A wealthy family recognizes my relatives? But I am already a billionaire.

Xu Youyou really didn't know where her confidence came from, and she couldn't understand why He Zhilan, who had a smart face, would believe such weird words.

The Qilin jade pendant in her mouth was not an ordinary ancient jade pendant, but more like a magic weapon that gave birth to a spirit in fantasy novels.

"Are you overthinking it? Is it really that effective? Don't do stupid things." Xu Youyou said helplessly.

He Zhilan explained, "Ms. Xu, you must have heard a saying: After eliminating all impossibilities, the remaining guess, no matter how outrageous, must be the truth."

Xu Youyou nodded slightly. These words seemed to be from a detective TV series.

He Zhilan continued, "My ancestors recorded that they had lost this Qilin jade pendant several times, but it was always found by their descendants in the end. And these descendants, without exception, are all the most outstanding descendants of the He family."

"Later, my ancestors used this method to choose the successor to the family head. Whenever the family head was handed over, the previous family head would deliberately give away this Qilin jade pendant. Whoever could find the jade pendant would become the next family head, and the owner of the jade pendant outside would also become the He family's closest friend."

Xu Youyou asked, "Are you so sure? Has nothing happened in these years? For example, did the previous patriarch secretly tell a promising younger generation about the whereabouts of the jade pendant?"

He Zhilan smiled and nodded, saying, "Everyone has selfish desires, and this kind of thing is naturally unavoidable. However, the Qilin Jade Pendant is spiritual. Even if we know its whereabouts, we may not be able to get it."

Xu Youyou opened her eyes slightly.

He Zhilan explained, "There was a family head who wanted to pass the throne to his own son. He buried the Qilin jade pendant in his backyard and waited for only one night. Unexpectedly, the jade pendant was dug out by an unsuspecting servant and secretly sold."

"Finally, three years later, he appeared thousands of miles away from the He family's headquarters. He happened to meet a member of a branch of the family who had been exiled. This man, who was not valued and forced to leave home due to a stigma, was my great-grandfather. He also became the head of the He family."

When Xu Youyou heard her tell this story, she felt like she was listening to a story about a male's counterattack.

"The Qilin jade pendant is the most important treasure of the He family. It will select the real Qilin child of the He family." A strange glow flashed on He Zhilan's face at this time.

Now that she has obtained this jade pendant, it means that she is the next head of the family for sure.

But Xu Youyou still felt that this was too frivolous and was totally unlike the decision a big family should make.

"Without judging this person's character, and relying entirely on a jade pendant, does that mean this jade pendant has no faults?" Xu Youyou asked.

He Zhilan lowered his voice and said, "Sometimes human judgment is not as good as this jade pendant."

"During the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, my ancestors tried their best to send this jade pendant to the newly crowned Emperor Jianwen, hoping that he would become the destined one for the He family. But in the end, the jade pendant appeared in the hands of Prince of Yan, Zhu Di."

"Shortly after Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, gave this jade pendant to his family general as a wedding gift."

"Six months after her marriage, the general's wife, He, returned to her parents' home wearing this jade pendant."

"According to the choice of the Qilin Jade Pendant, the He family's destined man is Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, and the next head of the family should also be this married He woman."

"But the He family at the time felt that Emperor Jianwen's throne was secure and they were unwilling to recognize a woman who married out as the head of the family. They felt that the Qilin jade pendant was wrong."

"After Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, he advocated for reducing the power of the feudal lords. After forcing the Prince of Xiang to death, Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, rebelled. After the Jingnan Campaign, the main branch of the He family, as remnants of Emperor Jianwen's supporters, was brutally attacked. Only one in ten survived. However, the ancestor who married out and her close relatives were able to save their lives because they sided with Prince of Yan."

"The remaining members of the He family, no matter how unwilling they were to accept a female head of the family, would recognize the married female ancestor as the head of the family after Prince Yan ascended the throne."

"During the years when Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was at its peak, no matter how many strange voices there were from the outside world, whether a married woman or a widow, as long as she was chosen by the Qilin Jade Pendant, regardless of gender, she could become the head of the He family. This is how the He family has been able to continue to this day."

Xu Youyou was shocked. How many lives had the He family's ancestors saved in their past lives? A single act of gratitude would last for thousands of years.

At this moment, she vaguely believed what He Zhilan said. After all, outsiders didn't know, but Xu Youyou knew in her heart that the system had given her a cheat and she was not an ordinary person.

Xu Youyou was also a little curious and asked, "How did your He family choose in the past hundred years?"

He Zhilan knew everything about Xu Youyou and explained:

"The destined man our family followed back then resolutely threw himself into the war of resistance. To support him, the old family head sold all his family property to buy supplies to support the front lines and sent several of his family members to fight in the war. Unfortunately, that destined man died on the battlefield, and most of his family members never returned."

Xu Youyou sighed upon hearing this, and she also had more respect for the He family. They acted so decisively, no wonder they were always one of the four great antique families.

He Zhilan was also quite helpless about this and said, "Ever since the He family chose the wrong side between Emperor Jianwen and Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, which almost led to the downfall of the entire family, we have never dared to disobey the Qilin Jade Pendant again."

The Qilin jade pendant seemed to be too effective, and Xu Youyou was reluctant to sell it to the He family for a while.

However, she also knew in her heart that if she tried to keep such an item that was so closely tied to a family, she would probably not be able to use it.

"I am lucky to have benefited from the Qilin Jade Pendant, otherwise you probably wouldn't be willing to sign Miss Zhiting to me."

He Zhilan smiled and said, "The person chosen by the Qilin Jade Pendant will definitely not be a treacherous or evil person. Miss Xu's company is definitely cleaner than others. I have nothing to worry about."

Xu Youyou could only comfort herself that it was not a loss. She earned 100 million yuan for nothing and selected a female artist with top potential for the company.

"It's a pleasure to work with you." Xu Youyou stretched out her hand, acknowledging the identity of this destined person.

He Zhilan shook hands with both hands and said, "Ms. Xu, from now on, the He family will be Ms. Xu's most steadfast partner and will unconditionally support all of Ms. Xu's decisions."

Xu Youyou actually couldn’t figure out what the point was of having an antiques family as a partner. After all, she never needed help from others to find bargains.

"Ms. Xu, I have another unwelcome request. When you bought this Qilin jade pendant at the auction, do you have any relevant evidence? In order to confirm the position of the head of the He family, we must also trace the Qilin jade pendant's 'adventure route' outside." He Zhilan asked politely.

Xu Youyou nodded and said, "I'll have my housekeeper send the relevant certificates to you from Shanghai later."