Seeing that Lin Li was still a little dazed, Lin Xiaoyan reached out and pulled her arm, "Mom, my uncle and aunt are courting death. That's their family's business!"

"Haven't you always taught us to stay calm and prioritize things?"

"They are just relatives and we have no problem helping them when we can."

"When you don't have the strength, you must take care of yourself first. Don't look so sad. What are you doing in Kyoto this time? You can't hang on to your chains!"

Lin Xiaoyan usually doesn't listen to Lin Li and doesn't like Lin Li's way of doing things, but she and Lin Li are mother and daughter, and their interests are the same, which is very clear.

Tomorrow after Lin Xiaojuan's award ceremony, I will go to the Long family manor to meet Mrs. Long and accept Mrs. Long's invitation to dinner.

Everyone in the Lin family believed that this was a meeting between the parents of both parties specially arranged by the Long family, and it was possible that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss her marriage with Long Nu.

She had to make Lin Li perform at her best, so as not to make mistakes in front of Mrs. Long and ruin her marriage into the Long family.

Lin Li came back to her senses. Lin Xiaoyan was right. That was her mother's family. The people from her mother's family were of course the closest relatives, and her own daughter must be ranked first.

This time when they came to Kyoto, the entire Lin family came with them, and they all wanted to return with a full load.

They came to witness the highlight moments of their two daughters!

What happened to Lin Zhidun and Chen Yijin was their own fault, and it shouldn’t affect everyone’s mood.

She calmed down, and even though she felt bad, a smile appeared on her face.

"Xiaoyan, don't worry!"

"Tomorrow, Xiaojuan's award ceremony and our trip to the Long family will definitely have a perfect outcome."

Lin Xiaoyan finally felt relieved and turned around to walk back to the Lin family. Lin Li followed behind her, went over to support Old Lady Lin, and reluctantly started chatting and laughing with the Lin family.

The Long family's Chunxi Hall is a banquet venue used only when the Long family holds grand banquets.

At this time, the core members of the Long family were sitting around the large eight-immortal table in the center. Old Lady Long sat in the main seat, Xiao Biyan sat on her left, and Old Lady Long deliberately asked Hua Yuran to sit next to her, while Long Ming sat on the other side of Hua Yuran.

The table was piled high with all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, but the people present were all used to seeing these and had no appetite.

They didn't come here for food.

To be precise, they came to meet Hua Yuran.

Hua Yuran was able to get the Xia State Security Department to send out 500 elite special forces to surround the Long family. There were helicopters hovering overhead. There were more than 200 people outside, and more than 200 people were brought into the Long family.

Today, there were only a dozen or so Long family bodyguards inside and outside Chunxi Hall, while Hua Yuran brought more than two hundred bodyguards. All of them were extremely strong and powerful, and they were obviously elite special forces.

Even the core members of the Long family found this scene eye-opening.

They did not dare to look down on Hua Yu Ran at all. Instead, they looked at her with awe and curiosity.

All official letters from the Xia State Security Department have been sent to the person in charge of the Long family. Hua Yuran’s importance to the Xia State official is unquestionable.

So, when Old Lady Long formally introduced these people and Hua Yu Ran toasted them, everyone greeted Hua Yu Ran with a smile and praised her highly.

After the introduction, Mrs. Long said without further ado, "We are all from the Long family, so we shouldn't waste time talking nonsense among ourselves."

"Long Ming is a child of the Long family. This has never been announced to the outside world before, but as core members of the Long family, you all know him."

"He's been living away from home for over eight years due to some issues. Now that he's back, I want to officially enter his name into the family tree!"

"I think this should be a matter of course, right?"

Before anyone else could say anything, Xiao Biyan spoke up, "Mom, you should know that the reason he wasn't included in the family tree and the list of Long family members was because he was a naughty person by nature."

"He once pushed Nu'er into a pond and nearly drowned. He also pushed your wheelchair into a pit. Have you forgotten?"

Old Lady Long sneered, "What's going on? These are all things of the past. I never believed he was such a person. Unfortunately, it's impossible to find evidence. There's no need to discuss this anymore."

"Today I won't discuss character, the past, or even Dragon Roar with you. We'll only discuss the future!"

Old Lady Long looked around the room, and when her gaze returned to Hua Yuran, her face was full of kindness.

"As the core of the Long family, each of you is in charge of certain industries or other aspects of the Long family's affairs. You should know that the Long family's assets and some official positions are constantly shrinking."

"This isn't just a matter for the Long family. The other three wealthy families are in the same situation."

"The emergence of these situations is not only due to the incompetence of the leaders of the four major families, but also due to the covert suppression by the authorities."

"The authorities really want to take back all the power of the four great families. The reason is that no one from the four great families can enter the core level of the Xia State government."

"This is the only way to prevent the authorities from constantly squeezing us through policy."

"Any intelligent person would realize that if this continues, we will no longer be able to maintain our century-long glory and will decline step by step."

"However, our Long family has ushered in hope. As long as we hold on to it, we will have a brilliant future!"

All the Long family members present were shocked.

Even Xiao Bi Yan was stunned for a moment.

What Mrs. Long said was true. There were internal reasons for the decline, but more of it was the deliberate suppression by the government. They formulated a large number of policies that restricted their development and forced them to give up part of the market.

A tribesman asked, "Old lady, what hope are you talking about?"

Old Lady Long looked at Hua Yuran proudly, "The hope and future of our Long family lies in my eldest granddaughter-in-law!"

Everyone looked at Hua Yuran, and their hearts paused almost at the same time.

Mrs. Long’s meaning was very clear.

Hua Yuran's official influence can bring huge benefits to the Long family, and can even stop the Long family's continuous decline and restore its former glory.

In fact, judging from the strength Hua Yu Ran has shown now, Hua Yu Ran can definitely help the Long family.

Even Xiao Bi Yan realized Hua Yu Ran's value to the Long family.

Old Lady Long had a confident smile on her face and glanced around at everyone again. "You are all the smartest people in my Long family. You shouldn't think there is anything wrong with what I said, right?"

Old Madam Long even looked at Xiao Biyan specifically, "Even you can't refute it. Yu Ran's influence in the official circles is good for our Long family, right?"