Chapter 317: Innocent, Not Stupid

Hearing his words, the smile on Xie Yuchen's face froze, and then he spoke uncertainly.

"Are you...kidding me?"

Since Zhang Benshan's father took the initiative to introduce girls to him, he must think that he is old enough to get married and start a family.

If that’s the case, then how come he made the wrong introduction?

Could it be that his father is the kind of dictator with a strong desire for control, and the choice must be made from the people introduced by him, and he doesn't like the ones chosen by outsiders?

Xie Yuchen expressed great incomprehension.

"I'm not kidding. You took the initiative to introduce Xiuxiu to me. You must have some plan."

Zhang Benshan's eyes were calm, as pure and kind as ever, but it was these eyes, so clear that one could see through everything at a glance, that made Xie Yuchen feel a little uncomfortable all over.

"That girl named Xiuxiu is very outstanding and has a good personality, but I can feel that she teases me like a pet. Maybe she thinks I'm naive and easy to fool?

She said she was here for a blind date and wanted me to be her ideal husband, but in reality, she was just playing around and was just attracted by my good looks."

After a pause, Zhang Benshan blinked twice quickly and thought of something.

"If she marries me, then the power behind him will become the Zhang family's external family. Given your relationship with her, she will naturally side with you in the future.

Who knows, if you become successful in the family in the future, they might even submit to you after some consideration.

So, are you coming to our house to truly seek refuge, or are you just trying to get something for nothing?"

Zhang Benshan's eyes, which originally had no aggression, now had a bit of sharpness, and he stared at Jie Yuchen with a scrutinizing look.

Xie Yuchen was surprised at this moment. He really didn't expect that Zhang Benshan could see through his plan from a small matter. Should he say that he was worthy of being a member of the Zhang family?

Even someone who seems so pure and kind by nature, and whose heart is like that of a little child, has such scheming in his heart. Xie Yuchen really doesn't know if there is anyone truly simple in the Zhang family.

"I saw that you and Xiuxiu were having a good chat. I never realized that you were such a successful person."

Xie Yuchen was not at all panicked by his questioning. He just looked at Zhang Benshan again with curiosity, and felt that he had really judged people by their appearance before.

As for his secret desire to stir up some trouble, it was not a big deal. He just wanted to reasonably pursue more rights in the Zhang family, but he had no intention of leaving the Zhang family and starting a new business.

It's not like he hasn't been in charge before. Being a leader is so tiring. It's better to lean on a big tree for shade.

He would never have dared to imagine the leisurely life he has now in the past.

Seeing that he was not in a hurry and seemed to be gossiping, Zhang Benshan knew that he was sincere about his family, so he restrained all his sharpness, leaned back in the chair, and spoke lazily.

"Please, I am simple, not stupid. There are no fools in the Zhang family."

Moreover, if the child was really naive, unless he was a genius in a certain field, unprecedented and unparalleled, he would not have survived in the former Zhang family.

Thinking of the years when he had to live under the patriarch of the "Ben" generation, Zhang Benshan sighed leisurely, picked up a random topic and started complaining.

“Some things shouldn’t be told to people outside the clan, but since you sincerely joined our Zhang family and have a good relationship with the clan leader and elders, it’s okay for me to tell you.

Outsiders only see the appearance that everyone in our family is like a dragon and has extraordinary talent. But in reality, how can you gain anything without paying?

Even if the family has bloodline inheritance, for ordinary people like us, the most we can get is a better basic physique and not be afraid of mosquitoes and insects. We have to work hard to learn all kinds of skills and knowledge, and geniuses are ultimately a minority.

In order for us children to survive in the malicious covetousness of the world, we have to learn a lot of different things, including various theoretical knowledge, from a young age.

You may think I'm a little naive, but as a child of a wealthy family with a history of thousands of years, I've received the education I deserve. Even though I haven't learned everything, I still know some basic common sense."

Xie Yuchen nodded thoughtfully, then spoke curiously.

"I want to ask about your common sense. What have you learned?"

He had a hunch that this "common sense" was not that "common sense".

Zhang Benshan thought of the extremely painful and arduous study days and didn't want to recall them.

“I’m not sure about it now, but in the past… I can only say that it covered a wide range.

In addition to the most basic martial arts and medical skills to ensure personal safety, disguise and divination to ensure survival in the wild, cooking skills to ensure food, and psychological deduction and expression analysis to ensure basic interpersonal communication, there are many other skills that may be useful in ordinary society, but are not very important.

I remember when I was studying in ethnic studies, there seemed to be 237 skills to learn. I only learned the basic education of kindergarten teachers, and all the studies were at the elementary level.

Moreover, although I passed the psychological deduction courses related to interpersonal communication, I failed the courses such as facial expression analysis, language skills, and personality disguise. Maybe it was because of this reason that my father and uncles thought that I was too naive, stupid, and easy to be deceived, and they could see through me at a glance.

So, I’m not stupid!!!”

Zhang Benshan emphasized the last sentence. Xie Yuchen smiled without saying anything, just looking at him with a strange and loving expression.

He realized that the child was indeed too simple and honest, and not good at interpersonal communication. His original judgment was not wrong.

Because if they were smart, they wouldn't tell him these things at all. If they noticed his little thoughts, they would just report it directly, or secretly get hold of something. To say it out loud like this, well...

One can only admire the innocent heart.

To put it bluntly, they don't know how treacherous human hearts are.

Fortunately, he is a good man. If it were someone like Hei Xia Zi, this child would definitely be sold and would help others count money.

As a qualified capitalist, Xie Yuchen shed two crocodile tears in his heart and felt that he was really conscientious.

"So the story between you and Xiuxiu is over?"

After going around in circles, the topic came back. Xie Yuchen thought about the ambiguous atmosphere between the two of them at the dinner table, which was like that of a couple. Suddenly, he inexplicably thought of what Hei Xia Zi had said.

The Zhang family has no heart...

Now, he felt that this sentence actually made damn sense!

"Of course we continue to get along."

Zhang Benshan looked at him puzzledly, then spoke seriously.

"I think there's a good modern saying that goes, 'The most skilled hunters often appear as prey.' I think that makes a lot of sense."

This one sentence made Xie Yuchen silent again.

Oh no~, why did he suddenly have a feeling that Xiuxiu would fail sooner or later?