Qi Nianqi sent invitations to various families under the name "Warm House." The Qi family hadn't returned to Country C for a long time, but they still had an ancestral home there, conveniently located in Shanghai. Every year, a dedicated team and funds were dedicated to its repairs and upkeep.
Because the Qi family was far away in Country M before, and Qi Nianqi deliberately blocked the news and asked Qi Yao for help, so until now these people in Country C thought that the changes in the Qi family were because the new head of the family took office and excluded dissidents.
The reason they were returning to Country C for development was because the new head of the Qi family was a tough-minded man with the final say. He had set his sights on the Country C market, and the rest of the Qi family had to follow him back home, whether they liked it or not.
During the Qi family's purge, those who remained were naturally obedient. As for those who disobeyed, the new patriarch naturally threw them into prison to accompany Qi Han. Therefore, no one within the Qi family dared to resist the patriarch's decision. They packed up their ancestral home in Shanghai, sent out invitations, and announced the Qi family's return to the world.
Regarding the Qi family's sudden move, these families in Country C naturally waited and watched, some were wary, and some even considered forming an alliance through marriage.
But no matter what they thought in their hearts, since the Qi family's invitation had been sent to them, everyone had to give face, and everyone went to the appointment with their families and smiles on their faces.
Arriving earlier than them were Qi Yao and Ji Xinghe. Qi Nianqi had finally persuaded Qi Yao with all his might, practically wearing out his lips. He was practically standing at the gate, waiting anxiously. He was genuinely worried that the Fifth Master wouldn't relent. What would the people at the Qi family banquet think if the head of the family didn't even show up?
"Fifth Master, you are finally here. I was so worried." Qi Nianqi walked forward quickly.
Ji Xinghe, who was walking next to Qi Yao, didn't react at first that the Fifth Master he was calling was Qi Yao. Then he remembered that Qi Yao was indeed the fifth in the Qi family's ranking. It was not wrong for Qi Nianqi to call him Fifth Master. It sounded very powerful and majestic.
This title, coupled with Qi Yao's usual serious and cold demeanor in the eyes of outsiders, instantly gave off the aura of a big boss.
Qi Yao didn't want to waste time arguing with Qi Nianqi while walking, so he led Ji Xinghe inside. Qi Nianqi, not feeling awkward himself, led Qi Yao while saying, "That bastard Qi Han, if it weren't for the information you gave us, we wouldn't have known he was planning to sell this house for working capital. This is the ancestral home left by our grandfather! How dare he touch it, and even invest all the money in drugs!"
Ever since he and Qi Han had a fight in Country M and successfully tripped Qi Han, Qi Nianqi's remaining fear and trepidation towards Qi Han had long since vanished without a trace, replaced by a deep respect for Qi Yao.
Few people besides Qi Nianqi truly understood the true extent of Qi Yao's abilities. Therefore, he was certain that with Qi Yao's abilities, he could easily destroy the Qi family, but as long as he wanted, he could once again lead the Qi family to greater heights and glory.
"Qi Han's dirty deeds...I..." Seeing that Qi Nianqi wanted to say something else, Qi Yao glanced at him nonchalantly, and Qi Nianqi immediately shut up.
Only then did Qi Nianqi turn his attention to Ji Xinghe, who had been following Qi Yao silently. Seeing Qi Nianqi's gaze lingering on Ji Xinghe, Qi Yao introduced him, "His name is Ji Xinghe. From now on, you will treat him the same way you treat me. There is no difference."
At first, Qi Nianqi didn't think about anything else. Did he need to report to him who the Fifth Master wanted to bring? Now, after hearing what Qi Yao said, Qi Nianqi instantly paid more attention to Ji Xinghe.
Could this young man named Ji Xinghe be in that kind of relationship with Wu Ye? But he must have seen it right. This was a boy, right? And a rather young boy at that? So this was the reason Wu Ye had always avoided women?
Actually, this was Qi Nianqi's fault. The reason why Qi Yao didn't like women before was purely because he was scared by his brother. But this was also a blessing in disguise. Even if he knew what Qi Nianqi was thinking, Qi Yao felt that there was nothing to explain.
Of course he and Xingxing have that kind of relationship.
Before the banquet began, Qi Yao met the people brought by Qi Nianqi one by one. These people first witnessed the miserable end of Qi Han and others, and coupled with Qi Nianqi's repeated emphasis along the way, now they stood in front of Qi Yao like quails.
As for those people in the Qi family, the bold and vicious ones are basically in prison. Except for a few like Qi Nianqi who can see the situation clearly and are smart, the rest are timid and easy to fool.
No one knew what Qi Nianqi had said to them along the way. In Ji Xinghe's opinion, these people seemed to regard Qi Yao as a devil who was even more powerful than Qi Han. They looked at Qi Yao with awe and caution. If you didn't know, you would think Qi Yao had done something to them.
Fortunately, although they were all quite timid, their appearances were quite intimidating. There were also a few mixed-race children, all of whom were tall and strong, at least 1.8 meters tall.
Qi Nianqi felt a little embarrassed by the performance of these people, and quickly poked Qi Lin, Qi Han's former assistant who was standing next to him and had successfully turned against him and sent Qi Han to prison.
Qi Lin shrugged helplessly at Qi Nianqi. Almost all of the Qi family members with dirty tricks were sent to prison, but this also, to a certain extent, buried the backbone of the Qi family. With the alpha wolf gone, it was just him and Qi Nianqi with a group of little sheep.
In fact, this was also the reason why Qi Nianqi made up his mind to return to China. Just like them, they could guard the huge wealth of the Qi family and prevent it from being devoured alive by those hungry wolves who were eyeing them covetously.
Qi Nianqi felt ashamed, but Ji Xinghe thought it was great.
Before coming here, he had thought he would be faced with a group of people who were either trying to trip him up or just dislike him. Just thinking about it was quite annoying. But he didn't expect it to be a group of timid, large guys. More than a dozen of them stood in a row in front of Qi Yao like children being punished.
Qi Yao seemed to be looking at the group of people standing in front of him, but in fact his attention was always on Ji Xinghe. Seeing that Ji Xinghe had no aversion to these people, he nodded slightly in his heart.
The reason why he finally agreed to let Qi Nianqi bring people to Country C and was even willing to be the lone head of the family was actually very simple. He just wanted to find some friends and playmates for Ji Xinghe.
Ji Xinghe didn't say it, but Qi Yao knew that he had been lonely since he came to this world. In the past, Ji Xinghe was a person who loved making friends and being lively, but now, except for him, he was always lonely.
If Qi Yao was more ruthless, even without him doing anything, Ji Xinghe would shut himself off, and from then on his heart and eyes would be filled with him, and he would never see anyone else except him.
But Qi Yao couldn't bear it.
The people standing before him had all been screened by Qi Yao in advance. The Qi family was a huge dye vat, and even the purest and most innocent people would be tainted once they entered. Therefore, if one wanted to maintain their bottom line and conscience in such a family, one might not necessarily be timid or stupid, but one must have strong willpower.
Such a Qi family is a torture for kind people, but it is also a test.
Only such people can be good friends with Ji Xinghe, even with Ji Xinghe who takes off his mask.
The Qi family is such a large family, and they don't have family planning. Over the past hundred years, there have been hundreds or even thousands of people in the main and branch branches. Qi Yao only picked out these dozen people. It really was well-intentioned.
"Xingxing, you can go for a walk in the backyard with them and do whatever you want. It's okay." Qi Yao straightened the hair by Ji Xinghe's ear and said.
Although Ji Xinghe didn't quite understand what Qi Yao meant, he felt really pitiful seeing this group of big idiots standing there, so he nodded and led the group out.
After everyone had left, Qi Nianqi said to Qi Yao with an awkward expression, "Don't worry, Fifth Master. I will definitely teach them a lesson later. They were frightened so badly in Country M, and they haven't recovered yet."
Qi Yao, Qi Nianqi, and Qi Lin were the only ones left in the living room. Qi Yao shook his head when he heard this, "No, how can I use them if you teach them bad things? This is fine."
Now it was Qi Nianqi's turn to be dumbfounded. What did he mean by "he's corrupted people"? What did he mean by "this is fine"? It seemed that in Wu Ye's eyes, he was just a negative example, and those fools who just left were the good ones?
Qi Nianqi felt wronged, and he was extremely wronged. He never expected that he would have such an image in the eyes of the Fifth Master.
He felt wronged, but Qi Lin beside him seemed to have sensed something was wrong. He asked tentatively, "Fifth Master, are you doing this for that young gentleman just now?"
Just now, what Fifth Master did was almost the same as letting the children at home go out to play with other children.
Qi Yao did not deny it. Instead, he glanced at Qi Nianqi and Qi Lin and said calmly, "If I teach him to be like you two, I won't feel comfortable letting him go."
One is smooth-talking and the other is indifferent.
Qi Yao found a book in the database: "Star Friendship Handbook" and crossed out the names of both of them.
Ji Xinghe, the little boy in the backyard, certainly had no idea how much his father, like an old father, worried about his health and social life. He had already exchanged names with the people around him and started chatting.
On the backyard lawn, everyone sat cross-legged in a circle. Away from Qi Yao's pressure, the quails had visibly regained their liveliness. One of the youngsters, who looked even younger than Ji Xinghe, was speaking to him with both hands and feet. Ji Xinghe listened intently, occasionally exclaiming in amazement.
"I was taking a nap in my room that day when a lot of people suddenly came and took my father away. Not only my father, but also my eldest and second oldest brothers were taken away. I was the only one left at home. I was very happy that day and ate all the cream in the refrigerator. It was a pity that there was no pizza or hamburgers in the refrigerator. I had always wanted to eat them. But my father said that these were foods that only poor and inferior people would eat, and they were not allowed to appear in the house at all." The fifteen-year-old boy was still savoring the delicious taste of cream, and had no idea how strange this seemed to others.
Your father and your older brothers were all taken away, but your first reaction was to steal food from the refrigerator?
"Do you want to eat now? I can order takeout. I know a particularly delicious pizza and hamburger restaurant. It only takes forty minutes." Ji Xinghe looked at his mixed-race blue eyes full of desire for pizza and hamburgers, shook his phone and asked.
"Is it okay?" The blue-eyed mixed-race boy was very happy to hear that, but he immediately remembered that the head of the family was still talking to his cousins, and he became timid again.
Ji Xinghe raised his head, looking quite proud. "It's okay, just order whatever you want. Eat and drink."
He seemed to know why Qi Yao asked him to come out. Now his heart was filled with warmth, and he didn't know how to vent this emotion that almost made him want to cry.
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