Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!-Chapter 149 - 108 Oh My God, It’s Chen 94 (10,000 Words for Subscription)_2

Chapter 149: Chapter 108 Oh My God, It’s Chen 94 (10,000 Words for Subscription)_2

Wearing new clothes now, Su Yunjin had Chen Jie call Ruirui in; the girl was still in old clothes.

After hearing that, Chen Jie went out and saw that a crowd had already gathered around the carriage—almost half the village had come over.

The scene resembled the 1980s or 90s in a previous life, where the whole village would gather to see a car parked in someone’s yard.

Chen Jie came over and saw Daisy sitting on the carriage shaft, biting into a big peach with juice running down, saying to the kids below, "See that? This is my brother-in-law’s big carriage. Li Ergou, didn’t you say your dad rode in a carriage? Was it like this?"

The kids below all looked enviously at Daisy, who was biting into the big peach on the carriage shaft.

"Ruirui!"

"Brother-in-law!"

Daisy turned around, saw Chen Jie, and cheerfully shouted, very pleased that her brother-in-law made her proud, making these guys who used to look down on her now unable to reach her level.

Chen Jie said, "Your sister called you back to change clothes."

"Oh!"

Daisy said as she opened her arms. Chen Jie said, "Don’t get peach juice on me."

He said this while lifting Daisy down. She ran off the carriage, bouncing back to the house.

Just as Chen Jie was about to turn and head back inside, he heard an old voice say, "Jiu Si, are you headed to the county?"

Chen Jie turned and looked over, realizing it was the old granduncle, his grandfather’s cousin.

However, Chen Jie didn’t have a good impression of him. Last time with Lu San and Yu Sanliu’s issue, this old man had taken the wrong side, so Chen Jie didn’t think highly of him.

Moreover, Chen Jie had recently been planning to wrest control from him.

Chen Jie wanted to give the clan leader position to Uncle Erba.

And he was doing quite well since Chen Jie’s reputation was growing, and more clan members wanted to side with Chen Jie. However, with his current status, you couldn’t just meet him; you needed an intermediary.

And the only one who could speak directly to Chen Jie was Chen Erba.

As a result, Uncle Erba’s status was increasing day by day.

And as Chen Jie’s status rose higher and higher, more clan members looked to him for opportunities, which also elevated Uncle Erba’s prestige further. freewēbnoveℓ.com

People are pragmatic, preferring someone who creates opportunities over one who plays favorites, relying on age to exert influence. Everyone knew who to listen to.

Therefore, according to the current trend, within three years, Uncle Erba would certainly be the head of the Chen family in Xiantao Town.

This could be seen as Chen Jie’s way of paying it forward.

But what was this old man calling him for today?

As he contemplated, Chen Jie looked at the old man and said, "Oh, Old Granduncle, did you need something?"

The old granduncle’s face was filled with a grin, "Jiu Si, you’re the pride of our Chen family now. Sitting in a carriage and all. I knew my Everglory brother’s seed couldn’t go wrong. Just look!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie didn’t express any reaction.

But he kept watching the old man, feeling that this old guy wasn’t up to any good.

Sure enough, after finishing his words, the old man continued, "Jiu Si, when will you be back from the county?"

Chen Jie said, "Hmm, that’s hard to say. If there’s something you need, Old Granduncle, just say it. I’m about to leave."

"It’s like this, Jiu Si. Many young people in our clan want to go out and make their mark, but they’ve had no opportunities. Now that you’re doing well, can’t you help everyone out?"

Hearing this, Chen Jie laughed and said, "How would I help?"

The old granduncle said, "Jiu Si, I’ve come up with an idea for you. You see, every year, I could help you find a few young people, and you could use your connections to get them into the fishery as good prospects, helping both the clan and bolstering your support."

"The Fishing Guild is very dangerous, you know. It’s not like the village, where everyone helps each other. There, no one will help; you can only rely on your clan. Doesn’t that make sense?"

The old granduncle grinned while making the suggestion.

Did Chen Jie not see through the old guy’s scheming?

Recommending a few young people to him every year, and then he puts them into the fishery.

Wasn’t this straight-up treating him like a tool? Even if Chen Jie wanted to promote some clan members, he didn’t need this old fellow’s recommendations.

If he agreed, this old guy would immediately become Chen Jie’s spokesperson, and then anyone who wanted to enter the fishery would need his word.

At that point, his power would only grow, and he would recommend those he was close to. What would things look like then?

He would become this old guy’s tool for power consolidation; such a manipulative person! If Chen Jie were not sharp, he’d be counting money for the old guy after being sold out.

But Chen Jie wasn’t a fool. After seeing through the old guy’s hypocritical facade, he said, "Old Granduncle, haha... you sure have a knack for scheming."

"Jiu Si, what do you mean?"

The smile froze on the old granduncle’s face.

Chen Jie said, "No meaning at all, just want to tell you, Old Granduncle, that you’re old and can’t meddle in young people’s matters. If you live a good retirement, you might have a good end. But if you blindly interfere, you might not have a good outcome!"

"Jiu Si, what do you mean? I’m doing this for your good."

The old granduncle defended himself.

Chen Jie laughed at this and said, "Oh, give me a break! You think you can use your age to bully me, huh? Last time you played favorites, I didn’t deal with you, so you still think you’re something, don’t you?"

"Chen Jiusi, how dare you speak to the Clan Leader like this? He, he is like your grandfather!"