Lin Xiao did not refuse. Usually, when the children were at home, he wouldn't smoke, as it was bad for their health. However, since no one was home, he took the cigarette but did not unseal it. Instead, he took out another pack of cigarettes from his pocket and offered Li Jiaxian a stick.
This was his special supply.
The moment Li Jiaxian saw the packaging of the cigarette box, his pupils contracted. He was a man who had seen the world and naturally understood the value of this pack of cigarettes.
This was something you couldn't buy even if you wanted to; it was only supplied to specific people.
At this moment, he subconsciously stood up, then bowed slightly, and accepted the cigarette Lin Xiao handed him with both hands.
Then, he immediately took out his lighter to light Lin Xiao's cigarette, even using his hand to shield it from the wind.
This posture made Lin Xiao chuckle. Was Li Shuxiao's father not tired of living like this?
But then he thought again, everyone alive in this world carried their own burdens.
"Uncle, since Li Shuxiao praised me so much, and you're curious too, I was planning to take you out for a welcome dinner tonight. Since that's the case, I'll cook myself and let you taste my culinary skills." Lin Xiao took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile. kuAiδugg
"No need to go to so much trouble. We can just eat something outside," Li Jiaxian quickly replied.
For people like them, cooking at home was the real hassle, while eating at an outside restaurant was much simpler and more convenient.
"It's fine."
Lin Xiao said as he sat on the sofa. Only then did Li Jiaxian dare to sit down with him.
"By the way, besides saying I cook well, did she say anything else?" Lin Xiao was curious about how Li Shuxiao saw him and decided to ask her father how she described him while she was away.
"She also said your medical skills are superb. Your ankle was sprained, and after you fiddled with it for a bit, it was immediately better. She said you're like an old Chinese physician with decades of experience, very miraculous," Li Jiaxian continued, following Lin Xiao's lead. "She also said you have excellent martial arts skills, like those martial arts masters you see on TV, like a superhero of Longguo."
"...She certainly knows how to talk."
Lin Xiao burst out laughing. A superhero of Longguo! He had to admit, that description was quite accurate.
"And then..." Li Jiaxian slowed his speech slightly and said very seriously, "You also own a Longqi sedan."
"Oh, that car. It wasn't too convenient to drive, so I let someone else drive it away. I still prefer driving my off-road vehicle," Lin Xiao nodded.
"Mm-hmm..."
Upon hearing that the car had been driven away, Li Jiaxian began to ponder.
Was the car returned, or was it truly driven away by someone else?
Or was there some other reason?
But at least it proved one thing.
Lin Xiao must have a connection with the top brass in Sha City, otherwise, how could he have such a car?
He wouldn't mistake the model of that car.
"Right, tea or coffee?" Lin Xiao asked. "Uncle, you've been in Huadu for so long, your accent has even changed."
"Yes, in Huadu, if you can't speak the local dialect, it's very inconvenient. And I used to conduct business with people from Hong Kong. If you don't speak Cantonese with them, it's really difficult. I started learning it diligently back then, and only then did things get much better."