On the other end of the phone, Sandy gave a bitter smile after listening to Lan Haolin's words. "This girl! She was clamoring to go with them when Mu Shang and the others left. I didn't agree, so she still ran off. It seems my subordinates are blind and deaf, unable to keep an eye on a single person."
Sandy took a breath and continued, "Younger brother, I've caused you trouble."
Lan Haolin's lips curved slightly. "It's nothing. Nainai is quite well-behaved. Let her play here for a few more days."
"Absolutely not. With her troublemaking nature, she'll disturb your peace. Bring her back when Mu Shang and the others return."
"We'll see what Nainai wants."
Lan Haolin chatted with Sandy for a few more sentences before hanging up the phone.
Elder Duan, who was playing chess with Elder Hong, looked over with a smile. "I thought you were a man of steel, but I didn't expect you to speak against your conscience."
Lan Haolin sighed softly. "Nainai is a princess, after all. I have to give her some face. However, when I said Nainai was well-behaved, I nearly bit my tongue off."
"Haha..." Elder Hong burst into laughter.
Lan Yuxi and Nan Xiao were driving out and happened to cross paths with the car Tang Wan and the others were in.
Lan Yuxi asked Nan to stop the car, greeted Nainai, and then headed to the old ancestral home.
The Nan family members were all present for the ancestral worship today, even the second granduncle's family who had gone abroad had rushed back.
However, like his third granduncle, they were considered sinners of the Nan family. Their seats had been removed, and both families could only kneel outside the ancestral hall to pay their respects, along with the collateral branches.
This ancestral worship went exceptionally smoothly, mainly because those who loved to stir up trouble were intimidated.
They had all witnessed how ruthless Nan Xiao and Lan Yuxi were, but that wasn't the most frightening part. The most terrifying was their son, Lan Yin Zhe, who had just turned five years old.
Lan Yin Zhe was different from Nan Xiao and Lan Yuxi. The older two, at least, had grown up in the Nan family and still had some regard for the clan members. But this young one was like a tool, devoid of any emotion. Anything detrimental to the Nan clan was uprooted without mercy, and his thunderous methods struck fear into everyone's hearts. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
After the ancestral worship concluded, the fourth granduncle lowered his voice and asked, "Why didn't the old family head come?"
Nan Xiao said solemnly, "He was supposed to come, but the Princess of Norkas suddenly arrived. Since Xi Bao and I are out, it would be very impolite to have no host at home."
They had discussed it beforehand. To avoid trouble from the second and third granduncles, their father would use ill health as an excuse not to attend this ancestral worship. But on New Year's Day, he didn't want to say anything so inauspicious. Just then, Nainai arrived, and no one could argue with this excuse.
"Very good!" the fourth granduncle nodded with a smile. "I was really afraid he would come. Did you see those two? They'd rather kneel outside to be ridiculed just to see the old family head."
Nan Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly. "Even if they saw my father, they wouldn't gain anything. My father no longer manages family affairs, and in a few more years, neither will I. This family and the Nan clan will be handed over to Yin Zhe. If they're not afraid, let them continue their petty schemes!"
The fourth granduncle smiled with satisfaction. "Yin Zhe is a talented child! He will surely achieve great things in the future!"
Lan Yuxi smiled, then raised her hand to help the fourth granduncle over the high threshold. She then whispered something in his ear.
After hearing her words, the fourth granduncle's eyes beamed with joy. "Good, I'll tell Nan Qi and his wife about it later."
Lan Yuxi nodded and waved for the four brothers, Dong, Nan, Xi, and Bei, to get into the car.
Seeing them leave, the third granduncle said with displeasure, "On such an important day, the old family head didn't come. This is too rebellious..."
The fourth granduncle sternly interrupted him. "Nan Laosan, control your tongue! The old family head didn't come because the Princess of Norkas arrived. The family head and his wife came for the ancestral worship. If there's no one to manage things at home, and we slight the princess, it could escalate into a major international incident. You've lived this long; you should know whether national affairs or family affairs are more important, shouldn't you?"
The third granduncle was stunned into silence.
Second Granduncle asked with great respect, "The princess traveled a long distance. Shouldn't we Nan family members go to welcome her?"
The fourth granduncle snorted coldly. "Of course, we should. But you, who were almost expelled from the clan, are excused! Nan Qi, bring your wife and come with me to the hillside villa. The princess has traveled a long way; we Nan family must not be impolite!"
Nan Qi joyfully agreed and quickly called his wife to help the fourth granduncle into the car.
The third granduncle and second granduncle exchanged glances. The second granduncle said coldly, "We're going too! If we miss this opportunity, we'll have to go to the US to find the old family head, and even then, he might not see us."
The third granduncle hesitated, expressing his concern. "The hillside villa is that woman's territory. She might not let us in."
"How will you know if you don't try! Besides, if she doesn't let us in, won't we make a scene?" A wicked glint flashed in the second granduncle's eyes. "If she's not afraid of being laughed at by the Princess of Norkas, then she can block us from entering."
"Let's go!" The third granduncle steeled himself, opened the car door, and got in.
However, before their cars had traveled a mile, they were stopped by a group of men in black.
Without a word, the men in black directly punctured the tires of both sedans.
"Presumptuous!" The third granduncle, not daring to get out of the car, yelled loudly from inside. "Who are you people, to harm members of the Nan family!"
The leader of the group sneered. "Old man, what are you yelling about! You should thank me. If I hadn't popped your tires, you probably would have been expelled from the clan before you even reached the hillside villa!"
"You... you are Lan Yuxi's people?!"
The leader grabbed his collar and said menacingly, "Is that a name you can call the matriarch!"
The third granduncle flinched in fear. "You... let go of me..."
The leader scoffed and gave a hard shove, causing the third granduncle's head to bang against the car window.
"We are not the matriarch's people. We are the young master's people. The young master said that if you're not satisfied, you can find him anytime!"
The third granduncle, dizzy and groggy, twitched his lips. He was trying to avoid them; how dare he find that little devil.
The second granduncle in the car behind craned his neck, observing the situation. When he heard that these people belonged to the little devil, he quickly locked the car doors and hid his head behind the seat.
The leader glanced at him, a sneer appearing on his lips. These scoundrels were nothing without the Nan family's protection!
Zhao Zhao, with a cold expression on his little face, watched the screen. Only after the second and third granduncles were forced to change cars and retreat did he close his computer.