Chapter 341: Chapter 340 The Wang Family is also a big clan! Chapter 341: Chapter 340 The Wang Family is also a big clan! “Five words floated down from the sky—it’s not a big deal!” After dropping Chris off at the hotel, Wang Hao humd a tune all the way and drove straight ho!
He had just received a call from Dad, Uncle, Aunt, and Brother Da Wei’s family of three had all arrived!
Oh my, it had been such a long ti since he had seen Uncle and Aunt, he had to hurry ho to see them!
After parking the car in the underground garage, Wang Hao headed straight for his house. As soon as he entered, he saw Uncle and Aunt sitting on the sofa, chatting with his parents.
“Uncle, Aunt,” Wang Hao greeted them while taking off his shoes, “how long have you been here?”
“Oh, Little Hao, co here quickly,” Uncle waved eagerly as soon as he saw Wang Hao, “Let Uncle have a good look at you.” As Wang Hao walked over, Uncle grabbed his hand and laughed, “I heard from Da Wei about how you helped him collect the debt. Oh, our Little Hao has really grown capable, impressive indeed!”
These were indeed close relatives. Wang Hao hurriedly said, “It’s what I should do. Helping a close brother in need is unquestionable.”
“I can finally breathe a sigh of relief with that money recovered,” Uncle pulled Wang Hao to sit down and said, “Otherwise, that was over a million—we would have had to sell our house to pay off the debt.”
“Look at how serious you make it sound,” Dad laughed with a twinkle in his eyes as he listened, “Now that our Haoer has beco capable, how could he not help out? But speaking of which, did our ancestor really plan to refurbish the family tree this year?”
Dad was referring to Wang Hao’s great-grandfather, who had just turned one hundred this year!
“Yes,” Uncle nodded and said, “The old man has lived in the countryside all his life, self-sufficient and strong. Now that he’s reached a ripe old age of one hundred, it’s ti for a grand celebration. The refurbishnt of the family tree is just in passing. I heard from my father that the ancestor plans to call back everyone who’s been away and properly organize the family tree. You know, under our ancestor, my generation of brothers and sisters only totals five. Our branch is the second oldest, and now down to Haoer’s generation, we are already about twenty people. I estimate there will be at least a hundred people returning for this revision of the family tree; it’s going to be a grand event, one that cannot be missed.”
Wang Hao: “…”
Holy cow, according to Uncle, our Wang family is really a large clan!
“Indeed, this is going to be a grand event!” Dad nodded after hearing Uncle’s words, “It’s been nearly twenty years since the Wang family got together, right? The last ti was the ancestor’s eightieth birthday!”
“Exactly, so everyone is really looking forward to this,” Uncle took a sip of tea and continued, “Twenty years, how many twenties does one have in a lifeti? And with the ancestor turning one hundred this year, we don’t know how much longer he will live, so this might be the last grand reunion. That’s why the ancestor wants everyone to co back, to properly update the family tree, and then each family could take a copy ho, so in case of anything, we’ll have sothing to refer to and not drift too far apart.”
“Right, we definitely have to go,” Dad pondered and then asked, “Have they set a date? I’d better arrange everything in advance.”
“The date is set for the National Day holiday in October,” Uncle smiled, “That’s about half a month away. I ca today just to talk about this. We’ll go together then, and now that Little Hao has made a na for himself, it will be like returning ho in triumph. Our branch now is all looking up to Little Hao, haha!”
In Wang Hao’s grandfather’s generation, there were three sons and one daughter, with Wang Hao’s dad being the second eldest.
Speaking of which, Wang Hao really was doing the best now. In Uncle’s mind, being able to collect a debt of a million was as good as being incredibly capable—it wasn’t a joking matter!
“Actually, I’m doing alright,” Wang Hao said, slightly embarrassed, the praise making his face turn red.
“Our Haoer is really doing well now,” as soon as soone praised Wang Hao, his mom beca the happiest, couldn’t stop talking, “Ever since he was a kid, he loved to play—who would have thought that he could achieve so much now? Let tell you, our Haoer now, he’s really capable, bought his own car, even started a company, and the people he knows are all influential figures. You know the four big families, right? They are all good buddies with our Haoer!”
“This guy, haven’t seen him for a few years and he’s beco this incredible!” Aunt knew that Wang Hao could casually gather more than twenty people now, chuckled and said, “What can we say, I knew this kid had it in him from the start. Playing video gas, he was always a master. Our Da Wei is far behind him compared to that!”
“Look at you, talking about Brother Da Wei. Isn’t he doing pretty well too?” Wang Hao quickly spoke up for Brother Da Wei, “With this paynt coming back, Brother Da Wei should clear about three hundred thousand, right? Who among ordinary folks could do that?”
“Hehe, not bad, not bad. Your sister-in-law has been over the moon these past few days, can’t stop singing your praises,” Brother Da Wei’s smile was so wide he couldn’t close his mouth, “With this money coming in, we can replace quite a few things around the house. And that guy, after you scared him, he’s been very obedient. Just the day before yesterday, he found another job. This one is a big project—totaling one million six hundred thousand. After expenses, I should clear at least five hundred thousand, and he even promised that he won’t delay the paynt!”
“Really!” Uncle was stunned, “This project could net you about five hundred thousand?!”
“That’s right,” Brother Da Wei said proudly, “When has my little brother ever been wrong? I’ve been keeping it a secret just to surprise you, hehe.”
The family burst into laughter.
The brothers had been close since childhood, and now that Wang Hao was doing well, Brother Da Wei wasn’t doing badly either. Earning five hundred thousand from a single project, along with his previous earnings, the last two years nearly netted close to one million. It wasn’t just for fun.
“Ah, today we really need to drink and celebrate, haha!” Seeing his own son doing well too, Uncle was thrilled, “Co on, with such a big job Da Wei has taken on, we need to celebrate properly. Let’s not eat at ho, let’s go out, my treat! Today, we won’t sleep unless we’re drunk!”
“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” Celebrating with such close relatives called for a good drink. Dad was quickly getting dressed, saying in a rush, “It must have been a year since we brothers last drank together, right? Let’s drink a lot today, we’ve got nothing else major, order two more dishes, today we won’t return unless drunk!”
They then went downstairs and found a rather upscale restaurant. As the food and drink were being served, Uncle said, “Oh right, I almost forgot to ntion, our great ancestor has another wish for this grand birthday celebration.”
Dad started pouring drinks, filling a cup for each of them, and asked, “What wish?”
“You know how the road to our village has always been in bad shape?” Uncle said, “The old man figured, he’s of such an old age and probably doesn’t have many years left, and wants to do so good deeds for peace of mind. So, he thought about who in our family could pull in so sponsorship to fix the road in our village, to make it a virtuous deed.”
“Fix the roads?” Hearing this, Dad frowned, “That won’t be easy. Our hotown may be scenic, but it’s also a mountain village; constructing roads might require major excavation.”
Wang Hao’s ancestors’ ho lay nestled deep in the mountains. Though surrounded by mountains and rivers, nurous larger mountains encircled the area, making road construction a formidable task.
“Great ancestor knows it’s not easy,” Uncle continued, “but rember the mountain spring in our hills? Great ancestor has been drinking that water all his life. At a hundred years old, he’s still healthy and can even sweep the yard. If a road could be built, that spring could be developed too, so this project does have so hope. These past few days, several people from my uncle’s branch have been planning to co here to discuss this.”
Wang Hao whispered to Brother Da Wei, “If it’s about my uncle’s uncle, what should I call him?”
Brother Da Wei replied, “You should call him great granduncle, since he’s our grandfather’s brother. If it were our grandfather’s younger brother, we would call him third granduncle.”
Wang Hao, “And our grandfather’s sister?”
Brother Da Wei, “You’d call her fourth grandma.”
Wang Hao, “…”
Indeed, the Wang family is a large clan!
At that mont, Mom asked, “Can the people from Uncle’s branch handle this? Pulling in sponsorship needs so influence, otherwise, they might not even get through the door.”
Uncle laughed, “These folks are all quite capable. I heard they are doing pretty well too. One of them is a school headmaster, another is a master’s graduate, quite influential. If they handle this, there might really be a chance. When the ti cos, if Little Hao isn’t too busy, he should join them, since they’re all from the sa clan. We shouldn’t grow apart.”
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