Chapter 174 A Warm Welcome

Chapter 174 A Warm Welcome

With Xie Daoheng around, Xie Daorong's father's funeral would certainly not be left unattended. However, the fact that his children and grandchildren were so unfilial was a bad example that had to be punished within the Xie clan.

After Xie Daorong's father was buried, Xie Daoheng discussed with the clan elders how to deal with Xie Daorong's brothers and nephews.

When the two families heard the news, they realized that something was very wrong, and hurriedly went to Xie Daorong to beg for forgiveness, crying and sobbing.

Xie Daorong would certainly not forgive them. Although his father was angry with those two families, he actually left them some leeway in the matter of dividing the family property.

Before he started practicing martial arts and joined the guard team thanks to Xie Daoheng, his family only had less than 20 acres of land and a dilapidated house, which was about 10% of their total assets before their father passed away.

Of the remaining 90%, Xie Daorong can say without any shame that at least 70% was earned through his life over the years.

If his relatives hadn't been ungrateful and changed their attitude towards him, Xie Daorong wouldn't mind continuing to play dumb and letting them take advantage of him during and even after the division of the family property.

But now that the two sides have completely fallen out, why should Xie Daorong foolishly give away what he risked his life for to the other two families?

His father's will simply returned what was rightfully his to him.

Over the past decade or so, his father has never settled accounts with his brothers and nephews for the benefits they have taken from him.

Even from this perspective, he didn't receive any real inheritance from his parents.

Xie Daorong wasn't stupid; he was just being considerate of his parents, so he deliberately chose to play dumb.

However, despite his indifference, his brothers and nephews not only showed no gratitude whatsoever, but also refused to attend his father's funeral because the amount they received was far less than expected.

They felt wronged, unaware that the other members of the Xie clan had already labeled them as "ungrateful and heartless."

When it's not directly related to their own interests, most people are quite reasonable. In addition, Xie Daoheng, the clan head, has been subtly guiding the clan's atmosphere and instilling correct values ​​in everyone over the years.

As a great contributor to the Xie clan and his own family, Xie Daorong was treated that way by his own brothers and nephews after he was injured, which was something that most members of the Xie clan could not stand.

Without any hesitation, almost all of them stood on his side.

When his father was alive, because his father always stood by him, the clan chief and elders couldn't keep an eye on him all the time or frequently interfere in their family affairs.

This gave his relatives the illusion that no matter how much trouble they caused, the clan would at most give them a few words of advice.

But they forgot that at that time, the head of their family was Xie Daorong's father. The old man himself had done nothing wrong, so the clan chief and elders could not use the clan rules to do anything to the old man.

As for them, with the old man keeping them in check, no matter how much trouble they caused, Xie Daorong's material benefits were still guaranteed, and the outcome was good, so there was no need for the clan to get involved.

Now that the old man is gone, if they continue to cause trouble, especially with their "unfilial" behavior that directly gives the clan a handle to use against them, it would be strange if the clan didn't take the opportunity to deal with them.

The two families, who were in a panic, wanted to see the clan chief, but he refused to see them. They tried to plead with the clan elders, but the elders not only refused to make an exception, but also sent their children and grandchildren to give them a severe scolding.

After being subjected to several waves of attacks, the two families had nowhere else to turn, so they shamelessly went to Xie Daorong and began to "repent" while crying and kneeling.

Xie Daorong was so annoyed that he simply asked Xie Daoheng to settle him outside Xie Family Village so that he could avoid seeing him altogether.

Xie Daoheng originally intended to settle him in the academy, but the academy was still too close to Xie Family Village. Xie Daorong didn't want those two families to cause trouble at the academy in the future, bringing shame to the entire Xie clan.

Moreover, he didn't want to be a lazy bum. As mentioned earlier, he felt that although he had a limp, he still had a pair of perfectly good hands and a brain that had accumulated many years of life and combat experience. He wasn't about to become a useless person who just loafed around waiting to die.

Xie Daoheng respected his companion's personal wishes. He had just acquired a new estate and planned to give it to Xie Wanniang as part of her dowry. So, after consulting with Xie Daorong, he sent Xie Daorong to the estate to be its manager.

Xie Wanniang frowned slightly upon hearing this, "If you leave, won't they find an excuse to try and seize your land and house?"

With her father around, even if those people try to cause trouble, they definitely won't get anywhere. But a toad on your foot, even if it doesn't bite, is still annoying.

Xie Daorong found her question strange. "I'm gone, not dead. Do you think the clan rules are just for show?"

Xie Wanniang choked. She belatedly realized that the Xie clan was different from ordinary clans in ordinary villages. They had a long family tradition and a very thick book of clan rules that were actually practiced.

As long as Xie Daorong's relatives don't want Xie Daoheng to have more leverage over them and punish them more severely in a fair and just manner, they won't dare to cause trouble.

Xie Wanniang sighed, suddenly realizing that the thick book of clan rules that had given her a headache after just one glance wasn't entirely without its merits.

She smiled at Xie Daorong and said, "I was confused for a moment and forgot about the clan rules."

Not to mention after she left the Xie family, even during the years she lived in the Xie family, she never violated the clan rules and was never punished by anyone for them. To her, the clan rules were practically non-existent.

"Since you don't want to live in Xiejia Village, then you can stay here in this village."

Like Xie Daorong himself, Xie Wanniang did not think that he was a useless person with no value. She was not only happy to let Xie Daorong help her manage the estate, but she was also eager to give him more tasks.

"You'll have to take care of things at the estate for me. Also, I might need to trouble you with other things in the future."

Xie Daorong liked hearing others say they needed his help, because it meant that he was indeed a useful person.

If he didn't want to admit that he was a useless person who could only loaf around and wait to die, he wouldn't have needed to find any work given his family's wealth.

Not to mention that Xie Daoheng and most of the clan were actually quite willing to use the income from the sacrificial fields to support him, so that this great hero who had given his best years and health to protect the clan could live a life of comfort and leisure in his later years.