Xu Boshan's mouth twitched.
From the first time he met the child Li Bao'er, he felt that she was different.
But where exactly she was different, he didn't dare to say, due to the pressure from Old Master Li.
Now that Li Bao'er had said it herself, Xu Boshan laughed from the bottom of his heart.
However, on a related note, Xu Boshan quite liked Li Bao'er's straightforward and guileless personality.
Fang Xin also couldn't help but smile after hearing Li Bao'er's words; Li Bao'er was only particularly sharp during combat, and at other times, her thought process was almost always a beat slower than others.
To prevent Xu Boshan from feeling awkward, host Cheng Bingqing chimed in, "Student Li Bao'er is not only excellent in character and academics, but also very honest, cute, and humorous. Dean, it's time for a photo."
Xu Boshan nodded, "Yes, Student Li Bao'er is very humorous! Come on, everyone, let's take a commemorative photo!"
When they returned to their seats from the stage, those new students who had been chattering and playing favorites earlier all fell silent.
Li Bao'er had already said that, so what more did they have to say?
Fang Xin didn't pay much attention to these people's remarks; for the species of trolls and haters, you just needed to give them a big smackdown with strength, and they would become as obedient as could be.
As the awards ceremony was nearing its end, Li Bao'er lightly nudged Fang Xin with her elbow, "Xin Guo, let's go together, okay! To my house!"
"Okay! What does our grandpa like? I'll bring him something!"
Li Bao'er thought for a long time, "He likes an iron will and an indomitable soul!"
Fang Xin's mouth twitched, "Bao'er, is there anything more concrete?"
Li Bao'er said, "Oh, good wine! My grandpa loves to drink wine!"
Fang Xin silently noted this point; after all, he was going to visit the Old Master, so he still had to bring some gifts, especially since the Old Master had helped Fang Xin before.
The two bought tickets, and Fang Xin and Li Bao'er returned to their respective dorms.
There was a shopping mall on the zhilian device, so Fang Xin bought two bottles of good wine, and remembering that Li Bao'er's grandpa didn't live with her family, but he might still see Li Bao'er's parents when he went, Fang Xin bought some more gifts to be prepared.
Looking at the pile of gifts, Fang Xin's eyebrows couldn't help but rise; why did it feel a bit like a son-in-law going to meet his father-in-law?
He stuffed all the items into his spatial ring.
Li Bao'er had already packed up, and when Fang Xin went to find her, she was propping her chin on the table, binge-watching a show.
After greeting the others, Fang Xin gave Jiang Xiaocha a few instructions, then, after thinking, gave Jiang Xiaocha a million in cash for emergencies.
Jiang Xiaocha didn't politely refuse and accepted the cash, secretly vowing to repay Fang Xin doubly in the future.
As they were boarding, Chu Xinyao's message came through.
"Xiao Fang, Xiao Fang, holiday time!"
"It is. When are you returning to Lan City?"
"The day after tomorrow. I'll probably get back in the evening. How about we have dinner the day after that? My mom and dad will both be home! What do you want to eat? My mom said she'd cook personally!"
"That's too kind of her.
I want to eat steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roasted flower duck, roasted young chicken, roasted gosling, braised pork, braised duck, soy sauce chicken, cured meat, pine flower small belly..."
"My mom said she can!"
"Eh?"
"Hahaha, just kidding! Who told you to always be so unserious! Then I'll have my mom make the dishes you love!"
"Okay! What do your parents like? I'll prepare some gifts for them!"
Chu Xinyao replied, "I've already prepared everything for you. You'll receive a delivery after you get home, just sign for it, and then bring it with you when you come to my house!"
"Sister Yao, you're really the best, I could cry!"
"Ahem, now think about how you're going to reward your sister when you get back!"
"Deal!"
The plane took off and landed.
Nanyu City.
After the plane landed, Li Bao'er, half-asleep, led the way. At the exit, figures flickered. A tall, strong man in a suit with a flat top haircut stood behind the railing, his face showing a fierce 'do not approach' expression. When he saw Li Bao'er, he waved, surprisingly breaking into a smile.
When Fang Xin saw the burly man, his heart tightened.
Under his strong perception, Fang Xin could clearly sense that the other party must have taken no less than a hundred lives.
That kind of ruthlessness emanating from his bones was something ordinary people simply couldn't learn.
Li Bao'er rubbed her eyes and introduced, "Uncle Ye, this is my friend, Xin Guo. This is my Uncle Ye, Li Zongye, my grandpa's driver."
Fang Xin immediately greeted, "Hello, Uncle Ye!"
The burly man tried his best to rein in his aura and gave Fang Xin a cool nod.
Li Bao'er explained, "Xin Guo, Uncle Ye can't speak."
Li Zongye turned sideways, indicating that the car was ready.
The car bypassed the urban area and headed towards the suburbs, eventually entering a mountain road. Then, the front of the car turned, driving to the side of the road. Ripples spread through the air, and then a road appeared ahead.
Li Bao'er explained, "My grandpa lives in the mountains, so we're going straight to the mountains!"
After the car had driven for thirty minutes, they saw a bridge in the distance. Beyond the bridge was a stone path leading into the mountains, where a secluded small courtyard could vaguely be seen halfway up the mountain.
On this side of the bridge, another car was parked, and a middle-aged man stood by it, pacing back and forth on the bridgehead, making a phone call. After seeing their car, he looked closely, hung up the phone, a smile bloomed on his face, and he walked quickly towards them.
Li Zongye stopped the car, turned around, and smiled at Fang Xin.
"Xin Guo, we can only walk from here. Without my grandpa's permission, no one except me is allowed inside!"
After getting out of the car, Li Zongye also got out, leaned against the car, and lit a cigarette. Fang Xin, with his sharp eyes, then noticed that Li Zongye only had half a tongue.
"Bao'er!" The man who had been on the phone by the bridge walked over quickly, affectionately hugging Li Bao'er and ruffling her head.
"This is?" The middle-aged man looked at Fang Xin.
"This is my good friend Fang Xin, Xin Guo. This is my dad!"
"Hello, Uncle!"
The middle-aged man immediately smiled, "So you're Fang Xin! Hello, hello!"
As he spoke, Li Xianzhe stepped forward and shook Fang Xin's hand, then patted Fang Xin's shoulder.
"A young hero!"
Fang Xin humbly said, "Uncle, you flatter me!"
Li Xianzhe looked at Fang Xin and said very gently, "Don't go back tonight. Let Bao'er take you to the city, and come to my house as a guest!"
Fang Xin said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Okay, Uncle!"
Li Xianzhe then looked at Li Bao'er, put his arm around her shoulder, and affectionately tidied the strands of hair falling around her temples, "Daughter, have I been good to you normally?"
"Good!" Li Bao'er nodded blankly and honestly.
Li Xianzhe continued, "Then can you do Dad a favor? When you go in later, tell your grandpa that an important guest has come to visit him today and just wants to meet him and say a few words before leaving!"
Li Bao'er looked up at Li Xianzhe, "What was your last sentence?"
"Have I been good to you normally?"
"No!"