After the fake young master left home, he discovered that it wasn't raining at all outside.

Night fell over the city of Shangjing, where lights shone brightly, creating a dazzling and decadent atmosphere in this bustling city.

The car drove through the bustling city center and headed south, disappearing into the night.

The deeper they went, the more astonished Zhu Yan became by what he saw inside.

He knew about this piece of land in the south of the city, or rather, all the merchants in the capital knew about it. It had a long history and beautiful scenery, making it perfect for tourism development.

However, no one knows who owns this land, let alone its purpose.

Now, Zhu Yan has witnessed firsthand that this mysterious land has been transformed into a luxurious manor.

The car drove along the main road, with flowerbeds filled with exotic plants on both sides. Fountains and statues were particularly dazzling under the interlacing, flashing lights.

It was already late, but there were still many servants busy at work throughout the manor, and teams of bodyguards patrolled the roadside in an orderly fashion.

That's too exaggerated. Zhu Yan felt like a naive and ignorant Joker.

"Brother... is this your home?" Zhu Yan asked, snapping out of his daze.

"This is your home now."

Banquet:…

It took more than ten minutes for the car to arrive at the manor. The main building, resplendent in gold and opulent in its grandeur, immediately caught the eye. Compared to this, the Wen family's small mansion was utterly insignificant.

Zhu Yan followed Zhu Qian into the main building, where they were greeted by a dozen or so servants. One of them took Zhu Qian's suit jacket.

As soon as Zhu Yan entered, Zhu Qian pressed him down and made him sit on a chair to the side.

Just as Zhu Yan was about to ask a question, he saw a servant kneeling in front of him and Zhu Qian with soft, comfortable slippers, reaching out to change their shoes.

Banquet:! ! !

"No need, I can do it myself." Zhu Yan was about to reach out when Zhu Qian stopped him.

"Ayan, you need to learn to adapt to this kind of life."

So Zhu Yan didn't move, but let the servants carefully take off his shoes and then gently put slippers on him.

Afterwards, Zhu Yan followed Zhu Qian to the hall, where Zhu Mo, Bai Zheng, Zhu Cheng, and Zhu Yu were all sitting on the sofa.

"Ayan is back. You must be tired. Come and sit down." Bai Zheng waved to Zhu Yan with a loving smile on her face.

Zhu Yan greeted everyone else and sat down next to Bai Zheng.

"What happened? Why are you so late? Didn't I tell you there was a family dinner tonight?"

The eldest brother, Zhu Chengjian, with his striking eyebrows and bright eyes, sat upright on a single sofa, casting a reproachful glance at Zhu Qian.

After a lot of fuss, it's already past 11 o'clock.

"Something unexpected happened, so we're a little late."

"Second brother, really. I reminded you to watch the time and not to tire Ayan out."

Bai Zheng appeared to be blaming Zhu Qian, but in reality, she was speaking up for him.

"What happened?" Zhu Cheng continued to ask.

"I lost Ah Yan..."

Before Zhu Qian could speak, Zhu Yan interrupted him.

"Don't blame Second Brother, it's my fault," Zhu Yan explained. "I was playing around at the company and didn't pay attention to the time. Second Brother reminded me."

"I'm sorry, it won't happen again."

Zhu Yan, who is usually unruly, has already admitted his mistakes twice today.

For no other reason than to feel part of this family.

"Have you forgotten what I said in the car? No need to apologize."

Despite being criticized by everyone, Zhu Qian still insisted on not apologizing at the banquet.

"Second brother, that's not right of you. Since it's Ayan who wants to play, why don't you let him have his fun? He can eat whenever he wants."

Unexpectedly, the one who said these words was Zhu Yan's father, Zhu Mo.

"ah……?"

Zhu Yan was prepared to be scolded, but she was stunned by this turn of events and secretly looked at Zhu Cheng.

"Father is right. I should have known better than to let you pick up Ayan. It's too much trouble for him to suffer with you."

Unexpectedly, Zhu Cheng's change of attitude was so swift, catching Zhu Yan off guard.

"I understand. If Ayan likes it, I'll give him the company."

What? What did Zhu Yan hear?

Give him the company?

Things are getting increasingly outrageous.

"Get lost! Don't get involved with us. Take your crappy company far away. Do you want to work Ah Yan to death?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Mo immediately expressed his dissatisfaction. What did he mean? He was counting on Zhu Yan to take over his job, so how could he have the energy to run such a large company?

"Stop arguing, stop arguing. If you don't eat, no one will care, but don't let my Ayan go hungry."

After saying that, Bai Zheng pulled Zhu Yan towards the restaurant.

Thus, the Zhu family held their first family dinner that was so late.

The Zhu family's dinner party was very casual, with no rules about not talking while eating; everyone was chatting at the table.

"Isn't our family...very poor?" Unable to contain her curiosity, Zhu Yan still asked.

After hearing this, everyone just smiled knowingly.

"It's alright, just a little money," Zhu Mo said slowly, taking a sip of tea.

Only after his third brother, Zhu Yu, explained to Zhu Yan did he understand how astonishing his background was.

His father, Zhu Mo, is the head of the most prestigious family in H country, a family with a century-old heritage.

This manor is the property of the Zhu family. The Zhu family has a large system with many branches, but they do not live in the main building. Instead, they are scattered in the four courtyards in the east, west, south, and north.

The Zhu family values ​​bloodlines and respects direct descendants. In other words, even elders from collateral branches can only obediently and respectfully greet direct descendants.

Zhu Yan had only heard about aristocratic families. Unlike the prominent noble families in the capital, such families are generally very low-key and disdain competing with other wealthy families in terms of wealth. Otherwise, what would the richest family, the Wen family, be?

"Ayan, take your time to adjust. We'll announce your identity as the young master of the Zhu family after some time," Zhu Mo said to Zhu Yan.

"Cough cough cough————" Zhu Yan was originally focused on drinking soup, trying to digest these things, but who would have thought that she would hear something even more shocking.

What the heck? The young master of the Zhu family? Isn't that usually reserved for the eldest son of the legitimate wife?

"Drink slowly, don't choke." Bai Zheng sat next to Zhu Yan, patted him on the back, and handed him a piece of paper.

"Wait a minute." Zhu Yan took the paper and wiped it. "Father, this is not proper."

He has three older brothers, so it's not his turn to be the young master.

Everyone understood Zhu Yan's inner doubts, and Zhu Yu replied with a smile, "Ayan, guess why our mother had so many children?"

Zhu Yan was also very curious about this question, but he didn't know how to ask it.

"Isn't it all because of you three filial sons!" Zhu Mo said irritably.

Zhu Cheng, Zhu Qian, and Zhu Yu all smiled but remained silent.

"None of your three good older brothers have inherited the family business," Zhu Yu said, glancing at Zhu Cheng and Zhu Qian.

"Your older brother entered politics and fought his way up to become the president of H country at the young age of 27. He wielded considerable power. So, you should be careful; your older brother is quite intimidating. Don't mess with him."

As expected, Zhu Yu had barely finished speaking when he received a cold glare from Zhu Cheng. "If you dare to ruin my image in front of Ayan again, you'll never get your hands on that batch of goods from overseas in your lifetime."

"No! Big brother, I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong." Then she turned to Zhu Yan and said, "Third brother was just joking with you. Our eldest brother is the gentlest and most considerate brother in the world."

That's right, Zhu Yu immediately backed down without hesitation.

Zhu Cheng ignored him.

Actually, even without Zhu Yu saying it, Zhu Yan was most afraid of this older brother. He seemed too aloof, had too strong an aura, and didn't talk much.

But if Zhu Cheng knew that he was like this in front of his younger brother, he would cry his eyes out.

"You should already know that my second brother went into business," Zhu Yu continued. "He didn't take a single penny from the family; he built a business empire from scratch at the young age of 24."

"Ah Yan, do you want to guess what your third brother, me, does?"

"Join the army?"

"Pfft—" Zhu Qian couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Him? Joined the army? He's just a bandit. Oh no, a bandit leader."

Zhu Yu: ε = ANGε = ANGε = ANGε = (o｀ω′)ノ

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"What are you saying? What kind of talk is that? You're the bandit!!! I've emphasized this countless times, I'm from the International Security Organization Association, okay!!!"

Upon hearing the word "bandit," Zhu Yu exploded, "I'm a war god who punishes evil and promotes good, okay? What bandit? Do you know that even the leaders of other countries have to show me respect, understand?"

"Go ahead and live a wild life, you might just lose your life someday." Zhu Qian was dissatisfied with Zhu Yu's profession, but in the end, he still cared about him, after all, Zhu Yu was only 21 years old.

Not only Zhu Qian was dissatisfied, but the whole family was. Why would they give up a perfectly good family business and insist on living a life of danger and peril?

"Third Brother, I can see it. You exude an aura of justice." Zhu Yan gave Zhu Yu a thumbs up.

"As expected, Ah Yan understands me best." Zhu Yu was so excited that he almost cried.

"Dad, I guess I'm going to disappoint you again." Zhu Qian's gaze fell on Zhu Mo. "Ayan's ambitions don't seem to lie within your family's assets."