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In the restaurant of Jing Shui Xuan, a dozen or so delicate and light dishes are laid out on the long mahogany dining table.

A pot of bird's nest porridge, simmered over low heat for several hours, was still steaming.

These were all specially ordered by Chen Bo to be prepared by the kitchen for Wu Jingxing and Lin Wei, who had just gotten off the plane, as a warm and comforting late-night snack.

Lin Wei sat at the dining table, sipping the bird's nest porridge in her bowl. The fatigue from the long flight seemed to be dispelled by the warm and comforting porridge.

But the tension and unease in her heart had not completely dissipated.

Every now and then, she would look up and steal a glance at Wu Jingxing sitting opposite her.

Wu Jingxing seemed to see through her thoughts. He put down his spoon and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Still thinking about the young master?"

Lin Wei blushed slightly and nodded somewhat shyly.

"I just... I just feel that the rules of your Wu Family Village are really... too special," she said softly. "Are all the Wu Family Village descendants who live elsewhere required to come back to participate in ancestral worship ceremonies like today's, and the New Year's Eve party tonight?"

In her mind, a family that values ??????rules and traditions so much must have very strict requirements for the most important festival, the Lunar New Year.

However, Wu Jingxing's answer once again surprised her.

"Forced?" Wu Jingxing shook his head, a proud smile spreading across his face. "Weiwei, you've underestimated our Wu Family Village and our young master."

"In our Wu Family Village, the word 'coercion' has never existed."

"Whether it's ancestral worship or celebrating the New Year, the young master never forces any member of the clan to come back."

"Really?" Lin Wei asked, somewhat incredulous.

"Of course it's true." Wu Jingxing nodded, his gaze becoming somewhat distant, as if he were lost in some kind of memory.

"I remember asking my great-grandfather a similar question when I came back last year."

"I asked him, 'Why is it that our Wu Family Village is so wealthy and powerful, yet unlike other families, we don't use all sorts of rules to restrain our members and bind them tightly to the family's chariot?'"

"Guess what the young master replied to me back then?" Wu Jingxing asked Lin Wei with a smile.

Lin Wei shook her head.

She couldn't imagine how a child who was only a few years old could answer such a profound question about family governance.

A look of admiration and respect appeared on Wu Jingxing's face.

He only said one sentence to me at the time.

He said???

"If a person's heart isn't at home, you can't hold him back even with the thickest chain."

"But if he has this home and Wujia Village in his heart, then no matter where he is or where he goes, when it is time for him to go home, he will come back on his own."

When Wu Jingxing repeated this sentence, his voice was filled with endless emotion.

"I haven't asked a similar question since then."

"Because I know that the young master is governing this huge family with a wisdom that none of us can reach."

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"What he gave us was not constraint, but a sense of belonging."

"He made each of us feel genuinely proud and honored to be a part of Wujia Village."

"Therefore, there is absolutely no need for any coercion."

"Because no one in Wujia Village would miss home."

"And not a single person from Wujia Village would not want to come back during the Spring Festival to see our pillar of strength, to see our... young master."

After Wu Jingxing finished speaking, the entire restaurant fell into a long silence once again.

Lin Wei stared blankly at Wu Jingxing, feeling as if her heart was being tightly enveloped by an incomparably warm and powerful force.

A sense of belonging.

These three words are so simple, yet so heavy.

She finally understood why Wujia Village had been able to stand strong for thousands of years.

Now I finally understand why Wu Jingxing and the others were so deeply in awe of that eight-year-old child.

Because what that child gave to his people was the most precious and rarest thing in the world.

That is, a home.

A home that will always open its doors to you, no matter where you go.

Thinking of this, the last trace of tension and unease in Lin Wei's heart finally dissipated.

Instead, there is an unprecedented and enormous expectation.

She began to look forward to seeing the legendary "Young Master" in person the next day.

She also began to look forward to the day when she could truly integrate into this large family full of warmth and strength.

Just then, Wu Jingxing's phone suddenly rang.

He picked it up, glanced at it, and a smile appeared on his face.

"This is Miss Su's live stream, it's about to start."

He turned his phone screen towards Lin Wei.

On the screen was Strawberry TV's live broadcast studio.

In the futuristic control room, Su Qinghuan was facing the camera, announcing the upcoming online New Year's Eve bonfire party.

"Though we are far apart, we share this moment."

Lin Wei looked at the words on the screen, which were full of warmth and power, and felt a surge of emotion in her heart.

"Jingxing, can we...can we go to see it in person too?" she asked expectantly.

"Of course," Wu Jingxing said with a smile, playfully flicking her nose. "You are now my fianc??e."

"Come on, I'll show you the festive atmosphere of our Wu Family Village."

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