Xie Li, on the other hand, felt that she enjoyed the meal very much and learned a lot.

"Thank you for your hospitality." After the meal, she thought for a moment and said to Luo Zhihan, "Is this your home?"

Luo Zhihan smiled slightly, but did not answer the question. Instead, he introduced Grandpa Xu, "This is Grandpa Xu, and our family has been friends for generations."

Over the course of the meal, Xie Li's wariness of Old Master Xu lessened somewhat. "Hello, Grandpa Xu."

"Good, good, good!" Old Master Xu was so moved he almost cried. "Lili, that... that's your grandfather..."

Xie Li: "???"

Even though I'm not well-educated and come from the countryside, you can't just lie to me like that!

Xie Li said tactfully, "I'm sorry, my grandfather is Xie Buyun, he doesn't look like you."

Old Master Xu's expression froze. He opened his mouth, wanting to explain, "I'm actually..."

"The old man just took a liking to you and wanted to adopt you as his granddaughter." Luo Zhihan took over the conversation, glancing at Old Master Xu indifferently. Old Master Xu shut his mouth, shrinking his neck in a wronged manner and remaining silent.

"Thank you," Xie Li said politely, "but I already have a grandfather, and I don't plan to find another one outside."

Grandpa Xu looked utterly dejected: "..."

Xie Li thought for a moment, feeling a little guilty, "I've received such a grand hospitality from you today... how about I give you a massage as compensation?"

She hasn't given a massage in a long time. When she was a child, she used to massage her adoptive father's back every day and she would get beaten... In short, it's a very bad memory.

However, under that man's extremely demanding requirements, he learned to use massage techniques on his own and became very skilled.

Grandpa Xu's eyes lit up, and he was about to say "Okay" when Luo Zhihan gave him a casual glance.

He swallowed his "okay" and forced a friendly smile. "It's just having a meal with me, there's no need for any compensation."

"You can come and eat here every day, I... cough, I'm well-off, I can afford it!"

Xie Li was quite touched. "Thank you."

She didn't turn hostile even though she didn't achieve her goal; that's the kind of refinement only the wealthy in the city have! She had misunderstood the old man before.

But it's not her fault. She has vivid memories of being abducted when she was a child, and Shen Tiezhu has repeatedly warned her that she must be careful.

Luo Zhihan chuckled as she sipped her tea, her long eyelashes drooping down to cast a fan-shaped shadow under her eyes, making her look as beautiful as a painting.

“Grandpa Xu is getting old and lives here alone, so he must be lonely. He likes to be around people and have fun,” he explained to Xie Li. “So you don’t need to feel guilty about coming over for dinner.”

"Oh." Xie Li nodded. She had seen a lot of news and knew that some elderly people who had lost their children were lonely and would open their hearts to anyone who was close to them. They were often swindled out of their savings, and the amounts involved were often very large.

She shook her head, her gaze towards Old Master Xu filled with sympathy.

"If you don't mind, I'll come and keep you company when I have time." After thinking for a moment, she added, "But I won't be free for the next week, I have to study for the entrance exam for the top high school."

"You want to go to No. 1 High School?" Old Master Xu waved his hand dismissively. "Why bother with the exams? Let my unfilial son talk to the principal of No. 1 High School..."

Xie Li... gave the old man another deep, sympathetic look.

Director Wang has said that it's not easy to get into Linjiang No. 1 Middle School through connections, so the old man is probably talking nonsense.

"Sorry, I have to go back now, my exam paper hasn't been graded yet."

She got up to say goodbye, and Luo Zhihan saw her off.