106 Chapter 106 : The Ling family territory (1/2)

The golden crest with unreadable scriptures engraved on it was displayed majestically in front of the Ling mansion's gate. It was too eye-catching that Xiulan stared at it for a long time while she waits for her cousin to welcome her.

Her car was waiting outside and it seems that the security wouldn't allow her to enter since they haven't received any information that a relative will come today.

Xiulan was pissed but she can't blame them since they were only doing their job. Though, she felt another wave of irritation since this is quite embarrassing. She was there to help the family yet they are already treating her like this.

She incredulously scoffed and leaned back angrily on her seat. To kill time, she looked at her surroundings. ”Definitely, the Ling family are the masters of this small town.” Xiulan subconsciously when she saw the vast land behind the tall gates.

The whole place was a mixture of a luxurious villa and a tidy farm. Xiulan guessed that it might somewhere from 8,0000 to 10,000 square foot land. It occupied almost everything that she can't see other houses.

This town is only small and big houses are only a few. She was able to see the mayor's house awhile ago but it couldn't compare to the Ling family's mansion. Almost all the businesses here are being controlled by the Ling family. But the major moneymaker is the old inn in the heart of the town.

She still can't fathom why the Ling family didn't want to enter the politics in this place. She assumes that it'll be a landslide win for the Ling family. But as she remembers how reputation sensitive the Ling family was, she now understands why they don't want to enter politics.

Xiulan waited for another hour before her cousin Ling Yuyin came into sight.

Her conservative cousin, Ling Yuyin, who's pretty much a very reserved 38 years old professor in a state college in this town and married to a retired famous 80s singer was tasked to take care of Xiulan.

They are not close but they are also not hostile to each other. Due to their age gap, Yuyin was more familiar and close with the big sisters of Xiulan.

Yuyin has a five years old son and her husband has his own karaoke bar business in town. The life in the countryside is simple and if a person has a lot of money, making business here is very easy.

The Ling family might be controlling 70% of the businesses in this town but Yuyin's husband didn't use the Ling connection. Instead, he used his remaining popularity to have his own business here.

”Yuyin-jie, nice to see you that you are well.” Xiulan went out of her car and greeted Yuyin who obviously has an apologetic expression plastered on her face. They hugged for awhile and Yuyin let her inside the mansion.

Apparently, Yuyin was still in the university and forgot about this day. She rushed back when the head maid told her that a Song relative came by to see them.

Since the Ling family is very secretive, even the mansion caretakers didn't know that they will have an important guest today. They knew Xiulan very well since she's almost like a celebrity now due to the noise that her name created back in S city.

Instead of riding her car to come inside the mansion, Yuyin dragged Xiulan to the garden to have some tea. It'll take ten minutes to walk from the gates.

Xiulan didn't mind walking that long but she was wearing heels that time so it was quite a struggle to walk whenever they encounter a bermudagrass part of the pavement.

”Sorry, I forgot that you were coming today. Big brothers are not here and the elders were also still in Europe so no one was able to welcome you.” Yuyin explained and eventually sighed deeply. ”Let me be frank to you, little Xiulan. The elders are not here until the issue is resolved. You know how they want to run away from every problem that involves confrontation. They are cowards.” Yuyin was actually really angry that they left such troublesome task to their niece.

Ever since the Ling family found out Xiulan's capabilities in problem-solving, they pestered Qingge to ask her dutiful daughter to solve this problem. Quite shameless but they are like this to their relatives.

Ling family expects that relatives won't expose the bad stuff to the public anyway. That's why they continue to bully and manipulate the other relatives.