Chapter Seventy-Five: The Coming-of-Age Ceremony of Politics
"Tsukizakura?"
A soft knock on the door caused Tsukizakura to open her eyes, and she was greeted by a small stain on the ceiling. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Although it will affect the mood a little when I wake up every day, because of my lack of height, Tsukizakura also had to leave that dark gray stain there.
But there is also an advantage to staying, which is to wake up with a pick-me-up, for example, now.
Yue Sakura sat up, and the cold air of winter got into the quilt, making him want to lie down again, although it was already very strong, but it was natural to be afraid of the cold, and Yue Sakura was still a child.
But what prevented him from doing so was a man outside the door, Sheila, who couldn't see it, but Tsukizakura intuitively felt that if she didn't get out of bed immediately, there would be serious consequences.
So, he answered, and lifted the quilt tremblingly.
When Sheila saw Moon Sakura again on the first floor, Moon Sakura had already dressed up in the formal clothes she had worn last time to see Sky Dance and freshened up everything, which made Sheila very satisfied.
"It seems that you remember that today is the day you are going to the conference. β
"Uh-huh...... Of course I do. "Yue Ying is actually lying.,He remembered it when he saw the small note on the alarm clock.,The alarm clock that was supposed to go off at 7 o'clock didn't seem to have gone off.,I don't know if I didn't hear it or the alarm clock is broken.,But Yue Ying thinks,It should be the alarm clock is broken.γ
I went and bought one the next day. Thinking so, Tsukizakura went out with Sheila.
"Huh, aren't the others here?" asked Tsukizakura when she saw Sheila lock the door.
"They've already gone on a mission, and you're the only one sleeping. Sheila shook the key and said with a slight reproach, "As the captain, you have to set an example!
"Hmm...... I was wrong. β
Sheila knocked on Tsukizakura's head and said, "Don't apologize for the incident, say that I will do better next time." β
"Why?"
Sheila untied the guard of the sports car and said helplessly: "If you fall, you have to get up first." β
Today is the day to go to the Canglong family house to attend the family meeting.
Basically, anyone from the Canglong family can participate if they are over 12 years old, and it will be held more than once a year, and most of the main topics are to discuss the future operation policies of the family, and people of various ethnic groups to talk together - basically, unless something big happens, the latter is the main topic.
It was the first time for Tsukizakura to participate, which made him a little nervous.
The reason for the nervousness is that he will meet that person, the only person who will make him feel scared.
The main house of the Canglong family is located in the north of Selskal, a small quadrangle, although the size of the Canglong family has become larger in recent years, but the main house has not been added and relocated, and most of the clansmen have moved out, only a few people and servants are left to live there. And the meetings that take place several times a year are a rare time for the main house to flourish.
The dormitory where they live is a little bit away from the main house, about 40 minutes by car, but fortunately the road conditions are good today, there is no traffic jam, and they finally arrived before the meeting started.
Although the main house is small, most of the surrounding facilities are for the Canglong family, and there are waiters in the nearby parking lot who specialize in parking for people who come to attend meetings. At the entrance of the main house, there were two security guards standing guard, but they didn't receive the invitation, but stood like this, and Yueying wanted to give the invitation but still didn't respond, which made Yueying very embarrassed.
However, just at the door, Sheila stopped.
"I'm not related to the Canglong family, and I can't go in during the meeting. β
"Huh, then I'm the only one?"
"It's okay, I asked a friend to show you the way. Sheila pushed Tsukizakura through the door, "Be careful with your words and deeds, don't be ashamed." β
As soon as I entered, there was a courtyard with people standing in twos and threes, a few of them glanced at Tsukizakura and stopped paying attention to them, and the others didn't look at this side at allβno, there was a man walking this way.
"Hello, you're Moon Sakura, right? I'm a friend of Sheila, you can call me Green, I can help you lead the way during this time, and if you don't understand anything, you can also ask me. Green held out his hand kindly, and although he was cleanly dressed, the corners of his drooping eyes and unshaven beard still gave him a scruffy look.
"Ah, hello. Yueying hurriedly reached out and shook it, Green's palms were a little wet and warm, and there was a strange feeling to the touch.
"You're a little late when you came, and now that the meeting is almost about to start, let's go first. β
Green led Tsukizakura down the corridor on the left side of the courtyard, and after that there was a lobby where a thin maid was wiping the table with a rag, and she glanced at it as Tsukizakura walked by, and let out a cry of surprise.
"Yo, Begonia, I haven't seen you in a long time. Green said hello.
"Me too. The maid named Begonia never took her eyes off the moon cherry blossoms, and she looked a little nervous, "Who is this?"
"This is Tsukizakura, Sheila asked me to take him to see it. Sheila's expression was casual, "Everyone else should have arrived, right?"
"Ah, yes, the second master and the third master are waiting in the conference hall, and the young master is resting in the courtyard and waiting for the meeting to start. β
Green smiled and nodded, "It seems that we are indeed late~ Then let's talk next time, let's go first." β
Haitang waved her hand gently, and suddenly shivered after watching Yueying and them leave.
The next courtyard was empty, only ornamental wood planted at the four corners, a cross-shaped stone path leading to the surrounding houses, and in front of them was a large building, the red wooden door of which was not closed, and a crack was opened.
Green hummed softly the melody of the song that I don't know what it was, it was very loud in this quiet courtyard, compared to Green's head and chest, Tsukizakura was a little cringe, just looking down, as if counting how many stone slabs she had walked over.
In front of the wooden door, Green stood still, causing Tsukizakura to accidentally bump into her back.
"Don't you go in?"
Instead of speaking, Green moved out of the way and made a gesture of please.
"You are a person with the surname of the Canglong family, so you should go first. β
Although Yueying was unwilling, she could only step forward slowly. The wooden door is a little cold, the lacquer surface is very soft, and it feels good to touch, and the moon cherry blossoms rubbed for a while, and as soon as they used force, the door opened.
Behind the wooden door, there was a long table, with a row of long-backed chairs, about twenty or thirty people around the table, it seemed that there were many people, but there were only two people actually sitting, both were middle-aged men, one was a little bald, and a little fat, and the other was relatively thin, wearing half-rimmed black glasses.
These two Yue Ying recognize each other, the fat one is the second master of the Canglong family, and the thin one is the third master, the name Yue Ying doesn't know, because no one has ever called these two people's names, they are all called the second master and the third master.
The second master didn't notice Yue Ying coming in, but was drinking something to himself, but the third master saw it, but he only frowned. But the sight of the other people here made Tsukizakura a little uncomfortable.
Surprised, mocking, puzzled, and so on, Tsukizakura couldn't take a step forward, and he lowered his head, not daring to face these gazes, even though he was not related to these people at all.
"What are you doing standing here?"
Yueying turned her head and saw Masa's serious face, and couldn't help but let go.
"Now that you're here, raise your head. Zheng seemed to be very dissatisfied with Yueying's performance, and his tone of voice was very annoyed, "You are also a member of the Canglong family?"
After speaking, he didn't wait for Yue Sakura's answer, and walked into the crowd by himself, but his popularity was different from Yue Sakura, as soon as he appeared, quite a few of his peers came forward to greet him, and he seemed very enthusiastic. The room, which was originally relatively deserted, became lively.
Yueying was so provoked by politics, but she also returned to normal, and the eyes of others were not so dazzling.
"Oh, young and promising, worthy of being the best person of this generation~ Although he is the only one in this generation. Green touched his chin, and his eyes, which had appeared to be unrefreshed, became even more depressed.
"He's the only man. β
Tsukizakura looked up sharply, and saw the smiling face that was always incomprehensible, and the owner of this face lowered his head slightly, winked her blood-red eyes at Tsukizakura, and then walked towards the long table with her cane.
And her appearance suddenly quieted down the originally lively crowd.
Everyone here knows her face, everyone here knows who she is, but almost no one identifies with her status.
Bai Yu Shenxue is not a member of the Canglong family, but he controls the people of the Canglong family.
The cane in his right hand kept touching the ground as he walked, but he did not make a sound, and in terms of walking posture, he was worthy of the word elegant, and the black lace dress on his body fit perfectly, and his burgundy hair was neatly tied behind his head, and he was full of aristocratic style, and any gentleman here would be an impeccable lady in his evaluation.
It's just that most people here don't make such a judgment.
Her presence made everyone's breath stop for a moment.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I seem to be late. Shenxue spoke unapologetically and sat in the chairman's position in the eyes of everyone, "I hope you don't mind." β
"No, the time is just right. The third master looked at his watch, and the time on it was exactly 12 o'clock. "You've been punctual. β
"yes, that's great!" Shenxue put her cane on the armrest of her chair, leaned back and sat up comfortably, "If there's nothing else, let's get started." β
The second master put down the cup, and his fat face began to twitch unconsciously, "Okay, you have the final say." β
Shen Xue squinted her eyes and crossed her fingers and shook them, "So, Cang Longzheng, are you there?"
"In. Zheng freed his hand from a woman's arm and stood beside the second master.
"Hmm~ a table of talents, good. Shen Xue nodded with satisfaction and raised the index finger of her right hand, "I heard that before you came back, you obtained your diploma from Kelania Academy?"
"Yes, I came back because I graduated. Masa's chin was slightly raised, which made him look at no one even though his tone was calm.
"Yes, yes! Then you are indeed qualified!" Shen Xue smiled appreciatively: "You are worthy of being the most outstanding child of the Canglong family in the past ten years, I am very optimistic about you!"
"Thank you for the appreciation. β
"Then without further ado, let's go!" Shen Xue immediately stood up, turned his head and walked towards the inside of the room, this sudden action even the political capital was slightly surprised, but after everyone reacted, they followed Shen Xue inside.
"Where are you going?" asked Tsukizakura, who was walking at the back.
Green said: "Don't you know? The main topic of this meeting is the coming-of-age ceremony of politics. β
"Rite of passage?" Although Tsukizakura didn't understand the meaning of the rite of passage, her intuition told him that it was a very important thing.
"Yes, the coming-of-age ceremony is now very important for the Canglong family and even the government. Green reminded, "Ah, watch out for that threshold, it's very high. β
Tsukizakura looked at the beam above her head and stepped over the threshold that was ankle high.