Chapter 8 Moving
Evening
Liyang Martial Arts School
Fang Chen thanked Brother Li Quan solemnly: "Thank you very much, Brother. I will bring the money tomorrow."

He was not an ungrateful person. Although he did not understand the value of the exotic beast meat, he also felt that he had gotten a good deal.

"Maybe I can ask Senior Brother Liu tomorrow."

Li Quan waved his hand casually and told him to go home as soon as possible before it got dark.

Fang Chen still waited until dark before returning home. He would be able to take his father and sister to the inner city tomorrow, so he wouldn't have to worry about the threat from the Blackwater Gang.

In the inner room, when Fang Chen opened the door and came in, his father and sister were already waiting there.

"You're back? Haven't you eaten yet?"

Father Fang said in a gentle voice that although the Fang family was not in a good situation, the family would still sit together and have a meal every day. This was not only a sense of ritual, but also allowed them to feel comforted in this troubled time.

Fang Chen cherishes everything he has now. No matter where a person goes, he always needs to have roots.

Sitting together, Fang Chen took the bowl of porridge handed to him by Fang's father, but he was not in a hurry to eat it.

He raised his head, looked at the two of them, and suddenly smiled and said, "Dad, Xiaoting, I have found a house in the inner city. We will move there tomorrow! Dad, you don't have to go to the dock anymore."

Looking at Fang Ting's slowly opening mouth, Fang Chen smiled in his heart and pinched it back with his hand.

"Brother... Brother, is... is it true?" Fang Ting asked hesitantly. The little girl was not dissatisfied with her current life. As long as she was with her father and brother, she was satisfied.

But she also knew what moving to the inner city meant. It meant that her brother had really made it!

Fang Ting quickly turned her clear eyes to her old father and said to the stunned father: "Dad, my brother said he would take us to the inner city!"

Looking at his excited daughter, Father Fang finally came back to his senses. He held the bowl in his trembling hands and said to Fang Chen, "Don't let it have any effect on you!"

My father has always been a man of few words. He always likes to use the simplest language to express the most sincere emotions.

Looking at his father's expectant yet hesitant eyes, Fang Chen felt a pang in his heart. He knew that his father had been under a lot of pressure these past two days. After all, he was just an ordinary person, but he still supported his son's decision without hesitation.

Fang Chen nodded firmly, "Don't worry, it won't have any impact!"

To reassure them, Fang Chen explained, "There is a senior brother in the martial arts school who is very optimistic about me. He has an unused yard at home. After hearing about my situation, he asked me to take you over so that I can practice martial arts with peace of mind."

After hearing this, Mr. Fang walked back and forth for a few steps, and finally nodded, "You should thank them more!"

Knowing that his father agreed, Fang Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He indeed owed Liu Yuan a big favor in this matter. Nowadays, everyone wants to move to the inner city, but it is impossible to do so without certain connections.

Perhaps in the eyes of Senior Brother Liu, this is not a difficult task, but if Fang Chen is asked to do it, he will probably get a bloody head. Didn’t you see that the official disciple of the martial arts school across the street and his family still live in the outer city?

Fang Chen advised again: "Don't go to the dock anymore. There is still some money left at home. It won't be a problem to support us for a year or two. If it doesn't work out, just sell the house!"

Father Fang looked at his serious son, hesitated for a while, and finally said "hmm".

Fang Chen was delighted. He was very grateful to have such a father who trusted him. Now he had no worries. As for a year or so later, he was confident that he could completely change his family's situation and not rely on anyone!
"Let's eat. We'll leave at dawn tomorrow!" Fang Chen waved to the two of them. The Fang family didn't have any valuables, so they could just pack up a few pieces of clothes and leave.

The reason why we didn't leave before dark was because we had to say hello to the neighbors, otherwise the house might be occupied by someone else in a few days.

Besides, this matter cannot be concealed, so it is better to let people know about it openly. The inner city is not a place for the Black Water Gang to run wild.

Moreover, the news of Liu Wu's death has not been leaked yet. Fang Chen estimated that the Blackwater Gang had not thought of investigating. After knowing his situation, even if they would have doubts, they would be more likely to keep quiet.

夜晚
Fang Chen and his sister were lying on the bed. Looking at his sister who kept her eyes open, Fang Chen asked, "What's wrong? Can't sleep?" "Brother, can you tell me what the inner city is like?" the little girl asked with her head tilted.

Fang Chen patted her on the back, and a leisurely voice rang out in the room, "Inner City, the streets there are very wide and clean, and you can see many snack shops walking on the street..."

He kept talking until his sister fell asleep and then he stopped.

In the inner room, a pair of weathered eyes looked at the sky outside the window, unable to sleep all night.

next day
Fang Chen's family got up very early and were busy packing their luggage. Since Senior Brother Liu told them that there was no shortage of furniture in that yard, Fang Chen only asked them to pack their clothes.

The sky was bright, and people were already coming and going on the streets in an endless stream. Every household began to get busy.

Fang Chen and the other two closed the gate with seven or eight packages. At the insistence of the little girl, the father and son gave the smallest package to her.

As soon as they came out, a sharp-eyed neighbor called out, "Hey, Lao Fang, where are you and your family doing?"

Father Fang has always been the one to deal with this kind of situation in front of outsiders, and today is no exception.

Father Fang bowed to the curious families and said with a smile, "Fang Chen has found a place to live in the inner city. Xiao Tingting and I are going to go with him."

The onlookers exclaimed in surprise: "What? Go to the inner city? How is that possible?"

A neighbor asked anxiously: "Xiaochen, how did you find this house in the inner city?"

"Yes, yes. It is said that the man from the Wang family across the street spent fifty taels of silver and still couldn't get it done two years ago!"

"Mr. Fang, don't let your son get fooled by others, right?"

Someone nearby started to make a fuss, saying that the one from the Wang family was the official disciple of the Red Moon Martial Arts School.

Fang Chen looked around and said in a clear voice: "Everyone, I have become an apprentice of Liyang Martial Arts School. This house in the inner city was helped by my senior brother. If there is nothing else, we will leave first."

He didn't want to waste any more time. These days there wasn't much affection between neighbors. It was a good thing if they didn't stab you in the back when you got into trouble. It was wishful thinking to expect mutual help.

The Fang family only moved here in the last two years. Fang Chen rarely goes out and now he can hardly recognize all the people.

The neighbors suddenly became quiet, and made way for Fang Chen and the other two to pass by.

Looking at the backs of the three people walking away, someone whispered, "Hey, what are you so proud of?"

No one paid any attention to him. After a long while, another sigh was heard: "Alas, the inner city!"

After hearing these moving words, the people around suddenly lost interest and soon dispersed.

On the way, Fang Chen looked at his father's hesitant expression and asked, "Why? Do you think I'm too cold?"

Mr. Fang didn't say anything, obviously he was still not used to it. Fang Chen didn't explain either. To him, he was a time traveler, and those people were no different from strangers he met by chance.

I accept my father and sister because of the time we've spent together over the past six months, not because I inherited the feelings from my original self.

If someone had done a favor to the original body, he would naturally accept the cause and effect and try his best to repay it, but those neighbors were obviously not the case.

(End of this chapter)

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