Chapter 328: Father and Grandson

Age!

Li Shizheng was right; the one point they had always overlooked was Chen Che's age.

At least Earth Master Realm Martial Dao Cultivation, and the shrewdness and intellect to play the three of them—Patriarchs standing at the pinnacle of the noble families and powerful clans of Xia—in the palm of his hand!

The most critical thing was that Chen Che was only twenty-five years old!

Is this really something a human can accomplish?!

Li Shizheng, Han Bailing, and Zhou Xiangyun all closed their eyes in despair, their laughter sounding like self-mockery, or perhaps a bitter, unwilling smile.

"The old Chen Family truly has worthy successors; it seems the revival of the Chen Family is just around the corner!"

"The Chen Family is going to revive, and we are going to be finished; the tides of fortune really do turn."

Li Shizheng looked at the two disheartened men and said, "Actually, there is still a way, at least to save ourselves, but from now on we will have to live under someone else's thumb."

Han Bailing and Zhou Xiangyun spoke in unison: "What do you mean?"

"Wu Qingkui came to find us today; do you really think she only came to show off and demonstrate her power? Or to watch us make fools of ourselves?"

Li Shizheng shook his head and said, "Of course, she certainly had those intentions, but her main purpose was to remind... to remind us that if we want to survive, we must show some gesture."

"What kind of gesture? The people of the Chen Family have been dead for so long; do they still want us to pay with our lives?"

Zhou Xiangyun said with dissatisfaction.

Han Bailing narrowed his eyes: "Does Wu Qingkui want to know about those people?"

"That's right."

Li Shizheng nodded, "Not only that, it is also time to return the Chen Family's influence that our three families swallowed back then to Chen Che."

"Those things belonging to the Chen Family can be returned to him; compared to our own lives, that is nothing, but as for the matter of those people..."

Han Bailing said with difficulty: "We cut ties so cleanly back then precisely to avoid being influenced by them; now we can't even produce anything useful."

"Whether we can produce it or not is not important; what Wu Qingkui values is our attitude. Furthermore, as long as the Chen Family's things are returned and our three families are under her control from now on, she will not keep biting at us.

After all, our three families still possess great energy; unless absolutely forced, Wu Qingkui will not let the world fall into chaos."

Li Shizheng analyzed.

"Since that's the case, let the three of us act together." Zhou Xiangyun snorted, "I was a grandson before I was a patriarch; acting like a grandson now is something I can do with ease."

"We don't necessarily need to go to Wu Qingkui; the key is Chen Che."

Li Shizheng continued: "Chen Che is a member of the Chen Family, and after experiencing such things tonight, it is only right and proper that we go to see him. As long as there is no problem with Chen Che, there won't be much of a problem with Wu Qingkui."

"Well, this really is a patriarch acting as a grandson to a grandson!"

Zhou Xiangyun stood up and walked toward the door.

"Old Zhou, where are you going?"

"I'm going to prepare a gift to honor my grandfather!"

Li Shizheng: "…………"

Han Bailing: "…………"

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The next day, when the three Patriarchs who had received permission arrived at the Forbidden City, Chen Che was receiving the old subordinates of the Chen Family.

Leading these people was a highly respected old man, who was already in his eighties, with gray hair and a face covered in age spots.

But the old man's hands were warm, and his smile was kind; the moment he saw Chen Che, he grabbed his hand and would not let go.

"Little Che, if your grandfather knew you were still alive, and knew you had become a great hero, he would be so happy!"

As the old man laughed, his eyes suddenly turned red, "With you, the Chen Family will surely get better; I believe you will definitely make the Chen Family stand tall again!"

"Yes, Grandfather, you must take care of your health and wait for the day I revive the Chen Family."

Chen Che said in a warm voice.

"Good, good, good child! I will definitely live until the day the Chen Family grows strong! I will!"

The old man laughed through his tears and pulled Chen Che to ask: "Little Che, I heard you encountered danger yesterday? Was it those remnants of the Martial Arts Alliance?"

"Yes, but it's fine now. I even killed the Alliance Leader of those people, so why would I be afraid of a few remnants?"

Chen Che said casually.

"Good, this is the pride of a Chen Family member! This is how a young hero should be!"

"Little Che, your family is no longer here; if you don't mind, from now on we will be your family. If you have any matters, just come to us!"

"That's right, we have been on good terms with your Chen Family for generations; from now on, no matter what happens, we will be your backing!"

Others spoke one after another, all expressing their enthusiasm and high hopes for Chen Che.

This made Chen Che, who had lived in hatred for ten years, feel the warmth of a family for the first time.

He nodded vigorously: "I will!"

Chen Che noticed that the three men, Li, Han, and Zhou, were waiting, so he chatted with the others for a while longer before seeing them off.

The three Patriarchs, Li Shizheng, Han Bailing, and Zhou Xiangyun, had waited for a long time and finally saw Chen Che.

"Little Chen, we have long said we would come to see you, but we never had the chance; today we have finally met you."

"That's right, seeing you today, I can be certain that you are indeed a child of the Chen Family; you look so much like your grandfather when he was young."

"We grew up with your grandfather; oh, that's right, this Uncle Li here is younger and was watched by your grandfather as he grew up."

The three laughed, and Chen Che laughed along:

"For the three elders to come see me, this junior is truly flattered. By rights, I should have gone to see you; as you just saw, I really couldn't get away."

"You are a great hero now, and having just acknowledged your ancestors and returned to your clan, you must be busy; it is the same for us to come here."

Li Shizheng pushed a box toward Chen Che, "Little Chen, inside are the property deeds, land deeds, and Contracts, etc.; these are all the assets of the Chen Family.

Before, when the Chen Family suffered a disaster, our three families helped keep them safe; now that you have returned, it is only right to return them to you."

Chen Che couldn't even be bothered to be polite; he reached out and hooked the box over: "Then many thanks to the three elders."

Li Shizheng's mouth twitched, feeling a pang of heartache, yet he still smiled and said, "Also, regarding what happened last night, it was our lack of consideration that allowed those treacherous people to succeed; we apologize to you here."

As he spoke, Li Shizheng, Han Bailing, and Zhou Xiangyun bowed to Chen Che.

Chen Che deliberately remained seated while looking at the three of them; the three stood there bent over, feeling a wave of awkwardness.

Finally, when the three were about to lose their patience, Chen Che hurriedly stood up: "Oh my, what are you doing?! You are all elders, how could I possibly accept this!"

The three sat down under Chen Che's "enthusiastic" support.

Han Bailing leaned over and placed a black card into Chen Che's hand: "Little Chen, as your elders, it is only right that we bring you a gift for our first meeting. This is an unlimited black card; feel free to swipe it, buy whatever catches your eye, and Grandpa Han will foot the bill for you!"

"Many thanks, Grandpa Han!"

Chen Che accepted it gladly and looked at Li Shizheng.

Li Shizheng smiled and said, "Little Chen, I really did think about sending you a meeting gift, but I couldn't figure out what you young people would like, so I thought..."

"I have over a dozen properties under my private name, some in the city center and some in the suburbs. You pick one, and whichever one you like, I'll give it to you!"

Li Shizheng said very generously.

Chen Che's smile was radiant: "The houses that Uncle Li likes are naturally the best; if I have to choose, it's really not easy to pick."

Li Shizheng's lips moved, forcing himself not to curse, and he smiled: "Then I'll give them all to you, it's only a dozen houses!"

"Then thank you, Uncle Li!"

Chen Che agreed instantly and looked at Zhou Xiangyun with a smile.

Zhou Xiangyun offered a forced smile: "I do have something here that young people like, sports cars..."

"Thank you, Grandpa Zhou!"

Chen Che smiled with complete innocence.

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