Chapter 670 - 388: Market Opening (Part 2)

Li Qiyuan chuckled nonchalantly: "If I really published a book that raised kids to be like you, it would be revenge on society."

"What kind of talk is that?! I, Ben Wenhao, don’t want to hear it!"

"Alright, don’t get cocky." Li Qiyuan said earnestly: "Being too famous isn’t a good thing. Keep a low profile, both in life and work; you have a tail, understand?"

Li Peifeng felt a chill in his heart, knowing that the ’tail’ his dad referred to meant his chaotic romantic relationships. From that perspective, being famous and watched by more eyes would indeed make it easier to get exposed. Yeah, that’s definitely not a good thing!

"Dad, don’t worry, I get it!"

"It’s good that you understand." Li Qiyuan sighed: "The higher you stand, the harder you fall. I certainly don’t want to see some news one day like ’famous internet writer caught with multiple affairs, even involved with his mentor.’ By then..."

"Stop, I’m already scared."

"You’re scared but still won’t change?"

"...Change? No way, I’ll just try to tuck in my tail and behave."

"You!"

Li Qiyuan, upset, wanted to advise more, but paused and then resignedly said: "Forget it...if you get the chance, buy a copy of ’To Live’, and get me Yu Hua’s autograph."

"Okay."

"Hang on, let me have a word with Fengfeng."

Yu Huizhi took the phone and gently inquired about Li Peifeng’s romantic state. Upon finding out there was no change, she started her heartfelt persuasion.

The same old routine, using practical issues and the girl’s family as talking points.

Considering his mom was pregnant, Li Peifeng didn’t talk back, just humoring her with ’uh-huh’s until he finally got off the phone after enduring a while of nagging.

"Ah, the hearts of parents all over the world, but someone just lets it in one ear and out the other."

Wu Wenyue lay on the bed, scrolling her phone, and commented coolly on the phone call.

"What are you talking about? Did your uncle and aunt call?"

Huang Tianxuan, dressed in sleepwear and with a face mask on, strolled in leisurely.

"Yeah, just chatted for a bit."

"Was that just a casual chat? That was them advising you to rein in at the edge of the cliff, golden words of wisdom."

Wu Wenyue’s disruption made Li Peifeng silent for a moment, then he changed the topic: "I’ll give Manning a call, see what she’s up to."

With that, intending to use it as an excuse to retreat to his room, Huang Tianxuan blocked him with her hand: "Don’t, do you really need to call to chat with her? Just use your special ability. You can have a mental connection with her while chatting with us, I want to discuss our marriage."

"...Isn’t it already set? After graduation, you’re the fourth."

This ’fourth’ wording sounded a tad better than ’last’!

Huang Tianxuan didn’t mind: "Order doesn’t matter, I’m talking about timing. I had a fortune teller calculate with our birthdates; the lunar calendar eighth day of August, solar calendar September second, that’s the best day this year for us to hold a wedding. Other days aren’t so good, so you should hurry. I don’t care when you marry the others, as long as mine isn’t delayed...Oh, right, haven’t you proposed to me yet?"

"A proposal? That would take a while."

Wu Wenyue sneered, looking up with eyes full of sarcasm.

Li Peifeng comforted: "Alright, I’ll try to handle our matter on that day...there will be a proposal too, don’t worry."

"Aren’t you forgetting something?"

Wu Wenyue suddenly said: "I haven’t agreed to get the marriage certificate with you yet."

"Didn’t we agree before...the bride price, right? There’s one, a hundred million, for sure!"

"Are you planning to sell a kidney or yourself? A hundred million for me, and the other three each want a hundred million too. Where will you get four hundred million? Two or three years after graduation, you might earn it by selling ’Sword and Magic’ rights, but just after graduating, where do you have so many numbers besides in your pants?"

Li Peifeng frowned: "That’s why I’m trading futures, right? It won’t take long to have it."

"Do you believe that yourself?"

"..."

Huang Tianxuan chuckled lightly: "Seeing Peifeng so distressed, how about this, you get the marriage certificate with me first, I’ll cover the bride price money for them, but this money will be offset by future shares in the new drug."

Li Peifeng said nothing, while Wu Wenyue was the first to oppose: "I don’t want yours, stop taking advantage of the situation!"

"This isn’t from me, if it’s offset by shares, then essentially it’s his money..."

"Enough, stop calculating, what’s there to fight about for one first marriage?"

"You’re just saying that from an easy position. What’s there to fight for? Who doesn’t want the first pick? If you don’t care about the order, shall we switch positions?"

"No."

The two girls remained silent, staring at each other for a while, finally turning to look at Li Peifeng. Seeing him frowning and deep in thought, Huang Tianxuan, upset, pinched his cheek: "Are you singing a lullaby to Xu Manning to put her to sleep? Speak up!"

What to say? If you don’t lower the bride price, I’m in a tight spot too!

Li Peifeng cut off his connection with Xu Manning, thinking it’s all due to not having enough money. If he had the money, perhaps this hurdle would be easier to get through.

"How about I pay the bride price to you in installments..."

Huang Tianxuan smiled without speaking, turned around, sat on the bed, and plugged in her phone to charge, looking ready to rest.

Wu Wenyue, meanwhile, smirked: "Sure, how would you do the installments? How much principal and interest per month? How long to pay it off?"

Li Peifeng pondered and said: "Let’s say I get five million in royalties a month, that’s a hundred million in twenty months..."

Wu Wenyue cut him off: "Make it simple, just hand over your bank card to me."

You came a step late, it’s already reserved by Zhao Qingge!

On the other hand, Li Peifeng was frustrated with Wu Wenyue’s ’greediness’, making a harsh remark: "Just wait, when I have money, I’ll bury you with it, bury you in a pile of cash."