Worried that Zhao Youqian still had another trick up his sleeve, the two stayed nearby instead of leaving.
Zhao Manyan gave Zhao Youqian a potion. After trading blows and insults, the brothers fell silent for a while, then started talking.
Who knew what they talked about? In any case, by the end, the brothers were hugging each other and sobbing again, leaving Mu Nujiao and Zhou Sining sighing.
"Old Zhao really was a piece of work," Zhou Sining commented flatly.
He had thought there was some deeper reason behind it, but it turned out the whole fucking mess really had come from Old Zhao playing favorites.
There was no denying that, in this world of magic, having a family head who could use magic was ideal. But favoring one son over the other was a serious problem.
Besides, this was hardly a case of an "ailing heir." Zhao Youqian was the older brother-the legitimate eldest son. And in terms of making money, doing business, and managing the family, he was the most capable as well.
Surely not knowing magic did not make him useless at everything?
Mu Nuxin of the Mu Clan could not use magic either, but she was incredibly good at managing the family. She was still a leading heir, with her position as the next family head all but secured...
"I don't think favoritism was really the only cause. In this world of magic, if the head of the Zhao Clan couldn't use magic, or had very little magical potential, his ability to keep the branch families in line would gradually weaken. Some of those branches would then turn around and swallow up the main family..." Mu Nujiao said.
"But isn't your family grooming Mu Nuxin too? She can't use magic either," Zhou Sining said, puzzled.