234 Ye Shuang Outsmarts a Six-Year-Old (1/2)
Brother Shuang had always been very photogenic. Even though that was not really her intention this time, the final result was sadder than what she could have imagined. In Wang Xueyu's original plan, he had prepared to conduct a test first. After both parties had a good impression of each other, he would then slowly announce that he had a girlfriend.
Throughout this process, even though he would not openly announce that Xiao Yu was his girlfriend, other people would naturally think, Does this girl have some kind of relationship with our son to warrant this kind of treatment?
With that, the attention would be on her, and they would start to consider her in the capacity of daughter-in-law and then make their own judgment based on that. In return, Wang Xueyu would adjust the plan and tempo of his confession based on the attitude showcased by his family. However, that plan had completely failed!
Even though she had come with a visiting present that was obviously beyond what a 'normal friend' should bring, Xiao Yu failed to get the attention of Wang Xueyu's family. She was promptly ignored. When Wang Xueyu came downstairs and saw this scene, one could imagine how complicated his feeling was.
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”The first step can be deemed very successful. The fact that there was no initial rejection is very important.”
When they were brought upstairs to be given a tour of the place, seeing the complicated expression on his first boss and second boss' faces, Xu Jian scratched his mind before coming up with this conclusion.
”Of course, there is no rejection. Have you seen someone reject a random stranger on the street for no reason?” Wang Xueyu failed to resist the urge to roll his eyes. ”Only a mad person would hate a stranger for no reason. The biggest problem is that now my mother has completely ignored Xiao Yu as a parson.”
Focus! Being focused and showered with attention was more important! Whether it was acceptance or rejection, that would have to be decided in the future, but the premise was that she had to be seen first. If she was not even seen by his family, how was he going to bring up the fact that she was his girlfriend?
Wang Xueyu's girlfriend's name was Qiu Yu. Both of them had attended the same university, but their subjects were completely different. Qiu Yu was a typical arts stream student, and her course was in translation. She could speak and write four different languages fluently, and if placed in the work field, she had a bright future. Even though she had not yet graduated, she had already been approached by many large companies. However, that was not enough. Mrs. Wang was only concerned with family background and not ability. As much potential as Qiu Yu had, that was in the future, and that potential might not even help Wang Xueyu expand his business. Thus, if the two of them wanted to be together, they still had a very long journey to traverse together.
Eventually, they arrived at the room that Wang Xueyu had prepared. Wang Xueyu commented on a few things before he left with Xu Jian. He cracked his knuckles, all prepared to 'discuss' with Ye Shuang about his earlier attempt to steal the spotlight away from his girlfriend.
Qiu Yu stood in the room and studied it for a while. Even though it was just a guest room, the décor was exquisite and luxurious. It went to show the wealth behind the Wang family. Her fingers trailed the surface of the table, and she sat down by the window to look out at the scenery outside the window. Qiu Yu suddenly sighed. She did not say anything but turned around to unpack her luggage.
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After one night of discussion and rest, the focus on Ye Shuang still had not dropped. As long as the wild child refused to quiet down, Brother Shuang's glow would not be taken away. Probably trying to reclaim the face that he had lost the day before, or perhaps not willing to rest until he pranked Ye Shuang at least once, the wild child's target on the second day naturally returned to Brother Shuang.
There were only a few running themes to a little boy's pranks—suddenly jumping out from behind and shouting to scare people, silently putting caterpillars or his pet snake into other people's personal bags, putting water balloons above the semi-closed doors… It was fine even if the boy had small legs and hands. There were maids in the family. As wild as the boy was, he was ultimately one of the young masters. Furthermore, if they did not help him, they were afraid that they would be targeted.
Throughout the long day, Ye Shuang resolved the traps set up by the boy one by one. The pranks made by the boy were as simple as a walk in the park for Ye Shuang. Ye Shuang had a good eye and was good at making observations. Then again, even if she wandered around the house with her eyes closed, whenever she got closed enough and heard the sound of someone's muffled breathing, she instantly knew that something was not right.
Mrs. Wang even got up from the mahjong table to see the martial art expert clear the many problems that were set up in her own home. Old Man Wang was feeling embarrassed. He was fine with the boy's occasional pranks, but doing it with such intensity… if it was relayed to outsiders, people would say he did not know how to teach his son.
Qiu Yu, Xu Jian, and Wang Xueyu had been demoted to the state of backdrop. Sister Wang would cheer along with Mrs. Wang or scold the boy with Old Man Wang depending on the situation.
After dinner, probably because Old Man Wang berated the child heavily at the dinner table, which was incredibly rare, the boy prepared to do something big and horrible when Ye Shuang prepared to go for a walk after dinner. When Ye Shuang stepped out of the gate of the Wang family mansion, five local ruffians followed him silently.
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It was rare that Old Man Wang found his youngest son to be so obedient. After finishing his dinner, he did not jump onto the sofa to watch the television, run to his own room to play his games, or even get out of the house to terrorize the village… bullying those ”friends” of his that were younger than him. Instead, he picked up a bowl of fruit and sat beside the adults quietly. He looked so quiet and silent just like a normal boy. Even though he did not value this son as much as he valued his eldest son, this was ultimately his own flesh and blood. Old Man Wang felt comforted with his son's action, thinking that he had finally grown up. He smiled with great satisfaction and personally added several pieces of melon to the boy's bowl.
The others thought that the boy was acting very weird, too, but they would not say anything considering the good mood that Old Man Wang was in. They would not warn Old Man Wang to be careful—considering how out of character the boy was acting, perhaps he was cooking up a storm in the background. Even Qiu Yu, who had just stayed a night, knew that the boy was not someone who would turn over a new leaf that easily. However, at most, everyone put up their guard silently to prevent themselves from falling into the boy's trap.
Just as the atmosphere turned curious in the living room, Ye Shuang came back with a smile that was already hanging on his face when he left. His body was still so tall and large, his face still one hundred percent perfect, and there was not even a crease on his shirt.
The boy's eyes lit up with glee when he heard Ye Shuang come back. However, when he saw Ye Shuang in person, he felt that something was wrong. The feeling intensified when the man looked at him and gave him a smile. The boy felt instinctively that this was a source of danger, and he pulled back his body and hid behind Old Man Wang.
”Xiao Ye has returned from the walk? Why did you come back so soon this morning… Hmm, who are these people?” Old Man Wang had a good impression of Ye Shuang. One was because of his physical ability, and two was because he was able to chat very well with Ye Shuang. Initially, he already had a good impression of Ye Shuang. When he was out on the walk that morning, he had the chance to have a private conversation with Ye Shuang, and Old Man Wang realized that the young man knew quite a lot.
Old Man Wang had three hobbies in life—smoking his Chinese pipe, cards, and Go. There was not much to say about the first. After a few rounds of cards with Ye Shuang, he noticed how good Ye Shuang was at cutting the cards, and he was impressed by Ye Shuang's high win rate. Because of that, his good impression of Ye Shuang grew tremendously.
The game of Go gave him a bigger surprise. In any case, the whole afternoon, Old Man Wang failed to win a single game. In the end, Ye Shuang even managed to get the schedule for the special Go class from the Go association of the local city with just a call. The class was not for amateurs but for those who had the intention to train for the national games.
They had similar hobbies and could chat freely. After spending the day with Ye Shuang, Old Man Wang thought that the friend whom his son had brought back this time was very good. Even though San Lin City was quite far, it was close enough to reach with a five-hour car ride. If he had close relationship with Ye Shuang, it would be a good connection to have. Therefore, after a day of interaction, compared to his attitude the previous night, which was already friendly to begin with, Old Man Wang was even closer to Ye Shuang. It was because of this that he berated his youngest son so severely during dinner.
This time, Ye Shuang returned with a strange look. The strangeness though was not on Ye Shuang but because five people was chased into the room after Ye Shuang. The five had their faces punched in, and their clothes were dirtied and worn. It was clear from their appearance that they had been taught a lesson. With just one glance, Old Man Wang knew that something was not right. He did not notice the child's face that was pale, and after he recovered from the initial shock, Old Man Wang's face dropped. ”Someone dares to give you trouble on my territory?”
”It's not really trouble. We were just trying out each other's capability.” Ye Shuang smiled gently. There was no sign of anger on the man. However, that gentle smile caused the five people to shiver once more. They had unshed tears in their eyes like they were seriously aggrieved.
This man was seriously scary, wasn't he? He managed to beat up the whole gang of them without even getting tired. He was able to smile like nothing was out of the ordinary. The man's methods were cruel and harsh. He interrogated and forced them to spill everything or else he would have undressed them all and drop them at the middle of the city.
The five ruffians dropped to their knees to plead for mercy. How did the man even come up with a punishment as ridiculous and as cruel as this?
With tragedy threatening their livelihood, the code of brotherhood was immediately tossed out of the window. The five immediately told Ye Shuang that they had been paid to teach Ye Shuang a lesson. They thought, since Ye Shuang was not a local, even if he was beaten up, he would not have come back to take revenge. However, they failed to anticipate that since he was an outsider, he had no reason to hold back.
Ye Shuang abandoned the five and punished them to stand there. Ye Shuang moved to the sofa and glanced at the boy. Then, he turned to tell Old Man Wang with a smile. ”I also found this out recently. These five dared to steal three thousand from Uncle Wang's family member. Even though Uncle Wang's family is rich, but the red envelope money that was given to the little young master couldn't be cheated away like that, so I dragged them back here to apologize to you.”
Tricked‽ A child this wicked could be tricked? Nobody bought that. Old Man Wang turned subconsciously around at the boy and stared at him with disbelief. The wild child was so nervous that he was on the verge of tears.
Three thousand… making trouble for Ye Shuang but failing… Ye Shuang dragged the culprits home…
After connecting all the dots, as long as the person was not an idiot, they would understand what Ye Shuang was trying to hint at.