C295 Family Contradictions
C295 Family Contradictions
"Recently, Secretary Loong's behavior has been abnormal. I suspect that something has happened to our family." Wu Tian explained and asked anxiously into the phone, "Grandpa, what happened in the house?"
"You are indeed very meticulous. There are some things that I originally did not plan to tell you so quickly, for fear of causing unnecessary pressure. It seems that I am unable to conceal them anymore."
"Grandfather, what's wrong with the family?"
"It's nothing." Wu Zhihe paused for a moment and continued, "The 25th Year Clan Assembly is about to be held, do you know what this means?"
"I don't know."
"The Clan's Assembly is the most important gathering of the Wu Family. The candidates to be the successors of the clan will be selected in this Assembly."
"Choose an heir?"
"Right." Wu Zhihe was silent for a few seconds, as if he was waiting for Wu Tian to ask.
However, Wu Tian didn't have any concept of the Clan Assembly, so he didn't know what to ask, so he simply didn't say anything.
After a brief moment of silence, Wu Zhihe's voice came over the phone again: "In other words, a new heir will be born during the family convention. This will affect the family's rise and fall over the next twenty years."
"How come I've never heard of such an important meeting before?"
"I've been hiding it from you on purpose. I don't want to create too much pressure on your psyche."
"So that's how it is."
"I put you in the people's care as an abandoned baby, and spent a lot of effort and energy to let you experience and grow. It's all in order to one day be able to become the successor and the one at the helm, and bring glory to your Wu Family." When he said that, Wu Zhihe basically clenched his teeth.
"I didn't expect grandpa to be so considerate towards me." Wu Tian could feel the care and love his grandfather had given him.
However, this kind of love was different from the love of an ordinary family. There were even more expectations contained within this love.
"I've painstakingly nurtured you in this way for more than twenty years, but you have not disappointed me." Wu Zhihe then revealed a pleased smile, "After passing the test in this period of time, your performance was extremely outstanding, and your ability in all aspects surpassed the other descendants of Wu Family. You are the best candidate to be the successor."
"Grandfather decided to let me become the successor, to become the Patriarch of Wu Family?"
"Right." Wu Zhihe said with a firm tone, "I've decided to let you inherit my position and become the head of the family."
"Grandfather, don't worry. I promise I won't let down your expectations and nurture me." Wu Tian quickly expressed his opinion.
Ever since he knew of his grandfather's efforts, he had been working hard to make himself stronger in every aspect.
He only hoped that one day, he would be able to live up to his grandfather's expectations and not fail to live up to the love and nurturing that his grandfather had given him all these years.
"Tian, I believe you can do it." After Wu Zhihe said this, he changed his tone and said, "But right now, you still face a lot of crisis and trials."
"What crises?"
"Maybe you don't know the relationship between the Four Great Clans."
"I don't know."
"Our Wu Family is on good terms with the Ouyang Family, but is opposed to them." Wu Zhihe brewed for a while, then continued: "Simply put, Wu Family has been working with the Ouyang Family to resist the Hundred Miles and the Shangguan Family. The four great families are currently mutually controlling."
"This kind of relationship should be the most stable."
"No!" Wu Zhihe sighed and continued, "On the surface, it looks stable, but the truth is, it's filled with rain and wind."
"What does that mean?"
"In order to fight for the successor's position, many of our descendants have become traitors. They have secretly joined hands with the Baili family and the Shangguan family to rebel at the Clan Assembly."
"There's such a thing?"
"This is a great hidden danger for Wu Family." As Wu Zhihe said this, his tone became serious again, "The descendants of Wu Family will certainly take advantage of the Baili and Shangguan Families to attack you, and the two families will definitely take this opportunity to disrupt our Wu Family to the point that our dogs and chickens."
"So you're saying, the Baili and Shangguan Families have always been the biggest threat to our Wu Family?"
"Right."
"Then let's think of a way to eliminate the two great families, Baili and Shangguan."
"Ai!" Wu Zhihe sighed and said, "Killing these two families is easier said than done."
"Grandfather, don't worry. I promise that one day, I will annihilate these two great families and expand our Wu Family."
"Good kid, your ambition has the grace of your grandfather's youth." Wu Zhihe acknowledged and could not help but sigh: "Looks like our Wu Family has successors."
"As the saying goes, no matter what, we have to get inside out. Our top priority right now is to get rid of our internal conflicts, so that we can unite and go abroad together."
"Well said, but don't worry, I will send someone to deal with this matter." After Wu Zhihe said this, he remembered something else and added, "Recently, I have been thinking of a way to secretly transfer the assets back from abroad to prepare for your future inheritance."
"Grandpa's thoughts are truly thoughtful."
"Right now, you are in an extremely critical period. Not only must you speed up the learning process to increase your strength, you must also protect yourself well. You must not make any mistakes." Wu Zhihe said sincerely.
"Don't worry, grandfather. I will definitely protect myself."
"That's good, that's good."
"Grandpa, rest early. I won't disturb your sleep anymore. Goodbye grandpa." After Wu Tian said this, he waited for a while before hanging up.
After making this call, he laid down on the desk and quietly stared blankly, as he recalled what his grandfather had just said.
From the conversation just now, he found out that Wu Family was currently facing internal and external troubles. On the outside, there were the two enemies: the Gurie Family and Shangguan Family.
The internal divisions were all fighting for the succession, seriously affecting the family's internal unity.
Although Wu Family was huge in size and was spread throughout the entire world, the challenges they faced were still very big.
Right now, all of the descendants of Wu Family were fighting for the successor. If they knew that Wu Tian was listed as the successor, they would definitely target Wu Tian.
That is to say, he had to keep this matter a secret from everyone so that no one would know of it.
Only now did he understand Secretary Loong's good intentions. She intentionally kept Police Officer Su by her side, just in case something happened, she would have to take care of him.
No matter how arrogant the opponent was, he had to take into account Su Ruyun's identity as a police officer.
There was one more thing. If Police Officer Su stayed by his side and something really happened, she would be able to respond quickly and mobilize the police to assist her.
It seemed that Secretary Loong was quite considerate.
After sitting in the study room thinking for a while, Wu Tian picked up the book and started reading again. When he saw that it was late, he noticed that someone was peeping outside the study room.
Needless to say, it was Secretary Loong who was secretly observing him.
Even though this woman was usually as cold as a stone, she still took care of him at the critical moment.
Pretending not to notice Secretary Loong, Wu Tian continued to study. He did not bathe and sleep until very late.
The next day, Wu Tian was awakened by a knock on the door.
He stretched lazily as he opened the door and saw Shen Xue standing outside. She said sweetly, "You lazy bum, it's time to get up and eat."