After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Patriarch Fang didn't expect that after he said so much, Fang Tong only paid attention to this point.

He knew that Fang Tong loved his daughter, but...it was very difficult to have a girl included in the family tree.

He considered, "If Zhizhi grows up and marries a son-in-law, she and her son will naturally be included in the family tree."

This means that after marrying into the family, the child born must have the surname Fang and must be a boy.

With so many conditions, it's obvious how much he despises his daughter.

His daughter is also very capable. Even the famous old doctor Zhou is willing to pave the way for his daughter. There is no reason for a clan to look down on her.

Fang Tong snorted in his heart: "Forget it, old patriarch, there is no need to embarrass me."

After saying that, he turned and left without any hesitation.

Patriarch Fang didn't expect him to be so straightforward and couldn't help but frown.

"Fang Tong, you have to understand what family means! If a person has no family, after a hundred years, he will be just a lonely ghost. Maybe his inheritance will be cut off and no one will worship him. Aren't you afraid at all?"

He's right.

In this world, the cohesion of a family is often higher than that of the imperial court, precisely because of this.

They believe that no matter what a person did in his life, if he has no family after his death, his deeds will be gone with the wind.

After death, you become a wandering soul that no one remembers. This is the real death.

Fang Tong paused, but continued walking with determination.

He is afraid.

He also believed in reincarnation and what happens after death, but one must always plan for the living.

When he returned to the Fang family, not only was he bound by the clan's rules, but the clan could also interfere in his daughter's future marriages and funerals.

Even Qin Yan, as he goes further and further away, will be under the control of the Fang family.

He didn't trust Fang and didn't want to cause trouble for the children.

Furthermore, there is another layer.

If a hundred years really pass, his daughter is a girl and cannot be included in the family tree, he can still take care of her from below.

He only has one daughter, and he doesn't want her to suffer either during her lifetime or after her death.

Fang Tongzhuang went home as if nothing had happened.

Qin Yan went to visit the teacher of the county academy early in the morning, met his former classmates, and made an appointment with them to come to his house for a banquet three days later, and then returned.

This time he passed the imperial examination and his parents have decided to hold a grand celebration.

He didn't go home, but went directly to the home of the Qin clan leader.

When Chief Qin heard that he was coming, he was surprised and delighted, and hurried to meet him.

"Meet the clan leader."

Qin Yan was wearing a white brocade robe and standing in the hall. He stood straight, with a cold and distant look between his brows.

Patriarch Qin sat in the main seat and looked at him. He was distracted and seemed to go back to twenty years ago and see another young man.

"Brother Yan is here? You look quite like your father in the way you are dressed today."

"It was the same with him. He passed the imperial examination and came to see me, all sincere, saying he wanted to thank the clan."

Patriarch Qin was quite emotional.

Qin Yan didn't respond. When he was young, he saw his father being strict with him, majestic with his mother, and friendly with the clan members.

At that time, he was a little afraid of his father and envied the children in the tribe who were similar to him.

Later, when something happened, he relied on himself and his family to get to where he is today, but he never relied on his clan.

Perhaps noticing that something was amiss with his expression, Patriarch Qin pulled himself out of his thoughts. "Brother Yan, are you here for something today? Are you here to discuss the provincial examination with Shucai? I'll have someone call him."

Patriarch Qin felt bitter and regretful.

When Qin Xiucai passed away suddenly, he couldn't accept the blow and secretly blamed Qian Fengping for being unlucky in marriage.

He did not discipline the clan, causing the mother and son to suffer a lot of grievances, so that they are now estranged from Qin Yan.

If there is anyone in the clan that Brother Yan cares about, it is Shucai.

"No need, I'm looking for you." Qin Yan's eyes were clear and bright, and there was a kind of determination to move forward.

He lifted his robe and knelt down with a plop.

"I, the unfilial son Qin Yan, lost my father at a young age. I have never been protected by the clan, but instead have been bullied. Now that I have become entangled with the clan, I am willing to return the clan land and property to repay the clan's kindness."

"From now on, we will be expelled from the clan and have nothing to do with each other."

He stood straight and looked directly at the old patriarch.

Patriarch Qin didn't hold the teacup firmly in his hand, and it fell to the ground with a "bang" and broke into pieces.

"You, what did you say?"

Patriarch Qin was so angry that he was shaking all over.

Qin Yan refused to give in: "A big tree has many branches. As an unfilial descendant, Qin Yan asks to be expelled from the clan."

"You!" Chief Qin jumped up and pointed at him with a trembling finger.

"Have you grown so independent? You just passed the imperial examination and you're already turning your back on your relatives. Do you know that outsiders..."

"grandfather!"

The magnetic voice of the young man suddenly came, interrupting the more unpleasant words that followed.

Then there were hurried footsteps, and Qin Shucai ran in.

"Grandpa, Qin Yan is right. The clan didn't owe him much. Now that he wants to exterminate the clan, let's just do as he wants."

He supported his grandfather, fearing that he would get angry and make things worse, ruining Qin Yan's reputation.

"Nonsense! There are so many people in the clan, so it's inevitable that there will be conflict. But there are limits to this kind of conflict." The old Qin clan leader glared at Qin Yan, "Do you know that outsiders are the most ruthless? If it weren't for the Qin family during the years when you lost your father, would you and your mother have been able to survive in the village?"

You might even be driven out by someone occupying your land and house.

"Grandpa, Mr. Ke has given a lot to the clan. In those years, most of the clan land was registered in his name and tax-free."

"The master paid for the renovation of the ancestral hall and provided enlightenment for the clan's children."

Qin Shucai remembered very clearly that everyone in the clan was proud of him.

"What do you know? That's because the clan paid for his education first." Clan leader Qin couldn't help but scold his grandson.

Qin Yan nodded: "Grandpa, you are right, so you reap what you sow."

Qin invested a lot in Qin Xiucai, so she got rewarded.

But he refused to treat Qin Yan well, so they became alienated.

Patriarch Qin looked at his grandson and understood what he meant.

But he was unwilling to give up. Qin Yan had won the top three in the imperial examinations, and his future was limitless.

His surname is Qin.

"Grandpa, don't you want to leave some incense between Qin and Qin Yan?"

Qin Shucai directly punctured his fantasy and reminded him that Qin Yan would not give up until he achieved his goal.

If Qin doesn't let go, the matter will only get worse.

He is also a scholar and has more say at home and in the clan.

He has to be strong to accomplish what he wants, otherwise he will just be treated like a child.

Patriarch Qin fell silent for a moment. He slumped in his chair and looked at Qin Yan who was still kneeling.

He only asked leisurely, "Are you doing this right by your father?"

The father here is Qin Xiucai.

Given Qin Xiucai's personality, he would be eager to devote himself to the clan and would certainly not want his son to be expelled from the clan.

Qin Yan clenched his slender fingers, but his tone was calm: "Father will always be a descendant of the Qin family."

So, it was only divided from his generation.

Patriarch Qin seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and his back was not as straight as before.

"Do you know that to eliminate a clan is to lose one's roots?"

"You should know that the clan no longer expects anything from you. Why do you insist on exterminating the clan?"

This is what Patriarch Qin doesn't understand the most.