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Chapter 620
Chapter 620
No way! Kneeling and worshiping? Absolutely not!
“Emmanuel, it’s your turn!” Queenie and Zaniel had already worshiped the old
godfather and were waiting for Emmanuel and his wife. When they
approached, their eyes seemed to hold some expectation.
Emmanuel nodded and took the jackets Yosef handed him, passing one of
them to Mackenzie. Unexpectedly, she did not accept it.
He was slightly taken aback.
The next moment, Mackenzie walked directly toward the old godfather with
confident steps, speaking in a composed manner, “Happy New Year to the
old godfather of Hero’s Village!”
“Uh-”
Seeing this woman deviating from the village customs, the surrounding
villagers were immediately taken aback and looked at each other in alarm.
“Bold! How dare you show such disrespect to the old godfather!” A discussion
ensued.
Emmanuel smiled wryly, thinking that something bad will probably happen.
Indeed, Yosef immediately became agitated and warned Mackenzie, “Show
some respect!”
However, the aged old godfather reached out to stop him, smiling at her. “Oh,
Happy New Year! Who is this girl?”
“My name is Mackenzie Quillen. I married Emmanuel this year and came to
pay respects to you, Old Godfather,” she responded calmly, unaffected by
the angry stares of the villagers and Yosef’s warning.
Terence watched this scene with great interest from the crowd, knowing that
his granddaughter would not adhere to the customs of Hero’s Village.
“Oh, so you’re Emmanuel’s wife? Haha… Good, good!” The old godfather
Taughed excitedly, “Another loyal and virtuous family is blossoming. Hero’s
Village is fortunate!”
Mackenzie remained silent, simply watching him.
After a while, the old godfather continued, “Since you’re Emmanuel’s wife, why
don’t you worship me as the old godfather?”
“There’s no need for that,” she replied directly.
Feeling the waves of anger from the surrounding villagers, Emmanuel
became frightened and quickly walked up to her side, speaking on her
behalf, “Old Godfather, I’m Emmanuel. It’s Mackenzie’s first time in Hero’s
Village, and she doesn’t understand our village customs. I apologize on her
behalf. Please don’t be angry.”
The old godfather waved his hand, and his initially elderly and frail expression
became slightly intimidating. He stared at Mackenzie for a long time, but she
showed no signs of fear. Then, he forcefully struck his cane on the ground
and questioned loudly, “Why is there no need? Paying respects to the old
godfather through kneeling has been a tradition of the Chanaea for
thousands of years. Do you outsiders forget about the traditions of loyalty NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.
and filial piety? Do you know that loyalty and filial piety are not only personal
virtues but also the foundation of a country?”
It had to be said that this Hero’s Village old godfather had an imposing
presence.
Seeing him like this, Terence and Alfred felt somewhat powerless. After all, the
old godfather was over a hundred years old–thirty years older than them. If
he questioned them, they would not know how to respond.
However, Mackenzie remained expressionless, neither agitated nor afraid. “To
borrow the words of the renowned scholar, Yankee Yorsen, loyalty is loyalty to
the nation, and filial piety is filial piety to one’s parents. Old Godfather, you
were Emmanuel’s grandfather’s teacher. For me, we have no familial
relationship. You are not my monarch, nor are you my parents. I don’t need to
be loyal and filial to you, but… Chanaea indeed upholds the traditional virtues
of respecting the old and caring for the young. I respect you as an elder and
have specially come to pay my respects to you and offer a money packet as
a gesture. Please accept it!” After speaking, she stared squarely at the old
godfather’s anger, placing the cash envelopes in his hand.
Everyone in Hero’s Village was stunned by her actions. Who doesn’t know that
the old godfather detests receiving gifts and never accepted cash
envelopes?
However, this time, the old godfather held onto the cash envelope without
putting it away or throwing it, just staring at Mackenzie, the unconventional
young girl.