The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

"That's not good!"

Jia Lian was tempted, and his words were somewhat insincere.

It wasn't that they didn't have the money to buy a house, but rather that if it were exposed, Wang Xifeng would definitely confiscate it.

That's all hard-earned savings; even if you want to squander it, you shouldn't do it like this.

On the contrary, Jia Huan's house was a family property given to him by the Rong family. Even if Wang Xifeng knew about it, she would be embarrassed to accept it. He really needed a place to stay outside.

"Second Brother Lian, please don't stand on ceremony with me. I need your help with something!"

Jia Huan pointed to Jia Cong, who was sitting at the table with the underlings in the hall, and whispered, "Brother Cong is getting old. Second Brother Lian, could you let him live separately outside the mansion?"

Jia Lian followed Jia Huan's finger and looked at Jia Cong, who was thirteen years old in reality and fifteen years old in the traditional Chinese age system. He was sitting among the group of martial arts masters and was not at a disadvantage in terms of height or build.

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Brother can go and ask, but whether it works out or not is another matter!"

"Then thank you very much, Second Brother Lian!"

Jia Huan didn't continue the topic. Once he had a free moment, he went directly to talk to Wang Xifeng.

Since Master She doesn't value Jia Cong anyway, why let him continue to stay in the General's Mansion as a nobody?

Jia Cong is quite powerful; among the group of martial arts masters in the gang, only one or two can defeat him.

He was a highly respected martial arts master in the martial arts school. He earned that through hard work, diligence, and genuine skill, not by virtue of his status as Jia Huan's brother.

However, if we take into account the identities of Jia Huan and his brothers, they would be the perfect candidates to either be in charge or stay behind to guard the headquarters.

He was highly respected by his underlings, and could be described as having a commanding presence and enjoying immense prestige.

But in the General's Mansion, he was an insignificant nobody whom everyone could roll their eyes at. It was the time of his youthful passion, how could he possibly hold back for long?

Holding a sharp blade, his murderous intent arose spontaneously; that's exactly the situation he's in right now!

After exchanging a few words with Jia Lian, Jia Huan whispered to Qiu Liang for a while.

Qiu Liang's meaning was simple: he wouldn't have any other thoughts just because Jia Huan had already left the mansion.

We hope to continue our cooperation with the Ning Rong Street branch, and perhaps even go deeper into it.

Having already tasted the benefits, he certainly wouldn't give up easily; he wanted to be promoted again in a short time.

Jia Huan naturally nodded in agreement, thinking that this was the best way to go!

He also did not want his departure from the manor to cause unnecessary turmoil at the branch office.

Clearly, Qiu Liang was a sensible person, which saved him a lot of trouble.

As for Feng Ziying and his group, they were just ordinary friends. Jia Huan thanked them for coming, but didn't say much else. There would be plenty of opportunities to meet them in the future.

The banquet was lively until late afternoon before it finally ended!

Even after Jia Cong left, Jia Huan went inside to rest for a while.

He's been very busy these past few days.

There are no problems with the branch; things will remain the same as before, and there will be no changes for the time being.

On the Ning Mansion side, before the banquet even started, Jia Qiang sent him an invitation, inviting him to the Ning Mansion for a good drink the next day, which would also serve as a way to dispel some of the unfavorable rumors from the Rong Mansion.

In addition, the Shi and Lin families also sent invitations, inviting him to a banquet in a few days.

The reason I didn't come today is that I didn't want to provoke the Rong family too much.

Xue Pan was the most enthusiastic, eager to invite Jia Huan to his house for some fun that very evening.

He won't go anywhere today; he has to save face for the Rong family.

Starting tomorrow, we'll go to each family's banquet. I hope the old lady and Madam Wang can hear us.

I wonder what their expressions will be like then?

After Feng Ziying and his gang of playboys left, they found a private room in a familiar restaurant.

He urged the waiter to bring tea and snacks quickly, as he had drunk quite a bit at Jia Huan's house and was a little tipsy, mainly because those gangsters could drink so much.

"It seems the Huan brothers haven't been affected at all?"

"I think so too. With Jia Lian and Qiu Liang's help, Brother Huan will still be that illustrious gangster!"

"I don't think so. After all, losing the Rong family's direct support will still have some impact!"

"The time is still too short, let's take another look and we'll know!"

"I think that even without official support, the gangsters under Brother Huan's command are a force to be reckoned with!"

"Supporting so many underlings will cost a considerable amount of money!"

"With Xue Pan from the Xue family backing us, money shouldn't be a problem!"

"Who knows? Let's take a closer look. If there's an opportunity, we might as well try to build a relationship; who knows, we might get some benefits!"

"That's what I think too. No matter what, the Huan brothers are doing much better than us!"

"After hearing that, I'm too embarrassed to continue hanging around!"

"Hahaha……"

After Jia Lian returned to the mansion, he told Wang Xifeng about what he had seen and heard at Jia Huan's house.

While instructing Ping'er to help with washing and coughing, he exclaimed, "I think Huan-ge'er was well-prepared!"

"What, Second Master, are you envious of Huan-ge'er having a three-courtyard house outside?"

Wang Xifeng had just returned from Rongqing Hall and was reclining on the chaise lounge, chuckling weakly, "Who told this kid to have such outstanding business acumen!"

"Now that everyone has become a collateral branch of the family, it's too late for the old lady and aunt to have any ideas!"

"Second Grandma, why do you sound a little gloating?"

Jia Lian asked curiously, "What happened? Has anyone offended Second Madam?"

"Hmph, my aunt and the others acted too quickly!"

Wang Xifeng's face showed dissatisfaction, and she said unhappily, "Even if you want Brother Huan to leave the manor, you should let me calm things down first. This sudden move is bound to cause problems!"

Seeing Jia Lian's curious expression, she said irritably, "Second Master, you know perfectly well that Huan-ge'er still controls the eight large estates outside the city. What should be done with them in the future?"

"Just follow the rules, what's there to worry about?"

Jia Lian, however, disagreed and waved his hand, saying, "If it really doesn't work out, just let Huan-ge'er continue running it!"

"I'd like to, but I'm afraid the old lady and my aunt won't agree!"

Wang Xifeng snorted coldly: "As for the rules of the manor, I don't want to go back to the way things were before!"

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Chapter 226 This is Impossible (Please Subscribe)

No wonder Wang Xifeng was furious!

Just thinking about her past dealings with the heads of the eight major farms gave her a headache.

Anyway, after what happened, she didn't trust any of the servants in the Rong family!

Currently, Jia Huan manages all eight of the Rong Mansion's estates outside the city, providing him with a fixed annual income of 80,000 taels of silver. How worry-free and easy that is!

But she knew her aunt, Lady Wang, well; once Lady Wang took action to remove Jia Huan from the household and separate him from the family, she would definitely erase all traces of him in the household.

Thinking of Zhou Rui, the head steward under his aunt Madam Wang, who had always wanted to seize control of the Rong family estate, a surge of evil fire seemed to burn within him.

"Second Grandma, Huan-ge told me something today!"

At this moment, Jia Lian's voice interrupted her sorrow: "I hope I can help Cong-ge'er leave the manor as well!"

"Does Cong-ge also want to leave the manor?"

Wang Xifeng quickly realized what was going on and calmly said, "Then I'll do you a favor!"

To be honest, she didn't have much of an impression of Jia Cong at all. At most, she thought that the boy had grown up too fast and was almost as tall as Jia Lian when she paid respects to her ancestors during the New Year.

Jia Lian nodded in agreement, not taking it too seriously.

The next day, Jia Huan got up early and exercised on the bluestone open space in the courtyard of his residence.

Now that we're at home, there's no need to hide anything.

So, under the dumbfounded gaze of his servants, he first ran around the small open space for about ten miles in one go, at which point his body became hot and he started to sweat slightly.

Then, we arrived at the obstacle course that had been specially set up in the backyard.

He ran with incredible speed, leaping and bounding as if flying, maintaining a steady pace, and covered another ten miles in one go.

Having arrived here, the morning's training session is now over.

As for the training of hidden weapons, the nine-section whip, and other skill-based martial arts, he can do it whenever he wants.

Breakfast consisted of a highly nutritious medicinal soup and about two pounds of meat buns.

After all this was done, the sun had not yet fully risen in the sky when he arrived at the clan school, just like any other day.

Of course, that's not the case. Along the way out of the three-courtyard house, the neighbors we met were quite welcoming.

Some even invited Jia Huan to their homes, clearly indicating that the commotion at Jia Huan's house yesterday had already spread throughout the neighborhood.