400 Master Eight, More Like Deadweigh (1/2)

In the end, it was Master Five's loud guffaw that broke the awkward silence. ”Indeed, they are a perfect match for each other. Hahaha.”

After that, everyone else snapped to the situation and started to mingle socially. Master Five stealthily wiped away some cold sweat. According to rumors, Master Eight was famous for hiding threats behind his smiles and was rather cunning when he wanted to be.

Looks like the rumors were true.

After all, to ask people out of retirement was not a polite thing to do, and from the looks of it, the 'cooperation' was not Master Eight's idea to begin with. No wonder he had been eager to settle things once he arrived.

Amid the host's and guests' laughter, the social impasse was forgotten. Since Master Five did not ask more questions, no one questioned Master Eight's identity. After all, they knew that those who arrived with Ye Shuang would not be simple characters. After dinner, Xiao San left to man the mahjong matches on the first floor. The girl was given an order by Master Five to go purchase some snacks to accompany the wine. Thus, the upstairs was left for Master Five and Ye Shuang's group.

Master Eight watched Xiao San and the girl leave. Then he turned back with a smile. ”Even though they're young, they're quite reliable. You sure have a bunch of obedient disciples.”

”What do you think of Xiao San?” Master Five smiled in response. He sat at the table and served the tea himself. ”He's my biological grandnephew. Youngsters are always eager to go for something big and most likely won't be satisfied with a life of quietness in the mountains. Even though he hasn't said much, in the next few years, I believe the kid will think of leaving this place and seeing the world.”

Master Eight thought about it. ”What is his educational background?”

Master Five was silent. In the old days, one could carve a way out with enough skill and support, but the modern age was different. The fact that the basis of his influence had long dissolved aside, even if he still had it, it would not have amounted to much in this day and age, which relied on official background.

The most important thing was… after being hidden in the mountains for so many years, most of his people had studied at the nearby schools and would occasionally come back to help out around the village. What kind of educational background could they have?

Master Eight immediately understood it. He coughed and said nothing else, looking rather helplessly. ”Don't worry, at the end of the day, I'm also just a petty thief…”

Master Five looked disappointed, and Han Chu added, ”If you need it, I can help arrange for him to study abroad. He can graduate assuming he can reach the required points. However, for that, he has to study a full year of foreign language first.”

”That is not a bad idea.” Master Five was pleasantly surprised. ”Master Eight's people are able to do something like that?”

”…” Master Eight sipped on his tea and said nothing. Naturally, he had no such connections. Back when his stepson needed to go to university, the latter had failed to get enough marks. In the end, Master Eight had to pay money to help him buy a degree, but even so, it was from an unheard of university…

It was not good to wallow in the past. Master Eight sighed under his breath and changed the subject. ”What about the young woman from earlier? I remember those friends who attended your child's full month party mentioned that you have a granddaughter.”

Master Five smiled bitterly. ”I do have a granddaughter, but that was not it.”

Master Eight put down his cup and lifted his head with a frown. Master Five looked at the shocked faces around him and nodded. ”I believe that you've guessed it already. Even though the girl refers to me as her grandfather, that is just for show. She is keeping me under watch.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.

”Actually, I had not guessed that. I thought, since one is your grandnephew, I assumed the other is either your granddaughter or grandniece,” Ye Shuang said with disbelief, she turned to Han Chu and Su Zheng. ”Did you two guess her real identity already?”