Chapter 51 of Volume 1: How to Repay Kindness

  "Xu Yi gege, sit down and rest for a while. I'll go get you a drink. What would you like to drink?"

  Li Ruoxi warmly invited Xu to sit down, "Have a Coke, this drink tastes great, many boys in our school love it, especially after they exercise, I'll go get you a bottle."

  She nodded slightly, quickly glanced around the room, the house was very clean, the furniture was neatly arranged, and the room was filled with a faint fragrance.

  There are many small trinkets in the house that girls like, it can be seen that Li Ruoxue looks elegant and noble on the surface, but in essence she is not much different from ordinary neighbor girls. What girls of her age like, she also likes, only she hides more of these things in her heart.

  Perhaps this is the sorrow of being born into a wealthy and influential family.

  "Brother Xu Yi, come and have a drink."

  Li Ruoxi pushed open the door and walked in, handing the Coke to Xu Yi, then sat down beside him and said softly, "Xu Yige, I want to ask you for a favor, okay?"

  Her voice was very gentle, and her eyes were clear and irresistible to her request.

  "Alright, you tell me. As long as I can help you, I'll definitely help." Xǔ Yī twisted open the bottle cap, took a sip of Coke, and secretly let out a sigh of relief in his heart. He knew that Li Ruòxī had pulled him into her bedroom to talk about something, but it was probably something that wasn't suitable for her family members to hear.

  "Xu Yi, brother, I want you to help my dad calculate his future. You know that my dad comes from a working-class background and hasn't been happy these years. In order to make my grandfather happy, he has devoted himself to work all these years and has become much older."

  Li Ruoxi's voice was somewhat low, "But my dad is already at the deputy minister level, and he wants to stand out among so many deputy provincial-level leading cadres, it's hard to imagine how difficult it is. Which one of them can walk to their current position without being a remarkable person?"

  Moreover, my dad didn't want to be overly dependent on my grandfather's influence, so he had a tough time these years.

  Xu Yi finally understood that the son of a working-class family had married Li Yu, the eldest daughter of a wealthy and influential family. This was a very successful story of "leaping over the dragon gate", but Li Ruoxi's father seemed to not want to live in the glory of his in-laws' honor, because no matter what achievements he made, others would only attribute it to the influence of his father-in-law, ignoring his own efforts.

  This is a sad story for a man who yearns for success and recognition.

  "Ruo Xi, do you have a photo of your dad, preferably an unedited one?"

  Xu Yi took a sip of Coke and said, "It's best if it's a recent clear photo."

  "Yes, there are some in digital cameras, and I have quite a few on my laptop."

  Li Ruoxi got excited and immediately started her laptop, quickly pulling out a few recent photos. "Xu Yige, can you take a look at these photos?"

  Xu Yi took a careful look and nodded, adjusted the angle, then asked Li Ruoxi's father Li Yuanqiang for his birth eight characters, and then calculated in his heart.

  Li Ruoxi sat beside Xu Yi, her face tense as she stared at Xu Yi's ten fingers tightly clenched together, afraid of disturbing Xu Yi who was concentrating on his work.

  "Ruoxi, your father's fate is very good, the first few years are a smooth road, of course, this also means that his opportunities are not great, it's hard to stand out his ability, however, recently there will be an opportunity for him..."

  Xu gave Li Ruoxi a detailed explanation of Li Yuanqiang's fate, and just as they were talking, the door was pushed open. Li Yu stood at the door with a solemn face, seeing that they were looking at Li Yuanqiang's photo, his expression quickly relaxed.

  "Ruoxi, your mom is calling you downstairs for dinner, didn't you hear?"

  "Mom, I'm showing Uncle Xu a photo of Dad and he said he's never seen him before."

  Li Ruoxi immediately stood up, "It's time for dinner already."

  "You're still young, it's already past 11 o'clock, hurry up and wash your hands to get ready for dinner. I'll have a talk with Uncle Li. Quickly now, go downstairs and chat with Auntie Yuan."

  Li Ruoxi obediently responded with a "yes" and got up to walk out of the room.

  Xu was taken aback, Li Yu was talking to herself, what did she want to say?

  "Xu Yi, don't be nervous, sit down."

  Li Yu smiled and walked to the sofa, sitting down. "Auntie has always wanted to have a chat with you. Just now I heard your mom say that you've been living in Changbai for twenty years, it's been tough on you."

  "Auntie, it's not hard, it's not hard, once you get used to it, it's fine." Xu smiled and scratched his head, "Besides, the mountain is much cooler than Beijing, and the air is also more comfortable."

  "This is true, Beijing has changed a lot in recent years and developed rapidly, but many problems have also arisen, such as environmental pollution, air quality, traffic congestion, etc."

  Li Yudian nodded, "Xu Yi, saying that you saved Auntie this time is not an exaggeration, it's a life-saving favor. The ancients said that even a drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring, so how do you think Auntie should thank you?"

  Xu Yi was taken aback by the words, but he hadn't expected Li Yu to say something like that. Looking at her sincere and serious expression, he thought she would say something mysterious and inexplicable, but it turned out she wanted to repay him for saving her life.

  For Li Yu, who was born into a wealthy family, human relationships are extremely valuable things, let alone life-saving favors, which is already a great kindness that cannot be repaid with just one meal.

  What to use to repay Xu Yi's lifesaving grace was a bit of a difficult thing for Li Yu, originally she wanted to get Xu Yi into the Ministry of Public Security, it is said that Bai Guang's son Bai Mancheng had never hit him, going to work at the Ministry of Public Security would be a good choice.

  Yuan Fangfei just said that the Xu family originally planned to let Xu Yi become a police officer, but Xu Yi was unwilling and wanted to do business instead. This made Li Yu feel helpless.

  "Auntie, since you and my mom are good friends, now that I've encountered this matter, of course, I won't just stand by and watch a tragedy happen." Xu Yi chuckled and raised his head to take a glance at Li Yu's face, "Auntie, for the time being, it's best if you don't travel far. You've just narrowly escaped disaster, your fate has already changed, overall it's heading in a good direction."

  "But also thought that having escaped this calamity, fate would also undergo some changes, so for now it's better to stay in the capital and not travel far."

  Li Yuyi was taken aback, then nodded, "Alright, I won't go on any long trips for the next two months. If there's work to be done, I'll push it off onto someone else. Xu Yi, tell me honestly, is my fate changing for better or worse? Aunt wants to hear the truth."

  "Auntie, you've escaped a calamity. At least two months of rest and recuperation are needed before it will be reflected in your appearance. Overall, after escaping this calamity, your future fortune will definitely be better. Moreover, there's good news coming to your family soon."

  Xu smiled and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, Li Bo should have some good news."

  "You're talking about Old Li from my family?"

  Li Yu was taken aback by the words. "He's already fifty this year, and besides, it's rare for a deputy minister of public security to be directly promoted to minister. Where can he still advance to?"

  "I don't know about this, let's just wait and see, it's just a matter of a few months."

  Xu smiled and picked up a Coke, taking a sip.

  "By the way, Xu Yi, just now your mom asked me to introduce a girlfriend to you, what kind of type do you like?" Li Yu smiled, "By the way, aren't you studying Taoism? Can you get married too?"

  "Auntie, our sect practices the way of entering the world, we can get married and have children, and we don't avoid meat.

  Xu's face showed a hint of bitter smile, "Auntie, I'm still young now, why is mom being so anxious about this big matter of marriage?"

  "As a mother, I will always worry about you."

  Li Yuxian gave Xu Yi a sideways glance, "Besides, if there's a suitable girl, you should get to know her first. You young people nowadays advocate for free love, don't you? If you don't get to know each other, how will you know if you'll be compatible in the future?"

  "Alright, tell me your requirements then, Auntie will take note when she has time."

  Xu Yi knew that there was nothing more to say, so he had no choice but to bring out Mei Shufen. "Auntie, I already have a girlfriend, don't believe me? Ask Ruo Xi, she's met her too."

  "Ah, you have a girlfriend now, so soon?"

  Li Yuhwen was taken aback, his eyes widening in shock. That little scoundrel Xuyi is quite something - he just dumped the daughter of the Tong family and now he's already got a girlfriend!

  "Auntie, I met her last time when I went back to my hometown in Jiangnan."

  "He smiled awkwardly and said, 'She has a gentle personality, is pretty, is very filial, and treats people and things well.'"

  "Child, born into a family like ours, how can the matter of marriage be decided by your own whims?" Li Yu sighed and said, "Alright, Auntie also knows what kind of girl you like now, let's go down and have dinner."

  Xu Yi was taken aback, and Xu Zhiyuan's face subconsciously flashed through his mind. He had planned to put in a good word for this kid in front of his grandfather, but it seemed that Xu Zhiyuan and Qiao Mengqi were also not going to work out?

  The dinner was sumptuous, with good color, fragrance and flavor. Xǔ thought that Li Yù's family nanny had such a good culinary skill, but later found out that it was actually a chef from a very famous restaurant, because this master chef was cooking for Li Yù's father.

  After dinner, everyone had a cup of tea in the living room. Then Yuan Fangfei took Xi Yi and bid farewell to leave. Li Yu and her daughter sent Xi Yi and his mother to the car.

  "Mom, how could you let Auntie Li Yu help me find a girlfriend? I'm still young!"

  Xu turned the steering wheel, glanced back at his mother sitting in the back seat with her eyes closed, and forced a wry smile. Yuan Fangfei snorted, "You're still saying that? You have a girlfriend now but didn't even tell your mom, do you still consider me as your mother?"

  "When are you going to bring your girlfriend home for mom to see?"

  Xu smiled and didn't respond, focusing on driving. Yuan Fangfei hummed and said, "Right, son, you and Ruo Xi were in the house for over half an hour, what were you doing? You can't mess around, old Li's daughter is not someone to be trifled with."

  "Mom, what are you talking about? You think I'm a pervert or something? Yuexi just wanted me to help her dad with his fortune-telling. Besides, she might not even be interested in someone like me who's left the secular world."

  "Son, it's not necessarily so, I think Yu Xi is looking at you with some ulterior motives."

  Yuan Fangfei's face showed a hint of pride, but Xu Yi was taken aback by her words.

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