He dared not tell his daughter this, fearing that she couldn't handle it.
He and his wife presented a united front, telling her they would be traveling abroad soon, to enjoy some quality time just the two of them.
He knew that in her heart, she actually resented him.
But he had no choice; the burden of Tong village was passed down from generations of the Tong Family. All the brothers here had fought alongside him or his ancestors, facing life and death to establish their domain.
The year he learned that his wife could no longer bear children, he thought about disbanding the village brethren, but in the end, the thought was changed by a single sentence from his daughter.
"Dad, I think there's no place better than our Tong village anywhere outside!"
Tong Xiaohua had no idea that a single sentence from her childhood would so drastically change the trajectory of her life.
