Chapter 1258 - 1258: The Invisible and Intangible Gift

"Chief, I'm bringing friends over, so maybe you should... tone it down a little?"

Facing the 83-year-old comrade spewing words like a tiger or a wolf, Hua Ling expressed some helplessness.

Ma Yuliang, however, was indifferent: "At my age, I'm not embarrassed. What's there for you young ones to be embarrassed about? Admit if it's true, deny if it's not.

But speaking of which, I remember you often opened backdoors for Jiangcheng to that Xiao Feng guy. How come you've switched people now?"

"He, he and Xiao Feng actually..."

Just as Hua Ling was struggling with what to say next, Xiao Feng stepped forward: "I've been sent by Xiao Feng. This time, I've prepared a special gift for you."

"Oh?" Ma Yuliang showed interest: "How special?"

Xiao Feng smiled and said, "The uniqueness of this gift lies in the fact that it cannot be seen or touched.

Yet for you, it's more useful than something you can see or touch."

"Quickly, quickly, stop keeping me in suspense. I'm an old man and I'm impatient!" Ma Yuliang urged.

Xiao Feng reached into his pocket, while Hua Ling couldn't help but cast a curious glance.

Xiao Feng hadn't mentioned preparing any special gifts for Ma Yuliang before, so she was also curious about what this special gift might be.

Shortly, Xiao Feng pulled out a pair of... wireless Bluetooth earphones.

"Didn't you say they can't be seen or touched?" Ma Yuliang frowned, dissatisfied: "I used to think Xiao Feng was a pretty decent guy, but I didn't expect he'd deceive this old man of eighty-three."

Xiao Feng said flatly, "The earphones aren't the gift; it's the sound you hear after putting them on that's the gift."

Ma Yuliang's face showed a look of realization. If the gift is a sound, it indeed can't be seen or touched.

Yet, who gives sound as a gift?

Filled with curiosity, Ma Yuliang put on the earphones, and Xiao Feng pressed the play button.

"Hiss..."

After listening for less than three seconds, Ma Yuliang took a sharp breath, then started to tremble all over.

Hua Ling was startled: "This..."

"Don't rush, the show is just beginning," Xiao Feng said, smiling.

The content in the earphones was the new version recorded by Ye Kuto, as instructed by Xiao Feng, but it didn't include Ma Yuliang's name; it started with "you" throughout.

At this moment, Xiao Feng focused his gaze on Ma Yuliang, observing his reaction.

He had previously wondered what kind of spark would fly if Ma Yuliang and Ye Kuto met.

Although they weren't meeting in person now, through the sound, these two people who would normally have no interaction were experiencing a fantastical connection!

"Whew... hiss... ha ha ha ha ha... it's so comfortable... really comfortable!"

Ma Yuliang closed his eyes, his body shuddering constantly, but a look of enjoyment filled his face.

Hua Ling and Xiao Feng were both speechless, with black lines appearing on their foreheads...

"What did you let him listen to?" Hua Ling's big eyes filled with questions.

Xiao Feng revealed a satisfied smile and explained: "Oh, nothing much, similar to what Meng Ke'Er listened to before.

You should have noticed, this chief likes being scolded, I just catered to his preference."

Hua Ling sighed, furrowing her brows: "Where do we find someone this shameless? This chief, in such a manner, actually counts as..."

At this point, Hua Ling's face showed a conflicted expression, as if she didn't know how to define Ma Yuliang's behavior.

Xiao Feng's eyelid twitched, hearing this, it seems she knows some inside story?

But before he could ask, there was a thud.

Just then, Ma Yuliang was sitting on the ground, tears streaming down his old face, already in a state of emotional breakdown.

Xiao Feng instinctively looked at his pants, fortunately, not wet...

Moments later, Ma Yuliang took off the earphones, looked at them with deep affection, as if gazing at his dream lover.

Then...

"MUA! MUA! MUA!"

After a storm of frantic kisses, the Bluetooth earphones were soaked like they'd been through a rainstorm or just fished out of a basin.

Hua Ling resisted the urge to burst into laughter with a goose-like sound, asking, "Can your earphones still work?"

"They can," Xiao Feng's face twitched twice, gritting his teeth: "The earphones are waterproof."

"Oh, can they withstand saliva too?"

"Say one more word, and I'll shove the earphones in your mouth!"

Hua Ling immediately fell silent, but couldn't help covering her mouth in silent laughter, her shoulders shaking, nearly causing internal injury.

She could even imagine how terrible Xiao Feng's expression would be under his mask.

After a while, Ma Yuliang stood up, looked sharply at Xiao Feng: "Can you send me the sound I just heard?"

"Of course, no problem!" Xiao Feng readily agreed: "It was originally a gift for you."

"Then what about these earphones?" Ma Yuliang wiped them with his sleeve and asked: "Do you want them?"

Xiao Feng shook his head indicating he didn't, only looking at Ma Yuliang's satisfied smile, wishing he could punch him!

"Come, come, come, let's have some tea at my place!" Ma Yuliang led the way, swinging his arms as he walked with an unapproachable attitude, and with a vibe that made one want to throw bricks at him.

Xiao Feng and Hua Ling exchanged a glance, both smiled helplessly, and followed him.

To be fair, Ma Yuliang's home environment is quite nice.

The floors and tables were spotlessly clean, all necessary household appliances were present, it didn't look like the residence of a solitary old man, nor did it match his carefree personality.

"Chief, have a banana." Hua Ling opened the fruit basket and handed him a banana.

Ma Yuliang waved his hand: "Bananas are boring, got any durian?"

Xiao Feng suddenly felt uneasy, suspecting the fruit wasn't meant for eating at Ma Yuliang's place.

Hua Ling didn't seem to think anything of it, shook her head to indicate there wasn't any durian, then peeled open a banana and started eating.

After they each sat down, Ma Yuliang shouted toward the bedroom: "Guests are here, serve the tea!"

"Hmm?"

Xiao Feng and Hua Ling were both stunned, wasn't Ma Yuliang supposed to live alone?

A moment later, the answer was revealed.

A unicycle robot emerged from the bedroom, and without opening its mouth, a mechanical voice sounded: "Coming right up, you old immortal rascal!"

Xiao Feng couldn't help but find it amusing: "It's pretty advanced."

"Alright, but it's limited in function, not much to look at, only capable of simple tasks," Ma Yuliang casually replied.

After a few more idle chats, the robot dragged a tray out from the kitchen, with a teapot and teacups on the tray. After pouring the tea, the mechanical voice sounded again.

"You old immortal rascal, any other instructions?"

"Done with you, move aside!"

"Yes, you old immortal rascal!"

Listening to this conversation, Xiao Feng understood that "you old immortal rascal" was the robot's term for its owner, which could be freely set.

And setting such a unique term was quite in line with Ma Yuliang's character!