Chapter 732
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Chapter 732 Succeeding as the Family Head
Qin family mansion was filled with a heavy atmosphere of mourning.
Fang Yu was like a bystander, witnessing Qin Wudao’s descendants crying bitterly as Qin Wudao’s body was placed in the coffin, which was then set in the memorial hall for people to pay their respects.
Judging from the level of grief shown by the Qin family members, Qin Wudao’s descendants were quite filial.
Of course, some of it was certainly pretense, but Fang Yu didn’t bother to observe closely as it held no significance.
After all the post-death arrangements for Qin Wudao were completed, the core members of the Qin family and the lawyer hired by Qin Wudao were invited to a room.
In the room, including the lawyer and Fang Yu, there were fourteen people in total.
Qin Wudao’s eldest son Qin Changlong, his wife Liang Huarong, and their three children: two sons and one daughter. They were Qin Wei, Qin Zhen, and Qin Xiaolu.
The second son Qin Weichao and his wife Cao Xue had only one daughter, who was Qin Yimo.
The third son Qin Jianjun and his wife He Hong had only one son, Qin Lang.
The fourth son was Qin Wudao’s adopted son, named Qin Bin, who was not yet married and had no children.
These people were the core members of the Qin family.
Among them, Fang Yu had met most of them before, but he didn’t understand the relationships within this group.
“Everyone is here now, so I will proceed to read Mr. Qin’s will. If there are any questions during the reading, please feel free to ask…” the lawyer said, holding a document in his hand.
“Wait!”
The lawyer’s words were interrupted.
The person who spoke was Qin Xiaolu.
She was the youngest person in the room, appearing to be just over twenty years old, dressed fashionably with makeup on her face, obviously having been urgently called back while she was out having fun.
At this moment, she pointed at Fang Yu and asked, “Who is this person? How can he be standing here?”
“He is Fang Yu, Mr. Fang, also designated by the late Mr. Qin as a witness for the reading of the will,” the lawyer smiled.
“Fang Yu!? I’ve never even heard his name! Besides, how can an outsider be involved in such an important family matter?” Qin Xiaolu frowned, saying discontentedly.
Qin Xiaolu’s two brothers, Qin Wei and Qin Zhen, also stared at Fang Yu with questioning looks.
They had never met Fang Yu before, and since they rarely communicated with Qin Wudao, they had never heard of Fang Yu’s name.
“Mr. Fang is grandfather’s friend,” Qin Lang spoke up.
Qin Xiaolu looked at Qin Lang and frowned, “Friend? Cousin, don’t talk nonsense. This person looks younger than me, how could he be grandfather’s friend?”
“Shut up, if your grandfather wanted him to be a witness to the will, then he has that qualification!” At this point, Qin Xiaolu’s father, Qin Changlong, said sternly.
Seeing her father speak up, Qin Xiaolu closed her mouth, but her eyes still looked at Fang Yu with suspicion and hostility.
Fang Yu had no reaction.
It was normal for these young people not to recognize him, after all, the last time Fang Yu came to the Qin family, these kids were either not born yet or were just little children who didn’t understand things.
However, Qin Wudao’s three sons and their wives, as well as the adopted son Qin Bin, had actually all met Fang Yu before.
But none of these people took the initiative to greet Fang Yu, as if they didn’t know him at all.
“Then, I will now begin to read the contents of the late Mr. Qin’s will,” the lawyer said, scanning the crowd.
No one raised any objections.
“The first item of Mr. Qin’s will concerns the position of the head of the Qin family,” the lawyer announced.
Hearing this, everyone present changed their expressions.
The Qin Changlong couple stood straight, the Qin Jianjun couple stared intently at the lawyer, while Qin Bin lowered his head.
The only ones who didn’t show much reaction were Qin Yimo’s family; they all kept their heads down, still immersed in the grief of Qin Wudao’s death.
Fang Yu observed all these expressions.
“The position of family head will be inherited by Miss Qin Yimo,” the lawyer continued reading.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room except Fang Yu and the lawyer changed their expressions.
Qin Yimo inheriting the position of family head!?
This was equivalent to skipping an entire generation!
The eldest son Qin Changlong, second son Qin Weichao, third son Qin Jianjun, and adopted son Qin Bin!
These four middle-aged men were just ignored like that?
The family head would be inherited by Qin Yimo?
Not only young but also a girl!
How could Qin Wudao possibly make such an arrangement!?
“Lawyer Chen, are you sure you didn’t read it wrong?” Qin Changlong stared at Lawyer Chen and asked in a deep voice.
Lawyer Chen looked up, pushed his glasses, and said, “This is the late Mr. Qin’s intention and the true content of the will, without any alterations.”
“That’s impossible! How could grandfather pass the position of family head to her?” Qin Xiaolu said with an unpleasant expression.
Others also looked at Lawyer Chen with disbelief.
Lawyer Chen remained composed, turning the document in his hand to show everyone.
“If you don’t believe it, you can come forward and see. The signature on it is the late Mr. Qin’s personal signature. Additionally, I have a video recording of when Mr. Qin established this will,” Lawyer Chen said, “If you need it, I can play that recording right now.”
“Play it! You must play it!” Qin Xiaolu said loudly.
“Alright,” Lawyer Chen nodded, turned around, and took out a laptop from his briefcase.
While Lawyer Chen was operating the computer, everyone present had different expressions.
Qin Xiaolu, Qin Wei, and Qin Zhen looked at Qin Yimo with resentment.
The Qin Changlong couple and the Qin Jianjun couple looked at the Qin Weichao couple with complex expressions.
Qin Lang looked at Qin Yimo with a delighted smile.
Only Qin Bin kept his head down, his thoughts unknown.
Fang Yu looked at Qin Bin, slightly narrowing his eyes.
Before Qin Wudao passed away, he had mentioned that the Qin family not only had external enemies but also internal problems.
Internal problems likely meant issues with these children.
Otherwise, Qin Wudao wouldn’t have directly passed the position of family head to Qin Yimo.
This approach undoubtedly put Qin Yimo in a difficult position, subjecting her to much questioning and targeting. Qin Wudao couldn’t have failed to anticipate this.
But he knew the consequences and still chose to do so, he must have had his reasons.
“Little Qin either didn’t have the energy to explain clearly to me before his death, or he hadn’t figured out exactly where and who the internal problem was… He asked me to be a witness, partly to watch over Qin Yimo. On the other hand, it was probably to give me a chance to observe these people up close,” Fang Yu thought.
Lawyer Chen quickly opened the recording and presented the laptop screen to everyone.
In the recording, Qin Wudao was lying in bed.
Upon seeing this aged face, Qin Yimo and Qin Lang couldn’t help but tear up.
The other three young people, Qin Wei, Qin Zhen, and Qin Xiaolu, remained expressionless, showing no signs of sadness.
“After my death, the position of family head… passes to Yimo,” Qin Wudao said in the recording.
Although his voice was low and hoarse, every word was clear.
“This is the video recording of when the late Mr. Qin established this item in his will. Do you have any further questions?” Lawyer Chen asked, putting away the laptop.
After seeing the recording, no one spoke up.
But at this moment, their expressions were quite remarkable.
The Qin Changlong and Qin Jianjun couples had extremely unpleasant looks on their faces.
The Qin Weichao couple exchanged a glance, their eyes full of surprise.
They had thought their family had no chance at all.
But unexpectedly, reality turned out to be so surprising.
Qin Wudao actually passed the family head position to Qin Yimo!
At this time, Qin Bin still kept his head down, his expression unseen.
But Fang Yu noticed that his right hand was clenched into a fist.
And Qin Yimo, as the successor to the family head, showed no joy on her face at this moment.
She looked up at Lawyer Chen and said, “Lawyer Chen, please continue reading the rest of the content.”
“Alright, I’ll continue then,” Lawyer Chen nodded.
Subsequently, in a strange atmosphere, Lawyer Chen continued to read the remaining content of the will.
The content that followed was mainly some instructions.
Qin Yimo and Qin Lang listened attentively, but the others were not so focused, each lost in their own thoughts with varying expressions.
For them, the most important part of the entire will was the question of who would become the family head.
Whoever became the family head would control all of the Qin family’s current businesses and become the leader of the family.
