Chapter 186: The Second Branch with Ill Intentions
After the meal, Qin Deshu left. He was a busy man, and the fact that he took the time to have a meal with Su Lin and Qin Jiuyue was already quite special.
Qin Jiuyue took Su Lin for a stroll around the Qin residence. Su Lin realized that the Qin family’s home was not ordinary; it had not only a front and back yard but also separate courtyards.
The courtyard on the left belonged to Qin Delin, and the one on the right was Qin Desen’s.
“The division of the house is quite reasonable. If there was one more child, would you have to build another separate courtyard?”
Qin Jiuyue gave Su Lin a look, “Even my great-grandfather is not spared from your teasing, Su Lin, is that polite?”
“Eh... Hehe~! I was just saying. I’ve met your grandfather and your third granduncle, but I’ve never seen this second granduncle.”
Qin Jiuyue stopped and sighed towards a separate courtyard gate, “I’m not sure about the second granduncle; I rarely see him, and he seldom leaves his courtyard.”
Su Lin looked at the gate and smiled, “Then let’s not go there, let’s check out other places.”
“Okay~!”
They had only walked a few steps when they saw a young man in his late twenties approaching from one side.
He looked at Qin Jiuyue with a smile, “Xiaoyue, is this your boyfriend visiting the family? Won’t you introduce him to your uncle?”
Qin Jiuyue felt that this man, Qin Mu, had ill intentions with his smiling eyes, but since it was her first time bringing Su Lin to the Qin family, she naturally wanted Su Lin to meet more relatives. So, she pulled Su Lin along, “Su Lin, this is my uncle.”
Su Lin nodded but did not greet him.
Qin Mu’s expression remained unchanged, “Su Lin? I’ve heard that the rising star of Donghai, Su Zhenguo’s son, is named Su Lin, is that you?”
Su Lin nodded again without engaging in conversation with Qin Mu.
Qin Mu and Qin Desen were two tragic figures, spending their lives plotting to overthrow Qin Deshu to ascend themselves, yet they failed until their deaths.
Su Lin knew what this guy was up to – probing and then going back to report to Qin Desen, scheming on how to seize power.
To Su Lin, there was nothing much to talk about with such a person who spent his life struggling for one thing without succeeding.
Good at neither being a decent person nor a thorough villain. In a way, both he and Qin Desen were tragic figures.
“Your boyfriend doesn’t seem to talk much, does he, Xiaoyue?”
Before Qin Jiuyue could speak to ease the awkwardness, Su Lin said, “Uncle, you misunderstand, I was just a bit nervous upon seeing the uncle and didn’t know what to say.”
“Oh? Then, young man Su, you need to interact more with people. Our Qin family is a large clan, with most of our people out and about. If you are still like this during the New Year, it might cause misunderstandings~~.”
Su Lin nodded, “Thank you for the advice, uncle.”
Seeing Su Lin’s polite demeanor, Qin Mu was quite pleased with his own sermon, “Alright, then I won’t disturb you two lovebirds anymore.”
Watching Qin Mu leave, Qin Jiuyue turned to Su Lin, “What happened just now?”
“Hehe, I stumbled upon it a few times,” Qin Jiuyue said, squinting her eyes.
Su Lin knew from her smile that it wasn’t a stumble but pure curiosity, so she made it seem like a stumble.
She is the Qin family’s little princess, and those people certainly wouldn’t do anything to her. They would probably even play along with her act.
Su Lin affectionately ruffled Qin Jiuyue’s hair, “Xiaowan, Xiaoyu, none of them are as cheeky as you.”
“I’m not being cheeky. How am I being cheeky?”
Su Lin shrugged, “You know what I mean.”
“I don’t know, don’t know, don’t kno... mmm mmm...” Being silenced by Su Lin, Qin Jiuyue looked towards the door, worried someone might come and disturb them, so she kept pushing Su Lin.
Su Lin let go of Qin Jiuyue and laughed, “ Xiaoyue you afraid?”
“When I cultivate later, my physique will improve. Then see who will be afraid of whom then hmph....”
“Cough cough cough...”
Su Lin stayed in the Qin family until the evening before leaving. Qin Jiuyue wanted Su Lin to stay for dinner, but he didn’t agree.
He remembered the punishment Lin Xiaowan had for him. If he went back after dinner, all three wives would be hungry. So he had no choice but to refuse.
“Su Lin, we’re back.”
“Su Lin...”
Hearing the voices of the three women, Su Lin came out from the kitchen, “Yo, you’re all here?”
Zhao Yanyan smiled with narrowed eyes, “Were you not expecting me to come too?”
Su Lin shook his head, “No, on the contrary, I anticipated it, so I even prepared your portion.”
“Eh~! How did you know Yanyan would come?”
“That’s easy, Yanyan, you and you are both little foodies. Now that you know I cook well, you’ll definitely come over to mooch every day.”
Su Lin looked at Lin Xiaowan in her business attire, somewhat dazzled, “Xiaowan, when did you buy this OL outfit? I’ve never seen you wear it before.”
“Hehe, I bought it in Zhongjiang. How does it look? Good?”
Su Lin nodded earnestly, “It looks good. Don’t change out of this outfit.”
Lin Xiaowan was initially taken aback, then rolled her eyes at Su Lin, “Enough with you. We just got off work.”
“That’s why I said for the evening.”
“Everyone, come to the kitchen to get your meals ready for dinner.”
“Okay~! Time to eat.”
Watching Lin Xiaowan instantly forget about changing clothes, Su Lin was very pleased.