Chapter 1189 - 1189: Got Something to Discuss with Brother Ba

Silence.

The food street that had been bustling and noisy a moment ago was now unusually quiet.

Over a hundred people, more than two hundred eyes, were all fixed on Xiao Feng's face, waiting for him to speak.

Xiao Feng thought for a moment, then casually replied, "Just handle it however you see fit."

With that, he walked into the shop, his departing back carrying an indescribable nonchalant flair.

Pei Dengke couldn't help feeling a bit troubled; Bro Ba told him to handle it as he saw fit, but didn't set a standard—how was he supposed to deal with it?

Fifth Master glanced at Xiao Feng inside the shop, then walked up to Pei Dengke and asked in a low voice, "Young Master Pei, who is that gentleman?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!" Pei Dengke snapped.

Fifth Master nodded and bowed, quickly saying, "Young Master Pei is right in scolding me. Then about this Jin Bongjin…"

Pei Dengke scratched his head and said, "Give him another twenty slaps, then pay the girl's medical expenses, and let's call it done."

"Hurry up and thank Young Master Pei!" Fifth Master said to Jin Bongjin.

"Th… thank you, Young Master Pei." Jin Bongjin said weakly, two lines of tears sliding down from the corners of his eyes.

He never would have thought that casually hitting a waitress would drag in so many things.

Regret it?

Of course he regretted it, but it was obviously useless…

Inside the shop, Xiao Feng looked at Jiang Mixue and asked gently, "Does it still hurt?"

"Not that much anymore." Jiang Mixue shook her head.

"Mm, that means the soaking has pretty much done its job."

Xiao Feng pulled over a stool and said, "Put your foot up."

Jiang Mixue did as told, lifting her foot out of the basin and placing it on the stool.

Xiao Feng then took out the external injury medicine that Sun Shijie had mixed, sprinkled a layer of powder over the scalded area, and smiled, "How does it feel?"

"Cool, and it doesn't hurt at all now." Jiang Mixue answered honestly.

What he was using on Jiang Mixue at the moment was the latest powder concocted by Sun Shijie; Xiao Feng hadn't yet experienced its effects himself, he only knew it could stop bleeding, relieve pain, and came with a certain anesthetic effect.

Of course, it was specifically for external wounds from sharp objects piercing the skin; as for using it on burns, whether the effect would be reduced was hard to say.

Still, Xiao Feng felt that even if the effect was reduced, it wouldn't be by much.

After all, strictly speaking, burns also fell under the category of external injuries.

After a long silence, Jiang Mixue said softly, "Uncle Xiao, thank you."

As soon as she finished, Pei Dengke walked in, holding a stack of hundred-yuan bills in his hand, which he put on the table: "Bro Ba, this is the medical compensation from Jin Bongjin."

"You handled this nicely!" Xiao Feng didn't stint on his praise.

"Hehe!" Pei Dengke chuckled twice, then took the chance to flatter him: "All thanks to your guidance, Bro Ba."

Xiao Feng readily accepted that, then pushed the 100,000 yuan to Jiang Mixue: "Take it."

"No!" Jiang Mixue shook her head, her tone firm: "I can't take this money!"

Pei Dengke laughed, "It's only a hundred thousand, not a big number. If we're telling you to take it, just take it."

"It's not about more or less."

"Then what is it about?"

"It's… anyway, if I take this money, I won't feel right inside." Jiang Mixue still refused.

Pei Dengke was about to keep persuading, but when he saw Xiao Feng shake his head, he could only hold his tongue.

At this moment, Fan Fengyu came in with the Boss's wife; the two of them thanked Xiao Feng and Pei Dengke profusely.

Pei Dengke said, "You can relax about Jin Bongjin; he won't dare come looking for payback."

Fan Fengyu and the Boss's wife exchanged a look and both let out a sigh of relief.

"Xiaoxue, is your foot okay?" the Boss's wife asked with concern.

"I'm fine, Uncle Xiao put medicine on it for me."

"Then I'll help you upstairs to rest first."

"I…" Jiang Mixue glanced at Xiao Feng, then lowered her head and declined gently, "I'll just sit here for a while."

The Boss's wife shifted her gaze between the two of them, as if she'd seen something, then nodded, "Alright."

Fan Fengyu led Xiao Feng and the others into a private room inside, ordered the chef to bring out a big table of dishes, then took out two bottles of good liquor to entertain them warmly.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Xiao Feng noticed that Jiang Mixue seemed to have fallen asleep, so he pushed the 100,000 yuan in cash in front of Fan Fengyu.

"Brother, what are you doing?" Fan Fengyu quickly stood up: "You guys helped me so much; how could there be any reason for you to give me money?"

Xiao Feng shook his head and said, "The money isn't for you. Take 30,000 out of this hundred thousand for yourself, and treat the remaining 70,000 as medical expenses. Then buy some supplements or whatever for Jiang Mixue."

"I still can't take it, she's my employee, this counts as a workplace injury…"

Fan Fengyu was about to refuse again, but Pei Dengke cut in: "Just take it. Worst case, treat it as our future meal money, prepaid with you in advance."

"This… since President Pei put it that way, I'll just shamelessly accept it." Fan Fengyu nodded.

After finishing their drinks, Xiao Feng and Pei Dengke took their leave.

Fan Fengyu saw the two of them out, then went back to the private room, only to see Jiang Mixue staring blankly at the seat where Xiao Feng had been.

"You just now… weren't asleep?" Fan Fengyu asked in surprise.

Jiang Mixue nodded lightly without saying anything.

…

"Bro Ba, Weiwei asked me out for tomorrow night!" Walking down the street, Pei Dengke's face was full of excitement: "I'll have to trouble you to go with me then, so I don't say something wrong."

"Of course." Xiao Feng agreed without thinking, his mood also somewhat stirred.

The two walked and chatted, and before long they were out of the street and back to where the car was parked.

However, before they could get in the car, a woman's voice called out, "Young Master Pei."

Pei Dengke paused, followed the voice, and saw that it was none other than Wang Zhiping… and at his side, Lin Bingqiao.

"What is it?" Pei Dengke couldn't help frowning.

Lin Bingqiao's smile was like a blooming flower as she said, "I have something to discuss with this Bro Ba by your side."

"If you've got something, just say it." Xiao Feng's expression stayed calm.

He had already guessed that they'd come to him most likely to figure out who he really was.

"It's not very convenient to talk here. Can we step aside?" Lin Bingqiao lifted the things in her hand slightly and said, "It's just to have a drink and chat, nothing else."

Xiao Feng agreed very straightforwardly, "A beauty's inviting me; if I refused, that'd be a bit hard to justify."

Pei Dengke pulled Xiao Feng to the side and said in a low voice, "Bro Ba, careful it's a Hongmen Banquet."

"Relax, whatever kind of banquet it is, it doesn't matter."

"Then I'll wait for you here. Once you get there, send me the location. If you're not back in half an hour, I'll bring people to get you."

Xiao Feng nodded, "Sure."

Then he walked over to Lin Bingqiao and smiled, "Lead the way."

"Please!" Lin Bingqiao extended her right hand in a gesture of invitation, then walked ahead.

Xiao Feng walked alongside her, a faint smile on his lips.

They walked like that for three minutes, turned right at a corner, and Lin Bingqiao stopped in front of a café, smiling, "We're here!"

"Drinking in a café?" Xiao Feng clicked his tongue in amazement, "Interesting."