Xiao family had a dinner party at night

  It's already nighttime, but the villa area is full of light.

  A lamp here and there was lit, but not all of them were on. Instead, they were divided into regions. This wasn't to save electricity - the villa had more than enough solar power stored up for use - but rather so that guests would have a choice.

  The doctrine of election has deeply entered people's hearts and has even become a part of etiquette.

  Fang Xin and Xiao Bing sat together, a thin stack of documents.

  "There aren't many guests who came today, just my parents, the He family and the Jia family. The He family is also a very influential family, an imperial hereditary noble family, and they are intermarried with my family. Over these three hundred years, they have almost formed an inseparable whole. And my dad is from the He family, so that's why I invited them to come."

  "There's also the Jia family, although they're not imperial nobles, but for generations they've been followers of my house and have a very close relationship with my house, not under the He family." Xiao Bing introduced, saying.

  At this time, Fang Xin asked: "Is it a family minister? Does a family minister still exist now?"

  "It can be said that it is, and it can also be said that it isn't. Although the feudal system has long been abolished, the Jia family still serves my family, and my family will treat them with favor. For generations, members of the Jia family have been given assistance, and some shares have been allocated to them, as if they were connected by the same breath." Xue Bing said with a smile.

  Temporary, invisible mountains and waters, once something is needed, a large number of professional servants come immediately, waiting quietly for the arrival of distinguished guests and providing service.

  "Although it's a family dinner, it's actually quite casual, you'll see soon enough. However, we still need to greet them properly, let's go down and welcome them together," said Xiao Bing.

  Although he actually didn't like this kind of bustle, Fang Xin still got up and went down with her. At this time, Xiao Bing was wearing a long dress with exquisite embroidery on the chest, but the back revealed a patch of snowy white skin.

  Fang Xin was dressed in a traditional Chinese robe, with a very classical air about him. The two of them came out together, and as expected, there wasn't much time to spare before everyone else arrived.

  "Uncle, Auntie!" First were Xiao Hongqin and He Mu.

  "Oh, it's Ah Xin, okay. From now on, just treat my home as your own!" Xiao Hongqin smiled with great joy, while He Mu simply nodded slightly.

  Fang Xin welcomed him with ancient courtesy and asked after his well-being, but in his heart he was still shocked. Hei Mu's cultivation was nothing to be surprised about, but Xiao Hongqin's cultivation was something that even he couldn't detect. This was at least a fifth-stage cultivation, which was simply unimaginable.

  If there is any enlightenment. Fang Xin felt that he had grasped the reason why Xiao's family had transferred their business to Xiao Bing so early, knowing that Xiao Hongqin was only in her forties now. Her cultivation was so high, and her lifespan should be at least over a hundred years old.

  "Hello, Old Jia." To the old man behind him, Fang Xin also didn't dare to be rude. He slightly bowed and said, he could feel that this old man was also a fourth-stage cultivator.

  "Ah, what a good kid!" Old Zhai laughed and said.

  In the future, there's no need to be too polite. We're all considered equals, and we're all relatives from both families.

  "Fang Xin, I finally see you. Hmm, there's nothing special about you, so why did Bing get infatuated with you?" At this time, a girl who was following behind He Mu said with a smile.

  Fang Xin smiled: "I don't know either, fate is hard to explain, but I also really like Bingbing!"

  As he spoke, he smiled at Xiao Bing, and Xiao Bing immediately smiled back. The two of them exchanged a knowing glance, their emotions in perfect harmony.

  Later on, a large group of people didn't need to be introduced one by one. They were just young men and women from the two families. This wasn't a formal occasion, so they had brought their children along to lighten the atmosphere.

  After welcoming was over, Xiao Bing pulled him and hinted that he could leave now.

  Fang Xin couldn't help but wonder, and quietly asked Xiao Bing: "Is that it? No need to accompany?"

  Xiao Bing smiled and said, "They talked about it in a very dull way, who proposed what bill, which aspect they wanted to compromise on and trade off, and how the company was doing this and that. If you like, you can go join them, but I personally don't like it."

  "Ah!" Fang Xin thoroughly understood that the person who had gone in was not him, of course. Xiao Bing didn't let him go, not because she disliked him, but because she was afraid he would make a fool of himself due to his lack of experience. Fang Xin smiled and didn't take it seriously at the time.

  "Go to the swimming pool, look, everyone is there!"

  At first glance, indeed, many children were playing there: "Why are they there?"

  "Why not go there and exercise a bit, it's also beneficial. And can show off my figure too. I said, my family is harmonious." Xiao Bing said: "If we weren't all dressed up in formal attire today, going to soak and swim wouldn't be bad either."

  As expected, the girls and boys, let alone their looks, had good figures and were frolicking inside.

  "Not everyone in the family is outgoing and active, you see, that's a writer, he often doesn't go out, but swimming seems to be the most intimate game for each other."

  Fang Xin looked up and indeed saw a man in his twenties awkwardly pouncing around inside, while a girl was laughing around him.

  "Who is this?"

  Xiao Bing replied, "He Dan, a half-dead writer, but Jia San Niang likes him, so she took the opportunity to bring him here, just to meet him."

  Fang Xin was taken aback and looked at him in surprise: "Will your family agree?"

  Xiao Bing smiled and said, "There's a bit of a problem, but it's just reducing her future business by a little. Even so, the share she leaves behind is enough for San Gu Niang and him to eat and drink for three lifetimes without finishing. To be honest, it's already quite good. If you want more, you have to pay the price, right?"

  Fang Xin laughed: "As long as she is willing, then it's not a problem. However, in fact, he can try hard. I think that if one becomes a famous writer nationwide, the family won't feel ashamed either!"

  "This is natural, as long as one has achievements in their field, who would still be narrow-minded and only focus on politics and economy? If someone really has achievements, the family will like them. In the past, if there was someone in the family who was accomplished or associated with a great poet or scholar, it was an honor. It's just that they may not have had any real achievements, but I suppose San Gu Niang (Third Sister) has already woken up to this and given up on this idea. Now she doesn't study or work anymore, and spends her days playing with him, that's all."

  The two of them chatted like this, strolling around the villa area, and didn't feel bored at all.

  Having heard these words, at this moment, Fang Xin looked up and saw the silver light falling to the ground. Looking inside again, it was truly a fragrant shadow. For a moment, he was dazed and didn't know where he was.

  Xiao Bing waited for a while and saw that he still hadn't woken up, so she knocked on him to bring him back to the real world: "What are you thinking about?"

  As he spoke, he picked up a cup of wine and handed one to Fang Xin. Fang Xin took it, took a sip, and saw San Gu Niang and him getting up from afar. The two were smiling happily, also picking up the wine to drink, with confusion asking Xiao Bing: "You said they just passed like this?"

  Xiao Bing was initially puzzled, but later understood and burst out laughing: "Of course, do you think every family member has to work hard and fight for power? In fact, many children in wealthy families have long since given up. Now that material goods are so abundant, with no hunger or war, it's only natural to want to take it easy and enjoy life."

  Is that so? Just spend a lifetime playing, enjoying and ending, Fang Xin no longer speaks, this shocks him deeply, in the original world, can such people be tolerated?

  After a while, Fang Xin said: "This is indeed very comfortable, no pressure at all, but isn't it too much?"

  "Look how much she's enjoying herself? Actually, many people do too. In the past, they even had to make nests out of grass, but now everyone can live a hermit's life without being disturbed."

  After a moment, Fang Xin truly understood the characteristics of this world. In fact, what he had seen before was a group striving for progress, just as he had seen before that when humans were free from physical labor and hunger, they could focus on their own careers and burst out with unparalleled potential.

  But if one has no great ambitions but merely wants to drink some wine, dance a little and climb mountains, this is also a kind of heaven.

  Some are games, some are information, and some are materials, a lifetime can be spent like this until old age.

  For a moment, he wanted to go and take a look at their lives, and how they were doing. He opened his mouth and said: "Wait, I'll go see these two people, and also take a look at how he's living?"

  "It's almost the same, aren't you just staying at home all the time?"

  "I'm actually very busy, so busy that I haven't had much time to really rest until now!" Fang Xin said.

  "I know you're busy, otherwise you wouldn't be making such rapid progress. But to be honest, they're also very busy, spending their days playing games and searching for the latest cards, too busy to even eat, staying up late every night, even pulling all-nighters." Xiao Bing finally spoke with some disdain: "Actually, many games have a high degree of virtualization, where you can achieve something inside but not outside. The only difference is that in games, you can leave at any time and don't have to take responsibility for failure, whereas in reality, you can't just quit and will have to bear the consequences. They lack this sense of responsibility and accountability."

  Fang Xin fell silent as soon as he heard this.