Chapter 1980


    Therefore, as the main family, it was necessary for them to use the ancestor worship ceremony to


    gather people from the coteral family together at regr intervals. 5


    After getting to know each other, getting acquainted with one another, and worshipping their


    common ancestors together, the connection between the bloodlines would naturally be


    strengthened.


    This was also a necessary means forrge families to maintain their strength.


    Therefore, the Wade family would not only hold an ancestor worship ceremony once every twelve


    years, but they would also revise their entire Wade family genealogy chart at the ancestor worship


    ceremony.


    During this period between the current twelve years and the past twelve years, each family would


    have already given birth to a new heir, an older generation would have died, and some young adults


    would have already gotten married.


    Therefore, every twelve years, the countless branches o f the Wade family would have to report the


    poption changes in their family over the past twelve years to the main family. 5


    At that time, the main family would select a respected elder of good moral standing and reputation


    to


    personally renew the genealogy chart. The elder would have to write down the names and deeds of


    each and every one of these people, one by one.


    The existing Wade family genealogy chart consisted o f the names of millions of Wade family


    descendants a s well as the names of millions of their spouses. For instance, a certain son of the


    Wade family could have married the daughter of another family, or the daughter of the Wade family


    could have married the son from another family and so forth. 4


    Every revision for the genealogy chart was also very grand.


    The original copy of the genealogy chart was stored in a safe with constant temperature and


    humidity, and it would be brought out by the descendants of the Wade family during each ancestor


    worship ceremony.


    After bringing the genealogy chart out for the ancestor worship ceremony, they would have to


    immediately and respectfully store it back. 3


    After that, they would renew the new genealogy chart.


    After the renewal of the new genealogy chart waspleted, they would also grandly store the new


    genealogy chart to keep it safe together with the other genealogy charts.


    All of the Wade family members regarded the genealogy chart as a sacred family object which was


    sacred and invible. 4


    The main family was the only family that had the


    right to retain the original genealogy chart. Therefore, every time a coteral family came to worship


    their ancestors, in addition to performing the great kowtow ritual to the genealogy chart, they would


    also develop a natural sense of belonging to the main family. 1


    This was like the ancient king and his ministers who had to endure cumbersome etiquette, rituals,


    strict rules, and inheritance to strengthen the idea of loyalty to the king in the ministers'' minds. 6


    This was also a great support from the main family to the coteral family.


    However, Charlie had no impression of the Wade family''s ancestor worship ceremony at all. 3


    The Wade family''sst ancestor worship ceremony had been held twelve years ago when he was


    still in the Aurous Hill Welfare Institute. 1


    The previous ancestor worship ceremony before this had been twenty-four years ago. At that time,


    he had been too young, and he had no memory of that incident at all.


    However, although Charlie could no longer find any memory of the ancestor worship ceremony from


    twenty-four years ago, he was still very clear about the Wade family''s ancestor worship ceremony.


    He knew that this was the grandest ceremony for the Wade family, and it would also be the


    grandest ancestor worship ceremony for his parents.


    Therefore, Charlie could not help but look forward to it.


    He was not looking forward to paying homage to the ancestors of the Wade family, but he was


    simply looking forward to it because he would finally be able t o pay his respects to his parents in a


    respectable, upright, and grand manner.


    When he followed Yule to pay his respects to his parents thest time, he had had to pretend that


    he was Yule''s driver. He had failed to walk to his parents'' grave using his own true identity to


    kowtow before them. This had always been a big regret that he carried.


    Thus, he said to Yule, "Uncle Golding, please tell my grandfather that I will attend the ancestor


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