Chapter 374: The Meaning of the Wedding
Ito Masakin wants to go, and Xiao Yiyun naturally wants to go with him. Coming out of this restaurant, Okamoto drove the two in the direction of Ito's house.
Xiao Yiyun is now full of that question, why is he suddenly going to hold a wedding for himself and Yoko Ito? However, when he was on the road, Xiao Yiyun didn't ask a word and remained silent.
Xiao Yiyun didn't ask, and Ito Masakin didn't mean to say anything, and on the way back, he was silent all the time, and the atmosphere was a little depressing.
Don't ask on the way, it doesn't mean that you won't ask after returning to Ito's house, but before Xiao Yiyun can ask, Ito Masakin said: You go and call Yoko, you come to my study together. After saying this, Ito Masatoshi walked away with his hands behind his back.
From what Ito Masaki said about holding a wedding for him and Ito Yoko, Xiao Yiyun knew that Ito Masaki was not joking, because Ito Masaki said it in front of Watanabeno, and he had already made his attitude clear that he would let the older generation of the Watanabe family notify Watanabeno to come to the wedding.
However, Xiao Yiyun thought differently, he wanted to discuss with Ito Masakin after returning to Ito's house and cancel this matter, but he didn't expect that Ito Masakin asked him to call Ito Yoko to go to the study together, which shows that Ito Masakin was ready to tell Ito Yoko about the wedding.
When Xiao Yiyun went to Yoko Ito's room and asked Yoko Ito to go to the study together, Yoko Ito asked Xiao Yiyun what was wrong, but Xiao Yiyun didn't tell Yoko Ito, only said that she would know when she saw her father.
The two entered Ito Masato's study, and after closing the door, Yoko Ito asked, "Dad, what's the matter?"
Ito Masakin motioned for the two to sit down, and then said: I plan to hold a wedding for you and Xiao Yiyun, and then let Xiao Yiyun take you back to Tianhai.
Hearing Ito Masaki's words, Ito Yoko was silent, and only after a long time did she ask: Dad, have you thought about the consequences of doing this?
Of course I thought about it. Ito Masakin smiled lightly and said: But I still decided to do this, I can't let my daughter have a bad name and follow a man if she doesn't go well, right?
Hearing this conversation between Ito Masaken's father and daughter, Xiao Yiyun sensitively noticed that this matter didn't seem to be as simple as he thought?
Yoko Ito turned to look at Xiao Yiyun and explained: "It's very simple, my father is the head of the Ito family, and I am the next head of the family, if my father holds a wedding for us and asks me to leave Japan with you to go to Tianhai, it is equivalent to announcing to the members of the family that the next head of the family will be born from among them, and I will lose the identity of the next head of the family.
There are no strict family rules for whether the head of the Ito family is male or female, as long as the ability is sufficient, he can bring benefits to the family and can be elected as the head of the family, however, there are regulations on the continuation of the head of the family, such as Ito Masaken, he is now the head of the Ito family, and his descendants, whether male or female, are the identity of the next head of the family.
For a long time, each head of the family has raised his own children as the next head of the family. Of course, in a long period of time, there have been cases of changing the head of the family from one branch to the next head of the other branch, but the probability of such a thing happening is not much, and the Ito family has a clear record of the family tree, and it has only happened three times in total.
Now, it seems that it is about to happen for the fourth time, Ito Masakin held a wedding for Ito Yoko and Xiao Yiyun, and if they leave, the next head of the family may be born from another branch of the Ito family.
The most critical issue is not in this aspect, but once Yoko Ito loses his identity as the next head of the family, Ito Masaki, as the last head of this branch, will not have a good time. Because the other branches will definitely fight for the position of the next head of the family, so the infighting will begin, and Ito Masaki's prestige will inevitably weaken slowly.
Yoko Ito is most worried about this, her father's future life may not only be not easy, but also extremely miserable.
Obviously, his father was persuaded by Xiao Yiyun's previous words, and he didn't want to see himself involved in the struggle between the two families, and pushed himself out of a dangerous situation in this extreme way, and as a negative consequence of doing so, he himself fell into a more difficult situation.
Xiao Yiyun is a smart person, although Yoko Ito did not say it very specifically, he could already guess a series of chain reactions from that simple sentence.
This price is not insignificant.
After Xiao Yiyun thought about these things clearly, if he wanted to persuade Ito Masaken to cancel the wedding, he couldn't say it anymore, because this is a father's love for his daughter, a heavy love.
I didn't ask you to come here to listen to your opinion. Ito Masakin said at this time: You must listen to what I said this time, you and Xiao Yiyun will leave Japan after the wedding.
In doing so, I am afraid that it will speed up the struggle between the two families. Yoko Ito sighed and said: Moreover, the situation of the Ito family will not be optimistic.
This is an obvious thing, one family is in internal strife, but two families outside the other are very united, if such two families fight, even if the family of internal strife is unanimous with the outside world, I am afraid it will not be the opponent of the united family. Although when it comes to the outside, the internal strife will stop, but this time it is very different, because it involves the competition for the position of the head of the family, it is difficult to ensure that when it is external, the members of the family will be unreservedly external, once someone plays their own little Jiujiu in their hearts, and wants to preserve their strength to fight for the position of the head of the family, someone will inevitably follow suit, and the consequences are naturally conceivable.
Ito Masaki's current approach can be said to be sacrificing the entire family to fulfill Yoko Ito and Xiao Yiyun.
Ito Masakin smiled faintly and said: There is nothing that can't be thought of, the rise and fall of a family is actually a very normal thing. The Ito family has been prosperous under my leadership, and this is enough, and with the next head of the family, what kind of prospects the Ito family will have is not something I should think about and worry about.
Although he said that, there was still a somewhat lonely look on Ito Masakin's face, after all, he had been the head of the family for many years, and the Ito family had really declined, and it was definitely not what he wanted to see.
Seeing what Yoko Ito wanted to say, Ito Masakin immediately waved his hand and said: There is no need to say anything more, unless you are unwilling to marry him, otherwise, it is necessary for you to hold a wedding. You have no choice but to go with him at a wedding, or you choose to abandon him.
Hearing Ito Masaki's words, Ito Yoko turned to look at Xiao Yiyun, obviously, she was unwilling to give up Xiao Yiyun, but if she held a wedding with Xiao Yiyun, then the road behind Ito Masakin would be quite difficult, one is his beloved man, the other is his father, it is really a dilemma.
You're pushing her. Xiao Yiyun sighed and said.
Ito Masakin shook his head slowly, and said: Go ahead, Yoko, let Ito Ka help you prepare for the wedding, as a father, the thing I want most is to see you find your own happiness. Don't put too much pressure, the Ito family is not going to decline so easily, not to mention, maybe when you really fight with the Watanabe family, you still need Xiao Yiyun to help, and at that time, things will still take a turn for the better.
Yoko Ito naturally knew what the turning point was when Masaken Ito was talking about, that is, when the two families were fighting, she and Xiao Yiyun returned to Japan and helped the Ito family win the battle. At that time, Yoko Ito's identity as the next head of the family may still be salvageable.
However, this possibility is still very slim.
Ito Masakin no longer gave Ito a chance to say anything, stood up and went out, asked Okamoto to call Ito Ka, and directly told Ito Ka to take Ito Yoko to prepare for the wedding.
After Yoko Ito and Itoka left, Ito Masakin said to Xiao Yiyun: I told Watanabeno today that I wanted him to come to the wedding, although it was a matter of losing his face, plus you have already told him that you will take Yoko away, I am afraid he also thinks very clearly. As long as you leave Yoko, the battle between the two families will not be as far as we think.
If Watanabeno would wait until the time was ripe to fight with the Ito family, then after Xiao Yiyun and Ito Yoko held a wedding, this time would inevitably be brought forward, because the Ito family would fall into infighting, which was a good thing for Watanabeno to see. The battle with the Ito family also has many suitable opportunities. It's just that Watanabeno will definitely make a move at the most opportune time.
I'll come back if you need my help. Xiao Yiyun said to Ito Masakin.
No, I want you to assure me that if the Ito family fights with the Watanabe family, you won't come back with Yoko. Masaken Ito said in a deep voice.
Why? Xiao Yiyun asked puzzledly, Ito Masakin obviously didn't say that to Yoko Ito just now.
I thought carefully about Watanabeno's words, and it is very likely that what he said was that there was really a mole in the Ito family. Ito Masakin said in a low voice: After you and Yoko held a wedding and left Japan, I think some people will quickly lose their breath, a strong opponent is not terrible, what is terrible is the person who stabs you in the back.
Hearing Ito Masaki's words, Xiao Yiyun nodded silently, so it seems that the meaning of his wedding with Ito Yoko is too much......