Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 480 - 479: Thank You!

Chapter 480: Chapter 479: Thank You!

"Alright, Uncle Liu, go ahead with your business. I just saw you and wanted to say hello,"

Xiao Yi hastily said.

"Alright, if there’s anything you need, just call me anytime."

Liu Yuan smiled, nodded respectfully to Xiao Yi, then turned his head, greeted the three Tang family members, and then turned back to resume attending to his customers. After walking a few steps, he stopped, turned back towards Xiao Yi, and said, "By the way, Young Master Xiao, this restaurant is also under the Jianguo Group’s catering industry. I will let them know later. Wherever you dine, just give your name, order whatever you want, and enjoy a good meal."

"Alright, thank you, Uncle Liu."

Xiao Yi quickly nodded.

After watching Liu Yuan leave, Xiao Yi turned around only to find the expressions on Tang’s Father and Tang’s Mother’s faces resembled those of a timid daughter-in-law—awkward, somewhat ashamed, and somewhat grateful...

Next to them, Fatty Tang was staring at Xiao Yi with an incredibly complex look, seemingly incredulous, also with a hint of reverence and unfamiliarity.

"Haha, Fatty, don’t overthink it. No matter what my status is, I hope, we will always be friends."

Seeing the expression on Fatty Tang’s face, Xiao Yi immediately knew that Liu Yuan’s appearance and the revelation of his identity had had a negative effect. He couldn’t help but smile wryly, and he gently patted Fatty Tang’s shoulder.

"Boss... you’ve kept me in the dark so long!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Fatty Tang’s eyes welled up with tears. After a while, he suddenly hugged Xiao Yi tightly and thumped him on the back, saying, "I always thought you really came from a poor family."

"Haha, I am indeed a poor family’s child. Uncle Liu is just a distant relative of mine."

Feeling Fatty Tang’s firm embrace, a sincere smile appeared on Xiao Yi’s face. He knew that Fatty Tang had finally resolved his doubts, and he couldn’t help but explain.

"Psh, pretending, just keep pretending. You’ve kept it up for so long, do you still plan to keep up the act with me?"

Fatty Tang gave Xiao Yi a disdainful look and slapped him once more.

Disbelieving his words completely.

Tang’s Father and Tang’s Mother watched Fatty Tang and Xiao Yi embracing each other, exchanged glances, and couldn’t help but reveal a relieved expression on their faces. They, too, didn’t believe what Xiao Yi had just said.

With even more worldly experience than Fatty Tang, they even suspected that Xiao Yi’s claim about Liu Yuan being his relative might be false. They clearly felt that Liu Yuan’s treatment of Xiao Yi was not simply relative-like. Although it was affectionate, the affection contained a kind of respect not typical between relatives!

Yes, it was respect!

Moreover, they noticed that his designation for Xiao Yi was "Young Master Xiao!"

Which relative addresses another as "Young Master"?

Moreover, if they were relatives, even if he was a major secretary in Jianguo Group, he wouldn’t immediately agree to give them business opportunities and collaborate with them just because he knew Xiao Yi!

He didn’t even think twice before agreeing to work with them. The only reason was that Xiao Yi was a very important figure!

After all, even a small part of their joint project involved tens to hundreds of millions!

Only if he were significantly important would he make such a decision!

But who exactly is Xiao Yi?

What is his true identity that warrants such respect from the senior secretary of Jianguo Group?

Their eyes, as they looked at Xiao Yi clad in a suit worth less than five hundred yuan, recalled how initially they had even suspected his intentions, doubted whether he was coveting something from their family, and even considered warning their son to keep away from this friend in the future. They couldn’t help but shiver inside and a complex feeling surfaced in their eyes, finding their own thoughts ludicrous.

At the same time, they were beginning to feel a profound stir within...

When exactly did they start judging a person’s background and status at first glance, subconsciously dividing people into categories, looking at them through colored lenses?...

They once belonged to the lowest strata of society themselves. In the past, they mingled with all sorts, had extensive connections—a key reason for their initial success...

They even began to recall those past "brothers" and "buddies." When had they started drifting apart, growing estranged from them?

Thinking about it, their eyes suddenly started to moisten...

Only when they looked back did they realize, as they had begun to win more and more, they were also losing some very precious things that money couldn’t buy...

"Hehe."

Xiao Yi had no idea that their meeting today would bring such a significant emotional stir to Tang’s Father and Tang’s Mother. Hearing Fatty Tang doubt his word, he smiled wryly in his heart, finding it strange how people could be so peculiar, often disbelieving the truth. What he said was indeed the truth, he really was only distantly related to Chen Jianguo and Liu Yuan, or rather, not even related at all. But Wang Qingqing and others didn’t believe him, and now Fatty Tang didn’t either. Yet, he didn’t try to explain any further; he just smiled.

"Uncle, Aunt, I don’t know if you..."

After smiling, Xiao Yi remembered the main purpose of their gathering today and returned his gaze to Tang’s Father and Tang’s Mother, his lips curling into a faint smile.

Although he had taken out his check earlier, Tang’s Mother seemed to have not yet given him a straightforward response.

"Tang Feng, you’re grown up. You know how to make friends and how to get to know people. Your matters... I won’t interfere anymore."

Naturally, Tang’s Father and Tang’s Mother knew what Xiao Yi was asking. Tang’s Father looked at Tang’s Mother, who appeared somewhat embarrassed, took a deep breath, and adjusted the complex emotions within his heart. Then, he looked at his son with a somber voice.

As he spoke, his gaze fixed on his son, his eyes revealing a trace of relief.

After experiencing the events just now, he suddenly realized that he had been too occupied with business lately and didn’t know his son as well as he imagined. Fortunately, and comforting as well, his son, like his younger self, had the knack for making friends. Even more fortunate, he had made a true friend, which genuinely comforted his heart...

Hearing Tang’s Father’s words, Fatty Tang almost went completely numb, his eyes filled with disbelief...

Did his father’s words mean that they accepted Li Ling? That they would no longer interfere, no longer oppose, and truly bless them from now on?

Is this... real?

"Bring her over for dinner this weekend."

While Fatty Tang was still trying to grasp the meaning behind his father’s words, still somewhat in disbelief, Tang’s Mother, too, raised her head and awkwardly uttered a sentence. After speaking, she looked at Xiao Yi standing beside Fatty Tang with a complex expression on her face.

Mom said... bring Li Ling home for dinner this weekend!

This is real... My parents really are no longer opposed to Li Ling!

A tremendous euphoria and excitement filled Fatty Tang’s heart, and it seemed that in an instant, he was submerged in an ocean of happiness.

Tears of joy instantly welled up in his eyes...

"Dad, Mom, thank you! I love you!"

Suddenly, Fatty Tang raised his head, his eyes brimming with joyful tears as he looked at his parents, his face full of happiness and gratitude, then he firmly stretched out his hands and hugged his parents tightly.

Feeling their son’s strong embrace, tears involuntarily welled up in the eyes of Tang’s Father and Tang’s Mother.

They suddenly felt that their son had never been so close to them as at this moment; they had never heard such touching words as those just spoken, "I love you," in their entire lives!

Thinking about their earlier adamant and stubborn behavior in preventing their son’s actions, they increasingly regretted and even feared it. His behavior made them realize how dedicated their son was to this love!

If they had persistently opposed him, they, father and son, mother and son, would undoubtedly have drifted further apart...

Their eyes once again lifted gratefully to Xiao Yi beside them.

This young man had done the most important thing today, not securing a cooperative project, but cleansing their souls, helping them keep their son!

"I must tell Li Ling this good news!"

After hugging his parents tightly and basking in the warmth for a moment, Fatty Tang’s emotions finally calmed a bit, and his facial expression also gradually settled. Suddenly, he remembered something, let go of his parents, took out his cellphone in excitement, walked to the side, and dialed the number directly.

"Xiao... my friend, today... thank you so much!"

Watching their son excitedly walk away to call Li Ling, Tang’s Father and Tang’s Mother couldn’t help but sigh once more, realizing their son had truly grown up. Shaking their heads, their gaze returned to the smiling Xiao Yi and gratefully spoke. (To be continued. If you like this series, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)