Yue Lanxing looked in the direction he came from again, "Not only him, but I wonder how many people he brought with him."

"Oh, what a coincidence! Let me introduce you. This is my friend, Xian Hui, and these two are Xu Zhaoyue, the eldest daughter of the Xu family in Shanghai. He is her housekeeper."

Yue Wenzhi's last question was rather perfunctory: "You two don't mind if we share a table, do you?" He asked, but in reality, he had already come over.

Seeing that he had sat down, Xian Hui went to buy two drinks and brought them over. Yue Wenzhi casually grabbed one of them, glanced at the cup on the table, and asked, "Why aren't you eating?"

He was about to ask why Yue Lanxing wasn't drinking when he realized what was going on, so he quickly took a sip of his drink to brush it off, "You guys came out to relax? This ship takes five days to get out."

Xu Zhaoyue wanted to respond, but Yue Wenzhi was clearly there for Yue Lanxing, and Yue Lanxing didn't really want to talk to him. What should she do?

"Five days isn't long, but you'll be coming and going in a month. You're probably getting sick of it on the ship." Xian Hui stepped in to ease the tension, and his words immediately lightened the mood.

"Yes, yes, my bones have been rusting these past few days. Lanxing, what's fun on your ship? We can go for a look around." Yue Wenzhi still wanted to get closer to Yue Lanxing.

Yue Lanxing noticed that Yue Wenzhi's questions were all directed at him, so he turned his head and pointed to the bodyguards behind him, "Wouldn't it be faster to ask them?"

Xu Zhaoyue looked at the uniformed bodyguards. It would be difficult to pretend she didn't see them. Before Yue Wenzhi could explain, she spoke first, "They look very well-trained. Are they the bodyguards you brought?"

Xu Zhaoyue felt that Xian Hui and she were just waiting for the uncle and nephew to have a falling out so they could quickly say a few words to change the subject.

“Yes, you need manpower like this when you’re out and about. How many did you bring…” Yue Wenzhi didn’t want to talk anymore when he saw Yue Lanxing’s clothes. Why ask? His nephew was someone else’s bodyguard.

“I’ve practiced some martial arts. We can arrange a match in a couple of days.” Xian Hui stood up and extended his hand to Yue Lanxing. Yue Lanxing wasn’t one to give anyone the cold shoulder, so he stood up and shook hands with him.

Xu Zhaoyue looked at the hands that were secretly competing in front of her and said, "You martial arts practitioners are all quite friendly when you meet, huh?"

Seeing that the young lady had spoken, Yue Lanxing immediately relaxed his grip and let go.

"You two can compete another day. It's almost dark. Let's go watch the ball performance. Bye." Seeing that he couldn't say anything nice, Yue Wenzhi left with Xian Hui.

From a distance, Yue Wenxing watched his good-for-nothing younger brother leave like that, thinking how utterly useless he was.

"It's actually Yue Wenzhi. I think you shouldn't act alone anymore." Xu Zhaoyue realized what was going on.

"Miss, please don't make fun of me. I never expected things to turn out this way." Yue Lanxing said with a wry smile.

Xu Zhaoyue could only advise him not to dwell on it, "Alright, just do what needs to be done. Anyway, you're all grown up now. Even if they had thirty bodyguards, they couldn't beat you or force you."

“If it were just a matter of fighting, it might be simpler,” Yue Lanxing said, frowning.

“But you’re not adversaries. Even if they invite you over tomorrow, you have the right not to go. That way, if we stay together, they can’t possibly drag you away in front of me.”

Xu Zhaoyue clasped her hands together for Yue Lanxing to see, to describe their state of mind.

When Xu Zhaoyue mentioned tomorrow, Yue Lanxing remembered what he wanted to say earlier. He adjusted his mood and said, "There's a clam-opening competition tomorrow. All kinds of clams of different sizes are put together, and you can pay to choose which clams to open."

"Is it a clam betting competition?" Xu Zhaoyue had a vague recollection of it; it either relied on eyesight or luck.

Seeing that the young lady was interested, Yue Lanxing explained in more detail, "However, it shouldn't be the kind of gambling on stones. There are fifty oysters in total, with different prices. After they are all selected, the results will be announced one by one. The top three will receive a reward, and the rest can take the pearls from their oysters."

"A new activity every day should be fun." Xu Zhaoyue wasn't saying she had to participate, but the ship was only so big, so it would be nice to have some fun participating in an activity.

After Yue Lanxing escorted Xu Zhaoyue back, he returned to his cabin and didn't go anywhere. Before going to sleep, he was still thinking about various things, but in the end, he fell asleep because of his usual habits.

Meanwhile, the Yue family held a small meeting. Yue Wenxing first criticized Yue Wenzhi, saying, "I left without even seeing your face properly. What happened to our agreement to proceed according to plan?"

"Sigh, I can't keep this up, I can't force it. I wasn't prepared at all, and I've already done a good job." Yue Wenzhi said, then leaned to the side, not wanting to talk anymore.

Yue Wenxing glared at him. "Have Minghao go over and take a look tomorrow. It's good for young people to communicate."

Yue Minghao readily agreed, but although his second uncle was old, he acted and behaved like a young man. What if the young man had trouble communicating with him? Of course, he only thought about it in his mind and didn't say it out loud.

"Big brother, can I go see him tomorrow? This morning I heard that he has to learn to cook, and I..." Yue Wenzhu felt sad when she thought about her child suffering.

Seeing that she was about to cry, Yue Wenzhi couldn't help but speak up, "What can we do? He's lived this long, so he must have to cook for himself. Don't worry about such details. If you think about it too much, you'll just cry all your tears away."

"I'm sad because I'm thinking about those things." Yue Wenzhu said, rolling her eyes at him as she spoke.

Xu Zhaoyue is the most at ease right now. After getting off the ship and walking so far, she doesn't want to think about anything anymore and goes straight to sleep.

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