System: Master Your Life-Chapter 688 - 175: White Jade Pillars Hold Up Heaven, Purple Gold Beams Bridge the Sea! (Part 3)

Chapter 688: Chapter 175: White Jade Pillars Hold Up Heaven, Purple Gold Beams Bridge the Sea! (Part 3)

"A Dragon among Men, I’ve lived my whole life and now, with dirt nearly covering my grave, this is the first time I’ve seen someone so young and with such extraordinary presence!"

Great-grandfather praised, as if he had seen a rare treasure.

Everyone was quite surprised by great-grandfather’s words, as his evaluation of Xu Lin was extremely high.

Great-grandfather’s life was grand and expansive, having experienced many significant historical periods, something the younger generations could not compare to.

"Elder, you overpraise me."

This time, Xu Lin was somewhat modest; the old man carried an air of integrity, suggesting he had done many things, and as the head of this great family, he might have done things beneficial to the country and the nation.

A lasting family may have done bad things but cannot have done only bad things, otherwise, they would have perished long ago. They must have done significant deeds that aligned with historical trends.

One must understand that Huang Chao is a spirit, not a single person.

"There’s no such thing as overpraise; in my life, I have never misjudged a person. You will surely become a great figure in the future!"

Great-grandfather said, "Will you walk with me a bit?"

"Sure."

Xu Lin then went out walking with him.

"Have any thoughts of entering politics in the future? Our family can support you all the way up, letting you rise swiftly!"

He continued.

"I’m not interested in being an official, besides, I have a grand thing to accomplish."

"Care to tell me about it?"

"I am researching artificial intelligence. I don’t know if you can understand artificial intelligence, elder, it is a technology that countries around the world are currently vigorously developing. It can be said to be this era’s steam engine and internal combustion engine of the next few decades. As long as I succeed, our country will stand unrivaled in this field, beyond just being on par with that other country. Elder, what do you think?"

"Haha..."

Great-grandfather laughed heartily, a cheerful laugh: "If it were a different young person saying this, I would surely know he’s blowing hot air, but you’re different. You are someone who can accomplish great things, and I believe in you!"

He looked at him with admiration; the extraordinary aura of this young man before him was truly different, possessing immense energy that commanded respect.

A person with such energy will definitely accomplish great things in the future, without exception; he will not be an ordinary individual.

"In my fourth generation, there are four granddaughters, each one beautiful, yet Danqing is the most remarkable, capable and courageous, a worthy partner. What do you think of her?"

"Sir, I already have a girlfriend."

Xu Lin said.

"Old as I am, I once had four wives and nine confidantes, so what is a girlfriend? You are someone who does great things; women should not hold back a Dragon among Men like you!"

He asked, with piercing eyes, "What do you think of my Danqing?"

"Let’s go with fate; a forced melon is not sweet." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Haha..."

Seeing Xu Lin invigorated great-grandfather, at over a hundred years old, significantly.

Each generation must pass the baton.

Back in the Republican period, his father made a successful investment, allowing them to share the nation’s fate.

As long as they did not offend, they would not be troubled.

Now it was his turn, to make an investment, to pass on the family legacy so it could endure, generation after generation.

This is the greatest mission of a family head.

He spent his life seeking such a grand opportunity.

Now, he saw the soil of the grave nearly covering his head, unsure if he would still be around in a year or two.

Though for his age, even at 106, he was relatively healthy.

He could walk with just a cane, needing no one to support him.

But maybe one day, he would simply sleep and never wake again.

This is why he must prepare the family’s succession.

He feared the family might decline in the future, feeling ashamed to face his ancestors.

This family had been around for five to six hundred years.

But great-grandfather knew well, no family lasts forever; it’s a historical rule, a natural rule, perhaps even a cosmic rule.

Just as people experience birth, aging, illness, and death, things go through formation, existence, decay, and disintegration; nothing can last forever.

One day, their family would perish; it’s just a matter of time.

But as the head of the family, he must do his duty.

As they walked and talked, they discussed many things, though not about marrying Pei Danqing to Xu Lin.

The old man spoke of their family’s glorious days; indeed, this family had done much, making correct choices at key historical moments, or they would have been uprooted long ago.

Cixi, the old witch, lived a life of leisurely pleasure, ceding land and paying indemnities, betraying the country, and her deeds are innumerable. Yet this vile woman evaded historical reckoning by dying in 1908, just a few years short, and two decades later, warlord Sun Dianying desecrated her tomb, exposing her body to the wild, whether or not they whipped her corpse is uncertain.

The grave of the great traitor Wang Jingwei was buried in Jinling. Later, when veterans of the Resistance returned to Jinling, they had not yet arrived when they sent people to blow up Wang Jingwei’s grave, turning his remains to ashes posthumously.

History spares no sinner; this nation will forever honor and remember heroes, just as it will eternally resent those who have sinned.

The Pei Family is no different; had they done evil, they would have been annihilated long ago.

In the past, civility wasn’t what it is now. When they swept through you, even your egg yolk would be scattered, leaving no trace, with no room for jokes.