Masaki Ito was leaving, so Xiao Yiyun naturally wanted to go with him. After leaving the restaurant, Okamoto drove the two of them towards Ito's house.
Xiao Yiyun is now full of questions, how come he and Ito Yoko suddenly have to hold a wedding? However, on the way, Xiao Yiyun didn't ask a word and remained silent.
Xiao Yiyun didn't ask, and Masaki Ito didn't mean to say anything. On the way back, they were silent again, and the atmosphere was a bit depressing.
Just because you didn't ask on the way doesn't mean you won't ask when you get back to Ito's house. However, before Xiao Yiyun could ask, Ito Masaki said, "Go and call Yoko, and come to my study together." After saying this.
After saying that, Masaki Ito left with his hands behind his back.
From what Masaki Ito said about holding a wedding for him and Yoko Ito, Xiao Yiyun knew that Masaki Ito was not joking, because Masaki Ito said it in front of Watanabe and had already made his attitude clear.
Let the senior members of the Watanabe family notify Watanabe to attend the wedding.
However, Xiao Yiyun had something different in mind. He wanted to discuss with Masaki Ito and cancel the matter after returning to Ito's house, but unexpectedly, Masaki Ito asked him to call Yoko Ito and go with him.
Study room, this shows that Ito Masaki is ready to tell Ito Yoko about the wedding.
When Xiao Yiyun went to Yoko Ito's room to ask Yoko Ito to go to the study with him, Yoko Ito asked Xiao Yiyun what was going on. However, Xiao Yiyun did not tell Yoko Ito and only said that she would know when she saw her father.
The two entered Masaki Ito's study and after closing the door, Yoko Ito asked: "Dad, what's the matter?"
Ito Masaki motioned for the two of them to sit down, and then said: "I plan to hold a wedding for you and Xiao Yiyun, and then let Xiao Yiyun take you back to Tianhai."
Hearing what Masaki Ito said, Yoko Ito fell silent. After a long time, he asked: "Dad, have you ever thought about the consequences of doing this?"
"Of course I have thought about it." Ito Masaki smiled softly and said, "But I still decided to do this. I can't let my daughter follow a man if she doesn't have a good reputation or doesn't agree with her words, right?"
After hearing the conversation between Ito Masaki and his daughter, Xiao Yiyun was sensitive to the fact that this matter was not as simple as he thought. He couldn't help but ask Ito Yoko: "Why don't I understand what you are saying? In the end?
what happened?"
Yoko Ito turned to look at Xiao Yiyun and explained: "It's very simple, as my father is the head of the Ito family, and I am the next head of the family, if my father holds a wedding for us, and allows me to marry you,
Leaving Japan and going to Tianhai is equivalent to announcing to the members of the family that the next head of the family will be born from among them, and I will lose my identity as the next head of the family."
The Ito family does not have strict family rules regarding whether the head of the family is male or female. As long as the ability is sufficient and can bring benefits to the family, one can be elected as the head of the family. However, there are rules for the continuation of the head of the family, such as Masaki Ito
, he is now the head of the Ito family, and his descendants, whether male or female, will be the next head of the family. For a long time, every head of the family has trained his children as the next head of the family. Of course, in
Over a long period of time, it has happened that the head of this branch of the family has been changed to the current head of another branch. However, the probability of such a thing happening is rare. It is clear from the genealogy of the Ito family since it was recorded.
As I recall, it only happened three times in total.
Now, it seems that it is about to happen for the fourth time. Masaki Ito held a wedding for Yoko Ito and Xiao Yiyun. If they are allowed to leave again, the next head of the family will probably come from another branch of the Ito family.
The most critical problem is not in this aspect, but that once Yoko Ito loses his identity as the next head of the family, Masaki Ito, as the last head of this branch, will not have a good life. Because other branches
They will definitely fight for the position of the next head of the family, and internal fighting will begin. Ito Masaki's prestige will inevitably gradually weaken.
This is what Yoko Ito is most worried about. Her father's life in the future may not only be difficult, but may also be extremely miserable.
Obviously, his father was persuaded by Xiao Yiyun's previous words. He did not want to see himself involved in the fight between the two families and used such an extreme method to push himself out of a dangerous situation. As a negative consequence of doing so,
, that is, he himself fell into a more difficult situation.
Xiao Yiyun is a smart man. Although Ito Yoko didn't say anything very specific, he could already guess a series of chain reactions from those simple words.
This price is not small.
After Xiao Yiyun thought about this clearly, he couldn't say anything anymore if he wanted to persuade Ito Masaki to cancel the wedding, because this is a father's love for his daughter, a heavy love.
"I asked you to come here not to listen to your opinions." Ito Masaki said at this time: "You must listen to what I say this time. You and Xiao Yiyun will leave Japan after your wedding."
"Doing this may speed up the fight between the two families." Yoko Ito sighed and said, "Moreover, the situation of the Ito family will not be optimistic."
This is an obvious thing. If a family is in internal strife, but the other family is very united, if there is a fight between these two families, even if the family in internal strife is united to the outside world, I am afraid that it will not be the opponent of the united family. Although
When speaking to the outside world, the civil strife will stop, but this time it is very different. Because it involves the struggle for the position of the head of the family, it is difficult to guarantee that the members of the family will speak openly to the outside world without reservation.
If my own Xiao Jiujiu wants to preserve her strength and fight for the position of the head of the family, someone will inevitably follow her example, and the consequences can be imagined.
Masaki Ito's current approach can be said to be sacrificing the entire family to fulfill Yoko Ito and Xiao Yiyun.
Ito Masaki smiled faintly and said: "There is nothing to think about. The rise and fall of a family is actually a normal thing. The Ito family has always been prosperous under my leadership. This is enough. Let's change it."
The future of the Ito family under the new head of the family is not something I should think about or worry about."
Although he said this, Ito Masaki still had a somewhat lonely look on his face. After all, he had been the head of the family for many years. If the Ito family really declined, it was definitely not what he wanted to see.
Seeing what Yoko Ito wanted to say, Ito Masaki immediately waved his hand and said: "No need to say anything more, unless you don't want to marry him, otherwise, it is necessary for you to hold a wedding. You have no other choice.
, either hold a wedding and go with him, or choose to give up on him."
Hearing what Masaki Ito said, Yoko Ito turned to look at Xiao Yiyun. Obviously, she was unwilling to give up on Xiao Yiyun. However, if she held a wedding with Xiao Yiyun, then the road ahead for Masaki Ito would be quite difficult.
, one is his beloved man, and the other is his father, it is really a dilemma.
"You are forcing her." Xiao Yiyun sighed and said.
Ito Masaki slowly shook his head and said: "Go, Yoko, let Itoka help you prepare for the wedding. As a father, what I hope most is to see you find your own happiness. Don't have too much
Pressure, the Ito family will not decline so easily, not to mention, maybe when they really fight with the Watanabe family, they will need Xiao Yiyun to help, and by then, things will still turn around."
Yoko Ito naturally knew what Masaki Ito was talking about, which was that when the two families were fighting, she and Xiao Yiyun returned to Japan and helped the Ito family win the battle. At that time, Yoko Ito's next head of the family
The identity may still be redeemable.
However, this possibility is still very slim.
However, Masaki Ito no longer gave Yoko Ito a chance to say anything. He stood up and went out. He asked Okamoto to call Itoka and directly told Itoka to take Yoko Ito to prepare for the wedding.
After Yoko Ito and Itoka left, Masaki Ito said to Xiao Yiyun: "I told Watanabe today that I wanted him to attend the wedding. Although it was a matter of losing his face, plus you already told him that you would take Yoko away.
I'm afraid he also thinks clearly about the matter. As long as you and Yoko leave, the fight between the two families will not be as far-reaching as we imagined."
If Watanabe had waited until the time was right before fighting with the Ito family, then after the wedding of Xiao Yiyun and Ito Yoko, this time will inevitably be brought forward, because the Ito family will fall into infighting, and the Watanabe family will
It is said that it is a good thing to see it come to fruition. There will be many suitable opportunities in the battle with the Ito family. However, Watanabe will definitely take action at the most appropriate time.
"If you need my help, I will come again." Xiao Yiyun said to Ito Masaki.
"No, I want you to promise me that if there is a fight between the Ito family and the Watanabe family, you will not bring Yoko back." Ito Masaki said in a deep voice.
"Why?" Xiao Yiyun asked in confusion. Masaki Ito clearly didn't say that to Yoko Ito just now.
"I thought carefully about Watanabe's words, and what he said is very possible. There may be a traitor in the Ito family." Ito Masaki said in a low voice: "After you held your wedding to Yoko and left Japan, I want to think about something
People will lose their composure very quickly. A strong opponent is not scary, but the person who stabs you in the back is scary."
Hearing Ito Masaki's words, Xiao Yiyun nodded silently. From this point of view, his wedding with Ito Yoko may have too many meanings...