Qin Gang walked outside and said, "Tell me, which one do you want?"

Xiang Yang ignored Shen Yuan behind him and followed Qin Gang away. "When we came here, I saw a skewer restaurant. I want to eat skewers!"

Qin Gang threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stomped on it with his toe. "Whatever."

Xiangyang bent down and picked up the cigarette butt for him, then casually threw it into the trash can next to him.

Qin Gang looked at him with a complicated expression, "Are you leaving or not?!"

"Let's go!" Xiangyang, who was lagging behind, ran over happily and jumped onto his back.

Qin Gang grabbed his waist and pulled him off him, but instead of putting him on the ground, he slapped his buttocks before letting him go.

Xiangyang, clutching his backside and groaning, dragged Qin Gang toward the skewers shop, yelling, "Hurry, hurry, I'm starving!"

Shen Yuan, who had been standing at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant, stared in astonishment.

"Your son's got something!" The man from before said, his eyes gleaming as he watched the two walk away. "He's even gotten close to Brother Qin!"

Another man who came out chimed in, "When have we ever seen Brother Qin treat one of his underlings so well? Just now, wow, if I didn't know better, I would have thought that kid was Brother Qin's own brother or son."

"Sister Chen!" another man said with a fawning expression. "Find a chance to talk to your son and ask him to put in a good word for me with Brother Qin. I want to work for Brother Qin in the future!"

Shen Yuan straightened his back. "Let's talk about that later."

But some people couldn't help but scoff, saying, "Her own mother is still here, and she left without saying a word. How close could her son be to her?"

Shen Yuan suddenly got angry and, like a shrew, pointed at the other person and said, "What are you saying! What are you saying!"

Qin Gang watched Xiang Yang engrossed in eating skewers and took a sip of tea.

He did panic just now.

There's nothing to panic about.

While eating skewers, Xiangyang said, "Uncle Qin, if my mom comes to you asking about me, don't tell her I have money! Today she even asked me if I've been paid yet, looks like she wants to borrow money from me."

Pay wages?

Qin Gang: "Do you have a grudge against your mother?"

"Huh?" Xiangyang slowed down his eating, and said slowly, "When she left a while ago, she returned the house directly. I had nowhere to live and no money. I was even thinking of jumping into the river."

Qin Gang paused abruptly after saying this.

Jump into the river?

Xiangyang said with a grin, "It's a good thing you took me in, Uncle Qin!"

Qin Gang stared at him for a long time before finally scoffing, "You little rascal, you're going to jump into the river?"

Xiangyang smiled indifferently.

Qin Gang was stung by this scene.

Xiangyang held up the skewer and handed it to him, saying, "Uncle Qin, you have some!"

Qin Gang did not answer.

Xiangyang held it up like that for a long time before finally saying hesitantly, "...Uncle Qin, I think..."

Qin Gang looked at him, wanting a cigarette, and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Xiangyang smiled and said, "I want to live with you."

Qin Gang paused in his hand as he reached for the cigarette, then looked up at him with a puzzled expression.

Xiangyang looked at him sincerely and said, "From now on, can I stay in this city forever?"

Qin Gang looked at him, playing with the cigarette in his hand, but ultimately didn't put it in his mouth.

“I’ve already checked that you’re studying at University A in this city. You can take the No. 138 bus from the north gate of the school, it’s four stops, and then it’s a short walk to your house.”

Qin Gang wanted to tease him, asking if he planned to stay at his house and not leave.

But he didn't say anything.

She neither agreed to his request nor rejected him.

"Have one!" Xiangyang held up a stick and shook it in front of him.

Qin Gang: "...Put it there."

"Then have a glass of plum juice, it's free!" Xiangyang got up from his seat to get him some plum juice. "It's free, it's on me!"

Qin Gang looked at Xiang Yang, who was queuing up to get plum juice, then glanced at the skewers Xiang Yang had just placed in front of him, picked them up, and ate them.

Xiangyang communicated with the system: "Sigh, he's really difficult to deal with. He won't agree to this, so I have to keep pestering him."

Little Darling: "Go for it!"

Xiangyang: "Besides cheering, what else can you do?"

Xiao Guai: "...Go, keep it up!"

The two ate skewers until midnight. Xiangyang's stomach was so full that it was bulging. He was so satisfied that he almost had to lean against the wall to walk when they left.

After returning home, Xiangyang collapsed onto the bed and refused to get up.

Qin Gang: "How long until your postgraduate entrance exam?"

"Huh?" Xiangyang did the math. "One month and...four days, what's wrong?"

Qin Gang took out his wallet and threw all the money inside into his arms.

Xiangyang looked at the money in his arms and asked, "Uncle Qin, why are you giving me money?"

Qin Gang ignored him and left.

Xiangyang called his name again, but didn't chase after him. After all, he was lying on Qin Gang's bed, and Qin Gang hadn't said he wanted to kick him out.

Xiangyang counted the money; it totaled two thousand two.

Xiao Guai: "Xiangyang, what does he mean by that?"

“What else could it mean?” Xiangyang put the money in the bedside table. “He’s just being nice to me. He probably pities me. His antisocial index has dropped. It’s different. Look at how much sympathy he has.”

Little Darling: "Oh..."

Xiangyang lay sprawled on the bed, saying, "Tell me, how can we convince him to quit the loan sharking business?"

The postgraduate entrance exam is approaching, with only one day left.

Qin Gang never came back.

Xiangyang slept alone in the room. The next morning, Shen Yuan came to him, asking if he could introduce someone to Qin Gang.

Xiangyang was in a hurry to get to the exam hall, so he shook off her, jumped on the bus, and left.

Shen Yuan, wearing high heels, stood there and cursed him, saying that she had given birth to an ungrateful child.

Xiangyang didn't hear it at the time and took the bus to school.

But once they arrived at the destination, amidst the bustling crowd, Xiangyang felt that everyone's attention was somewhat diverted, and many parents were even whispering among themselves, as if they wanted to say something but dared not.

Xiang Yang looked in the direction of those gazes and immediately saw the person standing there with a group of henchmen. He was completely stunned.