Chapter 9 Chapter 9 What if you die and I can’t live?
Not caring at all about the shocking news he had dropped among this group of old-timers, Qin Sheng made his own arrangements: "I came back today just for the engagement. The scale and venue are up to you. I just ask that it be ready within ten days."
"Ridiculous!" Qin Kangnian looked at his son with a gloomy face. He wanted to scold him but something seemed to be holding him back, so he subconsciously lowered his voice, so that it didn't sound like a scolding, but more like a helpless sigh.
Qin Shi's cousins of the same generation all curled their lips in unison, complaining in their hearts: Qin Sheng is about to marry a man home, and the second uncle is still worried that he will scold too loudly and the sickly girl won't be able to bear it!
Qin Xing, who had been silent since Qin Sheng came back, finally couldn't help himself. He threw Wu Yunlian's private warning to the back of his mind and said with a hint of irony: "Brother, your family is worried about your frail health, so they tolerate your temper. Don't you at least care about your family and whether you can afford to lose face like this?"
Hearing this, Qin Sheng sneered, "If you can't afford to lose face, you can expel me from the Qin family tree. I have no objection."
As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Kangnian, Wu Yunlian and all the older generation who knew the situation present immediately changed their expressions.
Qin Xing was still unaware of this, thinking this was a good opportunity to kick someone when they were down. With a malicious smile, he continued, "You said it! Don't let yourself get stuck out there and regret it and beg to come back..."
He didn't believe that his parents' tolerance for Qin Sheng could be so low. Even if his parents wanted to compromise, elders like his grandfather would not agree if they knew about it.
Once Qin Sheng loses the protection of the Qin family, he will be nothing. At that time, he will definitely take back all the humiliations he has suffered because of Qin Sheng over the years.
However, what he got this time was still the familiar scolding he received every time he had a disagreement with Qin Sheng.
"Shut up!" Qin Kangnian glared at his youngest son. "Your eldest brother's affairs are handled by us elders. Who is it for you to dictate his decisions? Is that how you talk to your eldest brother? Go back to your room and reflect on this!"
Qin Xing's smile disappeared instantly, his face flushed red, and he sat among his cousins like a living clown, stiffening his neck and refusing to move.
Qin Sheng didn't even bother to look at him anymore.
Qin Shi and the others who originally wanted to support Qin Xing also shrank back tightly.
Xu Zhaoyi, who had been watching the development of the situation as if he was on the sidelines, first looked at Qin Sheng. When he didn't see any humiliation on his face, he turned his gaze to his younger brother Qin Xing.
To be honest, judging only by their facial features, Qin Xing and Qin Sheng are somewhat similar, but Qin Xing's temperament is twelve points more harsh, which has completely eliminated this similarity. If you didn't know that they were brothers, you would never think of them as the same just by looking at them.
Xu Zhaoyi felt that Qin Xing was like a super low-profile version of Qin Sheng, imitating the evil one in his previous life, the kind that would cause psychological trauma to relapse if he looked at him for one more moment.
He shared this thought with Noodles on his phone, of course leaving out the part about his previous life.
The orange cat in his arms moved its head, probably observing Qin Xing. Soon a new message appeared on the phone page: They do look a bit alike, but it's really unlucky!
Xu Zhaoyi almost laughed out loud, but even if he didn't, this inappropriate laugh was still abrupt and glaring.
Wu Yunlian really wanted to get angry with him, but after much hesitation she held back. She had only asked about Qin Sheng's cat, but this unfilial son acted like he was going to make a big fuss. She could imagine how disastrous the situation would be if she embarrassed Xu Zhaoyi in public. If Qin Sheng really died for this man and got hurt again, she couldn't bear the responsibility.
Even she, his biological mother, didn't dare to act arrogantly or find fault with the person Qin Sheng brought back in front of him, so Qin Sheng's uncles and aunts would not be stupid enough to step forward.
After all, whether Qin Sheng married a woman or a man had little to do with their interests. At most, people outside would secretly talk about it, but no one would have such low EQ as to confront the Qin family.
But if they said something that was not measured and offended Qin Sheng severely, this guy would make a fuss and try to commit suicide, and they would be punished with a real reduction in resource supply.
The atmosphere remained tense for quite a while. Only Qin Sheng and Xu Zhaoyi seemed extremely relaxed. The only sound that broke the stagnant scene was the occasional cough by Qin Sheng, who pretended to be weak.
It was not until the housekeeper Qin An came in and whispered a few words in Qin Kangnian's ear that Qin Kangnian's brows furrowed at first, and then his expression relaxed as if he had made up his mind.
"From childhood to adulthood, as long as it's what you want, we as parents have tried our best to satisfy you. Well, it's up to you!"
Qin Kangnian sighed helplessly and let go. Wu Yunlian seemed to want to say something, but he stopped her.
"Logically, this should be handled by both families. I wonder what Mr. Xu's family thinks?"
"Azhao's parents are no longer alive, and the Xu family only has some relatives left. Just notify them to come and attend the engagement on the day."
Qin Sheng didn't want to stay any longer after realizing that he had achieved his goal. He looked around to make sure no one would raise any objections, then pulled Xu Zhaoyi up and was about to leave.
"Young Master, wait a minute. The old master wants you to go to the ancestral hall to see him alone." Qin An stepped forward to stop him.
Qin Sheng frowned when he heard that, turned around to look at Xu Zhaoyi and Noodles, and in front of everyone's shocked eyes, he directly refused: "I'm busy, I won't go."
"Then please this...what?!" Qin An looked up in surprise.
"I said, no, you can let me know via text, phone, or email if you have anything to say. My manor is connected to the internet, so if you think this isn't solemn enough, you can also mail me a letter."
Qin Sheng smiled at him politely, then reached out and pushed him aside, holding Xu Zhaoyi's wrist and took him away.
Everyone in the room looked at each other in bewilderment, not daring to say a word.
You must know that no matter how much Qin Sheng relied on being the eldest son of the patriarch to become spoiled, he never dared to be disrespectful to Old Master Qin. This was because this old master was not only an elder, but also a powerful being whose cultivation was only one step away from building a foundation. He had an transcendent status and was someone who could shake the power structure of the Qin family with just one word.
Now this... is she really bewitched by a man? Is she so angry that she doesn't care about anything?
But to be honest, although Xu Zhaoyi was good-looking, he was neither soft nor weak. He looked like he could kill three of their stereotypical Xiaolings with one kick, and Qin Sheng didn't seem like someone who would be content to be inferior to others...
It can't be that the only losers in two cultivation families sympathize with each other, right?
This idea has come to many people's minds, and it seems that everything makes sense if this explanation is given.
Qin An's lips trembled with anger. Although he was just a housekeeper, he was the old man's man. He relied on the old man's face to secure a place in the Qin family. In addition, he did not know the secret of Qin Sheng's life experience, so he was the person present who could most not accept Qin Sheng's disrespect to the old man.
He felt that he was in the right, and at this moment, he represented the old master's face, so he straightened his back and said to Qin Kangnian in a serious tone: "Master, it's okay for the eldest young master to be a little spoiled on weekdays, but how can he treat the old master in the same way? It's too much. Shouldn't the master discipline him?"
Qin Xing almost stood up and applauded him, even though the person who was publicly humiliated by the housekeeper was his own father.
But listen to what they say, it makes so much sense!
But his father refused to listen and was reluctant to even verbally reprimand his elder brother.
Qin Kangnian sneered with a gloomy face: "You just need to tell your father the truth about what just happened. Your father has always loved Sheng'er and will not hold it against him."
Is a servant qualified to lecture him?
With his wife's previous experience as a lesson, he would not bother to discipline the "family heirloom" that cannot be scolded or touched!
"Go find out how they know each other. Don't do anything else. Don't blame me for not reminding you. If you really piss off Sheng'er, even your father will never tolerate you."
“…Yes.” Qin An lowered his eyes.
Qin Kangnian looked at Qin An's resentment and knew that he didn't listen. He thought to himself that he would have to go to see the old man in person to explain the situation. He didn't care if Qin An was asking for trouble, but he couldn't let such a servant act on his own and shake the foundation of the Qin family.
Qin Xing, whose expectations were dashed, completely despaired of his goal of making his sickly elder brother fall out of favor.
Qin Sheng's status in this family is so high that it is illogical, unreasonable, and against the will of Heaven!
At this moment, the person he was complaining about was already driving home with his family.
It was only then that Xu Zhaoyi realized that he had barely spoken a word during this "meeting with the parents" and that Qin Sheng had handled it all by himself. It was much easier than he had imagined.
“…Is it okay like this?” Xu Zhaoyi felt unreal that he had gotten away with it too easily. Before coming here, he had prepared himself for being humiliated and insulted. He understood the principle that a little impatience can ruin a great plan, but he ended up gathering strength for the entire night in vain.
"If we treat them well, they will become aggressive and cause trouble for our marriage."
"You know what I'm talking about."
"Don't worry, the old man wouldn't dare to do anything to me. As for touching you, he would have to think twice. What if we are truly in love and you die and I can't live anymore?"
Qin Sheng couldn't help laughing as he spoke, as if he was amused by his own words.
Xu Zhaoyi rolled his eyes at him. Although the words were unpleasant, he didn't dwell on it anymore.
Qin Sheng was not joking. If he was really just a dandy boy who relied on his parents for his arrogance, then he really had no capital to provoke the old man. After all, even his parents who spoiled him without any bottom line had to bow their heads and obey in front of the old man.
However, the fact is that the old man who has only reached half a step in building his foundation by sucking blood should not show off to him.
Qin Sheng had previously thought that there was no need to make things too awkward as long as they didn't fall out, but in that situation, he wasn't so bold as to leave Xu Zhaoyi and Noodles there alone.
Although it was highly unlikely that anything would happen, leaving Xu Zhaoyi alone in that situation, even if no one dared to say bad things to him because of his bad temper, the looks from the Qin family members in the room alone were enough to embarrass the helpless Xu Zhaoyi.
After all, it was the noodles that accidentally swallowed its colleague that caused the trouble. If Xu Zhaoyi still had to endure this unnecessary humiliation because he had to cooperate with him, even Qin Sheng, whose conscience was not as lively as noodles, would feel guilty.
After a long while, he said in a serious tone, "There is a division of labor in cooperation. You don't have to worry about those things. Just focus on your cultivation from now on. I will take care of all the other chores."
"……Um."
Xu Zhaoyi lowered his eyes and responded.
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