My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Although Qi Ran was not his child, he still treated Qi Ran as his own. He also used his connections to send Qi Ran to a private school in Tongyun City.

Then Qi Yu saw it and wondered if he had mistreated Qi Ran and hadn't treated him well.

Zheng Wenhao looked at Qi Yu, bowed, and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Qi, it's my fault. Because I'm studying, my family is a bit strapped for cash, which is why Qi Ran went fishing. I'm useless!"

Zheng Wenhao was just a student who had passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations!

In this era, education became the only hope for ordinary people to rise above their circumstances.

Supporting a student is very difficult, and there's a high chance they'll fail the exam; the competition is too intense.

How many families have been ruined by the mere mention of "education"?

The harmful effects of Confucianism are evident from this!

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Chapter 120 Night Talk

Qi Yu understood what was going on and looked at Qi Ran.

"Qi Ran, would you like to come back with me?"

Since this little guy isn't without books to read, but rather went fishing to supplement the family income, then I have no right to force Qi Ran to take him away.

Therefore, he respects Qi Ran's opinion!

Qi Ran looked at Qi Yu, and the two looked at each other. Their eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar.

"Uncle, I don't want to leave my mother, and Uncle Hao is very good to me. You don't need to worry about me. I will always remember that my surname is Qi, and you are my uncle!" Qi Ran said.

Qi Yu looked at Qi Ran, then smiled and stepped forward to pat Qi Ran's head.

It's hard to believe that these words came from an eight-year-old child!

"You've matured a lot!"

After patting Qi Ran's head, Qi Yu looked at Zheng Wenhao, bowed, and said, "Thank you!"

His older brother is never coming back, so it's good that Liu Qian remarried. Besides, Zheng Wenhao is indeed a good person.

Zheng Wenhao returned the greeting with a bow and said, "You flatter me!"

Qi Yu looked at Qi Ran and said, "Qi Ran, if one day you want to learn some real skills, you can come find me!"

Qi Ran tilted his head and asked in surprise, "Really skillful?"

Qi Yu smiled, raised his hand, snapped his fingers, and an ice lotus suddenly appeared in the air, then slowly descended and hovered in front of Qi Ran.

Zheng Wenhao and Liu Qian looked at Qi Yu in shock. What kind of method was this?

"Are you a martial artist?" Qi Ran asked.

Qi Yu did not answer, but instead took out two two-hundred-tael silver notes from his sleeve and handed them to Qi Ran.

"Qi Ran, since you still acknowledge me as your uncle, then I won't let you call me uncle for nothing. Here, take this!"

Before Qi Ran could say anything, Liu Qian spoke first.

"Uncle, what are you doing?"

Qi Yu stood up and smiled at Liu Qian, "Sister-in-law, consider this my compensation on behalf of the Qi family. My abilities are limited, and I can't help you much."

After saying that, Qi Yu didn't intend to give Liu Qian a chance to convince him and looked at Zheng Wenhao.

"Brother Zheng, I'll leave Qi Ran in your care!"

Zheng Wenhao nodded, but didn't say anything.

Qi Yu bowed to Liu Qian and Zheng Wenhao again, then turned to look at Su Yue.

"My wife, let's go!"

Su Yue nodded, then bowed slightly to Liu Qian, took Qi Yu's hand, and turned to walk towards the front door.

Zheng Wenhao set off to follow Qi Yu and Su Yue, saw them to the door, bowed to Qi Yu to say goodbye, and then turned back.

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From the inner room came the sound of a child crying, and Liu Qian hurriedly went inside.

Only Zheng Wenhao and Qi Ran remained in the living room.

Qi Ran walked up to Zheng Wenhao and handed him the two hundred taels of silver notes that Qi Yu had given him.

Zheng Wenhao smiled, didn't take it, and just patted Qi Ran's head.

"This is from your uncle. Keep it. Don't go to the restaurant to sell fish anymore. Study hard. That's what you should do. Uncle Hao can support you and your mother and children."

Qi Ran lowered his eyelids slightly, nodded, and said nothing.

He could hardly remember his father Qi Lin's face anymore; everyone said he was a righteous man and a good person.

But in Qi Ran's mind, Qi Lin was just an irresponsible bad person.

He lived up to his conscience and the world, but he let down his uncle, his mother, and his grandparents.

He gained fame, but he let his family down.

"I'm going to study!" Qi Ran said softly.

Zheng Wenhao nodded, and after watching Qi Ran leave, he looked into the courtyard.

He was right there when Qi Lin had his accident.

He witnessed Qi Lin being taken away with his own eyes, and the words Qi Lin said before leaving still echoed in his mind.

Zheng Wenhao sighed and then looked south.

"Are you really not coming back, Qi Lin?!"

……

Inside the carriage, Su Yue leaned on Qi Yu's shoulder, a smile always on her lips.

"My wife, I want a child!"

Qi Yu suddenly said this, and he said it very seriously.

Su Yue suddenly opened her eyes, her cheeks flushed, thinking that her husband was being indecent again.

But when she saw Qi Yu's calm eyes, her shyness immediately lessened, replaced by heartache.

Qi Ran's actions have upset her husband.

Actually, my husband may seem carefree and fearless, but deep down he's a coward.

He was afraid of being alone; he was afraid of loneliness!

Throughout, she could sense Qi Yu's loneliness, as if he didn't belong to this world.

“Okay, then let’s have one child!” Su Yue said softly.

Qi Yu smiled, pulled Su Yue into his arms, and smelled her faint fragrance, which calmed him down a little.

Being alone in a foreign land, no matter how hard he tries to integrate, he will always feel a sense of alienation from the world.

Ultimately, it is the conflict between what one experienced and the education one received in one's previous life and this world.

He couldn't find a single 'kindred spirit' here, and this sense of loneliness tormented him greatly.

Especially in the first few days after I arrived, without a cell phone, computer, or air conditioning, I drifted through each day in a daze.

To pass the time and temporarily forget his loneliness, Qi Yu would spend his days learning to read and write, and would go to the big banyan tree by the river to tease the children.

Loneliness is a truly terrifying thing!

……

It was already late at night when they returned to the Su residence, around nine o'clock.

Qi Yu lay in the wooden tub, covering his eyes with a hot towel to relieve eye fatigue.

Qi Ran is doing well, so I shouldn't worry too much.

In this Tongyun City, I'd better ask my cheap father-in-law for help!

I'll rest for one night and then go back tomorrow because I have class the day after tomorrow.

If I don't find something to do, I always feel empty and uneasy.

The teaching materials I've been writing these past few days are based on the ones I remember from my previous life.

At present, he can only barely write out the key points of elementary school mathematics. Qi Yu doesn't understand much else, and he doesn't want to teach anything more advanced. There's no need for it.

After taking a shower, Qi Yu put on a new set of clothes, which Su Yue had just made for him a few days ago.

It's already December, it's winter!

After leaving the room and closing the door, Qi Yu headed towards the study.

Because his father-in-law, Su Chengying, was still waiting for him there!

There was no one else in the study except Su Chengying.

After bowing, Qi Yu sat down at the head of the table next to Su Chengying.

"Yu'er, to be honest, you surprised me a lot!" Su Chengying took a sip of tea and said, "Your talent is the best I've ever seen in my life, but I still hope you can be more down-to-earth. I even regret teaching you martial arts. Do you know why?"

Qi Yu thought for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "Su Yue?"

Su Chengying nodded, then put down his teacup, looked at Qi Yu, and remained silent.

Qi Yu is a good person. Good people usually have a hard life, and they are easily swayed by the opinions of others.

"If one day, the world forces you to kill Su Yue, what will you choose?"

Qi Yu frowned, then pondered for a while before saying, "I won't let that happen. That's why I practice martial arts."

Choice is for the weak; the strong always give others choices!

"If that day ever comes, it will be me giving the world a choice, not the other way around!"

Su Chengying smiled; he was very satisfied with Qi Yu's answer!

He didn't want Qi Yu to become a good person, so he arranged to talk to Qi Yu here.

Now he regrets handing Qi Yu over to the head coach.