"Grandpa?"
The young girl was immediately curious, frowning slightly. "What is it that Grandpa can't handle that requires you to step in?"
Xu Shengqing felt pleased.
He knew this cousin, known as the little devil, very well.
Of course, this understanding was hard-won, having suffered countless losses at her hands.
If he claimed to be in trouble, even if he were dying, his cousin wouldn't spare him a second glance. That wouldn't work at all.
But if it concerned Old Master Chen, she would be interested.
"It's a woman named Su from Hangjiang. She actually has Grandpa's contact information and called Grandpa for help," Xu Shengqing said with a smile. "And guess what happened?"
"Oh?"
The young woman's interest was piqued.
Xu Shengqing seized the opportunity. "Grandpa actually agreed to help and told me to go and resolve the trouble."
"You didn't handle it well?" the young girl asked dismissively, rolling her eyes.
"Uh..."
Xu Shengqing gave an awkward chuckle. "Of course, the matter is handled."
"Then what's the problem?"
Xu Shengqing sheepishly said, "But I still don't understand what kind of relationship that woman has with Grandpa, and I don't dare to ask Grandpa. Coincidentally, there's a cooperative project there, so I plan to stay for a while."
"You want to figure out the woman's relationship with Grandpa and then curry favor with him?" the young woman stated bluntly, her expression even more disdainful.
Xu Shengqing gave a thumbs-up. "As expected, nothing escapes my intelligent cousin. Aren't you curious at all?"
"Not curious!"
The woman rolled her eyes and waved her hand. "Xu Shengqing, you can get lost."
Xu Shengqing raised his hands in resignation. "Alright, I'm going to Hangjiang then. Goodbye."
He wasn't sure if he had piqued his cousin's curiosity, so he could only wait.
He knew this cousin was very curious, but she was also rebellious and disliked being manipulated. Her behavior was unpredictable; one moment she'd be all smiles, and the next she'd turn on you.
In the circle of Beijing's top second-generation elites, she was known as the little devil, and few dared to offend her.
And that definitely didn't include him, Xu Shengqing.
He had no confidence in whether he could persuade this little devil to come to Hangjiang.
With that thought, Xu Shengqing turned to leave. But after only a few steps, the young woman's voice suddenly called out from behind him.
"Wait, did you say Hangjiang?"
"Yes!"
Xu Shengqing's eyes lit up.
However, her next sentence promptly extinguished his hopes.
"Never mind, you can go!"
"Uh..."
Xu Shengqing left helplessly.
As soon as he was gone, the young woman looked out the window, frowning and lost in thought.
After a moment, she took a shower, drove a Hummer, and headed straight for a heavily guarded area in Beijing.
After a thorough inspection, she arrived at an old, quiet Western-style villa and shouted, "Grandpa, I'm here to see you!"
An old man tending to his plants saw her and showed a look of both doting and helplessness. He chuckled, "Little Xing'er, what is it? Come to wreak havoc on Grandpa's plants again?"
"How could I? Grandpa, if you put your plants at my place, they'd be put to best use, complementing my beauty and being admired by more people," the young woman, Chen Xing'er, said with a giggle. "If they stay here, only you admire their beauty. How pathetic they are?"
"Haha..." The old man burst into laughter. "You, you always have some twisted logic."
"This isn't twisted logic, Grandpa!"
Chen Xing'er linked her arm with the old man's, smiling radiantly.
"Alright, help Grandpa weed, but don't hurt my flowers!" the old man said, shaking his head.
"Okay, but Grandpa, you have to pay me!"
Chen Xing'er picked up a hoe and started working, saying as she did, "I'm a young entrepreneur worth hundreds of millions. You can't be stingy when I'm doing farm work for you."
The old man smiled and said, "See what you like, and take it. But you can only take one item!"
The old man and the young woman spoke freely, their interaction warm and harmonious.
Half an hour later, Chen Xing'er, who was sitting and sipping tea, took advantage of the old man's good mood and suddenly asked, "Grandpa, you know where my brother is, right?"
The old man's hand, holding the teacup, paused for a moment. After a while, he slowly shook his head. "I don't know!"
"I feel like you're lying to me!"
Chen Xing'er pouted, looking suspicious.
"Why would I lie to you?" The old man's expression turned slightly serious. "After your brother joined the army, I heard less from him. Later, he undertook some secret missions and traveled the world. I haven't been able to keep track of him for a long time!"
Watching the old man drink his tea, Chen Xing'er suddenly blurted out, "He's in Hangjiang!"
The old man swirled the cup on the table and asked, "Where did you get that information? Is it accurate?"
"Of course it's accurate!" Chen Xing'er said quickly.
"Then go to Hangjiang and look for him. If you find him, beat him up for me," the old man said with a hint of anger, snorting. "It's been over ten years, how many times has he come back? The last time was three years ago, and he left after less than half an hour without even seeing me. I think he's forgotten he has this old bone left at home!"
"Grandpa, stop pretending!"
Chen Xing'er stood up and said coquettishly, "Your reaction gave you away. You definitely know his whereabouts, don't you? Otherwise, you would have already turned the war zone upside down."
"Do I look like I'm pretending?" the old man retorted with a glare.
"When I was very young and didn't understand things, there was a long period when I didn't see my brother, and I missed him terribly. Every time I asked you and Dad, you wouldn't say.
"But I remember one time you lost your temper with Dad and mentioned that my brother was in Hangjiang, telling Dad to bring my brother back!
"Today, my cousin Xu Shengqing approached me and asked me to go to Hangjiang. That's when I remembered all this. That place must have some connection to my brother.
Chen Xing'er's eyes grew a little moist as she spoke.
The old man also seemed a bit sad. "Your brother has been gone for over ten years, he..."
However, before he could finish his sentence, Chen Xing'er suddenly stood up and shouted excitedly, "Take care, Grandpa! I'm off to Hangjiang!"
With that, she left immediately.
The old man was a little surprised but didn't stop her. Instead, a smile appeared on his face.