"Alright. We also need to add his name to the family registry and the ancestral hall. We'll get it all taken care of," Jim Quincy said, already making plans.
Cecilia Adler was both happy and envious.
'So bringing honor to the family means you get your name in the family registry and the ancestral hall.'
'I have to work hard too.'
'I'll work hard to become the richest person in the world and start my own family registry and ancestral hall.'
'I just wonder if I can actually make it happen.'
"Ian has really made the family proud this time. Congratulations." Christal Russell, now out of her postpartum confinement and all dressed up, had a joyful expression, but her eyes held only deep frustration and disappointment.
'To keep Ian Quincy stuck on the farm...'
'I don't even know how much effort I put in behind the scenes, how much I schemed and persuaded.'
'It's been ten years.'
'I thought he'd be a lost cause when he came back.'
