Chapter 5 : His Name is Xiao Di!
- The Jiang family, though considered well-off, was still far from being compared to any influential figure in front of them!
- Now, with so many important figures showing such respect to Xiao Chen, what kind of shocking background did he have!?
- Xiao Chen frowned, "No need for formalities. I came back this time for personal reasons, not official ones. You can all leave. If there's nothing else, don't bother me."
- With that, Xiao Chen walked away, leaving behind a group of people standing in place, not daring to complain.
- Afterwards, Xiao Chen bought some fruits from a nearby fruit shop and, relying on his memory, walked into the residential area.
- When he reached the front door of his house, Xiao Chen knocked on it solemnly.
- Soon, the door opened, revealing a middle-aged man with a slightly overweight figure and half-white hair. It was Xiao Chen's adoptive father, Li He.
- "Dad," Xiao Chen called out with a smile.
- "Xiao Chen!" Li He was startled, then overjoyed. "You're finally back!"
- "Come in, come in."
- With that, Li He quickly pulled Xiao Chen into the house and headed straight for the living room.
- In the living room, there was a large round table. In addition to his stepmother, Liu Fang, there was a large group of Li family relatives sitting around the table eating.
- Li Xue was also among them.
- And sitting next to Li Xue was Jiang Chen. Everyone treated him with great respect and enthusiasm.
- Liu Fang even frequently served him food, saying, "Xiao Xue doesn't know any better. In the future, she will have to rely on you more."
- Before Jiang Chen could speak, Li Xue's aunt hurriedly said, "Of course! The Jiang family has assets worth billions. If Xiao Xue marries into that family, she will become a young lady. How could she lose out?"
- "If you ask me, it's fortunate that she didn't listen to my brother and marry Xiao Chen. Look at Jiang Chen, so young and already possessing billions in assets. And Xiao Chen, he's just a poor soldier. How can they compare?"
- Li Xue's uncle immediately agreed, "Exactly, thanks to Jiang Chen's interest in Xiao Xue, our Xiao Xue has been blessed with good fortune for eight lifetimes."
- "Jiang Chen, I toast to you!"
- The group of people praised Jiang Chen one after another.
- A proud expression appeared on Jiang Chen's face, but he still humbly said, "Aunt, uncle, you're too kind. Our Jiang family only has a little money, nothing compared to those truly powerful and wealthy families."
- Seeing this scene, Li He couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
- What would Xiao Chen think if he saw this?
- But Xiao Chen didn't care about all that. At this moment, he directly shouted, "Mom, Xiao Xue, I'm back."
- Only then did everyone notice Xiao Chen standing to the side.
- "Xiao Chen!" Liu Fang exclaimed, somewhat surprised.
- Li Xue's face also showed some uneasiness.
- However, she didn't notice that Jiang Chen's expression suddenly changed when he saw Xiao Chen.
- As for Li Xue's relatives, they immediately started discussing, "It's Xiao Chen, what is he doing here?"
- "Yeah, and why did he choose to come back now, just when Xiao Xue is about to get engaged? Could it be that he has some ideas?"
- "Hmph! Even if he has ideas, so what? Just a poor soldier, how can he compare to Jiang Chen?"
- They all looked down on Xiao Chen with disdain.
- Hearing their words, Jiang Chen was shocked and wished he could tear their mouths apart.
- Did these people want to kill him? Compared to Xiao Chen, he was nothing!
- He immediately stood up, feeling extremely uncomfortable, and respectfully said to Xiao Chen, "Mr. Xiao... you're back!"
- "What?" The living room fell silent for a moment.
- Everyone looked at Jiang Chen with disbelief, then at Xiao Chen. Their hearts were filled with shock and waves of astonishment.
- Jiang Chen was the eldest son of the Jiang family, with assets worth billions.
- And Xiao Chen was just a poor soldier.
- How could Jiang Chen address him as "Mr. Xiao"?
- Even Li He and Liu Fang found it hard to believe.
- As for Li Xue, her expression was full of astonishment.
- Xiao Chen glanced at Jiang Chen, although he didn't have a good impression of him, since he was Li Xue's boyfriend, Xiao Chen wouldn't make a big deal out of it.
- He nodded slightly and said, "Dad, Mom, since there are guests at home today, I'll take my leave for now and come back to visit you another day."
- Only then did Li He react and hurriedly tried to persuade him, "You rarely come back, why don't you stay at home for a few days before leaving?"
- Xiao Chen smiled slightly, "Dad, don't worry. I won't leave this time. I'll have plenty of opportunities to visit you in the future."
- Then, he looked at Li Xue and said, "And since Xiao Xue is getting engaged, as her older brother, I naturally have to be there for her engagement banquet."
- Meeting Xiao Chen's gaze, Li Xue quickly lowered her head.
- Only then did Li He agree, "Then, let me accompany you downstairs."
- With that, he went downstairs with Xiao Chen.
- At this moment, Li Xue's aunt and others finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately looked at Jiang Chen, asking, "Jiang Chen, who is this Xiao Chen? Why did you..."
- They couldn't understand why Jiang Chen, with his background, would be so polite to Xiao Chen.
- Jiang Chen didn't know either, but he knew that he definitely couldn't afford to offend Xiao Chen.
- But when these words reached the ears of Li Xue's relatives, they were slightly surprised.
- Jiang Chen didn't even know, yet he was so polite to him?
- Could it be that Jiang Chen was naturally humble and knew that Xiao Chen was Li Xue's older brother, so he treated him with respect?
- Yes, that must be it.
- ...
- "Xiao Di, your residence has been arranged in the Tianhai Star City villa area. The environment there is good, you should like it." Back in the car, Bai Xiao said.
- Xiao Chen nodded slightly, "Let's go."
- Tianhai Star City was the most high-end villa area in Linzhou.
- The villas there started at 30 million yuan and could go up to hundreds of millions. It was not something an ordinary person could afford.
- Before long, the two arrived at the entrance of Tianhai Star City.
- Tianhai Star City had strict security measures. Bai Xiao verified their identities at the gate, while Xiao Chen prepared to smoke a cigarette.
- But as soon as he took out the cigarette, he put it back.
- He was a father now, and the smell of smoke was not good for children. It would be better to quit.
- "You're... Xiao Chen?" Just then, a surprised voice came from not far away.
- A young man walked out of Tianhai Star City and, upon seeing Xiao Chen, sneered, "So it's really you. I heard that you dropped out of school six years ago and joined the army. How did you end up here?"
- Xiao Chen glanced at him and recognized him after a moment. It was Sun Hao, his classmate from high school.
- Sun Hao came from a well-off family and was known as the school's second-generation rich. But Xiao Chen and him didn't have a good relationship.
- Because back then, Xiao Chen had excellent grades and was a prominent figure in the school.
- Sun Hao was pursuing the school beauty, Yu Xiaoxiao, but she liked Xiao Chen instead. Sun Hao held a grudge against Xiao Chen and constantly opposed him.
- Even when Xiao Chen dropped out of school, it was Sun Hao who played a role in it.
- But those old stories, the grudges of their student days, Xiao Chen had long forgotten.
- He nodded slightly, "I live here."
- "You?" Sun Hao burst into laughter, his face full of mockery. "Do you know where this is?"
- A house in Tianhai Star City, a high-end villa area, was something even his family couldn't afford without selling the company.
- And Xiao Chen, a poor soldier, dared to dream of living in Tianhai Star City? It was simply daydreaming!
- At this moment, Bai Xiao had finished verifying their identities.
- Xiao Chen couldn't be bothered to explain to Sun Hao any further and ignored him, walking directly into Tianhai Star City with Bai Xiao.
- "Tch, pretending to be someone you're not." Sun Hao sneered.
- Then, his eyes flashed, and he walked towards the security room, handing a pack of cigarettes to a security guard and asking, "Captain Wang, what's the name of the owner of the villa those two just went to?"