Chapter Eighty-Eight: Taking Over as the Patriarch?
Situ Jin looked at Situ Baili and said, "Auntie, what do you want to say?"
After a pause, Situ Baili said, "Sincerely, my aunt wants you to take over the position of patriarch of our family!"
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Situ Baili nodded and said: "Originally, I shouldn't have told you about this, after all, now the position of patriarch is held by your father, and my aunt is just assisting your father in taking care of family affairs, but now you have seen your father's situation, and he is no longer able to take on the position of patriarch!"
Situ Jin frowned slightly, and said to Situ Baili: "Auntie, I believe that my father's situation is only temporary, and he will be fine after a while! Besides, isn't the family affairs always taken care of by you, as long as you continue to take care of it?"
Situ Baili shook her head: "Sincerely, my aunt has always only assisted your father, the patriarch, in taking care of the family's trivial affairs, and the key issues are still decided by the patriarch.
Situ thought for a while, and then said honestly: "Auntie, I really have no intention of serving as the patriarch, even if my father wants to hand over the burden of the patriarch, isn't there still Lei Yao in the family?"
Hearing Situ Jin's words of refusal, Situ Baili was not surprised: "Jin, although Lei Yao is an adult, he hasn't experienced anything after all, even if he is made the patriarch, do you think he can manage the affairs of such a big family as ours!"
After speaking, without giving Situ Jin a chance to speak, Situ Baili said again: "Auntie, tell you the truth, Jin, in fact, before coming to you, my aunt had already gone to find your father and your stepmother, and both of them agreed to let me be the patriarch, so don't postpone it any longer!"
After a pause, Situ Baili sighed and said, "Aunt knows the current situation of our family, and it is a bit thankless for you to be the patriarch, but looking at the entire family, who do you think is still capable of being responsible for a big family like us? Although the family used to have a lot of things that couldn't stand you, but anyway, you are also a member of the Situ family, can you deny this?"
Situ Jin was silent, it was not because Situ Nan and his family had treated him badly before that he refused to accept the position of patriarch now, he mainly felt that he had enough things every day now, and he really couldn't take care of the family affairs anymore.
Seeing that Situ Jin still didn't let go, Situ Baili was also a little anxious: "Jin, my aunt told you so, do you still not agree?"
Situ Jin finally spoke: "Auntie, let's put this matter aside for a while, let me think about it again!"
After that, he asked, "Is there anything else my aunt would like to tell me?"
Seeing that Situ Jin just didn't let go, Situ Baili didn't want to force Situ Jin too hard, so he said: "Okay, let's not talk about this matter first, let's talk about another thing!"
Situ Jin looked at Situ Baili and waited for her to speak.
After a pause, Situ Baili said: "Sincerely, although the people of our family have been released from the prison now, but our family's former territory has been taken back by the empire, you said that these hundreds of people in the clan can't do nothing every day, just stay in this mansion and mess around, right?"
As soon as Situ Baili finished the previous sentence, Situ Jin guessed what she was going to say next, and sure enough, he guessed correctly! Although what Situ Baili said was quite tactful, the underlying meaning was obvious, that is, to let him find a position for the clansmen! And what Situ Baili just said about the patriarch was probably to pave the way for what she was going to say.
Seeing Situ Jin smiling and looking at herself, Situ Baili immediately had a feeling that the whole person was being seen through by her nephew, and for the first time, Situ Baili felt that her nephew was indeed a little unsimple.
Situ Jin couldn't bear to let Situ Baili be unnatural for too long, he said: "Auntie, in fact, even if you don't tell me about this matter, I have considered it! Although our family's previous territory is gone, don't I still have a piece of territory? Let all the people in the family go to me, and I will guarantee that each of them will have something to do when the time comes, okay?"
"You mean your Öland Island?" said Stuart Berry who didn't take Öland Island into his eyes.
Situ Jin smiled and said, "What's the matter, my aunt thinks it's inappropriate?"
Situ Baili said bluntly: "You have a desert island there, and there is no ground on all sides, so you let us all go over and be savages?"
Situ Jin smiled: "Auntie, it's true that I'm an island there, but it's not a desert island! Don't worry, except that the climate is a little hot and humid, I promise that you won't be disappointed when you go there!"
Hearing Situ Jin's words, Situ Baili was still a little unconvinced, and after a while, she asked, "Jin, you don't want to install our people in the officialdom of the empire?"
Situ Jin didn't answer Situ Baili directly, but said, "Auntie, I have already told Your Majesty that I will return to the territory when the empire passes through this dangerous period!"
Situ Baili looked at Situ Jin thoughtfully, and after a while, she spoke: "Okay! After experiencing the previous things, my aunt can also see that the tree will only attract the wind, and it is better to be low-key!"
Although Situ Baili could figure it out in her heart, she still felt a little unacceptable at the thought of going to Situ Jin's territorial island! No way, mainlanders already have a rejection of everything related to the sea, and Situ Baili was no exception! In her opinion, even if Situ Jin said his island well, I am afraid that it would be an uncivilized jungle.
However, Situ Baili didn't have a choice, not only she didn't have a choice, but the people of the Situ family didn't have a choice!
Just like Situ Baili just said, there are hundreds of people in the family, and it is impossible to stay at home and do nothing all day long! If you are born in an ordinary family, it is nothing, just go out to find something to do, but the Situ family is a big aristocratic family for generations, and everyone in the family is born with a golden spoon in their mouths one by one, and they are used to the days of opening their mouths and stretching their hands in their clothes, how can they go out to find something to do by themselves? This is even more uncomfortable for them than killing them!
Originally, Situ Baili wanted Situ Jin to see how to place his clansmen in various areas of the imperial officialdom, but Situ Jin had no such plan, and now, the people of the Situ family can only choose to go to Situ Jin's island territory!
Seeing Situ Baili's inner activities, Situ Jin didn't say much, just smiled and said nothing.
Although it has been a few days since he left the territory, Situ Jin believes that the current development of the territory must be thriving, and he is very curious, when the family goes to his territory and sees the cities standing there, what expressions will appear on their faces!