Fang Ying ran towards the door as if she was running for her life. Second Uncle and his wife were also preparing to slip away. However, Ding Meng lazily said, "Just now, someone suspected that I was impersonating a soldier of the Empire and said that it was a serious crime."
"Oh?
Something like that happened? "Qu Xiaoqing had already walked over to the table and sat down beside Ding Meng.
Second Uncle's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He really didn't know how to answer. Actually, he was smart enough not to open his mouth. If he dared to open his mouth, the result would be a horrible death.
Xing Yi took the initiative to speak. "Ding Meng, you really are something. Why didn't you contact us after you returned to planet TT12?"
Ding Meng smiled. "It's good that you guys are fine."
This was referring to their separation on Planet Extreme Flame. Qu Xiaoqing sighed. "Speaking of which, I really have to thank Big Brother Xin Jie. Back then, when he was teleporting us, he set our coordinates very accurately and sent us directly back to the frontline command."
Ding Meng smiled bitterly. "Is this considered preferential treatment?
The rest of us were all scattered all over the place. "
Qu Xiaoqing also smiled bitterly. "I'm sorry. I must have caused you a lot of trouble. However, it's good that you're back. How are the others?"
Ding Meng said, "I found them all. Everyone is reunited."
Qu Xiaoqing's eyes immediately lit up. "That's great …"
…
The three of them chatted with each other. The people around them didn't even dare to breathe loudly. Many people knew that this young lady of the Qu family had served on the frontline of the Empire's war zone. She always had a serious expression on her face and spoke bluntly, regardless of whether she was a man or a woman. However, right now, she was chatting happily with Ding Meng.
Second Uncle and Qiu Yan could tell that this Ding Meng was definitely not Miss Qu's lover. Instead, he was Miss Qu's close friend and might even be her comrade on the frontline.
Qu Xiaoqing said, "Ding Meng, why did you suddenly come back to your hometown?"
Ding Meng didn't plan to hide it. "I came back this time to look for Mr. Zhao."
Qu Xiaoqing said, "Mr. Zhao Yue from the Christine Academy?"
Ding Meng nodded. "Yes!"
Qu Xiaoqing smiled and said, "What a coincidence. I came back this time to visit him."
She emphasized the word "visit". As her old friend, how could Ding Meng not understand the underlying meaning?
It seemed that the empire's military had already noticed Teacher Zhao's abnormality.
Ding Meng didn't beat around the bush. He turned to Qiu Yan and asked, "Mr. Zhao Yue should be listed as a missing person, right?"
Qiu Yan was no longer as arrogant as before. She quickly replied, "We've been working hard on the cases that the police department oversaw previously …"
These words were equivalent to not saying anything. It meant that the police force in Qiu Ze City had not discovered Teacher Zhao's whereabouts.
Qu Xiaoqing winked at Ding Meng. "Ding Meng, my father has admired you for a long time and has always wanted to meet you. When are you free?"
She meant that this was not the right place to talk. Ding Meng immediately stood up and smiled. "Let's do it now. I don't know when uncle is free. Anyway, I'm very free these days. I'm always free."
Zhong Hong understood and also stood up. "Miss Qu, I'll go and prepare the car!"
Ding Meng nodded and looked at his second uncle and his wife again. "Second aunt, I may ask you for more information in the future. Are you okay with that?"
Qiu Yan immediately straightened her back. "No problem at all. I'll do as you say."
Ding Meng then looked at his second uncle. "Second uncle, Sister Man is in Qiu Ze City. Please take care of her. I'll come back to visit her occasionally."
This was a typical example of giving a way out for the couple. His second uncle also stood up like a new soldier. "Please don't worry. Xiao Man is a family member. I'll be the first to disagree with anyone who dares to make her feel wronged."
Ding Meng didn't say anything more to the two of them. Instead, she walked towards Yu Man who was in the crowd. "Sister Man, I have something to do with Miss Qu. Why don't you stay here and play with Sister Min?"
Yu Man answered, "Ding Meng, go and do your business. We sisters can take care of each other."
When she said this, Fang Zhuo winked at her. Yu Man understood. She pulled Ding Meng and whispered, "Ding Meng, you just came back from the front line. You don't have much money. Take this money first. You can't be rude when you go to Miss Qu's house …"
She quietly turned on her wrist device and prepared to transfer the money to Ding Meng.
Ding Meng couldn't help but laugh secretly, "Sister Man, I didn't earn much outside these years. You can take this money to show your filial piety to Old Yu. You can also prepare a small gift for Grandma, and the rest can be your pocket money."
Ding Meng also turned on his wrist device and entered a string of numbers. Yu Man's wrist device buzzed for at least 30 seconds.
"Miss Qu, let's go!" Ding Meng turned around and said to Qu Xiaoqing.
Until Ding Meng and the others disappeared at the entrance of the hotel, Yu Man was still holding her wrist device and standing there in a daze. She looked as if she had lost her soul.
"What's wrong?" Fang Zhuo asked with concern.
Yu Man was dumbfounded. "Cousin Ding Meng … He … didn't take my money … Instead, he transferred some money to me …"
Zuo Min came over with a smile and said, "Look at you. Cousin Ding Meng is so sensible. He knows that you are short of money, but he didn't take your money. Instead, he cares about you, his sister."
Jiang Lili also came over. "Ah, if only Ding Meng was my cousin. He knows how to care about his sister."
Akasu laughed. "How much did Cousin Ding Meng give you? Man, look at your pale face …"
The three girls leaned their heads towards the wristwatch. Two seconds later, they covered their mouths tightly at the same time, their faces filled with disbelief.
Fang Zhuo was also curious. "How much money?
How did you all become like this? "
He also looked at it. Then, he suspected that his eyes were playing tricks on him. There was a string of Arabic numbers on the screen. He counted them carefully. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 … A total of eight zeros, but the first number was a "1".
"One hundred million star coins?" Fang Zhuo was also dumbfounded. Even though he thought he had a strong mentality, he was still dumbfounded.
One hundred million star coins was enough to buy three Fang families. However, this was the pocket money Ding Meng gave Yu Man. The pocket money was in the hundreds of millions. How rich was he?
"Awesome!" Fang Zhuo, who was always well-educated, said these two words.
With this one hundred million star coins, no one in the Fang family would treat Yu Man as a peasant girl anymore. She was a perfect beauty with Ding Meng and Qu Xiaoqing behind her.
"Man's cousin is really particular!" Second Uncle couldn't help but exclaim.
"Yes!"
Qiu Yan sighed in relief. She made things difficult for Fang Zhuo, but Fang Zhuo didn't care about her. It wasn't that Fang Zhuo was magnanimous, but that she didn't have the right to make him care. "Luckily, I didn't let Xiao Ying do anything out of line."
If Fang Ying really did something to Ding Meng, not only would the two of them lose their positions, but the entire Fang family would also be in trouble.
"Man, if you need anything in the future, just let me know."
"Yes, yes, yes. We're family. Man, if you have any difficulties, you must inform me immediately!"
"Our family isn't that great, but we still have a say in Qiu Ze City."
"Isn't Old Yu still in Qingxi?
I think we should just invite him to live in the city … "
…
For a moment, the Fang family's attitude towards Yu Man took a 180-degree turn, which made Yu Man and the other girls confused.
While they were asking about Yu Man's well-being, Ding Meng had already boarded Qu Xiaoqing's Bluebird shuttle and was flying in the sky above Qiu Ze City.
The Qu family was now a famous family on planet TT12. The Qu family's courtyard was also far away from the bustling city center and was located near a green river in the suburbs. Ding Meng felt very familiar when he saw this courtyard from the sky. This was because the Qu family's courtyard was built in the Huaxia retro style of the Great Wei Dynasty, with typical pavilions and waterside pavilions.
The courtyard wasn't very big, only a little over a thousand square meters. The houses were all made of grey-white wood, which gave people a feeling of tranquility, elegance, and naturalness. It was obvious that the Qu family wasn't ostentatious. Of course, Ding Meng still had a good eye. Just the wood used to build these houses was the best wood in the empire. How could ordinary people afford such expensive wood?
As the Bluebird shuttle slowly landed on the ground, Ding Meng found that Qu Xiaoqing's father had already led a group of people to personally welcome them at the gate.
Ding Meng had also heard Xing Yi mention before that Qu Xiaoqing's father, Qu Shangqing, was originally a small vendor on planet TT12. He was classified as a management type origin ability user. He started from setting up a street stall and slowly started small workshops, small shops, small production lines, and finally established Anvil Corporation. He was a typical example of someone who started from scratch.
Qu Xiaoqing was the fourth in the family. She had three older brothers, all of whom were business talents. However, the third brother, Qu Zhengwei, had died young due to a chronic illness. The other two brothers were hardworking entrepreneurs, and together, they managed the huge corporation Anvil Corporation.
Because the whole family was non-combat type origin ability users, Anvil Corporation's development was indirectly limited to Qiu Ze City. However, Qu Xiaoqing's origin ability awakened early after she was born, so Qu Shangqing decided to raise this little girl and definitely mold her into a famous martial artist. That was how Qu Xiaoqing ended up joining the army.
Qu Xiaoqing didn't disappoint her family's investment and expectations. After completing the mission on the Dead Silent Star, she successfully joined the army and was transferred to the front lines. She used her outstanding military talent to command the fleet and didn't suffer a single defeat in several large-scale battles in the Fertile Chalk Star System. Very quickly, she was recognized by the big shots of the empire and was promoted to commander.
However, the event that really made Qu Xiaoqing shine was the trip to the God War Star System. That was because the military traitor Gu Yu was killed in outer space. Of course, this was due to Ding Meng's contribution. Qu Xiaoqing definitely wouldn't reveal any information about Ding Meng to the outside world. Thus, the military credited this great merit to her, and she became one of the youngest major generals in the empire.
Qu Xiaoqing's outstanding performance also benefited the family business. Anvil Corporation had now grown to become one of the designated logistics companies of the empire. Although it still couldn't be compared to the top financial groups, its status was still there. No one dared to look down on it, and no one dared to cause trouble.
Going against the military, was that not courting death?
Of course, only Qu Xiaoqing herself knew why things had been so smooth for more than ten years.
It was all thanks to her experience many years ago when she went to the Qingze Town Martial Arts Hall to find a sparring partner, where she met the benefactor of her life — Ding Meng!
After many years, Ding Meng finally came to the Qu family as a guest. Naturally, the Qu family welcomed his arrival with the highest courtesy.