Back at the old house, they parked the car, and Lin Fen, Aunt Shuigen, and Uncle Shuigen began cleaning up.
Zhao Moqing and Liao Li, Qin Ren's wife, entertained the children.
Qin Ren's daughter had been born the year before and was now a little over one year old. As the older child, she kept staring at Xiao Qinfeng with curiosity.
Qin Ren was filming with his phone. His personal media account was all about sharing snippets of his daily life as a CEO.
Now that the CEO was back at the old house for the New Year, of course he had to film a little. He couldn't help bringing Qin Lin into the shot, too.
Xiao Qin was so popular that plenty of online influencers were shamelessly riding his coattails.
As his brother, Qin Ren naturally wanted a little of that attention, too.
Qin Lin didn't mind. Qin Ren was his brother, and people online knew it. They also knew Qin Ren was the kid whose pants had been pulled down and who'd been beaten when they were young, while Qin Lin stood by and watched.
It was only natural that they'd return to their hometown together for the New Year.
Qin Lin also picked up his phone and scrolled through the news videos.
But the first video he saw made him feel sick. It was another case of someone slipping through the cracks of basic decency.
The news was about a beautiful woman whose engagement-party photos had been rumored to be pictures of a hostess at a private club.
In reality, she worked as an accountant for a company. She was simply pretty and dressed a little sexily.
It was hard to tell whether her ex-boyfriend was behind it or a disappointed admirer.
The police had opened a