Day 150- 200 Sishui County Part 14 Dealing with the Chen Family Part 5 Connections

Time passed by quickly, leading up to the Chen Family Dinner. Chen Huaian did not want to head out to eat but hearing how one of his grandchildren caused the child of the Mingyun Family to be upset, he needed to make it up somehow.

Not to mention the matter between the family altogether at the Horse Club.

To many refused to believe that Chen Fan was Mingyun Rexford. Especially after hearing a few of the adults mention the exploits they heard. The visiting members from different areas, the brothers of Chen Huaian, definitely couldn't believe it.

Which had him asking help from Wang Xiaoyun to ask Aunt Tang or Youya to arrange a way to apologize. Wang Xiaoyun went the humble route earning nothing but ridicule from the Chen members really. Only doing so because her husband encouraged her briefly.

Not taking the chance given to them was just a sign of weakness. These people openly said this while Chen Huaian was on speakerphone talking. Thinking she wouldn't hear this at all. They were right, but Tang definitely heard and repeated what was said.

"Haa.." Tang was just worried for her friend now as well. ".. you can't keep working yourself like this. Listen to me..Rexford won't like this. He tolerates the Chen's as it is."

"It will be fine. Gives a chance to talk with him to." Wang Xiaoyun was hopeful it was just a small act of rebellion and anger currently. Mixed emotions are digesting the entire situation with her son after sleeping some of it off. "Just get him there, please!"

An odd look was in her eye; she was definitely planning something to get back at the Chen Family for the last few years. A bit of time to work through her feelings at the family event before making a decision.

Seeing her fiery friend just insist was just weird.

"I will ask him and go from there." She typed away then showed her the message. The response came back pretty quickly. It was a straight decline of no, but Chitang said he would go with Sini Dova coming as well. "Well, you get to meet some of the other women in his life."

"Do tell; I haven't had the chance to talk with him in detail on those matters. As much as he tried messaging me over the last few months, I should have opened those conversations more to get a feel of what was going on." She felt a little bad not keeping up with him. But she was just so busy, is what she liked to tell herself. "Youya said he changed. Now I at least know it was at an extremely high level opening the possibility of so much more."

Her mind rationalizes that he lived on within Rexford. The pressing of Destiny inhabiting her body already made the process hard to distinguish against.

Not like the son she knew was going to become anything important really.

"I will tell you what I know as we get dressed to go out." Tang would only tell her enough to ease a little of the others' concern. 'Rexford has been quiet the last few days. Wrapping the fact Destiny was his mother out of the mix of Deities in his birth was definitely weird. Maybe it's a lie to mess with him for something?'

Sini Dova had arrived via helicopter an hour ago after talking with Wei Ziqing a few days in regard to the situation. The chopper also took Qianqian and Xinru back to Chuzhou for further work and to mend their friendship.

Via Therapy for one.

"I cannot believe I have to go to this.. like this." Chitang pulled at the fashionable clothes he wore. Specifically, the tie irks him greatly. The first time he was forced to wear clothes he didn't like. "Father, I hate this thing."

"Hold still." Rexford moved over, fixing the tie. His Divine Sense was used to keep the car from having trouble while he drove with it. "My real father had to show me countless times on how to do this."

The memory was fleeting as the man died a long time ago. Or woman.. considering the implications of Destiny being the mother and the Unending Army Leader having the shape of a woman when they met. It was just mindboggling and something he wished to talk about with one of his friends. Particularly Richard or Leroy.

"Glad you are coming with. It only took a little coaxing from us and your cousin Clark to do so." Sini Dova was glad Rexford was a little more cheerful too. He was not really brooding before. Just a more neutral expression if he wasn't grinning at something. "It is all business to handle for us anyway. A lot of people we do deals with are going to be in the area."

"There we go." Rexford pulled the tie a little. Satisfied, Chitang smiled at him. "As long as you understand, it will be a problem resulting in some type of bloodshed with these people."

"Let me and the others handle this. You just get control of your cultivation more." Sini Dova had a beautiful smile on her face.

Rexford had made it to Xiantian (Middle) stage after cultivating the last few days diligently but the inkling of the (Last) stage. She had a real good surprise for him when returning back home. The fact he went away for a few days and didn't tell anyone where he went was troubling.

"Sure." Letting the business develop more would lead to good results to. "How are the movies coming along?"

"Two flops but three successes from the test group." Sini Dova frowned a little. "You were right about the loss, its a good thing we saved a lot of money on production costs. So we didn't really take a real loss in that sense."

"China is just not a good target audience for those types of movies. But.. we can always put on more. Let's put some teasers out for movies for the current low rank tv shows on the streaming platform." Stopping at the gate for the Chen Village, he frowned at the wasted money. "If they would put so much in appearance, they would be better off."

"If they don't do well, what are we going to do next fall?" Not minding the comment about the family, she wanted to get some stuff nailed down in regard to the movies. Quite a number of the models and actors in the Agency wanted to move to the big screen. "Some TV Specials?"

"Huh, keep going. It doesn't matter if the popularity is really low. The cast gets to grow from the experience all the same." He gave her a tilted head look. "I like money, but I do not mess with business deals. What is written on the contract is not for show."

"Most company's would find a way to get out of it though." Sini Dova made some marks on her calendar. Making sure to tell the staff production would still continue. 'They will be happy about this at least.'

"Nope, have money will spend. We will see the staff getting better or getting worse during the process." Parking the car, he moved around to open the door for her, but Chitang already did so. "Look at you, being a little old school man."

"Thanks, father." Chitang was embarrassed but really happy about the compliment. The former snake was so normal most days that it was very easy to forget he was centuries old. "A lot of the Dragon Team say women like this."

"Haha, maybe son. Maybe." Rexford couldn't help but laugh at the notion of the Dragon Team members teaching small bits of chivalry. 'As long as he doesn't pick up the beating and forcing part, not a problem, I suppose.'

Going inside was easy enough. Taking a seat at a table and just chatting with Chitang let time pass by quickly.

Sini Dova went to socialize with Youya doing the introductions for her to those who are worth knowing.

Yang Lin had come with the urging of Chen Ning, wanting to confirm everything face to face. Informing her of what happened directly caused the young college female to feel awful. So awful she actually messaged Rexford about everything she told the other after being pressured.

"Haaa!" Sighing happily, nothing would happen to her from the message back; she decided to at least enjoy the situation. Pretty decent food to eat. "There is Youya, according to Chen Ning she got married recently. But to who, I wonder?"

Moving over to the almost glowing woman, she was stunned at her appearance and overall confidence. She was already beautiful and stunning, but now Youya was in a different league.

"Hey Youya, how are you?"

"Oh!" Surprised, Youya gave her a friend a hug while smiling. " I am doing swell. Tell me what brings you to the gathering of the Chen Family?"

As the two caught up, others moved around, confused as time passed by.

Rexford sat quietly at the table, not speaking as he was deep in thought. Wang Xuanyun and Chen Yuxing do not really have the nerve to speak with him right now. Especially after Chen Yuxing received some grief from the family over some small problems upon returning this morning.

'I can't believe she closed some of the accounts as she did.' Chen Yuxing eyed his wife thoughtfully. Finding out that his family had taken some funds from the accounts over the years was one thing to deal with later as well. 'I didn't know it was that bad for some of my cousins. The money is one thing that can be replaced, but she transferred the funds into accounts none are signers on.'

Without being signers on a bank account, it would be hard to do anything without the logging information available to them. All the sub-users on the online banking profile were also deleted to prevent any more trouble.

"Haaa, such trouble lately." Yuxing sighed in frustration. "Why do you keep checking your phone?"

"Waiting on a mail about embezzlement results." The fiery redhead didn't look up at him.

Wang Xuayun had attempted to contact her family just to have a conversation with them and catch up but received cold responses. Even her brother that usually cared for her deeply, was quiet on matters she asked about.

"Hmm." Rexford looked over his phone as he received a message. Not even bothering to reply back, he waved the person over. "I am over here." The group of men that arrived moved over to them formally.

'So many people arrived, but they are all other people's connections.' Wang Xiaoyun was depressed and a little embarrassed. Aware of how the Chen family treated them recently with Rexford pointing it out causes the woman to feel resentful a bit along with how her husband acted. "Oh?"

"Greetings, Wang Xiaoyun," The Chairman of Li De Construction Mr. Li walked over to her giving a greeting. "I look forward to doing business with you and Mrs.Mingyun in the future."

"I look forward to it as well. Construction and Real Estate go hand and hand after all." Wang Xiaoyun was quick to cover the surprise. "Hope your people are ready to work hard."

"Of course." Mr.Li definitely was ready to make money. Considering the construction material was provided by Vortex Industries and they just had to do the labor work it was good work to do. Even with them explicitly citing it needs to be up to code. "Have a good day."

The man was the first of many that came over to talk to Rexford or speak to Wang Xiaoyun afterward.

Director Zhang from Wuzhou Mining.

CEO Mr.Jiang of the Imperial Entertainment.

Anqiu of Gang Island.

Various people that worked in the foreign market made an appearance. Speaking in their native tongues, Rexford kept it professional. Not recommending them to get involved in any deals with the Chen Family with the current head involved.

Chairman Yan of Chuzhou Yan's Textiles Group moved over to Rexford once the others left.

"Boss, glad I could meet you here."

"Yes, did something happen?" Rexford arched a brow at him.

"No, just wanted to let you know a large shipment of Jade and Sea Rocks came in." Mr.Yan was hoping he could strike a deal. "A few friends of mine had a problem lately, so I helped them out with over stock. I just need a little bailout myself now."

Looking over the amount and the cost was not a problem. They could all be thrown into the Black Gold Vortex, and he could just release a few pieces of gems for show. It definitely worked in his favor.

"Chairman Yan, come with me to the Hall, this is where the children are." Chen Qianxing weaseled in. He was promptly ignored while Rexford looked over the amount and signed a purchase form.

"I will buy it all; make sure to have it delivered promptly to my warehouse in Chuzhou."

"Mr.Mingyun, should I pay respects to anyone else while here?"

"Mingyun Youya and Wang Xiaoyun before departing." Gesturing to Sini Dova, he smiled. "Plus, Sini Dova might have something to speak with you about."

"Of course." Chairman Yan sidestepped Chen Qianxing completely.

"I was completely ignored." Standing there like a fool, he looked at the other influential people talking with Wang Xiaoyun, and Youya already. "He even presented gifts to them!"

The small boxes contained light Jade Bracelets. Small inscriptions engraved with patterns Rexford designed. The formations would allow him to know the details of a person in a few weeks. The Physical, Emotional, and Mental state of them anyway.

Another important person came over. Looking young and healthier than ever before. Dressed in formal martial attire.

"Master Zheng, why have you come today?" Chen Qianxing brightens up at the chance to meet the man. Even better if he brought him to the others.

"Just heard through the grapevine a friend would be here." Master Zheng kept it formal but smiled, spotting a few people he knew. "Glad you all fuddy duddies are well." Then he spotted Rexford lighting a cigar. "Oh, Master Mingyun is here as well!"

"You know him?" Chen Qianxing immediately deflated a little. Zheng walked over after a little pleasantries. 'I can not believe this! How does he know all of them!?' Eyeing Rexford, he hoped it wasn't too late to suck up.

Rexford thought about the people he killed last night. Practicing the Soul Searching technique on muggers, violent attackers at bars, and the occasional deviant allowed the technique to become better in his hands.

'I wonder if I can tamper with a person's mind with my Divine Sense on the use of Soul Search?' A few people need to be put away that was just to sensitive to make disappear suddenly. 'Hah, Richard is better at making use of weird situations, guess I will have to keep practicing until I get it just right myself.'