Old Harden, can you handle having your vision-shifting abilities on all the time?

"Being a kindergarten teacher is also a very noble profession."

Xu Xing picked up his teacup, took a sip to calm himself, and said, "Being able to nurture the next generation is more meaningful than restoring any cultural relic."

"Mr. Xu, you really know how to talk."

Liu Qing smiled, her eyes crinkling with joy, her amber eyes sparkling with delight.

The two chatted for a while longer, their conversation ranging from work to life, from hobbies to life experiences.

Liu Qing is very talkative and knows how to lighten the mood; she can always find suitable topics to keep the conversation relaxed and pleasant.

Xu Xing found that he felt very comfortable being with this woman.

She didn't try to please anyone, nor did she have that uncomfortable ambiguity; she simply chatted with people in a natural and relaxed way.

The meal lasted nearly two hours, and it was already past 8 p.m. when it ended.

As the two walked out of the restaurant, Liu Qing stood at the door and waved to Xu Xing: "Mr. Xu, I had a great time today. Let's have dinner together again another time."

"Okay, Ms. Liu, please take care on your journey."

Xu Xing also waved.

Liu Qing smiled, turned around and walked to her car, opened the door and got in.

She didn't say anything more or make any further fuss. She started the car, waved to him, and drove into the night, quickly disappearing around the corner.

Xu Xing stood at the entrance of the restaurant, looking in the direction where the white Tesla had disappeared, and felt a growing fondness for the woman.

Know when to advance and retreat, understand boundaries, and avoid getting entangled.

This kind of personality makes people feel very comfortable around her.

He shook his head, got into his car, and drove back to Yunxi Terrace.

……

The next morning, as sunlight streamed into the living room through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Yunxi Terrace, Xu Xing was holding a coffee cup and browsing antique information on his phone.

A sudden ringing interrupted the morning tranquility.

It was my second great-uncle who called.

Xu Xing raised an eyebrow and pressed the answer button: "Second Uncle, how are you feeling?"

"Cough cough, he's not going to die yet."

The second great-uncle's voice carried a hint of weariness and helplessness, "Xiao Xing, your great-uncle is calling you because there's something I need to tell you."

"Please speak."

"That kid Xu Yanle came to my place the day before yesterday."

Second Uncle's tone turned somber. "He knelt down in front of my and your Third Uncle's house, crying and pleading, saying he knew he was wrong and was willing to change the child's surname back, just asking for your forgiveness."

Xu Xing's face instantly turned cold.

"My third brother and I didn't want to deal with him, but this kid is like a leech that we can't get rid of."

Second Uncle sighed, "He knelt outside your Third Uncle's house all day yesterday, and now he's here again."

"Xiaoxing, your uncle isn't trying to persuade you to forgive him. You can make your own decision."

Second Uncle paused, his tone earnest, "But could you come back and get them to leave? Your Third Uncle and I are both practically on our deathbeds; we really can't take this kind of ordeal anymore."

Xu Xing took a deep breath, suppressing his anger: "Second Uncle, don't worry, I'll come back right away and I'll definitely handle things properly."

"Alright, alright, then your uncle will wait for you at home."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xing gripped it so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

He lost both his father and mother at a young age, and it was his second and third great-uncles who helped him raise and support him, which allowed him to barely finish his studies and become who he is today.

The two elderly people had been incredibly kind to him, but now they were being harassed so much by this beast, Xu Yanle, that they couldn't have any peace.

As for whether the two elderly people really couldn't do anything about him? That's impossible.

Xujia Village has over a thousand people with the surname Xu. Even though most of them work in other places, at least two or three hundred people remain in their hometown.

He has some local influence, so dealing with Xu Yanle would be a piece of cake.

However, the two uncles were simply giving Xu Xing face and also giving him a chance to go back and handle the matter personally.

He put down his phone and called Lin Wan first.

The phone rang a few times before being answered. Lin Wan's slightly tired voice came from the other end: "Hello, Xu Xing? Calling so early, is something wrong?"

"Wanwan, I need to go back to my hometown. It's urgent."

Xu Xing asked calmly, "Do you have time?"

Lin Wan sighed silently and apologized, "I'm so sorry, I have an important client to meet at the store today, I really can't get away..."

"It's okay, you go about your business."

Xu Xing said gently, "I can go back by myself."

"Then be careful on your journey, and send me a message when you arrive."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xing put it away expressionlessly.

He had expected this outcome, so he wasn't particularly upset.

He found Chen Xinyi's number and dialed it.

The call was answered almost instantly.

"Feeding? Xu Xing? Calling me so early in the morning, you miss me?"

Chen Xinyi's voice carried a hint of laziness and laughter, indicating that she hadn't gotten up yet.

"Xinyi, I need to go back to my hometown."

Xu Xing briefly explained the situation: "Something's come up back home, I need to go back and deal with it. Would you like to come back with me?"

"Going back to my hometown? To deal with that ungrateful bastard?"

Chen Xinyi's tone instantly became more sober, "Of course I'm willing! You wait, I'll get up and get ready right away!"

"Okay, I'll pick you up downstairs."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xing changed his clothes, grabbed his car keys, and went out.

He deliberately drove the U8L today, instead of the Maybach S680.

It's best to keep a low profile when dealing with this kind of thing back in your hometown, but you can't be too shabby and make people look down on you.

The car drove out of Yunxi Terrace and through the morning rush hour traffic, stopping downstairs at Chen Xinyi's house twenty minutes later.

Chen Xinyi was already waiting at the door.

Today she wore a white T-shirt, paired with light blue jeans and white sneakers. Her hair was tied in a high ponytail, and she wore light makeup, making her look fresh and neat.

She didn't dress too flamboyantly, clearly considering the occasion of visiting her elders back in her hometown.

"Get in the car."

Xu Xing rolled down the car window and waved to her.

Chen Xinyi opened the car door, sat in the passenger seat, fastened her seatbelt, and turned to look at him: "How are you? Is it serious?"

"Fortunately, it was that beast Xu Yanle who went to harass my second and third uncles."

Xu Xing started the car, his tone calm but his eyes cold, "If my two uncles had given me any face, he would have been beaten up and thrown out long ago."

Chen Xinyi reached out and took his hand, squeezing it gently: "I'll stay with you."

Xu Xing glanced at her, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Okay."

The car drove out of the city, onto the ring expressway, and sped towards Jingyang County.

Along the way, Xu Xing explained the whole story to Chen Xinyi.

After listening, Chen Xinyi snorted coldly: "This Xu Yanle is really something else. Back then, he made the child take the woman's surname to curry favor with his mother-in-law's family, and now that you've made it big, he wants to come back and acknowledge you as his father. There's no such thing as a free lunch."

"So today I'm going to make him give up completely."

Xu Xing spoke calmly, but his eyes held a hint of coldness.