Chapter 306: What Exactly Does the Qin Family Mean?

When she saw her daughter walk away like that, Yu Wanrong's face instantly lost its smile.

"Yan Yan, you're standing there, Qin Bobo is here, how can you be so impolite!"

Qin Shou's chance to show himself came again, and he hurried forward, saying, "Auntie, it's fine; perhaps Qing Yan is tired, I'll go into the room and keep her company."

As Yu Wanrong nodded, Qin Shou took two steps forward, but Lin Qingyan stopped, "Don't follow me."

His cold refusal left Qin Shou standing awkwardly in place, and everyone else wore equally embarrassed expressions.

Lin Zhenfeng, however, showed no expression on his face.

He recalled that a few years ago his daughter was almost abused by Qin Shou; when he tried to seek justice for her, trouble immediately followed.

Fortunately his daughter was unharmed, and with the years that passed he gradually forgot the incident, yet he could never bring himself to like Qin Shou.

After Lin Qingyan left rudely, the atmosphere on the spot dropped to a freezing point.

Yu Wanrong hurriedly forced a laugh, "Sorry, Qin Dage, this child has been spoiled since childhood, a bit arrogant, and hasn't been with me these years, lacking discipline…"

Qin Gang wasn't going to argue with a little girl; he waved his hand and said, "It's okay, younger sister-in-law, I understand Qing Yan; she's endured a lot, so it's natural she developed a standoffish personality. She's just protecting herself, so she needs time to ease up."

Yu Wanrong listened with delight, "Ah, Lao Lin, look, this Qin Dage knows our daughter better than we do."

Qin Gang smiled, "Of course I know; I've always treated Qing Yan as a daughter-in-law. If not for that incident back then, she would already be my daughter-in-law now."

Bringing up the topic, Yu Wanrong didn't know how to respond.

They no longer have the qualification to be in-laws with the Qin Family, because their daughter has already been married.

Therefore the topic has no point in being continued.

But today Qin Gang came with his son specifically to discuss Qing Yan, and he said, perhaps unintentionally, "I heard that Qing Yan has already been married."

Seeing Qin Gang once again steer the conversation there, Yu Wanrong had to speak up.

"Yes, at that time both her father and I were unaware of it. Yan Yan was alone in the Capital City, life was quite hard, and a boy happened to help her often; perhaps out of gratitude, he married her."

Qin Gang nodded, "Then as the elder brother, I must say a word: Qing Yan's action was wrong; marriage is a big matter, how can it proceed without parental consent?"

Yu Wanrong sighed, "Who says it's not? When I later found out I was angry too, but since the certificate has been issued, that's all we can do for now."

Qin Gang nodded again, "Hmm, by the way, what do you in-laws do? And about Qing Yan's partner, I heard he's a Junior Police Officer?"

"Ah, well… our side of the in-laws, it's… just ordinary workers."

Yu Wanrong stammered; she was too ashamed to introduce the in-laws there, let alone mention that Junior Police Officer.

Whenever she thought of her daughter marrying such an ordinary family, she felt embarrassed, wishing she could crawl into a crack in the ground.

Sure enough, Qin Gang burst into a hearty laugh, leaving Yu Wanrong's face awkward.

"I tell you, younger sister-in-law, Lao Lin is back now, surely he wants to resume work; his political future is important, but you chose such an in-law, I'm worried for Lao Lin's political prospects."

Yu Wanrong, of course, knew the situation: "Who says not? Forget expecting the in-laws to provide resources; on the contrary, if they don't ask us for help, they're already flattering us."

But how could they not ask for our help? Ordinary folks only have such small matters—helping relatives get a job, buying a ticket for a big purchase, those petty things; just thinking of them gives me a headache…

"Cough cough!"

When Lin Zhenfeng coughed, Yu Wanrong realized she shouldn't have spoken of the in-laws that way, but she believed she was stating facts; from now on it would only be a one‑sided subsidy to the Lu family.

The Lu family clinging to the Lin family meant the household was already flattering them.

Qin Gang then said, "So, I feel that such an in‑law can be discarded; honestly, I've been hoping to become in‑laws with you, younger sister-in-law, including our own Shou, whose feelings for Qing Yan have never changed."

Yu Wanrong was stunned for a moment, blinking, taking a long time to process; she didn't understand what Qin Gang meant by those words.

At that moment Qin Gang stood up, "Alright, younger sister-in-law, Lao Lin, seeing you both return safely, there's nothing here, I'm relieved. There's still some work over there…"

She was about to take her leave, and Yu Wanrong quickly stood, "Ah, Qin Dage, we can't keep you for a meal; the nanny and cook won't arrive for another two days."

"No trouble, younger sister-in-law; another day you and Lao Lin, bring Qing Yan along, come sit at our house; your sister-in-law has been thinking of you all."

"Sure, definitely, definitely."

After the small talk, they escorted her to the car at the gate; once the jeep drove away, the two returned to the courtyard.

In the jeep, Qin Shou couldn't help asking, "Dad, why didn't you tell the Lin family to let Qing Yan divorce and then become our in‑law?"

Qin Gang couldn't help cursing, "Look at your pathetic state; can you say that so bluntly? I can't understand—if Qing Yan really divorces, do you actually want to marry a divorced woman, a disgraceful thing?"

Qin Shou didn't dare retort; he actually wanted to push Lin Qingyan toward divorce, not planning to marry her.

He merely wanted to keep Lin Qingyan and the Lin family hanging, with one goal: to prevent any Lu family woman, especially Lu Cheng's, from having a good life, and to snatch them away.

Now it's a good opportunity; his father has already put the words out, now it's up to the Lin family.

If the Lin family lets their daughter divorce, the Lu family won't be able to climb that high branch.

……

Sitting on a stone bench, Yu Wanrong rested her elbow on the stone table, propping her chin, her mind filled with Qin Gang's words.

"Hey, Lao Lin, you said Lao Qin said those words—what does he mean?"

Lin Zhenfeng brought over a ladder, intending to trim the withered grape trellis overhead, and casually asked, "Which words?"

"He's still hoping to become in‑laws with us and says Shou's feelings for Yan Yan never changed—what does that mean?"

"You ask what he means! No matter how interesting he is, I have no interest in him."

Yu Wanrong got angry, "Why are you still like this? You need to change that temperament! Learn to make connections, find a patron. If you had done that back then, I wouldn't have suffered these years with you."

Hearing his beloved's grievance, Lin Zhenfeng felt a pang of guilt; these past years, the most aggrieved besides his daughter was his partner.

"Alright, alright, mainly I have no mind for other things now; I just want to resume work quickly so our household can settle down."