I caught a chill yesterday, and my head hurts and my limbs feel weak. I'll just post two chapters today.
By Chen Xiaojun's generation, the situation was fairly clear.
The position of Grand Elder was essentially certain to go to either Chen Yanwu or Chen Jianzun, with Chen Yanwu having a slightly better chance.
In any case, it would not be Chen Jianjun. His status made him unsuitable for the position of Grand Elder under the dual system.
However, he was resolute and decisive, making Deputy Clan Chief in charge of security and military affairs undoubtedly the best position for him.
Chen Jianzun, meanwhile, was meticulous and skilled at planning, so he was most likely to become the Deputy Clan Chief overseeing either economic affairs or education.
The Chen Clan's leadership would probably tailor the three of them's training toward those respective roles.
Chen Mu asked rather calmly, "So, coming back to it, the rest of us will end up as ministers in charge of individual departments, right?"
While Chen Xiaojun and Chen Mu were talking, Chen Bin, Chen Shurui, and the others had been keeping their ears pricked up.
Chen Xiaojun looked around and smiled faintly. "That's more or less the idea."
Chen Mu's eyebrows shot up as he said unhappily, "After all that rambling, aren't we still just running errands under the Three Great Mountains of Big Sister, Second Brother, and Third Brother?!"
Chen Xiaojun: "..."
Quite a few people laughed at the sight of Chen Xiaojun being stumped.
Chen Mu waved his hands. "Okay, we've got that sorted."
Then Chen Mu blinked and abruptly jumped to another topic. "But I'm curious. Why did you bring up my dad out of nowhere? What exactly do you need him for?"
Chen Xiaojun gave a mysterious smile, deliberately