While drinking tea, the uncle and his wife praised Qin Feng for his capabilities, highlighting that at such a young age he had become the chairman of a large company, with a promising future. He increasingly felt that their sudden appearance was no mere coincidence. Observing their enthusiastic performance, he modestly remarked, "Actually, all of this is thanks to my father. If it weren't for him leaving me such a substantial company, I would still be a struggling young man with limited means. By the way, uncle, what do you and your wife do now?" The uncle replied, "We've both joined public institutions. My wife has even taken on a small leadership role, though I've never really made it out of the ordinary—until now, I'm still just an administrative officer." The uncle's wife quickly added with humility, "What a leadership position! Just a deputy section-level post—nothing more than a minor official title, with hardly any real authority at all!" "Qin Feng remembered the couple's original intention back then— they had borrowed money to start a business. How come both of them ended up becoming civil servants? He hadn't heard of such competence from them. If they're civil servants, then they're not here to rely on connections or favors. Could it be that they truly came out of pure goodwill to visit their relatives? "What brings you two here today?" he said straightforwardly. His maternal uncle smiled and replied, "We just came to see you—nothing else!" In his heart, Qin Dao thought, "Unless you're pushed to the edge of the cliff, you'll never be honest with me." Standing up, he said, "I have something else to attend to. Why don't you wait here for me? We can have dinner together tonight!" "No, please! Uncle has something important to tell you—only a few minutes, really." His maternal uncle, worried that he might leave, added, "Just a few minutes. We both have other matters to attend to. Dinner really isn't necessary!" Qin Feng sat back down again and said, "Alright, then. Go on, tell me what you have to say!" The expression on his uncle's face grew serious as he paused for a while before speaking, "Actually, my superior in the capital has many friends there. He personally asked me to come and advocate on your behalf." "Advocate? On what matter?" Qin Feng smiled. "I'm just a merchant—shouldn't I be going to the officials for such advocacy?" His aunt said with deliberate intent, "Feng, besides being a merchant, do you have other roles as well? We're not strangers, so there's no need to hide anything. The situation is this: some people in the capital have had a few disagreements with you, even some conflicts. They feel they've been at fault, and thus wish to ask you to show them leniency..." He immediately understood—the negotiations in the capital had indeed reached their final stage. Qin Feng smiled, "You're talking about the Guan family, aren't you? They're the clear favorites to become the next top leader—how could they possibly need me to intervene? That just doesn't make sense!" The Guan family wasn't truly afraid of Wei Qingtian, nor did they regard Qin Feng as a serious threat. What they were concerned about was maintaining stability at a crucial moment, since any disruption could easily escalate into a major incident. Especially someone like Qin Feng—someone who wasn't content to stay in the background and who possessed such strong capabilities—was particularly worrisome to the Guan family. Of course, the Guan family's willingness to yield was only temporary. Once Guan Liye successfully ascends to the top position, the very people who had previously hesitated to act would be the first to be eliminated. Qin Feng could easily see what strategy they were pursuing—this little maneuver wasn't particularly brilliant. His uncle looked at him seriously and said, "You can't say it quite that way. The Guan family has been humble enough to actively seek an alliance with you—this already shows their openness and generosity. You're still young, and there's a long road ahead. Once you're firmly on the Guan family's wagon, your future prospects will surely be much broader!" It went without saying that someone must have privately promised something to both of them—otherwise, they wouldn't have been so persistent and willing to go out of their way. "Yes, Xiao Feng, you should know how powerful the Guan family is," his aunt added, growing increasingly concerned about his future. "I know your own network is also strong. The Guan family has made it clear they don't want you to simply join them—they see you as a balancing force between the two families. That's a real opportunity! It means you can maintain your current status while simultaneously gaining access to the Guan family's strength—what could be better?" Indeed, it confirmed exactly what he had expected: the Guan family simply didn't want to create any further complications, and just wanted them to settle in and enjoy the peace of the present. Yet, Grandfather Wei had already moved ahead of the Guan family, and Brother had promised to take on Ma Zhifei. By last evening, the beautiful instructor Isabella had already set off for Southeast Asia, tasked with tracking down any traces of the Ma family. He wouldn't tell the couple about these developments, instead maintaining a composed demeanor and saying, "I'll consider this matter. Next time, I won't need my uncle and aunt to come all the way over—just have the Guan family call me!" The couple remained unclear about his true intentions, but by now, they had been effectively ushered out, standing up reluctantly. Uncle had hoped to extend their stay by engaging in casual conversation and further probing Qin Feng's intentions, but Qin, the young lord, simply wouldn't engage with him—his strategy thus came to naught. The couple walked out of Qin's house with a sense of quiet melancholy. Though it had been over a decade since they last saw each other, they had never truly underestimated Qin Feng from the beginning—after all, he wasn't just a billionaire with a fortune in the tens of billions, but also a colonel in the military. "He chuckled, saying, 'That's a kind of distant relative you'd never be able to reach even with eight bamboo poles.' 'Taking on this role, serving certain high-ranking figures—though not entirely insincere, they're certainly enough to drive people crazy!' Since the moment he clashed with Guan Gong in the capital, Qin Feng's position had been firmly set against the Guan family. Could a few minor misunderstandings really be settled by just one? The more proactively the Guan family shows themselves as humble now, the more it reveals their unease. Qin Feng simply cannot allow them to succeed. Otherwise, once they achieve their goals, they'd immediately turn around and turn on his brother. Lin, the beautiful lady, knowing of his upcoming Southeast Asian campaign targeting the Guan family, smiled and said, 'So, your two relatives—well, you've certainly picked the wrong ones. I'm sure others will promise them favors, but they'll never actually receive them in their lifetime.'"