Chapter 436: It's Long Overdue
On Chinese New Year's Eve, the super large family at the level of the Gu family is naturally very lively.
Ethnic groups who usually travel to other cities and even other districts must return home for the Chinese New Year if there are no special matters during the Chinese New Year.
This year is even more special, the head of the family was poisoned more than a year ago, and the sequelae left by the treatment have not been cured, and in a few months, he will confirm the next successor of the head of the family on his birthday.
The New Year Pass is definitely an important opportunity to perform, even if you can't accept the praise of the head of the family with great achievements, you might as well rush back early, at least show that you are worried about the family.
Other clansmen who are not able to compete for the position of head of the family also have to stand in line depending on the situation, and win people's hearts and so on...
Therefore, this year, the Gu family's vision is very special, and there is an undercurrent surging under the festive atmosphere... There are even a few strands that have flowed to the surface.
The seats for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner were opened, and the Gu family owner's face was sallow and dark, like a thin-skinned mooncake with bean paste trapped.
Compared to his blackened complexion in the first half of the year, most of the toxins in his body have been removed, which is much better.
The residual sequelae are hard to find and no way to eradicate them...
The people who are qualified to sit next to the head of the Gu family can be imagined, including the direct elders of the head of the family, a pair of brothers, a sister who is not married, and cousins.
Then there are the children of the biological children and the children of the brothers.
Gu Lingling was born to the wife of the head of the family, and when it comes to blood kinship, she has the highest status among her peers.
Although the children born to the wives of the second and third rooms are also qualified to compete for the position of the successor of the family, they are quite inferior in terms of strength and consistent performance, so they are not arranged at the main table where the head of the Gu family sits at the same table, but at the next table.
From time to time, there were resentful and jealous eyes, Gu Lingling responded coldly, and the sharp edge in her eyes quickly shut up those peers.
There is still a vacant seat at the main table, if Gu Wan is alive and has not been expelled from the house, she will definitely be able to sit at the main table at her level.
There are not so many ifs in the real world, and the vacant seat left by Gu Lingling's side cannot belong to Gu Wan, but to another person: Gu Feng.
Gu Feng's father is the second leader in the family, but in fact, he is higher than the current head of the family in terms of blood lineage, and he is the elder brother of the head of the family.
At that time, this brother and younger brother were equally talented, and they were both capable of competing for the position of the family, just because the foreign enemy was strong, and he was willing to take a step back to avoid fratricide.
The head of the Gu family has always respected his brother very much.
The reason why Gu Feng can be ranked at the ancestral table is closely related to his father's status, and more importantly, his personal strength, the members of the Gu family are obvious to all.
Competitors criticize each other, exclude each other and are jealous, but most of them recognize Gu Feng from the bottom of their hearts as a great character.
Now it's obviously time for dinner, and the place left for Gu Feng is still empty...
"Where did Gu Feng go?"
The voice of the head of the family was slightly dry, and the second master next to him opened his mouth to respond.
"I've been contacted by phone, something may have happened, the phone is turned off."
On the other side, there were immediately cynical sneers from other peers.
"Brother Gu Feng is getting more and more promising, he is busy with business outside, and he is so busy that he doesn't participate in his own New Year's banquet."
"But it's not, in previous years, someone didn't come back, so he called to say it, and the family wouldn't force him."
Gu Lingling at the main table couldn't help frowning.
The strength of the juniors is uneven, after all, it is not as good as Gu Feng, and it is more than a little bit worse, they don't dare to talk nonsense in front of them, and they seize the opportunity to break their mouths behind their backs...
Although the head of the Gu family heard some rumors, his expression still did not change much.
Gu Feng's strength does not need to be praised by the elders at all, his style of dealing with people is calm and solid, there is no need to explain it, he dares to be late at the family banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve, there must be his reasons.
However, the rules of the house and the prestige of the head of the house still have to be there, and it is not something to be encouraged to be late or even absent without greeting.
The head of the family naturally had a rod and scale in his heart, and Gu Feng did not come up with enough reasons when he arrived, and he was sure to be criticized and ridiculed by others.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm late."
A familiar voice came from afar, and immediately someone muttered in a strange way, the eldest young master of the Gu family finally came.
was late for dinner at the important New Year's Chinese New Year's Eve in the family, and the mobile phone was turned off and could not be contacted, all of which Gu Feng deliberately did.
Yesterday, I fought hard all night, and I dotted the silk pavilion for a long time, and I slept until about 15 o'clock in the afternoon, and my subordinates notified me that they needed to return to Gu's house in advance to prepare for the New Year.
The Gu family is convenient for weekday work, and most of them live in a contiguous villa area in Suhuai City, and the elders of the Gu family and the elders live in the ancestral house area in the suburbs.
Although it is not as exaggerated as the high forest level of Tiemu Gorge, it does take a lot of time to get there from the Silk Pavilion, and you have to dress in advance.
The official opening time of the New Year's banquet is 19 o'clock every year, and some women even start dressing up two or three hours in advance, if Gu Feng leaves at 15 o'clock to set off from the Silk Pavilion, it will already seem a little hurried.
Anyway, he couldn't dress up to attend the banquet wholeheartedly, Gu Feng simply changed his mind, and if he was late, it would be worth a bang and a huge gimmick.
The Silk Pavilion sect is now completely controlled, but there are still some of their enterprises in Suhuai City that are not fully controlled.
Delay a little longer, firmly hold the wealth accumulated by the Silk Pavilion for a hundred years, and wait for the other opposing camps of the Gu family to hear the relevant news, not to mention eating minced meat, and they can't even drink soup.
As for the gimmick that needs to be taken out when he is late, of course Gu Feng has it in his hand, originally he just wanted to show the order of the head of the Silk Pavilion, but now that he has slept and is full of energy, the plan has changed...
Since you want to make a big gimmick, of course, the more sensational the better, and directly ask your subordinates to cut off the scarred head of the Silk Pavilion and pack it in a delicate wooden box, there is nothing more powerful and intimidating than this.
To say that the corpse of the head of the house should have been burned into residues in the flames along with a large pile of puppet waste.
Gu Feng finally kept an eye on it, and asked his subordinates to hook back the head of the Silk Pavilion in the process of falling with a spirit weapon, planning to dissect and dissect it to see what evil arts he had studied.
After half a day, the corpses of the lost hands and feet were completely divided, and even the brains were scanned with special instruments, and there was no sign of being transformed.
It is estimated that he is just practicing some kind of evil law, and he has not changed the body organs.
At this point, the tattered corpse is useless to remain, and simply let the last head exert its effect and shock the audience.
Speaking of the current Gu family's old mansion, Gu Feng walked through the seats lined up on the periphery, feeling the ridicule secretly released by those guys who were as quiet as chickens on weekdays, and walked to the main table with generous steps.
"Gu Feng, where did you kid go?"
"I've done a lot of work."
"Hahahahaha..."
As soon as these words came out, not only the other competitors around, but even the Gu family heads and elders sitting at the main table couldn't help laughing.
Gu Feng has the level of doing great things, but recently except for a round trip to the sixth forbidden area, there are no other signs, in the eyes of outsiders, the excuse is a little clumsy...