Hearing the words of the ancestors Chen Nan and Chen Xiang, Lin Jia was filled with gratitude and quickly followed them.
But Mr. Huang frowned and glanced at the young people from the three major families with cold eyes.
"Talk too much! Drag him out and throw him out of the family!"
One sentence made the young people of the three major families turn pale with fright. One of them, a short young man, turned pale, his eyes full of panic, trembling, and fell to his knees on the ground with a plop.
"Third Grandpa, I know I was wrong."
As soon as he knelt down, everyone present stared at him.
At first glance, they were the younger members of the Zhang family. The faces of the old people in the Zhang family looked uglier each one.
"Humph, there are no rules at all. Shufeng and Xiao Canon came to participate. It was agreed by the master. It's your turn to make irresponsible remarks like a blind bitch? I'm looking for a beating!"
Mr. Huang snorted coldly and immediately picked up the cane and struck it hard.
There were several muffled sounds.
The short young man from the Zhang family knitted his brows together, his face showed pain and his eyes were full of panic. At this moment, he endured the pain all over his body and did not dare to say a word. He was actually much more honest.
"Third brother, don't get angry or hurt yourself. I'll take care of this rebellious thing."
One of the old men from the Zhang family stepped out, glared at the short young man, raised his hand and slapped him.
This slap made the short young man's ears buzz, bloodshot eyes overflowed from the corners of his mouth, and half of his face instantly became red and swollen.
The big hand of the old man from the Zhang family trembled even more, which showed that the slap was quite strong.
"Nie Zhan, the Zhang family has such an unruly beast like you. It's really a disgrace to the Zhang family's ancestors."
After saying that, the old man of the Zhang family gritted his teeth and raised his hand again to hit the short young man.
Although the short young man was severely beaten, he did not dare to utter a sound. He covered half of his face and looked at the slap that his grandfather was about to slap in panic, with an expression of regret and regret on his face.
"He is a man of character, and he has not lost the demeanor of Xiaotian back then. Okay, it's just a mistake he made. A small punishment or a big punishment will be enough. There is no need to follow the rules."
Chen Nan couldn't help but glance at the short young man and spoke calmly.
His words immediately shocked Mr. Huang and the old man from the Zhang family.
The old man of the Zhang family changed his expression, stopped what he was doing, and knelt on the ground with a plop.
"Master, Master, it's the juniors who are lax in their discipline, and that's why I offended you."
"I'm not offended. If you want to apologize, you should apologize to this little girl." Chen Nan was clearly trying to stand up for Lin Jia.
During the time we got together, Lin Jia took very good care of him and taught Chen Xiang a lot.
The relationship between the two women is obviously very deep.
As his great-grandfather, he saw it in his eyes. No matter what the purpose of Lin Jia's initiative to befriend Lin Jia was at the beginning, during this time, he saw that Lin Jia was sincere and attentive.
Of course, what he did today was also to make the Lin family owe him a favor. If he was no longer around in the future, he would feel relieved to have Lin Jia to help Chen Xiang.
Sure enough, these words not only made Lin Jia's eyes red with gratitude, but also made Lin Shufeng next to him extremely grateful.
Seeing that the old man of the Zhang family was about to apologize to his daughter Lin Jia, Lin Shufeng hurriedly stepped forward, helped the old man of the Zhang family up and said respectfully.
"You can't do it, you absolutely can't do it. It's all a matter between children. Let the children handle it privately."
In any case, the Zhang family is also one of the three old families.
Even though the ancestor Chen Nan said that he would apologize to Lin Jia, Lin Shufeng knew that his Lin family could not bear this apology, and it would inevitably make the Zhang family feel resentful.
It would be even more troublesome if someone with ulterior motives used this incident to drive a wedge between the Lin family and the Zhang family.
After weighing the pros and cons, this kneeling is absolutely unacceptable.
Lin Shufeng thought deeply. He stepped forward to help the old man of the Zhang family, and he also helped the old man of the Zhang family to step down.
The elder of the Zhang family still had to kneel down. After all, it was the order given by his ancestor Chen Nan, and he did not dare to disobey.
"Okay, let's just leave it at that. There's no need to embarrass this little guy. I think he looks a lot like Xiaotian back then. As time passes and he matures, he will definitely have the demeanor of Xiaotian back then."
Chen Nan smoothed things over, looked at the short young man Zhang Cheng who was kneeling on the ground, and actually praised him.
This praise not only prevented Zhang Cheng from being kicked out of the Zhang family, but also saved some of the Zhang family's face, and even prevented the Zhang family from resenting the Lin family.
Of course, the biggest benefit is that Zhang Cheng looked at Chen Nan with great gratitude and kowtowed repeatedly.
It can be said that you achieve multiple things with one stone! Everyone is happy!
Seeing Chen Nan step up the stairs, Mr. Huang, the old man from the Zhang family, and even others around him all looked at the short young man Zhang Cheng with envy.
"If you can get the master's approval, the beating will not be in vain."
"Yes, Zhang Cheng, after this incident, do you know what it means to have trouble come from your mouth? You got an advantage today because of your master's magnanimity. You will not have such an opportunity again in the future. You must behave yourself in the future.
"
The old man of the Zhang family looked at Zhang Cheng's red and swollen cheeks and said that he didn't feel sorry for him. Of course he was lying, but this slap was better than the destruction of the family.
Zhang Cheng nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice: "Grandpa, I have written it down."
Then he raised his eyes and looked at the back of Chen Nan going up the stairs, his eyes full of gratitude, and he really admired the old man in green robe.
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"Master, please come this way." Huang Sanye went upstairs on crutches. It was a bit strenuous, but he still held on and did not dare to neglect Chen Nan.
Chen Nan raised his eyes and looked at the name of the box.
"Juxian Pavilion!"
Juxian Pavilion in Juxian Tower is obviously the most upscale private room.
"This box is nice. You've worked hard, Xiao Huang." In the box, Chen Nan looked at the surrounding decoration style, which was very similar to the place where he and the braided emperor had dinner when he was in the palace.
Although it is simpler, you can still see some styles that are very similar to those of the past.
"Master, Xiao Huang knew that you liked to eat in the palace the most, so he specially chose this Juxian Restaurant." Having said this, Mr. Huang continued with a proud look on his face.
"This Juxian Tower has a history of hundreds of years. Looking at the whole Jiangcheng, only this restaurant's food is the most authentic to the palace cuisine at that time. I heard that their chef was the royal chef in the palace."
"Oh?" Chen Nan's eyes flashed, and he really thought it was good.
At this moment, a short-haired young man who looked to be in his twenties walked in with tea.
"Third Master, you are very discerning. Our Juxian Tower's palace dishes are excellent. We can prepare them for both Manchu and Han banquets. I heard that my ancestors escaped from the palace after the war. In order to make a living, they opened a restaurant in Jiangcheng.
This Juxian Tower."
The short-haired young man poured tea and talked about the long history of Juxian Tower.
When Chen Nan heard this, his eyes flashed and he said: "It turns out that the royal chef of the palace opened a shop here. I wonder if there are four treasures in this shop?"
"Four-eight delicacies?" The short-haired young man was startled. He had heard his father talk about this dish, but he had never seen it before.
Juxianlou has been operating in Jiangcheng for so many years, and this was the first time he heard a customer mention the dish Si Ba Zhen.
It's almost like a secret code.
The pupils of the short-haired young man shrank and he looked at Chen Nan carefully. As he looked at him, he felt like he had seen this old man somewhere.
"Old man, you actually know Sibazhen. I will find someone to do it for you."