Guan Mingyue usually cares a lot about her image, especially since she married into the Qin family. She has always considered herself the lady of the Qin family and is full of talk about propriety, integrity, and good manners.

Since Old Master Qin had his accident and went to the countryside, Qin Zhenshan, the second master of the Qin family, has become the head of the Qin family. She also considers herself the mistress of the Qin family. In addition, with the rise of the Zhou family, her sister Guan Mingzhu is the first wife of the Zhou family. With this marriage relationship, the two families joined forces and became even more arrogant.

Who knew that Old Master Qin was so lucky? He survived so long and hardship in the countryside and even found his biological son and his family, whom he had been separated from for more than 20 years.

How could they bear to give up the housekeeping rights they had worked so hard to obtain?

Therefore, ever since Old Master Qin returned, the two sides have not been very close. Old Master Qin did not move back to the Qin family's old house but moved into this military compound. He also did not concern himself with the Qin family's affairs on a daily basis, which made them secretly relieved.

They originally thought that as long as Huo Xiao wanted to acknowledge his ancestors, he would have to get past them.

If Old Master Qin brings this up first, they can take the opportunity to seek benefits and keep Old Master Qin for the family's use. However, they can choose someone else to succeed him as the clan leader, citing that Huo Xiao was not raised in the Qin family since childhood.

In short, as long as Huo Xiao still wants to be included in the Qin family genealogy, these people are more than capable of handling a country bumpkin.

But to their utter surprise, even though Huo Xiao had been in Kyoto for so long, Old Master Qin had not mentioned anything about including Huo Xiao in the family genealogy, nor did he even intend to change his surname.

Despite publicly claiming that Huo Xiao is his biological son and that he has moved into the military compound, Huo Xiao is still Huo Xiao, not Qin Xiao.

What surprised them even more was that the ignorant and easily manipulated brat they had thought was actually very capable and ruthless, and had wiped out the Zhou family without saying a word!

When they received the news, everyone in the Qin family mansion could hardly believe it.

But the facts are undeniable, leaving them no choice but to believe them!

Before Qin Zhenshan and Guan Mingyue came here, they had already made up their minds to get Old Master Qin to agree to help the Zhou family no matter what.

That's why Guan Mingyue begged and knelt down as soon as she saw Ye Weiwei enter the door.

Originally, it was thought that Ye Weiwei would at least give Guan Mingyue some face since Guan Mingyue, an elder, had humbled herself and sacrificed her pride to beg her.

Who knew that Ye Weiwei was completely unyielding and wouldn't budge an inch?

Seeing that this tactic was no longer effective, Qin Zhenshan changed the subject.

“Weiwei’s niece-in-law, as the saying goes, two Qin characters cannot be written with one stroke. It was our elders who did not do well before, and you made a fool of yourselves. Your second aunt was too anxious and didn’t think clearly. Please don’t take offense.”

As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face. When Ye Weiwei heard Qin Zhenshan say this, she pretended to be polite and said, "Uncle, you are joking. I don't mind. After all, I have seen this second aunt's behavior before and know that she is not very bright."

After she finished speaking, she seemed to realize that her words were inappropriate, and she pretended to be annoyed and explained, "Uncle and Aunt, please don't take offense. I'm just too blunt. Sigh! It's all because I'm young and ignorant."

It's just playing along; anyone can do that!

Despite her sarcastic remarks, Ye Weiwei managed to deliver them with utmost sincerity, infuriating people to the point of liver pain, yet leaving them unable to retaliate.

After all, they had already said that she was young and didn't know any better.

They always considered themselves elders, how could they possibly argue with a junior?

Qin Zhenshan was so angry that his back teeth ached. He had only met Ye Weiwei twice, and both times he was furious and gained no advantage whatsoever.

Normally, if a junior dared to anger him like that, he would have turned his back and left long ago.

But things are different now. Thinking about the purpose of his visit, Qin Zhenshan could only silently recite the Heart-Cleansing Mantra over and over again to calm himself down.

"Brother, I came here this time for two reasons: first, about Sister Mingyue's family, and second, about Huo Xiao."

Upon hearing Qin Zhenshan mention Huo Xiao, although he guessed what they were going to talk about, Old Master Qin still responded to Qin Zhenshan, "Go ahead and say it."

When Ye Weiwei saw Old Master Qin's expression, she raised an eyebrow, then smiled and sat down next to him, looking at Qin Zhenshan: "This is related to my Huo Xiao, so I need to hear what it is."

Qin Zhenshan laughed and said, "Actually, this should have been said a long time ago, but I was too busy before and it was delayed."

Now that Huo Xiao is a child of our Qin family and has been found, he should be included in our Qin family genealogy. We're thinking of finding an auspicious day to gather all the Qin family members together and have Huo Xiao change his surname and be added to the genealogy. This child has been recognized for so long; what kind of behavior is it to still have an outsider's surname!"

Ye Weiwei blinked and looked at Grandpa Qin; "Does it really need to go through all that trouble? It's just changing the surname. A trip to the Civil Affairs Bureau can take less than half an hour and it'll be done perfectly."

Before Old Master Qin could speak, Qin Zhenshan immediately said, "Of course we can't be so hasty! Our Qin family is not an ordinary family. Being included in the clan genealogy is a major event and must be treated with care, in accordance with the clan rules."

Although the current situation prevents a large-scale event, it is essential to gather all members of the Qin family together, secretly open the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors, and then hold a banquet to announce the event to the public.

Grandpa Qin waved his hand, "What era are we living in? Why bother with all this nonsense? We'll find an auspicious day for Huo Xiao to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to change his surname, and then I'll host a few banquets."

Qin Zhenshan had been observing the expressions of Old Master Qin and Ye Weiwei. He originally thought that taking the initiative to propose that Huo Xiao be included in the Qin family genealogy should attract Old Master Qin's attention and make him happy. If he then asked Old Master Qin to help the Zhou family, Old Master Qin would not be so difficult to talk to.

However, he never expected that Old Master Qin didn't care at all whether Huo Xiao was included in the family genealogy!

"How can this be allowed!" Qin Zhenshan exclaimed anxiously. "Brother, recognizing our ancestors is a major event. Huo Xiao is a member of the Qin family. If he isn't included in the Qin family genealogy, then what about the future position of the Qin family head..."

When Qin Zhenshan mentioned the position of clan leader, Old Master Qin's eyes flickered with obvious hesitation, and he sneered inwardly.

"Second brother, this is a new era. That kind of thing is outdated now. Don't stick to feudal ideas like clan chief."

Qin Zhenshan was dumbfounded, not daring to delve into the meaning behind Old Master Qin's words. "Brother, what... what do you mean by that?"

Old Master Qin said in a deep voice, "It means exactly what it says! The Qin family is now under the jurisdiction of the state, and there will be no clan leader in the future."