Qin Gang's smile froze, wondering what he meant.
He suddenly remembered that last time, when this kid's counselor asked him what he did for a living, what did the kid say? That he worked on construction sites?
Does he feel he's not presentable enough?
[Ding! Qin Gang's Antisocial Index: 94%!]
Xiangyang stared through the glass, his eyes wide open.
What's going on now?! What's going on now?!
Xiang Yang quickly explained, "Uncle Qin, I didn't mean to look down on you, but I just feel that you're not cut out for this kind of thing."
[Ding! Qin Gang's Antisocial Index: 98.2%!]
"I, I didn't!" Xiangyang was so anxious he almost scratched at the door. "Uncle Qin, what I meant was, I meant that your social influence isn't very good. Look at what's shown on TV, those people aren't good people at all..."
[Ding! Qin Gang's Antisocial Index: 99.9%!]
Xiangyang covered his eyes, banged his forehead against the door, and remained silent.
After a while, Qin Gang opened the door.
Xiangyang bumped her forehead against his chest, her little face looking like a bitter gourd. "Uncle Qin, are you angry?"
Qin Gang looked at him with his eyelids lowered.
[Ding! Qin Gang's Antisocial Index: 74.0%!]
Xiangyang now knows how to make the data drop, but he doesn't want to do it, yet he has no choice but to.
Xiangyang swallowed hard before reluctantly saying, "I'm sorry, I was wrong..."
[Ding! Qin Gang's Antisocial Index: 60.0%!]
Qin Gang used the base of his thumb to press against his chin, making him lift it up.
Xiang Yang's eyes darted around, and his apology was anything but sincere.
But all he needed to do was admit his mistake; Qin Gang didn't need his sincerity. "If you really want to stay here, then behave yourself. If you don't, then get out of here!"
Upon hearing this, Xiangyang tilted his head back, his lips slightly parted, and surprisingly, he wasn't frightened at all. Instead, a smile appeared on his face, as bright as sunshine.
Qin Gang's heart tightened.
"Uncle Qin," Xiang Yang moved closer to him, almost touching his lips, his smile undiminished, his bright eyes capable of drowning one's heart in a single glance, "If I don't behave, will you really kick me out?"
Qin Gang immediately supported his waist.
[Ding! Qin Gang's Antisocial Index: 30.0%!]
Xiang Yang's eyes flickered with surprise, but Qin Gang didn't see it. Instead, he grabbed Xiang Yang's waist, threw him aside, and walked away from him.
There was no response.
Xiangyang remained standing in the same spot and blinked once.
Qin Gang... has such a soft heart.
Xiangyang didn't eat dinner, and the only food available at home was noodles.
Xiangyang spent all his money on noodles, and there were still several bundles left, all stored in the kitchen.
Qin Gang told him to cook, and Xiangyang asked him, "Would noodles be okay?"
Qin Gang glanced into the kitchen and saw nothing but noodles. He turned and frowned at Xiang Yang for a long while before saying, "Is this all you have?"
Is this all the kid eats all day?
Xiangyang: "You can make a sauce with seasonings, it tastes pretty good too."
Qin Gang turned and walked away, saying, "Let's eat out!"
Xiangyang was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was being taken out to eat. Overjoyed, he jumped up and down. "Great! Great! Uncle Qin, what shall we eat?"
Xiang Yang really didn't expect that he would run into Shen Yuan while eating hot pot.
Shen Yuan was gathered with a large group of people, men and women, eating and talking, having a lively time.
Xiang Yang saw her as soon as he entered the door, but Shen Yuan was laughing and arguing with a man and didn't see him.
Qin Gang noticed Xiang Yang's gaze and asked him, "What's wrong?"
Xiangyang felt there was no need to talk to Qin Gang, but staying here and running into Shen Yuan again later would be inappropriate.
"Huh?" Xiangyang shook his head and said, "It's nothing, Uncle Qin, I don't want to eat hot pot anymore. How about we go to another place? Let's go!"
Qin Gang frowned. "Didn't you just say you wanted to eat hot pot? Why are you making such a fuss?"
Xiang Yang, however, grabbed Qin Gang and tried to pull him away.
Just then.
"Xiangyang?" a woman called out uncertainly, "Sister Chen, isn't this your son?"
Xiangyang's heart skipped a beat.
Qin Gang heard it too and looked in the direction of the woman.
The woman who had just stood up with a smile froze slightly when she saw Qin Gang, looking embarrassed and as if she wanted to look but dared not.
Xiang Yang glanced at Qin Gang and saw him standing there lazily with a cigarette in his mouth, his indifferent and aloof gaze making people afraid to look him in the eye.
Shen Yuan had also looked over. She saw Xiang Yang and Qin Gang standing together, looking clean and tidy. She didn't know if she softened her heart or what, but she actually called out to him.
"Yangyang!"
Qin Gang, with his hands in his pockets, raised his chin and pointed, asking Xiang Yang, "Who's this?"
Xiangyang: "...My mom."
Shen Yuan had already walked over. She didn't dare to get close herself, so she pulled Xiang Yang over and glanced cautiously at Qin Gang before asking him, "Yang Yang, what are you doing here?"
Xiangyang: "...Come and eat."
Since we've already run into Shen Yuan, there's no reason not to sit at the same table with her.
The man who had been flirting with Shen Yuan earlier also came over, bowing and scraping to Qin Gang, "It's Brother Qin! Brother Qin, what brings you here?"
Qin Gang completely ignored him, but the man wasn't embarrassed at all. He came up to Xiang Yang with a smile and said, "Yangyang has really made something of himself. He's able to follow Brother Qin around. He's bound to become a pillar of society in the future!"
Xiangyang's lips twitched slightly.
Haha... This person clearly has no culture. A pillar of society? Is that how you use the phrase "pillar of society"?
As the man spoke, he began to rub Xiangyang's head with his greasy hands.
Xiang Yang had intended to dodge, but before he could react, Qin Gang grabbed him by the neck and pulled him back.
The man's hand landed awkwardly in mid-air, leaving him feeling rather embarrassed. He could only rub his hands together.
Even Shen Yuan was stunned by what she saw.
She was used to seeing Xiang Dahai bowing and scraping to this man, so she assumed his son would be the same. But now it seems that's not the case.
Qin Gang looked down and asked Xiang Yang, who was almost in his arms, "You really don't want to eat hot pot anymore?"
Xiangyang paused for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "I don't want to eat here anymore, let's go somewhere else."
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