Chapter 195: Do You Really Want Me to Explain?_1

With Old Mr. Xia’s voice resounding through the room, the entire parlor suddenly fell deathly silent.

After a long while, the parlor became as noisy as a boiling pot, and a tumult of voices began to rise.

"What?"

"Xia Nianbing? They’re letting that disfigured wretch take the reins?"

"What gives her the right to take charge of the Xia Family?"

The crowd spoke up one after another, and although there were various comments, their meaning was unified—they did not agree to let Xia Nianbing become the Xia Family heir.

One of them even directly started bombarding Old Mr. Xia, "Uncle, isn’t your intention too obvious? First, you coerce my mother to agree to abolish the main and branch families of the Xia Family, and then you propose your daughter as the heir."

"That’s a bit too shameless for taste!"

Old Mr. Xia did not speak, but Yin Tian turned his head to glance at the speaker, "Is it your place to speak when your elders are talking?"

The color drained slightly from that person’s face.

Although Yin Tian’s seniority in the Xia Family was actually lower than his, faced with Yin Tian’s reprimand, he did not know how to retort.

Tap tap!

Old Madam Xia’s walking stick gently tapped the ground twice.

The crowd, which had been whispering among themselves, immediately fell silent and turned to look at Old Madam Xia, unsure of her intentions.

After all, Old Madam Xia was the real decision-maker of the Xia Family.

Whatever she nodded to, no one could change.

"Speaking of which..."

Old Madam Xia finally spoke, but shifted the topic without directly responding to Old Mr. Xia’s suggestion, "I haven’t seen Nianbing yet."

"She’s still in the hospital, but her condition has improved a lot."

Old Mr. Xia spoke, "As an elder, you don’t need to visit her personally. Let her come and pay her respects to you once she has recovered."

"Hmph, a branch family woman ruined by fire, let’s not scare the old lady..."

Someone muttered under their breath.

This time, before Yin Tian or Old Mr. Xia could react, Old Madam Xia had already turned her head, looking sternly at the speaker, "It seems that my words just now didn’t deter you at all."

"Bring someone here, take him down and slap him."

The person’s complexion suddenly changed, and before he could speak, several bodyguards who took care of Old Madam Xia’s daily needs stepped forward and dragged him out.

His face filled with panic, he pleaded, but it was utterly useless.

Soon, from a distance, the sound of slapping and anguished screams could be heard.

"I’ve seen Nianbing’s photo; she truly is lovely, and I took a liking to her at first glance."

As if nothing had happened, Old Madam Xia continued in a soft voice, "It’s just a pity that her face was burned."

"Old Madam needn’t worry about that."

Yin Tian said with a light smile, "Nianbing’s face has healed, and even if she becomes the master of the Xia Family, she won’t bring shame to the Xia Family’s reputation."

"Oh?"

Old Madam Xia, showing no displeasure at Yin Tian’s impertinence, simply looked at him with interest, "Is that your doing?"

"Yes."

"Not bad."

Old Madam Xia nodded slightly, appearing very satisfied with Yin Tian, "I’ve had someone look into you."

Yin Tian was slightly taken aback.

Old Madam Xia had actually taken notice of him?

And even gone to the length of having someone investigate him?

"A superb doctor, it’s said that you are also proficient in Feng Shui Geomancy. What do you make of my Xia Family’s residence?"

Old Madam Xia’s questions became more and more outrageous, veering from the original discussion of the Xia Family heir to the topic of the Feng Shui of the Xia Family’s residence.

Before entering the Xia Family home, Yin Tian had already started observing it. After entering, Yin Tian had taken a closer look at the Feng Shui layout of the Xia Family’s residence.

Thus, when Old Madam Xia asked, Yin Tian did not hesitate and immediately said: "Quite impressive, it occupies two grand fortunes of The Thirty-Six Fortunate Array of the House, the ’Azure Sea Ascending Cloud Array’ and the ’Glorious Moon Cleansing Dust Array.’ "

"It’s evident that some recluse master was consulted in the Feng Shui layout when the house was built, and even after so many years, the Feng Shui of this residence is still quite exceptional."

Listened to Yin Tian go on about this, the Xia Family members, although they did not fully understand, still showed proud smiles on their faces.

The look of admiration in Old Madam Xia’s eyes grew more pronounced, "Impressive, impressive. You have a discerning eye."

"So do you know why... despite my Xia Family occupying such a treasured location, our fortunes declined from once being the leading family in the provincial city to our current state?"

The moment these words were spoken, the Xia Family members all hung their heads in shame.

Over the years, they had indeed strived hard to maintain the Xia Family’s dominant status.

But no matter how hard they tried, the Xia Family’s wealth seemed like water in a bucket with a gaping hole—it simply couldn’t be retained.

Yin Tian looked up seriously at Old Madam Xia, "Do you really want me to say it?"

"Of course."

Yin Tian nodded, but the words he uttered changed everyone’s expressions...