Gu Qiaoqiao couldn’t quite figure it out either.

However, it wasn’t a big deal, just a bite of food, not that complicated.

But Xiao Yuan’s cooking skills were quite decent.

In her view, it was about the same level as Shen Manru’s.

Thinking of this, Gu Qiaoqiao remembered Dongfang Yu, that guy was lively again, seeming to have figured something out, being with Shang Qing, finally showing some signs of a couple in love.

But his cooking skills were really amazing.

Gu Qiaoqiao genuinely envied Shang Qing for a few minutes. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

At this time, Gu Qiaoqiao and Great Grandfather walked into the courtyard where they stayed.

There was a telephone in the living room, right next to the sofa.

Gu Qiaoqiao first called Qin Yize, telling him that she was in the house, so he could call anytime. Knowing Qin Yize was busy, Gu Qiaoqiao hung up after speaking.

Sure enough, Qin Yize’s call came shortly after.

Gu Qiaoqiao was about to leave when she was stopped by Great Grandfather waving her to stay, "Qiaoqiao, stay here, there’s nothing in our family that needs to be hidden from you."

Gu Qiaoqiao paused, then smiled and sat on the sofa opposite.

She didn’t purposely listen to what Qin Yize was saying, but she noticed Great Grandfather didn’t look too good, he was both angry and cursing, then she heard a long sigh from him, "Ah Ze, Great Grandfather’s health is okay, but my spirit is getting weaker. When you return, we really need to sit down and seriously discuss the future of the Qin Family."

The other side was silent for a moment, apparently agreeing.

And Qin Yize was evidently quite busy, said a few more words, and then hung up the phone,

Old Grand Master Qin looked unhappy, completely different from his previous leisurely demeanor, his anger mixed with a bit of helplessness. Gu Qiaoqiao poured him a cup of tea and softly asked, "Did Ah Ze say when he would be back?"

"He’ll be back in about a week."

"So soon this time?" Gu Qiaoqiao was also surprised.

Border City is so far, in her mind, it would take at least a month.

"Yes." Great Grandfather nodded, not hiding anything from Gu Qiaoqiao, changed the topic, "Qiaoqiao, Ah Ze said Yishan went to S Country across from Port City to do barter trade, got a carload of liquor and food, but the liquor was fake. Now he’s been deported by S Country, and the whole carload of goods has been confiscated..."

Gu Qiaoqiao was taken aback.

It turns out Qin Yishan got into trouble.

"Is he okay?"

"He’s fine, but Ah Ze needs to go to Port City personally to pick him up. Sigh, this guy, who makes more mistakes than achievements, I just want to give him two big slaps."

Old Grand Master Qin’s face turned blue with anger, but without seeing the person, he couldn’t vent his anger, so he just sat on the sofa sighing.

Gu Qiaoqiao couldn’t help but recall when Second Uncle of the Qin Family and Qin Yishan got into trouble, Old Grand Master Qin was still yelling loudly.

I guess he’s quite disappointed in Qin Yishan these days.

"Great Grandfather, the liquor was confiscated, but the food should be fine, right? Was that confiscated too?"

Old Grand Master Qin frowned tightly, "All confiscated. This time the Second Uncle’s family suffers a big loss, serves them right. Their greed got them into trouble, and they learned nothing from it. They always think the world’s wealth should be theirs."

Gu Qiaoqiao actually hadn’t heard any news about Second Uncle Qin for a long time.

The Qin Family’s business is dispersed, and the people in the family gradually became disunited.

Especially with another outstanding Qin Yize and a greedy Second Uncle, conflicts naturally existed.

Moreover, there’s an important point, Qin Yize shines in other fields but does not fulfill the duties of an heir, despite bearing the title of one.

Although the Qin Family has Old Grand Master Qin, his old age sometimes leaves him powerless.

And Gu Qiaoqiao knew that in all of Qin Yize’s plans and dreams, the Qin Family’s business ranked last.

And after Second Uncle’s family suffered a major blow from the smuggling incident.

Second Uncle took all the charges upon himself to ensure his son had no blemishes.

Now, although not in prison, he is restricted from leaving Imperial Capital.

Second Uncle Qin has one son and two daughters, the eldest being the son, Qin Yishan.

There are also two daughters, Qin Xiaojiao and Qin Xiaosu.

The eldest daughter is in college, the younger daughter has poor grades, planning to ask Great Grandfather to help find a way to study abroad.

Third Uncle Qin is named Qin Song, and has one son and one daughter. The eldest is a son named Qin Yifeng, studying abroad, the younger daughter named Qin Xiaona, has decent grades, the same age as Xiao Yu, also taking the college entrance exam this year, but did not do as well, only attended a local ordinary university.

Seeing Qin Xiaoyu, she’s always annoyed, because Xiao Yu used to have bad grades like her, but later caught up and got into a good university.

She always believed Qin Xiaoyu got good exam papers or knew the exam questions from the eldest uncle. Therefore, she almost cut off contact with Qin Xiaoyu during this period.

But, they rarely interacted before either.

Firstly, they lived far apart, and secondly, they held grudges against the eldest uncle’s family, mainly due to the Second Aunt.

That woman wasn’t even as decent as Shen Manru, always favoring the strong and trampling on the weak, and liked to badmouth others behind their backs.

Especially with Old Grand Master Qin’s partiality, they had the most complaints.

Gu Qiaoqiao feels that from Second Uncle Qin’s family’s perspective, Old Grand Master Qin was indeed biased, but from the Qin Family’s viewpoint, Qin Yize is a suitable heir.

Gu Qiaoqiao wasn’t very familiar with the Qin Family’s business. Of course, she just recently formed a concept of the Gu Family’s business, so it was natural not to know the Qin Family’s, and it wasn’t suitable to comment. However, she felt the family was growing more scattered.

The business is scattered, the unity is gone.

A few years ago, it didn’t matter much, as almost everyone was the same, happily living off the old wealth. But now, it’s a rapidly changing era. Any slacking could leave you far behind.

She didn’t know what Qin Yize thought, but as one of the Qin heirs, if anything went wrong, he’d be implicated as well.

Just like this time, only Qin Yize could safely bring the person back.

Therefore, Qin Yize still needs to make a trip to Port City to bring him back.

Gu Qiaoqiao comforted Old Grand Master Qin with a few words and went out to prepare dinner.

Old Grand Master Qin was broad-minded, always viewing money as external. Therefore, he never rushed Qin Yize to return to inherit the business.

And though something happened this time, since the great-grandson he loved and was proud of had agreed to step in, it was nothing too serious.

Moreover, it was a chance for Qin Yize to properly teach a lesson to the incorrigible Qin Yishan.

So when he saw Xiao Yuan returning with groceries, Old Grand Master Qin stopped dwelling on the matter and instead, with hands behind his back, went to the west wing.