Chapter 354: Chapter 197: Lin Tianya’s Conspiracy_5 Chapter 354: Chapter 197: Lin Tianya’s Conspiracy_5 …
In a Private Dining Room at a Restaurant
Lin Tianya sat opposite the three mbers of the ng Family.
ng Ning looked slightly nervous, her beautiful smile raised, “Miss Lin, how do you take care of your skin?”
Lin Tianya glanced at ng Ning, but said nothing.
Ignored by Lin Tianya, ng Ning’s expression stiffened, yet she dared not speak again. Her parents had admonished her many tis today to keep her temper in check and not to anger Miss Lin.
Seeing her daughter ignored, Wu Qinlan pinched ng Ning’s hand under the table, then lifted her face into an ingratiating smile and asked, “May I know why Miss Lin has invited us here today?”
Belonging to one of the Four Top-tier Aristocratic Families, the Lin Family was beyond their reach. Why had Lin Tianya suddenly sought them out today?
As the head of the second-tier aristocratic ng Family, ng Beiping was also extrely cautious in the presence of Lin Tianya, afraid that a slight misstep might offend her and subject their family to the might of the Lin Family, which the ng Family certainly could not withstand.
Lin Tianya looked at the three of them sitting upright and said softly, “I hear Qin Qin is Madam ng’s daughter?”
Wu Qinlan was startled and her heart skipped a beat. With Lin Tianya bringing up Qin Qin at this ti, and in such a tone, Wu certainly didn’t think it boded well. She lifted her head and forced a stiff smile, “Yes, Qin Qin is the daughter of my forr husband and . We’ve only recently reunited.”
Rembering the past conflict between Qin Qin and Lin Tianya, Wu guessed Lin Tianya must hold a grudge against Qin Qin, but what could be the reason for today’s eting? It surely wasn’t sothing good?
“Hmm, no wonder Qin Qin’s temperant is so different from Madam ng’s. You are known for your gentleness and generosity. Qin Qin, on the other hand, seems to require so discipline,” Lin Tianya said, casting a sidelong glance at Wu Qinlan.
ng Beiping remained silent, but ng Ning chid in, “Miss Lin doesn’t know, Qin Qin has such a bad temperant and even dares to backtalk my mother. My mother wants to discipline her, but she just can’t manage it.”
Wu Qinlan suspected that Lin Tianya had more than simple discipline in mind and cautiously asked, “May I ask what kind of discipline Miss Lin is referring to?”
“If Madam ng can’t discipline her, as her mother, shouldn’t you be entitled to find soone to help discipline her? I heard that President Zhou of the second-tier aristocratic Zhou Family has recently lost his wife.”
As Lin Tianya’s words settled, Wu Qinlan’s face shifted, ng Beiping appeared complicated, and a flicker of excitent passed through ng Ning’s eyes.
The head of the Zhou Family, President Zhou, a man in his fifties, was as fat as a pig and had a volatile temper. He was notorious for beating won, and it was rumored that his recently deceased wife had perished from his abuse.
Although Wu Qinlan had thought about properly disciplining Qin Qin soday, she had never considered selling her.
“Is Miss Lin suggesting that Qin Qin marry President Zhou?” ng Ning masked her excitent as she spoke.
ng Beiping pondered silently, watching Lin Tianya.
“Miss ng is quite perceptive. Though President Zhou is sowhat older, he is indeed capable of providing strict discipline,” Lin Tianya said with a soft, smiling tone.
“But…” Wu Qinlan was sowhat reluctant at heart.
“The ng Family has lingered among the second-tier aristocrats long enough, haven’t they? I’ve heard that the ng Family has been eager to collaborate with our Lin Family recently. Should our two families cooperate, you might leap to the first-tier aristocracy. By then, the ng Family would be in a different league,” Lin Tianya knew Wu Qinlan wouldn’t be easily persuaded; people like her needed bait—a substantial incentive—and with such a significant offer, they would certainly agree.
ng Beiping’s eyes twinkled with excitent, unable to hide his eagerness. Becoming a first-tier aristocratic family had been his parents’ wish and his own goal. With such status, many in Jingdu City would no longer look down on him. Instead, there would be more people looking up to him, more high-society contacts, and increasing numbers of people trying to ingratiate themselves with him.
Thinking about that ti, ng Beiping was eager to imdiately agree.
ng Ning, after all, was not as composed as ng Beiping. Upon hearing this news, she rose excitedly from her chair, eagerly inquiring, “Miss Lin, are you serious?”
If it were true, her ng Family would beco a first-tier aristocracy, and she, ng Ning, would be the cherished daughter of a first-tier household, no longer looked down upon by Mu Chienchien and others from the top-tier families. She would no longer have to ingratiate herself with others like a lowly person, nor would she have to be so humbled before the mbers of the Four Great Noble Families.
Wu Qinlan’s hands clenched tightly under the table, her heart pounding fiercely. To beco a first-tier aristocratic family overnight was the dream she had harbored for half her life. If she agreed, that dream would co true—but Qin Qin was her daughter. After owing her for over a decade, could she really?
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