"Dad, Chen Junyu wants to see you."

Qiao Ruoxi and Chen Junyu found Qiao Yu together.

After they returned and rested for a while, they immediately went to find Qiao Yu.

Chen Junyu ultimately decided not to force Qiao Ruoxi to marry him.

That's just his personality.

Qiao Ruoxi had practically made it clear that she didn't like him anymore, and he couldn't bring himself to force his goddess to do something like that.

Qiao Yu was still busy at the moment.

Upon arriving in Hope City, accommodation and other arrangements need to be made.

But when his daughter and Chen Junyu came over, he still took the time to go to a quiet place and talk to the two of them.

"What is it? Speak."

Qiao Yu's tone was somewhat complicated.

My daughter came with Chen Junyu...

He figured it must be Chen Junyu coming to discuss marriage.

Actually, Qiao Yu thought Chen Junyu was a good son-in-law.

However, as an elderly father, it's impossible to feel good when you see your daughter, whom you raised from childhood, being taken away like this.

"Uncle Qiao, I've come to see you because I want to cancel my engagement with Xixi," Chen Junyu said with a heavy heart.

Although he was proud and unwilling to force the goddess to marry him, he was still very sad when he actually said those words.

"Ah!" Qiao Yu exclaimed in surprise, "Junyu, what's wrong with you?"

He looked at his daughter. Could it be that his daughter didn't want to marry Chen Junyu, so she used some means to make Chen Junyu give up on his own?

“Dad, this has nothing to do with me. Chen Junyu gave up on his own,” Qiao Ruoxi quickly explained.

Then, feeling somewhat guilty, she said, "Junyu has done a lot for our family, so please make it up to him in other ways."

Qiao Yu looked at Chen Junyu, "Junyu, is it true?"

Despite his grief, Chen Junyu forced himself to speak, saying, "Uncle Qiao, it was indeed my own decision to give up this; it has nothing to do with Xixi."

Even at this point, he was still thinking of the goddess and didn't want her to be misunderstood by her father.

"You child..."

Qiao Yu sighed, "Let's do as Xi Xi said. I'll give you more compensation later."

"Uncle Qiao, I don't need any compensation." Chen Junyu said with a bitter expression. "You're not the leader of the Jinyu County settlement anymore. From now on, we're all the same. In Hope City, we're just nobodys. You should take good care of Xixi."

Qiao Yu was speechless.

If it's supposed to be compensation, what can he possibly offer Chen Junyu?

The supplies brought from the gathering place in Jinyu County have been almost used up. After all, with so many people coming, hiring people to build houses would be a huge expense.

The high-temperature period of the past month is almost here, and the houses must be built well, otherwise, countless people in Jinyu County will die.

He really has no money left.

"Junyu, we're so sorry!" Qiao Yu could only sigh.

"Uncle Qiao, Xixi, I won't bother you anymore, I'm leaving." Chen Junyu took a long, reluctant look at Qiao Ruoxi before turning and leaving.

"Dad, Chen Junyu...is he going to leave Hope City?" Qiao Ruoxi suddenly had this premonition.

"This kid is still too ambitious." Qiao Yu sighed. "It's fine, let him go out and make his way in the world. In the past, our Jinyu County didn't have any outstanding experts, so I had you keep him around. Now that we've joined Hope City, he has protection, so we don't need to restrain him anymore."

"..." Qiao Ruoxi nodded without saying anything.

With Chen Junyu gone, her pressure lessened considerably.

No more being a manipulative woman, stringing someone along with her even though she doesn't like them.

"What's your relationship with Zhang Lin like?" Qiao Yu stopped talking about Chen Junyu and asked about her situation instead. "We're new here, and if we have a powerful figure like Zhang Lin to help us, our future will be much easier."

"He and I... are doing alright." Qiao Ruoxi said with a smile. "That day at the rat's nest, he already said he would accept us."

"That's good!" Qiao Yu smiled, then sighed softly, "Zhang Lin was already strong, and now he has obtained the method of raising ratmen, which will allow him to obtain a continuous supply of demon cores. His future is limitless!"

Qiao Ruoxi nodded in agreement.

No one understood it better than her.

Moreover, in her understanding, Zhang Lin was not only strong in his own right, but more importantly, he was also very methodical and decisive in his actions. She believed that under such a person's leadership, their lives would be much better.

"Xixi, what do you think of Zhang Lin?" Qiao Yu suddenly asked.

"Dad, what do you mean by asking that?" Qiao Ruoxi's expression changed, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.

“Relationships also vary in closeness. You and Zhang Lin are the same age. He is tall and handsome, and most importantly, he is very strong. You are beautiful and not bad at all. If you two can get together, even if something unexpected happens to me in the future, I won’t worry about you,” Qiao Yu said.

"Dad, Chen Junyu is heartbroken, and you still want me to play that game?" Qiao Ruoxi said with dissatisfaction. "Besides, Zhang Lin is not the same as Chen Junyu. He is not that kind of person, uh... anyway, he is different from Chen Junyu."

She didn't say "simp" aloud, but Qiao Ruoxi knew that if she dared to string Zhang Lin along like she had with Chen Junyu...

Zhang Lin could literally torture her to death.

In every sense of the word.

"No, Dad isn't that kind of person." Qiao Yu was very embarrassed and quickly said, "I mean, if you and Zhang Lin really get together, I will fully support it."

"Dad, Zhang Lin has a girlfriend, Xia Xiaonuan, the first captain of Hope City. Do you think I can be with him?" Qiao Ruoxi understood her father's meaning and said with a wry smile.

She lacked the confidence to compete with Xia Xiaonuan for a man.

As for Ji Yuetong...

She only heard Chen Junyu mention it briefly, and since Chen Junyu and Zhang Lin had a grudge, she didn't believe it. To this day, she still thinks that Zhang Lin only has Xia Xiaonuan as his girlfriend.

"Xia Xiaonuan, this is not a good idea." Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu immediately gave up the idea.

Qiao Ruoxi breathed a sigh of relief.

She doesn't want to be a manipulative woman anymore.

Moreover, especially Zhang Lin.

She lacked confidence even more.

“Xixi, since you and Zhang Lin have a good relationship, why don’t you arrange a time to visit him?” Qiao Yu said again.

"Dad, didn't you say you wouldn't do that? Why did you still visit him?" Qiao Ruoxi asked, puzzled.

"You child," Qiao Yu said irritably, "Don't you understand? When you arrive in a new place, you have to pay respects to the local leaders. Even if we don't form cliques to bully others, we still have to guard against others bullying us. If we're talking about paying respects to local leaders, who do you think we should pay respects to in Hope City?"

“It must be Zhang Lin,” Qiao Ruoxi blurted out.

"So, let's schedule a time."