"You're here. Ling Gengqiu jumped up from the sofa and said with an unhappy face: "I knew that this place was so boring, I should have followed you." After the words fell, Ling Gengqiu noticed Nanrong Wanqing beside Ling Chen, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly walked up, "Your name is Wanqing, come on, come on, please take a seat." Ling Chen, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you go make tea soon. ”

Ling Chen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother, what about my dad, why didn't they see anyone?" ”

"They went to receive the guests and left me here alone. You are also half the master of the Ling family, why don't you go to the front hall?"

"Forget it, that kind of occasion is not for me, I'd better stay here. ”

The three of them chatted for a long time, and then saw Yang Qingling walking in from outside.

"Mom, didn't you accompany your dad to entertain guests outside, why did you come back. Ling Chen got up and asked.

"Don't mention it. Yang Qingling said angrily: "Instead of staying there and getting angry, it's better to come back alone." ”

"Angry, Mom, what's going on? Does anyone dare to be disrespectful to you?"

"It's not those people of the literary school, one is more arrogant than the other, as if we are inferior, they don't even look at us with a straight eye, and they are even more bitter when they speak. Your dad can't help it, I guess he suffers more anger than me. ”

"Aunt Yang, dissipate your anger, you sit down first, and I'll help you make a cup of tea. Nan Rong Wanqing helped Yang Qingling sit on the sofa, and then made a cup of hot tea and put it in Yang Qingling's hand.

Looking at the virtuous Nan Rong Wanqing, Yang Qingling said with a smile: "It's okay, as long as I see you, I don't have any anger." Speaking of this, Yang Qingling turned his head to Ling Chen and said, "Don't sit here all the time, go to the front to help your dad share the burden, lest he can't cope with it." ”

Ling Chen nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go first." ”

Coming out of the villa, Ling Chen went straight to the front hall of the Ling family. Before he entered the door, he saw Ling Tao standing alone by the wall, holding a cigarette in his hand, with a solemn expression.

"Uncle Ling. Ling Chen walked forward quickly and asked, "Why are you here alone?"

"You're here!" Ling Tao threw down the cigarette butt in his hand, sighed and said, "Ling Chen, today's party is probably not that simple. ”

"What do you mean?"

"I just found a few important people from the Ling family's Wen faction and chatted with them, originally I hoped that they would support your father as the head of the family, but their attitude was very vague, and they didn't respond to me positively. In addition, according to the information I have, just last night, the people of the Wen faction secretly gathered in the capital, and I don't know what they were discussing, I think it should be related to today's meeting. ”

"Secret gathering?" Ling Chen frowned slightly and said, "Could it be that they really want to make trouble?"

"Judging from the attitude they have just shown, I'm afraid it's not as simple as looking for trouble. If I'm not mistaken, they're just trying to compete for the position of head of the family. Ling Tao's tone revealed a hint of worry, "The peace of the Ling family is not easy to come by, and I don't want the Ling family to be divided again because of internal contradictions." ”

"Isn't it easy? Ling Chen said lightly: "If they dare to make trouble, then let them see our methods." ”

Ling Tao smiled bitterly: "If only it were that simple, eighty percent of the Ling family's industry is in the hands of the Wen faction. Without their support, the Ling family would be a small family at best. If that's the case, we wouldn't have had to revive the Ling family in the first place. ”

"Uncle Ling, in fact, a small family can develop into a big family, just take your time, don't be in too much of a hurry. Besides, the Old Ancestor didn't ask you to develop and grow the Ling family, so you don't need to put too much pressure on yourself. ”

"It can't be said that when the Ling family in the north was fighting against the Ling family in the south, the people of the Wen faction did make a lot of contributions, providing a huge amount of funds to enable the Ling family in the north to continue to develop. However, although the people of the Wen School have merit, the people of the Wu School are the ones who really fight on the front line. Our martial arts sect had hundreds of people at the beginning, but now there are less than ten people, and the losses are the greatest. Ling Chen, do you think the position of the head of the family should belong to our Martial Sect?"

"That's right, the martial arts faction has made the most sacrifices. ”

However, the people of the Wen faction believed that it was a matter of course for the martial faction to take the lead during the period of struggle. However, now that the Ling family has returned to peace, the people of the martial faction are no longer useful, and the development and growth of the Ling family should be the responsibility of the people of their literary faction. I admit that they have a point. However, if the people of the Wen faction really want to contribute to the Ling family, then there is no need to bother with the position of the head of the family. They do this to expand their ambitions. In a word, the position of the head of the family must be in our hands. Otherwise, sooner or later, our martial faction will be suppressed by the literary faction. At that time, the Ling family will still have a foothold for us. ”

Ling Tao's tone was resolute.

Ling Chen smiled slightly: "Uncle Ling, as long as you think so, it's right, don't worry too much about other things." Let's see what the people of the Wen School say later, if they insist on competing for the position of head of the family, then we don't need to be polite to them. ”

"You want to do it with them?"

"Those who follow me prosper and those who disobey me die, but I want to see how hard the bones of the people of their literary school are. Uncle Ling, let's go, let's go see how Dad is. ”

With that, the two walked straight into the hall.

At this time, Ling Kun stood alone at the door, greeting the Ling family who came to the party. However, the attitude of the people of the Wen School was very cold, and in the face of Ling Kun's greetings, they only casually said a few perfunctory words. In the spacious front hall, the people of the Wen School gathered in groups of three or five, chatting in a low voice, but Ling Kun, who was the head of the family, was left out in the cold, so he was not embarrassed.

"Dad. Ling Chen strode into the front hall and said hello to Ling Kun.

Hearing Ling Chen's address to Ling Kun, many people turned their eyes over and looked at Ling Chen. If Ling Kun successfully becomes the head of the Ling family, then Ling Chen's status will also rise, so everyone is mindful.

"You're here. ”

Ling Chen glanced at the people in the hall and grinned, "How is it, it doesn't taste good, right?"

"Don't mention it, if it weren't for the future of the Ling family, I would have gone to the back for tea a long time ago. I thought that those people in the Wen School would be hypocritical and polite, but who knew that they didn't give us any face at all, and they didn't take us seriously at all. Speaking of this, Ling Kun was obviously angry.

"Dad, I just talked to Uncle Ling, in fact, this matter is not difficult to solve, as long as you have a tough attitude. ”

"Tough?" Ling Kun shook his head and said, "You said it simply, the economic lifeline of the Ling family is in their hands, what can I be tough?"

(End of chapter)