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Chapter 1057 - 740 Self-benefit, benefit others, benefit the public (Thanks for the tip!)_2

Chapter 1057: 740 Self-benefit, benefit others, benefit the public (Thanks for the tip!)_2

Song Chaoge didn’t answer the question directly. "Even if what you said is true, it’s just your personal speculation. It’s not a trivial matter; it’s better to be cautious."

"Of course it’s not a trivial matter. After all, it’s a friend of Sister Jin Se."

Fang Jun didn’t look at Song Chaoge. "Brother Song, don’t worry, I won’t make things difficult for you."

"Your words don’t sound quite right to me."

"Brother Song, I didn’t mean anything else. I respect Sister Jin Se as well, but let’s keep things separate. Our Fang Family certainly won’t let anyone disrespect us."

The two stepped over the threshold.

"I still have to entertain, Brother Song, so I won’t see you out."

Song Chaoge didn’t say anything more and nodded.

Fang Jun turned around and headed back.

Song Chaoge hadn’t driven; he walked alone along the red street. He, who had been advising Fang Jun to stay calm, gradually showed a change in expression, a curve appearing and slowly expanding.

After walking for a while, when he was nearing a siheyuan, an ordinary domestic car approached and then stopped at the entrance of the siheyuan.

A man with a limp pushed open the door and got out of the passenger side.

Immediately,

Song Chaoge quickened his pace.

"Brother Cao."

Cao Xiugo turned at the sound, showing a hint of surprise. "Why are you here?"

"Old Fang is ill, and I went to visit him,"

Song Chaoge explained with a smile.

"Bang."

At that moment, Cao Jinse also got out and closed the car door.

"Old Fang is ill?"

Cao Xiugo showed concern. "Is it serious?"

They all lived on the same street, were neighbors, and naturally knew each other.

"It’s not serious, but some recent events have caused the old man quite a bit of emotional turmoil."

Cao Jinse stood quietly by the car, not interrupting.

"It’s good that it’s nothing serious."

Cao Xiugo nodded.

"Jin Se, you personally picked up Brother Cao today?"

Song Chaoge looked at Cao Jinse and smiled.

"Yes, it’s rare to enjoy this sister’s blessing."

Cao Jinse smiled back but said nothing.

It was clear that their relationship was quite good.

After a chance meeting and a short chat, Song Chaoge said his goodbyes and left.

"Shall Jin Se see you off?"

"No need, I’ll walk. It’s good exercise for me."

Song Chaoge declined Cao Xiugo’s kind offer politely and took his leave.

"What happened to the Fang Family?"

After Song Chaoge had left, Cao Xiugo turned around.

"I think it was Old Fang’s granddaughter who had an accident."

"What kind of accident?"

"She was killed by her husband. The incident has been quite fierce, and the whole country knows about it by now. Brother, you haven’t heard anything?"

"I’ve been staying at the school, where would I have heard it?"

Cao Jinse was helpless, "Just because you’re at the school doesn’t mean you can’t go online, right? Brother, you really don’t care about worldly matters, only focusing on the sage’s books. Don’t you care about anything nowadays?"

"Who said I didn’t care about anything? I’ve always cared about your lifelong matters."

Hearing this, Cao Jinse, feeling like she had shot herself in the foot, immediately walked towards the house.

Cao Xiugo followed.

"Why are you walking so fast, trying to embarrass your brother who isn’t so agile?"

Cao Jinse had no choice but to stop.

"You are not getting any younger. How long do you plan to avoid it?"

Cao Xiugo came to her side.

"Brother, am I that old? With all this talk of men marrying and women marrying, Brother, can you not be so old-fashioned? There are plenty of people over thirty who aren’t married, even some who choose not to marry. Wouldn’t it be nice if I just stayed with you forever?"

"It would be nice."

Cao Xiugo nodded.

Cao Jinse knew not to be too happy too soon, as indeed, the next moment, she heard, "But how do I explain that to our parents?"

"Brother, you weren’t like this before."

Cao Jinse was both amused and frustrated, with a tearful laughter, "Fine, since an elder brother is like a father, and you’re so keen on marrying me off, then you can just pick someone, whatever you like."

"Is that what you said?"

Cao Xiugo confirmed.

"I said it."

Cao Jinse nodded immediately, as if to spite.

Cao Xiugo glanced towards the direction Song Chaoge had left. "What do you think of him?"

Cao Jinse had not expected her older brother to be so "heartless." She was stunned for a moment.

With an air of calmness that seemed only natural, Cao Xiugo said, "In terms of appearance, talent, family background... in all aspects, there probably aren’t many in the Capital City who are more suitable for you."

"What do you mean ’suitable’?"

Just a moment ago, she had said that her older brother could make the choices, but Cao Jinse immediately changed her tune. "Yes, those aspects you mentioned are all excellent in Song Chaoge, but so what? This isn’t a matching test. The most important thing should be whether I like him, right?"

"Are you saying you don’t like him?"

"Brother, do you think I’m a shy person?"

Cao Jinse dismissed it with a word and stepped into the house.

The large courtyard house, now only inhabited by the siblings, was considerably quiet compared to other prosperous and influential families.

"But Song Chaoge seems to quite like you."

Cao Xiugo followed behind his sister.

Logically, if Cao Jinse wanted to avoid him, it would be impossible for him to catch up due to his limited mobility, but he followed quite effortlessly.

"What does that have to do with me?"

Sharp and decisive.

Commanding aura.

Cao Xiugo couldn’t help but laugh quietly.

"Girl, don’t set your expectations too high, or you might truly become an unmatched talent."

"You don’t use the internet, right?"

Cao Jinse sarcastically remarked and then sat down under the centuries-old ginkgo tree in the courtyard.

"I just told you that being a teacher, I can learn a lot from my students. Have you forgotten already?"

Cao Xiugo did not sit, standing nearby instead.

Cao Jinse looked up.

"Brother, you don’t need to test me. If you really liked him, would you have let him leave just now? You would have at least invited him to come inside and sit. I’m your only sister; is there anything you can’t say directly to me?"

Unruffled, Cao Xiugo responded, "I learned it from you."

Cao Jinse gave a wry smile, "When did I ever do such a thing?"

Though their home might be quieter than other residences on the street, the bond between the siblings was indeed warmer and more fervent.

This felt like a home.

Some mansions are bustling, yet beneath that facade, human hearts are as cold as ice.

"Okay, I’ll just ask directly then, have you found someone you like?"

"No."

Cao Jinse responded without hesitation.

"You didn’t seem to have this attitude towards Song Chaoge before."

It wasn’t the first time the siblings had discussed this topic; previously, Cao Jinse had always been evasive and excelled in dragging out her responses, but now she was quite straightforward, decidedly ruling out Song Chaoge.

"That’s because I didn’t understand him sufficiently before."

"You’ve known him since childhood, isn’t that enough?"

"It’s different. People can pretend, and people change, brother, you weren’t like this before either."

Cao Xiugo, who went from never letting the Cao Family down to the Cao Family not letting the world down, didn’t latch onto this retort.

"Some of his recent actions have disappointed you."

True to his profession, he was good at summarizing and concluding.

Cao Jinse paused, then after a while, she began speaking more earnestly.

"Brother, let me put it this way, with someone like Song Chaoge, you can never really trust them. Competing with outsiders is one thing, but do we have to be always on guard even at home? Living like that is just too exhausting. Besides, right now, I really don’t have the energy to think about relationships. There are far too many other things I need to do."

"You are a girl..."

Cao Xiugo barely started when he was interrupted.

"What about being a girl? Brother, it’s disappointing that you’re still teaching and yet harboring sexist thoughts. I am a woman, true, but don’t I also bear the Cao surname?"

"My point was, girls shouldn’t exhaust themselves too much."

"I’m not more tired than you, am I?"

Cao Jinse looked at her brother who would typically stand throughout classroom sessions.

"Also, it’s not like I’m alone. Brother, there are still some interesting people in this world."

As she said this, Cao Jinse smiled, her eyes curving beautifully, more exquisite than the crescent moon climbing the treetops.

"You told me that people should not only benefit themselves but also others, the masses. Those who benefit the masses are invincible, so how could they be tired?"

Standing, Cao Xiugo felt like patting his sister’s head as he did when she was little, but he quickly realized that she had grown up and lowered his hand soon after.

Cao Jinse noticed his subtle gesture and promptly stood up, trying to tiptoe.

"Brother, I’m almost as tall as you now."

Cao Xiugo slightly smiled, his expression filled with relief.