It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

Seeing him like this, Xu Shi inexplicably wanted to laugh.

He could see that beneath the old man's resolute appearance, there was a bit of tsundere nature.

Oh my, is this the kind of person my grandpa is?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 106 An obedient sister is a good sister

Hi.

Is it true that my grandpa is a tsundere?

big.

Great fun.

Xu Shi really couldn't help it, but he still had to try his best to restrain himself from laughing out loud.

It is said that tsundere girls are fun.

Isn't it fun to be a tsundere old man?

In fact, he was quite confident in his ability to convince Mr. Wen.

On the one hand, there was the conflict between "Feather Pen" and "Dragon City", and on the other hand, he had already seen that the old man's attitude towards him was not as bad as he had imagined.

This can be seen from what happened to Jiang Fengshan before - that matter was not small, but it was not big either. If Wen Shengkui was really a cold-blooded and heartless person, he would never help me at that critical juncture.

Including the previous request for "apology in person", it was he who first proposed it. If he didn't want to build a relationship, would he have said that?

This is the bond between family members, right?

So he didn't say anything else, but just kept smiling and looked at his grandfather, waiting for him to express his opinion.

"...I can help you. If Dragon City really wants to harm you, I will never stand idly by."

As expected, after a while of struggling, Wen Shengkui stopped worrying about this issue. "In exchange, Snake Ring will take out 10 million credit points every year and invest them in Feather Pen's education fund."

"Also... you should pay for the maintenance of the banquet hall. After all, you are the one who recruited the people from Sin City. I don't want to suffer this loss for you."

"no problem."

Xu Shi agreed without hesitation.

There's no need to discuss whether this is excessive or not. If you really have to say, it's no different from having no conditions at all... Selling some equipment casually would bring in tens of millions, so this amount of money is insignificant in comparison.

But if it were to be publicized, it would be equivalent to making it clear to the public that there was dealings between the "Snake Ring" and the "Feather Pen", supporting education and so on, which would also be a good reputation for oneself.

"How about not 10 million, and I invest a little more?"

Xu Shi simply gave in again.

"That's your business."

Wen Shengkui snorted coldly, "Is there anything else? If not, I won't keep you here."

"...Then I'll take my leave. Take care of yourself, Grandpa."

The goal had been achieved. If the old man didn't want to talk more, he didn't bother him. He simply thanked him and got up and left.

But before leaving, he couldn't help but look back a few more times.

Why did the old man rush me away? Did you know that I heard your little secret, so you changed the dog to confuse me?

Don't hide, come out!

Of course, this is just a joke, he can still sense the specific situation.

"...Boy, you seem to be very interested in my pet?"

Wen Shengkui naturally had no idea what he was thinking. Seeing this, he just raised the little black dog in his hand and said, "You also have a pet? A cat? A dog?"

In this era, there are not many people who have the leisure time to do this. Some are the nobles of Night City who do it as a hobby, or they are like the old man, who have a small pet as a companion.

Anyway, serious workers basically don't have this mind. Why do they keep pets when they can't even support themselves? It's better to relax in the virtual world with that time. Isn't a paper wife nice?

Ok……

Xu Shi thought that there were probably no kittens or puppies, but there was indeed one kitten and one puppy.

But if that's the case, what type is Jiang Chengcheng?

A hard-working and capable horse?

"That's right?"

So his answer was ambiguous.

"Oh? Then you didn't say anything just now."

The old man showed some interest, "Bring it to me next time and let me take a look. I don't think you can take good care of it, so I can give you some guidance."

"……walk slowly."

Xu Shi agreed with a smile, thinking in his heart who to bring to see him next time.

Try to give the elderly a little shock (bushi)

……

After leaving the study, Xu Shi was not in a hurry to leave, but strolled around other places in the manor.

To be honest, he didn't think it was a big deal at first, but since he awakened his memories of his past life, he increasingly found this environment that was close to his past life very pleasing.

Although it is still a man-made landscape, it can be regarded as a pure land in the City of Night Sin.

By the way, it has been a long time since I last saw the real sun...

Thinking of this, being in the midst of it, Xu Shi felt even more relaxed and happy.

And being able to successfully connect with the "Quillen" made him even happier.

In other words, even if the interests of the consortium are not involved, just winning over Wen Shengkui would be a huge gain.

To be honest, my grandfather was a very decent character in the original novel. As a consortium, he did not exploit the workers. On the contrary, he provided them with a lot of help and support, such as the education fund... Ten million was nothing to me, but it was an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

From this perspective, Wen Shengkui can even be regarded as the cornerstone of maintaining stability in Night City.

In addition to this, the more important point is that the old man himself is also one of the few SS-level "promoters" in the City of Night Sin.

Unlike Xia Ke'an who is a supporting type, he is a real fighter. In terms of combat power, he is currently considered to be at the top level.

How did that sentence go? The children in the south village bullied me because I was old and weak, and I beat them to death with one punch?

That's probably what it means, Yi Yan Ding Zhen, identified as the Supreme Type Lao Deng.

It is no exaggeration to say that with his help, he can save half of his worries over at Dragon City.

However, the opposite is true, with the inevitable complications... The old man's legs are paralyzed due to his inability to function, and as he gets older, although he still looks agile, he actually has constant problems. His condition is not as exaggerated as the white-haired loli, but it's not much better either.

After all, they are his only relatives. Thinking of this, Xu Shi felt quite sad.

While he was thinking, he didn't know where he was going, and at this moment, the pleasant sound of piano came to his ears.

Oh?

When he came to his senses, he noticed that in the next room, there was a woman playing music with great concentration.

Long, smooth hair, a light yellow floral dress, a nice figure... the sunlight falling on her body made her look like a beautiful oil painting.

After seeing who the other person was, Xu Shi couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Hey?

...Isn't this He Laosan's second sister, He Yuxia?

He really didn't expect to meet her in a place like this.

The other party seemed to have noticed his presence. He Yuxia stopped playing, looked at him for a few seconds, then seemed to recognize who he was, and hurried over to open the window.

"Master Xu?"

Miss He Er said with a smile.

"it's me."

The other party took the initiative to greet him, and Xu Shi also politely responded, "Miss He is here too?"

"I often come to visit the teacher, your grandfather, Mr. Wen."

He Yuxia smiled and nodded, "It's actually the first time I see you, Mr. Xu."

Ok?

Is there such a relationship between my grandfather and her?

Xu Shi blinked, recalling that Su Lin had told him this when he was investigating her before.

Moreover, according to her attributes as an artistic girl, it is reasonable for her to appear here - District 19 is the place with the strongest cultural atmosphere, and "Feather Pen" is even more so.

Not to mention that in addition to being a good fighter, Wen Shengkui is also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. If you want to say that they are master and apprentice, it seems reasonable.

"I have indeed never visited my grandfather before."

Thinking of this, Xu Shi felt relieved. He smiled and extended his hand to say politely, "Please trouble Miss He to take care of him for me."

"Mr. Xu is a very busy man."

He Yuxia didn't seem to notice, she just covered her face and chuckled, "Even someone like me who has been hiding here, I keep hearing your name recently."

"...Ms. He, thank you for your praise."

Xu Shi waved his hand and followed her words with a joke, "But isn't the word 'hide' a bit heavy?"

"I lost contact with my family a long time ago. I had no choice but to take up a sinecure in the company."

He Yuxia shook her head. "But even so, there are still people who come to me and talk about things that I don't understand and am not interested in. Even though I have separated from the family now, there are still many people outside who are asking about my whereabouts."

"Thinking about it this way, Mr. Xu, do you think that this word is right?"

"……really."

Xu Shi didn't comment. Not to mention others, he himself had investigated the other party...

"I don't know how many times I have to tell them before they realize that I am no longer a "Shark Tooth" person."

Miss He sighed and complained to him, "Mr. Xu, you have a good relationship with my third brother. He should have mentioned this to you, right?"

"He seldom mentioned you to me."

Xu Shi shook his head and told the truth.

“So I’m not familiar with them.”

He Yuxia was not surprised and smiled self-deprecatingly, "There is no place for me in that family. On the contrary, this place is more suitable for me."

This is true. Xu Shi looked into the room and realized that this might be her bedroom. There was not only a piano, but also various documents on the desk. There was also a drawing board next to it, with an unfinished work standing on it.

This is completely like taking over this place.

The helplessness in the other party's words also gives people a somewhat pitiful feeling.

“It’s not a bad thing to find a place that suits you.”

This touched Xu Shi a little, so he said something to comfort her.

“Yeah, so I’m satisfied.”

He Yuxia smiled, "Thank you, Mr. Xu, for your comfort."

Don’t call him Mr. Xu… Xu Shi curled the corner of his mouth. Few people would call him that. It always felt like he had walked into the wrong fairy tale crew next door.

But chatting with her is a very interesting thing in itself. "Shark Tooth" was the one who muddied the waters himself. He just dealt with He Lao San not long ago, and he also did the boss's work... Now he is standing here and chatting with her casually. It's really funny to think about it.

The two chatted for a while and then left.

Meeting He Yuxia was an accident, but after a conversation, Xu Shi could see that her previous actions were probably not a disguise of retreating to advance.

If she was really pretending, then her acting skills were too good... After all, "Evil Thoughts Entropy Increase" couldn't detect any deception in her, and she only couldn't hide her disappointment with her original family.

It's very natural and fits her personality very well.

and so.