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"You invited me to dinner, and I appreciate the gesture, but as for starting a company, forget it!"

Qin Yu stood up expressionlessly, his attitude decidedly firm.

Whether it was his father or Zhou Cuiping and her daughter, none of them were cut out for running a company. Furthermore, mixing personal interests with public business wasn't in his nature.

"Ah, Xiao Yu...."

Qin Jianjun grabbed his son's arm, speaking feebly, "Don't be angry, I... I was just speaking off the cuff."

"Brother Yu, we were just discussing it with you. If you think it's not feasible, then let's forget it!"

Zhou Nannan hastily added.

However, a hint of annoyance flickered in her eyes. She felt Qin Yu was being unreasonably upright. With his position at Four Seas Corporation, just a few projects would be enough for them to live on for a lifetime.

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"Xiao Yu, it was my loose tongue, I apologize to you!"

Zhou Cuiping gently slapped her own mouth.

"Xiao Yu, the dishes are all here, at least eat before you go!"

Qin Jianjun pulled on his son's arm again.

"Four Seas Corporation belongs to the boss, not to me, Qin Yu. In the future, don't think about these unrealistic things!"

Qin Yu said seriously before sitting down again.

Even though he and Yan Mingyu were married, Four Seas Corporation was built from scratch by Old Master Yan's lifetime of hard work, and it had nothing to do with him.

If he really did as his father and the others suggested, taking out company resources for them to make money, the Yan Family's relatives would probably look down on him even more, thinking he was only after the Yan Family's wealth.

"Yes, yes, we won't think about it anymore...."

Zhou Cuiping nodded repeatedly.

"Nannan, go get two bottles of Niulanshan, I want to drink with Xiao Yu!"

Qin Jianjun didn't bring up the subject of starting a company again.@@novelbin@@

"Alright, let's drink!"

Qin Yu nodded. He might be dissatisfied with Zhou Cuiping and her daughter, but if his father asked him to accompany him for a drink, he'd have to oblige and take the opportunity to clear the air.

Soon, Zhou Nannan brought over two bottles of Niulanshan.

"Give them to me!"

After Qin Jianjun took the bottles, he poured drinks for himself and Qin Yu and then said, "Xiao Yu, I've wronged you and Wei'er these past years. I'll drink first, you follow at your leisure!"

With that, Qin Jianjun lifted his glass and downed it in one gulp.

"Dad, take it easy!"

Qin Yu felt a bittersweet sensation. His father truly hadn't fulfilled his responsibilities over the years, but no matter what, he was the closest person to him. Without him, he would not have come into this world.

"Dad, I've never blamed you!"

Qin Yu didn't want his father to be troubled, especially since he was over fifty and should prioritize his health.

He lifted his glass as well and drank it all.

"Uncle Qin, Brother Yu, let me pour for you!"

Zhou Nannan played her part well, filling up the glasses for Qin Yu and his father.

Her eyes shifted slightly, clearly harboring other intentions. She had always been restless, and her submissive demeanor in front of Qin Yu was mainly because she saw the benefits of currying favor with someone powerful like him.

"Xiao Yu, you've really made something of yourself now, and Dad is proud. Come on, let's drink another to celebrate, father and son!"

"Sure, Dad!"

"Old Qin... about Xiao Bo's matter!"

Zhou Cuiping saw Qin Yu already turning a bit red after two shots of liquor and gave Qin Jianjun a meaningful glance.

"Hmm... Little Yu...."

Qin Jianjun was holding an empty glass, his expression somewhat conflicted. He had been oppressed by Zhou Cuiping for so many years that he had grown used to following her orders.

"Dad, as a son, I toast to you!"

However, before Qin Jianjun could finish speaking, Qin Yu cut him off.

After pouring drinks for both of them and having another round, Qin Yu finally spoke, "Dad, I know what you want to say, but listen to me first."

"Alright, we're listening!"

Zhou Cuiping leaned slightly, all ears.

"Dad, you've had this new family for over a decade now, you never took care of me, nor provided any help, so dad, you're definitely my father, but to me, they're at most relatives. What I have now, I fought for with my life, and if they want to make it in East Sea, they should work hard and fight for it themselves. I'm just an ordinary person, not so noble, and I can't help anyone!"

Qin Yu had stayed to drink precisely to air the frustrations he had been bottling up for a long time.

Zhou Cuiping and her daughter had gone round and round, all just to get her grandson, Zhou Nannan's son, into an elementary school in the East Sea urban district.

Indeed, with a word to Yan Mingyu, it would be done.

But why, why should he do this favor?

When his father first returned to East Sea for a health check-up, how had Zhou Cuiping and her daughter treated him?

Sitting at a table eating with them now was entirely for the sake of his father's face. If he kept helping them for no reason, they'd probably take him for a fool, the typical 'nice guy'.

"Little Yu...."

Qin Jianjun looked embarrassed.

"Big Bro Yu, you make millions a year, is it really so difficult to lend us a few hundred thousand for a down payment to buy a house? Little Yu is already seven, he can't keep studying in our small hometown forever, can he?"

Zhou Nannan's face also looked quite unpleasant.

"A down payment? Do you even know current housing prices in East Sea? Nearly twenty thousand per square meter, and even if you make the down payment, the mortgage will be eight or nine thousand a month. Who will pay that? My dad?"

Qin Yu stared coldly at Zhou Nannan as he challenged her.

"Big Bro Yu, I...."

Zhou Nannan's face grew redder.

It's true, she wasn't well-educated and finding a job in East Sea paying three to four thousand was already not bad, but she hadn't thought that far ahead, only wanting to solve the issue of her son's schooling.

Otherwise, many of her classmates and relatives back home had bought houses in big cities, and their children were studying there; she felt extremely inferior and struggled to hold her head high.

"Little Yu, we are family, aren't we? I and Old Qin are legally married, I am like your stepmother, and Nannan is like your sister, right? If you help us out, we'll definitely remember your kindness!"

Zhou Cuiping couldn't help but chime in as well.

"Family? When you all thought I was just a security guard, your attitude towards me didn't seem very familial, did it? Moreover, what kind of family lies to their husband in order to get gigolo money for their brother?"

All of Qin Yu's pent-up resentment towards Zhou Cuiping and her daughter erupted in that moment.

They conveniently forgot the pain once their wounds healed, selectively amnesic, but he remembered these events!

"I...."

Zhou Cuiping's face alternated between shades of green and white, unable to utter a response.

"Enough, Qin Yu!"

Zhou Nannan directly addressed him by name with gritted teeth, staring resolutely at him: "If you don't want to help, fine, but you don't need to trample on our dignity! I refuse to believe that I, Zhou Nannan, will never turn my life around!"

After speaking, Zhou Nannan grabbed her purse, her eyes red as she ran out of the hotel.

"Zhou Nannan!"

Not far away, a Capital City-licensed Audi car stopped in front of her.

The window rolled down, and Qing Yi inside tilted her head slightly, "Get in!"