The Reborn Aristocrat’s Daughter
Chapter 447 Xiao Family’s Ambition is Too Big (3)_1

Chapter 447: Chapter 447 Xiao Family’s Ambition is Too Big (3)_1

Old Master Xiao’s words made both Old Master Situ and Situ Xin feel very uncomfortable. Old Master Xiao kept calling them thoughtless, but how old were Liu Yuhan and Xiao Yanlei? They were not little kids. Upon hearing Old Master Xiao’s words, Old Master Situ couldn’t help but want to speak, but Situ Xin stopped him.

Situ Xin shook her head at her grandfather, Old Master Situ, signaling him to calm down and not be hasty. If Old Master Xiao had spoken more modestly and pleasantly today, Situ Xin might have let the matter rest. However, his words made Situ Xin very uncomfortable, and she never let people who made her uncomfortable have an easy time, "Old Master Xiao, I don’t like what you’re saying. Let’s talk about what your granddaughter Liu Yuhan and your grandson Xiao Yanlei did to me. You say they’re thoughtless, but may I ask, how old are they? Are they minors, or are they younger than I am?" Situ Xin paused, watching Old Master Xiao’s increasingly ugly expression, and continued, "If I remember correctly, your grandson Xiao Yanlei is already working in a government department, and although your granddaughter Liu Yuhan is in the same class as me, she is actually several years older than me. At their age, to say they are thoughtless seems a bit far-fetched. And about your granddaughter’s leg, I admit I was responsible, but after she harbored such malicious thoughts, do you really think that this minor punishment I gave her was too much? As for the affairs of your granddaughter’s parents and your grandson, I believe these are matters for the state, affairs of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and not something that the Situ Family or I, Situ Xin, can control. What they did was not forced upon them by others." By the time Situ Xin finished speaking, Old Master Xiao’s face was so dark it looked as if it could drip ink.

This was the first time he had been rendered speechless by a younger person.

"Hmph, my daughter, my son-in-law, and my grandson wouldn’t have ended up there if it hadn’t been for you exposing them," Old Master Xiao squeezed out these words, still not willing to give in.

"Yes, it was I who had someone expose your daughter, your son-in-law, and even your grandson’s affairs. But if they had not engaged in illegal and undisciplined behavior, even with all my abilities, I wouldn’t have been able to do anything to them, would I? Hmph, they deserved their fate today because of their own deeds," Situ Xin’s expression darkened as well.

"You... you..." Old Master Xiao pointed at Situ Xin, so angry he wanted to hit her, but even though he was severely irritated by Situ Xin, he was still rational. He knew that if he laid a hand on her today, there would be a definitive break between the Situ Family, the Loo Family, and the Xiao Family.

Fearing he wouldn’t be able to restrain himself if he continued looking at Situ Xin’s face, Old Master Xiao shook his sleeve and left the Situ Family’s house.

Situ Xin watched Old Master Xiao’s retreating figure as he left the Situ Family, her eyes narrowing.

After seeing Old Master Xiao completely disappear at the door, Situ Xin turned to Old Master Situ, who was still grumbling about Old Master Xiao’s behavior, and asked, "Grandfather, in our family and Grandpa Loo’s family, who is interested in that position up top?"

"Huh? What?" Old Master Situ, still caught up in his dissatisfaction with Old Master Xiao’s earlier behavior, was somewhat caught off guard by his beloved granddaughter’s sudden question.

"Let me ask, among our family and my maternal grandfather’s side, who is interested in that top position?" Situ Xin posed the question with some hesitation. But once she asked, she felt that if her family members had ambition and wanted to contend for that position, it might not be a bad thing. At the very least, in the future, she wouldn’t have to be as concerned about many different aspects. Moreover, Situ Xin believed in her family members’ abilities, whether it was her eldest uncle, father, or maternal uncle, she felt that they all had the capability to fill that position, and furthermore, to perform better than the current person occupying it.

"Baby, why are you suddenly asking this?" Old Master Situ was astonished by Situ Xin’s question; truth be told, he had never considered having someone from his own family take that position.

"What question did Baby ask that made you show such an expression?" Just as Old Master Situ awaited Situ Xin’s explanation, Old Master Loo walked in slowly with his hands clasped behind his back. While walking, he also asked, "Situ, who visited your house just now? That car’s license plate, why does it look so familiar to me?" Old Master Loo had spotted a black Hongqi sedan leaving the entrance of the Situ family as soon as he arrived.

"Who else could it be but that Old Master Xiao. Hmph, that Old Master Xiao is becoming less and less decent, you know. He came because of his grandson and granddaughter’s affairs, then how should you, at the very least, lower your attitude? But he still acts so high and mighty, really, who does he think he is showing off to?" Old Master Situ spoke of Old Master Xiao with a belly full of anger.

"Hey, I’m saying, Situ, why get angry over him? You know his character." Old Master Loo calmed down the incensed Old Master Situ and continued, "However, this Old Master Xiao, he really has become someone we no longer recognize." Old Master Loo spoke with a tinge of lament.

The thoughts of Old Master Situ and Old Master Loo turned to the times on the battlefield when everyone supported each other, and suddenly they felt sentimental. Situ Xin couldn’t bear to see her grandfather and maternal grandfather upset over an irrelevant person, so she hurriedly continued the previous topic, "Since maternal grandfather is also here, it’s good timing. I was wondering, does my maternal uncle have any interest in taking over that higher position?"

"Ah?" Old Master Loo was also startled by Situ Xin’s question, slow to react for a moment. "Baby, what do you mean by that?"

"I mean it in the literal sense. If my eldest uncle, my father, or my maternal uncle is interested in that position, then I wouldn’t mind pulling down the person at the top and having someone else take a seat there," Situ Xin said, as casually as if she were discussing the day’s weather.

"Baby, you can’t talk carelessly about such things," Old Master Situ said seriously.

"Grandfather, I’m not speaking carelessly. I’m serious," Situ Xin looked into Old Master Situ’s eyes and said, "Grandfather, maternal grandfather, I have my reasons for thinking this way. You also know what the recent situation has been like. The Xiao Family, I think, also clearly understands the current situation. If I’m not guessing wrong, the reason why the Xiao Family can act so recklessly against our Situ Family and Loo Family is that they know we can’t do anything to them no matter how overboard they go because the one above wouldn’t just watch us make a move against the Xiao Family. Because that person at the top still needs our Situ Family, Loo Family, and Xiao Family to restrain each other to maintain the balance of power. Take, for example, the mission that Brother Che and Brother Jie were on. The Xiao Family’s reach is so long, but in the end, they just dealt with some people under Xiao Family, yet the masterminds of the Xiao Family didn’t face any consequences." As she spoke, Situ Xin’s face showed her unwillingness—if it weren’t for her Dragon Society, The Dark Division’s support, she couldn’t imagine what would have happened to her two brothers.