Although they have Eddie, Eddie is not Ling Yin's biological son. He is considered a direct descendant, but not a pure direct descendant.
Now that Ling Yin's biological daughter has returned, and they've heard she's very capable, they're eager to see her for themselves.
The elders were overjoyed, especially after learning that the Gu family of Country Y and their Warrens family would be related by marriage in the future.
The Warrens family is indeed formidable, but if they could join forces with the equally matched Gu family, it would undoubtedly provide an extra layer of protection.
The reason Ferenc was able to exploit the situation when the old patriarch was still alive was because the old patriarch refused to form a marriage alliance to consolidate his power for a Chinese woman with no background or status, resulting in the lack of strong allies to lend a helping hand.
Ferenc cleverly joined forces with the Luo family, catching the old patriarch completely off guard.
Ling Yin has not arranged a marriage for so many years, which has made the elders extremely anxious. They are afraid that another person like Ferenc will emerge in the family and cause chaos.
Fortunately, their eldest daughter has shown some backbone, and the Warrens family has Gu Yibei as their son-in-law, which gives them enough influence.
Li Yuan has not appeared since he returned, and even Charleson doesn't know where he went.
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Ji Zhinan spent another day with the elders, listening to the old men spout many "grand principles".
Only small, humble families would favor sons over daughters, believing that daughters are just daughters, and once they marry out, they belong to another family. They believe that family inheritance must be passed on to sons, or at least to nephews, and never to daughters.
Large families like this don't have the same preference for sons over daughters; they value ability more than gender.
So the elders took turns brainwashing Ji Zhinan, hoping she would return to Europe to take over the family affairs and compete with Eddie.
Ji Zhinan simply listened without giving a reply.
First of all, she never coveted the right to inherit the Warrens family. Although she was Ling Yin Warrens' daughter, she had always lived outside the family since childhood and had not been personally taught by her father in the Warrens family.
On the road to success, both talent and hard work are indispensable. It's fine for her to navigate the business world, but if she were to focus on managing a large family business, it would likely be quite challenging.
Eddie was taught by Li Yuan from childhood. Before this, Li Yuan had never known that he had a daughter, so he passed on all his knowledge to Eddie. In addition, Eddie had always lived in the Warrens family. In terms of ability and other aspects, he was more suitable than Ji Zhinan to inherit the family.
Having successfully endured the relentless mental torture inflicted by more than a dozen elders, Ji Zhinan finally returned to his room.
When she returned, she found Shirakawa inside as well.
Upon seeing Ji Zhinan, Bai Chuan instinctively tried to hide what he was holding, unaware that this action only aroused more suspicion.
Ji Zhinan silently fixed her gaze on him without saying a word.
Shirakawa felt a chill run down his spine from being stared at.
“I had Bai Chuan investigate some things,” Gu Yibei said from the side, making no attempt to hide anything from Ji Zhinan.
"Shirakawa, give it to her."
Upon hearing this, Bai Chuan showed a troubled expression. He looked at Gu Yibei, and only after receiving his boss's nod did he carefully hand the document to Ji Zhinan.
Ji Zhinan opened the folder, and the first page contained entry information.
Name: Ling Yin Warrens; Date of entry into China: May 15, 19xx.
The time was twenty years ago.
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