The Zhou family.
In Zhou Qingwan's grandfather Zhou Nansheng's study, Zhou Qingwan's father Zhou Jinzhou, uncle Zhou Jinchuan, Zhou Qingwan's two older brothers Zhou Huaitang and Zhou Huairui, and several cousins gathered together.
Zhou Qingwan's eldest brother, Zhou Huaitang, looked gloomy: "That Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao are really too much. They didn't give the Zhou family any face at all and even beat my little sister up like that. I think they are determined to be enemies with the Zhou family."
Zhou Huairui said coldly, "Isn't it all because of Qin Zhenyuan's power! Humph! Do you still think the Qin family is the same as before, and Qin Zhenyuan is still the same Qin Zhenyuan?"
One of Zhou Qingwan's cousins chimed in, "He's a country bumpkin from the middle of nowhere. He's never seen the world and has no principles for dealing with people. He thinks he's climbed the social ladder by hooking up with Qin Zhenyuan. I wonder if he's really Qin Zhenyuan's son!"
Zhou Huaitang frowned: "Qin Zhenyuan isn't so incapable of not recognizing his own flesh and blood. That kid is most likely Qin Zhenyuan's child. However, he's sorely mistaken that having Qin Zhenyuan as a father means he can do whatever he wants in the capital. Before Qin Zhenyuan got into trouble, people would have given him some face, but now... humph! He's taking himself way too seriously!"
Zhou Huairui looked at his elder brother and asked, "Brother, do you know something?"
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhou Huaitang said leisurely, "Haven't you noticed that Huo Xiao has been recognized by Qin Zhenyuan for so long, but he still hasn't changed his surname back to Qin? And since Qin Zhenyuan came back, he has been living alone in the military compound and hasn't gone back to the Qin family's old house at all."
Zhou Huairui's eyes lit up: "You mean..."
Zhou Huaitang snorted coldly: "That's right. The Qin family's old residence will not allow that bastard adopted from outside to be added to the Qin family genealogy so easily. After all, if Qin Zhenyuan has no sons, he will have to hand over the position of Qin family head sooner or later. How could the Qin family let this bastard who came out of nowhere steal the spot!"
Therefore, we can easily unite with the people at the Qin family's old residence, let them fight amongst themselves first, and then we just need to add fuel to the fire from behind.
Zhou Huairui nodded, then said with concern, "The people at the Qin family's old residence can indeed be used, but I'm afraid they won't fall for it. After all, they're not all fools."
Zhou Huaitang sneered, "They will, after all, money can move people's hearts! Do you think Qin Zhenyuan was exiled back then? He had survived a hail of bullets and earned the reputation of the Iron-Blooded General!"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhou Huaitang's vanity was greatly satisfied, and he stopped keeping everyone in suspense. "I have some secret information. Qin Zhenyuan has a huge fortune in his hands. It is a treasure accumulated and passed down through generations of the Qin family. This fortune was originally only known to the successive heads of the Qin family. Later, I don't know how someone leaked the information to the other members of the Qin family. The internal strife in the Qin family in the past was because of this! Wealth can be a powerful motivator. Qin Zhenyuan's problem was that he was too selfish. He ate all the wealth by himself, which aroused the anger of the others. That's why the Qin family joined forces to bring him down."
Zhou Nansheng, the patriarch of the Zhou family, who had been holding a purple clay teapot and taking sips from time to time, raised his eyebrows upon hearing Zhou Huaitang's words, then looked at Zhou Huaitang and asked, "Where did you get this information? Is it true?"
Upon hearing that it was Old Master Zhou who spoke, Zhou Huaitang was secretly delighted and couldn't help but say proudly, "Grandpa, the news is absolutely true! Qin Zhenyuan does indeed have a great treasure trove. I also heard that the red jade ring in his hand is the key to opening the treasure trove."
After saying that, he couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement: "The Qin family has been around for several hundred years, right? That's truly a great family. I wonder how many treasures such a great family has passed down!"
Just thinking about it made him envious!
If all of these things belonged to him...
What's the point of staying in this poor, run-down place? He should have rolled up his sleeves and gone abroad to live a life of luxury and extravagance.
Seeing that Old Master Zhou was deep in thought with his eyes downcast, Zhou Jinzhou couldn't help but tentatively ask, "Father... if this news is true, then we..."
If the Qin family's treasure trove falls into the hands of the Zhou family, wouldn't the Zhou family rise to a higher level and become one of the top families in the capital?
At that time, the Duan family, the Zhong family, and the Chu family will all be on equal footing, and they will never dare to look down on others again!
Even the Long family has to give them face; if they want to touch the Zhou family, they have to think twice.
At this moment, not only Zhou Jinzhou and his sons, but also the other members of the Zhou family in the study were filled with burning desire, their eyes revealing their undisguised greed.
Old Master Zhou was more composed than them. After taking a sip of tea, he spoke slowly: "Don't spread this matter. Have someone keep an eye on things secretly to further confirm the source and reliability of the information. It would be best if we could find out the location of the Qin family's treasure vault."
"yes."
The Zhou family members responded in unison.
Old Master Zhou added, "Also, I vaguely remember the red jade thumb ring that Qin Zhenyuan had, but I haven't seen it since Qin Zhenyuan returned. Have someone secretly inquire about its whereabouts."
He knew about the Qin family patriarch's token, but he didn't know if it was still in Qin Zhenyuan's hands. If it wasn't, even if he knew the location of the Qin family's treasure vault, it would be troublesome without the key to open it.
What I fear is that these large families with hundreds of years of history might install self-destruct mechanisms in their treasure vaults to protect themselves, so that everything inside would be destroyed if the vault couldn't be opened without a key.
Of course, if you can't get the item in the end, you can consider using this trick.
What the Zhou family can't have, no one else can either.
However, this method should be avoided unless absolutely necessary.
Those things are related to the foundation of a family. With those things, not only in the capital, but also throughout the whole country, no one will dare to look down on the Zhou family anymore!
Everyone nodded in unison, their expressions filled with excitement, as if the Qin family's treasure trove had been opened to them and was now theirs to possess.
"Father, what should we do about Qingwan's matter now..."
Seeing that Old Master Zhou's complexion was much better than before, Zhou Jinzhou asked.
Mentioning Zhou Qingwan, Old Master Zhou's face darkened again, and he said coldly, "What else can we do? Didn't you already go to see that old bastard surnamed Duan? Don't you have any idea what he said?"
When Zhou Jinzhou heard Old Master Zhou mention Duan Yannian, his face darkened.
That old man was always in cahoots with Qin Zhenyuan, so naturally he didn't get the better end of the deal.
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