Chapter 1270: Chapter 1263: Discovery (1) Chapter 1270: Chapter 1263: Discovery (1) Lu Weixi nodded and, as told, closed the room door.

She turned around, expecting Grandpa to immediately press her for details. To her surprise, instead of looking at her, he walked straight to the bookshelf and pulled out a book.

Lu Weixi seldom had direct conversations with Grandpa Qin. Although within this family, Grandpa Qin was the elder who treated her the best. But after all, he was an elder whose health was not good, so he usually didn’t have the energy to handle the juniors’ affairs.

He never interfered, whether it was her and Qin Zhigu’s quick breakup followed by a flash marriage to Qin Zhiyou, or the union between Qin Zhizha and Cai Yiren. Although the third branch was certain that Old Master Qin was very happy about Cai Yiren’s initial pregnancy, in reality, Qin Zhizha’s engagement and wedding took place without his presence. When Cai Yiren had an accident and lost the child, he didn’t lift a finger, only expressing his “disappointment.”

Regarding Hanhai, although he held the most shares and had the heaviest voting rights, he confidently entrusted the operational authority to Qin Zhiyou. Qin Zhiyou’s position was always stable; he would not step in unless something unexpected happened, such as Qin Weizang’s sudden death or Qin Weijian’s misappropriation of substantial funds leading to a complete shareholder impeachment.

Although Old Master Qin seemed quite detached both in the company and at home, no one underestimated him. The second and third branches didn’t dare to, as the main achievements of Hanhai were established by him personally. With the majority stake currently in his hands, whoever he declared should take the company would do so–they had to fear him and spared no effort to please him.

Lu Weixi and Qin Zhiyou both genuinely respected Grandpa Qin, especially Qin Zhiyou. Since his father’s death, he had been indifferent even to Yang Mogui, listening only to Grandpa Qin’s words.

She was the same. During her divorce from Qin Zhiyou, she didn’t care to inform anyone in the Qin Family or even set aside her grievances with Cai Yiren; her only concern was for Grandpa Qin, fearing he might get angry or disappointed.

When Grandpa Qin called her in, she didn’t dare to move around carelessly, until he gestured her to come over, “Come here.”

Lu Weixi did as she was told and walked over, then she realized that Grandpa Qin wasn’t actually reading a book but looking through a photo album.

The album was old, carefully wrapped in kraft paper, and looked very much like a book. She didn’t dare to look at the photos inside, only noticing that the cover of the album was inscribed with penmanship that was very elegant.

While Lu Weixi admired the writing, Grandpa Qin looked back at her, noticed her gaze on the album’s inscription, and even asked with a smile, “The writing is good, isn’t it?”

Lu Weixi nodded, “The characters are graceful, each stroke is full of form.”

Grandpa Qin also turned back to look at the writing and gently ran his finger over it, “It is very beautiful. Your grandmother wrote this.”

Lu Weixi wasn’t surprised. She had never seen Grandpa Qin’s handwriting, but the script was obviously a woman’s: poised yet lacking strength. She had heard from Qin Zhigu before that his grandmother had studied in France early on and was a well-matched partner for Grandpa Qin.

Unexpectedly, Grandpa Qin emphasized, “It’s Zhiyou’s grandmother.”

Lu Weixi was taken aback. She knew Grandpa Qin had married twice. The first wife only gave birth to her father-in-law, Qin Weizang, before falling ill and dying. The later wife then bore Qin Weijian and Qin Weijia, which was the root cause for the discord between the main branch and the second and third branches.