King of Kings, start with a perfect record and strive for the top spot.

Chapter 293 Raising troops to investigate crimes

"dad......!?!!?!??"

Ye Lan was so frightened that her voice trembled, and her upper and lower lips kept fighting.

Lin Dongsheng chuckled and patted Ye Lan on the shoulder. "Kid, I still prefer the look on your face when you called me 'Old Man' earlier. It was so irritating, just like when I was young."

Ye Lan's lips twitched, thinking to herself, "I'll just take it as a compliment."

"Dad, how did you find this place?" Lin Xueyao put the bowl and chopsticks on the table and walked up to Lin Dongsheng with a puzzled look on her face.

"Your driver, Uncle Lin, told me that it's almost Chinese New Year, so I came to see how you're doing."

Lin Dongsheng walked into the house, his sharp gaze sweeping across the living room. Ye Lan thought he would be disgusted, but to her surprise, he nodded and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"That's good. Although the room is a bit small, it should make you feel very safe, right?"

Lin Xueyao turned her head and glanced at Ye Lan's family not far away. "The source of security is not the house, but family."

Lin Dongsheng was suddenly choked and couldn't speak for a moment. Over the years, in order to consolidate the foundation of the Lin Group, he was like a tireless traveler, constantly on the go, and sometimes he would not see his partner more than a few times a year.

His memories of Lin Xueyao were still from when he was a child.

"In-law, could you please add an extra bowl and chopsticks? I arrived in a hurry and haven't had lunch yet," Lin Dongsheng said, turning to Zhang Fengxia.

Ms. Zhang Fengxia was taken aback at first, but then she immediately realized what was happening. She took apart a new set of bowls and chopsticks, washed them clean, filled them with a dozen or so dumplings, and had Ye Lan take them over.

Taking the opportunity, Zhang Fengxia leaned close to Lin Xueyao's ear and asked, "Is this really your dad?"

"Mmm." Lin Xueyao nodded blankly.

"He looks so young, like he's only in his thirties. He could easily be your older brother."

“My dad is a rich man, so he pays more attention to skincare. If your mother-in-law uses the skincare products I brought you to wash her face regularly, she can look like she’s in her thirties again.”

"Really?" Ms. Zhang Fengxia's eyes lit up.

"More real than pearls." Lin Xueyao's eyes were blank and innocent.

Ms. Zhang Fengxia couldn't stop smiling at the thought that the blemishes and crow's feet on her face would disappear.

"Alright, alright, let's go eat. I'm starving." Ye Lan picked up her chopsticks and ladled out a bowl of dumplings.

At his urging, everyone took their seats.

Lin Dongsheng sat alone on the left, Zhang Fengxia and her husband and Ye Wanying sat on the right, and Ye Lan and Lin Xueyao sat in the middle.

This was probably the first time the elders of both sides had met, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit strange. Apart from Ye Lan, no one else dared to pick up their chopsticks.

Already hungry, Ye Lan didn't care about anything else. She picked up a dumpling, dipped it in the secret sauce, and put it in her mouth.

It tasted absolutely delicious.

Everyone was looking at Ye Lan. Zhang Fengxia and her husband felt even more ashamed and covered their faces, not knowing what to say.

"Do you drink alcohol?" Lin Dongsheng asked Ye Lan.

Ye Lan glanced at it and opened her right hand, which had her middle finger tucked in.

"What do you mean?" Lin Dongsheng asked, puzzled.

"Drinking without end!"

Ye Lan wasn't joking. Perhaps due to her family background, she could easily drink three or four catties of ordinary liquor, and beer was as easy for her as drinking water.

During a previous high school reunion, he even managed to get the entire class drunk by stepping on a drinking box.

Lin Dongsheng's face showed an appreciative expression, "Up to the hour?"

"Let's drink! Dumplings and wine, the more we drink, the better!"

Ye Hao immediately got up to get the wine. He took out a bottle of Wuliangye that he had been reluctant to drink, and his expression was somewhat pained.

After a couple of sips of baijiu, the dinner table gradually became lively, and everyone started to pick up their chopsticks.

"You're the one who taught Lin Hao how to play games, right?" Lin Dongsheng finished his dumplings, looked up, and scrutinized Ye Lan with sharp eyes.

"Do you know? The Lin family has always been grooming him to be their heir, but now, all he does is play video games all day long. He has no interest in anything else and is practically a useless person."

Ye Lan put down her chopsticks, looked up, and said calmly, "So, you've come here to interrogate me?"

"Ye Lan, you brat, how dare you talk to your elders like that? I'm sorry, it's all because we spoiled him too much when he was little."

Ms. Zhang Fengxia kept apologizing to Lin Dongsheng.

"Mom, please don't worry about this for now. I also have a lot of questions I'd like to discuss with Chairman Lin."

Zhang Fengxia wanted to say something, but she pursed her lips and ultimately remained silent.

"I'm here today to demand an explanation. If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, Xueyao will never marry you." Lin Dongsheng's tone was icy, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was tense.

"Nothing else, I just want to get Lin Hao's support in marrying Lin Xueyao, and at the same time, I want to test whether she has the potential to be your successor."

"It's obvious that he doesn't have that ability. Someone who can't even resist games will only be more lost when he enters society."

Ye Lan spoke with righteous indignation, as if she were genuinely considering Lin Dongsheng's best interests.

"You're ruthless enough to stop at nothing to achieve your goals."

"Hmph, no one is as ruthless as you. You can be so indifferent to your own daughter. If we're talking about heartlessness, you're the one!"

Ye Lan smiled, but what she said made everyone break out in a cold sweat.

He's actually angry with his father-in-law!

Ye Hao's right hand, which was holding the wine glass, trembled uncontrollably. Thinking of how he used to be humble and subservient in front of his father-in-law when he was young, he couldn't help but give Ye Lan a mental thumbs up.

You're not my son, you should be my brother! That's too damn Yong!

Lin Xueyao slightly raised her face, looking directly at Ye Lan. Her clear eyes flashed with glistening tears, and her joy for him grew even stronger.

Lin Dongsheng was also stunned. In all these years, this was the first time he had heard someone speak to him in such a tone. He couldn't help but admire Ye Lan's courage.

"Aren't you afraid I won't let Xueyao marry you?"

“I think you may have misunderstood something. Xueyao is a three-dimensional person. She has her own independent thoughts. She does not inherit anyone’s will, so you cannot make choices for her.”

"Also, you didn't actually come here today to interrogate me, otherwise you wouldn't have used the word 'in-laws' to address my mother earlier."

Ye Lan spoke calmly, her sharp eyes revealing a keen glint, as if she could see through everything.

Lin Dongsheng subconsciously narrowed his eyes, his gaze becoming more probing. A strange emotion welled up in his heart as he realized that he seemed to have underestimated this young man who was not yet twenty years old.

"You little rascal, you might actually be able to lead my Lin family to greater heights!"

"Thank you, but I'm not interested in that."