Free Web NovelAfter the man spent a few minutes explaining his intentions in detail to Hua Xieyu, she visibly relaxed and a look of sudden understanding appeared on her face.
“Got it, you want to pull a pig-butchering scam and you want me to be the bait to hook a rich guy, right?”
As she spoke, she picked up a beer from beside the bed, opened it, and chugged down half the can. Then, without hesitation, she grabbed a handful of peanuts from the convenience bag in the man’s hand and shoved them into her mouth.
“You should have said so earlier! All this talk about gods and ghosts, you scared me to death!”
“Oh, right! That foreigner from before, you took care of him, didn’t you? You made me lose a fortune, you have to make it up to me!” Knowing that the man needed something from her, Hua Xieyu’s attitude immediately changed.
Although not yet completely unrestrained and arrogant, she was no longer as meek as she had been just a few minutes before.
The man looked at the confident Hua Xieyu, then at her hand reaching for the peanuts again. He frowned slightly and asked, “So, you agree to cooperate with me?”
Hua Xieyu rolled her eyes and said contemptuously, “Can I refuse? This kind of thing is too immoral. I’m worried that if I have a son in the future, he’ll only have an anus!”
The man pondered for a few seconds, then said directly, “The reward is very generous.”
He had seen Hua Xieyu’s information and knew that she was someone who valued money above all else. Even her Spirit Mark was the Sheng Cai Gui. For someone like her, using money as temptation was the simplest and quickest way.
Hua Xieyu shook her head, “It’s not about the money. What kind of person do you think I am?” “I will compensate you for the losses you incurred with that Romanian.”
“That was originally mine!” Hua Xieyu said with a jolt.
“Plus five hundred ounces of gold.”
The man didn’t state a large sum. Considering Hua Xieyu’s personality and the credibility of his words to her at the moment, a sum too large would make her suspicious.
Five hundred ounces? Roughly a million US dollars? Hua Xieyu completed the conversion in an instant, secretly clicking her tongue. Even her Spirit Mark stirred restlessly.
However, seeing this guy offer such a large sum right away, this probably wasn't his bottom line, was it? Should I try to squeeze a little more?
“I also have my bottom line.”
“One thousand ounces,” the man said calmly, his tone as casual as if he were saying, “Add another five hundred Happy Beans.” In fact, he didn’t care how much he paid Hua Xieyu, since Phoenix would be footing the bill anyway.
How could a salaryman like him, whose monthly wages after paying social security, utilities, and phone bills were only enough for rent and food, possibly afford that much money? Moreover, once Hua Xieyu succeeded, it wouldn't be long before even the greatest wealth became meaningless.
Upon hearing the man's second offer, Hua Xieyu's eye twitched. She stammered, “Uh, the bottom line is set by people, and it’s not impossible to adjust it appropriately.”
“Hey, seeing how sincere you are, why don’t we discuss the details further? If it really doesn’t work out, we can each take a step back. I’ll help you hook the rich guy, but don’t make his life too miserable. Leave a little room for maneuver!”
“Two thousand ounces.”
Upon hearing this, Hua Xieyu felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and saw gold stars dancing. For the first time, she experienced what it felt like to be stunned by money.
But why me?
Someone who could afford this level of compensation could clearly hire someone more powerful and more skilled, a seductive hussy. Why come to Xiang Niangzi Cave to find me?
There must be some conspiracy here, Hua Xieyu thought.
“It has to be you,” the man said to Hua Xieyu. “The specific reason is inconvenient to explain to you.”
As he spoke, he stared directly into Hua Xieyu’s eyes. In those listless eyes, Hua Xieyu felt an undeniable, irrefutable force.
It was like the rule that people will starve to death if they don't eat. “But...” Hua Xieyu avoided the man's gaze, hesitating to speak. “Those children...”
As soon as the man mentioned the children, Hua Xieyu's face changed dramatically. In less than a second, she pulled out a new cleaver from somewhere on the bed and held it against the man's neck.
“Let’s talk business. If you dare to touch them, I’ll die here today, but I’ll take half your life with me! If you don’t believe me, you can try!”
The man's eyelids drooped as he looked at the furious Hua Xieyu. He sighed silently, raised his hand, extended two fingers, and slowly pushed the blade away from his throat.
“I told you not to be impulsive. I didn’t mean to hurt them.”
Seeing Hua Xieyu’s reaction, the man suddenly understood how to persuade her.
He paused, then continued to explain, “What I mean is, you might have to leave for a while for this mission. I can’t say when you’ll be able to return.”
“I will ask someone to take those children away and help you look after them.”
“You ask someone to take them away and help look after them? Go to hell! This is their home, they’re not going anywhere!” Hua Xieyu interrupted fiercely.
“Not going anywhere?” The man tilted his head. “Do you really think so?”
“I mean, letting them stay in this dark place forever, eating unnutritious food every day, and not getting a good education. The best outcome is just becoming like you.”
“I have a friend, who could probably be considered a philanthropic educator. If I ask for his help, these children can each have a life better than most of their peers, as well as the best education.”
The man was not lying. freёwebnovel.com
Those subordinate organizations of the Eclipse Society that leaned towards the Chairman's faction had established several different educational charitable foundations. Every year, they awarded large scholarships to students from renowned schools in various countries and funded many scientific research projects.
This was a method of recruiting talent.
It was one of the reasons why the man, after becoming the Eclipse Society President, was able to quickly suppress the Elder Council again.
Even if only one percent of those who received funding could be used by him, and among that one percent, only one percent could achieve breakthrough progress in some Spiritual Energy technology, it would still greatly increase the strength of the Eclipse Society.
The Black Sun Brothers Technology Association, led by Phoenix, had established the Brothers Technology Fund.
Since Phoenix was already funding so many people, it shouldn't be a problem to allocate a dozen or so spots to fund these children from Xiang Niangzi Cave, the man thought.
Hua Xieyu looked at the man, silent for a long time.
The man was right. All she could give those children was a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and one full meal a day. She couldn't guarantee anything else.
If they continued to stay in Xiang Niangzi Cave, the final outcome would only be the same as hers. Even if they were slightly better than # Nоvеlight # her, they would likely still be involved in shady dealings.
But if they were given a chance, they wouldn't be any worse than other children, would they?
A-Tian might become a very capable engineer; she was the one who fixed that game console. Fei Liang is very smart; he can remember the names of those stars after just one glance. Xiao Feifei's singing is no worse than those celebrities', and...
Damn, why do I feel a little sad, a little reluctant? It should be them who can't leave me!
Thinking of this, Hua Xieyu put down the cleaver in her hand, covered her slightly reddened eyes with one hand, and sighed silently, “Okay, you’ve convinced me.”
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“However, how can you prove that everything you say is true? After all, you look...” “Very ordinary?”
Hua Xieyu, “It’s not just ordinary, you’re almost a defective product.”
“There’s a reason I’m like this, and it’s complicated to explain,” the man said calmly, swallowing a mouthful of beer.
“If you’re not at ease, you can wait until the deposit is received and some of the children are settled, see if what I said is true, and then start taking action.”
“Furthermore, during this period, no one will come to harass you again. I will ask someone to greet the Sun Gang people.” As the saying goes, the vassal of my vassal is not my vassal.
To get the Sun Gang to act, he had to ask Phoenix to notify his subordinate organizations, and then have his subordinate organizations notify the Sun Gang, which was quite troublesome.
If he were to go directly to the Sun Gang, he would probably be kicked out, the man thought.
A plain and unremarkable salaryman who just showed up out of the blue, claiming to be the Eclipse Society President, he probably wouldn't be taken seriously. “You can actually get the Sun Gang to move? They’re a formidable bunch,” Hua Xieyu said in surprise.
Clearly, the shock Hua Xieyu felt from the man being able to get the Sun Gang to move was no less than that from the generous rewards. “Probably?” the man scratched his cheek.
“Can you or can’t you?”
“I can.”
“Alright!” Hua Xieyu said. “Then I’ll do this job with you, but before we start, there’s one small request.”
“Tell me, I’ll try my best to satisfy you,” the man said.
“Let me see which unlucky fellow you’ve set your sights on first,” Hua Xieyu pouted. “At least I need to know what he looks like, right?”
“Reasonable,” the man nodded, took out his phone, found a photo of Lu Yibei, and handed it to Hua Xieyu.
After glancing at the photo, Hua Xieyu's eyes lit up. “It’s him? I thought the target was going to be a useless middle-aged Uncle like you! Turns out it’s a young stud? You should have said so earlier!”
The young man in the photo had a delicate face, but not effeminate. His brows carried a hint of unruly coldness. He could already be considered a moderate version of Hua Xieyu's ideal type.
Whether he sleeps with me or I sleep with him, it doesn't seem like a loss, right? The main thing is there's also a reward, it's practically a huge profit! Hua Xieyu thought.???
Looking at Hua Xieyu’s expression, as if she couldn’t wait to strip Lu Yibei naked and throw him on the bed, a string of question marks appeared in the man’s mind.
He suddenly felt that he probably, perhaps, possibly, really didn’t understand women—
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Tang City, Peach Blossom Road.
It was already late at night, and deep within the Chunfeng Residence, sporadic curses could still be heard. “How dare he challenge me to a real-life duel? Young people nowadays are getting more and more arrogant!”
“Turtle Elder, Turtle Elder! Within five minutes, I want all the information on this 【Something happened to you, Gary】. I’ll fly over tonight and give him a buff myself!”
Looking at Ju Meng, who was wearing a pure white oversized T-shirt with “Hope of the Whole Village” written on it, a pink cat-ear headset, and yelling and smashing her keyboard in anger, Turtle Elder, who was arranging tea sets nearby, was speechless for a long time before finally reminding her, “Employer, forget it?”
“You are a deity who presides over marriage and progeny. Constantly relying on your Power to make people who anger you in games die alone or become unwilling fathers is not beneficial to your Power. If this continues for a long time, be careful of degenerating into an evil god.”
“Then I am still a ‘contender who refutes misfortune with money’! I’ll make him play games, not gain weight, and never get good drops, can’t I?” Ju Meng retorted.
Upon hearing this, Turtle Elder’s hand holding the teacup tightened slightly, and two veins bulged on his forehead.
Every time he heard this description of her Power, he had an urge to smash Lu Yibei’s dog head.
He didn't know what he was thinking back then, but under that guy's bewitchment, he actually allowed the Employer's Power to be tainted with this inexplicable thing.
Turtle Elder thought, opened his mouth, and was about to persuade Ju Meng not to be impulsive again, when suddenly, Ju Meng’s expression changed, and she let out a soft exclamation.
“Damn, something’s wrong! Someone is disrupting that dog’s marriage!” “Dog?” Turtle Elder looked confused.
“That’s Lu Yibei!” Ju Meng explained.
“Oh?” Turtle Elder looked at Ju Meng sideways, raised an eyebrow, slowly took a sip of tea, and said leisurely, “Employer, you’ve been keeping an eye on that guy’s marriage? What are you planning to do?”
“I was just thinking, in case...” Ju Meng answered reflexively. Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly realized something was wrong, and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.
“In case one day he gets strangled by a marriage red string, I can laugh at him!”
Turtle Elder, “Or, in case one day a marriage partner dies unexpectedly and a red string breaks, you can take advantage of the situation, right?” Others might not know Ju Meng’s feelings for Lu Yibei, but how could Turtle Elder, who was always by her side, not know?
He saw it every day!
During this time, whenever Ju Meng was alone, she would either sigh inexplicably for a while or giggle foolishly, as if she were possessed.
Although, from a certain perspective, Ju Meng was the biggest evil spirit in Tang City...
However, this was clearly not normal! Just look at the present situation, if it weren’t related to that guy, how could the Employer be tricked into revealing her thoughts by this old man? Turtle Elder thought.
“Furthermore, that guy is almost wrapped up like a zongzi by marriage red strings. He is an extremely rare case. Observing him more is beneficial for me to consolidate my Power, isn’t it?” Ju Meng said.
“Oh, that makes sense,” Turtle Elder nodded, took another sip of tea, and suddenly asked, “Then, Employer, would you like to observe him up close?”
Ju Meng’s eyes lit up slightly, her thin lips parted, but she immediately swallowed the word “want” that was about to come out and waved her hand.
“Although I’m a little interested, I’m so busy, how can I have time to see that kid?”
“May 20th is coming soon, and there will be more tourists in Taoyuan. I have to be busy matchmaking for those lovers and spreading pregnancy luck! I can’t leave, I can’t leave!”
“Is that so? That’s really a shame,” Turtle Elder shook his head and sighed. “That is a rare case. It is even rarer for such a person’s marriage to be disturbed. It is truly regrettable that I cannot observe him up close.”
“I was thinking of trying my best to share your worries so that you would have a chance to go and study! But since you can’t leave, let’s just forget it?”
Hearing this, Ju Meng narrowed her eyes and looked at Turtle Elder, saying coldly, “I think I understand now, Old Wangba, you’re teasing me, aren’t you? You want to have some bastard children, don’t you?”
As soon as Ju Meng finished speaking, Turtle Elder immediately felt a slight swelling sensation in his lower abdomen. That was definitely not the feeling of having too much tea. It scared his old face pale and cold sweat poured down. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
After the successful operation of the 【Taoyuan Peach Blossoms Valentine's Day】 event, Ju Meng’s newly condensed Power had clearly stabilized a lot, and she was using it more skillfully.
Just as Turtle Elder was about to become an elderly expectant father, Ju Meng dispersed the power of her Power that enveloped him and snorted coldly, “Hmph! Since you strongly requested it, I will reluctantly send a clone to take a look. It’s not impossible.”
You went through all that just because you wanted to go, didn't you? Turtle Elder muttered to himself, not daring to say it out loud.
