I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

"Bang bang bang!" Ise Sogetsu's fighting was very methodical, and it was obvious that he had been trained by a system.

On the other hand, the spectators thought that Chen Xi was just relying on his physical advantage to hack and chop randomly.

However, Kosuke Saeki on the stage nodded slightly. This duel was about physical fitness, not swordsmanship.

However, the outcome of the fight is also crucial, and the Saeki family will not adopt a loser as an adopted son.

"Seeing that you are struggling, I will teach you a unique sword technique of China - great force creates miracles, a heavy sword has no edge, and great skill is not skillful!"

As the saying goes, "lifting heavy objects with ease is far superior to the most ingenious sword moves in the world." The more ordinary the sword moves are, the more difficult it is for the opponent to resist. As long as the strength is strong, it is far more powerful than the strange and wonderful sword moves.

After Chen Xi finished speaking, the bamboo sword in his hand smashed down again and again like a huge hammer weighing a thousand pounds.

Seeing this, Ise Sogetsu gave up his fancy sword moves and imitated Chen Xi's chopping.

There is now a complete clash of forces between the two.

Facing a strong opponent, Chen Xi felt the pressure doubled.

The continuous impact from the bamboo sword made his forearm ache.

Damn it, no one can stop me and Saori from being together this time.

Go to hell!
The roar in my heart turned into an invisible force, ready to be unleashed.

"Bang!" With a crisp sound, the two bamboo swords had reached their limit after countless fierce confrontations.

The sword that Ise Cangyue was holding tightly suddenly split in the middle, and the sword body seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force and flew to both sides. Chen Xi seized the opportunity and made the final blow like the light of dawn, splitting the opponent's sword tip swiftly. At this moment, Ise Cangyue's entire sword exploded and turned into debris all over the sky.

Chen Xi's bamboo sword, carrying the force of thunder, suddenly froze at the moment when it was about to touch Ise Cangyue's head, as if time had stopped.

The tip of the sword gently hung in front of Ise Sogetsu's forehead, but it never actually fell.

"I lost." At this moment, beads of sweat oozed out of Ise Sogetsu's forehead. He silently threw away the broken bamboo sword in his hand and bowed deeply to Chen Xi, but there was still a hint of unwillingness in his tone.

Oh, that was a close call.

Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

Now his arms were feeling a little numb. Swinging the bamboo sword many times consumed a lot of physical strength. If he delayed for another minute, he would not be able to hold on.

At this time, the square was silent, and everyone was shocked by the fight that just happened.

However, the most shocked people were the Saeki family. The competition they planned to hold today was actually a power struggle within the Agricultural Cooperative.

Unexpectedly, the whole plan was disrupted by a foreigner who suddenly appeared.

"Wait, I want to say something!" At this moment, a middle-aged man from the Saeki family suddenly stood up. He pointed at the two people on the stage and continued, "This kid said before the fight that he didn't want to be the adopted son of the Saeki family. This is clearly a troublemaker. Ise Sogetsu is the winner."

The bald man next to him also snorted coldly: "He is here just for the Saeki family's crown prince, the Mingzhu. It would be better to invite the eldest lady out and let her make the judgment. After all, the future husband should be chosen by the person concerned."

The two men sang the same tune, and Kosuke Saeki's face instantly turned gloomy.

If Saori chose this Chinese man as her husband, then he, as the head of the family, would be criticized by thousands of people. If she chose Ise Sogetsu, then it would just play into the hands of others.

This is a trap no matter how you choose!

"This masked man must be extremely ugly. The Saeki family's treasured pearl must not be touched by anyone."

"that is!"

The people around nodded in agreement, but they still said unpleasant things.

Some people think that the eldest daughter of the Saeki family is a Sakura citizen after all, and it is impossible for her to find a Chinese husband.

Some people think that Chen Xi is not worthy of the other party.

Just as everyone was discussing heatedly, a sudden horn sounded, breaking through the noise, like a prelude to a new chapter.

Afterwards, a melodious and pleasant melody gently brushed past everyone's ears, like the sound of nature, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Then, a clear and pleasant female voice slowly flowed out, chanting: "Close my eyes and feel your mind, Time has passed, I walk like a shadow, Never knew..." The voice seemed to have magic, tightly attracting everyone's attention.

At this moment, a girl in gorgeous kimono, holding a microphone, walked out from behind a screen. Her appearance instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.

It is "Tonight, I feel close to you" by Mai Kuraki. It is very familiar to Chen Xi, who loves watching Conan. It is one of the theme songs of the show.

But this is not important. What is important is that the girl who came over was Saori.

The girl's face had a barely perceptible paleness, and the onlookers around her might have casually attributed it to the cold weather, but Chen Xi knew clearly in his heart that this was actually the mark left after she recovered from a serious illness.

"Tonight, I feel close to you, You open my door and light the sky above,... I wish we could stay as one, I wish we could stay forever as one..." When the song reached its end, Saori had slowly come to the man.

She gently stood on tiptoe, reached out her hand and gently stroked Chen Xi's cheek, then a deep and affectionate kiss fell gently on his lips.

When the man felt the love expressed in Saori's heart, his heartbeat involuntarily accelerated.

He took off the mask on his face and responded to the kiss affectionately. The two hearts were closely connected at this moment.

"What the hell, what's going on."

"It turns out he's not ugly, he's actually quite handsome."

"Why did the young lady kiss him?"

"Am I dazzled? Is the young lady kissing a Chinese man?"

The eyes of everyone in the square were about to pop out of their heads.

They would never have imagined that Shinju, the head of the Saeki family, would behave so intimately with a foreigner.

At this moment, Kosuke Saeki, who was sitting in the stands, suddenly stood up and left with an expressionless face.

The middle-aged men on both sides had wonderful and playful smiles on their faces.

Ise Sogetsu on the stage clenched his fists, which made creaking sounds from time to time, but he did not say anything. Instead, he stared at the two of them.

After a long time, their lips parted, Chen Xi and Sazhi looked into each other's eyes, and he hugged her in his arms.

Half an hour later, there were only three people left in the square. Tian Zhongyou was sitting by the side, lazily holding a straw in his mouth, listening to the whispers of the couple in front of him. Just as the two were immersed in sharing their experiences during this period, a man who looked like a butler walked up to Chen Xi and said, "Chief, please come over."

"Chen Xi..."

"Miss, your mother asked you to go to the ancestral hall."

Saori was about to say something when she was interrupted by the man.

"It's okay. I'll come find you later." Chen Xi smiled and touched the girl's pretty face. After that, he hooked his finger at Tian Zhongyou next to him and said, "You, come with me."

"Damn, you want me to be a translator again. If you become the son-in-law of the Saeki family, you still have to learn some Sakura language." Tian Zhongyou followed reluctantly.

In front of a study, the door opened and closed, and the butler retreated respectfully.

"Hello, I'm Chen Xi, Saori's boyfriend in Toao..." Chen Xi began to introduce himself through Tian Zhongyouzai.

Kosuke Saeki looked at the tall young man in front of him and said in English: "I am Kakashi Saeki's father."

"It seems there is nothing for me to do. I'll go out for a walk first." Under Chen Xi's astonished gaze, Tian Zhongyou next to him left after saying a few words.

After the door closed again, Chen Xi said, "Hello, uncle. I understand that what happened in Tu'ao some time ago caused great harm to Saori, but please believe me, this will not happen again in the future."

"Believe you? You know, if she hadn't tried her best to stop me and her aunt hadn't spoken well of you, I would have cut you into pieces right then and there." Kousuke Saeki looked at him with a cold face.

Meeting his future father-in-law for the first time, the atmosphere was so awkward that Chen Xi sighed silently in his heart. But things had already happened, and now that he had the courage to come here, he had already prepared himself. So he said, "I understand, but I will definitely take Saori with me this time. Now is a modern society, and men and women should be in love with each other..."

"Oh? Then tell me why you think you are qualified to be the son-in-law of my Saeki family?" Hearing the determination in the words of the young man in front of him, Saeki Kosuke chuckled.

"As for Saori, I will give her eternal happiness. To be more practical, as the patriarch of the Saeki family, you naturally have more things to consider than parents in ordinary families. When looking for a future son-in-law, you must also consider the benefits he can bring to the family. I can do this." Chen Xi sat there, looking at his future father-in-law without the slightest fear.

"Huh? Ha, so self-righteous. When did I say that choosing a son-in-law must bring benefits to the family? You've watched too many TV dramas. I'm not that snobbish!" Kousuke Saeki snorted coldly and pointed at Chen Xi.

"Ah?" Chen Xi was stunned when he heard that.

My future father-in-law, why don’t you play by the rules?

Isn’t this how it’s played out in TV dramas in the Land of Sakura?

"Are you willing to be the adopted son of the Saeki family and change your last name?"

"What? Of course I don't want to. In the eyes of Chinese men, changing one's surname is a disgrace. Even if you marry into a woman's family, you won't change your surname, let alone change it to a foreign surname."

What Kousuke Saeki said again made Chen Xi a little annoyed.

Isn't this humiliating?

It would be fine if you just adopted me as your son, but you even asked me to change my last name.

Even marrying into the wife's family is not so frustrating.

If you weren't my future father-in-law, I would have beaten you up long ago.

Chen Xi kept cursing in his heart.

"Don't get excited yet. The cultures of our two countries may be very different. In your country, the idea of ​​favoring sons over daughters is very serious. A large family must have a male heir, but here, you can get an heir by adopting a son and changing his surname.

We, the Japanese, love Romance of the Three Kingdoms very much, and Lü Bu in it is the object of worship for many people. However, in the minds of you Chinese, he is a slave of three surnames, but this does not mean that we think so. The culture of adopted sons is very different between our two countries. In your country, adopted sons are a means for the lower class to rely on the upper class in order to get promoted. After becoming an adopted son, it is a bit shameful. Because it means that you have abandoned your original caste and relied on another caste.

In Chinese culture, the origin of a person is his/her root. But it is different in China. In Sakura Country, the status of adopted son is quite honorable. Only talented people can become adopted sons.

The adopted son is likely to become the heir of an upper-class person, and his inheritance rights are even higher than those of the original legitimate son. In today's Sakura Country, a son-in-law is actually equivalent to an adopted son. The heirs of many large conglomerates are often sons-in-law, not legitimate sons.

These sons-in-law often have strong personal abilities, but their family backgrounds are not high. Some heads of large conglomerates prefer daughters over sons, because if you give birth to a son, you may not be sure that he will become a successful person, but if you give birth to a daughter, you can choose from countless successful sons.

Therefore, being a slave of three surnames is considered an honor for us. Just think about it, how talented a person must be to have the opportunity to become an adopted son three times?" Saeki Kosuke explained seriously.

"Do you mean to take me in as your son-in-law? Don't even think about it! My family background is not bad." Chen Xi was a little annoyed.

Damn, people usually mock Lao Chen for marrying into the family, but at least he didn’t change his surname.

If I become a son-in-law now, I will be laughed at to death in the future.

What will I be called in the future?
Saeki?
It is an honor to be a traitor. Even if you drink fake wine, you won’t have such thought.

"Personally, I don't care whether to adopt an adopted son or a son-in-law. I only care about my daughter's future happiness. As you just asked, asking me whether I think the son-in-law can bring benefits to the Saeki family, this is actually what other senior members of the Saeki family are concerned about. Even though I am now the clan leader and the chairman of the Agricultural Cooperative Association, the internal struggle is much more intense than you think..." Saeki Kosuke waved his hand, signaling the other party to calm down.

His next words also made Chen Xi frown.

When I came here, I thought Saori's father was just a boss, but I didn't expect his identity to be so complicated. Now the situation is even more confusing...

Inside the ancestral hall.

"Mother, I..."

"Hey, what you did just now was a bit too impulsive. Those people are laughing at your father..."

The middle-aged woman knelt down and sighed, while Saori lowered her head in grievance.

"I don't want to be separated from Chen Xi, I love him. If you want me to marry someone else, I would rather remain single for the rest of my life." Saori suddenly raised her head and shouted stubbornly.

"He took you to the hospital. You're speaking for a man who can't even protect his own woman. Do you know that you were shot? It was a gun, understand? Who would have a grudge against someone with a gun? How could we bear to let you be with such a person?" The middle-aged woman glanced at her daughter indifferently.

"It was just an accident. There's nothing strange about having a few guns in Australia... There are bad guys everywhere..." The girl pouted and defended her boyfriend.

"What I say doesn't count, and neither do what you say. It depends on what your father decides." The middle-aged woman sighed, and the two women just sat there staring at each other.

Outside the ancestral hall, the winter scene in the middle of the night is quiet and deep.

The moonlight was like water, lightly sprinkling on the bluestone slabs of the ancestral hall, covering the ancient building with a layer of silver gauze.

In the courtyard, the stone steps glowed with a cold light, as if they had been polished smoother by the chill of the winter night.

The girl's heart was just like this winter night, cold and confused.

She didn't know what her future would be like, whether she would really have to separate from her beloved, or whether she could convince her family and win her own happiness. (End of this chapter)