Therefore, as the main family, it was necessary for them to use the ancestor worship ceremony to gather people from the collateral family together at regular intervals.After getting to know each other, getting acquainted with one another, and worshipping their common ancestors together, the connection between the bloodlines would naturally be strengthened. This was also a necessary means for large families to maintain their strength.Therefore, the Wade family would not only hold an ancestor worship ceremony once every twelve years, but they would also revise their entire Wade family genealogy chart at the ancestor worship ceremony.During this period between the current twelve years and the past twelve years, each family would have already given birth to a new heir, an older generation would have died, and some young adults would have already gotten married.Therefore, every twelve years, the countless branches of the Wade family would have to report the population changes in t
Yule had initially thought that Charlie would not agree to it. However, he never expected Charlie to agree to it so readily. So, he immediately said, “If your grandfather finds out that you are willing to go back for the ancestor worship ceremony, he will certainly be very happy!”Charlie smiled as he thought in his heart, ‘Whether my grandfather is happy or not would probably not depend on whether I am back to attend the ancestor worship ceremony or not, but on whether I will follow his arrangements and become the Wade family’s tool for the family’s intermarriage with another family.’However, Charlie did not tell Yule those words.At this time, Quinn suddenly spoke again, “By the way, Brother Charlie, the time for my concert in Aurous Hill has already been set!”Charlie was very surprised, and he asked, “Concert? In Aurous Hill?”Quinn nodded as she smiled and said, “The next stop of my tour is already planned to be held in Aurous Hill. However, the specific time has not been de
Unexpectedly, both of them had come to Yule’s house this time.Could it be that the Schulz family was also trying to win over the Golding family now?However, Charlie did not say much through the video call. After all, Yule did not know about his adventure in Japan.At this time, Adrian, the second child of the Golding family, said, “Brother, I am not too sure about why the younger generation of the Schulz family is here to give us gifts, but I believe that it might be related to the experience of the Schulz family in Japan some time ago. During this period, the Schulz family has suffered very heavy losses indeed. Perhaps this is the reason why they have the intention of winning over some of the other families.”Yule had a cold expression on his face as he said, “The person that I look down on the most in all of Eastcliff is none other than Sheldon Golding! He is a downright b*stard! He was the one who urged the Anti-Wade Alliance on back then. He is nothing more than garbage that
Jaime had initially been feeling a little perturbed at first, but when he heard his sister saying this, he suddenly felt even more nervous.Both of them, brother and sister, and Quinn belonged to the category of top rich heirs in Eastcliff.Although they did not have an exceptionally close relationship, they could be regarded as ordinary friends.Jaime had been secretly in love with Quinn for many years, but since Quinn had never mixed with the rich and wealthy heir circle, he did not have much chance to contact Quinn.Moreover, Jaime did not dare to confess his feelings to Quinn because he knew that in his father, Sheldon’s eyes, the Golding family was not up to his expectations at all.Jaime was the eldest grandson of the Schulz family, and there was no doubt that he would be the head of the Schulz family at some point of time in the future.Therefore, Sheldon attached great importance to his marriage.In Sheldon’s view, the Schulz family was now the number one and top family
Jaime nodded slightly, but he still felt a little unsure as he said in a low voice, “I heard that it seems as though Quinn already has a marriage contract with a younger family member from the Wade family. If I truly confess my love and feelings for her, do you think that she will be able to accept me and agree to be with me?”Sophie comforted him helplessly, “Oh, Brother! Why are you being so wishy-washy like a lady?!”“You don’t have to think so much about this matter! You have to be determined to reach and achieve your goal despite the setbacks!”“Moreover, so what even if she already has a marriage contract? Her marriage contract was with Curtis Wade’s son. When Curtis and his wife were both killed a long time ago, he had already gone missing. The fact of whether he is dead or alive is still unknown. So, how could he possibly come back and get married to Quinn, then?”As she spoke, Sophie continued, “You should just show off your talent and put on a good performance later. You
When he heard what his sister said, Jaime did not hesitate to pat his chest as he agreed, “Don’t worry. I will definitely do my best to cooperate with you after we go back!”Sophie nodded in satisfaction. Just as she was about to speak, two men and two women walked in through the entrance of the main hall.It was Yule’s family of three and Adrian.When Quinn walked into the room, Jaime suddenly got a little nervous, and his palms began to sweat immediately.When Sophie, who was standing aside, saw him, she hurriedly poked him with her finger as a reminder of what she had said earlier. After that, she stood up immediately as she smiled and said to the four people who had just walked in, “Hello Uncle Golding, Aunt Rachel, and also Quinn! Sorry to bother you. We wanted to wish you a Happy New Year in advance!”After she was done speaking, she quickly took out a long gift box before handing it over to Rachel as she said, “Aunt Rachel, this is a New Year gift for you and Uncle Golding!
Some of them would even sell their own bodies for money.However, Quinn was an exception.Money had no real practical meaning to her.Furthermore, after she had reunited with Charlie, Quinn had already made plans to quit the entertainment circle for good.She wanted to quit the entertainment circle first. After that, once Charlie had already dealt with his current marital issues, she would then marry Charlie before placing all of her focus and attention on her husband and children at home.She had even thought of announcing her withdrawal from the entertainment circle at the concert site when she reached the final stage of her concert tour. She would stay away from all music, film, and television dramas and programs in the future.Therefore, Quinn did not have any interest at all in the kind of collaboration that Sophie had just mentioned.So, Quinn replied bluntly, “I am sorry, Sophie. I have no plans to look for a sponsor for my concert tour. Besides, the relevant promotional
As soon as Jaime heard Quinn’s promise, he was immediately overjoyed.He quickly turned around to look at his sister, Sophie, with a face that was filled with admiration.At this moment, Jaime was genuinely filled with admiration and praise for his sister, Sophie.He knew that although his sister was a few years younger than him, she was even wittier and smarter compared to him!Using charity as a means to persuade Quinn into accepting his collaboration proposal and sponsorship was a solution that Sophie had already come up with earlier.Sophie had already analyzed Quinn thoroughly. She was not short of money, nor was she short of love and affection or even suitors. Therefore, it would not be easy for any ordinary man to try and impress her.Don’t talk about pursuing her. Even if anyone wanted to collaborate with her, it would certainly be a very difficult task.Therefore, Sophie felt that if her brother wanted to impress Quinn, he would have to find another way to impress her.
If Charlie really did get Jimmy to stay, who knew what other rubbish Jimmy would spout.As for Jimmy, he was actually surprised Charlie was asking him to stay, and his instincts told him that Charlie definitely didn't mean well.Not only that, he was on foreign soil—wouldn't he be defenseless if Charlie called in his friends to beat him up?Hence, he shook his head without hesitation as he said, "I'm sorry, but my sister-in-law is quite keen for me to leave, so I have no reason to stay and add to her problems. And it is her big day. I can afford to let her save face instead of spilling the beans on her all at once.""Oh, but you were complaining about the lack of important people just now!" Charlie quickly interjected. "It just so happens that we have a big-shot on his way here, and he's a good friend of the groom. When I told him about you over the phone, he said to keep you here no matter what it took, since he would like to talk to you face to face."Jimmy frowned. "What, are y
And with those words, Jimmy turned to leave.Despite threatening Matilda, there was no such agreement, and he knew that Matilda was well aware of that.Regardless, the only strategy he had in mind when he came to Oskia was harassment. As such, he simply came up with a lie to make Matilda look bad in public. All it took from there was just for one person to relay what he had said—even if it were all lies, Matilda's character would still be called into question.He made himself very clear so that Matilda would understand that if she didn't give in, his family would keep hounding her to take their two pounds of flesh. Even if she wouldn't surrender the stateside estates and human resources of Smith Group Corporate Law, they would still claim a sizable chunk.But if that failed too, they would just have to destroy Matilda's reputation along with Smith Group Corporate Law.Either way, they were not letting her off easy!And reading that much from Jimmy's behavior, Matilda snapped co
Jimmy didn't expect Matilda to break down the share ownership of Smith Group Corporate Law to such detail, and he hollered as he was starting to feel embarrassed, "Now, you're just being irresponsible, Matilda. My father gave my brother a million to start the law firm in the first place, and they had agreed that the family would have a stake, albeit only at 49%, to not deny your decision-making as a startup. Or are you denying it?"Matilda immediately became furious and snapped, "Bullshit! That was just a loan of one million, and the agreed term was three years. However, your brother returned it in one! I even asked him to return the money with every single one of his siblings watching, since you might all get skeptical, yet suddenly, you're calling it an investment?""You said he's returned it? Well, what proof do you have?" Jimmy quickly shot back. "Our entire family can testify that the money hasn't come back to us!""So, this is how you're going to play it?" Matilda smirked. "Th
In the first place, Jimmy had come to Oskia to claim a stake in Smith Group Corporate Law, ideally strong-arming Paul and Matilda into splitting the firm in two, with Jimmy taking everything in the States while Paul kept what was left.The way Jimmy saw it, Paul and Matilda were going to be permanently residing in Oskia anyway. There was no way they could manage things over in another country properly, so it was basically returning the firm to the rightful owner.Naturally, Jimmy also knew that despite bearing the Smith family name, the success of Smith Group Corporate Law was all the work of Jimmy's brother and Matilda. Jimmy's father had helped to a certain extent, but that extent of financial support wouldn't amount to an investment at all. No judge in the world would support his claim to the law firm's shares.Therefore, when he learned that Matilda was remarrying, he thought he could seize the moment to cause a scene. Nothing could be better if she and Paul decided to sacrifice
Jimmy deliberately raised his voice as he said coolly, "Oh, but I didn't want to intervene. It's you and your mother who left the States in a split second, taking with you the law firm which bears the Smith family name. Don't you think such behavior is inappropriate?"Seeing the surprised reactions of the guests, Paul promptly retorted, "The law firm uses the Smith family name, but it is my parents' legacy! They worked blood and sweat to build it from the ground up, and as their only son, I have a veto when it comes to decisions. Or did we need your permission to move to Oskia?""Where's your conscience, Paul?" Jimmy pursed his lips. "Even if you don't know how Smith Group Corporate Law was founded, is that the case for you? It would have been a joke if it weren't for my father's connections!"Hell, it's no exaggeration that it was my father who fought to expand the law firm across America, and just using the family name means you're borrowing the family's influence. The family hono
The blonde man's voice drew everyone's attention in an instant.Despite his foreign appearance, he spoke Oskian fluently and walked with a haughty gait, almost as though he was above the rest.Paul's expression turned grim the instant he saw him, and he hurried over with Charlie.Still, before Paul could speak, Charlie stopped him, frowning at the man as he said, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to come slinging personal attacks at someone else's wedding?"The man clearly didn't know Charlie, and he wasn't worried, seeing that he was young.Snorting in disdain, he asked, "You must be from the groom's family, yes? Please tell him that he doesn't deserve my sister-in-law.""It's up to the happy couple to decide that," Charlie retorted quietly. "Deserving someone is no issue as long as they both love each other."The man pursed his lips and looked pointedly around him. "Just look at how simple this wedding is. Forget picking an unassuming city like Aurous Hill—is there a single
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d