The sixth day of the Lunar New Year was an auspicious date.
Li Qianfan decided to invite guests from all directions to the Su family in Si Jiu on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
That would also be the grand occasion for him to officially announce the establishment of his own forces.
Li Qianfan hoped that the Shen family head and others would come to the Su family as guests on that day for two reasons.
One.
Since the Si Jiu Shen family and other prominent families could not be eradicated and had to coexist under the same sky, there was no need for the relationship between the two sides to be as strained as it was now.
What was the point of fighting and killing all day long?
Taking advantage of the good fortune of the sixth day, why not bury the hatchet and make money together?
After all, at any time, there are only eternal interests, but no eternal enemies.
Two.
The Consortium of Prominent Families must provide all the compensation Li Qianfan demanded by the sixth day of the Lunar New Year at the latest!
If, on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the Consortium of Prominent Families had not delivered what Li Qianfan had demanded to the Su family with both hands.
Heh heh.
Then don't blame Li Qianfan for visiting the Shen family and other prominent families with Shen Congdao and Miao Hanyu to offer them a late New Year's greeting!
After Li Qianfan finished speaking, he left with Su Nan Guan Yin, got into the car, and sped away.
They drove for a long time.
Shen Huiteng and the others, some standing and some squatting, remained silent for a long time.
The one who least wanted to move was Miao Laotai.
He stared blankly at his two sons hanging from the pomegranate tree, lost in thought, feeling the tide of regret surge over him again and again, drowning him.
Actually.
Even now, he still didn't understand why Li Qianfan didn't target the Shen family and other prominent families, but instead targeted him?
Was it just because he was the first to suggest creating a scandal to force Su Nanyin to her death?
The Miao family head might never have imagined, even in death.
The reason Li Qianfan was so ruthless towards the Miao family was because Miao Desheng and his brothers had dared to compete to covet Shen Chongchong!
If.
If the Miao family head, as arranged by Shen Huiteng, had arranged for Miao Xindong to marry the Miao family head, Li Qianfan might not have targeted the Miao family.
After all, Miao Xindong was an unmarried young man, and he himself would not dare to refuse the marriage arranged by his family.
But the behavior of Miao Desheng and his two brothers competing to marry Shen Chongchong was too much.
Especially when the Miao family head, with the demeanor of a patriarch, said to Su Nanyin, who strongly opposed the change in her prospective son-in-law when she visited, that who Shen Chongchong married was an adjustment of internal resources for the Miao family, and Su Nanyin had no right to interfere.
Shen Yun was Su Nanyin's own daughter, yet she had no right to interfere with whom her daughter married!
That statement by the Miao family head was simply too much.
It was precisely this statement that made Su Nanyin harbor an uncontrollable murderous intent towards the Miao family, and she put pressure on Li Qianfan after leaving in the morning.
Cough.
Shen Huiteng coughed lightly and said, "Everyone, the Miao family has suffered such a great disaster. As close friends of old Miao, we are very sorry. Alas, it is the misfortune of the Miao family."
"Right, right, right."
The Lin family head was the first to respond.
His sense of luck at surviving was far greater than others.
Don't forget, the Lin family, like the Miao family, had also made preparations for a marriage alliance with Su Nanyin.
As a result, the Miao family was destroyed.
The Lin family, however, escaped the disaster and couldn't help but feel fortunate and relieved in secret?
The Lu family head and others also said, "Yes, yes. You say it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, such a good day. How could the three Miao brothers fall out and fight over a trivial matter, resulting in two deaths and one serious injury? Alas."
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the three Miao brothers fought over a trivial matter, which resulted in two deaths and one serious injury, a major piece of news that would be urgently spread by the Consortium of Prominent Families.
The deaths of the Miao brothers had nothing to do with the person named Li or the person named Su.
Such a familiar recipe—
It was undoubtedly the work of Guan Yin!
Moreover, the ten family heads, led by Shen Huiteng, collectively agreed with this statement.
Miao Laotai's old face twitched violently when he heard everyone say that.
He said grimly, "Everyone! That little beast broke into my Miao family's door on the first day of the Lunar New Year. This is equivalent to once again severely damaging our Consortium of Prominent Families. Therefore, I implore you all to fulfill the alliance covenant we established at 13 to advance and retreat together, and help my Miao family fight the little beast to the death, until one side falls!"
"Old Miao, what are you saying?"
The Shen family head, his face covered in scratches, frowned. "It was clearly Miao Desheng and his three brothers who killed each other over a trivial matter, leading to this tragic end. How can you link it to the little beast and instigate us, the 10 families, to fight him to the death?"
Miao Laotai—
The Lu family head and others nodded in unison. "Yes, yes. Old Miao, have you been severely stimulated? That little beast and his Yin Fu didn't come. It's the New Year, and such a thing happened to the Miao family. We are indeed shocked and regretful. But how can you instigate us to fight the little beast?"
Miao Laotai looked at them—
He had seen shameless people, but never such shameless people!
He was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
However, the shamelessness of the Shen family head and others once again refreshed Miao Laotai's worldview.
"Given that old Miao has been severely stimulated mentally. Especially since his three most direct heirs are dead and one is injured. Therefore, at a time when the Miao family most needs people to help old Miao preside over the redistribution of assets."
The Shen family head, his face covered in scratches, now wore a look of pity and compassion.
He slowly scanned the Lin family head and others, saying, "I think it should be us ten respected family heads who should bear this responsibility."
Divide up the Miao family!
Use the benefits obtained as compensation and give them to that pair who carry Yin Fu!!
Anyway, old Miao is old, and his three direct sons are dead and one is injured, and no one can shoulder the responsibility anymore.
The ten severely damaged prominent families, if they don't pounce now to divide up their former allies, are they waiting for others to feast on them?
(Helan Tingmei, who is at the Lu family but her heart is at the Helan family, why doesn't she want to leave? It's because she sees that the Miao family is finished, and the possibility of being divided by her allies is as high as 80%. She wants to represent the Helan family and get a share. However, Li Qianfan, who saw through her inner thoughts at a glance, forced her away using the ten family heads.)
Before the Shen family head finished speaking—
The Lin family head and others nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes, yes. We ten respected individuals should step forward to handle the aftermath for old Miao."
"You! You! You."
Miao Laotai, hearing this, trembled as he pointed at them. He wanted to curse them as despicable and shameless, but he was so angry that he could only say "you."
His throat felt sweet—
Gasp!
Miao Laotai spat out a mouthful of blood, and his vision went black.
As he collapsed softly onto the ground, he vaguely heard the Shen family head say, "How about this, we ten people will form a funeral committee. And collectively suppress all Miao family members who do not allow us to handle old Miao's funeral! If necessary."
If necessary, what would the funeral committee do?
Miao Laotai wanted to continue listening.
Unfortunately, he immediately fell into an endless abyss.
In the Miao family ancestral hall.
A gust of wind blew in from the skylight.
It blew away a large section of spiderwebs on the old-fashioned ceiling.
The spiderwebs fluttered down, covering the ancestral tablets of the Miao family's ancestors.
That night!
A shocking piece of news began to spread throughout the prominent family circles in the north and south of the great river.
"In the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the three direct heirs of the Si Jiu Miao family fought over a trivial matter. Two dead and one seriously injured! The family head, Miao Laotai, was so enraged that he vomited several liters of blood. Before he could be rushed to the hospital, old Miao died of grief and indignation in the northwest. The heads of the ten prominent families, who rushed to the scene upon hearing the news, given the unfortunate deaths of two generations of Miao family heads, to avoid further unfortunate events due to the dispute over family property among their descendants. Therefore, the ten prominent family heads hastily established a funeral committee. And, based on principles of fairness and justice, they will reasonably arrange the assets of the Miao family."
The prominent families in the north and south of the great river were all shocked to hear this news.
"Alas."
Seeing this message posted on the "official website" by the Miao Laotai Funeral Committee, Director Zhao sighed deeply in his study.
He opened a drawer.
He took out a small black notebook, found the entry "Si Jiu Miao Family," and gently drew a line through it with a pen.
He thought for a moment.
Director Zhao then wrote a line below the horizontal line: "In the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Si Jiu no longer had the Miao family!"
"If Miao Jiang were to see this scene in heaven, what would he think?"
Director Zhao put away the notebook, remained silent for a while, then picked up the receiver and dialed.
"This is Zhao Guodong."
Director Zhao's tone was calm and to the point. "30% of the Miao family's assets must be left to Miao Jiang's descendants."
Without waiting for the other party to say anything, Director Zhao hung up the phone.
Just as the wolves were about to completely divide the Miao family, Director Zhao made this call purely out of consideration for the contributions Miao Jiang had made back then.
He absolutely could not let Miao Jiang's descendants be completely swallowed up by the fault of Miao Laotai.
The person on the other end of the phone would never dare to refuse Director Zhao's suggestion.
Otherwise—
The study door was gently knocked.
As the door opened, Mengmeng poked her little head out and said, "Grandpa, that beautiful Aunt Su is here to see you."
Beautiful Aunt Su—
After Su Nanyin entered, she first bowed slightly to Director Zhao to greet him, then sat down on the chair in front of the desk.
Director Zhao looked at her quietly.
After a full minute, he asked, "Have you made up your mind to exchange your lifelong infamy for Li Qianfan to have his own power?"