Time flew.
Before they knew it, the banquet three days later had arrived.
At three in the afternoon, the entire Winery Estate sprang into action.
Qi Fanling wore a pink bubble dress. Sharp-eyed, she tugged on Bo Lin's hand and said, "Uncle, look. Those Black uncles have guns at their waists."
Bo Lin had noticed, of course. He gently patted Qi Fanling's head and said quietly, "They're working. You need to stay with me the whole time, understand?"
Qi Fanling wasn't afraid in the slightest. Instead, she nodded excitedly.
There weren't many purely East Asian faces in the Pulton Family.
Almost all the younger generation were of mixed ancestry.
Standing in the middle of the hall, Bo Lin and Qi Fanling drew a host of probing looks.
"The family head must be going senile. He actually brought in some man from China who came out of nowhere to be his heir."
"Hmph. I'll never accept some brat like that as Poulton's heir."
"I heard that kid is gay, too. Look, that Chinese man standing in the middle is his partner."
"Pah. Fucking disgusting."
"Gays like that should be thrown into the sea to feed the sharks!"
"Doesn't Candy like men, too? Why aren't you getting this worked up over him?"
"Shh. Don't let the family head hear you."
They were all speaking the language of F Country. Assuming Bo Lin couldn't understand them, they made no effort to lower their voices.
As though he hadn't heard a thing, Bo Lin got Qi Fanling a piece of cake and led her to a sofa in a quiet corner.
"Uncle, when can Little Flower Uncle come? Why can't we be with Little Flower Uncle?"
Qi Fanling sighed worriedly like a little grown-up as she spoke. "The people here don't welcome us."