Chen Mu said irritably, "Isn't it all trouble you stirred up?! That Population Growth Program you proposed threw everything into chaos."
"eldest aunt and eldest uncle made up in Soul Fighting City and gave second brother another little sister. Eighth Uncle—Chen Qingrui—also had new additions, gaining a grandson and a granddaughter. That made the Grand Elder so happy the old man could barely keep his face from splitting open."
As the younger generation gradually grew up, the followers' forms of address for the four generations of the Chen family slowly changed as well, and in the end, they gradually became unified: the new generation were "Young Masters," the middle generation were "Masters," the generation above them were "Old Masters," and the last surviving member, Chen Zixiu, was respectfully addressed as "Great Master."
Chen Xiaojun's generation, when addressing their elders, also gradually followed the family ranking, such as Third Great Uncle, Eighth Great Uncle, Thirteenth Great Uncle, and so on, becoming increasingly proper.
However, only Chen Hong, the oldest of the grandfather generation, was not addressed by them as eldest great uncle, but respectfully as "Grand Elder."
In truth, Chen Hong was not usually stern when speaking or doing things with the family's younger members, and he often even carried a hint of laughter.
But whenever the Grand Elder, Chen Hong, was mentioned, those youngsters still involuntarily felt a trace of awe—or rather, fear—in their hearts.
Chen Mu suddenly turned to Chen Xiaojun, a thoughtful look on his face, and said, "Now that you mention it, haven't you felt that whenever we've seen the Grand Elder these past few years, he's seemed more and more easygoing?"
Chen Xiaojun chuckled and said, "The Grand Elder is already ninety-nine this year. He's about to become a centenarian."
"His bearing and emotions have grown