Many children, many blessings; the story begins with revenge against the beautiful boss.

Huangjia Village.

Huang Wenshan, the richest man in Huangjia Village, sat in a chair with a face so gloomy it could drip water.

"What? The person who hit my son hasn't been caught? What kind of job is Huang Jianguo doing?!"

The subordinate lowered his head and said cautiously, "Boss, they've hired a very capable lawyer over there, so Director Huang can't just forcibly arrest them..."

"lawyer?!"

Huang Wenshan sneered, "A bunch of useless trash! They can't even handle a few villagers."

He squinted, lit a cigarette, and his expression turned sinister amidst the swirling smoke.

What's been going on in Caojia Village lately?

"I heard... they're busy preparing for their ancestral worship ceremony, and it seems like it's quite a grand affair," the subordinate replied in a low voice.

Huang Wenshan's eyes turned cold, but a cold smile slowly curled up at the corner of his mouth.

"Ha, if hard tactics don't work, then I'll try softer ones."

He exhaled a puff of smoke and said viciously, "Since they want to perform ancestral rites, then I'll make them look foolish in front of their ancestors! I'll make them a laughingstock in front of the whole town!"

His subordinate glanced at him hesitantly and asked in a low voice, "Boss, what are you planning to do?"

Huang Wenshan smiled slightly and lowered his voice: "Listen to me, we'll do it this way, and this way..."

……

The Cao family ancestral home.

Cao Kun was chatting with his father when he saw the village secretary, Cao Demeng, walk in with several people.

"Cao Kun, the ancestral worship ceremony is in three days. According to our local tradition, we need to invite the leaders and cadres from the surrounding villages and towns tomorrow."

Cao Kun asked with some confusion, "Why do we need to invite outsiders to our village's ancestral worship ceremony?"

Village chief Cao Dejiu explained:

"You don't know, this is the custom throughout Linchuan County. The more outsiders who come to the ancestral hall to burn incense on the day of the ancestral worship, the more prosperous the family is."

"If we could invite leaders and celebrities from the surrounding villages to burn incense at the ancestral hall, that would be a symbol of our ancestors' blessings and the prosperity of our descendants!"

Cao Tianheng chimed in from the side:

"There is indeed such a rule. Our village didn't have the conditions for this before, but now that we have the ability, it's not impossible to make the event bigger."

Cao Kun didn't care about this; he held this ancestral worship ceremony mainly to make his father happy.

He pondered for a moment and said:

"Alright, Dad, then I'll trouble you and the village officials to invite officials and social celebrities from nearby villages and towns. Make sure all the proper etiquette is observed."

Cao Tianheng patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, son, we'll arrange it right away and make sure it's handled perfectly!"

……

Time flies, and three days passed quickly.

Early in the morning, Caojia Village was bustling with activity.

The ancestral hall was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and a stage had been set up. Drums and music resounded, and the sounds of singing never ceased.

Bright red lanterns hung from the village entrance all the way to the ancestral hall, colorful flags fluttered, and the sound of firecrackers was incessant.

The villagers were busy setting up tables and serving dishes, while the lion dance team and suona team were already in place, creating a lively scene.

Fu Die personally oversaw every detail, directing everything in an orderly manner.

She had organized a similar large-scale event in Changteng before, so this time she was even more adept at it.

Everything from the decor and menu to the etiquette was meticulously arranged.

Looking at this magnificent scene, the village officials nodded in approval: "This is even better than the Spring Festival!"

"That's right, we can be considered to have an edge over Huangjia Village!"

Just then, a villager came running in, panting: "Oh no! The Huangjia Village across the street... they're holding an ancestral worship ceremony too!"

"Why are they holding a ancestral worship ceremony?" The village officials were all taken aback.

The man nodded repeatedly: "Yes, they also hired an opera troupe, and they even did dragon and lion dances, making it just as lively as our place."

The group exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions displeased.

Cao Kun simply smiled faintly: "Let them do what they want, it's no big deal."

After saying that, he continued to sip his tea slowly and deliberately, as if he didn't care about the matter at all.

At noon, the ancestral worship ceremony officially began.

The long table in front of the ancestral hall in Caojia Village was laden with offerings, and incense smoke curled upwards.

The villagers gradually took their seats, and the lively atmosphere seemed to reach its peak.

Inside the ancestral hall, however, the expressions of the village officials grew increasingly grim.

Because only a handful of Cao family members came to the ancestral hall to burn incense and worship.

Village Party Secretary Cao Demeng sighed, "Sigh... all those leaders from the town and county promised to come, but why haven't we seen a single one of them?"

The village chief, Cao Dejiu, shook his head and said, "Maybe something came up at the last minute. It's no big deal if he can't come. Anyway, there are a lot of people in the Cao family, and the occasion is quite large..."

Before the words were finished, suddenly—

"Bang bang bang—!"

A deafening roar of fireworks came from Huangjia Village across the street!

Immediately afterwards, a loudspeaker blared:

"A warm welcome to the Mayor of Qingping Town for visiting the Huangjia Village Ancestral Hall to burn incense!"

"A warm welcome to the Secretary of Qingping Town for visiting the Huangjia Village Ancestral Hall to burn incense!"

"A warm welcome to the Chief of Qingping Town Police Station for burning incense at the Huangjia Village Ancestral Hall!"

The loudspeaker blared one message after another, and with each message, the atmosphere inside the Cao family ancestral hall grew colder.

The village officials were utterly humiliated, and the villagers outside fell silent as well.

Someone couldn't help but mutter under their breath, "Why have all these bastards gone to Huangjia Village?"

Another person gave a wry smile: "The town mayor and the party secretary are both from Huangjia Village. How could they not help their own people..."

The Cao Family Ancestral Hall was deserted.

But outside in Huangjia Village, there was a great commotion of gongs and drums, and crowds of people.

The stark contrast made all members of the Cao family feel ashamed.

The originally joyous ancestral worship ceremony suddenly became oppressive and silent.

Seeing this, Cao Kun was about to say something when he heard an angry shout from outside the ancestral hall: "What are you doing here!"

Immediately, an extremely arrogant voice rang out: "Can't we come and take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Kun and the others immediately went out of the ancestral hall to investigate.

Huang Junhao, the son of the richest man in Huangjia Village, was seen leading a group of Huang family members, standing arrogantly outside the ancestral hall.

Huang Junhao, beaming with pride, sneered, "Oh, look at your Cao Family Village, you can't even get people to come to the ancestral hall to burn incense. How shameful!"

"What kind of ancestral worship is this? It's utterly disgraceful to your ancestors! Hahahaha!"

After he finished speaking, the group of people behind him also started laughing.

Just then, Fu Die hurried over to Cao Kun's side and said, "Boss, it's a call from Director Liu of the Investment Promotion Bureau."

Fu Die lowered her voice and said:

"Breaking news: Director Liu of the Investment Promotion Bureau is about to be promoted to vice mayor. This is already common knowledge in Jinning's social circles."

Upon hearing this, Cao Kun took the phone, a smile appearing on his face, and said, "Director Liu, no, now I should address you as Mayor Liu."

On the other end of the phone, Director Liu paused for a moment, then laughed heartily:

"So you already knew, Mr. Cao! Hahaha, that's exactly why I called to share this good news with you."

Without Cao Kun's support, he would not have been able to stand out from his competitors so quickly, so he was filled with gratitude at this moment.

Director Liu said, "I heard that Chairman Cao is currently paying respects to your ancestors in Caojia Village. I also planned to come and burn incense for your ancestors as a small token of my respect."

"Of course, of course, I'll send someone to pick you up."