Chapter 204 What need is there for character? The Davis family is doomed.
Chapter 204 What need is there for character? The Davis family is doomed.
"Hmph, Aunt?"
A weathered voice, tinged with displeasure, rang out.
Upon hearing the old man's voice, Daphne and Lydia's eyes lit up, and they quickly found a good spot on the sofa to sit down and wait to watch the show.
Qi Yuan then noticed that an elderly man with white hair was sitting in front of Noah.
The old woman's pale blue eyes flashed with sharpness and displeasure as she glared at Qi Yuan: "Don't you feel ashamed to be called 'aunt' by a man like you?!"
Qi Yuan was somewhat surprised, yet not entirely, that the old man immediately launched into a tirade against him. He looked at the old man, then at Petty, and asked, "Petty, is your aunt a man or a woman?"
"Men."
"Who is the man and who is the woman in this room?"
“You, your uncle, and your second great-uncle are men, while your aunt Daphne and aunt Lydia are women.”
After hearing Petty's answer, Qi Yuan looked at Turner.
Turner didn't know why Qi Yuan didn't answer his question but instead asked Petty a question. When he met Qi Yuan's gaze again, his arrogance returned.
“Sir, I am not ashamed,” Qi Yuan replied seriously. “As long as the child does not have gender confusion, I will not feel ashamed about a form of address.”
"you……!"
Turner was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He didn't expect Qi Yuan to refute him from another angle.
Noah heard that Qi Yuan's sharp retorts were no less effective than his own, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. He pulled Qi Yuan to sit down next to him.
"Let me introduce you, my dear. This is the old man from the Davis family, my second great-uncle Turner. You should be familiar with him, but since this is our first formal meeting, let me introduce you again. This is my beloved, Qi Yuan."
"Don't you feel ashamed to say that? It's one thing to play around in private, but what kind of occasion is this tonight? Why did you bring him here?!" Turner had a lot of opinions about Qi Yuan, and Qi Yuan's direct rebuttal made him feel that his status as an elder was being disrespected.
“I brought him to the family gathering to tell you that Ah Yuan and I were just having fun, right? Besides, what’s shameful about Ah Yuan attending the family gathering? He didn’t kill any of the Davis family members. You killed your third and fourth uncles’ families, and you still shamelessly insisted on attending the family gathering every month, didn’t you?”
Turner's expression changed instantly, and he glared angrily at Noah.
Noah remained nonchalant. “Even those who killed their own brothers can attend family gatherings, so why can’t my little lover be included? Second Uncle, you’re still too narrow-minded.”
This past event is a hurdle that Turner can't get over. When he was young, he didn't think he did anything wrong, but as he got older, he began to reflect on his ruthlessness back then.
Of course, this is not because he knows he was wrong, but because he occasionally thinks about it and wonders if he would have died if he hadn't killed them back then.
Thinking about these things too much can make people who should have been forgotten long ago become the ones you remember most vividly.
Now that he is old, he is worried that someone might use these past events to find an excuse to kill him. This is also why he is so angry that he has no way to refute Noah when Noah mentions the past.
Seeing that he couldn't get into a fight, Daphne smiled and said, "Second Uncle, the number of people at our Davis family gatherings is getting smaller and smaller. Please calm down today. I don't want next month's family gathering to be just my daughter and me with the three of them."
“It’s better if there are fewer people at the family gathering. Next time we can choose a smaller place,” Noah said.
Daphne shook her head. "I won't agree to that. Even if there are fewer people, the Davis family's character must still be upheld. The Davis family, the head of the four major families, must hold their monthly family gathering on the top floor of the most luxurious hotel in Juecheng."
"What's the point of having any integrity? The Davis family is doomed!"
Turner glared angrily at Noah, his gaze finally settling on Qi Yuan.
“He’s a man, can he even have children? When he gets old, will your child inherit Davis’s name? Or will it be that little girl?!” Turner’s gaze fell on Patty. “A little girl with outsider’s blood, even if she gets married and has children, they will bear someone else’s name. Her child will become the head of the Davis family, and the Davis family will no longer bear the Davis name!”
“Patty has the blood of the Davis family in her veins, and her children also have the blood of the Davis family. Has anyone ever said that a woman’s child has all the blood of a man? No, right? If that were true, then men should really evolve the ability to give birth to their own children to live up to what you, Second Uncle, have said.”
Noah reached out and ruffled Patty's hair. He crossed his long legs and looked down at Turner. "More than bloodline, I care about whether the new head of the family can inherit the spirit and character of the Davis family. As long as someone can embody the spirit and character of the Davis family, even if they are not a member of the family, I will make them the head of the Davis family."
"Your grandfather's decision to make you the head of the Davis family was the worst decision he ever made!"
Noah's remarks infuriated Turner, who immediately flew into a rage.
"Second Uncle, you are no longer young and don't have many years left to live. As a junior, I have been tolerant of you as much as I can, so I have pretended not to see your secret support for my uncle. But if you want to enjoy your old age in peace, shouldn't you be a little quieter? Don't let a bullet be my last gift to you."
Noah had no interest in chatting with Turner anymore, and left with the one sentence he most wanted to say.
Turner knew what Noah meant, but he was consumed by anger and couldn't say anything in the face of Noah's warning. He got up and left in a huff.
Watching him leave, Daphne sighed, "Without Second Brother, Second Uncle's fighting power is also not good. He actually got angry and left just like that."
Noah smiled slightly at Daphne. "A person covered in lice who criticizes someone with dirty clothes for being unclean won't just get angry and storm off the table when exposed. But, Aunt, do we really have to have family gatherings here every day, just the five of us?"
"Otherwise what? Lydia and I need your permission to go back to our family home. Without your permission, we'll both be stopped at the gate."
"If you'd like to have a family gathering at our home, I can allow both of you to come and go freely at our home that day."
Daphne's eyes lit up. Although it was only for a day, it was still a concession from Noah.
"Really?"
"Hmm." Noah nodded. "Auntie, you've been much more well-behaved lately. Has Uncle's departure made you realize something?"
Daphne knew what Noah meant by asking that question, and smiled, "I heard that you've been doing all sorts of purges and investigations in the City of Despair lately. It seems I'm also part of the investigation."
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