"Uncle Qu, feel free to speak your mind!"
Hearing Liu Zixuan's words, Qu Zheng's father showed a peculiar smile, "I do enjoy chatting with straightforward people like Mr. Liu!"
"The current dynamics of Celestial Capital are very complex, and between families and forces, there are more or less intricate connections."
"Apart from the local families and forces, many external forces, branches, or sects have settled in this piece of Heaven and Earth."
"Simply put, it's very difficult, almost impossible, for newcors from outside Celestial Capital to establish themselves here."
Liu Zixuan nodded upon hearing this; Jiang Yiyi had given him a rough idea of this previously.
He then asked with a smile, "If it's impossible to establish oneself, how do you say, Uncle Qu, that great things can be done?"
"To establish oneself in an already mature tropolis, there are only two ways."
Qu Zheng's father raised a finger and said, "First, you are a prominent figure from the Star Sea Peak, and you co in forcefully to seize a territory, then no one would say anything!"
Liu Zixuan shrugged, "Neither you nor I could accomplish that!"
"So, there's only the second path left!"
Qu Zheng's father raised a second finger and said, "Then disrupt the existing pattern and reshuffle the cards!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zixuan's eyes narrowed, thinking: The Qu family's ambition is really big, wanting to reshuffle Celestial Capital? People who dare say such things are either lunatics or fully prepared!
Clearly, the Qu family doesn't seem like lunatics, so they must have a strong trump card!
"Uncle Qu, I feel you might have sought the wrong partner for cooperation. I, Liu Zixuan, have no desire to reshuffle any place." Liu Zixuan did not outright refuse but spoke tactfully.
Qu Zheng's father paused for a mont, "Mr. Liu, I, Qu Jian, though not claiming to have t countless people, have never misjudged anyone. You are destined not to be soone who settles for the status quo, but a significant figure stirring winds and clouds, turning tides!"
Such praise made it sowhat hard for Liu Zixuan to refuse.
With an awkward smile, he said, "You're overpraising !"
"Overpraise or not, Mr. Liu surely understands in his heart—a dragon cannot languish in the darkness like a snake, and a wolf cannot be penned like a sheep!"
"Mr. Liu is a dragon among n, how could you just dwell in that small piece of Heaven and Earth?"
If Qu Jian's words were said to soone else, they would probably be tempted long ago, but Liu Zixuan is not soone easily swayed by a few words.
With a smile, he said, "Uncle Qu, perhaps everyone seeks different things. I, Liu Zixuan, truly have no ambition to compete for supremacy, just wanting to live a simple life with the one I love and who loves !"
"I know, the simpler a matter, the harder it is to achieve. Wanting a simple life is no easy task, but I will strive for it, not necessarily disrupting the order to beco a big shot sowhere. Those an nothing to !"
Upon hearing this, Qu Jian looked at Liu Zixuan with a rather peculiar expression and genuinely admired Liu Zixuan's temperant.
What he just said was enough to excite a struggling young person, even get their blood boiling! Yet Liu Zixuan was so calm and collected.
"Well, maybe I was a bit too abrupt today."
Qu Jian laughed, "But I still firmly believe in my intuition; Mr. Liu's future is limitless! If you change your mind, you are always welco to co to ; the doors of my Qu family are always open for you!"
"Thank you, Uncle Qu, for your kind words. I will carefully consider it!"
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore; let's go have so food. I had your aunt personally cook today, to taste the specialties of the frontier!"
Liu Zixuan had already said so, continuing would make the Qu family seem too cheap. Better to first make a friend like Liu Zixuan!
To do great things, one must first have patience!
The three of them went to the dining table, and soon Qu Zheng's mother served a stream of delicious dishes, mostly spicy food.
"If Mr. Liu can't handle spicy food, you can have the dishes over here," Qu Zheng's mother said with a smile.
"Aunt and Uncle, just call by na. Addressing as 'Mr.' feels awkward," Liu Zixuan said with a smile.
"Alright, seeing you and Zheng Zheng are about the sa age, we'll call you Zixuan then!"
"Okay!"
Liu Zixuan nodded, then started eating.
The frontier delicacies were indeed satisfying. Liu Zixuan had never feared spiciness before, but this ti it truly surprised him!
After finishing the al, Liu Zixuan drank five or six bottles of mineral water and still felt like he was on fire!
After the al, Qu Jian invited Liu Zixuan to the study for a few gas of chess, which turned into an exchange between the two. The outco sowhat surprised Qu Jian.
Having played chess for nearly twenty years, he rarely found opponents, yet he lost a few gas to Liu Zixuan!
An ordinary person plays chess for fun.
But those who understand chess know it's sotis a smokeless battle. From one's style and moves, you can discern the person's character.
Around two in the afternoon, Liu Zixuan put down his teacup and said with a smile, "Uncle Qu, I see it's getting late, and I have so matters to attend to; shall we call it a day?"
"Alright, go handle your business first. Whenever you want to co over, just co," Qu Jian said generously with a smile.
"Then, Uncle Qu, don't see off." Saying this, Liu Zixuan walked outside directly.
Qu Zheng saw him out and asked, "Mr. Liu, you said you were new to Celestial Capital. Will you be leaving again?"
"Probably, but who knows, I might be back soday!" Liu Zixuan said with a smile, "But you better behave, next mistake, and no one will save you!"
Qu Zheng scratched his head, "I certainly will, and I'll also oversee the ng Family matters you instructed before!"
"Good. No need to see off, I'll just catch a cab at the door!"
Watching Liu Zixuan leave, Qu Zheng returned to the room quite confused.
Looking at Qu Jian, he asked, "Dad, why didn't you keep persuading Mr. Liu? I feel with our family's strength and Mr. Liu's background, we could definitely accomplish your plan!"
Qu Jian smiled wisely and said, "Why the rush? Everything must proceed step by step. To achieve great things, you can't be impatient!"
"Then do you think Mr. Liu will agree with you in the future?" Qu Zheng asked again.
Qu Jian squinted his eyes, remained silent for a mont, then smirked confidently, "Whether we collaborate or not, I'm not certain, but the future where winds and clouds rise in this Celestial Capital will surely involve Liu Zixuan!"
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