The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 296: Big Black Bull Brother, I Miss You So Much!

Chapter 296: Chapter 296: Big Black Bull Brother, I Miss You So Much!

What the heck, silly girl?

The daughter of the Provincial Party Secretary was suddenly caught in Xu Qianli’s embrace and was stunned.

She hadn’t heard this term of endearment for many years and never dreamed that she would hear it here today.

As for being suddenly hugged by a man and called "silly girl," she didn’t know how to react at the moment.

Ji Qingyun’s eyes widened as he watched the scene unfold. He and his wife had only this precious daughter, named Ji Yunxi, who they always cherished and were afraid that some bad boy would snatch her away—they kept a close watch on her.

Today, right in front of him, this Xu Qianli had the audacity to forcefully embrace his precious daughter, Ji Yunxi.

How bold of him!

And his precious daughter, too—suddenly held by a man, how could she not know to dodge or push him away?

Unable to stand it any longer, Ji Qingyun cleared his throat, "Um, young Xu, Yunxi, did you know each other before?"

Ji Yunxi shook her head vigorously, "Dad, I don’t know him at all, I have never even seen him before. Who are you? Don’t hold me like that, let go of me right now. My waist isn’t for you to hold, how dare you!"

Xu Qianli not only did not let go but spoke with even more excitement.

"How could you not recognize me? We bathed together, slept butt-naked together, and even fought with others together."

"Oh, right, you even kissed my cheek and said you’d marry me when you grew up."

"I remember all these things, how could you forget?"

Xu Qianli kept talking, his words making Ji Yunxi’s cheeks turn red with embarrassment, and she quickly rolled her eyes at him.

"Yuck, yuck, yuck!"

"Shut up!"

"Who bathed with you, slept butt-naked with you, who said they’d marry you when they grew up?"

"I don’t even know you, who the heck are you?"

Ji Yunxi looked him up and down—she just didn’t recognize this guy in front of her at all.

Xu Qianli pointed to his nose, "Me, Big Black Bull, Big Black Bull strong, carrying silly girl out to play. Remember now?"

Big Black Bull, strong, carrying silly girl out to play?

Suddenly, fragments of memories that were on the brink of being forgotten floated up in Ji Yunxi’s mind. Her eyes lit up at once as she looked at Xu Qianli and suddenly hugged his neck.

"It’s you, Big Black Bull brother!"

"You scoundrel, how could you leave me for so many years?"

"Humph, I hate you, I despise you, I’m never dealing with you again, leave, just go, disappear from my sight right now, I never want to see you again, get out..."

As her mouth told Xu Qianli to get lost, Ji Yunxi clung to his neck even tighter, refusing to let go, and she even stood on tiptoe, making her body dangle, hanging onto Xu Qianli. Her ample chest was pressed flat, the intimacy between them undeniable.

Ji Qingyun slapped his forehead—my goodness, what a shame, he pondered how he managed to have such an immodest daughter. There I am, standing right here, and here she is, getting all hot and heavy with a man—it was embarrassing.

Clearing his throat again, Ji Qingyun said: "Alright, the two of you, don’t get too cozy for now; can someone tell me what’s going on here, did you really know each other before?"

Only then did Ji Yunxi realize she’d been too intimate with Xu Qianli and hastily stepped away, giggling as she held Xu Qianli’s hand and turned to speak to Ji Qingyun.

"Dad, do you remember? Every winter and summer vacation when I was little, there would be a boy who came to play in our courtyard. He was so kind to me, and I liked him a lot, I always called him Big Black Bull brother."

"But then I don’t know why, he never came over again, I was so sad and upset."

"I can’t believe I saw him again today. I’m so happy, really so happy."

"Dad, did you know I couldn’t forget Big Black Bull brother and deliberately brought him here for a reunion with me?"

"Dad, you don’t still want me to marry Big Black Bull brother, do you? That was just something from when we were kids. How could you take it seriously?"

The more Ji Yunxi spoke, the softer and more demure she became, occasionally stealing glances at Xu Qianli.

There he was, with his distinctive brows and starry eyes, a tall and muscular figure radiating a wild charm, and yet, there was a touch of scholarly elegance about him. He was so pleasing to the eye that her heart started pounding wildly without reason.

This...

As her doting father, Ji Qingyun was completely thrown into disarray, smacking his forehead once again.

Great, what a situation.

Xu Qianli said, "Silly girl, from what you’re saying, Secretary Ji is your father. That’s not right, is it?"

"Why not? Could my dad be fake?" Ji Yunxi retorted.

Xu Qianli scratched his head in response.

"It’s not about your side, it’s about mine. How could I possibly know the daughter of the Provincial Party Secretary?"

"You have to understand, my mom and dad are ordinary people. One’s a lawyer, the other’s a teacher. They used to take me to visit my grandparents every year and leave me with them for a while. That’s when I got to know you."

"As the daughter of the Provincial Party Secretary, even twenty years ago, your family situation would have been good. How could you have lived in the same compound as my grandparents?"

Xu Qianli expressed his doubts. Something wasn’t adding up.

Before Ji Yunxi could speak, Ji Qingyun hastily asked, "Xiao Xu, now I have a question for you. What kind of people were your grandparents?"

"I don’t know the names of my grandparents. I was young and just called them grandpa and grandma."

"As for who they were, my dad told me grandpa was a carpenter, grandma a musician. Every time I visited, their home was filled with wood carvings and musical instruments, nothing out of the ordinary."

Xu Qianli explained.

A carpenter, a musician?

At this, Ji Qingyun suddenly froze.

Who was Ji Qingyun? He hailed from an elite household in Beijing, his father a figure of the highest rank, surrounded by exceptional peers in their compound.

Among them, indeed, there were two individuals exactly as Xu Qianli described, one fond of carpentry, the other of musical instruments.

Even for Ji Qingyun, let alone his own father, those elderly individuals warranted addresses of ’Sir’ and ’Madam.’

Could Xu Qianli actually be the grandson of those two?

If it were indeed so, then how could a person of such heritage end up in a place as impoverished as Qingshan Town under Jiang City, merely working as a low-rank Department-level cadre?

Unable to contain his curiosity, Ji Qingyun asked, "Xiao Xu, let me ask you, you said you used to visit your grandparents often as a child. Why did you stop going later on?"

Xu Qianli replied.

"I’m not sure of the specific reasons. I just know my mom and dad had a huge argument with someone, and in a fit of anger, they took me away, and we never visited my grandparents again."

"Oh, right. It seemed to have something to do with my maternal grandfather’s family. They wanted me to take their surname, which led to a conflict with my grandparents’ family. My parents didn’t know who they were arguing with, but it turned pretty nasty, and afterward, they left in a huff."

"Beyond that, I don’t know anything else."

Upon hearing this, Ji Qingyun nearly had his soul scared out of him.