"Come on, let Auntie, no, Sister take a look first."

Zhao Xiaolan giggled, pulling Qin Yang over, her eyes constantly assessing him.

"Sister?"

Hearing this, Qin Yang's mouth twitched a little, finding it hard to adjust. It seemed Long Meiqing's mother was a bit of an oddball.

"Mom, can you stop pretending to be young? He's your daughter's boyfriend. Is it appropriate to call yourself his sister?"

Long Meiqing was speechless and said.

"What, are you saying your mom is old? I'm only thirty, okay."

Zhao Xiaolan rolled her eyes at Long Meiqing.

Long Meiqing was left speechless, admiring her mom's ability to lie without blinking; did she give birth to her at eight? But with outsiders present, she couldn't argue with Zhao Xiaolan.

"Yo, not bad, quite handsome. Here, this is a meeting gift from your sister."

Zhao Xiaolan eyed Qin Yang, liking him the longer she looked at him, much like a mother-in-law to a son-in-law. Then she pulled a thick red envelope from her purse and handed it to Qin Yang.

Qin Yang was slightly stunned. This was the first time on Earth that someone had given him a red envelope. He smiled, reached out, and accepted it.

"Thank you, Auntie."

Qin Yang said, unable to call her sister.

"Hehe, don't mention it. You've honestly helped me a lot. Meiqing finally has a boyfriend, and I was worried she might be lesbian before."

Zhao Xiaolan said with an excited smile.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yang, Long Meiqing, and Long Yuanfan all had black lines on their foreheads.

On the side, Zhou Wenyu was screaming internally, wishing he could help with this problem too. But unfortunately, Long Meiqing didn't fancy him.

As the few people were talking, another well-dressed couple approached them, followed by a brother and sister.

"Qin Yang, these two are my uncle and aunt. Behind them is my cousin, Long Heng, and my cousin, Long Lili. Be careful; they're not easy to deal with."

Long Meiqing whispered in Qin Yang's ear.

Qin Yang nodded, glancing at Long Meiqing's uncle and aunt, especially that aunt, who looked at the Long Meiqing trio with a hint of slight jealousy in her eyes.

"It seems there's internal conflict within the Long Family too."

Qin Yang furrowed his brow slightly.

Actually, it's not just the Long Family; most of those big families are like this. Where there's interest, there's strife. The disputes between the direct lineage brothers are mostly about getting more family resources and becoming the leading figure of the next generation.

For example, in the Long Family, the old man has three sons and a daughter. The eldest, Long Qifan, and the second, Long Yuanfan, are in politics, the third is in business, and the youngest daughter, Liang Ziming's mother, married into the Liang Family.

Long Meiqing's uncle, Long Qifan, is now a deputy division-level cadre, while Long Meiqing's father, Long Yuanfan, is the police chief of a major economic province. Although he's a division head, he enjoys deputy ministry-level treatment and wields significant power, so he's vaguely seen as the leading figure of the Long Family's second generation. Naturally, those aligned with the oldest, Long Qifan, feel a bit discontented.

However, when facing hostile forces, the members of these big families are relatively united. After all, when one family prospers, everyone does; when one suffers loss, everyone does.

At this time, it was almost time for the old man to make his appearance. As the first and second sons, Long Qifan and Long Yuanfan were supposed to stand on either side of him, so they greeted everyone and then left.

"Oh, is this Meiqing's new boyfriend?"

Long Meiqing's aunt Lu Suhua seemed to notice Qin Yang for the first time. She looked at him with a faint hint of disdain.

"Which family in the Capital City are you from?"

Lu Suhua looked at Qin Yang and asked. She had seen many of the juniors from the major families in the Capital City, but this young man seemed unfamiliar.

"None of them."

Qin Yang frowned slightly and replied indifferently.

Hearing this, the disdain in Lu Suhua's eyes grew stronger. No wonder this kid seemed unfamiliar; it seemed he might not even be from the Capital City.

"What do your parents do?"

Lu Suhua directly asked, her voice carrying a hint of arrogance.

"What's it got to do with you?"

Qin Yang raised an eyebrow, his voice turning cold.

If this woman had asked him kindly, considering she's Long Meiqing's aunt, Qin Yang would have told her honestly. But her tone really rubbed him the wrong way—treat others how they treat you. Since she spoke with ridicule, Qin Yang wouldn't speak kindly either.

Lu Suhua was taken aback, clearly never expecting Qin Yang to retort with a question about their relationship.

"Yo, what kind of attitude is this? I'm still Meiqing's aunt, after all. Is it wrong to ask about your family situation?"

Lu Suhua's heavily powdered face immediately darkened, saying the boy's family surely had no background, though he was quite good-looking. But after all, he would just be a pretty boy.

"Meiqing, it's not that Auntie wants to lecture you, but look at the kind of boyfriend you've got. While our Long Family may not be a top-tier family, we're still a well-established family in the Capital City. When dating, you should find someone of equal status; not just anyone can be brought into our Long Family."

Lu Suhua turned on her nagging mode, adopting a senior's stance as she advised Long Meiqing.

"Lu Suhua, my choice of son-in-law is satisfactory to me, so there's no need for you to butt in. Just make sure your daughter doesn't end up with a pig."

Zhao Xiaolan immediately expressed her dissatisfaction with sharp words.

Hearing this, Lu Suhua's face sank a little. One of the third generation of the Song Family—the Capital City's seven lesser families—was a fat man weighing over 250 pounds.

In the past, Lu Suhua tried her best to match her daughter, Long Lili, with that fat man to establish a connection with the Song Family. Upon hearing that the fat man liked other fat people, Lu Suhua encouraged Long Lili to binge eat, pushing her weight over 160 pounds. In the end, the two did not end up together, but Long Lili's weight remained unchanged, which became a laughingstock in the Capital City.

"Hmph, soon it'll be time to present birthday gifts to the old man. I hope your daughter and her boyfriend can bring something decent, so we don't embarrass the Long Family in front of so many guests."

Being directly hit on her sore spot by Zhao Xiaolan, Lu Suhua's face alternated between red and white, and she gave a cold snort.

"Meiqing, Grandpa likes you so much. I hope your birthday gift to Grandpa won't be something worthless."

Alongside, Long Lili glanced arrogantly at Long Meiqing and chimed in.

Among the guests, the Tang Family's twin sisters, who had just entered the villa courtyard, naturally stood out. Many guests came up to greet them, and the Tang sisters responded appropriately, neither distant nor overly friendly.

"Sister, isn't that Qin Yang over there?"

Tang Huanhuan suddenly pointed at Qin Yang in the distance, giggling.

"Let's go over and take a look."

Tang Yingying said. Their visit to the Long Family was partly to represent the Tang Family in congratulating the old man and partly for a racing matter involving Qin Yang.

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