"No trouble." Chen Xu could tell that he didn't want to talk, so he didn't ask any more questions.

After hanging up the phone, he called Secretary Guo to ask for leave. Fortunately, today's tasks were almost completed, with only one store left to go to, which could be postponed to tomorrow.

After asking for leave, he called a car online and went to his third uncle's house.

His third uncle's home was in the same city, but in a different district. It was quite far away and it took more than two hours to get there by car.

It was a rather old residential area, originally a teachers' apartment. Later, the teachers who lived there sold their houses one after another and moved out, so the population became much more complicated.

His third uncle bought the house here many years ago, and he has been here many times. During festivals like the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, his third uncle would always invite him to come and have a meal together.

When he just graduated from college, his third uncle suggested that he live here and find a job nearby, but he declined.

Firstly, he didn't want to live under someone else's roof, and secondly, his third uncle's daughter was not easy to get along with.

His third uncle was a generous man and the two families had a very good relationship. When his family got into trouble, his third uncle paid the most and stressed that there was no need to rush to pay it back.

I remember when I first went to college, he would come to stay with me every weekend. My third uncle would always prepare delicious food for him and was very nice to him.

It wasn't until a weekend near winter vacation that he overheard his cousin talking on the phone and heard someone say, "There's someone here who's eating and drinking for free..."

After that, he seldom came. Uncle San still often called him over, but he just said he was busy.

Only during festivals and Uncle San's birthday would he come over for a meal. He would leave right after eating and never stay the night here.

That was five or six years ago. At that time, my third uncle's daughter was only in the fourth or fifth grade. Now, she is in the third grade.

While Chen Xu was thinking, he had already arrived at his uncle's house. He took out the key to open the door. The door was not locked and opened with one turn.

"Chen Ziqi."

He shouted as he walked in.

Bang.

The door of a room slammed shut and he saw a red shadow.

Sure enough, at home.

He breathed a sigh of relief, took out his cell phone, called his uncle, and said, "She's at home. As soon as I entered the room, she locked the door. Okay, I'll talk to her. OK, let's do this for now."

After hanging up the phone, he walked to the door and said, "Open the door."

In the room, Chen Ziqi screamed, "Chen Xu, this is none of your business, go away."

Chen Xu was a little scratching his head. Rebellious girls aged fourteen or fifteen were the most difficult to deal with. If it wasn't for his uncle's sake, he wouldn't want to bother with it.

"I don't have time to waste here with you." He said, "Your dad just said that as long as you don't leave the house, it's fine. If you don't open the door, I will nail your door shut. Go back to work, your dad will be back tomorrow anyway."

"snort."

A cold snort was heard in the room, expressing disdain.

Chen Xu thought, can't I deal with you? He went downstairs to the nearest hardware store and bought a few lock tags. When he came back, he found the tool box, took out the hammer, walked to the door of the room, and started smashing it.

"Chen Xu! Are you crazy?"

Chen Ziqi heard the noise, opened the door and saw that he was really trying to seal the door with a hammer. She was shocked and angry. She looked at the door frame distressedly and said angrily, "Look, you broke my door frame."

Chen Xu put the hammer back into the toolbox, pushed the door open and walked in.

"Hey, what are you doing? Don't come in." Chen Ziqi wanted to push him, but with her small body, she couldn't do it at all.

After Chen Xu entered the room, he scanned every possible place where someone might be hiding, and finally he was completely relieved. If there was another man in the room, it would be a big deal.

Chen Ziqi could no longer bear it and yelled, "Chen Xu! That's enough. This is my home, why did you come in?"

"Chen Ziqi."

Chen Xu turned around and looked at her, saying, "Do you think I want to control you? Do you know that in order to find you, I took leave for the first time in two years of work. Half of my bonus this month is gone, and my year-end bonus will also be reduced by a large chunk. If it weren't for you, how could I have suffered such a loss."

"So what? Your family still owes my dad money..."

Chen Xu interrupted her, "It's your father's money, not yours."

"I...I..." Chen Ziqi was so angry that her eyes turned red. "When my dad comes back, I'll tell him that you bullied me."

Chen Xu didn't care. "Just go ahead and tell him who he will believe."

After saying that, he ignored her and walked to the table. He saw a math workbook on it with a pen stuck in the middle. He opened it and saw that there was a problem that was only half written. It was obvious that he was still working on it.

"Don't touch my things."

Chen Ziqi stepped forward, snatched the exercise book, glared at him, and put it back on the bookshelf.

Chen Xu knew that, at least in terms of momentum, he had suppressed her, so he asked about the main matter, "Tell me, what happened, why didn't you go to school?"

After entering junior high school, Chen Ziqi started living in the school dormitory and only went home on weekends. Today is Wednesday and she did not go to school, so the teacher immediately called her parents.

Chen Ziqi sat down in his seat, picked up a book, put it in front of him, and ignored him.

"You don't have to tell me. Your father will be back tomorrow anyway. Then he will take care of you." Chen Xu said deliberately.

Sure enough, she reacted immediately, put down the book in her hand, and said angrily, "He dares? I haven't dealt with him yet."

After hearing this, Chen Xu couldn't help but shake his head. His third uncle really spoiled his daughter like a child.

"How can you talk like that? That's your dad."

Chen Ziqi's voice suddenly rose an octave, "I don't have a father like him. He actually kept a mistress outside without telling me."

Chen Xu finally understood what was going on after hearing this and said with a smile, "Look at what you said. Your father has been divorced for many years. It's normal for him to find another one. Is it necessary to say it so harshly?"

"What do you know?"

Chen Ziqi's eyes were red as she screamed, "That woman is only a few years older than me and is still in college."

Chen Xu was shocked by the news, but he thought it was unlikely and said, "It's impossible. Your father doesn't seem like that kind of person."

"Of course he didn't, he admitted it himself." Chen Ziqi said, crying aggrievedly, "No matter who you look for, you can't look for that woman. Anyway, I don't agree."

(End of this chapter)