Back then, she had tried every method to arrange the marriage between Qin Hongguo and the Liu family, intending to marry off this Qin Shuran.
However, she never expected that in the end, this engagement would fall upon her own daughter. How could she possibly allow such a thing to happen?
Qin Xiaodong remained silent. He had been very surprised when he learned of this matter today, but as a junior, how could he possibly influence his father's thoughts?
“Brother, is what Father said true? He, he’s really going to marry me off to Liu Qianze?” Qin Yuyan asked Qin Xiaodong with disbelief.
Qin Xiaodong glanced at his sister and nodded slightly.
“This is the best way for our Qin family’s development. It’s a decision discussed between my father and me. How can it be changed because of your words? Moreover, I have already contacted the Liu family,” Qin Hongguo replied coldly.
In his eyes, the Qin family’s interests always came first.
“No, I disagree! I will not let my daughter marry into the Liu family!” Zeng Wanrou said angrily.
Qin Hongguo’s face immediately turned cold. “Does our Qin family listen to you, a woman?! Qin Yuyan must marry into the Liu family!”
Zeng Wanrou immediately burst into tears and cried to Grandpa Qin, “Father, you must uphold justice for your granddaughter! This engagement was clearly Qin Shuran’s, yet Hongguo is forcing the engagement onto Yuyan. How can he be a father like this?”
Grandpa Qin frowned slightly and looked at Zeng Wanrou. “Wanrou, I recall you were the one who proposed the alliance with the Liu family back then, right? You also suggested marrying Shuran to the Liu family. At that time, you even said that if it weren’t for wanting Shuran to feel the warmth of a family as soon as possible, you wouldn’t have given such a good opportunity to Shuran. Now that the opportunity has fallen to Yuyan, why are you acting this way? Shouldn’t you be happy?”
Zeng Wanrou was stunned. She hadn’t expected that the old man, who usually couldn’t remember minor details, would remember this matter so clearly!
“No, I won’t marry him. I don’t want to marry Liu Qianze,” Qin Yuyan said with a pale face, murmuring in a daze.
She couldn’t accept this. She had originally intended to remind her father and then separate Qin Shuran from Chen Fan, but she never expected that her words would dig a pit for herself.
“Yuyan, this is not something you can decide,” Qin Hongguo said coldly.
“Dad, I’m not convinced. Why isn’t it Qin Shuran? Is it because he’s trash?!” Qin Yuyan pointed at Chen Fan, her face full of confusion.
Because of a piece of trash she looked down upon, she had to marry into the Liu family in place of Qin Shuran. She absolutely could not accept such a result.
“Brother, I agree. There’s no need to change the engagement because of some poor boy. This not only hurts the children’s feelings, but the Liu family might also be displeased,” Qin Hongwei quickly said, trying to persuade him.
Qin Hongguo looked at everyone. “Trash? Poor boy?”
“Isn’t he? Look at his clothes, he probably can’t afford a pair of my shoes. What else could such a person be but trash? Even if he knows the chairman of Wanhao Group, so what? The Liu family is our partner. Do you think our Qin family and the Liu family would be afraid of a mere Wanhao Group?” Zeng Wanrou said again.
Qin Hongguo asked, “Do you know who Chen Fan’s maternal grandfather is?”
Everyone looked at each other. How would they bother to pay attention to the grandfather of some trash?
Qin Hongguo said to himself, “Chen Fan’s maternal grandfather is Long Guofan! And he is also Long Yinglan’s nephew!”
“What?! Long, Long Guofan is his grandfather!” In an instant, the scene erupted in an uproar.
These juniors might not know who Long Guofan was, but these elders all knew the great name of Long Guofan. He was a true top-tier magnate.
“This, how is this possible? How could he be Long Guofan’s grandson?!” Zeng Wanrou could never believe that Chen Fan would be related to such an important figure.
Qin Hongguo said, “Long Yinglan is Long Guofan’s daughter. These are all things Long Yinglan herself said.”
“What, this, this is what Long Yinglan said?!” Zeng Wanrou’s face was blank. She stumbled and almost fell to the ground, unable to believe that this could be true!
“The wedding date for the two will be set for the third of next month. We will hold the engagement banquet tomorrow, keeping it simple. After all, it’s a changed engagement, and it would be a disgrace to our Qin family if it got out.” Qin Hongguo said again.
Qin Yuyan was stunned. Her father was serious about marrying her off, and even wanted to keep it simple!
She had long fantasized about her engagement banquet and wedding, wanting it to be grander than Qin Shuran’s, to let the whole world know that she was the happiest woman in the world.
But now, because of Qin Shuran, not only did she have to marry someone she didn’t like, but even her wedding had to be held in secret.
This was simply a disgrace to her!
Qin Yuyan wiped her tears, stood up, and rushed out of the banquet hall.
However, the hall fell silent. No one dared to speak up for Qin Yuyan anymore.
“Alright, everyone, please eat,” Qin Hongguo’s voice rang out again.
Only then did everyone start to pick up their chopsticks, but at this moment, everyone’s gaze kept shifting to Chen Fan, as they had never expected Chen Fan to have such a powerful background!
“Brother-in-law, am I dreaming?” Qin Minmin reached out and pinched Chen Fan’s arm hard.
Chen Fan frowned and asked, “Shouldn’t you be pinching yourself to see if you’re dreaming?”
“I can’t bring myself to do it! It seems this is real, not a dream!” Qin Minmin said happily upon seeing Chen Fan’s reaction.
Chen Fan’s forehead was covered in black lines upon hearing this.
“Sister, Brother-in-law, you can finally be together openly. Congratulations!” Qin Minmin said to Chen Fan and Qin Shuran with her eyes curved into crescents.
Seeing Qin Shuran with the person she loved, Qin Minmin was naturally very happy.
Qin Xiaodong glanced at Chen Fan and Qin Shuran, a glint of coldness flashing in his eyes. He then looked at the others and said, “I’ll go see Yuyan. You guys eat first.”
With that, Qin Xiaodong left the banquet hall.
Seeing Qin Xiaodong leave, the cousins sitting at the same table almost all received text messages from their elders.
One by one, they looked down at their phones.
Then, with smiles on their faces, they looked at Chen Fan. Qin Xiaotong was the first to raise her champagne. “Brother-in-law, we are family from now on. Please don’t hold any grudges for any unpleasantness in the past.”
“Yes, yes, yes! Brother-in-law is handsome and talented, not at all inferior to that Liu Qianze. I think it’s the right choice for Sister Shuran to marry someone like Brother-in-law!”
“I agree, Sister Shuran and Brother-in-law look like a perfect match.”
In an instant, everyone raised their wine glasses and fawned over Chen Fan with respect. Their previous arrogance and disdain had long vanished from their faces.
“Qin Xiaotong, didn’t you just call my brother-in-law trash? How did he become family?” Qin Minmin sneered, glancing at Qin Xiaotong sarcastically.