Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 588 - 586: Invitation from the Ning Family 4_1

Chapter 588: Chapter 586: Invitation from the Ning Family 4_1

Mr. Ning’s face suddenly flushed with heat.

Ning Xiaoyou was also embarrassingly uncomfortable, feeling that this explanation might have been worse than offering none at all.

Then, everyone heard Mrs. Xia Ning say, "Who will fetch an invitation for me?"

Upon the Family Head’s command, all the Ning Family elders present began to signal their children with their eyes, gesturing for them to hurriedly carry out their aunt’s request to gain her favor.

The younger generation eagerly rubbed their hands together, sparks of competition igniting among them.

"Auntie! I’ll get it for you!"

"Auntie! Let me go!"

"Auntie! I can do it!"

Everyone clamored to be the one to go, all rushing for the door at once, leading to the doorway being blocked, and nobody could get out.

However, Ning Xiaoyou and Ning Mo were smart enough not to join the fray.

But their eyes were eagerly fixed on Mrs. Xia Ning, clearly hoping she would call on them directly, seeing how sensibly they were behaving.

Yet, Mrs. Xia Ning paid no attention to the suggestive looks from the two, her brow furrowing deeply as she observed the crowded doorway.

They seemed to fear that this opportunity to curry favor might be snatched away by others, hence they were tugging at each other, none willing to let another go first.

Did they really think that by doing her favors they could earn her good graces?

And that she would then pass on the position of the Family Head to them?

What a joke!

The position of the Family Head was meant for her daughter, wasn’t it!

With an unimpressed roll of her eyes, Mrs. Xia Ning finally stood up, "Enough, all of you stay put. I’ll get it myself!"

"Auntie, the main hall is so far from the storeroom, let us get it for you," they all said, talking over each other.

"If I wait for you to get it, with all the scrambling and competing here, I’m afraid I might not get the invitation until tomorrow morning!" Mrs. Xia Ning scoffed coldly, bluntly rebuking them.

Everyone swallowed hard, not daring to speak up again.

Soon, Mrs. Xia Ning personally went to the storeroom and retrieved an extremely valuable gold-embossed invitation.

After returning to the main hall, she picked up the brush from the table and began to inscribe on the invitation.

"Auntie, let me grind the ink for you," Ning Mo promptly offered, stepping forward. As she skillfully ground the ink, she asked sweetly, "Auntie, why don’t I write it for you?"

Usually, tasks such as writing invitations were left to her by her aunt, which was why Ning Mo dared to make such a suggestion.

Otherwise, she would not have rashly made the offer and risk causing displeasure.

After all, she was a smart person!

"No need," Mrs. Xia Ning declined her offer, dipping the brush into the ink before continuing to write.

This was an invitation intended for her daughter Xia Ningxing, hence she wanted to inscribe it herself to show its importance.

Ning Mo clearly did not expect her aunt to reject her offer, and instantly felt awkward, her hand grinding the ink tightening involuntarily.

Her gaze locked onto Mrs. Xia Ning, who appeared gentle and serious, a nameless fire and bubbles of envy rising in her heart.

Whom was this invitation for, that her aunt valued it so much that she refused to delegate the task?

Moreover, she had just realized that this was a particularly valuable type of invitation which only very important guests were entitled to receive.

Not just her, but the curiosity of the others present was piqued as well.

Someone couldn’t help but ask, "Auntie, who are you inviting with that invitation?"

Mrs. Xia Ning did not respond, as if she had not heard at all.

Actually, she was worried that speaking would distract her and cause her to write poorly, so she preferred not to talk.

It wasn’t until she finished writing that she raised her eyes and, looking at the puzzled crowd, answered, "Isn’t the annual medical conference of our Ning Family coming soon? I want to invite Xia Ningxing to join us!"

Her tone left no doubt, clearly, she was merely informing them, not asking for their opinions.

She needed to know if Xia Ningxing was indeed her daughter!

Heaven knows how anxious her heart had become.

She had been waiting for her to come back, nearly twenty years now, and finally there was a glimmer of hope; she couldn’t bear to wait any longer.

"What?"

Upon hearing this statement, everyone present was shocked.

You should know that their Ning Family never invites outsiders to their conferences.

But this time, why should Xia Ningxing be the exception?

"Auntie, how can you invite Xia Ningxing?" Ning Xiaoyou was the first to object, her eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets.

She was so annoyed with Xia Ningxing that she did not want her to come and steal their family’s medical secrets.

"Why can’t I invite Xia Ningxing?" Mrs. Xia Ning’s voice grew heavier as she retorted.

Xia Ningxing could be her daughter!

Why can’t she invite her own daughter into her home!

"Because, because she’s an outsider!" Ning Xiaoyou stated her reason.

The others couldn’t help but nod in agreement, "That’s right, Xia Ningxing is just an outsider, she has no right to join the Ning Family’s medical conference."

Facing everyone’s questioning, Mrs. Xia Ning’s expression remained unchanged, showing no fear and instead exuding a powerful aura that pressured those around her.

With her arms folded, she said coldly to everyone, "Then what if I want to take her as my apprentice, is she still an outsider?"

As these words fell, everyone present was stunned.

It wasn’t that the Ning Family had never taken outsiders as apprentices, but no Family Head in their history had ever done so.

Moreover, Xia Ningxing didn’t have anything extraordinary about her, and she was just an actress.

"Little sister, what makes her worthy to be your apprentice?"

"Exactly!"

Clearly, no one was convinced.

"It’s because she developed a medicine to combat ’S’!" Mrs. Xia Ning’s voice rang out decisively, "I too have researched the ’S’ virus. Although I came up with a medicinal formula, I was a whole day slower than Xia Ningxing, and the efficacy wasn’t as good as what Xia Ningxing wrote. What does this tell us? It tells us her talent is even greater than mine. If such a person cannot be utilized by the Ning Family, don’t you all feel that it’s a pity?"

"As long as I guide her with all my heart, I believe she will certainly be able to carry on and glorify the medical skills of our Ning Family, leaving a name that endures through the ages!"

Mrs. Xia Ning questioned sternly.

Everyone was left speechless.

Of course, they didn’t think it was a pity; in their view, what mattered most was the position of the Family Head, and things like ’medical skills’ and leaving a ’name that endures through the ages’ were of no importance at all.

Mrs. Xia Ning could easily see through the hidden motives in their hearts, and she couldn’t help but sigh internally.

If she handed the Ning Family over to them, it would only be a matter of time before the Ning Family’s medical techniques were completely lost.

Oh no, even now, the Ning Family’s situation and medical techniques were deteriorating day by day.

However, the emergence of Xia Ningxing filled her with confidence and hope for the future.

Mrs. Xia Ning’s eyes softened instantly, eager to meet with Xia Ningxing.

Although the people of the Ning Family disagreed with Xia Ningxing’s participation in their medical conference, there was no helping it. In the end, Mrs. Xia Ning was the one in charge of the Ning Family, and no one dared to defy her.