The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 297: The Mystery of Birth, The Hidden Young Master of a Prominent Family!

Chapter 297: Chapter 297: The Mystery of Birth, The Hidden Young Master of a Prominent Family!

Xu Qianli’s grandparents were really something else, absolute top-notch figures who could shake the nation with a stomp of their foot.

Faced with such powerful figures, Xu Qianli’s maternal grandparents actually dared to storm in and force Xu Qianli to change his surname in front of them.

Considering the boldness to challenge Xu Qianli’s paternal grandparents, it’s obvious that the status and identity of his maternal grandparents were no less impressive.

Ridiculous, this is simply outrageous; it’s as if outrageousness has opened the door to itself and settled right in!

Clearly, this kid’s identity is super extraordinary.

But it seems like he has absolutely no clue.

No wonder though, it must have been his parents who had an irreconcilable conflict with both sets of their parents back in the day, and they left with Xu Qianli, never to contact them again, living as ordinary people for many years.

The kid has always been kept in the dark, so it’s normal for him not to know.

Since his parents refuse to talk, Ji Qingyun understood that given his own status, he certainly couldn’t spill the beans, he cleared his throat and began to speak with a smile.

"Your family’s situation is indeed a bit complicated, but after all, it’s your private affair, and it’s not my place to intervene."

"Since you and Yunxi are friends and it’s not often you meet, she can accompany you to go out and walk around."

"Yunxi, since you and little Xu are childhood friends, you should take good care of him for me, maybe go shopping or something."

"If you neglect him, I won’t let you off the hook."

Hearing this, Ji Yunxi felt like she was hallucinating.

Could it be that the sun rose from the west today? Her dad is actually suggesting she hang out with a guy? Can this be real?

She pinched her arm subconsciously; ouch, it’s real!

What’s going on here?

You should know that her parents have always been extremely strict with her, sending her to a girls’ school when she was young, and as she grew up, they forbade her from getting close to men, let alone going shopping, for fear that she would be deceived by some bad man.

But today, to her disbelief, her dad was actively encouraging her to go shopping with Xu Qianli. Unreal.

Ji Yunxi still couldn’t quite believe it, pointing at her nose.

"Dad, are you serious? Do you really want me to go shopping with Big Black Bull brother? Are you sure?"

"Aren’t you the one who said all men are no good, that they would have bad intentions when they see a beautiful woman like me, and they wouldn’t miss an opportunity to make a move on me, so you don’t allow me to get close to men and you’re waiting to arrange a suitable man to be my boyfriend, right?"

"And now, out of nowhere, you want me to go shopping with Big Black Bull brother? You can’t possibly be trying to set us up, thinking of making Big Black Bull brother my boyfriend, can you?"

Ji Yunxi bluntly brought everything to light.

Ji Qingyun thought to himself, silly girl, no wonder Xu Qianli calls you a fool, you know it, so why spill it? How awkward.

Xu Qianli said, "Silly girl, stop joking. You’re the daughter of the Provincial Party Secretary, and I’m just a department-level cadre from a lower township; how could the Secretary possibly fancy me to be his son-in-law. He must be thinking that since we’re childhood friends reunited after a long time, he wants us to catch up."

Ji Qingyun responded, "Right, right, that’s exactly it. You’re sharp, little Xu. In that case, I’m entrusting my daughter to you. Go on, have a good time and do whatever you feel like."

"Then thank you, Secretary Ji. Silly girl, let’s go."

After saying goodbye to Ji Qingyun, Xu Qianli took Ji Yunxi by the hand and left.

Ji Yunxi felt an inexplicable shyness as Xu Qianli held her hand; she thought to herself, seriously, what are you doing, hugging and holding hands, aren’t you afraid my dad will get angry?

Xu Qianli glanced at her own dad and muttered, "Huh, why is he not showing any signs of anger?"

Could it be that he really intended to arrange Xu Qianli to be her boyfriend?

Before Ji Yunxi figured it out, Xu Qianli had pulled her out the door.

Once Xu Qianli left the reception hall, they made their way out of the Provincial Committee Building, got into the car, and many eyes were watching them go.

The cherished daughter of the Provincial Party Secretary Ji Qingyun, a miss who no man could ever approach, was suddenly taken away by a man holding her hand, and the news spread quickly.

Many people inside the Provincial Committee were talking, busy guessing the identity of the man, wondering which affluent family’s top young master he might be.

Meanwhile, Xu Qianli drove Ji Yunxi away from the Provincial Committee Building and found a nearby dessert shop, ordering a bunch of sweets for her.

"Silly girl, I remember how much you loved desserts. I didn’t have much pocket money when we were kids and could only treat you to candies. Now that we are grown up, I must treat you to a proper feast."

"Come on, don’t be shy, eat up."

During the conversation, Xu Qianli picked up a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into Ji Yunxi’s mouth.

As she ate the chocolate, her red lips gently touched Xu Qianli’s fingertips, and not only was her mouth sweet, but her heart was overwhelmingly so.

Her beautiful eyes fluttered a few times, and she shifted her seat, leaning closer to Xu Qianli and naturally taking his arm.

"Big Black Bull brother, let me ask you, you didn’t really come looking for me to fulfill our childhood promise and marry me, did you?"

"That was just a childhood joke. You can’t possibly take it seriously and think that I would actually marry you, can you?"

"I’ve grown up now. I’m not the naive little girl I used to be; some things change, and so do thoughts, you understand?"

Xu Qianli responded with a smile, scratching her hair playfully.

"Silly girl, don’t worry about anything. I already have a girlfriend, actually more than one. Seeing you in the provincial city this time was purely an accident and I had no other intentions."

"Besides, I’ve always seen you as a sister, how could I have any ideas about you?"

"Ow, hey... why are you pinching me?"

Xu Qianli felt a sharp pain in his arm; Ji Yunxi had pinched him hard for some reason.

Ji Yunxi raised her eyebrows, put on a stern face, and fiercely scolded Xu Qianli, looking quite intimidating.

"Who asked you to leave without saying goodbye all those years ago, and then disappearing for so many years. If it weren’t for you calling me ’silly girl’ today, I would have almost forgotten I had a Big Black Bull brother like you."

"What’s worse is that you had girlfriends behind my back, not just one, no less. You really are something!"

"How about it, are your girlfriends pretty? Are they as pretty as me, do they have a figure as good as mine?"

As she spoke, Ji Yunxi deliberately arched her back, making her already magnificent bosom even more prominent and upright, intentionally flaunting her excellent figure.

Xu Qianli chuckled and said, "They’re similar to you. I’ll definitely introduce you if there’s a chance. It’s strange though, when you were little, you lived with my grandparents in the same complex. Your family didn’t seem that well-off, so how come I haven’t seen you for over a decade and now you’ve become the daughter of the Provincial Committee Secretary?"

"Who said our family wasn’t much when we were kids? We’ve always been..."

Her words were cut off as Ji Yunxi’s phone rang.

She picked it up and saw it was a message from her own dad.

It read that she could go anywhere with Xu Qianli and talk about anything, just not to bring up the matters from the complex, especially not the specific identities of Xu Qianli’s grandparents.