In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.
Qin Yang came downstairs after leaving Jiang Muxue’s bedroom.
His parents and Jiang Muxue’s parents had been getting along quite well.
“Xiao Qin, you came at just the right time. It’s time to eat.”
Liang Lan smiled warmly.
“Okay, Auntie Liang.”
Qin Yang quickly washed his hands and went into the dining room.
There were only five people eating together, and the table was covered with a sumptuous spread of dishes.
“Matchmaker and Matchmaker’s Wife, please have a seat.”
“Xiao Qin, you sit down too.”
Jiang Wancheng greeted them with a smile.
Two housekeepers poured wine for everyone.
Jiang Wancheng raised his glass.
“Dear in-laws, you’ve come from such a long way. It must have been tiring. Let me offer you a toast first.”
“You’re being too polite, Brother-in-law.”
Qin Hai hurriedly replied.
After several rounds of drinks, Jiang Wancheng said to Qin Yang,
“Xiao Qin, tomorrow I need to introduce you to some relatives and friends. There are a few things I need to remind you about beforehand.”
“Uncle Jiang, please go ahead.”
Jiang Wancheng frowned slightly.
“Once the news spreads, there will be quite a few people coming. There may even be some people who originally weren’t planning to attend.”
“For example, Muxue’s grandfather.”
Qin Yang froze for a moment.
Jiang Wancheng looked at Qin Hai and Chen Ping.
“In-laws, there’s something you should know as well. Someone may approach you tomorrow.”
“My father doesn’t approve of Qin Yang marrying Muxue.”
Qin Hai and Chen Ping’s expressions changed slightly.
Jiang Wancheng continued,
“I have two older brothers. My eldest brother has two sons, while my second brother has one son and one daughter.”
“My father favors boys over girls. He places great importance on his three grandsons.”
“Muxue is a girl.”
“My eldest and second brothers are also fairly wealthy, but compared to me, their wealth isn’t much.”
“My eldest brother’s family has assets worth several tens of millions, while my second brother’s family has only three to five hundred million.”
Qin Hai and Chen Ping secretly clicked their tongues.
Only three to five hundred million?
Jiang Wancheng continued,
“My father hopes that I’ll leave the vast majority of my assets to his three grandsons in the future rather than to Muxue, let alone to the child in Muxue’s womb who hasn’t even been born yet.”
Liang Lan said,
“Of course we disagreed. We have a daughter, so why should our assets be left to our nephews in the future? Even before anything happened to Muxue, we had already argued about this many times.”
Qin Hai and Chen Ping secretly shook their heads.
Family conflicts in wealthy households…
Qin Yang’s heart stirred.
Jiang Muxue had supposedly become a vegetable after an ordinary fall.
Could there be some unknown secret hidden behind it?
He wouldn’t have thought this way before.
But now Qin Yang knew that supernatural ability users existed in this world.
Could an ability user have secretly interfered when Jiang Muxue fell?
Could it have been deliberately arranged rather than being an accident, with someone trying to ruin Jiang Muxue’s reputation?
Thinking back, Qin Yang felt that something about Jiang Muxue’s condition that night had been strange.
Perhaps she hadn’t simply been drunk.
If Jiang Muxue had sex with him while drunk and the matter became public, whether she wanted to get married or take control of the family business, it would have become a major stain on her reputation.
Yet Jiang Wancheng hadn’t made a huge public issue out of it.
After the incident, he had merely fired Qin Yang.
If one plan had failed, perhaps the other party had come up with an even more vicious scheme.
Jiang Muxue’s fall might not have been an accident at all.
“In-laws, do you understand what I’m saying?”
Seeing that Qin Hai and the others had fallen silent, Jiang Wancheng asked.
Qin Hai nodded.
“We understand.”
“It’s quite common for people of the older generation to favor sons over daughters. Since your father favors boys, why didn’t you have another child back then?”
“Does your family really have an imperial throne that needs to be inherited?”
Jiang Wancheng sighed.
“We originally wanted another child, but we couldn’t. The examination results showed that the problem was with my body.”
Qin Yang’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Could someone have secretly interfered with Jiang Wancheng’s health as well?
If so, the waters surrounding this family were much deeper than they appeared.
But without evidence, Qin Yang couldn’t say anything right now.
Otherwise, it might look as though he was deliberately trying to drive a wedge between Jiang Wancheng and his father and brothers.
And if he successfully caused a rift between them, he could potentially become the biggest beneficiary.
Jiang Wancheng would naturally consider that possibility as well.
“Xiao Qin, some people tomorrow may be quite rude.”
“You may have to endure some grievances.”
Liang Lan looked at Qin Yang.
If they were dealing with outsiders, they could help Qin Yang.
But what if Jiang Wancheng’s father or his two older brothers deliberately targeted Qin Yang?
In that situation, it would be difficult for them to intervene.
Qin Yang nodded.
“Auntie Liang, I understand. If an elder says a few things about me, I can endure a little humiliation. But if someone my own age deliberately targets me, I won’t be polite either.”
Jiang Wancheng said,
“Xiao Qin, if someone your own age targets you, there’s nothing wrong with talking back.”
“If an elder targets you and goes too far, you can also defend yourself.”
“It’s just that when it comes to my father…”
“He’s almost eighty years old.”
Qin Yang quickly said,
“Uncle Jiang, don’t worry. Elder Jiang is already at such an advanced age, and he’s still Muxue’s grandfather. Naturally, I won’t get into an argument with him.”
“Good.”
Jiang Wancheng nodded.
“Xiao Qin, let’s have another drink.”
Qin Yang immediately clinked glasses with Jiang Wancheng.
“In-laws, I’m sorry you have to witness all this family nonsense.”
Jiang Wancheng looked at Qin Hai and Chen Ping.
Qin Hai said,
“Son, be mindful of your limits tomorrow.”
Qin Yang nodded.
“Dad, I know.”
“Uncle Jiang, is there anything else I need to pay attention to tomorrow?”
Jiang Wancheng said,
“There’s one more thing. If anyone asks, just say that you and Muxue genuinely love each other.”
“We opposed your relationship, so the two of you secretly continued seeing each other.”
“That night, you both drank too much and finally put aside your concerns.”
“The child in Muxue’s womb is the crystallization of your love.”
Qin Yang nodded.
Liang Lan added,
“We’ll tell everyone that Muxue had wanted to marry you for a long time, but because we opposed it, you two never officially married.”
“Now that she’s in this condition, we want to fulfill her wish.”
Qin Yang nodded again.
Liang Lan said,
“Xiao Qin, don’t drink too much today. Tomorrow, some people will definitely try to force you to drink as much as possible.”
“If you drink too much today, your tolerance tomorrow will definitely be much lower.”
“Okay.”
Qin Yang’s expression changed slightly.
He suddenly realized something.
His alcohol tolerance had increased considerably compared with before.
With his current tolerance, the amount of alcohol he had consumed at the company’s annual banquet that night should never have been enough to make him drunk.
That meant when he had slept with Jiang Muxue that night, he had actually been pretending to be drunk!
Of course, he hadn’t been pretending to be drunk at the time.
But if Jiang Wancheng found out that Qin Yang had an extremely high alcohol tolerance, he would definitely realize that Qin Yang might not have actually been drunk that night.
“Uncle Jiang will realize this sooner or later.”
Qin Yang secretly frowned.
“Looks like I’ll have to reveal a little more of my strength to Uncle Jiang and the others.”
Jiang Wancheng poured another glass of wine for Qin Hai.
“In-law, Xiao Qin can’t drink too much. I can drink with you.”
“Brother-in-law, my alcohol tolerance is average.”
“I’ve already had quite a bit.”
Qin Hai hurriedly declined.
“Alcohol tolerance…”
Jiang Wancheng froze for a moment.
He glanced at Qin Yang.
According to the information he had gathered, Qin Yang had drunk quite a lot at the company’s annual banquet.
But converted to strong liquor, it definitely hadn’t exceeded half a kilogram.
A few days ago, Qin Yang had drunk roughly seven or eight liang of liquor without showing any signs of being affected.
Damn, Uncle Jiang has realized it.
Qin Yang thought to himself.
His mental power was extremely strong, allowing him to sense that something about Jiang Wancheng’s gaze was off.
(End of Chapter)