Top-notch Master Masquerading As Cannon Fodder Female Companion

"Needless to say that once President Mu's contract term ends at Beijing University, there's a high chance that he'll rise farther up the ranks," said Old Madame Qin. "Seasoned professors like Professor Guo, Professor Zhao, and Professor Yue are all national treasures. The influence of these four people reaches far beyond the education sector. Think about that. Do I really need to spell it out for you?"

Lu Yiling lowered her head. "Although I'm sure they value Tan Mo, it's unlikely they would speak up for her under all circumstances."

"I'm talking about the multitude of relationships that can be implicated by Tan Mo. Do you think you'll go far if you make trouble for her? You know quite a lot of people, right? How many of them can actually help you succeed in life? Can your own family do that?" Old Madame Qin snapped back at her.

How stupid she was...

Lu Yiling kept her mouth sealed shut.

Her family had always put their own interests above all else. If something were to happen to her, they would be the first to flee. Obviously, she would never achieve greatness if she had to rely on them.

"Besides, who do you know who will help you get ahead in life? Who do you think found those three tutors for all three of Tan Mo's brothers? It was President Mu, Professor Guo, and Professor Zhao themselves." Old Madame Qin and Old Madame Wei were good friends, and this was something that Old Madame Wei had personally told her about.

"Some time ago, Jiang Siyong went after Tan Mo, and both Director Hou and Director Liu stood up for Tan Mo on Weibo. Did you think this was a gesture that would have no consequences for them? The two directors couldn't have known whether one day they could have received a generous investment from the Jiangs for their films. And if that day came, would they be interested? Regardless, they stood firmly by Tan Mo.

"What does that tell you? It means that Tan Mo is someone worthy in their eyes." As Old Madame Qin would say, not everything in this world can be measured by its monetary value.

People might be nice to Tan Mo, not necessarily for their personal benefit, but rather simply out of compassion.

But it was clear that Qin Zhengdu and Lu Yiling did not understand that, nor would they ever.

Thus Old Madame Qin decided to only speak about what their minds could comprehend.

"I'm sure you're aware of how close Tan Mo and Wei Zhiqian are. Are you waiting to see Wei Zhiqian turn against our family because of her, or maybe even because of your two daughters?" Old Madame Qin slammed the table furiously.

"The Eight Great Clans should be united as one. The reason why people cower in our presence, apart from the fact that each clan is strong on its own, is that the eight families are bound together like a thickly woven rope. Once a thread within this rope withdraws itself, do you think people will still be as afraid of us?"

"Wei Zhiqian...he wouldn't turn against our family just because of Tan Mo, right?" Lu Yiling questioned.

Old Madame Qin pointed her finger at Lu Yiling, so stunned by her blatant stupidity that she could not find the words to respond.

"Is this how you teach your wife to speak? Every word that comes out of her mouth is absolute garbage. Is she trying to give me a heart attack?" Old Madame Qin pointed to Qin Murong and Qin Muxiao who were still kneeling on the ground before her. "No wonder your two daughters turned out like that!

"Back at Old Madame Wei's birthday banquet, Wei Zhiqian couldn't bear Qin Murong's harassment and blurted out bluntly to her face that there was nothing between the two of them. Knowing that, do you really think he wouldn't do it?

"Never leave anything to chance. When you speak in a questioning tone, it just means that you aren't confident. How are you going to amount to something if you're not even sure of yourself," Old Madame Qin kept on at her angrily.

"A word of advice, don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you. Tan Mo is a nice young woman who has done nothing to provoke you. How could you even think about attacking her so ruthlessly? You all just won't listen. All you care about is your own self-interest. So much so, that you are literally blinded to anything else. I'm simply weighing the pros and cons for you to see. Now that everything is explained to you, can you see clearly now?

Just as Lu Yiling was about to speak, Old Madame Qin roared angrily, "You keep your mouth shut!"

Lu Yiling gasped in horror.

She had only wanted to say that she finally understood.

Right then, Butler Yue walked in hurriedly. He stood between the old Qin couple and spoke in a low voice.

Old Mister Qin's face turned solemn.

He waited until Butler Yue had taken two steps back to stand behind the two old folks.

Finally, Old Mister Qin said, "Wei Keli is now kneeling in the main hall of Wei Manor, accepting his punishment. I believe you're all well aware of the Wei family's house rules.

"For Tan Mo, Wei Zhiqian would even hurt his own nephew. Do you honestly think he would share your sentiments? He may be a good friend to Mufeng, but not to you," Old Mister Qin said coldly.

And as for Qin Mufeng...

He's also the type who would put justice above family.

Who else did you think came back and talked about what had happened with Qin Murong?

Qin Zhengdu instinctively glanced over at Qin Mufeng.

Despite the fact that Qin Mufeng and Wei Zhiqian were good friends, if Wei Zhiqian really did something to them, Qin Mufeng would still come forward to protect them, right?

"Second Uncle, don't look at me." With a righteous expression on his face, Qin Mufeng said, "As you know, I'm a man who believes in justice. Wrong means wrong. Family or not, I stand by my principles.

"Let's put it this way." Qin Mufeng pointed at Qin Murong and Qin Muxiao who were kneeling in the center of the room. "I told my grandparents about their misbehavior.

"That is how far I would go for justice, even it means ratting out my family."

Because his middle name was justice: Qin Justice Mufeng.

Qin Zhengdu was so furious he couldn't utter a single word.

In fact, after thinking about it, Qin Zhengdu should have guessed that Qin Mufeng was the one who told on them.

But hearing Qin Mufeng say the words himself struck a nerve.

Qin Zhengdu thought angrily, how is it possible that this clown of a man became the head of the family?

Old man Qin tapped his fingers on the table for a moment and said to Qin Zhengdu and Lu Yiling, "Murong has reached the age when she should have a family of her own. We have made arrangements for Murong to wed into the Hu family in Nacheng. They run a high-end timber furniture business."

Lu Yiling stammered, "Nacheng is so far away."

It was almost at the border.

She knew about the Hu family, precisely because her family was in the furniture business too. The raw wood materials they used were imported from a small neighboring country right near the border.

The area had an abundance of wood resources marketed at cheap prices.

The small countries were relatively poor, so the people there had to rely on industries such as wood to make money.

Even so, the profits were low and so were the wages.

Because of that, the Hu family had stayed in Nacheng and had laid down roots there for many years. Nacheng was indeed very far away. With tall mountains and a great distance away from the emperor, the Hu family had settled down in Nacheng and become the self-proclaimed rulers of its land.

In other words, it was undeniably a place with much more freedom than B City, where any accidentally fallen billboard could easily injure a politician or a businessman.

That was also why Lu Yiling knew that the Hu family had no plans to expand their business into B City.

The odds were they would be staying in Nacheng for generations to come.

Compared to B City, Nacheng was very underdeveloped.

Qin Murong's marriage with the Hu family would be comparable to being exiled.

"Besides, I don't even know what the Hu family's son looks like. Are you asking Murong to enter into a blind marriage?" Even if saying so might upset Old Madame Wei, Lu Yiling felt she had to speak up.

"Who said anything about a blind marriage? The boy of the Hu family will come over for the engagement, and you'll get your chance to meet him then, won't you?" Old Mister Qin said indifferently.