Chapter 353 - Announcement (1/2)

Gulped.

The three brothers at the side watched every twitched of the old man's brow and they swallowed in his every sigh. They were waiting for his 'verdict.'

But the old man ignored their presence and continued to think of his granddaughter.

It was because his granddaughter, who was currently out of sight, managed to convince him and to trust her. Old Xiong knew that none of the three brothers bore sincere intentions towards the first branch.

Naturally, he did not trust any of them. He did not truly trust others to begin with. It was only until recently after personally cultivating and witnessing his granddaughter's ability and growth that he could trust others, and that was his only granddaughter.

Speaking of his granddaughter, where was she? He has something important to announce and for sure, Zhi'er would not let this chance pass by without witnessing it.

Old Xiong did not notice the nervous three pair of eyes who was still waiting for the continuation of the conversation about 'transferring some shares' when he turned to Zhou Min and asked a different matter.

”Where's Zhi'er? I can't see her here. Who is the guest she's entertaining?”

Zhou Min glanced at the three who were ignored.

'Useless distractions. '

He really wished these three idiots could entertain his master and take more of his time. But alas, the three men were useless as they don't even weight a bit compared to the young miss' hair.

Zhou Min sweated. It would be strange if he said that the young miss was still entertaining the guest when the Master was here. Good thing, he already sent a message to his son. So he needed to make more excuses to buy them some time.

”Ah, that is. She likely went to take a short break. Young Miss has been busy since earlier.”

”...”

After a while, Old Xiong nodded. In this case, then his granddaughter might end up missing the grand scene. She has been pestering him so far for the development of this situation, yet when it was finally here, she went missing.

Sigh, he really could not understand his granddaughter's mind.

They went on according to plan. Old Xiong went to the platform and called for everyone's attention.

”Alright, everyone. I am happy to have you all here in the Xiong's Anniversary. I thank you all,” Old Xiong started his speech. He began to narrate about the struggles of the empire, their roots, and what they have reached now. It was almost like a tradition every anniversary.

Until finally, when everyone clapped after a long pause in his speech, thinking that it was done, Old Xiong still remained standing. He opened his mouth when the clap finally subsided.

”Tonight, is a huge turning point for the Xiong family. I have something important to announce to all of you.”

The camera at the side covering the event focused on the old man on the stage. All of the guests quietly waited.

The guests have various thoughts preoccupying their minds, wondering what kind of announcement it would be. Which company would ride on the Xiong Empire's cattails after tonight? Did someone get to set an arranged marriage with the Xiong family? Would the Xiong family expand all the way to the north?

However, the next words were out of their expectations, confusing them.

”For years, the Xiong Empire struggled so hard to build what we have today. And every passing year, we suffered great losses and also won some.