Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1966 Fortunately
Only Fang Lihui and Fang Zilan remained in the hall, and it was eerily quiet for a moment. Finally, Fang Zilan broke the silence by speaking first, "What would Young Master Fang like to say to me?"

Fang Lihui was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "It's nothing. I'm just grateful that Lord Fang is here today, otherwise I really wouldn't know..."

"Fang Lihui, you've already said thank you. I don't think you'd want to say it a second time." Fang Zilan interrupted him coldly, her expression indifferent. "Besides, you're not without cunning and resourcefulness. Why belittle yourself? Even if I weren't here today, you would have had ways to resolve everything, whether it was succeeding as the head of the family, the Cong girl matter, or the head of Qingshui Manor, wouldn't you?"

Fang Lihui stared blankly at the person in front of him, only to see her expression soften slightly, and she said helplessly, "Fang Lihui, Fang Liren has already handed the Fang family over to you. Now, you are the head of the Fang family."

“Yes.” Fang Lihui sighed softly, “From the moment I became the head of the family, there was no turning back.”

“Fang Liren trusts you, and so do I.” Fang Zilan reached out and patted his shoulder, saying softly, “You’re not alone.”

Fang Lihui glanced at the hand on his shoulder, lowered his eyes and said softly, "I didn't understand before why he cared so much about fairness and justice, but now that I'm in this position myself, I understand. No matter how shrewd and cunning a businessman is, or how greedy he is, or how fierce the competition is in the business world, nothing beats going far with integrity."

Fang Zilan withdrew her hand, calmly straightened her sleeves, and said slowly, word by word, "Perhaps Fang Liren is sensitive and meticulous, not the best businessman, but he is certainly a very good head of the family."

After she finished speaking, she casually asked, "Fang Lihui, as Fang Liren's successor, can you do a good job?"

Fang Lihui said solemnly, "I know it is not easy to be impartial, but now that I have taken on the title of head of the Fang family, I will continue to walk the path he has walked with a clear conscience."

"I'm relieved to see you have such awareness." Fang Zilan smiled slightly and said, "At least I didn't entrust my business to the wrong person."

"I will certainly live up to Lord Fang's expectations." Fang Lihui bowed, completely abandoning his previous carefree and dissolute demeanor, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.

Fang Zilan waved her hand, indicating that he didn't need to be so polite. "If there's nothing else, I'll head back to my residence first. Don't forget to send last year's money to my residence."

Fang Lihui nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lord Fang, I won't forget."

“I have already sent someone to inform the clan’s elders who are in charge of the rules. They should be on their way. Once everyone arrives, they will give this young lady…” Fang Lihui paused, then said in a deep voice, “And me, an explanation.”

Fang Zilan's gaze swept over the group of people in the courtyard, finally landing on Fang Lihui.

She said thoughtfully, "Since Young Master Fang has other matters to attend to, I will not bother you any longer. I will visit you another day when Young Master Fang has some free time."

"Lord Fang, please wait a moment." Fang Lihui said, trying to persuade him to stay, "It is a rare occasion for Lord Fang to be here today. Why not stay and be a witness?"

Fang Zilan raised an eyebrow slightly, "Witness?"

"Lord Fang must have watched a play at my Fang family home." Fang Lihui raised his eyebrows and smiled charmingly. "If the play was not good, Lihui will leave it to Lord Fang to decide."

His words were flippant and ambiguous, causing A-Wan to frown and say coldly, "Fang Lihui, do you know who you're talking to?"

"Of course I know." Fang Lihui nodded slightly and looked at Fang Zilan, asking, "What does Lord Fang think?" "Alright." Fang Zilan agreed without hesitation.

Awan tugged at her sleeve and tried to signal her with her eyes not to meddle, but she ignored her and simply let it be, following the others into the front hall.

After everyone was seated, Fang Lihui looked at Fang Zilan and asked directly, "Lord Fang, have you come all this way for business in the Northern Territory?"

"Indeed." Fang Zilan nodded and asked, "I suppose you are aware of the situation in the Northern Border. I wonder if the business I entrusted to you has suffered any losses?"

“Lord Fang seems to have too little faith in me.” Fang Lihui chuckled lightly, fanning himself with his fan. Fang Zilan said calmly, “If the money is delivered on time, I will naturally have faith in Young Master Fang.”

Her words were so blunt that even Fang Lihui was momentarily speechless. He then forced a smile and said, "The situation before the new year is still unclear. If any money from the northern border flows into Lord Fang's residence, I'm afraid..."

He didn't continue, but Fang Zilan understood his meaning perfectly. She nodded slightly and said, "Young Master Fang is very considerate, and I am not ungrateful. Therefore, I am only here today to collect a debt, not to interrogate you."

"I am relieved to hear that you say so, Lord Fang." Fang Lihui lightly waved his folding fan, still looking like a carefree young master. "I will have the accountant in my residence send over the account books later. After you have reviewed them, I will have someone deliver all the money to your residence."

"Thank you for your trouble, Young Master Fang." Fang Zilan said, picking up the teacup beside her and tasting it carefully. "This tea..."

"Young Master, the Elders of the Rules have arrived." The steward, who had rushed in, interrupted Fang Zilan before she could finish speaking. She put the teacup back in its place, glanced at the Elders of the Rules who followed her in, and said nothing more.

One of the elders in charge of discipline rushed up to Fang Lihui and immediately began to berate him, "Fang Lihui, it's only been a few months, and you've already caused this mess again. Don't you think you've already disgraced the Fang family enough?"

Fang Lihui, however, showed no reaction, and his nonchalant manner of playing with his folding fan only added fuel to the fire.

The elder in charge of discipline was immediately enraged and reached out to grab Fang Lihui's collar, but was stopped by another elder behind him, who gestured for him to look at Fang Zilan, Awan, and Cong Rong standing to the side.

"Well, there's more than one." The leading elder of the regulations laughed in anger. "Fang Lihui, you really are something else!"

“Uncle, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want.” Fang Lihui abruptly closed his folding fan, his expression becoming slightly sharp. “This Duke Fang of Yue is not someone you or I can casually associate with.”

"Lord Fang, the Duke of Yue?" The elder in charge of regulations stood there stunned, and the others behind him were also taken aback.

In an instant, all eyes in the hall were on Fang Zilan, but she waved her hand dismissively, "This is a matter for your Fang family, you don't need to worry about me."

Despite her words, she remained unmoved and showed no intention of leaving. The Fang family elders, unsure of her intentions, dared not make any rash moves and immediately took their seats respectfully.

The elder who initially raised the issue was clearly hot-tempered; as soon as he sat down, he couldn't contain himself and asked, "What exactly happened?"