Chapter 368: Knowing Their Backgrounds
It was understandable that Feng Qin had such a big reaction, but Feng Hua and Lu Yuan surprised Lu Ping.
Hence, she looked at Feng Qin with a warning gaze and asked the two of them, "Why are you reacting so strongly? I"m just trying to have two G.o.d granddaughters. It"s not like I will not care about my own grandchildren after acknowledging them."
Lu Yuan wanted to say that she really minded the old lady trying to gain two G.o.d granddaughters.
This meant that a part of her adopted daughter"s attention would be taken away, so she didn"t agree when the old lady wanted to make Xi Fengling her G.o.d granddaughter. It was just that she didn"t dare to object.
However, making Yan Jinyu her G.o.d granddaughter…
The old lady actually even had designs on Yan Jinyu. She really dared!
Did she know who she was plotting against? If Master Nine found out, who knew what would happen to the Feng Family!
It was true that she didn"t like Yan Jinyu and wanted to find an opportunity to teach Yan Jinyu a lesson. It was also true that she didn"t dare to offend Yan Jinyu openly.
However, she didn"t want to reveal Yan Jinyu"s ident.i.ty. She was afraid that the old lady would think that Feng Qin had climbed up the social ladder and promoted Feng Qin and let Feng Qin and her mother"s status in the Feng Family surpa.s.s hers.
However, Feng Hua said hesitantly, "Mom, she"s…"
Lu Yuan looked at him in disapproval, and Feng Hua quickly changed his words. "She"s Yan"er"s high school alumnus. I think she comes from a good family. Her family probably doesn"t agree with her casually acknowledging others as her G.o.dparents."
Lu Yuan had told Feng Hua about Yan Jinyu when he came back.
She said that she didn"t want the Old Master and Old Madam to know Yan Jinyu"s ident.i.ty for the time being so that they wouldn"t overestimate Feng Xiangxiang and her daughter and affect their status in the Feng Family. At the same time, she also wanted to use the time that Yan Jinyu stayed in the Feng Family to secretly teach Yan Jinyu a lesson and seek justice for her daughter, Feng Yan.
For some reason, Feng Hua, who had always made her own decisions and never listened to Lu Yuan, actually listened to her this time. Even Lu Yuan was a little surprised.
Feng Hua"s hint was already very obvious, so Lu Ping naturally understood it.
Her gaze landed on Yan Jinyu again.
From an elite school?
Her temperament was indeed not like that of a child from an ordinary family. Her son and daughter-in-law had such a huge reaction. She must be of extraordinary background.
What a pity.
She thought that she could take the opportunity while she was in Cloud City to give her away in the name of the Feng Family"s granddaughter and seek some benefits for the Feng Family.
However, she was not at a disadvantage either. Wasn"t there another one?
Men would like Xi Fengling very much too.
Lu Ping"s gaze made Yan Jinyu and Xi Fengling very unhappy. She felt that she had hidden it very well, but with their sharp senses, how could they not sense her gaze that was sizing them up like she was sizing up goods?
They were both vengeful people. There was a killing intent in their eyes for a moment, but it was quickly restrained by them and no one noticed it.
"I see. I was indeed rude. I should ask your family first."
Yan Jinyu smiled without saying a word.
Lu Ping"s expression could not help but stiffen. What did this smile mean?
Did she think that she was overestimating herself by wanting to acknowledge her as her G.o.d granddaughter?
Although she was unhappy, for the sake of her face and to not cause trouble for the Feng Family, Lu Ping did not show it.
This girl dared to look down on the Feng Family and her son and daughter-in-law looked like they were afraid that she would acknowledge her as her G.o.d granddaughter. Perhaps, the family behind her was really capable.
"It"s fine. Since I can"t acknowledge you, I can acknowledge Fengling. I"m very happy today too. On the other hand, Jinyu, since you"re friends with our Qin"er, you"re welcome to visit the Feng Family more in the future."
She called them Fengling and Jinyu as if they were really close.
Yan Jinyu narrowed her eyes and smiled. "Of course."
"I wonder where Jinyu is from? Tell me. Perhaps I know your parents." Lu Ping was trying to find out more information.
As soon as she finished speaking, Feng Qin frowned in disapproval. "Grandmother."
Unfortunately, Feng Qing interrupted Yan Jinyu before she could say anything, "Don"t ask about this first. The children should be hungry. Let"s go and see if the food in the kitchen is ready."
Lu Ping looked at Feng Qing and didn"t dare to ask further.
"Alright, I"ll go take a look now."
Yan Jinyu also glanced at Feng Qing, and the smile in her eyes couldn"t help but deepen.
Was he deliberately interrupting the old lady"s question?
Why did he interrupt?
Yan Jinyu only thought of one possibility, and that was that Feng Qing also knew her ident.i.ty.
He knew but did not say it and he did not want Old Madam to know.
Feng Hua and Lu Yuan knew her ident.i.ty, but they didn"t say it. Perhaps they didn"t want Feng Qin and her daughter to gain power in the Feng Family because they knew her, but what was Old Master Feng"s purpose?
The Feng Family was getting more and more interesting.
***
The dinner ended with the Feng Family"s warm hospitality.
After leaving the main building, Feng Qin looked guilty. "I"m sorry." At the same time, she felt a little complicated because Xi Fengling wasn"t her sister.
"Sorry for what?" Xi Fengling asked with a smile.
"I didn"t want to criticize my elders, but as you can see, I"m not in a good situation in the Feng Family. If the Feng Family treats me, their own granddaughter, like this, how good can they be?"
"They"re used to putting on an act, but in fact, no one knows what they"re thinking. Sister Fengling, you"re beautiful. They want to acknowledge you as their G.o.d granddaughter, but they"re actually thinking of letting you marry as the granddaughter of the Feng Family and gain benefits for the Feng Family. You can"t agree to that!" Feng Qin became angrier as she spoke.
Seeing how anxious she was, Xi Fengling couldn"t help but laugh. "What are you thinking about? Of course, I won"t agree."
"Actually, even if I agree, they can"t do anything to me. You don"t have to worry at all."
Feng Qin was stunned.
That seemed to be the case.
Her boyfriend was the head of the Min Family. She was an existence that many young masters in the capital did not dare to provoke. How could the Feng Family do anything to her?
She was usually not so stupid. Why didn"t she think of this just now?
"T-then, Sister Fengling, did you really do a paternity test with my hair?" Feng Qin tugged at the corner of her s.h.i.+rt nervously.
Xi Fengling saw her nervousness.
"No, I lied to them. I"ve met you once before this. Where can I get your hair for a paternity test?"
Feng Qin wanted to say that as long as she had the intention, there were many ways to get a strand of her hair.
However, she didn"t say it. She was a little excited now and couldn"t calm down.
There were only three words echoing in her mind: No paternity test!
This meant that Sister Fengling could still be her elder sister!
However, she couldn"t be too obvious, or Sister Fengling would notice.
"Y-yes."
She suddenly thought of something and her eyes lit up.
Paternity test!
Why didn"t she think of that before?
Wouldn"t it be clear if she was her sister after a test?
She didn"t want to acknowledge her, but she really wanted to confirm if Sister Fengling was her sister. If she was, even if she didn"t acknowledge her, she would try her best to treat her sister well and make up for everything her parents had owed her all these years.
No matter how bad her life was, she still had her mother to take care of her, but her older sister did not.
She hid this thought in her heart and calmed down. She said to Yan Jinyu, "Jinyu, don"t take what happened just now to heart."
"No." Yan Jinyu smiled lightly and blinked. She looked very curious. "Your second uncle and second aunt clearly know my ident.i.ty. Why did they hide it from your grandparents?"
"This… I"m ashamed to say this. They"re probably afraid that my grandparents will find out about your ident.i.ty and think that I"ve climbed up the social ladder and have more power in the Feng Family than them."
"I see." It seemed like Feng Qin didn"t know the exact reason either. Even Feng Qin didn"t seem to know that Feng Qing might already know who she was.
***
Not long after they left, Feng Hua was called to the study by Feng Qing.
The moment he entered the study and closed the door, something hit Feng Hua"s foot with a bang.
Feng Qing was standing behind the desk with an angry expression. His hand was still in the posture of throwing something.
"Dad…" Feng Hua felt a lingering fear.
Fortunately, he dodged quickly. Otherwise, the small potted plant would have hit his head!
"I actually only found out when they came to visit. How did you do your job? I"ve reminded you repeatedly to pay more attention and not provoke them. You didn"t provoke them, but you neglected to pay attention!"
"Look, they"ve already come through the door. I still don"t know if they did it on purpose or not. How do you want me to answer to Sir?"
It was "them" and not "her". This meant that Feng Qing was afraid of Yan Jinyu and Xi Fengling and not Yan Jinyu alone.
In other words, he knew both Yan Jinyu and Xi Fengling"s ident.i.ties!
"Dad, I"m sorry. This is indeed my negligence. I didn"t expect that wretched girl Feng Qin to be involved with them, nor did I expect Feng Qin to invite them as guests. I know you"re angry, but now is not the time to be angry. We have to tell Third Brother as soon as possible."
"You still know your third brother? He only returned home successfully half a month ago after experiencing a few setbacks. He"s still recuperating in his room now. If you cared about him a little more, would you have made such a big mistake when he couldn"t manage now?"
Feng Hua gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. Again!
After so many years, Third Brother would always be better than him. His father would always be biased!
Even the one dealing with that gentleman was Third Brother and not him!
His father had focused on nurturing Third Brother, but he didn"t give him a chance! Wasn"t the reason why he didn"t hand the Feng Family over to him now because he wanted to leave it to Third Brother?
Why should he back down for Third Brother? Just because he was his older brother?
"It"s my fault, but Dad, actually, this isn"t a bad thing."
"A good thing?"
"Yes, a good thing! We have to face them eventually. Sir means to settle the other party too. Since we"re going to settle them, which one is more beneficial to us? After we plan and go into the other party"s territory, or they walk into our trap?"
Seeing that Feng Qing was deep in thought and then showed an approving expression, Feng Hua was very smug.
He had to let his father know that he was not inferior to his third brother at all!
"Dad, if we tell Sir about this, not only will Sir not be angry, but he might even think that we know how to plot."
"You have a point."
"Let"s put this matter aside for now. I"ll find a chance to tell Lun"er and Sir. Watch Lun"er"s courtyard carefully. Don"t let them have a chance to get close!"
"Also, keep an eye on them and see if they appeared in the Feng Family on purpose or not. However, you also know their ident.i.ties. They"re all very vigilant people. Don"t get too close to them. Otherwise, it"ll be even more troublesome if they find out!"