Chen Xingqing was stunned. He subconsciously took a step back with his right foot and bumped into the edge of the sofa behind him. His body immediately wobbled and sat on the sofa. He looked a few years older than before.
"Grandpa!" Chen Xichen saw this and hurriedly stepped forward and sat next to Chen Xingqing.
After sitting for a moment, Chen Xingqing asked in a low voice, "How did he die?"
"In an accident, an accidental death." Sei Itō recalled the information about this body's father and found that there was no specific cause of death at all. There was only this explanation. Even when they met later, it was the ashes of this body's father and not his body. However, this was not something that Sei Itō needed to consider at the moment, so he described the cause of death in his memory.
"Why didn't he tell me when he died?" Chen Xingqing clenched his fists and asked in a low voice.
"Sorry, I don't know." He didn't know this kind of old story, so he shook his head and replied.
"Then where is he buried?" Chen Xingqing didn't think much of Sei Itō's answer and asked again.
"In the back mountain of our shrine." Sei Itō said.
Chen Xingqing was silent again after getting the answer.
"Since you are in good health, then we are relieved." After a moment of silence, Sei Itō changed the topic. Then he took out the picture scroll from the things on the coffee table and put it aside. "This is for you …"
"This is for uncle." Sei Itō took out the Qing Dynasty book again and said.
"These tonics are for the women in the family." Sei Itō said finally.
"Then I will leave." Sei Itō straightened up and looked at Chen Xingqing.
"Stop." Just as Sei Itō was about to leave, Chen Xingqing who had been silent suddenly shouted. When Sei Itō stopped, Chen Xingqing said in a low voice, "Since you are Yongde's son, then you are our Chen family's seed. It's fine if you don't want to greet anyone, but you must have a meal with your family."
"Xichen, call your parents and aunt and tell them to come back immediately." Chen Xingqing then ordered Chen Xichen.
"Okay." Chen Xichen responded and turned to look at Sei Itō standing there. She got up and went back to her room and used her phone to contact the others.
"Sit there and tell me about your family's situation." After Chen Xichen Xichen left, Chen Xingqing pointed and said in a low voice.
Ito Sei didn't object. He obediently walked to the sofa and sat down. He whispered.
"Our family right now …"
After a while, Chen Xichen, who had finished contacting her relatives, walked out of her room and stood aside to listen to Sei Itō's explanation.
However, there wasn't much that could be said. Other than their current residence, their family's situation, and whether they were doing well, other things like exorcism were not suitable for Chen Xingqing who was an ordinary person and had at most some farming experience. Therefore, it only took him a few minutes to finish explaining his family's situation.
"You have two older sisters?" Chen Xingqing asked after listening to Sei Itō's explanation. Rubik's Cube World 538
"Yes." Sei Itō nodded.
"Not bad. You still know how to continue the family line." Chen Xingqing nodded and said, "Much better than Yongli."
Sei Itō knew that the Yongli Chen Xingqing mentioned was probably the so-called uncle. He raised his head and looked at Chen Xichen who was standing on the side. After all, Chen Xingqing's words seemed to imply that he favored boys over girls.
He didn't know if the latter was used to Chen Xingqing's old way of thinking. He didn't care about the hidden meaning in Chen Xingqing's words. He just looked at Ito Sei and continued to play with the iPhone 5 in his hand.
Then, the room fell into silence again. The only noise was the domestic anti-Japanese drama playing on the TV. Forty minutes later, the sound of a key twisting the lock interrupted the silence.
"Ge, Dad." There was a knock on the door, followed by a female voice. Then, a middle-aged woman in her thirties walked into the room. Her legs were wrapped in nude-colored stockings, and she wore a grayish-white knee-length skirt and a lavender long-sleeved shirt. She had curly black hair and a round face that looked a little plump, and she looked to be in her thirties.
"Mom." When Chen Xichen saw the woman walking into the room and bending over to take off her shoes, she immediately called out.
"Xiaohua, don't take off your shoes yet. Go downstairs and buy some groceries." Chen Xingqing spoke after Chen Xichen.
The woman was taken aback when she heard Chen Xingqing's words. Then, she looked at Sei Itō who was sitting on the side and agreed. "Okay, Dad."
"Mom, I'll go with you." Chen Xichen, who saw that Xiaohua was about to leave, quickly ran to the door and said while putting on her shoes.
"You don't usually go when I ask you to. What's wrong with you today? Did the sun rise from the west?" Xiaohua looked at her daughter and teased.
"Let's go." Chen Xichen didn't refute. After putting on her shoes, she grabbed Xiaohua's arm and dragged her out of the room.
"Bang!" The door slammed shut with a muffled sound.
However, not long after the silence in the room, the door was opened from the outside again. Then, a slightly plump man in a black suit with a white shirt underneath and a black tie walked in. He had a ruddy face and a slightly arrogant expression.
"Dad, why did you ask Xichen to call me back in the middle of the day?" The man asked.
"Just come back when I asked you to. Why do you have so much nonsense to say? What's wrong? Don't you listen to me?" Chen Xingqing's temper towards this man was not ordinary. He directly scolded him.
At this time, the man who came in also noticed Sei Itō who was sitting on the side. An awkward expression flashed across his face. Then, he returned to the way he was when he entered the room and walked in with a serious expression.
"Dad, this is …" The man, Chen Yongli, looked up and down at Sei Itō. After looking at the things on the table, he frowned slightly and said.
"This is Xicheng, Yongde's son. He came back to visit his family." Chen Xingqing pointed at Sei Itō and introduced, but when he mentioned Yongde, his expression that had just recovered dimmed again.
"Yongde's son!?" Hearing Chen Xingqing's words, Chen Yongli looked at Sei Itō and said with a surprised expression.
"Hello." Sei Itō got up from the sofa and said with a salute. As for the other relatives, he didn't have the intention to call them that at all.
Chen Yongli also noticed something from Sei Itō's behavior. After frowning and nodding in response, he walked to the side and sat down. "Where are Xiaohua and Xichen?"
"They went to buy groceries." Chen Xingqing said.
"Why buy groceries? Just go to the restaurant outside to eat." Chen Yongli said.
"This is a family meal, not a normal meal. You treat it as a social event. Just find a restaurant." Chen Xingqing said in a dissatisfied tone.
"I didn't mean that." Facing Chen Xingqing, Chen Yongli couldn't lose his temper even if he had a hundred times. His tone was full of helplessness. Then he turned to look at Sei Itō and said, "Your name is Xicheng, right? What about your father? Is he okay?"
"Father has passed away for several years." Sei Itō replied.
"What!?" Chen Yongli was shocked when he heard this and looked at his father, Chen Xingqing, with some worry. Although the latter's face was full of sadness, his mood was relatively stable and there was no excessive reaction.
"Then who else is in your family?" Seeing this, Chen Yongli, who was a little relieved, asked Sei Itō again.
"There is also my mother and two sisters." Sei Itō replied.
"Why didn't they come together?" Chen Yongli's voice was still flat, but Sei Itō still felt some dissatisfaction in it.
"There are still some things in Japan that I can't get away from, so I can't come." Sei Itō replied.
"Then why did you come to China this time …" Chen Yongli didn't say anything and asked again.
"I have something to do and then I will go sightseeing." Sei Itō replied.
"Looking at your appearance, you are only a little older than Xichen. You should still be in school." Although Chen Yongli's question was nothing, how could Sei Itō not understand the underlying meaning? It was nothing more than asking why he didn't go to school and still had time to travel around the world.
"En, yes." Sei Itō naturally couldn't answer this question, so he pretended to be stupid and replied.
"What school?" Seeing that Sei Itō didn't seem to understand, Chen Yongli continued to guide him.
"Tokyo University, Department of History." Sei Itō replied.
"Tokyo University, it seems that you are very good at your studies." Chen Yongli's face flashed with realization and said. After that, Chen Yongli didn't have any special emotions. He chatted with Sei Itō about daily life until they were interrupted by the sound of the door opening after more than ten minutes.
Then, the woman Sei Itō saw before, Xiaohua, Chen Xichen, and a middle-aged woman wearing black trousers, a white shirt, and a black suit jacket walked in together. She had short hair and a figure comparable to Chen Yongli.
"Dad." The unfamiliar woman greeted Chen Xingqing.
"Yongxia." Chen Xingqing glanced at the woman and then turned to Sei Itō and introduced her to him. "This is your aunt, Chen Yongxia."
"Hello." Although Chen Xingqing introduced her, it was Sei Itō's business whether to call her or not. Therefore, Sei Itō still stood up and greeted her politely.
"This is." Chen Yongxia looked at Chen Yongli and Chen Xingqing with a puzzled expression and asked.
"He is Yongde's child." Chen Yongli said.
"Yongde's?!" Chen Yongxia exclaimed in surprise when she heard that.
After that, Chen Yongxia, who understood the general situation, went into the kitchen and helped Chen Xichen's mother, Xiaohua, prepare the dishes.
After more than half an hour, everyone sat at a big table filled with food. The main seat was naturally taken by the old man, Chen Xingqing. Then, starting from his left side, Chen Yongli, Chen Xichen's mother, Xiaohua, Chen Xichen, Chen Yongxia, and Chen Xichen, who was also Sei Itō, sat on the right side of the old man.
"Today's meal is to let Xichen recognize his family. As for how to get along with each other in the future, that's your business. However, after this meal, Xichen will be a member of the Chen family. You have to help him when necessary. Do you understand?" Before the meal, the old man, Chen Xingqing, said solemnly.
"Got it, Dad." The rest replied quickly. As for Chen Xichen, it didn't matter if she agreed or not.
"Xicheng, you too. It's fine if you don't greet them, but everyone here is your family. You have to decide how to deal with them. I won't say much." Chen Xingqing looked at Sei Itō and said.
Sei Itō nodded and didn't say a word.
"Alright, let's dig in." Chen Xingqing didn't say anything. He picked up the chopsticks in front of him, propped them on the table, and announced.
Everyone didn't stand on ceremony and started eating. However, the atmosphere wasn't as lively as when Sei Itō wasn't around. After all, no matter if it was the Chen family or Sei Itō, apart from the old man, no one else could get into their roles and get along so well.
But even so, there were some things that they didn't hide. For example, Chen Yongli, who was 45 years old, was currently serving as a deputy bureau chief in the Beijing Industry and Commerce Tax Department. But with his age, there was still a lot of hope for him to continue to rise. It all depended on whether he could follow the right path in the future.
Liu Xiaohua, 40 years old, held an idle position in the Social Management Department of the Civil Affairs Bureau. She was currently a section chief. She was obviously the product of being taken care of by her husband.
Chen Yongxia, 47 years old, held the position of a logistics director in a key high school. She had some power and could get some hidden money from others.
Chen Xichen, 17 years old, had just finished her college entrance examination and received the admission notice from Peking University. She was currently on vacation. Although she was admitted to Peking University, her admission score was almost 200 points lower than the other candidates. She was obviously one of the candidates who had been taken care of by the Emperor.
"By the way, Xicheng, how long will you stay in Beijing this time?" Liu Xiaohua asked during the meal.
"I'm not sure. It depends on the situation. But I'll definitely stay for three to five days," Sei Itō replied.
"If that's the case, let Xichen accompany you. Let her show you around," Liu Xiaohua suggested with a smile.
"That's right," Chen Xingqing said.
"Okay, thank you," Sei Itō didn't refuse and thanked him.
"Xichen, you have to accompany your cousin," Liu Xiaohua turned to her daughter Chen Xichen beside her and said.
"Okay," Chen Xichen secretly pouted and replied in a low voice.
After a while, they finished their lunch with a slightly weird atmosphere. After that, Ito Mori just sat there and watched the Chen family chatting with each other like an outsider.
Liu Xiaohua was more attentive and noticed Sei Itō's situation. She turned to Chen Xichen and said, "Xichen, take Xicheng out for a walk."
"Okay." Chen Xichen replied and got up from her seat. She went back to her room to get her phone. Liu Xiaohua secretly gave her a few pictures of the old man and she left with Sei Itō who was politely saying goodbye to everyone.
"Where do you want to go?" Chen Xichen played with her phone while absent-mindedly asking Sei Itō who was following behind her.
"It doesn't matter, anywhere is fine," Sei Itō replied.
"Okay." Chen Xichen replied casually and ignored Sei Itō as she continued to play with her phone.
Then the two of them left the building and walked out of the neighborhood. They stopped a taxi and drove away.
Chapter 539: Leisure
Not long after, the two of them were dropped off at Xidan Plaza and stopped there. Chen Xichen got out of the car and brought Sei Itō to a nearby KFC.
"Chen Xichen." Just as the two of them entered the KFC, a girl's voice reached their ears.
Hearing the greeting, Chen Xichen immediately turned her gaze and walked over with a smile.
"How long have the two of you been waiting?" Chen Xichen sat at a small square table, eating french fries and drinking a large glass of coke. Her face was lightly painted and she had earrings in her ears. She was dressed fashionably.
"Not long." One of the female voices said. She was wearing a yellow round-necked short-sleeved shirt with a skull rock band printed on the front. Her hair was dyed light brown, and her chin-length sideburns drooped down naturally. Her long hair was tied up at the back of her head.
"Who is this?" The other girl was wearing a black sleeveless singlet with a light blue pattern on the front. She had long black hair that reached her eyebrows and asked Sei Itō who was beside Chen Xichen.
"A foreign relative who appeared out of nowhere. My mom asked me to bring him around," Chen Xichen explained as she sat beside the black-haired girl.
"Hey, this relative of yours is a little handsome," the black-haired girl whispered in Chen Xichen's ear.
However, no matter how soft her voice was, it was useless to Sei Itō who had sharp ears. Therefore, Sei Itō heard everything she said clearly.
"Tsk." Chen Xichen glanced at Yi Tengcheng and snorted at the girl.
"Have a seat, handsome," the girl with the dyed hair greeted Sei Itō.
"Thank you." Sei Itō sat beside her. He thanked her as he did so.
"What now? Are we still going shopping?" the black-haired girl asked softly.
"Shopping," Chen Xichen said affirmatively. Then, she glanced at Sei Itō and whispered, "Isn't there a free and strong labor force here?"
"Xichen, you have such a bad conscience." The black-haired girl snickered.
"Let me introduce them to you." Chen Xichen suddenly said to Sei Itō. Then, she pointed at the black-haired girl and the girl with the dyed hair and introduced them separately. "This is Liu Sisi and that is Wang Xue."
"Nice to meet you." The black-haired girl, Liu Sisi, nodded as a greeting. On the other hand, the girl with the dyed hair, Wang Xue, greeted Sei Itō politely.
"His name is Chen Xicheng. You can say he's my brother. "Chen Xichen then pointed at Sei Itō and introduced him to Liu Sisi and Wang Xue.
"Nice to meet you." Sei Itō said.
"Alright, since everyone is here, let's go now." Chen Xichen said.
"Okay." Liu Sisi and Wang Xue picked up the things in front of them and left the KFC with Sei Itō and Chen Xichen. They started to walk around Xidan Square.
Along the way, the three girls walked in front together and whispered to each other. From time to time, they would let out a carefree laugh. They completely ignored Sei Itō who was following behind them and leisurely walked around the shops that interested them.
Sei Itō didn't feel unhappy about this. After all, Xidan was a famous bustling street in Beijing. Other than Chen Xichen, the other two girls were wearing black stockings and revealing their long legs. Along the way, Sei Itō saw eye-catching girls and beautiful legs in stockings. He wholeheartedly immersed himself in the business of shopping and admiring the beauty.
However, at this moment, a young man who was gradually approaching the three girls caught Sei Itō's attention.
"A thief." Looking at the skillful movements, Sei Itō thought to himself. Then, without hesitation, he stepped forward to the thief's side. Before the latter could react, he grabbed the thief's wrist and locked it. At the same time, he kicked the thief's calf, making him kneel on the ground. The thief howled in pain.
"Ah ~" The thief's body leaned back and screamed in pain.
The thief's scream immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding passers-by, as well as the attention of his accomplices who were on the lookout. After discovering that Sei Itō was not a police officer, they all mixed in with the crowd and quietly came up.
"Wang Xue, the wallet on the ground is yours, right?" Sei Itō said to Wang Xue.
"It's mine." Wang Xue quickly leaned over and picked up the wallet from the ground. At the same time, with her actions, the surrounding people also understood who the guy in Sei Itō's hand was.
"Boy, let go of me, or I will kill you." After the initial pain, the thief who recovered his strength threatened Sei Itō.
"You can try." Sei Itō's arm once again exerted force.
"Ah." With Sei Itō's arm exerting force, the thief screamed in pain again.
"Hey, let's go quickly. The thieves here all have accomplices. If we are late, they will catch up." Liu Sisi whispered to Sei Itō.
Hearing Liu Sisi's words, the thief's arrogance flared up once again. He took a deep breath and shouted, "Little girl, you have sharp eyes. I'm in a hurry to let go now. If I'm late and lose any parts of my body, don't blame me for not warning you."
"Heh ~" Sei Itō sneered and kicked the thief's other leg, making him kneel down.
"Damn it, you are looking for death." The thief who felt humiliated, ignored the pain and shouted, "Brothers, go!"
Following the thief's words, five or six young men with blades or knives in their hands walked out from the crowd and surrounded Sei Itō and the three girls.
"Brother, let them go, and we'll pretend this never happened. Otherwise, even if you're good at fighting, the three girls behind you might not be as good as you. It wouldn't be good if there's a cut on their white and tender faces. Don't you think so?" One of the thieves, who was holding a dagger and looked like a human, said in a threatening tone.
Hearing the thief's threat, Liu Sisi, Wang Xue, and Chen Xichen's faces turned pale at the same time and moved closer together.
"Don't worry, they can't do anything to you. I promise." Sei Itō ignored the thief's threat and turned to Chen Xichen and the girls with a smile.
Even though the latter did not quite believe it, he still forced a stiff, dry smile on his face.
"Today, I will be a living Lei Feng." Sei Itō looked away and muttered to himself. Then, he threw the thief in his hand towards the thief who threatened him as if he was throwing a sack. Then, without caring about the result, he took out a Five Woo Steel Knife and threw it as a hidden weapon.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch …" In an instant, cries of pain came from the mouths of the thieves, and thin blades fell to the ground one after another.
"Not good, it's a little harder. Let's go." The thief who dodged the attack had a change in expression. He shouted and immediately ran into the crowd, squeezing his way out of the crowd.
With the reminder of their companions, the others naturally stopped pretending and followed suit. They rushed into the crowd and disappeared.
"Let's go too. Otherwise, we will have to go to the police station." Sei Itō said to Chen Xichen and the girls after dealing with the thieves.
"Oh." The three girls replied in a daze. Then, they followed behind Sei Itō and disappeared from the crowd.
"Hey, Chen Xicheng, what you used just now was martial arts, right?" Wang Xue, who had recovered, looked at Sei Itō with interest. When they heard Wang Xue's question, Liu Sisi and Chen Xichen also looked over curiously.
"You can say so." Sei Itō shrugged.
"It's really martial arts!" Wang Xue said in surprise when she got the answer. Then, she became more interested and asked, "Which sect is it? Shaolin, Wudang, or something else? "
"It's nothing. It's just something I practice blindly." Sei Itō didn't expect Wang Xue to be so interested in it, so he answered perfunctorily.
"Even if you practice blindly, it's still very powerful." Liu Sisi continued.
"Yeah." Wang Xue agreed.
"I didn't expect you to have this kind of ability." Chen Xichen also looked at Sei Itō strangely.
"Xichen, what do you think about letting him bring us to Bar Street?" At this moment, Liu Sisi walked to Chen Xichen's side and whispered in her ear.
Chen Xichen's eyes lit up when she heard this. She turned to look at Liu Sisi and nodded after exchanging glances with her. It was considered that this matter was settled.
On the way, Chen Xichen and the other two girls started to chat around Sei Itō. They didn't forget about him like they did at the beginning and treated him as if he didn't exist.
Just like this, unknowingly, it was already around 5: 30 in the afternoon.
"Let's eat here." Chen Xichen stopped in front of a medium-sized Hunan restaurant and said.
Then, with the three girls taking the lead and Sei Itō following behind, they walked into the Hunan restaurant and sat down in a private room. Then, Chen Xichen, Wang Xue, and Liu Sisi ordered one or two dishes for dinner.
The dishes were served very quickly. They didn't chat for long before most of the dishes were served.
"Everyone, let's eat." Sei Itō called out.
The three girls didn't hold back and directly reached for their favorite dishes and started eating.
"Bill." After more than half a day, Sei Itō, who was almost done eating, called out to the waiter.
After paying the bill and leaving the Hunan restaurant, Chen Xichen, Liu Sisi, and Wang Xue, who later found out about the plan, quietly looked at each other. They reached out to stop a taxi and went to Bar Street in Sanlitun.
Sei Itō, who was well aware of the three girls' plan, didn't say anything and followed them to Sanlitun with a faint smile.
Sanlitun was located in the east of Chaoyang District. It got its name because it was three miles away from the inner city. However, it was now famous because of the Bar Street here. Sanlitun Bar Street was one of the most prosperous entertainment venues in Beijing. It was a place frequented by foreigners living in Beijing as well as local celebrities.
"Sisi, which one do you think we should choose?" Wang Xue looked at the street in front of her that was flashing with neon lights and asked Liu Sisi.
"Anything is fine. Any one is fine." Liu Sisi said with some hesitation.
"Let's just go to that one." Chen Xichen pointed at a bar and said.
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