The sun sets.
At the entrance of the Chen family compound, Chen Xiurui and all three generations of the Chen family welcomed Fang Lan, Chen Ye, mother and son home.
This scene deeply shocked Chen Xiurui’s secretary Zhang Rui!
Because, in his memory, Chen Xiurui, who was in a high position, had never taken the initiative to greet a guest at the door, let alone brought three generations of the Chen family to greet him!
This is a supreme honor!
Looking at the entire Xia Kingdom, there is only one person who is qualified to enjoy this honor.
The old man from the Zhao family who lives in the red-walled compound!
Fang Lan didn't know the significance of this scene, but she was moved by it.
In particular, Chen Xiurui's words of welcome home made Fang Lan's nose sore, her eye circles red, her body trembling slightly, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"Grandpa, this is my father's adopted daughter, her name is Xiaojiu."
Chen Ye could feel Fang Lan's move, and he took the initiative to introduce Xiaojiu.
"I'm sorry, Xiaojiu, grandpa didn't recognize you, but you are welcome to go home."
Chen Xiurui was startled when Chen Ye's words rang in his ears.
He knew that Emperor Chen Qing had adopted an adopted daughter, and he had also met Xiao Jiu when he was a child.
But after Xiao Jiu grew up, Chen Xiurui was never seen again.
"Well……"
In an instant.
Except for Fang Lan and Chen Ye's mother and son, everyone was confused again.
They didn't expect that Chen Xiurui would apologize to Emperor Chen Qing's adopted daughter!
"Grandpa Chen, I wish you blessings like the East China Sea and longevity as long as the Southern Mountains!"
Xiao Jiu was also surprised, but she reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward to salute and send her blessings.
"Haha, okay!! Fang Lan, stop standing outside the door, take Xiaoye and Xiaojiu into the yard, and I will introduce you one by one."
Chen Xiurui smiled happily, and then said to Fang Lan again.
"well."
Fang Lan nodded subconsciously, and then with the support of Chen Ye and Xiaojiu, he walked into the Chen Family Courtyard, which was second only to the Red Wall Courtyard.
"Fang Lan, this is your second uncle Chen Jingyi and your aunt Chen Huimin."
Chen Xiurui took the lead in introducing Chen Jingyi and Chen Huimin.
"Second uncle, aunt."
"Second Master, great aunt."
Fang Lan said hello to Chen Ye and Xiao Jiu at the same time.
"Welcome home."
Chen Jingyi and Chen Huimin were all smiles.
The smiles on their faces were hardly genuine, but they weren't far-fetched either.
Although they felt that Fang Lan, Chen Ye, mother and son were not worthy of such a high-level welcome ceremony, they would not have any objection to what Chen Xiurui decided.
This is the rule of a wealthy family. Things decided by the head of the family must be carried out unconditionally.
"Fang Lan, this is your eldest brother Chen Qingyuan's family."
Chen Xiurui took Chen Ye and the others to Chen Qingyuan and his wife.
Chen Yu and Xu Qi stood behind them with their child Chen Zixi.
"Why is that bad guy here?"
At this moment, Chen Zixi suddenly pointed at Chen Ye and shouted.
That day, in Jiangning, he and Zhu Guoguo grabbed something, which triggered a conflict between Xu Qi and Zhu Yeqing.
After Chen Ye stood up for Zhu Yeqing and Zhu Guoguo, he also taught Chen Zixi a lesson.
To this day, Chen Zixi still remembers what Chen Ye said to him at that time:
"You are of nobler origin than her, but that doesn't mean that everything in this world belongs to you! You can't snatch or take away the things that belong to her!"
At this moment, when Chen Zixi saw Chen Ye, she immediately thought of the scene that day.
Um?
The sudden scene made everyone stunned.
Among them, Chen Xiurui raised his eyebrows.
When Chen Yu and Xu Qi saw this, they quickly covered Chen Zixi's mouth to prevent him from speaking.
Chen Qingyuan's expression also changed, and he quickly said with a smile:
"Fang Lan, the children had a misunderstanding before, don't worry about it."
Chen Qingyuan's wife was also smiling, but her smile was against her will.
Because they not only believed that Fang Lan, Chen Ye and their son were not worthy of such a high-level welcome ceremony, but they also felt resentful about what Chen Ye had done in Jiangning.
Chen Yu and Xu Qi did not give any explanation, nor did they say hello to Fang Lan. They just looked at Chen Ye with ugly expressions.
"Brother, I haven't heard Xiaoye say anything about this."
Fang Lan was stunned for a moment, then turned to Chen Ye and asked, "Xiaoye, what's going on?"
"This kid is a bit naughty. I gave him a lesson some time ago."
Chen Ye saw that Chen Qingyuan's family had prejudices against him, but when he thought that today was Chen Xiurei's seventieth birthday and it was the first time that he and his mother returned to the Chen family, he did not take it seriously and just explained it lightly.
At this moment, Chen Qingjun noticed that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he took the initiative to say hello to Fang Lan and smooth things over:
"Brothers and sisters, I am Chen Qingjun, the second brother of Qing Emperor."
"Second brother, second sister-in-law."
"Second uncle, second aunt."
Fang Lan, Chen Ye and Xiao Jiu looked away from Chen Qingyuan's family and said hello to Chen Qingjun's family.
This scene made Chen Ye speak highly of Chen Qingjun and believed that it was no accident that he could become the future successor of the Chen family.
Chen Qingjun, who is not yet fifty years old, currently serves as a deputy in the Northern Army Corps. He has the iron-blooded and courageousness of a soldier, but also has the tact and sophistication.
In comparison, Chen Qingyuan, who abandoned the army and joined politics, was much inferior.
Later, when Chen Xiurui's youngest daughter met Fang Lan, Chen Ye and Xiaojiu, Chen Xiurui led everyone into the middle courtyard and started the dinner.
"Fang Lan, come here and sit next to your aunt."
Before the dinner started, everyone in the Chen family sat in different bracelets according to their seniority and status, and Chen Xiurui suddenly spoke.
"Well……"
In an instant.
The birthday dinner scene fell silent, and everyone looked stunned.
As one of the top wealthy families in the Xia Kingdom, the Chen family, like many wealthy families, has strict rules. The Chen family's daughter-in-law and descendants are not allowed to sit at the head table.
"Dad, I just need to sit with my sister-in-law and the others."
Fang Lan shook his head in a panic.
Although she left the Fang family in her twenties, the Fang family was considered a local wealthy family after all, and she understood the rules.
"It's your first time back with Ono, please talk to me more."
Chen Xiurui spoke again and waved to Chen Ye, saying: "Xiaoye, come here and sit at this table."
"good!"
Chen Ye nodded. He didn't care about these so-called rules and directly took Fang Lan on his arm and walked to the main table.
Seeing this scene, everyone's expressions changed again and again.
Because, in the history of the Chen family, no daughter-in-law and descendants of the Chen family have ever sat at the head table.
Today, Chen Xiurui made an exception for Fang Lan and Chen Ye, mother and son!
In everyone's opinion, this was certainly because Chen Xiurui took care of Fang Lan and Chen Ye's mother and son because Chen Qingdi was away, but it was mainly because of Chen Xiurui's high regard for Chen Ye!
Because he understood this, Chen Yu's face was livid. The feeling was worse than swallowing a blowfly while eating! !
As the eldest son of the Chen family, he was not qualified to sit at the main table, but Chen Ye, the illegitimate son of the Chen family, did it! !
Not only him, but Chen Qingyuan and his wife also looked ugly, feeling that their family's status in the Chen family had plummeted! !
We must have a good relationship with Fang Lan, Chen Ye, mother and son!
At the same time, the descendants of Chen Jingyi and Chen Huimin made decisions secretly in their hearts.
At nine o'clock, the dinner was over.
Brother and sister Chen Jingyi and Chen Huimin left with their children.
"Brothers and sisters, take Xiaoye and Xiaojiu and stay at our house tonight. We have several empty rooms in our house."
Chen Qingjun's wife took the initiative to invite Fang Lan.
"Okay, okay, it's just a good time to listen to Brother Chen Ye tell the stories about him that made him famous in the Xia Kingdom!"
Chen Xue looked excited, and the fire of gossip was burning in her heart.
"Fang Lan, Xiao Ye, Xiao Jiu and others will stay here tonight. You all should go back."
Before Fang Lan, Chen Ye, mother and son could reply, Chen Xiurui suddenly spoke.
"Well……"
Hearing Chen Xiurui's words in shock, both Chen Qingyuan's family, Chen Qingjun's family and Chen Qingcheng's family were all stunned.
Because they have never enjoyed this treatment!
"Dad, how about Xiaoye, Xiaojiu and I go out and stay in a hotel?"
After Chen Qingyuan and others left, Fang Lan asked uneasily.
"Mom, listen to grandpa."
Chen Ye said.
"Yes, listen to me. Fang Lan, you stay in Qingdi's old room tonight, and Xiaojiu stays next door to you. I'll ask Secretary Zhang to take you there."
Chen Xiurui smiled and said, "Xiaoye and I will go to the study to chat for a while."
"good."
Fang Lan was no longer confused.
Once Chen Xiurui got to the point of talking about it, it would seem pretentious for her to shirk it.
Secondly, she was curious about Chen Qingdi's previous room.
Immediately, Secretary Zhang took Fang Lan to Chen Qingdi's room in the middle courtyard, while Chen Ye followed Chen Xiurui to the inner courtyard and walked into the study.
"Grandpa, when I was in Europa, I heard about a mysterious organization. The members of that mysterious organization wore clothes with patterns of the sun printed on them. Do you know this organization?"
After Chen Ye made tea for Chen Xiurui, he was the first to ask.
After he returned from Europa, he successively asked the Summer Shou Organization and the Heavenly Prison for information about this mysterious organization, but neither the Heavenly Prison nor the Summer Shou Organization knew anything about this mysterious organization.
"have no idea."
Chen Xiurui shook his head and asked, "Why are you investigating this mysterious organization?"
"According to the people from SHIELD's Europa branch, my father's disappearance may be related to this mysterious organization!"
Chen Ye didn't hide anything.
"oh?"
Chen Xiurui's pupils suddenly dilated, then he thought for a while and said:
"Let's do this. I'll go back and arrange for the intelligence agency of the military to pay attention to the organization you mentioned and let you know as soon as there is news."
"Okay, Grandpa."
"Xiaoye, since you are investigating your father's disappearance back then, let me provide you with a clue."
Chen Xiurui took a sip of tea and continued:
"Back then, your dad told me something. He was ambushed on the southwest border and was almost killed. The person who ambushed him was a martial arts force called the Witch Cult in the southwest. Because of this incident, the Xia Shou Organization sent the Wu Cult to justice. The sect was uprooted, but the leader of the witch sect escaped and his whereabouts are still unknown. If you can find the leader of the witch sect, you may be able to get some valuable information from him."
"good!"
Chen Ye narrowed his eyes slightly and remembered it in his heart.
Afterwards, Chen Ye chatted with Chen Xiurui for a while, then left the study and went to find his mother Fang Lan.
When Chen Ye came to his father Chen Qingdi's room, Fang Lan sat at the desk, looking at the photos of Chen Qingdi back then, with tears streaming down his face.
"Mom, please don't worry, I will definitely investigate the matter of my father's disappearance."
Upon seeing this, Chen Ye walked straight to his mother, squatted down, held his mother's hand and said.
"Um."
Fang Lan nodded with tears in her eyes, and then said:
"Xiaoye, I want to go to the place where I met your father, take a walk and have a look."
"Mom, I'll go with you!"
Chen Yezi was moved, and immediately thought of what Chen Xiurui had said before, and made a decision in his heart.
He has been in this world for more than four years. He has met many people and experienced many things.
Reason told him that the world was not as peaceful as it appeared.
There are some secret forces hidden in the darkness, spying on and influencing the world!
He wants to start with the leader of the witch sect, tear off the veil of the hidden world, let those hidden forces surface, and reveal the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of his father Chen Qingdi!
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