Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

31. Now that's what you call saving the day!

Qi Xinye understood his intention, but still felt it was inappropriate.

Qi Yi was actually completely unsure of himself; that's why it was described as an adventure.

Now it depends on everyone's reaction. As long as they are not particularly resistant, it will pave the way for Xiao Ye to gradually take control of the family.

But he was still too naive...

After a long silence from the audience, an old man stood up and asked with a smile, "Patriarch Qi Yi, if I may be so bold as to ask, did you make a mistake just now? Who lets a child give a New Year's greeting?"

Now that he had already spoken, Qi Yi had no intention of backing down.

"No, Sixth Uncle, I think the child needs to be trained, so..."

"This is outrageous!"

Another old man next to him slammed his fist on the table and stood up: "This is outrageous! We just wanted to keep things peaceful during the New Year, so we didn't say anything. Qi Yi, you junior, are you trying to take advantage of us? You're breaking the rules. It's one thing to let your child sit on the stage with you, but now you want Xiao Ye to give a New Year's greeting? What do you take the rules of the Qi family for!"

Actually, these elders had been feeling resentful ever since they entered the room.

According to the rules, although it was a meeting, the elders should sit below the stage, while Qi Yi, as the head of the family, could sit on the stage. However, he actually allowed his daughter, Qi Xinye, to sit on the stage as well.

Yes, the rules of the Qi family are numerous and complicated, especially the older generation, who treat the rules with the same care.

In addition, they actually came here today with the intention of causing trouble...

What just happened gave them an opportunity.

Qi Yi had intended from the beginning to use the New Year's arrival of the various family branches to send a signal that he hoped Xiao Ye would gradually take over the Qi family. Although he was prepared that everyone would be dissatisfied, he did not expect such a strong reaction.

Faced with questions from the elders below and increasing whispers.

Qi Yi withstood the pressure and continued speaking.

"Everyone, let me be frank. I believe that Xiao Ye has the qualifications to become the next head of the Qi family. In addition, she is the only daughter of the main family, so I want to give her more opportunities. Are you elders unwilling to give her this opportunity?"

I thought that my words would have some effect, but the audience didn't give me any face at all.

"These are two different things! Giving someone an opportunity is giving someone an opportunity, and rules are rules. How can you, the head of the family, not even be able to distinguish between such a simple matter!"

"Sigh...this management team is no good...the Qi family is going downhill."

"Without rules, nothing can be accomplished..."

Qi Xinye was the one who felt most awkward sitting there.

Although she had a premonition that something would go wrong when she was seated on this stage, she did not expect the problem to become so serious.

It seemed Qi Yi wanted to say something more.

Qi Xinye quickly turned off the loudspeaker and then spoke to him in a low voice.

“Dad, I know what you’re thinking, but we can’t rush things. The time isn’t right. It’s only natural that no one in the Qi family trusts me right now. I need to work hard slowly.”

"It's not that simple, Xiao Ye... Don't you know what these old guys are thinking? Don't I understand? If you don't take power soon, this family will no longer be under our control."

"I know...but..."

Well... although in general, the boundaries between the main family and the branch family are still very clear in the large families in Fenghai City, and the branch family all revolve around the main family.

However, there are some families where the main family is weak or the managers are not capable enough. Larger branch families will receive support from other branch families and ask the head of the main family to give up his position so that the branch family can take over as the new head family.

The destruction of the Mo family's main branch in the neighboring Cangming City is a case in point...

So how could Qi Yi not be anxious? The downfall of his second uncle Qi Jiang this year is a double-edged sword. The benefits are obvious, but the drawbacks are also very clear.

Along with Qi Jiang, his forces also disappeared. Those forces used to belong to the main family, and now that they've vanished, it has weakened the main family's strength in no way.

Qi Yi can't handle this alone... so he can't back down here today.

Everyone knows that these chattering elders are all plotting to have their own children take over from the main family.

They kept talking about rules and regulations... which really annoyed Qi Xinye.

That's the word she hates the most.

Unable to bear it any longer, she turned the speakerphone back on, stood up, and calmly spoke.

"Dear elders, it's fine for anyone to read the New Year's greetings, but could you please quiet down first? The main family is presiding over the meeting, and the branch family members are interrupting without any regard for the rules, disrupting the meeting. I don't think that's proper."

These words did indeed make the elders below, who were relying on their seniority, feel awkward for a moment, but they had come here today as planned.

"This is no place for a little girl to speak!"

"The Qi family has no one left! Look at the mess we've made!"

"If you ask me, for the sake of the Qi family's future, our family needs to improve itself, or we should replace the leader."

As they talked, they got closer and closer to their true purpose.

In order to seize power, they have even abandoned all sense of shame.

Qi Yi was at a loss; he didn't know what to do. There wasn't a single elder in the Qi family who could take charge.

Qi Xinye, on the other hand, remained much calmer, still pondering how to overcome this difficult situation.

Just as tensions were about to rise... a sudden change occurred.

The conference room door, which was tightly closed, was suddenly pushed open with a bang!

Moreover, the person who pushed the door used a lot of force, and the door slammed directly against the wall with a loud bang, which acted as a warning and silenced the entire venue.

Everyone in the conference room looked towards the door in surprise, only to see a dashing figure with flowing silver hair striding in calmly.

Behind him followed a girl with medium-length brown hair, tied in a single ponytail to the right, dressed in a maid outfit; this was Lu Yao.

The first person to walk in was definitely Yu Zhe.

"Oh dear, everyone's in a meeting. Uncle and Aunt, and Sister Qi Xinye, Yu Zhe is here on behalf of the Su family to wish you a Happy New Year."

"..."

Did anyone go out to visit relatives and friends on Lunar New Year's Eve?

And is this supposed to be a New Year's greeting?! The moment you opened the door, you startled everyone!

The grumpy old man downstairs didn't care who the newcomer was; he was just extremely agitated.

"This is outrageous! I'm furious! Is the Qi family really this useless?! We're having an important internal Qi family meeting here! Do you think people from other families can just come and go as they please?!"

Yu Zhe didn't even glance at his impotent rage, turning his head to look at Qi Xinye.

Her face was full of surprise.

"Xiao Zhe, what brings you here?!"

"Hehe, you can come whenever you want, or is it just that I came at the wrong time, and Sister Ye doesn't welcome me?"

"How could that be! Xiao Zhe, you can come anytime."

Qi Yi was completely bewildered: "Nephew, what's going on...?"

The questions from below grew increasingly shrill.

"You Su family brat, don't you know the rules? This is the Qi family!"

"Oh right, I almost forgot. This is the Qi family's residence." Yu Zhe turned around, his eyes as cold as ice. "So I'm talking to the main branch of the Qi family. Why are you branch families chattering away? Does the Qi family have no rules?"

32. I'm very satisfied with today!

"Grandpa, no matter what, I'm here representing the Su family. Even if you have any complaints now, could you please bear with them for a bit? Otherwise, it's not good for the Qi family, don't you think?"

"you!"

The old man picked up his cane and pointed at Yu Zhe, but immediately felt the double intimidating gazes from Lu Yao on his right and Qi Xinye on his left.

He's a stubborn person. He wanted to say a few more words, but someone else had already spoken up.

"Sixth Brother, please sit down and listen to what this young master Su has to say."

"Yes, don't be impulsive. It's the Lunar New Year, and making a scene won't be good for anyone."

The sixth-ranking elder of the Qi family branch glared at Yu Zhe with considerable dissatisfaction before angrily returning to his seat.

He knew what everyone was worried about. If they started a fight with the Su family here, no matter who took control of the Qi family in the future, they would not have a good outcome.

Alright, let's see what this Su family kid has to say.

Yu Zhe calmly and politely walked up the steps and stood next to the podium.

That is, next to Qi Xinye's seat.

This position is very close to the microphone, so if you speak from here, the entire venue can hear you.

He first gave Qi Xinye a look to reassure her.

Then, very naturally, he began to speak as if they were having a casual chat.

"Dear seniors, I originally intended to knock and come in, but unfortunately I overheard quite a few unpleasant comments. I've been listening outside for a while now. Although I was meddling, I'm just a person with a strong sense of justice."

Xie Yuzhe began his self-performation.

“I was listening outside. Patriarch Qi Yi just said he wanted the eldest daughter of the Qi family to deliver a New Year’s greeting. It’s such a normal thing. Oh right, maybe there are many rules in the Qi family that I don’t know, but I know that such a thing is not enough to make the branch families all shout for the main family to replace her, right?”

"But I clearly heard that senior shouting really loudly. You said you wanted the host family to move out immediately? Good heavens, you're trying to seize power!"

As Yu Zhe spoke, he pointed to the old man who had just been pointing at him with his cane.

The sixth son of the Qi family branch elder.

Even if the old man had been called out by name, he would have been dismissive, not thinking that these words would have much of a negative impact.

But he started to panic when he realized that many people around him were watching him and whispering.

That's right, Yu Zhe's move is called undermining the opponent from within.

It's possible that many of the branch families present had some intention of replacing the main family, but even if they succeeded, in the end, there could only be one main family, and the others could only be branch families.

If Yu Zhe were to point out the one who is making the most noise right now, would people not be on guard against him?

After all, for them, if the spot isn't theirs, they won't get anything. All their fuss will be for nothing, and they'll just get a bad reputation for causing trouble.

The old man stood up again, looking fierce as he said to Yu Zhe, "You, you brat, don't make baseless accusations! Without evidence, why do you say I want to abolish our family? I've never even thought of that!"

Ha, you haven't thought that way yet. The way you acted just now, it was practically written all over your face that you wanted to be a member of the same clan.

However, Yu Zhe wasn't in a hurry. He shrugged and said...