School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

Before long, Eldest Uncle's family had left.

Mother Xiao looked at Xiao Han and said, "Xiao Han, this matter hasn't troubled you, has it?"

"No," Xiao Han shook his head. "Actually, I just don't really like their family. However, since you've asked, I'll give Xiao Zhicheng a try. Although he's somewhat clever, I don't know if he truly has what it takes."

"Hmm!" Mother Xiao nodded and said, "After all, he is a relative; looking out for him is only right. If his performance isn't exceptionally poor, we'll just have to make do."

"Mom, that's the wrong way to think about it," Xiao Han immediately shook his head when he heard this. "A business pursues profits. Whoever can perform should get the job. If someone can't generate a certain level of profit, why should I keep him on staff? Instead of that, I might as well give him five thousand yuan a month and hire someone capable."

Mother Xiao thought for a moment and felt that Xiao Han made some sense.

"Alright," Mother Xiao nodded. "From your perspective, you're not wrong. But I think that kinship is more important than money!"

"Mom, if there were no money, do you think they would fawn over you like this?" Xiao Han immediately countered his mother.

Mother Xiao burst out laughing when she heard this.

She suddenly realized the contradiction in what she had proposed. Before, she had told Xiao Han that as long as there was money, relatives would fawn over him. Now, she was claiming that kinship was more important than money. This was clearly a paradox.

Mother Xiao realized that she cared too much about the feelings of these so-called relatives.

"Xiao Han, it's your decision to make," Mother Xiao sighed. "After all, I've grown old, so I can't offer you much advice. I can only express my feelings."

"I understand!" Xiao Han nodded.

After she spoke, Mother Xiao went off to keep herself busy.

Xiao Han sat alone under the old locust tree at the gate, lost in thought. Just as he was drifting off, a delicate figure appeared within his sight.

The figure was gradually approaching Xiao Han.

"Zi Han?" When Xiao Han saw Chen Zihan, his body involuntarily stood up, and he quickly walked toward her.

"Xiao Han." Chen Zihan's face showed excitement and joy.

Xiao Han hurried over and then held Chen Zihan tightly, asking excitedly, "When did you get back?"

"Yesterday," Chen Zihan quickly replied. "So I couldn't wait to come see you today."

"My gosh, why didn't you call me?" Xiao Han asked.

"Your phone has been unreachable from yesterday until today," Chen Zihan said helplessly. "So I had no choice but to come to your house to find you."

Xiao Han was stunned, then quickly pulled out his phone, and indeed, it was out of battery. He gave an embarrassed smile and said, "It ran out of battery, heh heh..."

"Summer break has been over for a month, you seem very busy," Chen Zihan teased with a smile.

"It's okay," Xiao Han smiled back. "Are you on summer break too?"

"Yes!" Chen Zihan nodded. "Just a month later than here in China."

"Do you have any plans now that you're back?" Xiao Han asked.

"Not really, I just want to hang out with classmates," Chen Zihan sighed. "After graduation, I came to realize how precious friendship among classmates can be. Xiaoyan has always kept in touch with me, insisting on organizing a gathering now that I'm back."

"Oh..." Xiao Han wasn't fond of class reunions. Such gatherings were just occasions for comparisons.

Since everyone had not yet ventured out into society, comparisons would be about academic achievements, what awards one had received, what brands they owned, what phones they used, how beautiful a girlfriend one had or how wealthy a boyfriend. And so on...

"You don't seem interested," Chen Zihan held Xiao Han's hand.

"How could I not be, as long as you are there, I'll be interested," Xiao Han said with a smile.

"Hehe..." Chen Zihan chuckled and said, "Let's go for a walk, I really want to eat some mango dessert."

"Let's go!" Xiao Han quickly took Chen Zihan by the hand and they left the house.

Xiao Han drove Chen Zihan to Mango Restaurant.

When Chen Zihan saw the BMW car, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Xiao Han, when did you buy a car?"

"It's someone else's," Xiao Han laughed. "I'm just borrowing it to get around."

"You're using it to impress girls, aren't you?" Chen Zihan teased.

"In my heart, there's only you," Xiao Han turned and looked at Chen Zihan earnestly.

Chen Zihan's face turned red, she lowered her eyelids, and suddenly she said, "Xiao Han, do you still mean the words you once said?"

"What words?" Xiao Han asked.

"Years later, if I'm not married and you're not married, shall we be together?" Chen Zihan asked.

"Of course!" Xiao Han nodded immediately and said, "If you are unmarried and I am unmarried, I will marry you."

"But what if one day I'm not as perfect as you imagine, would you still marry me?" Chen Zihan asked.

"Silly girl, you are perfect in my eyes," Xiao Han said earnestly.

"But..." Chen Zihan lowered her head.

"We're almost there," Xiao Han interrupted her.

Chen Zihan swallowed the words she was about to say. She got out of the car and followed Xiao Han into the Mango Dessert Shop.

Summer.

The Mango Dessert Shop was bustling, crowded with many people. Most were couples or groups with nowhere else to go, ordering drinks and gathering to play cards, entertain, and pass the time.

Xiao Han walked in and found a two-person seat by the window.

After sitting down, Xiao Han ordered two mango drinks and a profiterole.

The two hadn't seen each other for half a year and naturally had a lot to talk about. Xiao Han's longing for Chen Zihan had grown by the day. Now, seeing her suddenly, he was very happy and had a bellyful of words he wanted to share with her.

Unfortunately, Chen Zihan seemed somewhat distracted.

After a long chat, Chen Zihan laughed and said, "How's that girlfriend of yours from university doing?"

Xiao Han was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Why bring that up suddenly?"

"Just curious," Chen Zihan said lightly, toying with her hair and wearing a calm, composed smile.

"She's fine," Xiao Han said, feeling a bit awkward. Suddenly talking about another girlfriend with his own girlfriend was indeed awkward and baffling. This feeling was very uncomfortable. Xiao Han said awkwardly, "Let's not talk about this, okay?"

"Okay," Chen Zihan nodded and said, "So... what do you want to talk about?"

"You could talk about what you've seen and heard abroad," Xiao Han said.

"Xiao Han, people really should get out more," Chen Zihan laughed. "You can meet a lot of people and encounter many things. You shouldn't confine yourself to one small place. And you shouldn't be overly proud of running a training class and a mobile phone store, you know?"

Xiao Han felt as if something pricked his heart.

"Zihan, actually, small people also have their joys. Don't they?" Xiao Han smiled and then said, "Everyone has their own pursuits; some are born politicians, some are born businessmen. That can't be changed, just like you and me, naturally ordinary people."

"I don't want to be ordinary anymore," Chen Zihan shook her head.

"Then what do you want to be?" Xiao Han asked, puzzled.

"I don't want to be anything; I just want to be someone superior. To be someone who is respected and admired," Chen Zihan said seriously. "I don't want my parents to have to work for my life, nor do I want them to toil for me."

As she said this, tears streamed down Chen Zihan's face.

"Zihan, what's wrong?" Xiao Han looked at her in surprise.

"My dad was working in the provincial city, and last month he was in a car accident that broke his leg and he lost his ability to work," Chen Zihan said, her head lowered. "My mom came back from the United States last month to take care of my dad, then she was diagnosed with breast cancer..."

"Ah?!" Xiao Han was shocked and said, "How could... how could this happen?"

"This is reality..." Chen Zihan looked up, smiled faintly, and said, "It seems like God and our family are the butt of a cruel joke, and the joke continues."

The Chen Family used to be a well-off family, but now, they had fallen into dire straits. Chen Zihan's study abroad in the United States had drained the family's savings. Later, due to the Jiang Family's actions, Chen Zihan's father lost his job as a professor at Linjiang University and subsequently lost all his income and allowances. Forced into a difficult position, he moved to the provincial city for work, but unexpectedly, less than six months later, he was in a car accident that broke his leg and completely lost his ability to work, thereby robbing the family of their financial source.

The once robust father now lay in bed with white hair.

The mother, who used to be dynamic and decisive, now lay on the operating table.

One, incapacitated and depriving the family of any financial source; the other, stricken with breast cancer, exacerbating the already difficult situation and plunging the family into a crisis.

Chen Zihan had planned to work and save money in the United States, but due to her mother's diagnosis of breast cancer, she had to rush back home to take care of her parents.

"What now?" Xiao Han asked.

"After I came back, Jiang Xiaoliang visited my parents," Chen Zihan said with a faint smile, gently wiping her tears, "At the same time, I accepted a 5 million yuan sponsorship from the Jiang Family... which means, from now on, I am engaged to Jiang Xiaoliang."

At this, Xiao Han's mind went blank.

"You..." Xiao Han said, flabbergasted, "I thought you didn't like him. Why would you do this?"

"For money!" Chen Zihan took a deep breath, then looked seriously at Xiao Han and said, "Do you know why I'm being so practical now? It's because reality forces me to be practical. Without those five million yuan, the medical expenses for my mom and my dad, even the expenses for our entire family...""