77: Chapter 77 The Qin Family of Kyoto

"This is my brother, and he is also a member of the Qin Family," Qin Lan explained.

"Oh, you are also a member of the Qin Family?" The security guard eyed Qin Chuan suspiciously.

"My own brother!" Qin Lan emphasized.

The security guard hesitated for a moment, and only after specifically checking Qin Chuan's ID card did he let them pass.

The Kyoto Qin Family did not reside in some large villa, but in a siheyuan (courtyard house). Siheyuan in Kyoto are worth a fortune; those who know, know.

Moreover, the location of this Qin Family siheyuan was excellent. Even for a major Family in Kyoto, being able to build a siheyuan in this area was enough to demonstrate their strength.

However, Qin Chuan had no affection for the people of the Qin Family. After his parents' accident, if the Qin Family had possessed even a shred of kinship, his sister would not have almost been abused to death.

Of course, Qin Chuan would not blame the Qin Family. Since he had decided to sever ties, he naturally wanted to do so completely.

The reason he came to attend this Qin Family Annual Meeting was that he wanted to see what the purpose of the Qin Family inviting his sister was.

Walking through the Qin Family courtyard, one had to admit that the Qin Family was truly large; even for a siheyuan, it was a very large one.

"Young Miss Qin, who is this?" The steward came out to welcome them upon seeing Qin Lan, but he could not help but frown when he saw Qin Chuan.

"My brother," Qin Lan said.

"Oh?" The steward eyed Qin Chuan, somewhat surprised. "I remember you had disappeared, hadn't you?"

"Can't I come back?" Qin Chuan countered.

"Of course!" The steward nodded with a smile on his face, then swept his gaze toward the Qin Family gate, his eyes turning sharp.

"Security at the gate, come here!"

"Steward Qin, this really is my brother!" Qin Lan subconsciously thought the steward was going to have someone throw her brother out.

"Young Miss Qin Lan, I know." The steward nodded with a smile.

"Oh..." Seeing the steward's gentle appearance, Qin Lan could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The steward thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Young Miss Qin Lan, you go in with your brother first."

"Okay." Qin Lan pulled Qin Chuan's arm and was about to leave.

But just as they had taken a few steps, the security guards from the gate had already arrived, and they heard Steward Qin berating them: "Have I not told you that this is the Qin Family, the Kyoto Qin Family? Any Tom, Dick, or Harry with the surname Qin cannot just be let in! You are fired!"

"Ah, Steward Qin... we thought he was..." the two security guards tried to explain.

"Get out!" Steward Qin gave them no chance to explain at all.

Qin Lan's footsteps faltered, and her pretty face changed instantly.

Qin Chuan frowned and swept a glance at Steward Qin, his eyes filled with indifference, but a wisp of pale cyan Spiritual Qi had already appeared at his fingertips.

"Steward Qin!" Just at this moment, however, Qin Lan turned and walked back in front of Steward Qin. "What did you just say?"

"Young Miss Qin Lan, I was just disciplining some ignorant security guards." Steward Qin acted as if nothing had happened, still wearing a gentle smile on his face, as if he were not the one who had just lost his temper.

"You were just calling my brother a Tom, Dick, or Harry?" Qin Lan's tone was filled with anger.

"Perhaps Young Miss Qin Lan misheard," Steward Qin said.

"Apologize!" Qin Lan said coldly.

Steward Qin was not angry either, saying, "Young Miss Qin Lan, you really know how to joke. I just disciplined two security guards and fired them, why would I need to apologize?"

"Today you must apologize to my brother!" Qin Lan's tone was firm.

"Young Miss Qin Lan..." Steward Qin's brows finally furrowed together.

"Apologize!"

"This is the Qin Family..."

"Apologize!!!"

No matter what Steward Qin said, Qin Lan only had two words, which was to make Steward Qin apologize.

Qin Chuan watched in a daze. He rarely saw his sister angry, and he had not expected her to be this furious over a single remark from the steward. This also showed that he was very, very important in his sister's heart.

That wisp of pale cyan Spiritual Qi quickly vanished. It was not that Qin Chuan no longer wanted to kill this Steward Qin, but that he did not want to kill someone in front of his sister.

Steward Qin's expression was somewhat unpleasant at this moment, mainly because he had not expected that the Qin Lan he had met a few times would have such a strong side.

Usually, she looked soft and weak, a pushover.

Today, she actually dared to speak to him like this for her brother's sake.

He also knew that this was the Qin Family and he could not make a big scene, otherwise he would definitely be the one blamed in the end, because Qin Lan was a member of the Qin Family.

Even this Qin Chuan before him was a member of the Qin Family.

"I was negligent just now, I am truly sorry." Steward Qin appeared to apologize, but there was no sincerity in it at all.

"If there is a next time, you die!" Qin Chuan said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Steward Qin's pupils could not help but widen, and immediately after, they turned gloomy. A young master not recognized by the Qin Family actually dared to speak to him like this?

"Fine, fine, fine..." Steward Qin sneered twice. He really considered himself a young master of the Qin Family.

"Don't fall into my hands, otherwise I will definitely make you regret it!"

This was said in a low voice.

Qin Chuan's footsteps paused for a moment, but he did not turn back to look at this Steward Qin.

Today was a Family gathering before the Qin Family Annual Meeting; the actual Annual Meeting would have to wait until New Year's Day.

Even though it was just a small Family gathering, Qin Family descendants from all over returned to Kyoto today. This was also the reason why the security at the gate had let Qin Chuan in; precisely because there were many descendants arriving at the Qin Family today, it was not as strict as usual.

Of course, those who could come to attend this Family gathering were certainly the core of the Qin Family, which also included the families of daughters who had married out; they could also return to attend the Annual Meeting.

This also resulted in the Qin Family being particularly lively today.

The Qin Family patriarch, Qin De, had three sons and two daughters. In the era he lived in, having extra children was a very normal thing; some families even had ten children.

Then, among these three sons, each married and had children. Qin Chuan's father was Qin De's second son. Since even he was already twenty years old, the eldest son's children had long since married.

Added to the two daughters who had married out, who were now returning with their husbands and children, this Family gathering had almost twenty people.

Three tables were set up in total.

One table for the elders, one table for the younger generation, and one table for the women.

Qin Lan and Qin Chuan were not at the same table, but when everyone saw Qin Chuan, they could not help but be stunned for a moment.

They had seen Qin Lan many times; she was permitted to come to this Family gathering.

Although the Qin Family was a large Family, in the end, there were only so many people, and everyone knew each other. However, they had never seen Qin Chuan and only felt he was a stranger, which left people feeling somewhat confused.

"Qin Lan, who is this?" a man asked. He was Qin De's eldest grandson, Qin Jun.

"My brother," Qin Lan said.

After learning of Qin Chuan's identity, everyone's expressions became strange.

"Why did he come?"

"He doesn't have the qualifications to attend our Family gathering, right?"

"He's too thick-skinned, coming here without an invitation?"

"I heard his business over there was snatched away. I guess he wants to come back to latch onto a powerful figure..."

"Heh, does he even deserve to?!"