He looked at his phone screen. The next second, a hint of a smile appeared on Xu Qingzhu's face.
It was a call from Wang Tong.
"Old Wang."
After briefly telling him about his meeting with Master Xiao, Xu Qingzhu turned down Wang Tong's suggestion that they meet that afternoon.
If Master Xiao hadn't told him those things, he would have agreed.
But now, his mind was full of thoughts about the surprise Master Xiao had mentioned. How could he possibly focus on anything else?
"Second Master Xu, you're really hard to pin down."
Wang Tong sounded a little put out.
"I have to go back to the Siheyuan this afternoon."
Xu Qingzhu sounded apologetic.
Now that he knew Master Xiao was the expert Wang Tong had wanted to introduce him to, he thought much better of Wang Tong.
"How about tomorrow?"
"We can have a meal together tomorrow and talk more then."
Wang Tong knew that when Xu Qingzhu said he was going back to the Siheyuan, he meant he was going to his parents' home.
What else could he say?
Besides, Xu Qingzhu had already agreed to have dinner with him tomorrow, so Wang Tong didn't push his luck. "All right, Second Master Xu. Should I make the arrangements tomorrow, or will you?"
"You can take care of it."
"We'll have lunch together."
"Sure."
"I'll get in touch tomorrow."
"Mm."
After hanging up, Xu Qingzhu drove toward the Siheyuan.
When he reached the entrance, he took a deep breath before opening the gate and walking inside.
Both he and Eldest Brother had keys to the Siheyuan, so they could come over whenever they wanted.
As Grandma had put it, this was their home. Why should they have to knock to enter their