Hearing Nie Zhenbang's words, Nie Guodong broke into a smile, feeling a deep sense of gratification, although Nie Guodong himself was only in his sixties and not yet seventy. But indeed, that was the feeling he had.
After the old patriarch of the Nie family passed away, the burden of the Nie family fell upon Nie Guodong's shoulders. Overall, he had done well, assuming the old patriarch's former positions. Although his prestige fell short of the old patriarch's, that was acceptable. After all, the times had changed. The perspectives on issues should also differ.
Compared to the old patriarch's era, the innate conditions were already much worse. Back then, during the revolutionary era, the old patriarch had fought campaigns east and west. This was a buildup of connections, an establishment of prestige.
