HCB Chapter 130 Clan Relatives
Chapter 130 Clan Relatives
Grandfather looked back and said:
"The clan leaders are talking, so don't go over and disturb them.
Leave this place to the steward, and go ask Jin'er what she really thinks. Don't let the clan leaders think that the Xunyang Wang family is a group of short-sighted people who only care about their own interests."
After saying this, the master sat down at the tea table alone, and a servant came over to serve him tea.
When the mother returned to the main courtyard room, she saw her daughter supporting her chin with both hands, looking intently at the browned roasted meat on the baked bun on the plate. The bun slices were golden after being roasted and exuded a faint wheat aroma.
The mother recalled the picture of steamed bread with bacon drawn by her daughter with pencil. She couldn't help but cry out, and worried that her daughter would be embarrassed, she quickly covered her face with her hands and adjusted her expression.
With a light cough, Wang Jinyi’s thoughts returned from the flying toasted steamed buns.
As soon as they saw their mother sitting at the table, even the two little ones seemed to suddenly come alive.
"Mom, can we have dinner now?"
"Jin'er, mother has something to talk to you about. We'll have dinner after we finish talking."
"Ok."
Wang Jinyi's eyes lit up, and her whole focus was on the baked buns and marinated meat. However, her mother wanted to chat so seriously, it must not be about food, and it was self-evident why.
Wang Jinyi guessed it was about 8%. The elders in the family thought that only considering the immediate benefits would hurt the clan ties, so they wanted to know what she thought.
Wang Jinyi decided to persuade her mother first.
"Mother, I asked for 8%. I guess the clan can only leave me a small share, probably less than half of what I want. If I guess correctly, it's about 2% to 5%. I see the clan leader's eyes looking at me, thinking that I'm asking for too much. But I can ask for less, but not less than 5%, otherwise I will not agree to cooperate for the time being!"
"Why does Jin'er value money so much?"
"Mother, I have a plan. We, the Wang family of Xunyang, can run our own academy or library. Now my grandfather manages the books in the library of the prefectural school, but my sister Yue'er and I have never read those books, and mother cannot go in. If we have a library at home, can we all go there to read books?!"
The mother looked at her daughter with some emotion.
"Mother, Jin'er has never seen a library, but I think it would cost a lot of money to build one."
Wang Jinyi looked up at her mother, who nodded lovingly.
"Jin'er is a girl with great ambitions. Your mother will not misinterpret your feelings and will tell the elders that your bottom line is 5%."
Wang Jinyi nodded firmly, and her mother reached out and took out a handkerchief to wipe the saliva from her daughter's mouth.
"Wait a moment, mother will be back soon."
As a result, Wang Jinyi, who was drooling at the temptation of the toasted steamed buns, saw his mother coming back with his grandfather and father.
Wang Jinyi reluctantly took her eyes off the steamed bun, and quickly pulled out her palm-sized handkerchief from her sleeve to wipe the corners of her mouth. Oops! The handkerchief was covered in saliva.
Wang Jinyi looked at the elders shyly. Seeing that his grandfather and father had sat down,
"Grandfather, we can have dinner..."
Grandfather glanced at his father, and Wang Jinyi quickly shut up.
"Jin'er, can you please explain your thoughts clearly so that I can hear them too?"
"Okay, Grandfather, Father, Mother, it's like this. Actually, my idea is to build a school or a library..."
Before he could finish his words, Grandfather asked:
"What is a school? Is it a private school?"
Oops, Wang Jinyi subconsciously covered her mouth, ignored the reality, and blurted out all the nouns from her previous life.
"Grandfather, a school is a place where many students go to school. It is not a private school. I want to run a bigger one. Private schools are too limited. But I haven't thought it through yet.
It might cost a lot of money. If I can't earn that much money, I can just build a library. I can build it with whatever money I have. Is this possible?"
Three adults surrounded a little girl who was drooling, and they were very excited when listening to what she said.
"Okay! Grandfather understands. Our Jin Jin'er wants to calculate the benefits because she has a plan behind it.
Grandfather, we have to fight for our reputation this time. We have to tell the clan what we want to say. It's not that we only care about petty gains, but we really want to do something practical!"
The grandfather walked out with a heroic look on his face, encouraging himself. The father quickly stood up and followed his grandfather out. Before leaving, he looked back at his daughter, stretched out his hand and nodded.
The mother watched the two men leave in a heroic manner and spoke at the dining table:
"When did Jin'er have such an idea? Mother has no idea at all. Just remember, Jin'er, mother will always help you."
With his grandfather's help, Wang Jinyi no longer had to meet the clan leaders face to face. His mother told him that his grandfather arranged for the clan leaders to stay in a small house in Xunyang Prefecture so that the three of them could discuss things alone. As a result, the clan leaders stayed there for 5 days.
On the evening of the fifth day, the father brought his two children to a small courtyard in the south of the city.
The grandfather had arrived earlier and was waiting at the door. When he saw his children and grandchildren, he said to them seriously:
“We are descendants of the Wang family of Langya. We should consider the Wang family more in everything we do. No matter what the clan leaders say today, we must not act recklessly.
Let's discuss everything later! Jin'er, do you understand?"
Wang Jinyi nodded obediently.
I thought: At worst, Caibi can just find another way out and not cooperate with the Wang clan. Why break up now?
After thinking it through, there were no more obstacles in her heart. Wang Jinyi held her brother's clothes and walked into the main house facing south in the courtyard.
As soon as I entered the door, I found a rectangular table in the shape of a conference room, with large armchairs on both sides. The clan leaders were already seated.
But there were a few more people today, including four adults, two men and two women, and two children about the same age as my brother.
The two men had pens and ink in front of them. The two new women looked like clan wives, and their faces were calm and composed, as if they had seen a lot of things.
Wang Jinyi probably thought that the clan sent a clan lady because she was a girl.
There were two more boys wearing round-necked robes at both ends of the table today. Both of them were wearing the same round-necked robes as adults, and they both wore wooden family emblems on their lapels. It happened that both boys were staring at Wang Jinyi closely.
When their eyes met, the two boys would quickly turn their heads away.
Not to mention that today really seemed like a high-level meeting. Wang Jinyi was in a good mood and eager to try. She sat right next to her grandfather's chair, her brother sat on the other side of her grandfather, and her father sat on the outside of Wang Jinyi.
There was no unnecessary pleasantries at the table. The clan leader seemed to be in a good mood today. He was wearing a plain and elegant sky-blue round-necked robe made of fine cloth, with a warm white jade clan emblem hanging on the slanting lapel.
Wang Jinyi secretly speculated that this should be a symbol of power of the clan!