Su Lin turned around upon hearing this: "I'm sorry, Grandpa, I forgot about you."
Qin Deshu said with a dark expression, "Su Lin, don't think you can rest easy just because I've approved of you. The Qin family's situation is complicated, and so are your girlfriends. Some of them have complicated backgrounds. You'd better handle things carefully."
"By the way, what exactly is the grudge between you and the successor of the Ghost Doctor? And how did you end up at odds with the Song family again?"
Hearing Qin Deshu mention the Song family, Su Lin asked in surprise, "Grandpa, you already know about what happened this morning?"
"What in the East China Sea can escape my eyes? I'll find out after you've finished fighting. You wouldn't do anything stupid, so tell me what you want to do?"
Su Lin said calmly, "I rescued the second son of the Song family and made him work for me."
"Hmm? I see."
After saying that, a glint flashed in Qin Deshu's eyes: "No, your goal is not to get Song Zhigang to do things for you, you want to swallow the entire Song family."
After saying that, Qin Deshu looked at Su Lin as if he were a monster.
When he thought of this, he couldn't believe his own guess, but Su Lin definitely didn't just want a thug, so his target must be the Song family.
Su Lin smiled and said, "I don't have such big ideas. Song Zhigang isn't stupid. I just want him to provide my girlfriends with cultivation resources. You know, money is useless in this society. These cultivation resources are controlled by big families, so I have to find a big family to leech off."
Qin Deshu exclaimed, "What a bold move! Aren't you worried about messing things up? You know the Song family is the number one family in Jingzhou. Do you think you can handle this all by yourself?"
Su Lin chuckled and said, "Isn't there still Grandpa and the Li family? Ziyu is in charge of the Li family now, so she will definitely help me if the Song family comes to attack."
"As for Grandpa, I believe you will also be interested in the Song family's businesses. With Song Zhigang's inside help, I should have a 70-80% chance of dealing with the Song family."
"It's hard to believe you could have foreseen this, Su Lin. Did you think of this when you helped that girl from the Li family?"
Su Lin shook his head and said, "I didn't expect the Song family to be so cunning. They've already planned to trap anyone who gets in, and I'll suck their blood."
"I see!!"
Qin Deshu had always been puzzled as to why Su Lin kept switching between the Li and Qin families. He had thought Su Lin wanted to be a "central air conditioner" (someone who was nice to both sides of the family), but now it seemed that this guy had a bigger scheme.
Qin Deshu glanced at Su Lin and said, "Heroes have always emerged from among the young. No wonder the successor of the Ghost Doctor ran away when he saw you. With your intelligence, it's understandable that he lost to you. However, Su Lin, I think you should stop talking about the story of 'trying to kill a snake but getting bitten instead.'"
"Although Xiao Chen is not much, Wang Yannian behind him is a formidable figure. If he were to step forward, even the combined strength of my Qin family and the Li family might not be enough to help you."
Su Lin smiled and said, "I also have mountains above me, Grandpa, have you forgotten about my dad?"
Qin Deshu frowned and said, "Although your father's technology company is powerful, Wang Yannian's network of connections is extremely complicated. Many people in the capital have received favors from him. If things really get tough, your father might not be able to protect himself."
Su Lin said confidently, "Nothing is absolute in these matters; the benefits might be substantial in the end."
Qin Deshu understood the implication in Su Lin's words: Su Zhenguo might have more than just this one technology. What if he had other technologies, and they were all 820, which was no worse than 4G communication technology? In that case, how should these powerful families choose between the ancient favor and the immediate benefits? They would all choose the immediate benefits.
This is reality.
A small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment. If Wang Yannian were to use this favor to his advantage, he might face a backlash.
Qin Deshu sighed, "Now I have to admit that I underestimated you before, Su Lin. Among the younger generation in Donghai, you are one of the best. I am at ease entrusting Xiaoyueliang to you."
Su Lin smiled shyly and said, "I'm not as outstanding as Grandpa said."
"Hehe, you weren't humble at all just now, but now you're being humble."
"Alright, we've talked enough, are you hungry? Let's have lunch, I'll have someone bring out some hot dishes."
Su Lin nodded. He knew he had passed Qin Deshu's test, but that didn't mean he could act with impunity in the Qin family.
There's also Master Qin, who's quite the old silver coin.
Su Lin felt that if they were to join forces with Qin Deshu to deal with the Song family of Jingzhou, they should at least give this old silver coin a talking-to or resolve the issue, otherwise it might cause them trouble.
Soon, several servants brought up steaming hot dishes. Su Lin had no time to think about Master Qin anymore. He knew he would definitely see him, so he wasn't in a hurry at all.
"Eat up! This is a chef from Shandong that I specially invited!"
Upon hearing this, Su Lin laughed loudly and said, "Then I must have a good taste. Shandong cuisine is the top of the eight major cuisines."
"I didn't expect you to know these things."
Su Lin smiled shyly: "I know a little, I know a little."
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Qin Deshu left after the meal. He already had a lot of things to do, so it was already very rare for him to take the time to have dinner with Su Lin and Qin Jiuyue.
Qin Jiuyue led Su Lin on a tour of the Qin family home.
Su Lin then realized that the Qin family was not just large; it not only had front and back yards, but also separate courtyards.
The courtyard on the left belongs to Qin Delin, and the one on the right belongs to Qin Desen.
"The house allocation is fairly fair. If we have another child, will we need to build a separate house?"
Qin Jiuyue rolled her eyes at Su Lin; "You even tease my great-grandfather, Su Lin, don't you have any manners?"
"Hey...hehe~! I was just saying it casually. By the way, I've met your grandfather and third grandfather, but I've never met this second grandfather before."
Qin Jiuyue stopped and looked at the archway of the villa to the side, sighing, "I can't really say for sure about Second Grandfather. I don't see him often. He rarely leaves the villa."
Su Lin looked at the archway and smiled, saying, "Then we won't go over there. Let's go check out other places."
"Mmm~!"
The two had only taken a few steps when they saw a young man of about twenty-seven or twenty-eight walking towards them from the side.
He looked at Qin Jiuyue with a smile and said, "Little Yueyue, did you bring your boyfriend home? Aren't you going to introduce him to your uncle?"
Looking at Qin Mu's smiling eyes, Qin Jiuyue felt that he had ulterior motives. However, since it was the first time she had brought Su Lin to the Qin family, she certainly hoped that Su Lin would get to know more relatives. So she pulled Su Lin and said, "Su Lin, this is my cousin."
Su Lin nodded but did not greet him.
Qin Mu's expression remained unchanged; "Su Lin? I heard that the son of Su Zhenguo, a rising star in the East China Sea, is named Su Lin. Is that you?"
Su Lin nodded again, without speaking to Qin Mu.
Qin Mu and Qin Desen were also tragic figures. It could be said that they spent their entire lives thinking about how to overthrow Qin Deshu so that they could take the throne for themselves, but neither of them succeeded in doing so before they died.
Su Lin knew what this guy was up to: he was there to probe the situation, then go back to Qin Desen to report back, and the two of them would then discuss how to seize power.
Su Lin felt there was nothing to talk about with this kind of person; they spent their whole lives striving for one thing and still hadn't done it well.
He's a typical example of someone who can't be a good person well, and he's not a thorough bad person either.
In a sense, both he and Qin Desen are tragic figures.
"Little Moon, your boyfriend doesn't talk much?"
Just as Qin Jiuyue was about to speak to ease the awkwardness, Su Lin said, "Uncle, you've misunderstood. I just saw that you were a little nervous and didn't know what to say."
"Oh? Then Brother Su needs to communicate with more people. Our Qin family is a large family, and most of our members are away from home. If you're still like this during the New Year, it might cause misunderstandings."
Su Lin nodded; "Thank you for your guidance, Uncle."
Seeing Su Lin's polite demeanor, Qin Mu was quite pleased with his lecture; "Alright, then I won't disturb you two any longer."
Watching Qin Mu leave, Qin Jiuyue turned to Su Lin and asked, "What happened just now?"
Su Lin said calmly, "Nothing much, it's just that your uncle is acting a bit strangely. It doesn't seem like he ran into us by chance; he's probably waiting here on purpose."
"Huh? You're waiting on purpose?"
"That's right. Look at where he came from. There's nothing there except flowers and plants. Your uncle can't possibly come here to admire flowers and plants in the middle of the day, can he?"
Qin Jiuyue followed Su Lin's gaze and saw that the area was indeed being basked in the bright sunlight. Such intense sunlight was fine in the corridor, but standing there, it was definitely not for admiring the flowers and plants; the reason was obvious.
"So that's how it is. I naively thought it was an accident. I wonder what kind of trouble this uncle is up to now."
Su Lin laughed and said, "They can't cause any trouble. Your grandfather probably expected this a long time ago."
"Mmm~!"
Qin Jiuyue listened to Su Lin's words and remained innocent on the surface, but her eyes flickered. She wasn't stupid. Having been in the Qin family for so long, she saw through these things. She had even gloated over Li Ziyu's confrontation with her grandfather before.
Now that she's at the Qin family's house, she feels a little uncomfortable.
After all, Qin Desen is her second grandfather!
"The sun is too strong, come to my place for a nap."
Su Lin knew that Qin Jiuyue had no intention of showing him around, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
Arriving at Qin Jiuyue's boudoir in the backyard, Su Lin took a closer look for the first time.
"What are you looking at? What are you looking for?"
Su Lin laughed and said, "I'm just taking a look. Sister Xiaoyue, your boudoir is almost like that of a lady from a noble family in ancient times. Are these beds antiques?"
Qin Jiuyue rolled her eyes at Su Lin; "Don't think I don't know how good your eye for antiques is. I don't believe you can't tell that this is just an ordinary rosewood couch."
Su Lin said with a strange look, "A yellow pear wood bed is just an ordinary one. Only you could say that."
"Hey... this is the snake I gave you, why is it here?"
Su Lin shook the lifelike snake he had given to Qin Jiuyue earlier; it was incredibly realistic.
"Hehe, I'll take it out and look at it when I miss you," Qin Jiuyue said with a smile.
She had to admit that the night Su Lin took her flying, Su Lin entered her heart. From that day on, she thought about Su Lin every day and played with that simulated snake almost every night. Of course, this playing was very serious.
Su Lin hugged Qin Jiuyue and laughed, "I didn't expect Sister Xiaoyue to put on this scene of reminiscing about someone every day. If you had told me sooner, I would have flown here to find you."
Qin Jiuyue buried her slightly flushed face in Su Lin's chest: "Hmph, who knows if you like me or not? Besides, you should be the one to do this, not me to tell you."
"Okay, okay, I'll come knocking on your door in the middle of the night whenever I have free time. You can't lock me out then."