SWNOVELXO Chapter 111
"Wan Yu boy, I think you are pretty good"
"Huh?"
Faced with the sudden words from the old naughty boy, Xu Wanyu stopped in his tracks.
"I've decided, it's you."
"Old man, I wonder what you mean by this?"
"Don't say anything, when the time comes, you will know it naturally."
The old naughty boy looked profound, stroked his white beard, turned his head and looked at Xu Ru'an.
"My disciples, Master has something to do today and needs to go back to my granddaughter's place, so I won't go out with you. Have fun."
"Oh, OK, Master."
The old naughty boy does have something very important to deal with today, which concerns his granddaughter's lifelong event.
Duke's Mansion, family meeting.
Chen Jiaojiao lowered her head and played with her fingers in boredom. If she had known earlier, she should have listened to her grandfather and should not have come back here to attend any family gatherings.
The current patriarch above was talking endlessly about the family's future development and arrangements.
"Now I will announce the list of candidates for the next clan leader."
Hearing this, Chen Jiaojiao found that the young people of her generation seemed to be instantly more energetic.
"The last candidate is Chen Jiaojiao."
Chen Jiaojiao didn't know any of the names of those people mentioned above. It was not her fault. After all, she returned to the family after she became an adult and then began to receive family training.
But she never thought that she was also one of the candidates, which caught her off guard.
Noticing that many people were looking at her, and their eyes were full of disdain and dissatisfaction, Chen Jiaojiao felt a headache.
She raised her hand and asked,"Can I refuse?" As soon as she asked this, she aroused the dissatisfaction of the clan leader.
"Chen Jiaojiao, although you don't follow your father's surname, but inherited your mother's surname, you still have the blood of our family flowing in your veins."
The current patriarch is already eighty years old this year. Given his current age and physical condition, he should be ready to give up his position.
His last task as the current patriarch is to select suitable and outstanding candidates from the younger generation, give them corresponding tasks and tests, and then select the final winner to become the new patriarch and lead their people to go further and better.
"Chen Jiaojiao, although your father is no longer with us, as his heir, you are qualified to be a candidate."
"But I don't want to……"
Before Chen Jiaojiao finished speaking, the clan leader interrupted her.
"Chen Jiaojiao, you have no right to refuse. This is a decision made by me, the clan leader, and several elders in the clan. You don't want to bring shame to your father's side, right?"
Chen Jiaojiao certainly knew that her becoming the candidate was a matter of supreme honor for her father's relatives.
"Moreover, don’t forget that this is what your father and mother owe us, and as their daughter, you have to help them repay this favor, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jiaojiao, who originally thought it was indifferent, suddenly changed her expression.
Both her father and mother had mentioned this favor to her.
At the beginning, her father’s people did not agree with her father and mother’s marriage, and even sent people to threaten her mother.
At that time, her mother was already pregnant with her, and for the safety of the unborn child, her mother had already thought about compromising.
At this time, the patriarch, who was still a young man, came forward and reached a deal with her father and mother, so that the people on her grandfather’s side nodded and agreed to her father and mother’s marriage, and she, Chen Jiaojiao, was born smoothly.
When Chen Jiaojiao grew up, her parents mentioned this matter to her, saying that they had promised the patriarch that when Chen Jiaojiao came of age, they would let her return to the family. , let her receive family training there, and then she will be a candidate for the clan leader in the future.
This is the favor owed by her parents that the clan leader just mentioned.
If the clan leader hadn't just mentioned it again, Chen Jiaojiao would have really forgotten about it.
At this time, she also understood what her grandfather meant by what he said to her before she decided to come back here.
At that time, her grandfather told her that it would be a mixed blessing and a disaster for her to go back this time, and it would be best to stay out of it and not get involved.
But she has always been skeptical about these ghost and god fortune-telling things, so she chose to come back in the end.
Chen Jiaojiao regrets it even more now. She really should have listened to her grandfather!
Seeing that Chen Jiaojiao was silent, the clan leader thought that she had acquiesced, so he continued to explain the matter of selecting the clan leader.
"You six candidates, come up one by one and draw lots. This box is filled with various slips of paper with tasks written on them."
"As members of a family of thieves, you have all received various trainings since childhood, and you should also know that luck is also a kind of strength, so the tasks are targeted and all-encompassing. It depends on your luck what kind of task you draw."
As soon as the patriarch finished speaking, five of the six candidates couldn't wait to step forward and line up to draw lots.
Chen Jiaojiao walked over reluctantly and slowly.
When it was almost Chen Jiaojiao's turn to draw lots, the old naughty boy suddenly appeared beside her.
The old naughty boy made a few gestures with his hands quickly, and muttered a formula that Chen Jiaojiao couldn't understand.
Then Chen Jiaojiao saw a faint golden light flash and disappear into the box for drawing lots.
But for this strange scene, other people didn't seem to notice it.
"Jiaojiao, don't worry and go draw the lot. Grandpa has already chosen it for you."
"Grandpa, what did you do in this? Actually, there is no need to be so troublesome. I was planning to just randomly draw any task I got. I would just do it casually when the time comes. I didn't plan to compete with them for the position of clan leader!"
"That won't do. You must not have heard clearly what the clan leader said just now. I heard from your father that if a woman in their family is selected as a candidate for clan leader but fails to become the clan leader, the clan will arrange for her to marry into another family."
"What! I haven't heard of this!"
Just as Chen Jiaojiao was surprised to hear this, the clan leader saw that Chen Jiaojiao had not come up to draw lots, so he reminded her
"Chen Jiaojiao, it's your turn to draw lots. Come up quickly and don't waste everyone's time."
Chen Jiaojiao didn't want to draw lots anymore. This was clearly a trap, and she didn't want to fall into it.
But the old naughty boy gave her a reassuring look.
"Be good, Jiaojiao, go ahead and smoke. Grandpa has already made arrangements. Nothing you don't like will happen. Trust Grandpa."
Chen Jiaojiao knew that her grandpa had some skills, but she was still a little hesitant.
""Chen Jiaojiao, what are you still standing there for!"
Seeing that everyone was urging her, Chen Jiaojiao had no choice but to bite the bullet and go up to draw lots.
But the strange thing was that just as Chen Jiaojiao reached into the box and her hand hadn't touched the slip below, a slip flew into her hand.
Chen Jiaojiao was startled and couldn't help but look at her grandfather.
The old naughty boy stroked his white beard and smiled with his eyes narrowed.
Compared with the tribesmen here, Chen Jiaojiao certainly trusted her grandfather the most. Since her grandfather said that he had arranged it for her, she would trust him this time.