They exchanged a few polite compliments.
Old Master Long asked, "May I ask where you live, young friend? What brings you to Xiao Fang Town? I still have some influence. If you need anything, feel free to ask."
"You're too kind, Old Master."
Jiang Qiao smiled. "My grandfather encountered a famine back then and went south to the South Seas to make his fortune. Only after doing business for many years did he finally establish himself. I grew up in the South Seas, studying and practicing martial arts, but I've never returned home."
"I just happened to graduate from university."
"I wanted to broaden my horizons, so I came back to travel around and have a look."
"My father and grandfather told me before."
"Our roots will always be here in the country."
He had read the newspapers over the past few days and gained some understanding of the current situation, so he had invented an overseas returnee identity that could neither be proven nor disproven.
"Oh?"
"You're actually a fellow countryman from the South Seas?"
A strange glint flashed through Old Master Long's eyes. He clearly did not entirely believe him.
"Yes."
"It's been more than twenty years. I'm only returning home today."
Jiang Qiao sighed with emotion.
As for whether Old Master Long believed him, it actually was not important.
There were some things.
Everyone knew they were false, but no one would expose them. There were also things everyone knew were true, yet no one would expose those either. He had not foolishly tried to show off by talking about the South Seas or flaunting a few foreign phrases.
He did not understand them.
He was unfamiliar with them.
It would be easy to make a mistake. One mistake would lead to another, and then he would