My Son-in-law Is A War God
Chapter 1362 - 1363 Let’s Play Together in the Dark!

Chapter 1362: Chapter 1363 Let’s Play Together in the Dark!

Qu Hongbo is a Well-Trained martial artist, and an outstanding master—this is beyond question.

Although he is already elderly, his movements are still vigorous and powerful, showing no hint of frailty.

Dressed in a Kungfu Attire and holding two iron ball weights in his hand, he exudes an air of vitality and domineering strength.

"Elder Qu has arrived!"

Someone shouted, and everyone present, except Xiao Chen, stood up.

Shang Qingyu tugged at Xiao Chen forcefully.

But he didn’t budge an inch.

Xiao Chen continued cracking sunflower seeds without care, only glancing casually at Qu Hongbo.

"Minor Achievement Overlord-level master, not bad!"

Xiao Chen chuckled. No wonder Qu Hongbo could hold his position in Heijie City. With this level of skill, it’s likely no one else in the entire Heijie City could rival him.

Due to there being so many people, evidently no one paid attention to Xiao Chen, who remained seated.

"Everyone, sit down."

Qu Hongbo pressed his hand downward lightly and said with a smile.

Just as everyone sat down, another person appeared.

This person wore casual clothing and glasses, looking shy and timid.

"Qu Zhenyu, what are you doing here? Didn’t we say you weren’t needed for Grandpa’s birthday celebration?"

Seeing this young man, Qu Zhenye said coldly.

Qu Zhenyu—"extra" Zhenyu—seemed to share a similar experience to Jiang Meng’s, but his plight was even worse.

At the age of ten, his parents passed away in a car accident.

His father had been a son-in-law who married into the family, while his mother held a high position in the Qu Family, nearly being confirmed as the next Family Head.

Yet one car accident wiped it all away.

Since then, Qu Zhenyu’s life became as redundant as his name.

He had to work odd jobs to earn even his living expenses.

In school, he was constantly bullied, and the family didn’t bother to intervene.

His student years were truly miserable.

Now that Qu Zhenyu had just graduated from college, he didn’t have a job yet, and few people in the family thought highly of him.

He was even regarded as the shame of the Qu Family.

Hearing Qu Zhenye’s words, Qu Zhenyu replied calmly, "No matter what, he’s still my grandfather. For his birthday, naturally, I should come."

As he spoke, Qu Zhenyu glanced at the surrounding tables and noticed that only Xiao Chen’s table had a few empty seats. He sat himself there.

"Alright, no need to look at me. Carry on doing what you’re supposed to do."

Qu Zhenyu took his seat and started playing on his phone.

What a personality!

Xiao Chen chuckled, looked at Qu Zhenyu beside him, and said, "Buddy, care to team up for some gaming?"

Qu Zhenyu was taken aback for a moment. "Are you sure you want to team up with me? No one here wants to be on good terms with me."

"I’m simply bored and looking to play. Whether anyone else cares has nothing to do with me."

Xiao Chen grinned.

"That’s true—let’s do it, then."

The two pulled out their phones and launched a battle royale game, paying no heed to the others present.

Qu Hongbo furrowed his brows but couldn’t be bothered to intervene.

He smiled and said, "I once made a promise: starting at age sixty, every decade I would take on one apprentice. My previous apprentice is known to everyone here—today, she is the President of Menghua Corporation, Ye Menghua.

Menghua came today as well. Now that I’m seventy, it’s time to take another apprentice. Whether male or female, as long as they catch my eye, I’ll accept them as my disciple."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen suddenly understood.

Even while playing his game, he wasn’t hindered in multitasking.

Of course, this wasn’t why his gaming skills were terrible—he genuinely wasn’t cut out for gaming.

No wonder so many young people came today; they must all be vying to become Qu Hongbo’s apprentice.

He also realized why Shang Teng had spoken up for him earlier.

That kid must have hoped to gain his support, wasn’t it?

"The apprentice selection rules remain the same as before—based on the gifts you present."

Qu Hongbo had a unique way of judging people, called the Gift-Appraisal Method.

This wasn’t about etiquette but the gifts themselves.

It wasn’t about the value of the gifts but whether they aligned with his preferences.

He often said that from a gift, one could tell if a person put in effort and whether they had the capability.

If you couldn’t even present a thoughtful gift, advancing in Dragon Country would be difficult.

Connections and intelligence are the essential keys to surviving in this world.

Of course, if you had the skill to steal or seize the gift, he wouldn’t care either.

It demonstrated you had the ability.

In his apprentice selections, he never considered moral character—only ability.

Ye Menghua had already proven this perfectly.

Ye Menghua’s ability to connect with the Shang Clan was also thanks to Qu Hongbo.

"Damn, your gaming skills are really lousy. If it weren’t for my exceptional performance, we’d both have been wiped out long ago."

After finishing a match, Qu Zhenyu commented to Xiao Chen, "But your tactics are brilliant. That sneaky move you pulled totally tricked those foreign players—it was hilarious and satisfying."

"Sigh, is there no game in the world that relies entirely on brains and doesn’t require any hand coordination?"

Xiao Chen lamented.

When it came to games that required manual dexterity, he was hopeless.

"Buddy, is that your wife? She’s stunning—you’re really something."

Qu Zhenyu glanced at Jiang Meng and said enviously.

Jiang Meng was exceptional in both looks and abilities.

"Don’t even think about hitting on my wife, or I won’t be polite!"

Xiao Chen laughed.

"I already have someone I like,"

Qu Zhenyu admitted sheepishly.

"Qu Zhenyu, you’re really a disgrace to the Qu Family. You’ve fallen for a Phoenix farmer girl and are now chatting away with a son-in-law—how humiliating."

It was Qu Zhenjia who spoke—he was the Qu Family’s legitimate Eldest Grandson, the son of the eldest son, Qu Nanfeng.

"Our Qu Family’s ancestors were farmers too."

Qu Zhenyu sneered, "Besides, what’s wrong with a son-in-law? I find Brother Xiao way more interesting than you all."

"You!"

Qu Zhenjia was at a loss for words, infuriated but unable to retort.

Even the Elder himself didn’t care about Qu Zhenyu anymore—what could he do?

The banquet started.

Many people lined up to toast Elder Qu.

Of course, Qu Hongbo didn’t drink himself—others did, while he merely observed.

Xiao Chen’s table naturally didn’t have anyone going over to propose a toast.

Jiang Meng had come here solely to deliver a gift.

As Xinmeng Group, while they had opened a market in the Capital City, their presence in Jijing was limited to Tonghua City.

Breaking into Heijie City was practically impossible.

Her purpose was simple—congratulate Qu Hongbo on his birthday and hope he would lend her a helping hand.

It was purely business—surely, Qu Hongbo wouldn’t refuse this courtesy, right?

"Qu Sheng, do you have confidence?"

At another table, Qu Sheng’s mother, Shang Qingcui—the eldest daughter of the Shang Family—asked her son.

Shang Qingcui was technically Xiao Chen’s eldest aunt.

But unlike Shang Qingyu, Shang Qingcui wasn’t nearly as kind to Shang Qingcheng. After getting married, she only looked out for her own immediate family.

Anything valuable from the Shang Family, she would try to move to her household.

Her husband had been a billionaire once, but he lost it all in business—now their family’s situation wasn’t great.

So Shang Qingcui placed all her hopes on Qu Sheng, hoping he could become Qu Hongbo’s disciple.

She had painstakingly prepared a gift for this purpose.