The arrival of Tuoba and Qiu Yu further strengthened Su Qin's power in the northwest.

The three lines of defense are now in operation, but it will take time to truly become a line of defense guarding the northwest. It is still in its infancy, but Su Qin believes that it will not take long to take shape.

Although the northwest is located in a corner and is relatively lacking in economy and resources compared to other places, it is precisely because of this that it gave Su Qin the opportunity. Once Su Qin manages the northwest well, he will have a future to fight against other collateral factions.

The basic disk.

Tuoba and Qiu Yu have actually learned about the northwest region in detail, except that the tomb-keepers in Qinzhou are relatively powerful. After all, the ancestral tombs of Su Qin's ancestral hall are all here, and Qinzhou's economy is also the strongest among the five northwest states.

, Chang'an is also the fifth largest city in the federation.

The other four states are relatively weak, followed closely by Longzhou, Ningzhou and Qingzhou. Except for some manpower in the state capital, other cities can almost be ignored.

Finally, there is Xinzhou, which is almost a blank area for the Su family tomb-keepers. After all, Xinzhou has a large area, sparse population, and complicated ethnic composition. It has experienced a lot in these years. Not to mention that the Su family tomb-keepers do not dare to intervene here. Other forces

I almost didn't dare to intervene.

Then, according to Su Qin's plan, Tuoba and Qiu Yu will first stabilize the power of the tomb-keepers in Qinzhou, then further develop the power of Longzhou, Qingzhou, and Ningzhou, and finally intervene in Xinzhou.

After talking about these things, Su Qin was relatively satisfied with Tuoba and Qiu Yu. He said in a deep voice: "I will leave the northwest to you from now on. I hope you will not let me down."

"Don't worry, young master, we will do our best to live up to the great trust." Tuoba said loudly.

Qiu Yu also had bright eyes. Even though she knew she would encounter a lot of resistance, she was still confident about the future.

Su Qin stood up and made arrangements: "Brother Chen, take Tuoba and Qiu Yu to the training building to see if there is anything else that needs to be modified, and then find someone to modify it according to their requirements."

After deciding to use Qinling Manor as the temporary base camp for Tuoba and Qiu Yu, Su Qin had people renovate the training building again, that is, some offices were built upstairs, and other supporting facilities were relatively complete.

After Su Qin came out of the lounge, he went to find Lin Xi. Aunt Zhou over there had already taken Lin Xi to visit almost all of it. If he really wanted to visit this huge manor in detail, it would probably take an hour.

After meeting Lin Xi, Su Qin asked: "How is it? Do you like it?"

This manor was similar in area to the Lin family's old house, but the style was different. Lin Xi was already shocked.

She thought thoughtfully: "Is it too big? There are no people in such a large manor on weekdays. Is it too wasteful?"

"Nothing is wasted. There will be other people living here for the time being, but they live in the training building next door. We only come here occasionally in the main building. If you are bored on weekends, you can bring your roommates or classmates over to play." Su Qin smiled.

said.

Lin Xi smiled lightly and said, "We probably won't be able to come here more than a few times a year."

"We will live here temporarily. When we graduate from college and leave Chang'an, this place will be used for other purposes." Su Qin explained casually.

"Oh, that's good." Lin Xi said lightly.

In the evening, Su Qin and Lin Xi stayed here, and Tuoba and Qiu Yu happened to come. Su Qin and Lin Xi invited them to dinner at the manor. Lin Xi had already met Tuoba and Qiu Yu, and they were not unfamiliar with them.

But we didn’t talk much during the meal, and we didn’t drink much, so it ended quickly.

The next night, at a barbecue restaurant near Chang'an University, Su Qin took Xu Sitong, Chen Mingyuan and Li Yang for dinner. In addition, there were Xie An and Zhou Song. They had a holiday tomorrow, so it was treated as a pre-holiday dinner.

Xu Sitong is going to travel abroad with his parents, and Li Yang is preparing to return to his hometown in Northeast China. Only Chen Mingyang is not going back and plans to stay in the training base and practice hard.

Su Qin felt that Chen Mingyuan was a bit biased. Shouldn't such a playboy with a simple family background be able to eat, drink and have fun? Why did he choose such a path?

But since Chen Mingyuan made this choice, Su Qin didn't say anything more.

Xie An, who came in last, said with a smile: "What day is it today? Young Master Su invites us to have dinner and drinks. It's so rare."

"Young Master Su invited us to have a drink and dinner, and you brought wine. Are you looking down on us, Young Master Su?" Xu Sitong moved a seat for Xie An and joked. They are now close friends and quarrel with each other when they meet.

Xie An said casually: "My friend gave me two bottles of red wine. I don't have time to drink alone recently, so I brought it over for you to try. It's enough for friends."

Li Yang echoed: "Lao Xie is the best friend."

Xu Sitong called the waiter and said: "Order food and order food. I'm so hungry. Summer is about to pass. Beer and barbecue crayfish are about to be seen again. I must have a good meal tonight."

Su Qin said at this time: "Wait a minute, there is still a friend who hasn't come."

"There is another friend, who is it?" Zhou Song asked curiously.

Su Qin did not explain, but took a sip of water and said, "I'll be there soon. You'll know when we meet you later."

What Su Qin said was so mysterious that everyone was looking forward to it, and they didn't know which friend it was. After all, Su Qin said he would not bring a girlfriend tonight, so there was no woman.

Everyone in the school who is close to Su Qin is here. Su Qin rarely interacts with other classmates in the class. At most, they just meet and say hello.

As for other departments, I don’t have many friends.

Just when everyone was confused, the last friend opened the door and appeared.

When they saw this friend, Xu Sitong, Zhou Song, Chen Mingyuan, and Li Yang all opened their eyes wide, as if they were in disbelief. Maybe they didn't expect him to come.

Xie An was not surprised by the comparison, after all, he had known the details of his friend for a long time.

Xu Sitong stood up instantly and shouted: "Zhao Jingshi."

Zhou Song also pointed at Zhao Jingshi and shouted: "Zhao Jingshi, what are you doing here? Do you want to find trouble?"

Zhao Jingshi ignored Xu Sitong and Zhou Song at all, with a somewhat impatient expression on his face. He seemed not to pay attention to Xu Sitong and Zhou Song at all. If Su Qin hadn't invited him to have dinner and drinks, he might not have come at all.

The atmosphere was somewhat tense, and others didn't know what was going on.

Su Qin stood up and said: "Don't be nervous, this is the last friend I told you, Zhao Jingshi, you are all familiar with him."

"Jingshi, come here and sit here." Su Qin waved his hand for Zhao Jingshi to sit over.

Zhao Jingshi then walked over obediently. When he saw Su Qin, he smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Su Qin."

In the past, when Zhao Jingshi met Su Qin, he was extremely arrogant and provoked Su Qin several times.

This time when Zhao Jingshi saw Su Qin, he was so well-behaved and respectful, which made Xu Sitong, Zhou Song and others a little puzzled.

What's going on?

Could it be that some unknown story happened between the two of them and they turned from rivals into friends, just like Zhou Song and Su Qin before?

Xu Sitong asked directly, "Lao Su, don't you explain what's going on?"

Zhou Song also said: "Brother Su, tell me, what is going on? We are all in the dark, how can we drink this wine?"

Chen Mingyuan has come to his senses. No wonder Zhao Jingshi came to see Brother Su alone two days ago. It is estimated that their relationship was no longer the same as before, so what Brother Su said when he returned to the dormitory will be solved now.

The mystery is over?

"Let's order first, and we'll talk about it later while we eat." Su Qin said deliberately trying to show off.

Then everyone called the waiter to start ordering. When the waiter started serving food and wine, Su Qin smiled and explained: "Actually, it's nothing. Jingshi is the younger brother of my friend. I didn't know about this relationship before. I just

I thought the name was a bit familiar, because both of his family are from the Jingzi generation. Later, his brother and sister called me and asked me to take care of him at school, and that's when I found out about it."

Su Qin explained so simply that he would not really explain the cause and effect of the matter, which would make Zhao Jingshi lose face.

"So that's what happened. I was telling you why he came downstairs in the dormitory to look for you last time. Why don't you tell me again, so that we are still hostile to him." Xu Sitong suddenly realized.

Zhou Song also said: "I didn't expect that he was actually one of our own. He probably didn't even know about it. Otherwise, why would he have provoked you continuously before? If you hadn't kept stopping us, we would have really prepared to compete with him."

Zhao Jingshi was a little unhappy when he heard this. When he was about to retort, he subconsciously saw Su Qin's eyes and immediately sat down obediently.

Su Qinfeng said lightly: "What happened in the past is over. From now on, you will be friends and you can take care of each other in school."

"That's necessary. Now that we are all our own, we will definitely not target him anymore. Your friend's brother is our brother." Xu Sitong said cheerfully.

Su Qin glanced at Zhao Jingshi and said, "Jingshi, say hello to these seniors."

Although Zhao Jingshi was not happy, he still stood up and said: "Fellow seniors, my name is Zhao Jingshi. I offended you because of my ignorance in the past. I hope you adults will not remember the faults of villains and don't be as knowledgeable as me. I will punish myself with this glass of wine first."

"

After saying that, Zhao Jingshi poured himself a glass of beer and drank it directly.

After Zhao Jingshi finished drinking, Xu Sitong, Zhou Song and others smiled and said that everything was over, etc., as if they had regarded him as one of their own.

Su Qin said in a serious tone at this time: "Jingshi, everyone knows what you were like in school before. I may not spend much time in school, but I will let them keep an eye on you in the future. If you are in school

Continue to be as domineering as before. If they find out and tell me, don't blame me for not warning you."

Only then did Zhao Jingshi understand why Su Qin took him out to eat and drink today. It turned out that he wanted his friends to keep an eye on him in school in the future. He was really cunning.

Zhao Jingshi said with an apologetic smile: "Brother Su Qin, I have already said that I will change it, so don't worry, it won't be the same as before."

Su Qin did not forget to tell the others: "Jing Shi is young and ignorant. When he first arrived at school, he was a bit domineering. His brothers and sisters asked me to take care of him. If he dares to be like before in school in the future, you can tell me."

"Lao Su, don't worry, we will keep an eye on it for you." Xu Sitong said first.

Zhou Song patted Zhao Jingshi's arm and said, "Jingshi, you have to behave better in the future. Brother Su will never be merciful when he treats people. Ask them, I have suffered a lot in front of him before."

Zhao Jingshi could only say helplessly: "What the seniors said is true, and I will accept it with an open mind."

Zhao Jingshi is very clear about his current situation. It seems that he will not be able to get through the four years of university unless he does not study at Chang'an University, so he just accepts his fate.

"Let's eat, the barbecue is cold." Su Qin changed the subject.

Xie An picked up the wine glass and said, "Let's have a drink first. Welcome Jingshi to join our small group."

Everyone was talking about welcoming Jingshi to join them, and a glass of refreshing beer was quickly consumed.

After drinking this glass of wine, the atmosphere became much more harmonious, and everyone else came to Jingshi to have a drink, which was considered as taking care of this new person.

Zhao Jingshi had a good drinking capacity and quickly responded to everyone. Gradually his attitude became less rigid and he gradually integrated into everyone's atmosphere.

While drinking and chatting, Su Qin introduced Xie An to Zhao Jingshi and said: "Jingshi, let me introduce to you. This is Xie An. You can call him Brother Xie. Your brother and sister have a good relationship with his brother. From now on."
To be continued...