Originally he didn't want to compete with Heart Moon Fox for things, fearing she might get angry and eliminate him. But the problem was the item had already been given away. Xiaoyao had no way to change it. Even if Heart Moon Fox wanted it, he would say it had already been given to someone and he couldn't decide anymore.
"Then what should I call you, Cuihua?" Xiaoyao asked with a smile.
"Call... forget it, call me whatever you want." Cuihua originally wanted to say something, but later found that nothing would be appropriate. Better to just endure it. Now she seemed to have no intention of leaving. The reason she wanted to leave earlier was because she was afraid Xiaoyao would call out her name.
Therefore, after figuring out the situation, she would have directly disappeared. Anyway, she knew she couldn't move against Xiaoyao. Moving against Xiaoyao was Little Sister's business, she couldn't overstep her authority.
"Cuihua, how did you end up here?" Xiaoyao asked.
"It's all because of you. You won this place, so why didn't you sell it back to others? Our Little Sister recently wants to do something and needs this kind of venue, though it's not the only option." Cuihua said. The girl beside her also smiled at Xiaoyao as a greeting.
"That's perfect then. You can leave now." Xiaoyao said directly. He wouldn't let Cuihua choose to continue here. Though this could bring him closer to Heart Moon Fox, Xiaoyao didn't need that. He felt that since he'd given it to the Young Miss, he should let the Young Miss handle it. Others could take detours if possible.
"... I don't want to leave now. Since you've already called my name anyway, how about grilling me some fish?" Cuihua now didn't want to leave, making the situation somewhat peculiar.
"Cuihua, why do you want grilled fish again?" the girl beside her said irritably.
"You've eaten it, you understand. Though you might not know, Little Sister said his grilled fish is very good. Even our picky Little Sister said it was good, you understand." Cuihua said somewhat greedily, looking at Xiaoyao expectantly.
"Sorry, no time!" Xiaoyao very straightforwardly refused. He had neither the time nor the need to grill fish for Cuihua. He had no need to curry favor with her.
"Don't you think I just helped you out big time? If you didn't know me, you'd be in trouble now. You don't know how to be grateful at all." Cuihua immediately said, bringing up what just happened.
"At most I'd escape. The contract is in our hands anyway, we'd get it back sooner or later." Xiaoyao said without much concern.
"..." Cuihua fell silent. She understood that Xiaoyao could definitely escape. She had fought with him before and understood his degree of "cunning." Behind him was a boss with formidable strength, and behind the boss were several fellow disciples of unknown strength plus a master of unknown strength.
For such a small matter, even if Little Sister very much disliked this kid, she would retreat. Moreover, Little Sister seemed to quite kid. Sometimes when talking about him, though her expression wasn't particularly friendly, there was absolutely no hostility.
From this point, Little Sister shouldn't become enemies with him, at least not before there was absolute conflict of interest.
"If you want grilled fish, it's not impossible, but you need to help me with something." Xiaoyao suddenly changed his tune and agreed.
"What favor? Let me see if I can help first." Cuihua naturally wouldn't casually agree to Xiaoyao. She wasn't close enough with him for that.
"Just help me collect the money this person owes me." Xiaoyao pointed to Master Wang lying to the side.
Master Wang really wanted to cry now. He already understood that the backing he had relied on was now useless. Most sadly, it might even turn against him. Now it had indeed come to that.
"How much does he owe you?" Cuihua asked somewhat puzzledly. Didn't you say he already gave it to you? How does he still owe you money?
"Now he still owes me about... eighty thousand taels." Xiaoyao said with a smile.
"What eighty thousand taels? You said before I only owed you sixty thousand, plus the previous ten thousand, that's seventy thousand. And you said you'd heal my limbs." Master Wang immediately called out, conveniently reminding Xiaoyao that he needed to treat his condition.
"You just threatened me again. I find you very annoying, so add another ten thousand taels." Xiaoyao said with a smile.
"Why don't you just rob people!" Master Wang roared. If this eighty thousand taels was taken, what would he have left? His Wang family might immediately decline.
He had already lost one establishment, plus one hundred thousand taels, and now another eighty thousand. How could he bear this? Most importantly, he had also lost his relationship with Cuihua's side. How could he accept this?
"What's all the chatter for? I'm robbing you right now. Got a problem with that?"
The one saying this wasn't Xiaoyao but Cuihua beside him. She kicked Master Wang, making him want to cry but unable to.
Little Sister, I'm on your side! Even if you don't acknowledge it, you don't need to add insult to injury!
"Exactly. What's your problem? Hurry up and hand over the money." Xiaoyao also chimed in from the side, then added something Cuihua found unnecessary: "Sister Cuihua has spoken, you still dare talk back? Don't want to live?"
Cuihua was somewhat depressed. This made it sound like she was even weaker.
"Haha, Sister Cuihua..." the other girl was already laughing.
"What's so funny? Kid, as long as you grill me fish, this eighty thousand taels is on me, piece of cake." Cuihua first grumbled, then negotiated the deal with Xiaoyao.
"No problem. I can grill fish for you right away." Xiaoyao replied. Compared to debt collection, grilling fish was really too simple. With this eighty thousand taels, he could accumulate funds faster at the gambling houses.
"Good. I'll help you get the money. I believe he wouldn't dare mess with me. You fix him up, I don't want to take a paralyzed person around everywhere." Cuihua pointed at Master Wang.
"No problem! Right away..." After Xiaoyao finished speaking, he patted and pressed several spots on Master Wang. "Ladies, how about we have a barbecue? Have the kitchen move the barbecue things to the back courtyard."
This way, barbecuing and eating wouldn't interfere with each other. Drinking wine, eating barbecue, listening to songs while admiring the moon, truly a great pleasure. Just thinking about it was exciting.
"Great, great! Let's go..." The women naturally agreed. Each carrying some wine and food, they followed Xiaoyao.
"Hey, how can you just leave like that? Didn't you say you'd heal me? Just those few pats, how could that... it really can heal me? I'm already better," Master Wang jumped up, reproaching Xiaoyao for being irresponsible, casually patting him a few times then leaving. Only then did he discover he seemed to be healed, otherwise how could he jump up and talk?
At this moment, he suddenly recalled that when Xiaoyao patted and pressed him, his body felt an indescribable comfort. After that comfortable feeling, he seemed to have recovered.
He had to admit this kid was terrifying. With just those few presses, he became paralyzed, and with just those few more, he was healed again. Whether the former or latter, neither was something ordinary people could do. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NoveI★Fire.net
"What are you spacing out for? Hurry up and bring the money. Do you want us to accompany you, or will you bring it automatically?" Cuihua looked at Master Wang and asked with a somewhat playful expression.
"Of course I'll bring it automatically. How could I trouble you two young ladies? I'll be back very quickly. Just wait here." Master Wang immediately said. Though his heart was bleeding, he had to complete this matter beautifully.
What kind of situation was this? He was going to hemorrhage money badly, but he still had to help count it. Otherwise, he would definitely be finished, and the Wang family would be finished too.
Though doing this might still lead to ruin, at least there was still opportunity and time.
Master Wang understood the power Cuihua represented. Though he didn't understand it very well, he could be certain that killing him would be as simple as playing for them.
"That's best. Then I'll wait here for you. You two go protect him, don't let anything happen to him on the road." Cuihua nodded and arranged for the previous two people to escort Master Wang.
"What about you?" the girl beside her asked.
"Of course I'm going to eat grilled fish. Don't you want to eat?" Cuihua looked at that girl.
"I do!" The girl nodded. She had no need to hide anything.
"Then what are we waiting for? Don't let those women get there first." After Cuihua finished speaking, she had already disappeared.
"What are you doing here? Didn't you go with Master Wang to get money?" Xiaoyao frowned slightly seeing Cuihua and the other girl come over.
"Do I need to do such things personally? By the way, where's my grilled fish?" Cuihua asked with a smile.
"Not ready yet, nothing's prepared. Wait a bit!" Xiaoyao didn't say anything and began preparing barbecue matters.
While Cuihua watched, she asked a small question. If she kept this question in her heart, she'd feel uncomfortable and wanted to get it out.
"Exactly how much money did you win from Master Wang? How could he still owe you tens of thousands after giving you this place?"
That's right, Yihong Courtyard was already very valuable. They had investigated this, otherwise why would they prepare to take it? Being able to win it was already incredible, and there was still so much more, this made them even more puzzled.
"I won about two hundred thirty-three thousand from him." Xiaoyao replied.
"Pfft..." The other girl who was drinking something spat it out after Xiaoyao's words. What? Two hundred thirty-three thousand?