Lin Ying nodded. "Thank you, Grandpa Fu."
Fu Jingyan stayed by Lin Ying's side for an entire week.
Only then did he understand what Lin Ying had meant.
The Lin Family's collateral relatives came one after another, under all sorts of pretexts like "friends" and "old companions."
They had not come to pay their respects. They had come to pry into the Lin Family's affairs.
Old Master Lin was dead, Lin Yongning had been sent away, and now Lin Ying was the only one left who could shoulder the Lin Family's burdens.
They thought Lin Ying was young and incapable of carrying the Lin Family.
Each of them harbored ulterior motives and wanted to take advantage of her.
Fu Jingyan did not hold back either, shutting every one of them down directly.
The Fu Family had such a vast fortune. Though he did not want to manage it, he had been influenced by it since childhood and still understood these things.
Seeing that they could not gain anything from Lin Ying, someone angrily accused her, "Lin Ying! Your grandfather just died, and you already brought a man into the house, letting him order us relatives around. Don't you think you've gone too far?"
"Grandpa knew about Jingyan. He was also present for our engagement, so I needn't trouble Auntie to worry about it," Lin Ying said calmly.
The woman's expression stiffened, and she immediately put on the airs of an elder. "I'm your aunt. Everything I said was for your own good! What do you mean by that?"
Lin Ying stared at her with dark eyes.
The woman grew even more animated. "Your grandfather only had two sons. Your father is dead, and you sent your eldest uncle away. Among the younger generation, you're the only one left. If you