Mr. Qin looked at the person blocking his path, "What else do you want to say?"
Qin Fulin spoke up quickly, "Since you’ve come to our house to find my dad, you must really want to know about the past. How about we all sit down and have a good talk? Besides, no matter what, you have to... consider Grandma Qin Ye!"
Mr. Qin looked at him and was silent for a minute, "Just one condition, have your dad go to the village and clear up the issue that my grandma never married him. We’ll talk about the others later, by the way, I’m only giving you..."
He lifted his hand to look at his watch, "Two hours."
After dropping that statement, he left with a cold expression.
Luo Cheng was a step behind, and as he passed by Luo Fulian, he said, "The consequences could be serious; it’s best you comply."
Qin Fulin’s face turned pale in an instant.
He watched helplessly as the two of them strode away... his hanging fists clenched tight.
Turning back into his own courtyard, ignoring everyone else’s gazes, he walked straight up to his dad, "He said you have two hours to clear it up in the village. Otherwise... will he come himself?"
Old Man Qin, hearing these words, was furious and outraged. How preposterous, it was utterly intolerable.
The next second, before he could catch his breath, Old Man Qin fainted from anger.
If not for Qin Fulin’s quick reflexes to catch him, he probably would have fallen flat on the ground by now.
"Old man... pinch his Renzhong acupoint..."
Old Lady Wang’s words prompted Qin Fulin to quickly pinch the acupoint.
This turned out to be effective; Old Man Qin woke up in the next second. But upon seeing his son’s face, he wished he could slap him twice.
Idiot, couldn’t he afford to faint now?
Qin Fulin breathed a sigh of relief seeing his dad awaken, "Dad, I’m glad you’re okay. Let me help you into the house to lie down for a bit."
Before he had even moved, Captain Qin walked in.
"What’s all this about?"
Qin Fugui’s voice came a step faster, "It’s those two outsiders who just visited our house; they angered my dad to the point of fainting. No idea who they are, so fierce."
The others didn’t argue, as if they tacitly agreed.
Captain Qin looked at Qin Fugui, this coward... calling others fierce.
As the saying goes, the soft fear the hard and the hard fear the reckless. This guy only acted tough in the village but with someone slightly more formidable, he turned into a useless wimp.
Glancing at someone about to speak, "You keep quiet, I’m talking to him."
Old Lady Wang, silenced, was quite displeased.
Captain Qin ignored her and directly addressed Old Man Qin, "Old Qin, my dad sent me to pass on a message to you: if you want your family out of trouble, hurry up and do exactly as they say. Otherwise, by the time your family is in trouble, it’ll be too late."
He studied Old Man Qin’s expression and then added:
"Old Qin, don’t think I’m trying to scare you. Those two are really tough. They went to see my dad first. Anyway, I’ve said what I had to say; it’s up to you now! Don’t come to us when it’s too late, because we won’t deal with your family’s mess."
After saying this, he turned and left.
Old Man Qin’s complexion turned ashen, his eyes full of anger.
Was he really supposed to go and clarify?
It had been over forty years; why did these people still have to show up?
Most importantly, he didn’t want to.
When a man has seen someone breathtaking in his youth, nothing else for the rest of his life can catch his eye.
So, he wanted to save the position of his wife for her.
After he died, they could be buried together.
"Dad, even if you don’t speak up... it’s no use. What those two want to do isn’t something we can stop."
Old Man Qin was like a lit firecracker, unprecedentedly fierce: "Shut up."
It was the first time Qin Fulin had seen him this fierce, he got a huge scare, and so did the other Qin family members.
Old Man Qin didn’t care about their expressions; he turned and walked to his room.
Meanwhile, Old Lady Wang realized something from her old man’s extreme response; the deceased woman wasn’t her old man’s daughter-in-law.
That meant she was actually Old Qin’s legitimate daughter-in-law.
To think that to marry Qin Shengshi, she, a maiden, endured the hardships of becoming someone else’s stepmother—how many grievances had she suffered?
And now they told her... this wasn’t her second marriage.
She exploded with anger and barged right in...
Soon after, the sounds of the old couple quarreling echoed from the house.
Those in the courtyard exchanged glances, listening to the noise... what was all this about?
Qin Ye had no interest in Old Qin’s messy affairs; he was now listening to his so-called cousin talk about the Qin family of Jing City.
"Our Qin family, your grandfather is the eldest. He had two other brothers and a sister. My grandfather is the second eldest. Besides your grandfather, the other branches of the Qin family are not thriving either, with only one descendant each. In my family, it’s just me now for this generation. My aunt and third granduncle’s families are also... but it’s different now with your family having three," including a pair of twins.
That was a sudden increase of three members! The shortfall was instantly compensated.
Of course, he was talking about their generation; as for the next one, although he was married, he had no children.
As for the third branch, they had a daughter... fortunately, the Qin family didn’t discriminate against women.