"If you haven't had meat for seven or eight days, you'd feel the same,"

Chen Fang said irritably.

His voice had just faded.

There was a knock on the door.

Xu Nuo stood up to open the door and saw Xu Mao sitting in his wheelchair.

"Dad, what brings you here?"

asked Xu Nuo.

Xu Mao nodded slightly, wheeling himself in front of Chen Fang.

After a pause, he said, "Comrade Chen Fang, I've carefully considered the matter you just mentioned, and I've also critiqued my son for his rudeness toward you. I've come over because there's a question I want to ask you."

"Mr. Xu, please ask,"

Chen Fang said, wiping the grease from his lips.

Xu Mao asked with a chuckle, "What do you think of our little Jinxue?"

When Chen Fang heard the question, his heart skipped a beat; in that moment, he realized something.

He nodded and replied, "Jinxue's quite good."

"Just quite good?"

Xu Mao seemed unsatisfied with this response.

Chen Fang thought for a moment before saying, "Well, if I had a sister like her, I think I would be very happy."

"A sister?"

Xu Mao's face darkened instantly.

Chen Fang nodded, saying, "Yes, a sister."

Xu Mao sighed deeply and said, "I won't beat around the bush any longer. You can see that your current situation is quite difficult, not to mention being doubly suspended but also out on bail awaiting trial. This situation is not irreversible; if you could become the Xu Family's grandson-in-law, I think many issues would naturally be resolved."

"Dad..."

At these words, Xu Nuo also cried out in surprise.

Xu Mao paid her no heed, but looked to Chen Fang and asked, "My granddaughter marrying you wouldn't be beneath you. I wonder what your thoughts on this are?"

As expected.

Just as he had anticipated.

Seeing the calm and composed expression on Xu Mao's face, Chen Fang knew that the other had broached the topic with confidence.

Indeed.

Although the Xu Family was inferior to the Hou Family,

its descendants were nevertheless spread across the country.

Having made their mark in both the political and business realms, becoming the Xu Family's son-in-law would undoubtedly be a meteoric rise for Chen Fang.

Any man, especially one caught in the whirlwind of politics, would surely find such an offer irresistible.

But Chen Fang was different.

He did have a good impression of Xu Jinxue, but as he had said, it was merely the affection between a brother and sister. He was not mentally prepared to have her as a life partner.

That wasn't the main point, though.

The main point was Xu Mao's tone.

It seemed as though he was finding a perfect suitor for his granddaughter, but between the lines, it revealed arrogance and condescension.

If this marriage were to happen,

Chen Fang would merely become a pawn for the Xu Family, with the two parties being far from equals.

"Mr. Xu, I'm very grateful for your kindness and that you think so highly of me, but between Jinxue and me, there is only pure friendship. I think you should be able to understand my answer,"

Chen Fang paused before saying.

The determination on Xu Mao's face instantly froze.

He looked at Chen Fang incredulously and asked, "You're not willing?"

Chen Fang initially wanted to respond diplomatically.

But then he thought better of it – this matter should not be dragged on and needed to be resolved quickly. He nodded and said, "I, Chen Fang, truly am not worthy of the Xu Family. I am well aware of this fact. Moreover... I already have someone else in my heart..."

At this moment, neither Chen Fang nor Xu Mao noticed.

Xu Nuo, upon hearing this response, actually showed a flicker of disappointment on her face.

"Chen Fang, I advise you to think this over carefully. Marrying into our Xu Family is the dream of many men. Now, all that remains for me, Xu Mao, is this one granddaughter. If you were to join our Xu Family, we would definitely lean heavy resources toward you. This way, you wouldn't have to struggle in a small county town anymore. What lies ahead of you is a vast and open world."

"I know."

Chen Fang nodded, "But as for me, Chen Fang, I'm just like mud that can't be propped against a wall. I might manage in a small place, but once I'm in a bigger scene, I just can't hold my own. Miss Xu Nuo just said that I seem like I haven't eaten for generations."

These words were clearly an excuse.

Xu Mao heard it.

His face darkened.

He said, "Chen Fang, you are the first person I, Xu Mao, have personally proposed marriage to. Have you considered the consequences of refusing me?"

Chen Fang slowly stood up and asked, "Elder Xu, are you saying that if I don't agree to this marriage, you won't let me leave the Xu Family's home?"

Xu Nuo noticed.

At this moment.

Her father's fist was already clenched.

A common villager, favored by the Xu Family, actually dared to refuse. For Xu Mao, who had always been accustomed to holding a superior position, it was a great humiliation.

She hurriedly crouched beside him and took his hand, "Dad, marriage is no trivial matter. I think we should give Chen Fang some time to think, right?"

"Fine, I'll give you time to think. You can leave our Xu Family now, and in three days, I want your formal response. That's it."

After dropping that remark, Xu Mao turned his wheelchair and left.

Xu Nuo, for a moment, didn't know what to say, and quickly followed him out.

In a secluded corner, Xu Nuo spoke urgently, "Dad, by kicking Chen Fang out of our house now, isn't that like throwing him into the tiger's den? The Hou Family people are already intercepting at the airport. What if Chen Fang falls into their hands? He will suffer."

Xu Mao gave Xu Nuo a cold look.

He said, "I want him to suffer a bit. After you send him out, don't worry about him anymore. I want to see how he comes back begging me after he's hit a wall and bled..."

As he said this, Xu Mao was confident.

He judged others by himself.

In his view, Chen Fang was only refusing deliberately, and the reason for doing so was nothing more than to bargain with the Xu Family.

By pushing Chen Fang out of the door and letting the Hou Family trouble him, Chen Fang would surely know better and retreat. In the end, it would be him begging the Xu Family.

It wasn't that Xu Mao was wildly imaginative.

Their way of thinking was always like this.

...

"I can only take you this far."

Driving the car, Xu Nuo dropped Chen Fang off at the side of a street in the city center.

Chen Fang nodded and said to Xu Nuo, "Thank you for speaking up for me. If it weren't for you, the old man might have lost his temper."

After speaking.

He was about to open the car door.

Xu Nuo grabbed Chen Fang's hand anxiously, "You are currently on bail awaiting trial, and by law, you shouldn't leave Wulan City. So, you can't use your ID at airports, stations, or hotels; otherwise, the police will think you're intentionally fleeing and will arrest you."

At this point.

She took out a room card.

She put it into Chen Fang's hand, "I have a long-term room in this hotel. If you have nowhere to stay, you can go there. If you really don't want to, I'll talk to my dad over the next few days, to get him to ease off on you."

Chen Fang smiled and pushed away the room card she handed him.

He said, "The old man must have told you not to help me. If I take this room card, it'll just cause you trouble. No worries, I'm already thirty years old, surely I won't starve to death on the streets, right?"

After speaking.

He opened the car door and decisively left.

Watching Chen Fang's vanishing figure.

Xu Nuo sighed.

At that moment, she didn't know whether to feel sad or happy.

This was Chen Fang's first visit to Yuanjing.

At this moment, he didn't know where to go, but his decision was even firmer than before.

Just as Jinxue said, the noble families are heartless.

Every member of the family could not feel the warmth of familial affection; there was only interest.

While one could be satisfied materially, spiritually, it was a wasteland.

"Hello, may I ask if this is Mr. Chen Fang?"

Just as he had walked no more than a hundred meters, suddenly, two men in black suits blocked Chen Fang's path.

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