"Revoke your heir status?"
This was the old man deliberately distancing himself from him.
Qin Xuan nodded slightly upon hearing this.
The old man had said before that he would keep his distance for a period of time.
He also said that he would have to win over the Qin family with his own abilities.
From now on, everything that followed would depend on him.
However, what exactly should he do?
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan was at a loss for ideas.
After all, he had been away from the Qin family for nearly twenty years, and he knew very little about anything related to the Qin family.
Furthermore, with the heir position left vacant, and his sudden reappearance in the Qin family's sight,
They would definitely pay more attention to him and be more wary of him in the future.
Especially his cheap brother behind him.
With Tang Junlin's instigation just now, he was probably already thinking about how to deal with him.
The situation was exactly as Qin Xuan had imagined.
Upon learning that the old man had left the position of Qin family heir vacant, Qin Wenchang was so excited that he wanted to shout out loud.
Twenty whole years!
No matter how outstanding his performance was or how hard he cultivated, that old man would only refuse his request to become the new heir with the excuse that the heir had already been decided and would not be changed.
Now, the heir position was directly left vacant.
Qin Wenchang knew that Qin Shoujiang was definitely planning something.
But none of that mattered.
He didn't believe that with his peak Grandmaster strength, he couldn't obtain the position of Qin family heir!
Moreover, he had his mother behind him, and the Tang family.
And the Tang family was managed by his cousin.
Qin Xuan, a lone wolf, what could he use to compete with him?
As for the others...
Second Uncle was timid and useless. If it weren't for Second Aunt scheming behind him, he wouldn't even need to consider this person!
Third Aunt had some methods, she was decisive and acted much more aggressively than Second Uncle.
But a woman was still a woman, and her actions lacked great vision.
Only this youngest aunt was an exception.
She had left home to study abroad since she was young and had only returned in recent years.
Few people in the Qin family knew her thoughts and methods.
But judging by the way she was holding Qin Xuan's hand, she would likely stand with Qin Xuan in the future.
If that were the case, she would be worth paying some attention to.
...
After the Qin family's affairs were announced, Qin Anning handed the microphone to Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan took the microphone, greeted everyone, and briefly introduced himself.
"Most of you present do not know me, but I believe that in the near future, we will all become friends."
"Only by supporting and helping each other can we achieve mutual benefit and win-win."
The entire process went very smoothly.
His rather official speech was met with a round of applause from below.
Qin Xuan knew that they were not concerned about what he said, but about his current identity.
He also knew that he would not be so naive as to believe that they would genuinely cooperate with him just because of his words.
But the seeds of cooperation had been sown, and if he needed to seek cooperation from these people in the future, they might provide some convenience due to his identity.
That was enough.
After the speech, Qin Anning did not intend to linger in the place for too long.
She had already heard about this year's information and felt that instead of listening to things she already knew, it was better to return early and prepare for Qin Xuan's return to the Qin family.
Upon learning that Qin Anning was leaving, Qin Xuan did not stand idly by.
Instead, he found a waiter, picked up a few bottles of wine, and began to toast the younger generation of various prominent families.
He did not think that toasting was a demeaning act.
On the contrary, he felt that since the seeds of cooperation had been sown, they naturally needed to be watered a little.
Starting from scratch, Qin Xuan did not choose to skip anyone based on personal preference.
In order, from Qin Wenchang to Tang Junlin, he toasted them one by one.
This was a gathering.
No one would choose to attack someone who was smiling at them.
So even though Qin Wenchang and Tang Junlin looked down on Qin Xuan, they still raised their wine glasses and drank with him.
However, there were still some unexpected events during the entire toasting process.
The first was Tang Huanfeng, who was full of resentment.
He wished he could drown Qin Xuan in wine right now, so how could he obediently accept Qin Xuan's toast?
But with Tang Junlin's gaze, he still picked up the wine cup on the table and drank it down.
He didn't know what his elder brother's intention was, but he could only do as he was asked.
The second unexpected encounter Qin Xuan had while toasting was when he reached the periphery of the banquet and found someone he did not expect.
His former boss, one of the prospective heirs of the Hu family in the Southwest.
Hu Hao!
This was interesting.
This was a private gathering of the imperial capital families, so how could someone from a Southwest family be among them?
And judging by the appearance, the people around him seemed to be very polite to him.
Considering the Tang family's acquisition of Hulai Network earlier, it was likely that Hu Hao had defected to Tang Junlin and was here to deal with him with the other party.
After confirming that his thoughts were correct, Qin Xuan did not deliberately skip him.
Since he was toasting today, he had no intention of skipping anyone.
"Oh my, Young Master Qin, how noble is your status? How can you come and toast us!"
Seeing Qin Xuan holding his wine glass, Hu Hao exclaimed and stood up from beside the table.
His tone was as polite as any other rich young master.
But before Qin Xuan could speak, Hu Hao continued.
"If I had known earlier that you were the young master of the Qin family, I shouldn't have fired you."
"It's my fault, all my fault!"
Qin Xuan naturally understood Hu Hao's meaning.
Although he was feigning shock at his current status, his words were still mocking him for having worked under him and being fired.
But what did it matter?
Qin Xuan had never intended to deny his background or experiences.
Let alone working under Hu Hao, even if he had begged for food from him, Qin Xuan would not have denied it.
However, since he was being sarcastic, Qin Xuan naturally wouldn't let him continue.
With a loud laugh and an exaggerated wave of his hand, Qin Xuan pretended to be drunk and said to everyone, "Hahaha, Mr. Hu, are you holding a grudge against me for bringing down Hulai?"
"At that time, I was forced to resign from the company, and I didn't sign the resignation agreement voluntarily."
"Wasn't it because you were so resourceful and bribed the arbitration institution that I was forced to start a company to oppose you?"
"But all that is in the past."
"Now my Ya Qin is flourishing, and your Hulai has found a new home. Everyone has a bright future."
"If there's a chance in the future, you must give me an opportunity to repay your kindness."
"Especially that matter with Liao Zhiqiang."