Wealth and beauty beyond measure

  Zhang Yang opened a beer and took a big gulp, wiped his mouth, looked around and asked: "Where's that little chili pepper?"

  "Are you talking about Linlin?" Hong Yaqin burst out laughing and said, "What you said is really quite right! Linlin's personality isn't like a little chili pepper at all! She went to play with her classmates."

  "Don't say I'm gossiping, that little chili pepper doesn't look like a waitress at all, and her temper is terrible, how did you hire her?" Zhang Yang said.

  Hong Yaqin smiled and said, "She's like my little sister, with nowhere to go, so she might as well keep me company. Wait a minute, I'll go stir-fry some dishes, drinking on an empty stomach isn't good for the stomach."

  Hong Yaqin turned around and entered the kitchen after finishing speaking.

  Zhang Yang gulped down a few big mouthfuls, and he was indeed stimulated by Xiao Fei's news.

  As for Xiao Fei, he had never had an intuitive impression. In his imagination, this was a despicable person who could ruthlessly drive away his own family members, use the underworld to teach himself a lesson in order to please his nephew, and even detain himself. It's conceivable how low this person's character is. What he can take advantage of is that he doesn't know that these two incidents are related to him, doesn't know that there is an enemy who has been looking for opportunities to deal with him, and even more doesn't know that the person who caused the casino to lose tens of millions and was being searched everywhere by them is himself.

  "Alright, don't think about it anymore, let's eat something first." Hong Yaqin brought over a few small dishes and placed them on the table, taking out two pairs of bowls and chopsticks.

  "Haven't you eaten either?" Zhang Yang asked in surprise.

  "Hong Yaqin sighed and said: 'Do you know what's the worst thing about being a chef?'"

  Seeing Zhang Yang's bewildered head shake, Hong Yaqin said: "The thing chefs dislike the most is cooking, especially cooking for themselves. Therefore, when chefs return home, they rarely cook. I didn't realize my dad was a chef until I grew up, and that was because he almost never cooked at home. In my dad's words, I learned all the bad habits but not the good ones. At mealtime, I'd rather have instant noodles than bother cooking."

  Zhang Yang looked at Hong Yaqin in surprise, never expecting this kind of remark.

  "So you're saying you've borrowed my spotlight and gotten a free meal out of it!" Zhang Yang said.

  Hong Yaqin's mouth opened wide and she said: "I didn't think you'd be able to tell cold jokes!"

  Zhang Yang burst out laughing.

  "How about now, feeling much better?" Hong Yaqin said.

  Zhang Yang nodded and murmured in agreement.

  "What's wrong, what happened?" Hong Yaqin asked.

  Zhang Yang thought for a moment and said: "Nothing, just that friend we met at Feicui Xuan the other day, do you still remember?"

  "Is that the foul-mouthed guy?" Hong Yaqin hastily added: "I didn't mean to belittle him."

  "I know, I know. He's just that kind of person." Zhang Yang said.

  "What's wrong with him? I remember it was he who encouraged you to gamble on stones." said Hong Yaqin.

  "Not bad. I went to his store today to sell jade, and the manager there told me that he was caught, he secretly sold tens of millions of woolen goods, all of which were the store's goods." Zhang Yang said.

  Hong Yaqin suddenly said, "Isn't this a case of the watchman stealing from himself? Honestly speaking, I didn't get a good feeling from that person. One look and you can tell he's not a decent person. Zhang Yang, don't get mixed up with him. You're too kind-hearted, always thinking the best of people, which is a great quality, but there are too few good people in this world, and it's easy for you to be deceived."

  Zhang Yang smiled and said: "How did you know I'm kind?"

  "Isn't that so? I asked for your help and you helped me, although it started as a transaction, but I know you were helping me out of kindness. And later when Lingling said those things about you, you didn't even blame her." Hong Yaqin said.

  Zhang Yang looked at Hong Yaqin with a silly expression, what era is this woman living in, how old is she? Is the standard for judging a person's kindness really just this? It seems that in her mind, those who are good to her are good people, and those who are not good to her are bad people, it's really straightforward.

  "Are you unhappy because of what happened to him?" asked Hong Yaqin.

  Zhang Yang shook his head and said: "I'm not unhappy, I just feel a bit sentimental. You ask him why he didn't run away? If only he had run away, it would have been great!"

  Zhang Yang sighed that Duan Fei didn't run, but instead got caught. He really wanted Duan Fei to run, only then would the matter be blown up big, a subordinate who knew many of his secrets betrayed him, Xiao Fei would definitely take action, and one of his enemies could be eliminated. Zhang Yang wasn't a ruthless person, but in his eyes, someone like Duan Fei was just wasting food living in this world.

  Zhang Yang was most unhappy about Xiao Fei's arrival, and he still had to go see Duan Fei. What was the purpose of his coming? Had he sensed the problem? Or did he want to bail out Duan Fei? This was not impossible, as Duan Fei had followed Xiao Fei for so many years and must have known many of Xiao Fei's secrets. If Xiao Fei refused to save him, he would reveal these things, and Xiao Fei would be in big trouble. Even if he couldn't put Xiao Fei in jail, he would still give him a big headache.

  Thinking of this, Xiao Fei must have come this time to rescue Duan Fei.

  Ma Guojun and Xiao Fei's cooperation with Lei Lao may be ending, possibly due to this reason. After all, one's safety is more important than making money. Duan Fei might have seen through this point, which is why he didn't choose to leave. So, it turns out he isn't crazy, but rather fearless!

  These jumbled thoughts had been wandering in his mind since he left the Emerald Pavilion, which was also one of the reasons why he was in a bad mood.

  "Zhang Yang, don't think about those things anymore. Come and try this new dish of mine, see if it tastes good." said Hong Yaqin.

  Zhang Yang shook his head and tasted it, saying: "It's delicious. I'm not saying this, Yaqin, your craftsmanship is really good, much better than my nanny."

  Hong Yaqin almost laughed, comparing herself to the nanny, only Zhang Yang could say that. It's strange that if someone else said that, she would definitely be very angry, so why did Zhang Yang say it and she still felt a little sweet?

  "It's strange, your nanny looks quite young and has a good temperament, she doesn't look like a typical nanny!" said Hong Yaqin.

  Zhang Yang said: "Just thinking about it makes me angry. At that time, I was just infatuated with her temperament and asked her to come back. Who would have thought that all of that was just a disguise? You don't know how vicious she is when it comes to gossiping. She often eavesdrops on my conversations, and that day she even ran out crying, making others think I bullied her."

  "What's going on? Tell me about it!" said Hong Yaqin.

  All women have a gossiping heart. Upon hearing Zhang Yang say that, Hong Yaqin also became interested and asked enthusiastically.

  Then Zhang Yang told the story of what happened that day from start to finish, of course he made some artistic changes, such as saying that Qian gave money to Pan Hui, but Pan Hui forgot. Wang Luoyao became a neighbor who took sides and teased Hong Yaqin into laughing loudly.

  Two people were talking enthusiastically when the door was pushed open. He Linlin shouted: "Hong Jie, look who's here? Hey, what are you doing here?"

  "Who's there?" A familiar voice sounded.

  Hong Yaqin and Zhang Yang looked at each other and stood up. A familiar figure emerged from behind He Linyin.

  "Dad, how did you come?" Hong Yaqin said.

  Zhang Yang wiped his mouth and respectfully called out: "Uncle!"

  Hong's father, who had a gloomy face, suddenly became cheerful when he saw Zhang Yang here. He glared at He Linlin and said: "Little girl, you lied to me that they broke up, I knew it! The two of them were so good together the other day, how could they break up so quickly?"

  He Linlin covered her face with her hands, she was confused. Zhang Yang had been driven away by her that day, how did he come back today?

  "Didn't you tell that little chili pepper?" Zhang Yang said in a low voice.

  Hong Yaqin covered her mouth and said: "I was afraid she would make trouble, so I didn't say anything. It's really 'fearing what comes'."

  Hong's father saw their little movements and said displeased: "What are you whispering about, is it discussing how to cheat this old man?"

  Hong Yaqin hastily walked over and supported Hong Father, saying: "Dad, what are you thinking about? Come inside quickly!"

  Turning back, she glared at He Linlin with a fierce gaze and mouthed: I'll settle the score with you later!

  He Linlin was on the verge of tears, originally thinking she was helping out, but now facing Hong Ya Qian being questioned by her father, it turned out that she had meddled in other people's business. Looking at Zhang Yang standing there with a respectful expression, He Linlin thought angrily, "It's all because of this guy that I've lost face, we're not done yet."