Chapter 280: The People of the Qin Residence, the Cousin

An hour later, Han Li followed Qin Yan out of the secret room, returning to his rustic image.

And back in the living room, the head of the Qin family announced in front of the Third Mistress that from today on, Han Li would live in the Qin Residence for a period of time, and no one was allowed to neglect him, otherwise they would be severely punished.

On the surface, the reason was high-sounding: he, Old Master Qin, wanted to cultivate this nephew well to repay the great kindness of his predecessors to their Qin family.

The Third Mistress opened her mouth, but still didn't say any words of opposition!

With her exquisite mind, she could clearly hear that Qin Yan had already made up his mind and would not allow anyone to refute it. Moreover, based on her feeling, there must be some secret between this Nephew Han and her husband.

But since Qin Yan didn't tell her the details, she naturally wouldn't do anything that would cause annoyance or loss of favor.

However, she had some whimsical guesses that her husband was so solemn about this Nephew Han, could it be that he was an illegitimate son left behind when he was young and sowing wild oats outside? Otherwise, why would he be so pale when reading the letter, and so enthusiastic afterward.

This Third Mistress, who was too active in her mind, felt more and more that it was very much like this, and felt somewhat unhappy in her heart. But on the surface, she still showed a look of "as if nothing had happened" and became even more intimate toward Han Li.

Thus, under Qin Old Master's repeated exhortations, Han Li followed Qin Ping out of the hall again, letting him see if he was satisfied with the residence.

This time, Qin Ping's expression was no longer the rigid look from when he arrived, but full of smiles, and he called Han Li "Young Master Han" one after another! He completely chose to forget the fact that he had been very cold to Han Li before.

And although Han Li showed a flattered expression, he secretly sighed that these mortal servants truly had superb skills in looking at the wind and steering the rudder. Such a change from arrogance to humility didn't even show a hint of embarrassment.

He didn't know whether to say their skin was thick enough, or that they were already used to this way of living.

Afterward, Qin Ping led Han Li, turned a few corners along the small path in the backyard, and arrived in front of a quiet three-in-one courtyard.

This place was elegant and exquisite, quiet and unusual, which made Han Li nod secretly, feeling very satisfied.

It seemed that Qin Yan had truly spent some effort to pick such a good residence for him.

"Young Master Han, this is your residence! This place is the best courtyard in the Qin Residence. Usually, if it's not a distinguished guest valued by the master, no one would be allowed to live in it!" Qin Ping led Han Li into the courtyard and explained to Han Li somewhat flatteringly.

Han Li scratched his head, giggled foolishly, and seemed not to know what to say.

Qin Ping was also very sensible and skipped this topic, changing to another topic:

"Young Master Han should not have had dinner yet, right? The junior will go and let the kitchen send it over, please wait a moment!"

After saying this, Qin Ping respectfully backed out of the courtyard and turned to leave.

Seeing this person gradually moving away, Han Li smiled indifferently and turned to push open the door.

The layout of these rooms was worthy of the environment around them, equally elegant and refined.

After walking around, Han Li was even more satisfied, and couldn't help but guess who had arranged this place.

Qin Ping truly had quick hands and feet! In no time at all, a servant woman carrying a huge bamboo box came to deliver the meal.

Smelling the fragrance of the food, Han Li, who had been fasting for several years, was truly a bit greedy. He didn't stand on ceremony and swept away all the exquisite small dishes and a bowl of rice.

And Qin Ping, who came over later and saw the leftovers, naturally found it somewhat funny. But on the surface, he respectfully invited Han Li to go to the living room again, because the master of the Qin family wanted to introduce the people of the Qin Residence to Han Li.

When Han Li walked into the living room for the second time, it was no longer just Qin Yan and the Third Mistress, but twenty or thirty men and women standing and sitting.

When Qin Yan greeted Han Li to sit beside him with great intimacy, those older ones in the hall were somewhat stunned, but didn't have any excessive reactions. But those younger Qin family young ladies and young masters couldn't hold back. Immediately, a young master who was more favored stood out and asked with some dissatisfaction:

"Grandfather, who is this brother? We have never seen him before, is it just for this person that you summoned us?"

Qin Yan naturally heard the dissatisfaction of this little grandson, but he didn't give him a good look at all, but instead sank his face and said coldly:

"Step back, is there any place for you to speak here? What 'this person', 'that person'! This is Han Li—Nephew Han, his predecessors had great kindness to our Qin family, don't be rude to him!"

This sentence from Qin Yan immediately caused a commotion among everyone in the living room except the Third Mistress.

Various guesses and curious eyes were placed on Han Li at the same time. And Han Li also appropriately showed an uneasy expression, as if there were nails under his buttocks, twisting back and forth.

And that little young master of the Qin family retreated silently with a red and white face.

He never expected that Qin Yan, who usually loved him very much, would be so merciless today. He had truly lost face in front of so many brothers and sisters!

Because of this, this young master naturally wouldn't have any good feelings toward Han Li! Of course, he wouldn't be childish enough to do anything unfavorable to Han Li after Qin Yan had already spoken.

After all, looking at it now, this bumpkin occupied a very important position in his grandfather's heart, and he didn't want to lose Qin Yan's favor because of this.

With this example of the "out-of-the-ordinary bird", others naturally wouldn't make any hostile moves, but instead looked at Han Li and revealed a friendly appearance after meeting his gaze.

At this time, Qin Yan smiled and pointed at everyone in the house to introduce them to Han Li:

"This is my eldest son, Qin Zhi, who is now helping me manage all the business in Yuedu, his head is not bad. That is my second son..."

Han Li nodded foolishly, while secretly remembering every person of the Qin family introduced by Qin Yan; these were all people he had to protect!

However, this Old Master Qin was truly able to give birth, with five sons, three daughters, and several grandsons and granddaughters.

Among them, the eldest son and the second son were both in their thirties and already had families. The one who stood out to ask questions just now was the second son of the eldest.

But what was funny was that Qin

As soon as Han Li thought about how that sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth had to call this snot-nosed child "Fifth Uncle," he secretly felt it was ridiculous.

As for Master Qin's wives, besides the Third Wife he had seen in the morning, there was also a Second Wife in her forties, and seven or eight other younger concubines.

As for Master Qin's original wife, she was not in the hall; he heard that she was currently eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures, and did not easily come out to see people anymore.

In addition, there were two men in their forties, who were Master Qin's second and third younger brothers.

They each managed a portion of the Qin family's business and could be considered quite important people in the Qin Mansion. Of course, they also had several children in this hall, but Han Li only noted their names briefly and couldn't be bothered to pay them any more attention.

After all, his energy was limited, and he could only focus on protecting the people in Master Qin's main branch of the family.

"Eh! Where is the cousin?"

After Master Qin had introduced everyone in the living room, he suddenly discovered that one person was missing, and couldn't help but turn to the Third Wife beside him to ask.

"Master, the cousin feels that as a widow, it is not very appropriate for her to see outsiders, so she didn't come! Should I go and call her over?" The Third Wife said in a low voice upon hearing this, her face showing some hesitation.

"It doesn't matter, Nephew Han is not an outsider, we should still meet," Master Qin said after thinking about it for a moment upon hearing this.

"Understood, Master!"

"Xiao Lian, hurry and call the cousin over, just say that the Master invites her!"

The Third Wife faintly instructed the little maid standing behind her.

"Yes, Mistress." This little maid, who had once led the way for Han Li, cleverly ran out from the side door with small, quick steps.

Only then did Master Qin turn his head back and explain to Han Li in a low voice:

"There is one more who didn't come; she is a young woman my original wife saved from a river channel seven or eight years ago on the way to visit her family."

"This woman was extremely pitiful; not only did she lose her memory from hitting her head, but she was also covered in scars. My wife has a kind heart, and after healing her and seeing that she had nowhere to go, she had a brother from her maiden family adopt her as a goddaughter, which could be considered giving her a place to settle down!"

"But this woman was truly unfortunate. Although she entered a marriage arranged by her foster father, just three days after the wedding, her fiancé accidentally fell into the river while drunk. Logically, a woman of her young age could naturally choose to remarry. But this woman was of a chaste and determined nature, and actually chose to remain unmarried from then on, observing widowhood for the husband she had only lived with for three days. This is a beautiful story in the local area, and it has given my wife's maiden family quite a lot of face!"

"Later, her foster father passed away due to illness. My wife saw that it was truly pitiful for her to be alone in an empty room, so she brought her here to keep her company and to help comfort her!"

Master Qin sighed endlessly as he spoke!

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