Chapter 248: Innate Suppression

At this point, the Clan Leader also spoke up: "The Chen and Lin families have been family friends for hundreds of years, yet we have never truly intermarried. If this succeeds, you two will be the first pair!"

"Therefore, this matter is no longer just about the two of you; it concerns the friendship between our two families over these hundreds of years. It is now a major event for the Lin family! Furthermore, I must formally tell you: in the future, if she truly enters our family, you must treat her well! Do you understand? If you treat her poorly, it is equivalent to destroying the friendship between our two families. You won't need Great-Grandmother to step in; I will certainly be the first to deal with you, and then it will be your grandfather's turn. Do you understand?"

Lin Zhangqing was caught between laughter and tears. Now he had a taste of what Lin Changling felt yesterday; it was truly innate suppression! If one day he really had a falling out with her and she ran to his grandfather or the Clan Leader to complain, wouldn't he have to endure the outcome of a mixed doubles beating, or perhaps even multiple individual ones?

However, he believed Chen Zi Ya would not do such a thing. Of course, he would not treat her poorly either!

With no other choice, he could only assure the Clan Leader: "I understand! Clan Leader, please rest assured! We are in mutual love; I will only cherish her dearly! I will absolutely not treat her poorly."

The Clan Leader stared at him and said earnestly: "You brat, remember what you said!"

Lin Zhangqing nodded and hurriedly changed the subject, continuing: "By the way, Clan Leader, there is one more thing."

"This time when I went to Qingyun City, I felt it was necessary for the Lin family to open a shop there to sell some of the family's produce. Of course, we could also collect some useful information for the family while we're at it."

"Zi Ya and I have already discussed it. She will ask Senior Chen Jieyi to see if she can find a suitable shop for the Lin family to operate."

"Therefore, I would like to ask for the Clan Leader's consent to let me manage this shop for a period of time! When the time is right, I will hand it back to the family."

"In the initial stages of the shop, I dare not guarantee anything else, but I can at least guarantee that it will earn enough to cover the shop's rent. If it doesn't earn enough, I will cover this part of the loss myself."

"This way, the family will not face the risk of losing money, and once the shop stabilizes in the future, we can even turn over a portion of the profits to the family."

After hearing what Lin Zhangqing said, the three of them couldn't help but look Lin Zhangqing up and down, and finally, it was... 【Note: The source text ends abruptly here.】

Lin Zhangqing gave a few embarrassed "Hehe!" dry laughs and hurriedly explained: "Of course, there is also a bit of consideration in that direction, but the main point is to expand a channel for the family! It can be considered killing two birds with one stone!"

Grandfather frowned and said: "Qing'er, your own spirit root aptitude is already poor, and now you want to divide your attention to manage a shop. Do you really think that is appropriate?"

Lin Zhangqing looked at Grandfather and said with a grin: "Grandfather, please rest assured. It's not that I will be guarding it myself; I can take two clansmen over there."

"Or I can hire one or two clerks over there to watch the shop for me. I only need to be responsible for the business strategy; my main focus will still be on cultivation. Please rest assured!"

Grandfather heard this and just nodded, saying nothing more!

The Clan Leader finally spoke: "Then, when do you plan to start operating the shop in Qingyun City?"

"I definitely have to wait until the matters here in the family are completely resolved before I start considering it. Otherwise, even when I'm outside, I will always be worrying about home, and my heart won't be at peace!"

The Clan Leader just nodded and did not express his stance on the spot. After considering it for a moment, he said: "Then let's leave it at that for now! I will discuss it with your grandfather and the others, and then I will tell you the result!"

Lin Zhangqing knew he should leave, so he hurriedly asked Grandfather when he would be going home. After obtaining the approximate time, Lin Zhangqing took his leave from the Clan Leader.

After thinking for a moment, he did not go straight home but adjusted his direction and flew toward the family's Scripture Pavilion.

From far away, he saw Second Grandfather reading on a recliner at the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion, with a pot of tea placed beside him.

"Second Grandfather, I've come to see you!" Lin Zhangqing arrived beside him and said with a grin.

Second Grandfather sat up, took one look at Lin Zhangqing, and scolded with a laugh: "You brat, you're back. It's been over a year since you last came to the Scripture Pavilion. Today, it's rare for you to come see this old man, and you actually dare to come empty-handed. You really deserve a beating!"

Lin Zhangqing said with a grin: "How could that be? Coming to see you, I definitely brought good things!"

After saying this, he took out a prepared jade box from his storage bag, which contained the Green Jade Spirit Tea.

He respectfully presented it to Second Grandfather. After he took it, Lin Zhangqing took out a large bundle of books he had organized in advance and handed them to Second Grandfather together.

Second Grandfather immediately put down the jade box and began to check the contents of the bundle of books. There were dozens of books; even if Second Grandfather only took a rough look, it still took him quite a while.

After flipping through all of them, Second Grandfather nodded with satisfaction. After looking at Lin Zhangqing, he sighed: "It seems that in this past year or so, you brat have experienced quite a few things! From the handwriting in these, one can tell they belong to over a dozen different people! When you go out in the future, you must still be careful. If you can avoid taking risks, try your best not to!"

Lin Zhangqing knew Second Grandfather had misunderstood, so he hurriedly explained: "This wasn't me actively looking for trouble; it was they who were seeking their own deaths. I have never done anything bad!"

Second Grandfather nodded and said again: "You also shouldn't be too honest. If you need to strike, strike decisively; if you can't win, run quickly!"

Lin Zhangqing couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He felt that Second Grandfather was actually quite cute sometimes!

Subsequently, Lin Zhangqing sat beside Second Grandfather and chatted with him, sharing his experiences from the past year or so. Of course, he only told the parts that could be told.

Second Grandfather would also interrupt to ask questions sometimes, and sometimes he would offer his own advice. The two of them chatted for over two hours.

It wasn't until his younger sister, Lin Changling, came out of the Scripture Pavilion that they returned home together.

She had come over to find the book Lin Zhangqing had mentioned, the "Record of Qingyun Mountain Range Spirit Beasts." After finding it, she stayed inside reading for a long time.

She finally found the record of the Mystic Tiger, which basically matched up with the Little Tiger Girl. She also carefully read and recorded some of the author's suggestions.

After returning home this time, she prepared to form a contract with the Little Mystic Tiger. She knew her brother had many spirit beasts.

So on the way back, she kept asking about questions regarding contracts, as well as some methods for raising spirit beasts.

As for his own younger sister, Lin Zhangqing naturally wanted to teach her everything he knew without reservation.

He even copied and gave her the two types of contracts he had bought at the Wanbao Pavilion before.

Originally, he had planned to take out the "Fire Phoenix Nirvana Sutra" and the "Heavy Water Wave Control Sutra" for his sister and mother to cultivate, but after thinking about it, he felt he should discuss it with Grandfather first.

He would let Grandfather step in to give the cultivation methods to his sister and mother at that time. Moreover, these two cultivation methods also needed to be copied and kept by Grandfather for safekeeping.

Of course, he would keep the original jade slips in his inner space, and he would find a place to specifically store these things later.

After the two of them returned home, Lin Changling returned to her room to prepare for the contract.

As for Lin Zhangqing, he set up the Small Five Elements Illusion Array in his room, and after activating it, he entered his inner space.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 249 =====