"Let's go get some milk tea later, it's on me. It's a newly opened place, and the people in the club say it's really good." Guo Qingqing said, holding her books. The four of them had just finished class and were about to put down their books and go out for a meal.
"Then I'll treat you to noodles from the back street. The wages from my part-time job a couple of days ago have arrived." Lin Mi waved her phone.
"I...I..."
"You? You can help me serve these two bosses well. I'll buy them a hawthorn stick later to cleanse their palates." Meng Wan nudged Xu Jiaojiao's arm, and the four of them chatted and laughed about the most ordinary topics.
"Miss Meng." A man in a suit stepped out of the black car.
The four stopped, and Meng Wan recognized the other person as the Qin family's butler.
"Wanwan, who is this?" Guo Qingqing asked in a low voice, while the others were also on guard.
“Don’t worry.” Meng Wan said, then stepped forward.
"Miss Meng, Mr. Qin invites you to his residence for tea."
"So this is how the old man invites people?" Meng Wan chuckled as she looked at the crowd of onlookers around her.
"They just drove over without prior notice. Was it an invitation or a mandatory invitation?"
"That depends on what Miss Meng chooses." Having worked as a butler for so many years, he is not someone who is easily swayed.
Meng Wan glanced back at the three of them. It would be better to resolve this once and for all than to be disturbed every few days. Besides, she also wanted to see what the old man was up to.
Thinking about it, she walked over and gave the book to Guo Qingqing.
"I'm going out for a bit, so I won't be having dinner with you guys tonight."
"No rush, we can go for dinner another time. The restaurant isn't going anywhere."
"Yes, I'll order milk tea for you when you get back."
"Wanwan, are you really okay? He doesn't seem like a good person."
"Don't worry, just call Yan Nian later and ask him to pick me up at the Qin family home in an hour." Fearing they might not be able to reach Meng Wan sometimes, Yan Nian specifically left his business card with the girls in their dorm.
Meng Wan is Meng Wan; even if she were to go, she would always have a backup plan. She is never arrogant, but she is also not timid. As long as the arrangements are made properly, she will step into any danger she faces.
"Understood, be careful."
They had all met the people who came to pick up Meng Wan, and the atmosphere there was never like that.
As soon as they saw Meng get into the car, they rushed back to their dorm and called Yan Nian.
Meanwhile, Meng Wan looked at the unfamiliar scenery and courtyard, then looked away. The butler got out of the car, but she didn't move until he came over and opened the door for her.
Trying to intimidate her? You're still too green.
Following the butler into the courtyard, there was a small pond surrounded by pebbles and a pavilion on both sides of the stone path. After passing through the wooden corridor and going around to the backyard, the old man was sitting on a stone bench making tea.
He was still dressed in a Zhongshan suit, with a cane beside him and two servants standing around him.
Seeing her arrive, Old Master Qin showed no surprise and continued rinsing the teaware.
Without being invited to sit or given a word, Meng Wan didn't hesitate and sat down directly in front of Qin Huai'an. If it were her master, she would have stood obediently. If it were Lin Cen, she might have made a few teasing remarks, but who was Qin Huai'an? Nobody!
"Old Master Qin's way of inviting people is truly unique."
"I won't say much more, just name your price." Qin Huai'an glanced at her and put down the purple clay teapot in his hand.
"What? The Qin family is so large, with so many resources accumulated over the years, yet they can't even get a letter of introduction and have to come to me, a junior, time and time again?"
Meng Wan toyed with the cup in her hand, her eyes full of indifference.
Qin Huai'an, whose heart had been struck, paused, but being an old fox, he quickly concealed the dark glint in his eyes.
"Little girl, you'd better not be too sharp-tongued."
"Letting you name your own price is already giving you face. If I were to bring Qin Yi over now, she would have to come obediently." Knowing that Meng Wan was difficult to manipulate, Qin Huai'an brought up Qin Yi.
Meng Wan's eyes turned cold, and the corners of her mouth curved down slightly.
"What if I don't write it?"
"Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. If I were to make such a statement, how do you think the media would report it?"
"The old man really has a good plan," Meng Wan said with a smirk, clapping her hands.
"Young people should be more sensible and not refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a penalty shot."
Meng Wan put down her glass. "It's a pity, I'm allergic to alcohol, so I don't drink any of it."
"As for public opinion? You can create it yourself. Your public relations efforts in your later years weren't wasted. The Qin family has pulled a lot of strings over the years to cultivate an artist, haven't they? Do I need to list them one by one for the public to judge?"
Qin Huai'an's face turned somewhat pale, seemingly not expecting Meng Wan to know these things.
He clapped his hands, and soon the butler came over with several scrolls.
After opening it, the maid took it and stood aside to demonstrate.
Meng Wan glanced at it and a contemptuous smile appeared on her lips.
"Qin Yang went to F country at the age of five and studied painting for five years. Even Meng Zhiyao, an autistic child, could get in. There is no reason why Qin Yang would lose to him. His paintings are all guided by professionals. The teachers are also the top painting teachers in F country, who are internationally renowned. He is much better than your younger brother who started halfway through and has never even taken a proper painting class."
"So?" Meng Wan asked with a smile, but her tone turned cold. Qin Huai'an's eyes were still on the painting, full of appreciation, so he didn't notice the change in Meng Wan's emotions.
"Even if the Meng family recovers, they still can't compare to the Qin family. Our Qin family will recognize you and make you Yangyang's older sister. It's a win-win situation for you in the future, isn't it?"
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