Chapter 133 - Annual Family Clan Gathering (1/2)

Chapter 133: Annual Family Clan Gathering

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“What did you say?”

Chen Xu tightened face as he was shocked by Chen Fan’s sudden burst of anger.

The room became pin drop silent. The adults were rendered speechless by what they heard. They had been used to castigating their children for their mistakes and never once had their children talk back.

“Chen Fan, respect your elders!” Great Uncle Chen Zhenxin pulled a taut face and reb.u.t.ted hotly.

“Great Uncle. You are my elder, and therefore, I respect you.” Chen Fan linked his hands behind his back and said with a smile.

“I am your nephew, and my father is your brother, so yes, theoretically you are my blood kin. But are you doing what blood kin are supposed to do? What if Wei Zifang wanted you to sever ties with me? Are you going to disown your nephew?”

Chen Fan’s remarks didn’t sit well with Chen Zhenxin, Great Uncle’s face crumpled right away. Chen Fan’s Great Auntie hurried to her husband’s aid.

“That’s not what we meant.”

“Well what do you mean?” Chen Fan snorted. “Wei Zifang could be the benefactor that you tried so hard to gain, but count me out of your shameful ingratiating act. Why should I apologize to you because I didn’t want to talk to him?

“Can you please explain why?”

Hearing Chen Fan’s sharp words, Chen Ning and Chen An both were both speechless.

They had never thought that the usually meek Chen Fan had such courage to refute his elders in such a confrontational way.

Chen Ning felt anger and regret seething inside of him, she was angry at Chen Fan for disrespecting the elders and making things much more difficult than it should be; meanwhile, she regretted ever spilling the beans about what had happened at the horse riding club since it had led her parents to this embarra.s.sing confrontation with Chen Fan.

There were many things that should remain unspoken, such as shamelessly seeking connections with the rich and the powerful at the expense of one’s relatives dignity.

“Good. Very good!” Great Uncle’s hands trembled in anger. He looked over Chen Fan and glared at his brother. “Brother, I never imagined that you would have such an uncouth and unruly son.”

Many elders of the family looked toward Chen Fan’s father. They outright ignored the boy and only sought justice with the parents.

Chen Fan stood still; he was confident that his parents would be on his side.

His father was a man of virtue and hated the sycophants that cozied up to the rich and powerful for selfish needs. If he couldn’t uphold his moral bearing, he would have become another lapdog of the w.a.n.g family.

Lo and behold, despite Chen Gexin’s troubled look, he lowered his voice and defended his son. “Brother, I agree that Xiao Fan was disrespectful to the elders, but I also see his sense. Xiao An needs to focus on working hard and work his own way up to the top, instead of using connections and shortcuts. Even if he were able to befriend one or two influential people, their help could only go so far. ”

“How dare you!”

Chen Zhenxin felt his heart was going to burst out of his chest.

What kind of relatives are they, no wonder they were still p.i.s.s poor and looked down upon by the other family members.

“That’s enough!” The old man slammed the tabled and growled: “We are all blood kin, are you waiting for outsiders to laugh at us?”

Seeing the dispute had riled up the old man, everyone became quiet.

Most of the third generation dared not even take a breath much less utter a word. Chen Fan, however, was the only young person who stood confidently with his chin up.

The old man gave Chen Fan a long glance and then said slowly: “Gexin was right. Although building a network of friends was important, improving personal skills and abilities should be the priority. The rich and powerful wouldn’t need as much effort to make connections with others, wouldn’t they?

“That being said, the fault was on Xiao Fan as well. They are your elders, and you need to show respect.”

“Yes, grandpa.” Chen Fan bowed slightly.

Although he didn’t fully agree with the old man, he respected him unconditionally.

The Great Uncle snorted and said nothing. He glared at Chen Fan’s family with a great measure of displease.

After the gathering was over, Chen Fan and his family in an unprecedented moment were allowed to stay in the mansion for the night. The old man’s overly lenient att.i.tude toward his third son rubbed against the jealous grains of the other two sons.

“Humph! Who the h.e.l.l does he think he is? “Second, Uncle cursed under his breath as soon as he was through the exit.