Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 458: Chapter 1: The 7th-Rank Aristocratic Family! The Changning Wang Clan_1

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Great Qian Changlong 3166 — Early February.

Early spring~

It had been only half a year since the Celestial feast of the Changning Wang Clan.

The spring rain was drizzling during this season, as if a mist of gloom had draped over the Wang family.

Just after the New Year, the grandfather of the cousin generation of Wang Xiaohui, passed away peacefully in his sleep, eternally separated from the world.

This was the first member of the clan to pass away since Wang Shouzhe took over as head of the family.

His grandfather Wang Xiaohui, was born in the year 3060 of the Changlong Calendar, and lived to be 106 years old when he passed away.

Theoretically, the life of his grandfather Wang Xiaohui was already long, longer than most people’s lives.

Yet his death still brought more than a little melancholy to the Wang family.

Wang Shouzhe sat in the courtyard, watching the spring scenery and rainfall, seeming to be slightly lost in thought.

“Husband.” Liu Ruolan leaned against him, comforting in a soft voice, “Birth, aging, sickness, and death are all natural occurrences. You’ve done your best for your grandfather, even going so far as to seek a Longevity Pill to prolong his life. For all these years, he has also been holding on, waiting until the Wang family became a 7th-rank Aristocratic Family, before he passed away satisfied.”

“Ruolan, I understand the truths you speak of.” Wang Shouzhe sighed, “I was just thinking about what we’ve been striving to develop over the years. What is it all for?”

“Have you figured it out, husband?” Liu Ruolan brewed a pot of Cloud Mist Spirit Tea for him, “This is a new tea that was just harvested from the Cloud Mist Cave in the young winter. I knew you loved this fresh tea, so when I visited home a while ago, I brought back 30% of the yield.”

Wang Shouzhe held the Cloud Mist Spirit Tea, looking at Liu Ruolan with tender eyes, “Of course, I understand. The reason I strive to develop the family is that I want our family members to be able to survive, to live better lives with more dignity. Just like you, my wife, if I could, I would want to live with you forever, loving each other until the end of time.”

“Husband.” Liu Ruolan’s cheeks blushed with soft tides of warmth, her eyes covered with a layer of moving moisture, “I never tire of hearing your sweet words, no matter when. Marrying you is the luckiest thing in my life.”

“Your words move me too, wife. Marrying you is the true meaning of life for me.” Wang Shouzhe held her hand.

“Don’t be like this, there are children around.” Liu Ruolan gave a charming, shy glance.

Somewhere close by.

Several children sitting quietly at the side, all remained incredibly calm.

Wang Liyao, the eldest who had grown into a young woman, holding Wang Zongrui, her two-year-old baby brother who had just been weaned, showed no emotion in her stunningly beautiful and ethereal face.

No wonder, their parents would always exchange sweet nothings and flaunt their affection. This had been going on for nineteen years, how could they not be used to it?

The children were almost sick of hearing it.

It’s amazing that their parents still enjoyed it, seemingly never getting tired of it.

“Sister, I feel like I will never be capable of love.” Wang Zong’an, who had grown into a sixteen-year-old young man, whispered, “If anyone talks sweet to me, my first reaction would probably be wanting to vomit.”

“Me too…” Wang Liyao’s eyelid twitched, she said gloomily, “The point is, after so many years of listening, there are only a few patterns they use. ‘Wife, you are so good’, ‘Husband, you are amazing’… followed by declarations of greatest luck…”

“I think it’s fine.” A five-year-old little girl said with an adorable voice, blinking her eyes, “Dad looks really gentle when he sweet-talks.”

Then, Wang Liyao and Wang Zong’an both gave her a glance, “Little Liyue, you’re still too young. After a few more years, you’ll be numb to it, and then gradually feel sick.”

Obviously, the exquisite little girl is Wang Shouzhe’s second lawful daughter Wang Liyue.

“Ha ha, what do you kids understand?” Wang Shouzhe looked back nonchalantly, “Your mother and my’s sweet nothings set an example for you. We create a healthy, optimistic atmosphere for our family. You just don’t appreciate your parents’ hardships…”

“Hardships?”

A different look swept through Liu Ruolan’s eyes, “Does living with me bring you hardship, husband?”

“No, no, no, I was just casually teaching the children…” Wang Shouzhe was filled with anxiety and hurriedly defended himself.

“Your casual words reveal your true thoughts. We have been married for twenty years. Even if you are tired of old things and passionate about new ones, I understand.” Liu Ruolan spoke gently, “Thinking about it, I am the one at fault, I should have found you several concubines…”

“Wife, don’t get me wrong… Yao Yao, say something nice about your father.”

“Oh, I almost forgot.” Wang Liyao rose to her feet with her little brother in her arms, in a fluster, “I have to go to the Academic Palace to take the admission exam, the homework given by the future Master is not yet done. Father, mother, Yao Yao is taking her leave.”

After Wang Liyao finished speaking, she took a step forward, levitating and rapidly steering towards the distance, looking like she was riding a cloud. This kind of crossing the air indicates that her Mysterious Energy is profound and long-lasting, and more than just entering the Spirit Platform Realm.

“Sister, wait for me, I also need to practice.” Wang Zong’an also picked up the little girl, Wang Liyue, taking several leaps and bounds on the roof, he quickly disappeared from view.

He just barely reached the Level Nine of the Vital Energy Refining Realm. He’s still a long way from the Spirit Platform Realm, so naturally, he’s not as natural as his sister.

Almost in the blink of an eye, all four children disappeared.