Chapter 1153 - 1153: Sending You a Helper

As dusk fell, Xiao Feng received a call from Pei Dengke.

As soon as the call connected, he heard Pei Dengke's tense voice: "Brother Xiao, I've already prepared the betrothal gifts. I'll list them out, you see if it's appropriate."

"Go ahead."

"I plan to take one third of all the assets under my name as the betrothal gifts, including real estate, cars, shares I hold, and so on.

The remaining two thirds will be the marital property shared between Weiwei and me after we get married."

"How much is that one third of your assets?"

"Roughly a bit over a hundred million."

"A hundred million?" Xiao Feng couldn't help but chuckle. "You're really going all out!"

Pei Dengke's tone held a kind of helplessness. "I want to give Weiwei the most precious things I have, but what I see as the most precious may not be the same in her eyes, or in outsiders' eyes.

After thinking it over and over, the only thing I can use is money—this thing that's the most important to the vast majority of people."

Xiao Feng opened his mouth, wanting to ask: Aren't you afraid you'll spend the money and still not get the girl?

But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he still didn't say them out loud.

The reason was simple. He didn't even need to think to know what Pei Dengke would say in response.

In Xiao Feng's eyes, Pei Dengke was a stubborn donkey charging straight at Wang Tingwei; not even eight horses would be enough to drag him back.

However, after giving it some serious thought, he felt that the worst outcome of this matter would be nothing more than Tang Mingbo refusing to marry his "wife" off to Pei Dengke.

As for using this as a pretext to scam the betrothal gifts, that probably wouldn't happen.

After all, the Pei Family had a massive business empire behind them. They weren't some soft persimmon anyone could squeeze at will.

Even if there really was a powerful backer behind the Tang Family, they probably wouldn't dare lightly offend the Pei Family.

"When are you planning to go to the Tang Family to deliver the betrothal gifts?" Xiao Feng asked.

"If Brother Xiao thinks the gifts are appropriate, I plan to go tomorrow morning."

"Have you talked it through with your family?"

"No, I plan to act first and report later."

Xiao Feng pondered for a moment, then said, "How about this: go the day after tomorrow instead. To make sure nothing goes wrong, I'll send someone to Kyoto to back you up and go with you to the Tang Family.

How does that sound?"

"That would be perfect!" Pei Dengke said gratefully. "I was feeling unsure about this, but hearing you say that, Brother Feng, I feel much more confident now.

If this really works out, I'll definitely go to Jiangcheng to thank you in person!"

"Then it's settled. Once I've booked the ticket, I'll send you a screenshot; just have someone pick him up." With that, Xiao Feng was about to hang up.

However, before he could hit the button, he heard Pei Dengke say, "Brother Xiao, don't hang up yet, I forgot to tell you one more thing."

"What is it?" Xiao Feng frowned slightly.

"Qi Guanghe is planning to make a move on that little girl by your side."

Little girl?

Xiao Feng immediately realized that Pei Dengke was referring to Lin Jiaxuan.

Qi Guanghe taking revenge on Lin Jiaxuan was nothing surprising.

Because the one who kicked him into the girls' dorm was Lin Jiaxuan, and the one who knocked him out of the assessment was also Lin Jiaxuan.

The first incident completely ruined his reputation, and the second directly stripped him of his chance to compete for the top ten.

Putting those two together, if Qi Guanghe didn't plan on getting revenge, that would be the real miracle.

However, when Qi Guanghe's name came up, Xiao Feng's eyes turned slightly, and a mischievous smile tugged at the corner of his mouth…

"Got it. If Qi Guanghe makes any moves later, keep me posted at any time," Xiao Feng said.

"Okay!" Pei Dengke agreed, then immediately asked, "Brother Xiao, the person you're sending to help me—what's his name?"

Xiao Feng smiled faintly. "Same surname as mine, Xiao. He's called Xiao Bajia."

"Xiao… Bajia?" The corners of Pei Dengke's mouth twitched twice, and black lines practically appeared on his forehead. "That name is… really something else…"

But in his heart, he couldn't help grumbling: With a name like that, are you sure he's not just trying to take advantage of you?

After hanging up, Xiao Feng started planning the upcoming trip to Kyoto.

The Xiao Bajia he was sending to help Pei Dengke was, of course, himself.

He planned to use the Advanced Disguise Technique he'd learned from Neng Ren to completely change his appearance and go with Pei Dengke to pay the Tang Family and Tang Mingbo a visit.

Another part of the reason was to look after Pei Dengke's personal safety.

After all, the guy could be considered to be handling matters on his behalf, and the whole betrothal gift plan had been his idea. He couldn't just wash his hands of it and refuse to take any responsibility.

Besides that, he also planned to drag Qi Guanghe into this muddy water as well…

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The next afternoon, Xiao Feng boarded a coach bus headed for Kyoto.

It wasn't that he was especially fond of taking the bus; it was just that taking the train or high-speed rail came with strict security checks, and planes were even worse—they searched you even more thoroughly.

By comparison, security checks for coach buses were much more relaxed.

On top of that, Kyoto was very close to Li Jiang City, only a few hours away, so there was no need to go to the trouble of creating a fake identity.

"Hello, is anyone sitting in this seat?"

Xiao Feng, who had been staring blankly out the window, heard a clear, pleasant voice by his ear.

He turned his head and saw a plainly dressed girl standing there, facing him with the question.

The girl looked seventeen or eighteen, her hair tied in a thick, long ponytail. Her looks were ordinary, with no makeup on her face. She carried a large bag in her hand and a backpack on her back.

"No one," Xiao Feng replied with a shake of his head.

"Then can I sit here?"

"Of course," Xiao Feng nodded.

The girl thanked him, stuffed the big bag in her hand under the seat, took off her backpack and placed it on her lap, then sat there quietly waiting for the bus to depart.

After about fifteen minutes, all the seats on the bus were filled, and it started up, slowly pulling out of the station.

Xiao Feng noticed that the girl kept hugging the backpack tightly, as if it contained something important.

However, he wasn't so nosy as to ask; he just leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he suddenly heard the sound of plastic being torn open, followed by a whiff of fragrance.

He opened his eyes and saw the girl beside him holding a scallion pancake roll in her hands, eating with great care, chewing as quietly as she could, as if afraid of disturbing the people around her.

At this moment, the girl also noticed Xiao Feng's gaze. She swallowed the food in her mouth and gave an apologetic smile. "Sorry, uncle, did I wake you?"

Xiao Feng was stunned on the spot.

U… Uncle?

But he quickly understood.

Right now, he was wearing the face of a man in his thirties.

This face didn't belong to Xiao Feng, but to Xiao Bajia.

Seeing Xiao Feng staring at her, the girl's cheeks flushed slightly.

A moment later, she unzipped her backpack, took out a plastic bag from inside, and handed it to him. "I made this myself. Uncle, you can try some."

Xiao Feng didn't refuse. He took the plastic bag, opened it, and took a bite of the pancake inside.

To be honest, it tasted pretty good.

The surface of the pancake was crispy, with lettuce leaves, shredded carrots, and some bean products rolled inside. Combined with sweet bean sauce, it wasn't greasy at all.

"Delicious!" Xiao Feng praised without holding back.