Chapter 694: Leaving the Ji Family

For the sake of prudence.

Ji Yingjie specifically convened an Elder Council to discuss this matter.

The discussion process went very smoothly, everyone agreed, and so the matter was settled!

The recognition ceremony was very grand.

Nianyin wore a bright purple, wide-sleeved robe, with exquisite and magnificent peony flowers embroidered on it.

Purple is the most noble color in the clan; only the Clan Leader or the successor to the Clan Leader is qualified to wear it, and the same applies to the peony flowers.

The peonies on her ceremonial dress were slightly smaller than those on Ji Yingjie's, but the embroidery work was breathtakingly beautiful.

The long skirt train trailed on the ground, and solemn, majestic music began to play.

Nianyin walked toward the Clan Leader, who sat in a high position to accept the kneeling of her adopted daughter.

The newly appointed Wizard read the edict of recognition, and once the ceremony was finished, Ji Yingjie helped Nianyin up!

She announced majestically to the clansmen: "From this day forward, Ji Nianyin is my, Ji Yingjie's, daughter, and also the future Clan Leader of the Ji Family. She will dedicate her best youth and her life's energy to the clan, serving as the Ji Family's Thirty-eighth Generation Guardian God..."

The recognition ceremony concluded.

Ji Yingjie let the three of them leave, and her aunt had prepared many gifts for them!

Various gemstones, gold bars, and famous calligraphy and paintings that had already vanished from the market.

It even included a top-grade Sixteen-leaf Ginseng king.

Tiger bone wine that was already extinct.

To date, the largest gemstone in the world is the sapphire embedded in the British royal crown.

But every one of the few that Ji Yingjie took out was larger than that one!

"Take them for the children to play with."

The three of them refused: "No, this is too valuable; the children cannot accept it."

Several of them wanted to pick out a few cheaper items from within, as they could not accept anything too valuable.

But there were no cheap items; it was impossible to pick any out at all.

The aunt's face darkened: "Where did all that decisiveness you used to deal with me go? Take it all, no declining allowed." In fact, if it hadn't been difficult to carry, Ji Yingjie would have wanted to give them even more.

The kindness was hard to refuse, so they could only accept.

When it was time to leave, all the clansmen of the Ji Family came to see them off.

Nianyin cried miserably: "Miss, you must come back to visit, don't forget the Ji Family, and don't forget Nianyin."

Shi Youxuan was moved, and her eyes also turned red: "Rest assured, I will not forget you, sister."

Jian Yining curled his lips in disdain: "Are you two really like this? It won't be long before Nianyin goes to Jiangzhou. You two are crying like this as if it's a life-and-death separation; is there any need to be so exaggerated?"

Ji Yingjie decided to let Nianyin go to Jiangzhou to study.

She felt very reassured about Nianyin; Ji Yingjie believed that the situation that happened to her elder sister back then would not happen to Nianyin.

Because Nianyin's love had already been buried in the grave along with Feiying!

A woman without love will devote her heart and soul to her career; this was also one of the reasons why Ji Yingjie compromised and accepted Nianyin as the Clan Leader.

The other two reasons were: obedience.

Loyalty.

After the tearful farewells, the three of them embarked on their journey home.

They did not go through the Forest when they returned; Ji Yingjie arranged for them to leave Q Country by private plane.

There were no direct flights from Q Country to Jiangzhou; they needed to transfer in L Country or R Country.

When choosing the route, Sheng Hanyu hesitated for a moment, pausing for two seconds.

In fact, there was nothing to hesitate about.

Wang Yong was in L Country, Qi Xiansheng was now the Vice President of L Country, and they still had their businesses there.

Transferring in L Country was the most convenient and fastest, and the place with the most reason to go, but Sheng Hanyu had hesitated!

He wanted to transfer in R Country, wanting to go see the Small Fishing Village.

But he was afraid his wife would overthink it, so he didn't mention it.

Shi Youxuan knew and took the initiative to say: "Let's transfer in R Country and go see the Small Fishing Village."

Jian Yining agreed: "Good, good, I also want to go take a look."

He was purely curious; the Small Fishing Village only existed in legends, and he had never been to see it.

Shi Youxuan, however, was thinking of Sheng Hanyu.

She knew that although her husband didn't say it, he had always considered the Small Fishing Village his home in his heart.

And there was Yafei.

That woman who had once almost snatched her husband away—Sheng Hanyu looked at her as a younger sister.

Although Yafei was a romantic rival, Shi Youxuan couldn't bring herself to hate her.

If it is said that a woman trapped in love has an IQ of zero, then a woman trapped in someone else's love is just foolish and pitiful.

Two years had passed, and she wondered if she was doing well.

When they returned from the wedding last time, they met people from the Small Fishing Village at sea; they were very kind to Sheng Hanyu, but it seemed they were hiding something from the two of them.

Sheng Hanyu was concerned about the Small Fishing Village and worried about Yafei; Shi Youxuan knew this in her heart.

It was only right to be concerned; Shi Youxuan wouldn't be so narrow-minded as to not even let him think about it.

Sheng Hanyu looked at his wife with gratitude, pulled her into his arms, and pressed a kiss to her forehead!

The communication between the husband and wife had now reached the level of Telepathy.

There was no need for excessive words; as long as there was a look or a subtle movement, the other party could immediately understand and empathize.

But Jian Yining did not know, and he felt sour: "That's enough from you two, who are you showing off your affection to as an old married couple? Shameless."

"I'm willing."

Shi Youxuan deliberately wrapped her arms around her husband's waist, snuggled affectionately into his embrace, and pouted to act spoiled: "Husband, come give me a kiss."

Sheng Hanyu obediently kissed her.

His personality was introverted, but having been trained by his wife over these past few years, his skin had also become much thicker.

He could show affection in front of others.

"Hmph!"

Jian Yining was unwilling to be shown up by the two of them.

So, on the plane, he made a satellite call to his wife: "Wife, I miss you. Those two are too much, showing off their affection right in front of me. I want a kiss too..."

"Son, let's ignore them."

It wasn't his wife's voice that came through the phone, but his mother's, and it scared Jian Yining so much he nearly threw the phone away!

He widened his eyes and suddenly raised his volume: "Mom! How could you answer Wan'er's phone?"

He had originally wanted to find comfort from his wife.

As a result, his mother answered the call, and Jian Yining was nearly scared out of his wits.

Lady Jian was displeased: "I saw it was your number, so I answered. Wan'er isn't in the room; can I not answer your phone?"

Jian Yining:...

That didn't seem wrong either.

Just as he was about to explain, his mother was already nagging and complaining: "People always say that once a man marries a wife, he forgets his mother. I didn't believe it before, but now I do... Tell me, is there ever a time you take the initiative to call me?"

"I am your mother, not a tiger. Why do you always hide from me? You aren't home, and I worry about you, unable to sleep all night long. Whenever I call you, you always hang up after no more than a few sentences..."

Jian Yining's original intention was to talk to his wife and also show off some affection to strike back at the two of them, so he had pressed the speakerphone button.

As a result, his mother answered, and everything Lady Jian said was heard by the two of them.

Although the three of them had a good relationship, he didn't want the two of them to hear his mother nagging endlessly.

It was always the same old three things every time.

Complaining.

Dissatisfaction.

Picking faults.

There was never anything new.

"Mom, I'm a bit busy right now. I'll call you back later."

He hung up the phone in time and then let out a long sigh of relief.

It was a good thing he was quick-witted; if he hadn't hung up, who knew how long his mother would have nagged?

At least half an hour.

Over an hour was a common occurrence.

Jian Yining noticed the two of them staring at him in unison and asked: "What kind of expressions are those?"

Sheng Hanyu: "A Ning, although I don't like your mother, I think your attitude toward your mother is incorrect."

Shi Youxuan nodded and chimed in: "Mm, Hanyu and I think the same way."

"Although she has many problems, her love for you and your sister is one hundred percent."

"Toward someone who loves you like this, I think your attitude is a bit excessive."

Jian Yining felt aggrieved: "I know what you're saying is right. I'm not stupid, and I also want to be better to my mom, but that mother of mine... forget it, you two aren't outsiders anyway, so it's fine to talk to you about it."