Liu Yuan nodded in understanding. Glancing at the time, she felt the Hua family members would soon be out and about. Reluctantly, she said, "Little brother, then this sister will go back to rest. I'll look for you to play again when I have time."
"Alright, have a good walk."
Lin Feng waved goodbye to Liu Yuan, watching her leave.
Soon, Shou Bo came to call Lin Feng for dinner.
Lin Feng followed Shou Bo to the Hua family's dining hall, where many people were already seated.
The table was full, with about ten people.
Hua Yu sat next to Elder Master Hua. The others were Hua family elders, siblings of Hua Yu's father, Hua He.
There were also Hua Yu's peers, a group of richly dressed young people from wealthy families.
"Little Lin, come, sit next to Grandpa."
Elder Master Hua beckoned Lin Feng as he approached.
Lin Feng walked over with a smile, clearly sensing the hostile gazes from the younger generation of the Hua family.
After all, Lin Feng and Hua Yu were seated next to the Elder Master as soon as they returned. Their grandchildren would surely feel unbalanced.
"Hua Yu, why isn't your mother here?"
The Elder Master looked at the table and realized Liu Yuan was missing.
"Grandpa, my mother isn't feeling well and is resting in her room," Hua Yu replied, unaware of the minor incident between Lin Feng and her mother.
"Good. Since your mother isn't here, Hua He, you, as your family's representative, will introduce your son-in-law to everyone."
Elder Master Hua looked at the middle-aged man sitting opposite him.
The middle-aged man was dignified, wearing a blue shirt and black-rimmed glasses, giving a refined impression.
He was Hua Yu's father, Hua He, the father-in-law Lin Feng had never met.
"Alright, then I will represent our family to introduce everyone. This is my son-in-law, Lin Feng. I'm sure everyone has heard some things about Lin Feng, so I won't go into too much detail here," Hua He said, standing up, and then sat back down.
"Second Brother, he's your son-in-law after all, and you only say a couple of sentences?"
"You usually don't like to talk, that's fine. But today, your son-in-law is here, why don't you introduce him more to us?" Hua Hai, Hua He's elder brother, teased.
"Big Brother, does my son-in-law need me to introduce him? His reputation is widespread. You all know him better than I do."
"We're all family, no need for superficialities," Hua He said with a slight displeasure, his face solemn.
"That's true. Your son-in-law doesn't even pay attention to the Ye family and has even gotten acquainted with an elder brother."
"I heard this elder brother of his single-handedly injured three of the Ye family's Heavenly Ranking experts. Is this true?" Hua Hai said, looking at Lin Feng curiously.
Not just Hua Hai, but everyone else in the Hua family was curious.
After all, this was no small matter. If Lin Feng truly had such a powerful backer, they would have to consider some countermeasures.
Otherwise, the Hua family might have to change its name in the future.
"Lin Feng, you answer your uncle's question." Hua He gave Lin Feng a look.
"It's true, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here eating with everyone now," Lin Feng said with a smile, suddenly finding his father-in-law quite interesting, making him unable to guess what he was thinking.
However, as soon as Lin Feng said this, the entire Hua family fell silent.
Indeed, if Lin Feng hadn't intimidated the Ye family, the Ye family would have torn Lin Feng apart long ago.
It seemed this young man was not to be underestimated!
"Lin Feng, then Uncle has another question. Now that you're in the capital, do you plan to return to the Lin family?"
"Uncle heard that you had a very unpleasant time with the Lin family, and you even injured your brother Lin Zhen. With your father's temper, your father-son relationship must be very strained, right?" Hua Hai asked with a smile.
While it was phrased as a question, it was actually meant for Elder Master Hua to hear.
Lin Feng was gaining too much attention, and they needed to find something else to suppress it.
"The Lin family is the Lin family, and I am me. Uncle's question is meaningless."
"Because I never intended to acknowledge Lin Zhongtian. Even if I return to the Lin family, it won't be to acknowledge him," Lin Feng replied coldly.
"It's good for young people to have personality, but without the Lin family as your backing, your future will not be easy."
"That elder brother of yours can protect you for a while, but not forever. Uncle suggests you should acknowledge the Lin family as soon as possible."
"Hua Yu is marrying you. You can't let your niece like me live a life of constant fear, can you?"
"Moreover, everything depends on matching backgrounds. If you don't consider yourself, you must consider our Hua family!" Hua Hai said, his words carrying hidden meaning.
"Uncle, it seems only incapable people need to rely on their families. It's better to be capable yourself than to rely on anyone else."
"I am fully capable of giving Hua Yu happiness now. What you're saying is nonsense to me," Lin Feng retorted without mercy.
Upon hearing this, Hua Hai and many members of the Hua family changed their expressions.
No one expected Lin Feng to be so assertive, daring to retort even to Hua Hai.
"Hmph, you're really arrogant. Fine, since you think you're capable, then Uncle will wait and see." Hua Hai said darkly, picking up his wine glass and drinking it down.
"Uncle, please don't be angry. Lin Feng speaks without thinking, but we all understand. You are also thinking of us." Hua Yu quickly tried to smooth things over.
She knew her uncle was very cunning and didn't want Lin Feng to offend his entire family as soon as he arrived.
"Hua Yu, you don't need to explain for him. Uncle isn't angry. Uncle likes confident young people the most," Hua Hai laughed, but the more he appeared nonchalant, the more Hua Yu felt her uncle was truly angry.
"Dad, I have something else to attend to, so I won't be eating with you. I'll take my leave." Hua Hai suddenly stood up to leave.
As he left, others also found excuses to depart.
In less than a moment, only Hua Yu's family and Elder Master Hua remained at the large dining table.
Elder Master Hua, however, was unconcerned by this development. As he was old, the Hua family would eventually be passed to the next generation.
As the eldest son, Hua Hai was theoretically the most likely to succeed.
But with Lin Feng, such a good son-in-law, appearing for Hua He's family, Hua Hai had begun to become anxious.
The elders all knew these things but simply didn't voice them.
"Dad, as you can see, my elder brother has always been unhappy with our family. I've said many times that I have no interest in the position of Hua family patriarch. He's the one who insists on seeing me as a hypothetical enemy, and I can't help it!"
"Instead, I now feel that Big Brother is not suitable to take over the Hua family. If he takes over, wouldn't he try to eliminate me, his own brother?" Hua He seized the opportunity to speak ill of Hua Hai.
Lin Feng saw Hua He's obvious display and thought to himself that his father-in-law was indeed impatient.
He claimed to have no interest in the patriarch position, but in reality, he might want to take over the Hua family more than anyone else.
"Hua He, today is not the time to discuss these matters. As for who inherits the position of patriarch, I have my own plans."
"However, you, your son-in-law is visiting for the first time. Talk more with him and don't neglect him." Elder Master Hua reminded him with a smile.
"Dad, your son understands. I will have a good chat with Lin Feng after dinner." Hua He forced a smile, realizing he was being too hasty.