As the head of the Nie family. The authority of the old man at home is naturally unquestionable. The three brothers followed.

In the ranking, Nie Jialiang walked in the front. Nie Zhenbang deliberately fell last. Although at home. However, Nie Zhenbang paid great attention to this kind of detail. Although it is an ordinary walk. However, there is also a lot of hidden here.

In Chinese officialdom, seating and ranking are very particular. According to traditional customs, the middle is respected. After that, at the same distance, the left side is the honor.

Of course, throughout ancient China. The situation of the previous dynasties is not the same, the Qin and Han dynasties. Respect the right side. After the Wei and Jin dynasties, it continued until the Tang Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty were all respected on the left side. Until now. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the tradition of respecting the left side was also continued. When walking, it is generally appropriate to be half a body slower.

The old man was just sitting on the sofa, but Nie Ziyu, the girl, was tired of the old man's side. As the only granddaughter of the Nie family. Nie Ziyu is a very special existence in the Nie family. Apple of my eye. A princess in the family.

Moreover, the old man didn't have any requirements for Nie Ziyu at all. On the contrary, he was very strict with the Nie Jialiang brothers.

"Grandpa. Happy New Year. ”

Following Nie Jialiang and Nie Jiamin, Nie Zhenbang also shouted.

Old Man Nie's gaze started from Nie Jialiang and swept past in turn. In the end, he stayed on Nie Zhenbang's body, looking at this grandson who had an extra out of thin air, Nie Lao's face was very serious, and he couldn't see any change in his expression. For a while, the atmosphere at home seemed a little solemn.

Next to her, the old lady Huang Qiumei saw this situation. Immediately stood up: "Old man, what are you doing." Come, I'm waiting for you, the things for ancestor worship are ready. Hurry up and get started. Otherwise, Chinese New Year's Eve will be over. ”

For Nie Zhenbang, the old lady's idea is very simple, no matter what, no matter who gave birth to it, it is always her grandson. As the saying goes, the emperor loves the firstborn; The people love their children. The old lady had no such awareness. If it weren't for the old lady's doting, Nie Guowei wouldn't have done such a ridiculous thing back then. Love me, love my dog. As the son of the youngest son, he is the youngest grandson of the third generation. The old lady is really good to Nie Zhenbang.

In the living room, in the central hall, a boxy horseshoe table has been placed. In front, there are tablets of the ancestors of the Nie family. Incense sticks are lit. There are all kinds of tributes on display.

The old man stood in front of the table. He also knelt down respectfully, and after bowing three times, he stood up, walked to the side, and watched a pair of sons and grandchildren worship their ancestors.

Wait until Ye Shuxian finishes bowing. At this moment, only Nie Zhenbang and Nie Ziyu are left. Suddenly, the atmosphere became awkward.

"Zhenbang, worship well. This is your first time celebrating the New Year in the Nie family. Be respectful. The old man suddenly said beside him.

This sentence immediately made everyone stunned. The eldest aunt Huang Banyan Tree was a little surprised. Looking at Nie Zhenbang's eyes, he also changed a little. In the past, Huang Banyan Tree didn't take Nie Zhenbang seriously at all. Even, in the bottom of my heart. Huang Banyan Tree doesn't think that Nie Zhenbang is Nie's family at all. But. The old man said this today, and the meaning is obvious. Because. The old man admitted that Nie Zhenbang was a descendant of the Nie family.

Don't underestimate this one change. Although when Nie Zhenbang came back, there was also a ceremony. However, in his previous life, Nie Zhenbang had never participated in the ancestral worship at home. And this time. The old man opened his mouth and asked Nie Zhenbang to worship his ancestors.

Next to him, Nie Jialiang's expression was also very complicated. From his cheap younger brother, Nie Jialiang got a lot of benefits. If you can become a 21-year-old Zhengke, you are likely to become a 23-year-old deputy director. It can be said that Nie Zhenbang has made great contributions. However, there are also strife in the big family. There can only be one core per generation. All the resources of the family, all the manpower can only be based on the core.

As the saying goes, there are no rules, and if there is no core. You do yours, I do mine, assuming that the political views are different, then what should we do? Fall to pieces? That's just self-defeating. If that's the case, the Nie family will be replaced by other families in the capital within three years. That's the reality. Now the second generation of the Nie family. Nie Guodong is obviously slightly better. Nie Jialiang naturally didn't want to lose the position of the third-generation heir.

On the contrary, Ye Shuxian's expression at the moment was the most complicated. This is his own titular son. In the Beijing family, it is not only Nie Guowei who brings children back outside. However, those children were brought back from childhood. But Nie Zhenbang came back as an adult, which is the difference, which is destined to spend more energy and time, and only with sincerity can he win Nie Zhenbang's approval.

Lose both? Messing around? If it was said that before the old man did not recognize Nie Zhenbang, it might still be possible, but now, the old man has recognized it, and he will make trouble again. That's stupidity. Thinking of this, Ye Shuxian's attitude is also undergoing subtle changes.

The changes of several people were not lost in Nie Zhenbang's eyes, and at this moment, Nie Zhenbang was also excited in his heart, worshipping his ancestors, this is a fact that he has never experienced. Now it seems that all his actions have achieved obvious results. In any case, I have changed a lot. What makes Nie Zhenbang even happier is that from now on, his actions will receive more support. In this way, the plan to change the fate of the Nie family will be more grasped.

Immediately, Nie Zhenbang stepped forward with a respectful expression, and like Nie Jialiang and Nie Jiamin, he lit three incense sticks, and after three kowtows, his expression was solemn. Insert incense into the censer.

After Nie Ziyu's ancestor worship was completed, the old man looked around at his son and several grandsons, looked at Nie Zhenbang and said, "Zhenbang, you come with me to the study." ”

After saying that, regardless of the surprised expressions of the others, the old man had already walked towards his study.

The old man's study, Nie Zhenbang has lived here for nearly ten years in his two lives combined, but he has never been qualified to come in.

The whole study looks very quaint. A row of bookcases made of pineapple wood, looking at this, Nie Zhenbang has a feeling of being a tyrannical thing. You must know that pineapple is stable, not easy to deform, and its value is second only to top woods such as rosewood. It is generally used to make some special-shaped objects. For example, the bookcase itself is a stable piece of furniture that is not easy to deform, and it is generally very good to use mahogany and jujube wood. But the old man's place is a bookcase made of pineapple wood.

Huge desk, made of a single piece of mahogany. Such a large area is at least two hundred years old mahogany. It's another valuable item.

"Don't look at it, these are just foreign objects. are all the property of the state. I'm just one of the people who have used it in this long history. If you are angry. Perhaps, the Nie family still has the qualifications to sit here. "The old man's words are very plain. However, there is loneliness in the tone.

The second and third generations of the Nie family are inferior. This is an indisputable fact and undeniable. At this moment, Nie Zhenbang can somewhat understand his grandfather's choice back then.

In the case of the descendants not fighting, Nie Lao chose a risky path. Conservatives are not strong. As the second-in-command of the Military Commission, Nie Lao's support is particularly important, on the contrary, the reformers are because of Comrade Nanxun. The role of the Nie family may not be so obvious.

It is a pity that things that go against history and the will of the people will naturally cannot defeat justice. In the end, the Nie family fell into the middle of the family road. This is also inevitable.

"Grandpa, I'll try." Nie Zhenbang nodded with a serious expression.

At this moment, Old Man Nie sat down, looked up at Nie Zhenbang, and said solemnly: "Zhenbang, let's talk about it." Where are you going to take the Nie family? ”