At this moment, Li Nan had undoubtedly become the centre of attention in the eyes of everyone in the entire central hall!
Facing the eyes of so many strange relatives at once, Li Nan was also slightly nervous.
Luckily, with Uncle 5 and Auntie 5 by his side, Li Nan’s mood calmed down a little.
Accompanied by Uncle 5 and Auntie 5, Li Nan walked towards the crowd step by step.
The relatives were like a tidal wave, lining up on both sides.
They all greeted Li Nan with smiling faces.
There were the Chen family’s direct lineage, as well as the Chen family’s side branches, elders and peers.
“Little Nan is back!”
“Xiao Nan!”
“Finally, you’re back!”
A variety of voices were heard from the crowd.
These welcoming voices were what finally made Li Nan start to feel some sense of belonging to this family.
But what made Li Nan embarra*sed was that he didn’t know any of these relatives in front of him.
Luckily, she was introduced to them one by one by Uncle and Auntie Five, so she was able to greet them one by one.
After pa*sing through the long and crowded crowd, Li Nan finally arrived at the front of the main hall.
At the front of the hall, there were rows of tables and chairs on both sides.
Behind these long tables, there were twelve figures sitting at the end.
These figures were all slightly older, at least in their sixties.
Compared to the enthusiasm of the others, these twelve old men were much calmer, as if everything in this world did not quite cause waves to rise in their hearts.
“Little Nan, come and meet the elders of our Chen family!”
Fifth Uncle said to Li Nan.
That’s right, these twelve old men in front of him were the twelve elders of the Chen Family!
All major matters of the entire Chen Family needed to be discussed and decided by the family head, Chen Beichuan, and these twelve elders.
Moreover, sometimes, these twelve elders even had the right to oppose the family head’s decisions!
Back then, when the fifth uncle and the fifth aunt had made a big mistake, it was these elders who had proposed to expel them from the Chen family.
Fortunately, it was only after Li Nan’s father, Chen Huai Shan, begged the elders one by one and interceded in various ways that the twelve elders withdrew their order.
Otherwise, Uncle Wu’s family would have been reduced to an unknown state!
Therefore, even now, Fifth Uncle Chen Yongjia had obvious scorn for these elders.
“Son of the Chen family, Chen Nan, meet the elders!”
Li Nan bowed towards those elders in front of him.
“Not bad, not bad, really has the style of Huai Shan back then!”
“I hope that in the future, you will also be as good as your father, don’t let us people down!”
Those elders said in a deep voice.
“I will definitely live up to the elders’ expectations!”
Li Nan said respectfully.
But in Li Nan’s heart, there was a lot of pressure.
The elders in front of him were extremely strict people.
But even though they were as strict as they were, they were still so satisfied with their father, Chen Huishan.
Li Nan couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, back then, how good his father must have been to make everyone so happy!
And what about himself?
Li Nan had no confidence in his heart.
Would he really be as good as his father in the future, and be able to please everyone?
After pa*sing the elders, Li Nan arrived at the front of the main hall.
He saw that at this moment, his grandfather, Chen Beichuan, and his pageboy, Zheng Kun, had already been waiting there.
“Come, Xiaonan, come and sit here with grandpa!”
Chen Beichuan pointed to the seat beside him and said with a smile on his face.
Li Nan was undoubtedly the protagonist of today’s banquet, so having him sit right next to the family head, the others naturally wouldn’t feel bad about it.
However, seeing how the family head, Chen Beichuan, treated Li Nan with such affection, the crowd had already had thoughts in their minds.
It should be noted that Chen Beichuan was extremely strict in front of the other children of the family.
It was only in front of Li Nan that he would be so pleasant.
Previously, there had been rumours in the family that the family head, Chen Beichuan, intended to make this Chen family’s eldest young master, who had been away for many years, the future successor of the Chen family.
Now it seemed that what had been said was true!
For a moment, everyone looked at Li Nan with a different gaze.
At this moment, when Zhang Zhengkun saw Li Nan, a strange look flashed across his eyes.
With a single glance, Zhang Zhenkun could see that the aura on Li Nan’s body was not just a star and a half stronger than when they were separated just now, but it had directly broken through a level!
The previous Li Nan was only a God Realm Grand Master.
But now, in the blink of an eye, the other party had already achieved Earth Immortality!
One must know that less than four hours had pa*sed since they had separated and met again!
In four hours, he had made a breakthrough from the God Realm to Earth Immortal, which made Zhang Zhengkun feel incredible!
Zhang Zhengkun became more and more convinced of his previous guesses.
This young man from the Chen family in front of him was really that person!
Despite the shocking waves in his heart, Zhang Zhengkun did not show anything on the surface, still smiling and unperturbed.
Everyone took their seats, and the banquet then began.
“I announce that the first grandson of the 236th generation of my Chen family, Chen Nan, returns today!”
With one arm around Li Nan’s shoulders and one hand holding a wine gla*s, Chen Beichuan announced loudly to the crowd.
This voice was full of mid-air and echoed throughout the entire hall.
“Welcome Chen Nan’s return!”
The crowd at His Highness also raised their gla*ses.
The entire Chen Family crowd drank in one go.
Putting down the wine cup, Chen Beichuan then stood up again.
“In addition to that, I have an important announcement to make!”
Chen Beichuan said as he looked around at the crowd on the stage.
The crowd put down their wine cups, and the entire hall instantly fell silent, simply more neatly than those trained soldiers.
These were the lessons that these Chen family members had been taught since they were young, and they were already engraved in their bones.
Chen Beichuan looked at the crowd on the stage and then said, “I hereby announce that from today onwards, Chen Nan is the next head of my Chen family and will inherit the entire Chen family!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall was in an uproar.
Although everyone had been prepared, it was still a shock to hear Chen Beichuan actually say this decision.
After all, Li Nan had just officially returned to the Chen family today, yet he was immediately appointed as the next family head, which was indeed a bit too sudden.
Even Li Nan was looking at his grandfather incredulously, unable to believe his ears.
And in fact, if it was possible, Chen Beichuan did not want to be so abrupt.
According to his idea, he should at least let Li Nan announce this after he had entered the Chen family for several years, accumulated a certain number of contacts and roots, and built up a certain amount of merit and prestige.
However, today, because he had heard something from Zhang Zhengkun, he had to announce this decision in advance.
For Chen Beichuan, this is really a helpless move!