"Heh, Xuan'er is my elder brother's eldest son, so of course I have to indulge him."
"On the other hand, second brother, you haven't made any move since Xuan'er returned."
"What, do you hate my elder brother so much that you hate everything associated with him?"
"Or in your eyes, is kinship simply not important at all?"
After hearing Qin Anbang's words spoken in the tone of an elder, Qin Anning's anger was instantly ignited.
From childhood to adulthood, how many times had his elder brother taken care of Qin Anbang!
Yet, even so, he could still commit murder to silence someone.
The words "right and wrong" coming from such a person were simply a mockery and an insult!
Upon hearing the word "elder brother," Qin Anbang, like a cat whose toe had been stepped on, immediately bristled.
From childhood to adulthood, the word "elder brother" was what he detested the most.
Because in Qin Anbang's world, no matter what he did, someone would always compare him to Qin Antai.
And yet, Qin Antai was a man who was perfect in every way.
He had a good personality and high talent.
He could manage the family and cultivate martial arts.
Therefore, Qin Anbang's childhood was filled with hearing things like: "Look how your elder brother is in this aspect," or "See how outstanding your elder brother is in that regard."
This was why he so desperately wanted to escape his elder brother's shadow and live his own life.
But now, Qin Anning bringing up old matters clearly touched upon Qin Anbang's hidden sensitive point.
However, just as Qin Anbang slammed the table and stood up in extreme anger, the Qin family patriarch, Qin Shoujiang, who was beaming with a ruddy complexion, suddenly walked in quickly from outside the door.
Throughout the entire process, his gaze was fixed, and he didn't glance at any of the other Qin family members beside him.
Only when he arrived at his main seat with a hurried pace did he pause slightly, looking at Qin Xuan and Qin Anning and letting out a laugh.
"My apologies, I was delayed by some matters just now and arrived a bit late."
"I've already informed the kitchen to bring the dishes up quickly. Let's all eat first, and after the meal, we can discuss today's matters."
With the patriarch's arrival, everyone naturally dared not be as restless as before.
As Qin Shoujiang spoke, the entire dining room instantly fell silent.
Only after Qin Shoujiang finished speaking did they gradually begin to return to normal.
However, some observant individuals still ignored the delicious dishes being continuously served and focused their attention on Qin Shoujiang.
This was because the seating arrangements for Qin Xuan and Qin Anning were clearly not in accordance with the rules.
If Qin Shoujiang tacitly accepted their seating arrangement, then their relationship would have to be carefully considered.
The development of events had clearly exceeded their expectations.
After Qin Shoujiang instructed the household servants to serve dishes from the kitchen, he happily chatted with Qin Xuan and Qin Anning, even inviting them to move closer to him when they were engrossed in conversation.
This action immediately drew the attention of everyone in the dining room.
It was known that regardless of whether people in the dining room had taken sides, they could not ignore Qin Shoujiang's favoritism towards someone.
After all, before Qin Shoujiang's passing, Qin Shoujiang was the undisputed authority in the Qin family.
Unless Qin Anbang or Qin Anrong publicly declared their intention to inherit the position of family head and succeeded.
Otherwise, their allegiance was flexible and could be adjusted.
However, regarding Qin Xuan, they truly had no understanding of him at all.
Because before the family banquet, Qin Shoujiang had clearly adopted an attitude of "a grandson from outside is not considered close," stripping Qin Xuan of his first-priority heir status.
In their view, this clearly indicated that he was allowing Qin Anbang, Qin Anrong, Qin Wenchang, and Qin Wusheng to compete for the position of family head.
After all, Qin Xuan, who had returned from elsewhere, had no foundation in the capital whatsoever.
To suggest that he could surpass the others and ascend to the position of family head?
These people would never believe it, even if they were beaten to death.
But the current scene made them suddenly entertain another guess.
That is, the reason Qin Shoujiang canceled Qin Xuan's direct inheritance of the family head position was not because he looked down on him, but because he valued him too much.
Therefore, he deliberately canceled his inheritance rights, allowing him to rise through his own strength and deliver the most direct shock to everyone.
In this way, once Qin Xuan succeeded, his status would be no less than that of the current Qin Shoujiang.
In the future, the Qin family would be completely controlled by this young man under thirty years old.
It's too similar!
As this thought emerged, it began to constantly swirl and grow in everyone's minds.
As a result, some Qin family members who had not yet decided who to support were directly preparing to seek out Qin Xuan and pledge their allegiance.
However, if anyone was paying attention to the patriarch's actions, it would naturally be those related to him by blood.
Qin Wusheng looked at the interaction between Qin Xuan and Qin Shoujiang with envy, while Qin Wenchang had a dark expression, gritting his teeth as if he wanted to grind his molars to dust.
Due to his mother being neglected, Qin Wenchang had harbored considerable resentment towards his grandfather since childhood.
Coupled with his father's death and his mother's infrequent presence in the Qin family, he had essentially grown up in the Tang family during his childhood.
This was why he trusted Tang Junlin so much.
It wasn't until later, when Qin Wenchang's cultivation talent was revealed, that he thought the conflict between him and Qin Shoujiang might ease.
However, due to the prolonged lack of contact, he developed a subconscious resistance towards Qin Shoujiang.
Back and forth, the two of them returned to the way they were before his talent was revealed.
Later, when Qin Xuan returned and Qin Anning announced that Qin Xuan had lost his direct inheritance of the family head position.
Qin Wenchang finally felt a sense of balance from this news.
So what if you are your father's eldest son?
So what if you are your grandfather's eldest grandson?
Having been missing for many years, aren't you just as unwelcome as I am?
Don't you also have to fight for the family business on your own, just like me?
But I, Qin Wenchang, am different from you.
I am a once-in-a-millennium martial arts genius, the peak of the Martial Grandmaster realm at the age of twenty, a once-in-several-hundred-years talent for the Qin family.
What are you, Qin Xuan?
Just an ordinary good-for-nothing.
Why do you have the right to compete with me for the Qin family?
Unfortunately, Qin Wenchang's sense of superiority did not last long.
He was thoroughly slapped back by Qin Xuan.
Combined with Qin Shoujiang's and Qin Xuan's current actions, even if he were foolish, he would have guessed that Qin Shoujiang was deliberately paving the way for Qin Xuan.
Therefore, as expected, a sense of resentment grew more and more in his heart.
"Just you wait, Qin Xuan, Qin Shoujiang! I, Qin Wenchang, will sooner or later seize the entire Qin family firmly in my grasp through my own strength!"
"And once I succeed, you two will be the first to be killed as a warning to others."
"At that time, please don't complain that I am ruthless."
"Because all of this was forced upon me by the two of you!"