After that night's banquet, Second Master Su announced to everyone that her uncle's family had nothing to do with the Su family's old mansion. Although it was just a sentence from Su Chen, it was a disaster for the Su family.
In just a few days, they felt this pain.
Previously, for the banquet, they had already mortgaged all their properties. Originally, this wasn't a big deal. The bank knew their family's identity and wouldn't take back their properties so quickly.
Relying on their previous properties and properties, they could still earn a living by collecting rent.
However, Su Chen and the others said something behind their backs. The bank's snobs immediately made things difficult for them and took back their properties. When they went back, they almost had to live on the streets.
Su Zixuan relied on some of the previous competitions to save up some money. This allowed them to reluctantly find a place to sit down.
However, that bit of money wasn't enough for the three of them, so they pawned a lot of things in the house. When they came today, they were in a very bad state. Especially Su Liang, he looked like an old man with one foot in the grave. It seemed like he could die at any time.
He was obviously younger than Su Jianqing and Second Master Su, but in the past few days, he had a head full of white hair. He didn't know if it was because he didn't have the money to dye his hair or something else, but he didn't take care of himself today. Su Yuanzhong and Su Zixuan didn't even shave their beards clean. The three of them stood out in the crowd.
Su Zixuan had had enough of this in just a few days. He had been a proud son of heaven since he was young, and he had extraordinary abilities when he grew up. He had always been the center of attention, but now he was living like a stray dog. Naturally, he felt unbalanced in his heart.
Therefore, he said, "Grandpa, we can't just let it go like this. Today, while everyone is here, and in front of our ancestors, we must make it clear to the old house. No matter what, they can't abandon the family!"
Su Liang glanced at him and painfully shook his head. "Zixuan, forget it. Don't you understand? Right now, the Su family is Su Chen's world. His attitude towards us is very clear. Even if we beg for food, he won't take a bite. Today, let's quietly finish this ceremony and go back early! "
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Su family's old residence.
Su Jianqing led everyone into the ancestral hall. The steward stood on both sides with the servants, holding prepared incense sticks in his hands. One by one, he offered the incense sticks to the people who were paying their respects to the ancestors.
It was the first time for the Tuantuan and Lele to attend such a solemn ceremony. Although they didn't know what to do, when they saw the solemn expressions on their parents' faces, they restrained their emotions and stood obediently beside their parents.
The procedure in the family was relatively simple. After they had offered incense to their ancestors one by one, Su Jianqing looked at the ranking and said, "Ancestors of the Su family, today we are going to hold a ceremony for Su Haoqian, Su Chen, and their families to recognize their ancestors. I hope to receive your permission and blessings. I will write their names in the genealogy of the Su family in front of all the ancestors."
That day, they only added Su Chen's name to the genealogy of the Su family. But today, they were going to write Su Chen and Su Haoqian's names in the genealogy of the Su family.
It was 6: 30 pm when they left the old residence. When they drove to Lei Guang Temple, it was 7: 20 pm. Today's ceremony would start at 7: 30 pm. The guests had already arrived early.
Lei Guang Temple was built on the mountain. The Su family's ancestral hall was at the highest position. From the bottom, they had to walk a few thousand steps to reach the final ancestral hall.
This was also a symbol of the descendants' respect for their ancestors.
The incense burner in front of the door had already been cleaned. Now, there were only three percent of the incense sticks left. The air was filled with the smell of burning incense ashes.
The abbot of Lei Guang Temple and the staff of the temple were all standing on the steps below, waiting for their arrival.
There was a huge banner at the door with today's theme written on it. On it were the names of Su Haoqian, Lin Xiu, Su Chen, Yan Bingxue, as well as the Tuantuan and Lele.
All the major media had also arrived early. When they saw Su Chen and the others arrive, they immediately took out their cameras and started taking photos.
When Su Zi Xuan saw Su Chen, he couldn't help but clench his fists.
The three of them were like stray dogs. But Su Chen and the others could stand here openly. Later, they would even have to write their names in the genealogy of the Su family.
This matter made him so envious!
Because his grandmother was from the second branch, their names could only appear in the Su family's genealogy, but not in the Su family's genealogy.
Previously, he was thinking that if one day he became the successor of the society, the first thing he would do would be to hold such a grand ancestral recognition ceremony and write their names in the Su family's genealogy.
The Su family's genealogy would only be circulated within the family. But the Su family's genealogy was different. In the future, as long as someone with the surname Su came to Lei Guang Temple, they would be able to see their names in the genealogy.
But all of this was ruined by Su Chen.
The things that he had dreamed of for more than twenty years had all become Su Chen's.
He was very unwilling, but when he thought of his grandfather's words, he didn't dare to do anything on his own.
They already had nothing to lose. But even so, he didn't dare to continue provoking Su Chen at this time.
Last time, he was stripped of all his rights just because he went against Su Chen. Now, he didn't even have the right to enter the old residence. Moreover, the old residence was cut off from all financial support. He didn't know how he would live in the future.
If he were to do anything to Su Chen now, he didn't know what would happen to them!
Su Zixuan's tightly clenched fists slowly loosened. His entire shoulders drooped. He looked at Su Chen who was standing in front of a huge incense burner with his wife and child and silently lowered his head.
He had really lost. He had lost completely.
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After they finished lighting the incense, the ceremony officially began. The old patriarch stood at the front and seriously read out today's congratulatory words.
"Dear family members, honored guests, and clan relatives, greetings."
"Today, more than a thousand of us have gathered at Lei Guang Temple, which is also our Su family's ancestral hall, to participate in the Capital's Su Family Ancestral Recognition Ceremony. Colorful flags fluttered in the wind, golden dragons danced in the sky, firecrackers sounded one after another, and gongs, drums, and suona were pleasing to the ears. Everywhere was filled with a cheerful atmosphere. On behalf of the Capital's Su family, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to Su Haoqian, Lin Xiu, Su Chen, Yan Bingxue, Su Jiale, and Su Muxue!"
"In the spirit of tracing back to the origin and the determination to find their roots and ancestors, the several descendants of the Su family spared no effort to travel from Zhonghai to the Capital. After repeated verification, both parties have unanimously confirmed that they share the same roots. Therefore, we hereby hold today's Ancestral Recognition Ceremony."
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(End of chapter)
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