Chapter 36: Preparing Both Hands

  "Xiao Yi, all these years have been tough on you, struggling in Changbai Mountain for so many years."

  Qian Yunfeng lit a cigarette, took a puff, patted Xu Yi's shoulder and let out a long sigh. "But now it's all good, you've finally come down from the mountain. You must enjoy life properly and make up for the twenty years wasted on the mountain."

  "Yun Feng, what are you talking about? What's this 'enjoying life' business?"

  Xu Lin was displeased, and shot a sideways glance at Qian Yunfeng. "My younger brother is still young, with a bright future ahead of him. At such a young age, he shouldn't just be lounging around at home, being a spoiled rich kid who only knows how to raise fighting cocks and walk pet dogs?"

  "Go on, go on. What I mean is let my little brother-in-law not be in a hurry, first get familiar with the land of this capital city, and then think about other things."

  Qian Yunfeng spread his hands and said, "Xiao Lin, didn't you say so too? Xiao Yi is still young, there's plenty of time."

  "Hmm, that's more like it. Qian Yunfeng, let me tell you something. You can be content with your current situation if you want, but don't drag my brother down with you."

  Xu Lin handed Xu Yi a chicken leg, "Brother, don't listen to your brother-in-law. Back then, he was allowed into the municipal government of Beijing, but he didn't go and instead went to some investment company. Until now, he hasn't even become a deputy department head, and he's always traveling for work all year round."

  "Sister, I understand."

  Xu Yi's face revealed a wry smile, his sister was indeed beautiful, with a good figure and an impeccable family background. Moreover, she had excellent abilities herself, gradually becoming somewhat overbearing at home.

  "However, your brother-in-law is also right, you should first get familiar with the environment and situation before talking about other things."

  Xu Lin nodded, "Little brother, since you have practiced good kung fu, why don't you go to the Public Security Bureau? I have a good sister whose father is in the special police team of the municipal bureau."

  "Sister, let me think about it first."

  Xu smiled and focused on dealing with the delicious food in front of him.

  Xu Lin furrowed her brow, wanting to say something else, but Qian Yunfeng pinched her hand and said, "Little Lin, you've already said enough. Let Xiao Yi get familiar with the environment first. No matter how good a job is, he has to like it himself. Besides, being a police officer doesn't have regular day and night shifts, and the working hours are irregular."

  Xu Lin was taken aback by the words and nodded, "That's right, Xiao Yi has suffered so much outside for so many years, now that he's back, we can't let him suffer again."

  "Alright, let's talk about this later, dinner, dinner."

  Yuan Fangfei put a piece of chicken into Xu Lin's bowl, "Xiao Lin, you're not young anymore, shouldn't you consider having kids? I'm still young and can help you out. Later when Mom gets older, even if she wants to help, she won't be able to."

  "Mom, what's the hurry? I'm still young." Xu Lin's pretty face turned red as she glanced at Qian Yunfeng sideways and said in a low voice, "Besides, this isn't just my own business."

  "Yunfeng, I'll make a call to your leader, you stay in the head office in Beijing." Xu Zhengchun furrowed his brow, "You're always running around outside all year round, it's not a good thing. Now that Xiaoyi is back, Xiaolin is busy with work, you help take care of Xiaoyi."

  "Okay, Dad, I'll listen."

  Qian Yunfeng nodded, a hint of awkward smile on his delicate face.

  "By the way, mom, I remember grandpa had arranged a marriage for my younger brother with a girl from which family?" Xulyn raised her head and glanced at Yuan Fangfei. "Now that my younger brother is back, can't we arrange for them to meet first and get to know each other for a while? This way, there will also be someone to accompany my younger brother to familiarize himself with the environment of this capital city."

  "It's true that there was such a thing, it was the daughter of the CSRC's Tong Ze, she looked very pretty, especially her butt was big, and she was able to bear children."

  Yuan Fangfei nodded, her expression somewhat solemn. "However, in recent years, the Tong family hasn't produced any outstanding talents either. Tong Ze is still just a deputy secretary-general of the CSRC's General Office, and he doesn't even have a full department head treatment."

  The implication is that the Tong family is still a bit inferior to the Xu family.

  "Mom, this doll was ordered by grandpa back then. Now we can't just look down on others because of their family background." Xu Lin furrowed her brow and turned to Xu Yi, "Little brother, why don't you secretly go take a look at that girl first? If you think she's suitable, try dating her?"

  "I'll just sneak a peek, maybe they won't even look down on me, a monk."

  He smiled and nodded, of course he could hear that his mother seemed to be a bit dissatisfied with Tong's family status, but he was speechless at his mother's appreciative gaze. In her eyes, the daughter-in-law was just for having children and carrying on the family line, without considering his feelings as the person involved.

  "What do you think, Dad?"

  Xu Lin raised her head and took a glance at Xu Zhengchun, the master of the house hadn't spoken yet.

  "The old man just casually mentioned it back then, and the old man from the Tong family is no longer around now. This matter still needs to be considered in light of their attitude, or else we'll end up embarrassing ourselves."

  Xu Zhengchun put down his chopsticks, picked up a paper towel to wipe his mouth, "Moreover, this matter is also related to your younger brother's happiness, let him decide for himself. Of course, it's better to let him meet her first, you young people are still concerned about feelings, right? If there's a feeling, then talk, if not, then forget it."

  That's what they mean by being prepared for both eventualities.

  "Uh, then I'll give Tong's family a call later and ask about the situation."

  Yuan Fangfei nodded, while Xu Zhengchun shook his head. "You can't ask so directly. If you ask like that, the Tong family will know for sure. You need to find someone who knows their situation and ask them indirectly."

  "Yes, yes, you're right to remind me, if we spread it out and talk about it, there's no room for maneuver." Yuan Fangfei nodded, although her husband didn't explicitly support her opinion, but in terms of meaning, it could still be seen that he was supporting her.

  "That's right, otherwise, they would have directly said that the old man had passed away and didn't know about this matter." Xu smiled, "Otherwise, I've been back for almost a week now, how could the Tong family not even make a phone call? It's clear they look down on me, this Taoist priest."

  "You kid, how can you be so self-deprecating? What's with this Taoist nonsense? You're learning from a master, you can drink wine and eat meat, you can get married and have children. What kind of Taoist are you?"

  Yuan Fangfei's quick thinking made her suddenly remember that although her son was a Taoist, he wasn't a vegetarian and could still get married and have children. This didn't quite fit with people's usual perception of a Taoist priest - could someone like this really be called a Taoist?

  "Mom, Taoism has many sects too. Some require monks to leave home, while others allow them to live in the world. Ah, talking so much with you is pointless anyway."

  Xu smiled wryly, "Alright, let's do it this way. You go and find out where that girl from the Tong family works, I'll go take a look. If I think there's a spark, then we can start dating. Of course, on the condition that she thinks I'm worthy."

  "She dares, who dares to look down on my son? My son is so capable that he even predicted Li Yu's car accident today. If it weren't for my son speaking up, Li Yu might not have made it through this ordeal."

  Yuan Fangfei hummed and got up to collect the bowls and chopsticks.

  "Hey, what are you saying? You're muttering to yourself."

  Xu Zhengchun lit a cigarette and took a puff, looking at Yuan Fangfei, "If you have something to say, just say it, don't mutter to yourself."

  "Speaking of which, Li Yu just called me before I had dinner, she said thanks to our son reminding her, otherwise she would have been done for today..."

  Yuan Fangfei repeated Li Yu's words verbatim.

  "Little brother, you're not just talking nonsense, are you? Or did you really figure it out for her?"

  Xu Lin became somewhat excited, although she was also a government official. However, women are most interested in these mysterious phenomena. She immediately grabbed Xu Yi's hand and said, "Then let sister take a look, when can sister have children?"

  "Sister, judging from your facial features, you should have a twin fate."

  Xu Yi carefully examined Xu Lin's face, combined with her birth eight characters, and roughly calculated the conclusion. The fate of his family members was something he had already calculated long ago, which was also what he used to practice when he followed others to learn these Taoist techniques. Now that he looked at his sister herself, it was only natural that he could infer more accurately.

  "Son, I acknowledge your acupuncture skills, but don't talk about these absurd things outside from now on." Xǔ Zhèngchūn stood up and walked towards the study room. He didn't quite believe that his son could have inferred Li Yù's car accident, it was more likely just a coincidence.

  "Twins? No way! Neither of our families has a history of this!"

  Qian Yunfeng's eyes widened in shock, he had just returned to the capital and didn't know that his younger brother-in-law was a god-like figure. However, what his mother-in-law said earlier made him somewhat believe that Li Yuke was not simple, being a genuine aristocratic young master from a prominent family, and she herself was also a vice president of the National Petrochemical Group, which was a deputy ministerial leadership position.

  It's unbelievable that such a leader actually believed his younger brother-in-law's words.

  "Brother-in-law, this kind of thing is also possible, if you don't believe it, just wait and see."

  As soon as he saw his family members, he found that only his father was a bit stubborn. He decided to take advantage of the situation and launch a further attack, brainwashing his sister and brother-in-law into becoming his fans. "Brother-in-law, if you don't mind, I'll make an educated guess about the outcome of your business trip based on your facial expression?"

  "Oh, how wonderful! Tell me about it!"

  Qian Yunfeng suddenly became interested, this business trip had basically reached a cooperative intention, and just waiting for another meeting abroad, if nothing unexpected happens, the contract will be signed tomorrow. He himself was because his younger brother-in-law came back, anyway, he didn't have anything to do, so he returned home ahead of schedule, would there still be an accident?

  "Brother-in-law, this time you discussed business, it was quite smooth at the beginning, there were some twists and turns in the middle, but the final outcome was still smooth."

  Xu smiled and said, "However, in the end, your cooperative partner will regret it, and there will be news soon."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Yunfeng's mobile phone rang. He picked it up and took a look, then immediately walked to the side to answer the call. Xu Lin stretched out her white right hand in front of Xu, "Younger brother, take another good look at sister, are there really twins?"

  Xu Yiyi was stunned, a bitter smile appeared on her face.

  "What? What did you say? Say it again?"

  Qian Yunfeng suddenly shouted loudly into the phone.

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