Eternal Beast Taming Family

Chen Zhengchang's cloudy eyes darted around, and he asked somewhat cautiously, "Young Master, please feel free to make arrangements."

Chu Qinhui noticed the old man's nervousness and softened his voice, "This is also a good thing for Fuhe Village. My father, out of compassion for the villagers' hard work in farming, gave the village chief's family a spot for the spirit-opening ceremony."

"Have a contract specialist in your household, pay him a fixed monthly salary, to help the villagers cultivate the land."

Upon hearing Chu Qinhui's words, the villagers behind the village chief gasped in shock. They now wished they were the village chief, for the appearance of a contract master could lead their entire family to a new level of success.

Chen Zhengchang's fingers trembled involuntarily. "Young Master, is it...really?"

Chu Qinhui nodded. "Of course it's true. Go back and discuss it carefully. Once you've decided on the candidates, we'll go up the mountain tomorrow to initiate the Spirit Contract with the Source Beast."

"Alright, alright, I'll definitely choose carefully when I get back. Young master, would you like to stay in the village for a meal?"

Chu Qinhui waved his hand, "I have other things to attend to, so I won't bother you any longer."

Watching Chu Qinhui's figure disappear at the end of the village, Chen Zhengchang couldn't help but sigh. He truly lived up to his reputation as a young master of a prominent family; compared to his previous sickly state...

Now, he has lost much of his scholarly air, replaced by a coldness that keeps people at a distance, or perhaps arrogance.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Zhengchang still couldn't come up with a suitable description from his limited vocabulary.

He came to his senses and realized that the villagers had already tried to stand on the solid 'road'.

At first, they were very careful, afraid of damaging the road. After a while, they seemed to realize how sturdy the road was, and started running and jumping on it.

Chen Zhengchang walked back and forth on the highway several times with his cane before returning home, carrying with him the information Chu Qinhui had told him about choosing one person to become a contract master.

Although happy, I was also very worried. There are quite a few children and grandchildren in the family, and deciding who to give this spot to is not an easy thing to do.

After dinner, the village chief and his family gathered in the main room.

Chen Zhengchang had three sons and two daughters in his lifetime.

The two daughters married into neighboring villages, and they had already been excluded from the marriages.

The remaining three sons have all married and had children. The eldest son's family has one son and one daughter, the second son's family has two sons, and the youngest son's family has just been married for a year and has an infant.

Therefore, Chen Zhengchang had seven candidates in mind: his three sons and four grandchildren, excluding the one in swaddling clothes.

Chen Zhengchang tapped his pipe, explained that he was going to send someone to become a contract master, and then asked:

What are your thoughts?

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat stagnant.

The daughters-in-law's eyes darted around, and their hands unconsciously tightened around their husbands. In this situation, they basically only had the right to listen but not the right to speak.

The only woman who could speak was perhaps their blind mother-in-law. This was not meant as an insult; their mother-in-law was genuinely blind.

Chen Zhengchang's eldest son was an honest and simple man. He replied in a low voice, "Dad, you can decide for yourself."

Chen Zhengchang pressed down on the table, his cloudy gaze falling on his second son.

The second son's waist was pinched painfully by his wife, causing his expression to contort as he tried to endure it. However, faced with his father's long-standing authority, he still imitated his eldest brother.

Qian smiled and said, "I'll follow your arrangements, Father, just like my elder brother."

Chen Zhengchang nodded, said nothing more, and then turned his gaze to his third son.

The third son was rather thinner than his two older brothers, who were more robust. After seeing that his father had examined him, he glanced at everyone in the main room.

"The Chu family has a twelve-year-old young master named Fan, who is about the same age as our Xiaoling. If we let Xiaoling become a contract master, there might be a possibility that we could become in-laws with the Chu family."

Chen Zhengchang shuddered at the sight of his youngest son's ambitions. Everyone else in the room looked at Chen Minghua (the third son) with shocked expressions, not expecting him to have such a completely different way of thinking.

Chen Zhengchang's gaze fell on his wife's only granddaughter, Chen Ling, standing beside her, his eyes carrying a hint of scrutiny.

"Although they are close in age, how could that young master possibly be interested in our Xiaoling?"

"Father, the Chu family has only been a prominent family for a short time, so their foundation is probably not very strong. Our Xiaoling is just the right age, and she can be described as dignified and beautiful. Young boys of this age are most easily moved."

No matter what, our Xiaoling and Young Master Fan are childhood sweethearts. If they become contract masters, the gap between them will be even smaller.

If the Chu family wants to arrange a marriage, this is definitely not the right time to marry someone of high status. The most suitable option is to choose someone of good character from the three villages under our jurisdiction. If we consider closeness among them, no one is more suitable than our family.

Giving Xiaoling this opportunity to awaken her spirit is merely a step in helping to push things forward.

"If Xiaoling really becomes related to the Chu family by marriage, will our sons still have to worry about becoming contract masters?"

Chen Zhengchang was somewhat tempted by his youngest son's words, and the Chen family's daughters also turned their attention to Chen Ling. Their intense gazes made Chen Ling blush and lower her head.

Chen Zhengchang pondered for a long time, then sighed.

"I still feel it's not safe enough. If the Chu family really takes a liking to Xiaoling, they will still bring it up even if Xiaoling doesn't become a contract master."

Moreover, they said that after the spirit is awakened, the contract will be with the source beast that helps the villagers farm, which means that they will be doing a very public job in the future.

It's really inappropriate to have a young girl like Xiaoling go to the fields to plow every day. It might make the Chu family look down on her and ruin what could have been a good marriage.

That's not appropriate.

After listening to his father's words, Chen Minghua remained silent for a moment, then replied:

"Then Xiaohui is the most suitable one right now. He is only fourteen years old, young enough. After becoming a contract master, he still has enough potential for development and more time to protect our Chen family."

Chen Xiaohui is the eldest son of the first wife, the eldest grandson of the Chen family, and indeed Chen Zhengchang's first choice.

This time, Chen Zhengchang nodded. "It's decided then, Xiaohui. Now I'm giving you this spot. Remember to care for and cherish everyone in the Chen family. This will be your responsibility in the future, understand?"

Standing behind his father, Chen Xiaohui walked excitedly to the middle of the main room and kowtowed several times to his grandfather and his father's two uncles.

"Xiao Hui, you must care for and help your family in the future, and never be an ungrateful person."

Chen Zhengchang nodded. "Good boy, get up. Wash up properly later and wear new clothes tomorrow so you don't offend any important people."

"Okay." Chen Xiaohui was so excited that he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet.

The eldest son's family was quite happy. Whether it was Xiaoling or Xiaohui, they were both their children, and the couple was pleased.

However, the other two brothers' wives looked somewhat resentful, especially the second brother's wife. She clearly had two sons, and her own womb was more capable of bearing children, so why couldn't she have two children? In the end, it was still the old man's favoritism.

However, just as everyone in the main room was having their own thoughts, a loud knocking sound suddenly came from outside the village chief's house.

"Big brother, big brother, we've come to see you."