Female Novel
Chapter 370 The Family Meeting
Fang Yi then left.
However, she came back very soon.
“Jiannan, all twelve of the teachers aren’t here, and neither are some of the Fang Elders. I think they’ve
all gone to the meeting room. Have you forgotten? Our family always holds a big meeting every year
around this time!” Fang Yi said.
Fang Jiannan sat on the bed and nodded. “I just remembered. Alright then, I’ll talk about it tomorrow.”
After she said that, she noticed that Fang Yi looked a little hesitant.
Fang Jiannan then asked, “What is it?”
Fang Yi jumped to Fang Jiannan’s side mysteriously and bit her lip lightly as she said, “Jiannan, what
do you think happens in those meetings? It happens every year and only the males of the family get to
attend. What do they talk about?”
Obviously, Fang Jiannan didn’t know what to say.
She shook her head and exclaimed, “How am I supposed to know?” Then, she glanced at Fang Yi.
“What are you up to now?”novelbin
“Well, you know what I’m up to. Hey, they’re always keeping us hidden away and because of that, we
don’t even know why we’ve been grounded. We don’t know anything that’s happening within the family.
Also, Jiannan, it’s been so many years and you’ve been very hardworking and diligent. That puts you
way above those men, right? But you’re still being kept in the dark!” Fang Yi sighed.
Fang Jiannan’s expression darkened as these words managed to hit her where it hurt.
Exactly. She had been so hardworking, and it was all to prove that she was stronger than those boys,
and that she could carry the responsibilities of the family better than they could.
So many years had passed, yet her grandfather still paid no attention to her.
“Hey, why don’t we go eavesdrop for a bit? You want to know about what’s going in the family too,
right?” Fang Yi whispered.
If this happened earlier today, Fang Jiannan would have turned Fang Yi down as she didn’t want to
anger her grandfather.
But Fang Yi’s words had left Fang Jiannan speechless.
If this continued, then would Fang Yi and herself be kept in the dark for their whole lives?
I have to continue living like this my whole life too?
She shook her head.
No! Absolutely not! I certainly would not continue living like this, not for the rest of my life!
It was this voice in her mind that ignited the rebelliousness within her which Fang Jiannan had been
suppressing for many years.
She looked at Fang Yi and the two of them nodded at each other.
By the time they had secretly made their way to the outside of the meeting room, the meeting had
already started.
“The two of you, how are your job preparations? Whether you guys can defeat this big rival or not
depends heavily on the weapons you will use!” At the head of the table, an old man holding onto a
walking stick directed a question toward two middle-aged men.
“Father, the two of us are almost ready with our preparations. Sadly, the hardest task couldn’t be
completed by even the two of us working together. If only our eldest brother were still alive, then
maybe…” one of the middle-aged men trailed off, not completing his sentence.
When Fang Jiannan heard that from her hiding spot outside the window, she lifted her head quickly and
started paying even more attention.
As for the old man, his eyes became blurry after hearing that. “Yes. If he were here, then our Fang
family would not need to be so wronged. But he just had to be killed. Looks like only the good die
young.”
Two streams of tears flowed down the old man’s face.
“Yes. After he died, you also grew in years, and no one in the Fang family could possibly go against
that family face-to-face. What a shame! At least Fang Jiannan is skilled in many areas, and she does
not pale in comparison to the Eldest Young Master. If we were to train her to become our strongest
pillar, wouldn’t that be a good idea?” another old man in the family asked.
“Sigh. Of course I’ve thought about letting Fang Jiannan join us, but she is Fang Zhenghua’s only
daughter after all. She’s the last connection we have to Zheng Hua. Since young, she hasn’t known
parental love, and I’ve always kept her hidden within the palm of my hand. How could I ever allow her
to stand on the frontlines like this?” The Fang family’s leader sighed as he shook his head.
“Any girl has to be married off eventually. How much can she really handle? Anyway, even the Eldest
Young Master Fang Zhenghua was no match for that family, and both her parents got killed off in that
scuffle, let alone their little daughter!” an oily-faced middle-aged man at the sides said.
Slam!
The Second Young Master, Fang Zhengye, slammed the table and glared at the speaker angrily. “Situ
Hong, what do you mean by that? Have you forgotten all that you owe to our family?”
“How could I? Ever since I was a boy, my darned father would remind me that our Situ family would
forever be a vassal of the Fang family, and that we must always obey them. I’ve been obedient all
these years and helped the Fang family gain strength in the Southwest. Even if I didn’t play a major
role, I still had a hand in everything, right?” the middle-aged fat man, Situ Hong, said as he stared at
Fang Zhengye.
Apart from the Fang family, there were also some vassals such as the Situ family attending the
meeting.
Any large family would have many vassals under them.
Even Chen Hao building a group was enough to attract quite a few vassals for the Chen family. That
was the general idea of it.
“That’s right, Situ Hong has done a lot for the Fang family in these last two years. Even other vassals
like ourselves managed to win some glory along with his deeds!” some people started whispering
among themselves.
Grandfather Fang heavily pounded the floor with his walking stick before everyone quietened down
again.
“Situ Hong, I feel like you have something more to say, so just spit it out.” Grandfather Fang took a
deep breath.
Situ Hong smiled faintly. “Grandfather Fang, I don’t have any other intentions. It’s just that the Eldest
Young Master has passed for many years now, and previously, we brought up his businesses, right?
That we would all get a share of them and they would be taken over by us. But then, you mentioned
that we had to wait for Fang Jiannan to grow up first. Now that she’s grown up, shouldn’t you keep to
the promise you made that year? After all, Fang Zhenghua doesn’t have any more heirs!”
“Hmph! I already knew that you would have something up your sleeves. Even though he has passed
for many years, we still haven’t gotten revenge on his behalf. Yet, you still want a share of his
businesses?” Fang Zhengye said in anger.
“Hehe, haven’t gotten revenge? Isn’t it more like you don’t dare to avenge him? Anyway, the
businesses have been given to the two of you brothers, but neither of you have done anything
successful with them. Instead, you all made the Fang family become even worse! Maybe if you split
them amongst us, you would get a chance to revive it!”
“Situ Hong is right!”
Quite a few people agreed.
Just when the two brothers were at a loss for what to do, the door of the meeting room was slammed
open with a loud bang.
Fang Jiannan walked in with reddened eyes, coldly sweeping her gaze across the crowd before
stopping on Situ Hong. “Uncle Situ, if you tell me who my parents’ killer is, and who our Fang family’s
enemies are, then I will take their revenge!”
When Grandfather Fang saw Fang Jiannan trespass into the meeting, he could tell that she had heard
everything that had happened.
At that moment, he sighed deeply.
No one else continued talking. Even Situ Hong turned his head to one side, acting as if he didn’t hear a
thing.
As for Grandfather Fang, he took a deep breath and stared at Fang Jiannan. “Let’s take a break.
Jiannan, come over here with me!”