Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 279 Parents’ Meeting

The lie of the nameless academy provided Wang Xi and his group with a lot of protection, but everything has two sides, and it also added a lot of complexity to many things.

If it weren't for the need to cover up this lie, they could have just taken action directly instead of resorting to so many tricks. But this lie must be covered up.

This whole operation was actually a smokescreen, making these parents believe that they were acting impulsively and youthfully, rather than being shrewd and calculating.

So, they convened a parents' meeting in the name of Mr. Anonymous.

Honestly, this Mr. Wuming is a rare sight indeed. I wanted to thank him, but I didn't even have the chance. He's like a dragon that appears and disappears without a trace. Apart from some parents who are away, such as Li Lingwen and Cui Shendao, almost everyone in Chang'an came when they heard that Wuming Academy was going to hold a parent-teacher meeting.

Moreover, everyone was carrying gifts, which they had wanted to give for a long time but had never had the chance. However, sitting in the hall, they did not see Mr. Wuming, only Wang Xi and Huangfu Sengnian.

Why were there only the two of them? Because everyone knew this was suicidal, and there was no reason to throw one's life away, especially since neither of their fathers were there.

Han Dachui said casually, "Que'er, Monk Nian, where's your master? Hasn't he gotten up yet?"

“Big Hammer, don’t be rude. The master works day and night to educate those unruly children. We can wait a bit.”

"That is, that is."

respect!

Their respect for the nameless man was simply beyond measure.

Where can you find a teacher who can raise their children so well without asking for anything in return?

They wouldn't complain even if it took a whole day.

Wang Xi looked around guiltily, then chuckled and said, "Actually, inviting you uncles and elders here this time is not the teacher's intention. We invited you uncles and elders here under the teacher's name."

Huangfu Sengnian quietly moved half a step to the side, keeping his distance from this fellow at all times.

"What did you say?"

"Was it you two brats who did this?"

"This is really outrageous of you! Do you even know how busy we are?"

"We specifically took time off to come here."

"If Wang Shouyi were here, I would beat you to death, you brat."

Upon hearing that they had been tricked, the parents' faces turned pale with shock. They were all glaring and spitting as they spoke, as if they wanted to devour Wang Xi alive.

Wang Xi glanced at Huangfu Sengnian and saw that the fellow had almost reached the window. He gave him a disdainful look, then mustered his courage and said, "Only by saying this can I invite you all here. I really have something important to announce today, and I'm not just making fun of you uncles and elders."

"Hey hey!"

Wang Maozhong suddenly waved his hand to stop everyone, and then said, "Please calm down, everyone. Don't frighten the children. Let's hear what's going on first."

Li Qiao also stepped forward and said, "Yes! Now Que'er and the others are much more sensible and wouldn't do such a pointless thing."

After being persuaded by the two men, Han Dachui, Xue Maozong, Yang Jing, and other roughnecks returned to their seats.

Li Qiao asked again, "Que'er, what exactly happened?"

Wang Xi said, "That's right. The main reason I invited you all here today is because of the Linghu family."

Before he could finish speaking, Linghu Xiaozhe immediately reacted, "You should stay out of the elders' business."

"Sister Changge is not an elder."

Wang Xi thought for a moment and then said, "Now that Sister Changge is our junior sister, and Baodi is our junior brother, we can't just sit idly by while they are being bullied."

The parents present were immediately left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Wang Maozhong knew what was going on and immediately became annoyed. "If anyone bullies them, go ahead and bully them back. Why are you calling us here? You're really bored. I thought you had something important to tell me."

Wang Xi said, "I must give you a heads-up, otherwise, you uncles and elders will blame us for being unfilial."

Wang Maozhong said, "Do we still need to greet them?"

"Yup!"

Wang Xi nodded and said, "If we don't tell Uncle Wang, and there are any problems with shipbuilding or fertilizer production in the future, our Wuming Academy won't take responsibility."

Upon hearing this, Wang Maozhong was startled. "Why don't you try it?" he thought. "It's clear that Wang Xi is a clever and resourceful young man, and he's also deeply favored by the emperor. You can't force him." He asked, "Is it that serious?"

"Ah."

Wang Xi nodded and said, "The thing is, for some reason, our nameless winery was handed over to my aunt, Madam Zixia, for management, and a contract was signed, giving her full authority."

However, I never expected that my aunt would prevent our winery from cooperating with the Linghu family.

Not only that, but even when I went to beg her in person, my aunt wouldn't listen.

We are very angry now, and the consequences will be severe.

Han Dachui chuckled and asked, "How serious?"

Wang Xi said, "Uncle Han, please don't laugh. Our Nameless Academy has decided that anyone who collaborates with my aunt from now on will no longer receive our support. This includes shipbuilding, fertilizer production, opera, and many of our Nameless Academy's inventions."

Li Qiao said in a low voice, "Have you gone mad, kid?"

Listen to what you're saying. What does the Linghu family have to do with you? Zixia is your aunt. How can you be so biased towards outsiders?

Wang Xi said, "My nephew isn't crazy. This decision was made by all of us students."

"soy Mujer!"

Linghu Xiaozhe was furious. He stood up and roared, "You brats, you brats, get out here right now!"

Linghu Changge and Linghu Baodi weren't stupid; if they rolled out now, they'd be dead.

Wang Xi said, "Uncle Linghu, don't yell at them. This is no longer something they can decide. Unless my aunt bows her head and admits her mistake and apologizes, there is no way to undo this."

The elders present already knew what had happened, after all, they had recently beaten their son for this very issue. However, they thought it was just the children acting impulsively, but they never expected that the matter would continue.

Seeing that Xue Jun was not there, Xue Maozong could not make an example of him, so he could only say, "Alright, alright, stop fooling around. This has nothing to do with you, so don't cause trouble. Do you really want to get beaten up?"

Wang Xi said, "We are serious. We, the students of Wuming Academy, will never allow ourselves to be bullied."

Xue Maozong frowned and said, "You little rascal, if your father weren't here, I would have given you a good talking to." Wang Xi said, "It's precisely because my father isn't here that I was asked to come out and speak. If my father were here, then we would have to change monks."

Huangfu Sengnian glared at him unhappily. "I finally managed to lower my profile, and you ruined it with just one sentence. You're so disloyal."

Yang Jing stopped Xue Maozong with one hand and chuckled, "Let them make a scene, what can they possibly do to us?"

Wang Xi remained silent, but his eyes seemed to say to everyone present, "Why don't you give it a try?"

Once he came to his senses, Wang Maozhong was the first to back down, saying, "Que'er, don't do anything reckless. Your Uncle Wang is the Minister of Works, so it's inevitable that he has some dealings with the common people."

Everyone looked at Wang Maozhong in surprise. The usually arrogant Wang Maozhong had actually backed down under the threat of this little kid.

this.!

Wang Maozhong didn't care what they thought. He was able to become the Minister of Works entirely because of the Taoist philosophy of the Nameless Academy. If the Nameless Academy stopped caring about him, he would be finished.

As for Lady Zixia, there was little collaboration between them outside of official business and in private matters.

Regardless of whether these young men were bluffing or not, he dared not gamble with his career.

Wang Xi said, "We don't care about official business; we only care about personal relationships."

"That's good!"

Wang Maozhong immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Xue Maozong whispered to Li Qiao, "Your Highness, aren't you going to tell us?"

Li Qiao whispered, "When this brat has an attack, even his father can't cure him. With so many people watching, I don't want to lose face."

Xue Maozong gave Li Qiao a disdainful look and then asked, "Where is your master?"

Wang Xi said, "My husband knows about this, but he never cares about such things."

"hehe!"

Yang Jing chuckled and said, "You bunch of brats, you're threatening us now? You really don't know your place. I'm just going to cooperate with your aunt. What do you want? To sever your father-son relationship with us? Heh heh."

"We won't do that."

Wang Xi said, "Let's stick to the facts and just focus on business. We can't stop Uncle Yang from cooperating with my aunt, as long as he doesn't regret it. But don't count on us for anything like saving lives on the battlefield."

"What help—!"

"Hey hey!"

Han Dachui suddenly jumped out and stopped Yang Jing, "Yang Lao Er, why are you getting angry with a child?"

While speaking, he winked and made faces at Yang Jing.

Yang Jing suddenly realized what was happening.

Yes!

They threatened Yang Hun and Han Xiaohu, demanding that they make some inventions to promote them.

This...this...!

How embarrassing!
Yang Jing was also out of line. "I don't believe you dare!"

Wang Xi said, "Why wouldn't we dare? We can give it to the Yuchi family or the Linghu family."

Linghu Xiaozhe cried and said, "Don't mention our family. This has nothing to do with us. And stop stirring up trouble here."

He's busy trying to smooth things over.

Wang Xi said, "We'll support whoever supports us."

Xue Mingchan snorted, "You've really gone too far. Without our money, you probably wouldn't even have a bite to eat."

Wang Xi retorted, "If you don't give us food to eat, who will carry on your family line?"

The cunning and monstrous nature of the vulture is clearly evident.

"Hey!"

Xue Mingchan was also furious.

"okay!"

Li Qiao suddenly stood up. "You've made enough of a scene. Aren't you ashamed? Let's stop here. Let's go, let's go. Why get angry with these kids?"

"Exactly, what a mess this is."

Xue Maozong's face also looked grim.

What kind of creature is this dog-headed vulture? The only useful way to communicate with it is through fighting. This is something Wang Shouyi has spent ten years figuring out.

Verbal communication will only make you angry to death.

Only Wang Maozhong stepped forward and whispered, "Que'er, Uncle Wang supports you."

Wang Xi said, "It would be truly outrageous if Uncle Wang didn't get promoted."

"Good boy!"

Wang Maozhong smiled and patted Wang Xi's little head a few times.

The other parents looked at Wang Maozhong speechlessly.

You coachman, can't you at least uphold the dignity of us parents?
OMG!

That's so damn shameful!
Xue Maozong rushed forward and grabbed Wang Maozhong, saying, "Maozhong, can't you have any dignity?"

Wang Maozhong said, "I'm not familiar with Zixia. What's wrong with me supporting my son and my dear nephew? Que'er, Xiao Shuang, I support you."

By the time they were all dragged out, Wang Xi was still shouting at the top of his lungs, "Thank you, Uncle Wang!"

(End of this chapter)