Gao Wu: A centenarian old man, many children and good fortune! Chapter 092

Just as the Lin family successfully sent their eldest daughter, Lin Yue, into Xiao Yan’s “martial arts discussion” circle, triggering speculation and deliberation from various forces, another prominent family in Fourth New Nanjing City, the Chen family, which also had deep roots and close ties to the military, quickly made a follow-up decision after a fierce internal discussion and evaluation!

The Chen family understood that although they already had a collateral female, Chen Yuyao, who had become Xiao Yan’s wife and borne him children, this relationship was relatively unstable, especially after the Lin family sent their eldest daughter, Lin Yue, a Seventh-Rank warrior. To maintain or even enhance their influence in their relationship with Xiao Yan, they had to offer more substantial leverage!

After repeated discussions by the family’s elder council, their gaze finally settled on the most dazzling genius girl from the family’s collateral branch—Chen Siyu!

Chen Siyu was only twenty-five years old! At this age, she was just beginning her martial arts journey, but she had already, thanks to her astonishing talent and the family’s concentrated resources, cultivated herself to the realm of a Seventh-Rank warrior!

Such talent, even among the numerous geniuses of the Chen family’s direct lineage, was enough to rank among the top! The family had high hopes for her future potential, even believing there was a significant chance she could break through to the Transcendent realm!

Sending out such a genius girl with unlimited future potential was, for the Chen family, undoubtedly a gamble riskier and requiring more resolve than the Lin family sending out Lin Yue!

If successful, the Chen family would not only establish an unbreakable connection with Xiao Yan but also gain unimaginable returns in the future through Chen Siyu, this endlessly potential genius! But if it failed… losing a genius who might potentially advance to the Transcendent realm would be a heartbreaking blow to the Chen family!

Ultimately, their optimistic outlook on Xiao Yan’s future potential and the competitive desire not to fall behind the Lin family made the Chen family determined!

This time, the one who came forward was a powerful elder from the Chen family who held an important position in the military and had a close relationship with Deputy Commander Liu Zhenbang. He also personally paid a visit, adopting an even more humble demeanor than Lin Jianye.

“General Xiao, I’ve heard much about you! Meeting you today, I truly understand that your heroism is unmatched, and your reputation is well-deserved!” After a series of polite greetings, Elder Chen went straight to the point, his face showing “care” for a junior and “admiration” for a strong individual.

“It’s shameful to say, a useless girl from my Chen family’s collateral branch, named Chen Siyu,” he said as if talking about a trivial matter, “This child, well, she has some brute strength, and by sheer luck, she managed to cultivate to the Seventh-Rank at a young age. But her temperament is restless, her horizons narrow, and all day long she just knows how to bury herself in hard training. She’s clueless about human relationships and lacks guidance from true powerhouses; her future path is worrisome!”

He then changed his tone, looking intently at Xiao Yan: “However, this girl absolutely adores you, the city hero who turned the tide! She constantly pestered me, saying she dreams of being by your side, even if it’s just as a tea-serving maid. To always behold your demeanor and hear a few words of your teachings would be better than ten years of her own bitter cultivation!”

“I thought, General Xiao, you are currently busy with many affairs, and perhaps you also need some capable people to assist with miscellaneous tasks. Although Siyu is mischievous, she is quite nimble and her strength is barely passable. Handling some chores shouldn’t be a problem. I wonder… could General Xiao give her a chance to stay by your side, broaden her horizons, and temper her character?”

This rhetoric was identical to Lin Jianye’s, even more “humble,” describing a Seventh-Rank genius as if she were a naughty maid.

Xiao Yan listened to Elder Chen’s “sincere” performance, his heart already seeing through it all.

Another Seventh-Rank warrior! And only twenty-five years old! Immense potential!

To keep pace with the Lin family and even solidify their relationship with him, the Chen family’s investment this time was no less than, if not greater than, the Lin family’s!

Facing such a “generous gift,” Xiao Yan naturally had no reason to refuse.

He showed a perfectly timed expression of “surprise” and “contemplation,” as if genuinely considering this “useless” collateral genius.

After a moment, he slowly nodded, his tone carrying a hint of “cherishing talent”: “Elder Chen, you exaggerate. A twenty-five-year-old Seventh-Rank warrior, such talent is rare in the entire younger generation of Fourth New Nanjing. Since Miss Siyu is so dedicated to martial arts, and so… well, ‘adoring’ of me, it would be heartless of me to refuse.”

He then changed his tone, looking at Elder Chen: “However, I already have family members in my manor, which would be inconvenient. How about this: Miss Lin Yue is also ‘discussing martial arts’ here with me, and the courtyard next to hers is still empty. I find the environment quite serene there, so I’ll arrange for Miss Siyu to temporarily reside there. In their daily lives, the two of them can keep each other company, exchange and verify insights, which might be even more beneficial for their cultivation.”

This arrangement both accepted the Chen family’s “kindness” and cleverly placed Chen Siyu on equal footing with Lin Yue, avoiding favoritism and giving the Chen family sufficient face.

“Good, good, good! This is excellent! Thank you, General Xiao, for your thoughtful arrangement!” Elder Chen was overjoyed to hear this! Xiao Yan not only accepted Chen Siyu but also made such a considerate arrangement; this was undoubtedly a positive sign! “Siyu being able to study alongside niece Lin Yue by your side will certainly benefit her greatly! On behalf of the entire Chen family, I thank General Xiao!”

Chen Siyu herself was not present; clearly, the Chen family had the elder directly finalize the matter to avoid any complications.

With the matter settled, Elder Chen bid his satisfied farewell and immediately went back to arrange for Chen Siyu to move into the villa right next to Lin Yue’s residence.

And Xiao Yan, looking at these successive “high-quality feedback sources” delivered to his doorstep, was quite pleased.

Lin Yue, Chen Siyu… two Seventh-Rank warriors! The potential of the offspring they would bear was definitely worth looking forward to!

His “more children, more blessings” endeavor was steadily progressing towards a higher quality direction!

At the same time, he keenly realized that with the “follow-up” of the Lin family and the Chen family, these two major forces, the pattern of Fourth New Nanjing City’s upper circles was likely to undergo new changes. Those forces still hesitating and observing would probably soon be unable to sit still…

An invisible “resource competition” centered around him seemed to have quietly begun.