The lady is busy farming

Chapter 1677 Clan Temptation
Therefore, whether a clan thrives or declines depends entirely on the patriarch's vision and mind.Of course, some luck is not ruled out.

"Advantages? The benefits of the Jiang family are all in the hands of the direct descendants. It's good for us as sidekicks to enjoy the light."

"Since Mr. Jiang knows that people eat meat, you can't even drink the broth, why are you so persistent. It's not your style to just smell it, right?"

"A family with two minds is not conducive to the development of the clan, and breaking away from the clan is even worse. For a person without a clan, what is the point of living? How is it different from duckweed without roots?"

Qiangwei was a little surprised by Jiang Qiubai's thoughts. She always thought that Jiang Qiubai was a person with a broad mind and a clear vision. She didn't expect to be confused by the emptiness of the clan in the end.

"Since the clan is so important to your heart, why do you still have resentment towards the clan in your heart? Wouldn't it be better to just accept it?" Qiangwei looked at Jiang Qiubai, seeing the confusion that flashed in the depths of his eyes, and also felt in her heart. I don't know how to persuade.

"I've heard a saying that the tree has big branches. The bigger the clan is, the more distinct the direct relatives and offshoots are. Although you have a reputation as a clan, you can't get real benefits. Because those benefits are all on the trunk, You can only look up."

"What the concubine said is indeed good. It is because of this that Jiang is not fair. It is not surprising that there is resentment in his heart." Jiang Qiubai did not hide it. There are too many of them who don't do anything.Just because of his different identities, he will never be able to enter the direct line.

"You understand the truth, why haven't you ever sought change? Haven't you thought about making yourself an indispensable backbone?" Seeing the struggle in his eyes, Qiangwei shook her head, another stubborn person.

"Simple said, easier said than done?"

"It's not easy if you don't try it. When your existence directly affects their lifeline, even if you want to keep a low profile, no one is willing to bury you." Qiangwei said, looking at Jiang Qiubai's surprised face, Qiangwei did not ignore. "I want to cooperate with you to save trouble. You can consider it or refuse. Since you just came to Shangjing yesterday, you can play for two days before replying to me."

Qiangwei said and stood up, "Okay, I should go back too, the bride should come in after a while."

"Didn't the concubine just mean to let me betray the family and set up my own family?" Jiang Qiubai looked at Qiangwei, suppressing the shock in his heart.

"Why do I want you to betray your family? I just want to cooperate with you to start a business. Are you thinking too much? You really are a thoughtful and troubled boy." Qiangwei shook her head with a look of admiration. "Since you are so loyal and loving to your clan, and you have enough ability, then you should be the patriarch yourself. You have lived for dozens of years, so why should you wrong yourself?"

"Be the patriarch yourself?"

"Yeah? Even if you haven't thought about it before, you should think about it later."

"..." Is it so easy to become the patriarch?

Qiangwei seemed to know what Jiang Qiubai was thinking, "How will you know if you don't try?"

Hearing Qiangwei's indifferent tone, Jiang Qiubai's heart was greatly shaken.If he wanted to fight for the position of patriarch, wouldn't it be better for him to subdue all the patriarchs?In this way, he completely fell out with the Duke's mansion.It's okay if it succeeds, but if it fails, the consequences will be disastrous.At least right now he doesn't have enough courage in his heart.

Although their family has handed over a lot of property to the clan over the years, under the protection of the clan, they have also obtained a comfortable life.If they had no ambition, if they worked hard, their current life would not be difficult.

Through these years of hard work, he knew that most of the property in the clan was earned by him, because he was a side branch, not a core figure.The family has nothing for the low-level people like them except for the appropriate words of praise at the annual banquet.

The pay and income are not equal, and it is reasonable for him to feel unfair.But let him be the patriarch of the Jiang family, he really never thought about it.

Looking at the figure who was about to go far away, Jiang Qiubai hurriedly took two steps, "Princess, wait, Qiubai is not talented, please enlighten me." He has ambitions, but he always feels that there is still something missing?
"Hehe... Your heart is moving?" Qiangwei turned around, teased a funny sentence, looked at Jiang Qiubai who looked embarrassed, and said helplessly, "Don't worry, I'm not laughing at your big heart. In my belief In there, there is a saying that a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier.”

Seeing Jiang Qiubai's sudden realization, Qiangwei finally nodded in satisfaction, "You must have guessed it. I have no ambitions and don't want to break through, so I can only stand still forever. There are some things you can try, and some risks you can take. Maybe you will succeed." Woolen cloth."

"Listening to what you have to say is better than reading ten years of books." Jiang Qiubai cupped his fists at Qiangwei, saluted respectfully, and looked at Qiangwei with more warm eyes.

"I'm sorry, I just said it casually. Although I don't understand some things very well, I know one thing very well. There are checks and balances in everything. You manage the general affairs of the Jiang family and control the economic lifeline of the Jiang family. You don’t need me to tell you how important this is, no matter how powerful people are, they need to be cleared up, without your support, the consequences can be imagined.”

After saying this, Qiangwei innocently shrugged her shoulders, he just said a few words of truth, so it shouldn't be considered sowing discord, right?
"Qiubai, thank you, Princess, for your reminder. Qiubai was thinking about it before!" Jiang Qiubai bowed to the end, and after chatting with Qiangwei, he suddenly felt enlightened.

In the past, he had always been suspicious, and his father would whisper in his ears every day, saying that they were offshoots, and there was a distance between them and the direct descendants of the clan.In order to gain a foothold in the clan, one had to lower one's profile and cater to the Patriarch's request.

And he has always done it the same way, but over the years, he has donated more and more money, and the patriarch's appetite has grown bigger and bigger.But my own home still looks the same.

Every time he came to Shangjing to attend a clan banquet, those direct descendants would always laugh at him for his smell of copper, except that he would make some bad money.The rest will do nothing.

He knew that most of these people's food and clothing were earned by themselves, but instead of feeling shameful, they felt that everything should be done.Even if the head of the family found out, it was only a symbolic punishment and a few words of innocence to comfort him.

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