"..."
Qin Lan was utterly speechless!
"You hit Qin Long. If you did that, our branch will never be able to return to the Qin family's prestigious lineage."
"I know you're not satisfied, feeling that Qin Long isn't as important as Xiang Shao, or as high-status as Zhou Chao."
"But even if his status isn't that high, he's the great-grandmother's favorite great-grandson..."
Qin Lan thought, speaking angrily to Ye Fei.
Today, she was supposed to go with Qin Bing.
However, due to some important matters that needed her attention, she couldn't find the time.
Therefore, Qin Lan asked her sister Qin Bing to invite Ye Fei along.
Who would have thought that Ye Fei, instead of handling the matter, would cause such a huge mess!
At this moment, Qin Lan couldn't even imagine the great-grandmother's wrath!
"So what if he's liked? Am I supposed to indulge him?"
Ye Fei coldly chuckled and retorted to Qin Lan.
"In my heart, his life isn't as important as a single strand of Bing Bing's hair."
"Moreover, I said before, if that old woman is reasonable, then we'll naturally let you return to the main family."
"If she's unreasonable, then I'll make her beg you to return! So, for now, don't worry about this matter. I'll handle it."
Ye Fei glanced at Qin Lan and said slowly.
"You!"
Qin Lan, seeing Ye Fei bragging and talking big, was so angry she wanted to laugh.
"Ding-ling! Ding-ling!"
Just then, a sudden mobile phone ringtone interrupted their thoughts.
The call was from Qin Bing's phone.
"Grandfather's call."
Qin Bing took out her phone and immediately saw that the call was from Grandpa Qin.
Instantly, her expression changed, and a sense of unease welled up in her heart.
At this moment, Grandpa suddenly calling seemed very wrong.
"Answer it!"
Qin Lan took a deep breath and said.
Qin Bing didn't say another word and answered the phone.
"Bingbing, you ungrateful wretch, what have you done? The great-grandmother is going to have our entire family struck from the family tree!"
As soon as the call was connected, Grandpa Qin's scolding voice came through.
"What! Struck from the family tree?"
Both Qin Bing and Qin Lan were shocked and screamed out loud when they heard Grandpa Qin's words!
Being struck from the family tree was different from being expelled from the family!
Before, because Grandpa Qin's son had made a mistake, the great-grandmother had expelled their branch from the Qin family's prestigious lineage!
Although they were driven out of Jiangdong, they were still Qin family members, just not part of the legitimate Qin family's prestigious lineage.
And in the family tree, there were still records of their family's identities!
However, now the great-grandmother was going to have their entire family directly struck off!
What did this mean?
What did this signify?
This meant that the great-grandmother wanted to directly erase them from the Qin family tree, reducing the thirteen branches of the Qin family to twelve!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In an instant, Qin Lan's face turned pale, and Qin Bing's face also became ashen.
Boom!
Qin Bing's mind went blank, and she stood there holding her phone as if struck by lightning.
At this moment, she didn't hear anything else Grandpa Qin said!
Before, when she saw Ye Fei hit Qin Long, she knew something was wrong.
However, Ye Fei had confidently reassured her then, and she had believed him.
Yet, upon their return, the great-grandmother was already preparing to strike off the thirteenth branch of their Qin family!
If they were truly removed from the family tree, then from now on, they would no longer be Qin family members!
For Ye Fei, this might not mean much; whether they were Qin family or not might be irrelevant.
But for Qin Bing, Qin Lan, and Grandpa Qin, it was like the sky falling.
"That old witch dares to have you struck from the Qin family tree!"
Upon hearing Grandpa Qin's words, Ye Fei's expression immediately turned cold!
Initially, Ye Fei didn't want to go too far or make things too big.
However, what Ye Fei didn't expect was that the old witch, the great-grandmother, didn't treat Qin Bing and Qin Lan as human beings!
At this moment, Ye Fei finally understood!
Even if they returned to the Qin family in a few days, they would still be the lowest branch of the Qin family! No one would treat Grandpa Qin's family as people.
In that case, what was the point of returning or not returning?
"Bingbing, don't worry. I'll handle this matter!"
Ye Fei looked at the two women, his thoughts racing, and finally made up his mind!
Since he had already promised the young lady Qin Bing that he would help them return to the Qin family, he would naturally do it splendidly!
The great-grandmother, that old thing, wanted to strike them from the family tree, right?
Then, Ye Fei would make that old thing personally beg Qin Bing and her family to return to the Qin family!
"Brother-in-law... Please don't do anything rash or foolish..."
Qin Bing raised her hand, wiped her eyes, and said with a choked voice.
"Don't worry, I'm not someone who's unreasonable. My way of doing things has always been to win people over with virtue!"
Ye Fei looked at Qin Bing and said with a smile.
"Alright, you two stay here for a while. I'm going out for a bit and will be back later. Don't worry... you don't need to rush about this. Everything is with me, your brother-in-law! Your brother-in-law is the best!"
Ye Fei raised his hand and rubbed the young lady Qin Bing's head, comforting her!
After speaking, Ye Fei didn't linger there and turned to leave directly.
"Brother-in-law!"
"Ye Fei..."
As Qin Bing and Qin Lan saw Ye Fei suddenly leave, they immediately called out.
However, Ye Fei didn't stop and strode away!
After leaving Qin Lan's residence, Ye Fei took out his phone and called Sister Hong.
"Oh my! Brother Ye Fei, why are you suddenly calling me? Are you missing your sister?"
As soon as the call was connected, Sister Hong's coy voice came through.
"Sister Hong, I need your help with something."
Ye Fei ignored Sister Hong's teasing and spoke directly.
"Need my help with something?"
Upon hearing Ye Fei's words, Sister Hong's expression froze, surprised and taken aback!
Sister Hong knew Ye Fei very well.
If it were usual, he would have been exaggerating and shouting by now.
Now, Ye Fei's tone was calm, and it even seemed to carry a hint of anger.
What did this mean? What did it imply?
It meant someone had displeased Ye Fei!
"Brother Ye Fei, just tell me what it is. No matter what it is, I'll sort it out for you!"
"If I can't sort it out, I'll mobilize the power of the Nine Dragon Chamber of Commerce to help you!"
Sister Hong didn't waste any more words and spoke directly to Ye Fei.
"It's about the Qin family... It seems difficult to explain everything over the phone. Where are you? I'll come find you so we can talk in person."
Ye Fei said a few brief words, then felt that discussing matters over the phone was too troublesome, so he said.
"Okay! Tell me where you are, and I'll drive to pick you up!"
Sister Hong immediately agreed and said to Ye Fei.
Without further ado, Ye Fei told her his location. Sister Hong hung up the phone and drove to pick him up.
"I'm sorry, Brother Ye Fei, I'm a bit late... I was just entertaining a distinguished guest from the capital..."
Half an hour later, Sister Hong arrived in her car. As soon as she got out, she apologized to Ye Fei.
"A distinguished guest from the capital?"
Ye Fei was fine until he heard Sister Hong's words, but upon hearing them, he was immediately astonished.
Someone from the capital?
Jiangdong doesn't seem like a major place, does it? Why would someone from the capital come here?
"Yes, a titan in the field of calligraphy and painting."
"In a few days, there will be an academic exchange event for calligraphy and painting in Jiangdong, so... our Nine Dragon Chamber of Commerce personally took the initiative and used many connections to invite this capital titan to add prestige to the event."
"This way, the caliber of this academic exchange event won't just be limited to Jiangdong... I believe that Brother Ye Fei, being so smart, must understand..."
Sister Hong looked at Ye Fei and explained, trailing off towards the end.
Sister Hong believed that even if she didn't finish, Ye Fei would understand her meaning.