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Xie Junhe, despite being a strict father, loved his only child from the bottom of his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have packed up early, handed over the entire Xie Group to Xie Li, and moved to the nursing home, abandoning the old Xie family mansion altogether.

He couldn't bring himself to utter words of scolding. Instead, Xie Junhe had to comfort his son, who rarely showed such vulnerability in front of him. However, being accustomed to strictness, even his comforting words didn't sound very comforting.

"What are you saying... You've raised both children well. It's that... that girl's fault who influenced Siqi, it's not yours."

As the saying goes, worrying about children is a lifelong affair, and Xie Junhe was re-experiencing what it meant to worry about his child.

"Let's just try to steer Siqi back on track. If we can't, while you're still in good health, you can have another child and raise them from a young age."

Hearing this, Xie Li couldn't help but roll his eyes internally. Have another child? Give me a break. Doesn't he see how old Jiang Yuying is? She's almost forty, and he's talking about having another child? Is he trying to kill himself?

But Xie Li didn't argue. He knew that Xie Junhe saying this meant he had passed the test.

Although Xie Siqi was his beloved grandson, like Xie Li, he had a terrifyingly cold demeanor. Xie Junhe treated his son with a strict fatherly attitude, perhaps not even with a hint of father-son affection, let alone for Xie Siqi.

He treated Xie Siqi well because Xie Siqi carried the blood of the Xie family and was the future heir of the Xie Group.

Although Xie Junhe said so to Xie Li, he still cared about Xie Siqi. Before this incident, Xie Siqi's performance had been good, and Xie Junhe wanted to save him.

After thinking for a moment, Xie Junhe spoke slowly, "Here's the plan: I'll find a school for Siqi and send him abroad for further study. After a few years, he won't be interested in that girl anymore. Whatever we gave to the Wen family, consider it compensation. Later on, we'll find a good match for Siqi and have him give you a grandson soon."

Xie Li wanted to roll his eyes on the spot.

If a couple can break up due to time and distance, they're not meant to be together.

But thinking about Xie Siqi going abroad to study, he would have several years of peace. So he readily agreed.

Seeing Xie Li's prompt agreement, Xie Junhe didn't even get a chance to say the words of persuasion he had planned. He nodded and said, "I'll take care of the arrangements for studying abroad. You don't need to worry about that. Siqi will definitely behave when the time comes."

Xie Li didn't know Xie Junhe's methods, but since Xie Junhe said so, he must have his ways. Following the principle of avoiding unnecessary trouble, Xie Li didn't say anything more and sincerely thanked Xie Junhe before leaving.

Before Xie Junhe could even invite Xie Li to stay for lunch, Xie Li had disappeared from sight. He had a moment of confusion, seeming to forget why he had called his son over in the first place.

But Xie Li didn't care. Who would want to have lunch with an old man who had no relationship with him? Isn't it better to have dinner at home with his wife?

When he got home, it wasn't yet time for lunch. Jiang Yuying looked surprised. "Why didn't you have lunch with your dad?"

Faced with this question, Xie Li lied with his eyes wide open. "Dad wanted to have lunch with his old friends, so I was sent back." He said this with a hint of feigned grievance, looking innocently at Jiang Yuying. Although it seemed a bit oily for someone his age to pull off, Jiang Yuying fell for it anyway.

She patted Xie Li's shoulder with some concern. "It's okay, I'll have lunch with you."

Xie Li's nonexistent grievance was assuaged by Jiang Yuying's comforting words. He happily started ordering food.

"Please stew soup for me for lunch. I'd like vegetables and shredded chicken soup. It's simple to make and doesn't take much time. And bring a small plate of pickled green beans." Recalling the taste, Xie Li added, "The housekeeper's homemade pickled green beans taste really good."

As they walked into the house, the two of them continued chatting. Xie Li sat down in the living room on the ground floor, and as soon as he sat down, a servant brought in hot tea. Jiang Yuying took it and placed it on Xie Li's right side, and he naturally picked it up and took a sip.

Although it was called hot tea, it was at the perfect temperature to drink. Xie Li didn't particularly like hot tea, but he guessed that the original owner did. Besides, at his age, he couldn't be drinking soda every day, or he'd end up with a potbelly sooner or later.

Moreover, having tea served every time he sat down made it easy for him to become lazy.

So Xie Li didn't insist on changing the drink. He just drank it as it was.

While Xie Li was drinking tea, Jiang Yuying was talking to the servant about the dishes Xie Li had ordered. The servant smiled when she was praised for her well-made pickled green beans and readily agreed to check on the dishes in the kitchen.

After drinking his tea to moisten his throat, Xie Li asked the servants to leave first. There were only him and Jiang Yuying in the living room now. He spoke slowly, with a hint of resentment in his tone.

"You wouldn't believe it. Siqi actually went to his grandfather to complain about me.”

The grievance he had feigned earlier had become genuine now. His voice even carried a hint of imperceptible fear. If Xie Junhe caught wind of his true intentions, he might end up on the dissecting table.

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