[He wouldn't make Chongyun pay for it, of course. He would pay for any long-distance visits himself.]

Hm. I might have to for a time. My brother is there now tending to some family business.

[And Xingqiu would need to learn a few family business things anyway... But the question does have Xingqiu raising an eyebrow.]

Are you not alright with that? If you wanted to visit you'd have to brush up on your mandarin for once.