Chapter 419 - Do You Dare To Gamble With Me?
Translator: lav
Editor: SSins
Yao Er walked out of the station with a cream coloured jacket.
He saw Shi Lei from afar and gave Shi Lei his iconic smile. Yao Er waved at Shi Lei and Shi Lei waved back.
Yao Er stretched out his hand when he stopped in front of Shi Lei and smiled, “Hello Mr. Shi. I didn’t expect you to decide to meet me here.”
“You didn’t expect that I’m certain about a few things about your father, not this. Alright, let’s not talk about this first. Let’s go sit down and eat something. Have you had breakfast?”
“I had something on the train, but I can try the foods of Didu. Mr. Shi must have some recommendations.”
Shi Lei laughed and spread out his hands, “Not really. I’ve barely been here for a week and rarely left the hotel. I don’t even know what the Forbidden Palace looks like.”
“Luckily, I’ve heard of places to have authentic Didu food.”
“Then you can lead the way and I’ll take the opportunity to enjoy.”
The two of them walked out side by side and Shi Lei reserved a car outside to wait for them. After they got into the car, Yao Er immediately told the driver an address. The driver immediately laughed, “Aren’t you two going to eat quick-fried tripe! If you aren’t someone who comes here often, people really wouldn’t know about it.”
Shi Lei looked at Yao Er with a smile and Yao Er explained, “I only heard it from my friend and he said that it’s very authentic. The majority of the people’s recommendations are in fact tricks to people from other cities.”
The driver laughed, “You are right. The quick-fried tripe must be eaten at the place you mentioned. Let’s go!”
It wasn’t far from there; the driver drove down the ring road in about twenty minutes. After another ten minutes or so, they stopped in front of an alley.
“You two have to get out and walk. It’s in the middle of the alley. My car won’t be able to drive through,” the driver pulled the brake and opened the automatic door and informed Shi Lei and Yao Er.
After both of them got out of the car, Shi Lei told the driver that after they finished breakfast, they wanted to have a walk around the area and asked him to pick them up around noon.
The driver nodded, “Alright, I’ll wait for you two here at noon. If there are any changes, give me a call and I’ll come over as quickly as possible. I won’t be too far from here.”
Shi Lei agreed and walked towards the alley with Yao Er.
The restaurant that Yao Er mentioned was a rather simple restaurant. There wasn’t a sign in front of the restaurant, but only a flag with the name “Bao Du Feng” on it.
They found a corner inside and sat down. They ordered a dish of quick-fried tripe each and another two bowls of mutton soup. Shi Lei and Yao Er ate in unison.
They almost finished eating and Yao Er wiped his mouth, “Mr. Shi seems to be very interested in my family’s problem?”
Shi Lei smiled as he knew that Yao Er was expressing his dissatisfaction, “Brother Yu said that you are the smartest person and compared you to Zhuge Liang. I was curious about it and wondered why you would only want to be a wine seller here in Wudong if you were compared to the smartest person in history.”
“If that’s the case, Mr. Shi should ask me directly. But now that Mr. Shi knows, my father doesn’t want me to intervene between what he and my brother is doing. He doesn’t want me interact too much with the Yu family. I’m not particularly ambitious and I do what I like to kill time.”
Shi Lei shook his head, “You are never someone who’s unambitious. Whether you believe it or not or whether you are happy or not, I don’t necessarily know you less than you know yourself. You are simply trying to make connections with as many nobles and authorized people as possible and attempting to find a way to appeal for your father.”
Yao Er didn’t deny it and drank another two mouthfuls of soup, “The food here is really quite good. It’s worth recommending to others.”
Shi Lei replied, “Then let’s have a walk around here.”
Yao Er stood up. Shi Lei paid for the bill and they seemed to wander leisurely in the alley.
“Mr. Shi, you said you know me well and you know me as well as how much I know myself. That’s rather unbelievable.”
Shi Lei didn’t want to beat around the bush and spoke straight to the point, “Your father worked at a nation owned enterprise and he was a researcher. After resigning, he opened his own company but the enterprise filed a law case against him. The Yu family never knew that your father already confirmed that the Yu family was the one behind it. The Yu family wanted your father to lose everything but wanted save him so that your father would work for them for the rest of his life. And now, at least eighty percent of the wealth under Yu Banzhi is under your father and your older brother’s name. However, your father already knew about everything and and he always thought of removing the firewood from the bottom of the cauldron. The only thing is that he didn’t dare to as he hasn’t discovered any obvious loopholes yet. If he betrayed the Yu family right now, he would not end well. Hence, he didn’t allow you to intervene with anything associated with the Yu family. He hoped that you can survive if something happened to him. However, as smart as you are, it’s impossible for you to know what your father’s thinking. Thus, you’ve been seeking possibilities to help your father. However, you have not found anything and even if you and your father sensed a good opportunity, you didn’t dare to move. Compared to revenge, your lives are more important.”
Yao Er wasn’t surprised by how straightforward Shi Lei was. At least Shi Lei couldn’t tell anything from Yao Er’s calm expressions.
Perhaps it was “ intelligence”. Having a high EQ meant that he could hide his emotions well and Yao Er was never impulsive.
“If Mr. Shi is so certain, you should know that my family can’t help you with what you want.”
It seemed like from Shi Lei’s sentence of “wanting to save Wei Xingyue” alone, Yao Er had realized Shi Lei’s intention.
“I can let your family get out of this safely.”
“Do I have to believe it because you say so?” Yao Er was still polite, but he eventually revealed a sense of sharpness.
“I don’t need you to believe me. I only need your father to believe me. The reason why I decided to discuss this with you first is because I want to finalize your attitude towards your Yao family. Otherwise, I would feel bad. If your father had really been thinking about revenge all this time and was planning to take back what belongs to him, I am helping him, not harming him.”
Yao Er sighed and shook his head, “My father doesn’t believe anyone easily. Even my brother barely has my father’s full trust. How could you, a complete stranger, be trusted by him?”
“Then, I at least know that if I can convince your father that he can get out of this safely without any risk of retaliation or revenge from the Yu family, then what I want may be achieved, am I right?”
Yao Er looked at Shi Lei and didn’t understand where his confidence came from. It was just like how he didn’t understand why someone as superior as Song Miaomiao and Wei Xingyue were so loyal to Shi Lei. This was the reason why Yao Er was extremely polite to Shi Lei and even broke his record of giving him a box of wine. Faintly, Yao Er felt like his father’s wish to break the current situation for more than ten years was going to be granted by Shi Lei.
It was an instinct and now, the instinct seemed to turn into reality.
It was extremely interesting.
People with high EQ tended to like adventures and they needed stronger stimulations. However, Yao Er would never use his father to take the risk.
“Mr. Shi, I have a positive perception of you. Even so, I cannot believe you fully. And my father definitely will not either,” Yao Er insisted.
Shi Lei smiled, “Yao Er, do you dare to gamble with me?!”
Chapter 419 - Do You Dare To Gamble With Me?
Translator: lav
Editor: SSins
Yao Er walked out of the station with a cream coloured jacket.
He saw Shi Lei from afar and gave Shi Lei his iconic smile. Yao Er waved at Shi Lei and Shi Lei waved back.
Yao Er stretched out his hand when he stopped in front of Shi Lei and smiled, “Hello Mr. Shi. I didn’t expect you to decide to meet me here.”
“You didn’t expect that I’m certain about a few things about your father, not this. Alright, let’s not talk about this first. Let’s go sit down and eat something. Have you had breakfast?”
“I had something on the train, but I can try the foods of Didu. Mr. Shi must have some recommendations.”
Shi Lei laughed and spread out his hands, “Not really. I’ve barely been here for a week and rarely left the hotel. I don’t even know what the Forbidden Palace looks like.”
“Luckily, I’ve heard of places to have authentic Didu food.”
“Then you can lead the way and I’ll take the opportunity to enjoy.”
The two of them walked out side by side and Shi Lei reserved a car outside to wait for them. After they got into the car, Yao Er immediately told the driver an address. The driver immediately laughed, “Aren’t you two going to eat quick-fried tripe! If you aren’t someone who comes here often, people really wouldn’t know about it.”
Shi Lei looked at Yao Er with a smile and Yao Er explained, “I only heard it from my friend and he said that it’s very authentic. The majority of the people’s recommendations are in fact tricks to people from other cities.”
The driver laughed, “You are right. The quick-fried tripe must be eaten at the place you mentioned. Let’s go!”
It wasn’t far from there; the driver drove down the ring road in about twenty minutes. After another ten minutes or so, they stopped in front of an alley.
“You two have to get out and walk. It’s in the middle of the alley. My car won’t be able to drive through,” the driver pulled the brake and opened the automatic door and informed Shi Lei and Yao Er.
After both of them got out of the car, Shi Lei told the driver that after they finished breakfast, they wanted to have a walk around the area and asked him to pick them up around noon.
The driver nodded, “Alright, I’ll wait for you two here at noon. If there are any changes, give me a call and I’ll come over as quickly as possible. I won’t be too far from here.”
Shi Lei agreed and walked towards the alley with Yao Er.
The restaurant that Yao Er mentioned was a rather simple restaurant. There wasn’t a sign in front of the restaurant, but only a flag with the name “Bao Du Feng” on it.
They found a corner inside and sat down. They ordered a dish of quick-fried tripe each and another two bowls of mutton soup. Shi Lei and Yao Er ate in unison.
They almost finished eating and Yao Er wiped his mouth, “Mr. Shi seems to be very interested in my family’s problem?”
Shi Lei smiled as he knew that Yao Er was expressing his dissatisfaction, “Brother Yu said that you are the smartest person and compared you to Zhuge Liang. I was curious about it and wondered why you would only want to be a wine seller here in Wudong if you were compared to the smartest person in history.”
“If that’s the case, Mr. Shi should ask me directly. But now that Mr. Shi knows, my father doesn’t want me to intervene between what he and my brother is doing. He doesn’t want me interact too much with the Yu family. I’m not particularly ambitious and I do what I like to kill time.”
Shi Lei shook his head, “You are never someone who’s unambitious. Whether you believe it or not or whether you are happy or not, I don’t necessarily know you less than you know yourself. You are simply trying to make connections with as many nobles and authorized people as possible and attempting to find a way to appeal for your father.”
Yao Er didn’t deny it and drank another two mouthfuls of soup, “The food here is really quite good. It’s worth recommending to others.”
Shi Lei replied, “Then let’s have a walk around here.”
Yao Er stood up. Shi Lei paid for the bill and they seemed to wander leisurely in the alley.
“Mr. Shi, you said you know me well and you know me as well as how much I know myself. That’s rather unbelievable.”
Shi Lei didn’t want to beat around the bush and spoke straight to the point, “Your father worked at a nation owned enterprise and he was a researcher. After resigning, he opened his own company but the enterprise filed a law case against him. The Yu family never knew that your father already confirmed that the Yu family was the one behind it. The Yu family wanted your father to lose everything but wanted save him so that your father would work for them for the rest of his life. And now, at least eighty percent of the wealth under Yu Banzhi is under your father and your older brother’s name. However, your father already knew about everything and and he always thought of removing the firewood from the bottom of the cauldron. The only thing is that he didn’t dare to as he hasn’t discovered any obvious loopholes yet. If he betrayed the Yu family right now, he would not end well. Hence, he didn’t allow you to intervene with anything associated with the Yu family. He hoped that you can survive if something happened to him. However, as smart as you are, it’s impossible for you to know what your father’s thinking. Thus, you’ve been seeking possibilities to help your father. However, you have not found anything and even if you and your father sensed a good opportunity, you didn’t dare to move. Compared to revenge, your lives are more important.”
Yao Er wasn’t surprised by how straightforward Shi Lei was. At least Shi Lei couldn’t tell anything from Yao Er’s calm expressions.
Perhaps it was “ intelligence”. Having a high EQ meant that he could hide his emotions well and Yao Er was never impulsive.
“If Mr. Shi is so certain, you should know that my family can’t help you with what you want.”
It seemed like from Shi Lei’s sentence of “wanting to save Wei Xingyue” alone, Yao Er had realized Shi Lei’s intention.
“I can let your family get out of this safely.”
“Do I have to believe it because you say so?” Yao Er was still polite, but he eventually revealed a sense of sharpness.
“I don’t need you to believe me. I only need your father to believe me. The reason why I decided to discuss this with you first is because I want to finalize your attitude towards your Yao family. Otherwise, I would feel bad. If your father had really been thinking about revenge all this time and was planning to take back what belongs to him, I am helping him, not harming him.”
Yao Er sighed and shook his head, “My father doesn’t believe anyone easily. Even my brother barely has my father’s full trust. How could you, a complete stranger, be trusted by him?”
“Then, I at least know that if I can convince your father that he can get out of this safely without any risk of retaliation or revenge from the Yu family, then what I want may be achieved, am I right?”
Yao Er looked at Shi Lei and didn’t understand where his confidence came from. It was just like how he didn’t understand why someone as superior as Song Miaomiao and Wei Xingyue were so loyal to Shi Lei. This was the reason why Yao Er was extremely polite to Shi Lei and even broke his record of giving him a box of wine. Faintly, Yao Er felt like his father’s wish to break the current situation for more than ten years was going to be granted by Shi Lei.
It was an instinct and now, the instinct seemed to turn into reality.
It was extremely interesting.
People with high EQ tended to like adventures and they needed stronger stimulations. However, Yao Er would never use his father to take the risk.
“Mr. Shi, I have a positive perception of you. Even so, I cannot believe you fully. And my father definitely will not either,” Yao Er insisted.
Shi Lei smiled, “Yao Er, do you dare to gamble with me?!”
