165: End of the ceremony

At 9 AM, the ceremony officially began.

As the ancestral hall was a relatively sacred and private place, inconvenient for outsiders to enter, guests were arranged to observe the ceremony in the courtyard.

"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my son's Young Clan Leader succession ceremony."

"On behalf of the Li Family of Longxi, I extend my highest respect to everyone present."

As the clan leader, Li Weiguo naturally had to come out and give a welcoming speech for such an occasion.

It was the so-called "polite talk."

"My son has been missing since that accident years ago."

"Fortunately, Heaven has eyes and sent him back to my side."

"Thus, the vacant position of Young Clan Leader in the Li Family of Longxi has been filled."

"Thank you all for the help you have provided over the years; I, Li, will never forget it."

"My Li Family originated in the Qin Dynasty, with Li Chong, the earliest governor of Longxi Commandery, as the first ancestor of my clan..."

Li Youqian stood solemnly beside Li Weiguo, appearing very serious on the surface, but in reality, he had already begun complaining internally.

"Why does this old man talk so much?"

"Wouldn't it be better to start early and finish early? He just has to do all these useless formalities."

Something that could have been done in half an hour at most, yet this old man had already been speaking for half an hour!

"Next, please witness together the succession ceremony of the Young Clan Leader of my Li Family."

Whew~ It's finally starting.

He wasn't even this tired when he stood at attention back then.

"Now, for the first item of this grand ceremony: please ask the Young Clan Leader to offer sacrifices to the ancestors."

Li Youqian turned and walked into the ancestral hall, performed three bows and nine kowtows, then took the incense offered by a nearby attendant and respectfully placed it on the incense stand.

"Undutiful descendant Li Hanyu, greets all ancestors."

Regarding the name, Li Weiguo had specifically discussed it with him.

Li Youqian didn't have to change his name, but in formal settings, he had to use this name.

His generation was the 'Han' character generation, and whether by coincidence or not, the name the old head of the orphanage gave him was exactly the same as the one given by the clan.

Could it be... the old head was also involved in the incident back then?

But he was already "dead" at that time! Even if the old head was involved, it was impossible for her to know him.

Could it be...

"Stop with the 'could it be' already! Before I fell into slumber, I stuffed a note in your arms, and that name was written on it."

Tch, he had already concocted a thrilling drama in his mind, and that's all it was?

"End of rites!"

"Next, for the second item: please ask the Young Clan Leader to pour tea for the Clan Leader and the Old Clan Leader."

Li Youqian stood up, walked to his grandfather Li Hongsong, and then knelt down again...

"Grandpa, please have some tea."

Li Hongsong's eyes welled up with tears, he heavily acknowledged him, and then said:

"Good child, get up quickly; you don't need to honor your father."

Upon hearing this, Li Weiguo's hands, which were resting on the armrests of his chair, instantly tightened.

What did he mean! What did he mean he didn't need to honor his father??

Old man, even if you're biased, you can't be this biased, can you?

I'm your child too!

Li Youqian did not listen to Li Hongsong and slowly walked in front of Li Weiguo.

Looking at the middle-aged man before him, Li Youqian's eyes were complex.

Although he always called him an old man, he knew better than anyone how much this man had done for him.

He even knew about Su Qingwan's matter; don't forget, Li Youqian had a "cheat" like Nuo Yi by his side, and no slightest disturbance could escape her eyes.

The father and son looked at each other like that, then Li Youqian slowly knelt down, solemnly took the teacup offered by the attendant, and presented it to Li Weiguo with both hands.

"Father, please have some tea."

"Good!"

Without much dialogue, Li Weiguo picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp; the warm tea flowed down his throat, warming his stomach and his heart.

At this moment, the deeply moved Li Weiguo never dreamed that this was the first and last time Li Youqian would ever call him father in his life!

That scoundrel still calls him an old man!!

...

"Phew, it's finally over."

Li Youqian rubbed the thumb ring, which symbolized the position of Young Clan Leader, and let out a long sigh of relief.

He really didn't like that kind of environment and atmosphere.

"I say, Brother-in-law, you're really something; you even dare to take on my sister, that tigress!"

Suddenly, Li Youqian was hugged around the neck from behind.

Brother... Brother-in-law?

Li Youqian turned to look at the man who spoke; his eyebrows and eyes indeed bore some resemblance to Su Qingwan.

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Su Qingyu, Su Qingwan's older brother."

So it was his Brother-in-law.

"Uh... Hello, Brother-in-law."

Generally speaking, brothers-in-law and brothers-in-law don't get along very well, but this Brother-in-law seemed quite easy to get along with.

"Brother-in-law, I'm telling you, that woman Su Qingwan is really ruthless."

"You know Zhou Yushen, right? Back then, Zhou Yushen just pulled her braid once, and she beat him so badly he couldn't get out of bed for three days!"

"You don't know, at that time..."

Before he could finish, a cold, bone-chilling voice entered their ears.

"Su! Qing! Yu!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Li Youqian looked at Su Qingyu with pity.

Caught talking bad about someone behind their back, huh?

You're in for it, kid!

"Heh... Heh heh, little sister, what a coincidence, you're here too?"

Su Qingyu laughed with difficulty, not daring to look directly at Su Qingwan, constantly poking Li Youqian with his hand, hoping he could say a few good words for him.

Unfortunately... he picked the wrong person.

Who is Li Youqian? Douyin's number one fun-seeker, who loves nothing more than a good show.

"Qingwan... Brother Yu is my Brother-in-law after all, you..."

Su Qingyu cast a grateful look at him, but in the next second, his gaze turned resentful.

"Go easy on him, I'm heading back first."

Before Su Qingyu could pull him, Li Youqian scurried away.

Seeing Li Youqian leave, Su Qingwan stretched her wrists and ankles, and said with a cold smile:

"Heh heh, now it's time to deal with our business."

"Ah... Little sister, listen to my explanation!"

"Ah! Not the face!"

...

Li Youqian, who had already run back to the villa, was now sitting on the sofa, scrolling through Douyin.

As for Su Qingyu's fate, he didn't even need to look to know that it definitely wouldn't be good.

"Are there any other singers who want to go on mic?"

"Xisuo's big stage, if you have a dream, come on down!"

Oh? Interesting, isn't this just the voice chat version of the Musen Big Stage?

Except one is for profit, and the other is for fun.

As Douyin's number one fun-seeker, how could he miss such an event?

[Red Dust Immortal - I Really Have Money has entered the live stream.]