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"Mom?" Xu Nianyue was surprised by He Xiangmei's change. If it were in the past, her mother would definitely not have said these words.

He Xiangmei raised her hand and wiped Xu Nianxue's tombstone with her sleeve.

"That's my Xueya. She got blessed a little late. But fortunately, she got blessed. In her next life, she will surely be born into a wealthy family and live a long and happy life."

Seeing He Xiangmei's sincere words and actions, Xu Nianyue no longer wanted to guess whether her mother was truly repentant.

He quietly went to He Xiangmei and wiped the tombstone with her.

"Mom, my eldest sister didn't blame you. She deliberately stopped communicating with her family and cut off her own connections."

In Xu Nianxue's last days, Xu Nianyue accompanied her to recall their past in Xinshan Village.

When they were young, they always felt that their lives were hard because of their aunt's existence.

At that time, they made up their minds that they would not return to the Xu family after they got married.

They don't want to be like their eldest aunt, who has to be controlled by her biased grandmother after getting married and has to constantly subsidize the Xu family.

Therefore, even if there was no five taels of dowry that their mother had concealed, Xu Nianxue had no intention of having any contact with her parents' family.

However, Xu Nianxue never expected that she would marry into a bad family like the An family.

Xu Wangshi, who only heard a few words from the matchmaker, was unable to find out about this bad family, and Xu Nianxue, who had lived with them for more than a year, did not notice it in advance.

When she was worried about An Dalang's illness and taking good care of him, she was sold. That moment, Xu Nianxue realized that there are family members in the world who are worse than her biased grandmother.

Later, after they had seen thousands of evils in this world, looking back at the Xu family, which they had tried so desperately to escape from, they realized that it was such a simple and beautiful existence.

"I'm not a good mother. I've made you all suffer."

He Xiangmei grabbed Xu Nianyue's hand, and the calluses on her hand stroked Xu Nianyue's white and smooth hand.

It is clear at a glance who is living a good life and who is living a bad life between mother and daughter.

Xu Nianyue couldn't help crying.

She cried feeling wronged and pitiful.

The next step in dealing with the He family was a natural progression.

Yes, with the Xu family's current status and means, if they are really ruthless, they can subdue the He family in Yunyang Town, not to mention that this is in Lezhou, where Xu Siyu has the final say.

The Qinglong Guards will help the He family arrange a place for labor reform.

When the mother and daughter went down the mountain, the He family was gone.

Both of them tacitly did not mention their movements, as if they were just insignificant people who had appeared in their lives.

After that, He Xiangmei stayed in Lingjingzhai. Everything was fine with her there, but she refused to take medicine to recuperate. Finally, two months later, she passed away peacefully in her sleep.

After the obituary was sent to Yunyang Town, Xu Chengqi came to take He Xiangmei back to the Xu family's ancestral tomb after the funeral.

In the end, she was not with Xu Nianxue.

Like traditional women of that era, they would obey their husbands after marriage and be buried together after death, continuing their love, hatred and grudges in this world.

Xu Chengqi came to Lezhou and naturally brought Xu Siyu some recent news about the Xu family in Changjia Mansion.

"A number of elders passed away in the winter, and each family was divided into smaller groups. After Great-Uncle Mao Xin passed away from overwork, Great-Uncle Mao Rong took over for a while, but in the end, he handed over the important matters of the clan to me.

Aunt, I'm afraid I can't do it well.

Over the years, our family affairs have been a mess, and I am not as decisive as my younger sister.

It was because of my aunt and Cheng Zi's abilities that the Xu family had no choice but to choose me to take charge..."

Xu Siyu has a filter of early affection for Xu Chengqi. In her heart, she does not think that Xu Chengqi is not qualified to be the patriarch.

Over the years, he has been able to run the flower garden independently and make it bigger and bigger, which shows that he has the ability to manage things and people.

Furthermore, Xu Chengqi is the eldest son and grandson of the Xu family's main branch, so it is reasonable for him to take over the position of patriarch.

As the eldest brother, he is the most tolerant and humble person in the family.

When Xu Siyu was a child, he was able to coax her into submission despite her bad temper, which shows that he really held himself to the standards of being the eldest in the family.

Being a patriarch requires coordination skills, but one must also have vision and the ability to make decisions.

If we talk about Xu Chengqi's shortcomings, it is probably that his personality is most like Xu Huaishan. When dealing with family affairs, he always hopes that everyone is easy to talk to and that the relationships between people can be maintained in a happy situation.

In the past, the standard of right and wrong in the family was set by Xu Wangshi. When anyone had good things happen to them, Xu Siyu would be given priority, and then the balance would be considered.

As long as Xu Chengqi strictly implements it, he will do a great job.

But as the patriarch, I can’t just do that.

The head of a clan controls the lives and property of all clan members. When encountering extraordinary events or extraordinary times, he must be ruthless and kill like Xu Siyu or Xu Nianyue.

Xu Chengqi also thought that it would be more appropriate to let Xu Nianyue take charge of the clan affairs.

But my younger sister insisted on staying in Lezhou with my younger sister and was unwilling to move back to Yunyang Town.

"Since you know your weaknesses, just be careful to avoid them in the future," Xu Siyu counseled him.

As a patriarch, intention is very important.

Since Xu Chengqi mentioned it, he still wanted to do it well. Therefore, compared to Xu Nianyue who had no interest at all, Xu Siyu felt that Xu Chengqi was more suitable.

Sometimes, it’s not really suitable, but just relatively suitable.

After all, the Xu family’s biggest background is indeed Xu Siyu and Xu Chengzi.

In such a situation, who can be more convincing than him in the Xu family?

"Being a clan leader doesn't mean you have the final say. First, think about which uncles and brothers are respected by the clan. You also know who among them are reasonable people. Gather these people as your review team.

You divide matters into different levels, defining which ones you can decide alone, which ones require consultation with the elders within the clan, and which ones are open to everyone to express their opinions...

As long as these are handled well, the people and things in the clan will not be too difficult to manage.

Cheng Qi, sometimes, you think of people as the flowers in your garden. Even if a flower dies, don't you look for the reason and then think about whether to fertilize or prune it... If you compare people to flowers, doesn't it make things a lot simpler for you? "

Xu Chengqi can do it, he just needs some time to get used to the feeling of being independent.

"How is Xishi's injury?" This was what He Xiangmei was still thinking about before she died. As an elder, Xu Siyu should also be concerned about it.

Xu Siyu remembered that this great-grandniece was a quiet and docile person, unlike Tao Er of Nian Yue Sect and Cui Wei of her family, who had been indoctrinated with "deviant" ideas.

Before He Xiangmei was driven out of the house by Xu Huaishan, Xu Xishi grew up under He Xiangmei's care.

The affection between grandparents and grandchildren is probably overshadowed by the pain of being hurt by their loved ones.

"Alas, her eyeballs were not injured, but the long scar from her brow bone to the corner of her eye cannot be removed." Speaking of his daughter, Xu Chengqi's expression was full of regret.