!” Shit, if the wife of Shishen also played this game, Shishen would definitely bless her to draw gold cards every time. I’m so envious! I even want to be Shishen’s wife… Just kidding, Shishen, don’t blame me!
Luo Yu'an: "But it's useless for you to draw Kabai's God, right? The God shouldn't care about these things?"
Qin Mingyu saw that his grandfather and the others were stunned, and saw that the legendary lady was easy to talk to, so he couldn't help but tell the truth: "It's the clan god who took care of it. I worshipped the clan god last time and drew five gold cards in a row!"
Although later his grandfather found out that he had given red envelopes to the god, he was beaten up.
Luo Yu'an: "..." Ah, so the second brother secretly draws cards to change the luck of the children in the tribe? He sits on the altar every day, as if nothing has happened, but he actually listens to the children's wishes in private? Thinking of this, I suddenly feel that the second brother is so cute.
The young grandson was finally dragged away by his grandfather with a sullen face. However, when they walked out of the outer courtyard, the smiling elder suddenly took out his cell phone and called him, "Mingyu, come here, download it for me. What game is that?"
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After a visit to the old house, the Qin family, which had been somewhat unstable due to the involvement of the Liang family, has stabilized again, but not all Qin family members are happy. Some Qin family members who had close contacts with the Liang family before are particularly worried. In the closed meeting room, five or six middle-aged men looked unhappy. They were all Qin family members who managed some industries and belonged to the middle level of the Qin family.
"What happened? How come Liang's god and the old lady of the Liang family suddenly disappeared? The old lady had discussed the cooperation with us before, but now she is gone. What should we do about this matter?"
"Several elders in our clan have a problem with the Liang family. Now that something like this has happened, they will definitely take the opportunity to end their cooperation with the Liang family. By then, if they investigate, our little tricks for so many years will be immediately exposed. Even if we are lucky enough not to be discovered, once the Liang family collapses, where will we make money?"
"At this time, you are still worried about money?"
"It's easy for you to say that you're not worried about money. If you're not worried about money, what are you worried about?"
"I'm worried about my life. Why did the clan god suddenly devour the Liang clan god? Did he realize that the old lady of the Liang clan was trying to win us over to do something to the Qin clan? If that's the case, now that the old lady is gone, will the clan god settle accounts with us? Have you ever thought about it?"
This question made everyone sweat. It's not that they didn't think of it, but they didn't dare to think of it.
After a long while, someone said dejectedly, "It's already been done. It's useless to regret it now. Let's be more restrained recently. Maybe the clan god will not do anything to us because we are all surnamed Qin. After all, there are so many of us, and the law cannot punish everyone."
“Humph, so many people? He killed more than 400 people at the beginning, so what are we? I don’t understand. It’s already this era, why do we still have to listen to the family’s control? If we can’t get rid of the control of the clan god, such a big family, people like us will never have a chance to make a name for ourselves!”
"Get rid of Shi Shen? Do you think Shi Shen is a vegetarian? It's not that easy. You are crazy."
"You are crazy. You have already betrayed me, and you are still saying such things. It's just a clan god, after all, it is a man-made thing. The clan gods of other families can dissipate, why can't he? The fall of the Qin family is terrible for those powerful elders and the main branch who have benefited, but it is an opportunity for those of us who can't make a name for ourselves... Everyone, we can only go down this path to the end. Death is inevitable. I don't want to sit and wait for death!"
No one spoke in the conference room, and everyone fell into a long silence.
Because of the breakup between the Qin family and the Liang family, the Qin family had internal personnel changes, and even the personnel turnover in the old house became frequent. Luo Yu'an noticed that many familiar people had left and new people had come.
Coming to the old house to guard the clan gods is an honorable thing, and they mainly select people who are older and calmer in character. So Luo Yu'an was really surprised to find Qin Zhi among the newcomers.
Qin Zhi is too young. At his age, he should not be assigned here to protect the clan god.
"Actually... I helped too." Ming Hui admitted it embarrassedly, "He has always revered the clan god and wanted to come for a long time, but he just didn't have the chance. Not long ago, he was assigned to an internship at a Qin company and discovered the spy planted by the Liang company, which saved the company from damage. As a reward, he could get a better job, and then he said he wanted to come to the old house."
Ming Hui explained the whole story to Luo Yu'an honestly, "As daughters of the clan, Ming Huang and I will also be in charge of the personnel transfers in the old house. Qin Zhi came to ask me for help. After all, he is a classmate, and he is so sincere, so I just mentioned a few words and let him pass the review."
This is not a big deal. There are many people who want to come to the old house. The relationships here are complicated. As long as they are capable, the older generation hopes that their children will come here to take turns. For example, the two old women in the past, their families all came back here to take turns.
Ming Hui was rather thin-skinned, and she blushed as she spoke. Ming Huang immediately noticed something was wrong, and said with a hint of ridicule, "You are blushing like this, and yet you are still pretending to be a classmate. You are actually secretly in love with her, right?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Ming Hui interrupted her anxiously, and looked at Luo Yu'an embarrassedly and nervously.
"What are you worried about?" Ming Huang patted her shoulder. "Although clan girls were not allowed to get married before, now our clan gods all have wives. We are of little use. If you really get married with Qin Zhi, Sister An will definitely not break you up. Sister An, don't you think so?"
Luo Yu'an smiled: "If you really like each other, of course you can be together."
However, Ming Hui was afraid that Qin Zhi might not come here for her, but for other purposes. She thought of the vacancies of more than 400 people in the family tree, and the two-character name of Qin Zhi's branch.
Qin Zhi was a good-looking man, handsome and tall. Standing there in the old house's uniform, he had the unique youthful charm of an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy.
Seeing Luo Yu'an and Ming Hui approaching, Qin Zhi gave Luo Yu'an a respectful smile: "Madam."
Luo Yu'an smiled and nodded to him, the same attitude as he had with everyone else.
Qin Zhi then asked, "Madam, has the Shishen still not broken out of its cocoon today?" His tone and expression were full of worry.
Luo Yu'an: "Not yet, but don't worry, Shi Shen will be fine. By the way, I remember that your work area is on the other side, right? You came here specially to ask about Shi Shen's condition?"
Qin Zhi looked a little embarrassed. He clenched his hands in his sleeves into fists and took a deep breath. "I shouldn't ask so many questions. Madam, please don't blame me."
After saying this, he glanced at Ming Hui casually, as if to express that he had waited here specially just to meet her. Ming Hui really became embarrassed under his gaze and lowered her head with a blush.
Luo Yu'an looked at their expressions and smiled, "You are worried about Shi Shen, of course I won't blame you."
She said a few words and was about to leave. Ming Hui followed her and turned to look at Qin Zhi quietly. She saw him smiling and mouthing the words "wait, see you later". After Qin Zhi came to the old house, they met frequently and their relationship developed rapidly. Now they were in an ambiguous period.
Ming Hui smiled and nodded. She sent Luo Yu'an to the shrine and left impatiently. Seeing her leave with uncontrollable joy, Luo Yu'an stood there, the smile on his face slowly disappearing.
She thought of her sister again.
She dislikes anyone who deceives and harms innocent girls in order to satisfy their own selfish desires.
Entering the shrine, she sat in front of the altar and took out a pair of divination cups.
"I want to do something. My second brother might be angry, but I still want to do it. Will my second brother allow me to do it?"
The two divination cups are facing up and down, and the smiling divination cups indicate that the gods have agreed.
Luo Yu'an picked up the divination cup again and added, "This matter is related to a member of the Qin family. The result may not be good. Will you allow me to do what I want?"
One positive and one negative, the gods agreed.
Luo Yu'an picked up the divination cup and said, "I'll try one last time. If Second Brother agrees this time, please don't be angry with me in the future."
The two red divination cups fell to the ground, still in the same position as before, one facing up and one facing down.