Chapter 1439: Capítulo 1439: Chapter 1440: Bo Family Ancestral Hall

Normally, people don’t visit on this kind of holiday, but that old friend had been close with Elder Nan since their youth. Having left Green City years ago, he only returned during holidays each year and would spend half a day at Elder Nan’s place each time.

That old friend was also a chess enthusiast, and Elder Nan accompanied him to play.

Nan Jiaojiao returned to her residence for a while, feeling bored, so she simply grabbed a fishing rod and a bucket to go fishing in the back mountain.

Rongcheng.

Early in the morning, Bo Yanching and Bo Shuxian went up the mountain together for ancestral worship, joined by some of Bo family’s distant relatives.

Although Bo family’s true roots are in the Capital City, it’s unclear how Old Master Bo agreed to relocate Bo’s ancestral hall to Rongcheng, while the ancestral hall in Capital City housed newly-made memorial tablets.

No matter how bizarre the secrets within wealthy families might be, none are as strange as this.

The relocation of the ancestral hall back then was done in secrecy, yet somehow it was leaked by someone with a purpose, sparking speculation for many years. But no member of the Bo family ever explained it; even those curious dared not ask directly.

Although Bo Yanching manages Bo’s, he’s not the sole authority. When the company merged with Bo family, Old Master Bo sent several relatives over to establish roots in Rongcheng, partly to run the company and plant informants, and partly to monitor Bo Yanching and Old Lady Bo.

Those relatives usually dared not visit the Bo Residence, knowing Old Lady Bo’s temper was bad, and she didn’t welcome them. However, they did come for the Qingming Festival rituals each year.

But the Old Lady only appeared for the worship and then disappeared back to her small abode, where nobody dared disturb her.

Bo Yanching lit a cigarette and sat down when he had the chance. Bo Shuxian managed to extricate himself from a few elder relatives, came over to sit next to Bo Yanching, glanced at the cigarette in his hand, and smiled, “Third Brother tired?”

Bo Yanching replied indifferently, “A bit.”

“You’ve been up since morning without resting. It’s still early for lunch; why not go take a nap in your room? I’ve got this.”

“You?”

Bo Yanching gave him a teasing glance, gesturing towards the group of relatives, “Can you handle that bunch?”

Bo Shuxian’s expression turned awkward.

“If I’m not here, they’ll skin you alive. After lunch, send them all away; it’ll be peaceful then.”

Bo Shuxian rubbed his nose, “It’s no big deal for me. They’re just superficially warm, mainly coming for you.”

Calling them relatives, but long without contact, many of their faces unfamiliar. When asked, even a child’s generation might rank higher than theirs, unknown which branch they hail from, always somewhat loosely connected.

“It’s okay. They wouldn’t dare; Grandma issued a stern warning long ago. Business is business, personal matters are personal. They should worship properly, and not discuss business with me; otherwise, future entry to Bo family doors won’t be allowed.”

Bo Shuxian chuckled, “Grandma sure is formidable. If she hadn’t been this way when young, she couldn’t have kept this family of demons and monsters in check.”

Bo Yanching glanced at him, “Has Qianqian looked for you?”

“She has, held her a while. Qingshan keeps her under good watch.”

“Hmm.” Bo Yanching stubbed out the cigarette.

“Third Brother, has Jiaojiao gone back to her grandfather’s?”

Bo Yanching asked, “Why?”

“Not much, just her leaving might induce gossip from the Ye family members, quite concerning.”

“It’s okay, I can protect her.”

Bo Yanching patted Bo Shuxian’s shoulder, “You go find Qianqian; there’s no need for you here, leave it to me. I’ll find an excuse to slip away later.”