SMVB Chapter 40

Previous

Table of Contents

Next

Translator: Cheese

Buying Information

---

Elder You also couldn’t help but be taken aback. Why would A’Nan want such a strange thing?

But right now the elder only wanted to coax his granddaughter into coming back. Not to mention an aquarium, even an airport was a piece of cake.

“Buy buy buy. But Didu Aquarium is a government project and can’t be bought. Grandpa will build a bigger and better one for A’Nan, okay?”

You Pinyan: “Then I want it built in Luocheng.”

Grandpa: “Okay okay, build it in Luocheng.”

“Name it after Su Tian.”

“Okay okay, name it after Su Tian… who’s Su Tian?”

“Su Tian is my friend. I want to give it to her.”

Elder You gave an “oh” and continued without a change in tone, “Okay okay, name it after your friend.”

After all, the old man had lived a long time. Hearing You Pinyan speak of giving such a “precious” gift to a friend, he inevitably thought deeper.

Could it be that the reason A’Nan refused to return home for so long was this Su Tian?

Was this Su Tian good or bad? It couldn’t be that she knows A’Nan’s identity and was coaxing her ba?

The old man knew better than anyone what his granddaughter was like. Her temper was straightforward and trusting. If she really was coaxed by someone, it didn’t matter if he lost money, but he was afraid A’Nan would be sad in the future.

The old man pressed down his worries and asked pitifully, “Then when will you come back with Xiao Tang ah? Grandpa misses A’Nan so much.”

You Pinyan’s eager and enthusiastic tone instantly fell. Angered, she said, “I won’t go. I don’t want to see You Zanfeng and those two surnamed Na.”

She didn’t even want to speak the names of those two people.

The old man didn’t dare to pressure her too much. He persuaded gently, “Then what is A’Nan doing in Luocheng? Luocheng is so small, there’s nothing there.”

You Pinyan instantly grew exuberant again. “Grandpa, my friends and I are going to start a business!”

Elder: “B, business?”

You Pinyan excitedly told her grandfather all about the plan they had laid out today, finally concluding, “If Kaka becomes a hit, I can make, make several millions!”

Although for the eldest young miss, several millions was just enough for one shopping trip, this could be the first bit of money she would make. It was of great significance!

The elder was even more surprised when he heard this.

Why did he feel that, during this runaway trip, A’Nan had grown up a lot?

The grandfather and granddaughter duo chatted about various things for a long time before reluctantly hanging up the phone.

Only then did Su Tian come over. She asked, “You’re not going to go home?”

You Pinyan: “Thinking about going back to face those three people all day makes me want to vomit. Not going back.”

Su Tian: “Then what about your grandpa? Don’t you miss him?”

You Pinyan thought for a moment. “Once Kaka is published, I’ll make a trip back, then come back again.”

Saying this, she bromantically placed an arm around Liu Kaiyan’s shoulders. “Kaka has to succeed. When I go back, I’ll face-slap that mom and daughter pair. Laozi will be making money while those two will still be wagging their tails under You Zanfeng’s hands hahahaha.”

Liu Kaiyan silently moved her hand away. “I’ll work hard.”

If you’re going to say it then say it. What are you groping people for.

You Pinyan clicked her tongue in disdain and immediately changed to hugging Su Tian. Thinking that she loved to hug him ah, where was it as good as Tiantian’s soft and fragrant hug?

Liu Kaiyan: “…”

This girl was like Xi Yun, wishing she could stick to Su Tian’s body all day. Could she not walk on her own?

Su Tian, still concerned about the aquarium matter, stopped her. “Xiao Yan, do you really want your grandpa to buy an aquarium ah?”

You Pinyan: “Of course ah. But my grandpa said that Didu Aquarium can’t be bought, so we can only build one ourselves.”

Su Tian was speechless. Knowing that with You Pinyan’s temperament, she couldn’t dissuade her, she said instead, “An aquarium is hard to manage. Aren’t we busy starting a business right now? Wouldn’t there be no time to manage the aquarium?”

You Pinyan thought about it. That was true, but, “Someone else can be responsible for it ah. Or we could scout the curator of Didu Aquarium?”

Didu Aquarium was quite well-managed.

Liu Kaiyan silently turned and looked away.

Su Tian continued to steadily persuade her. “But we are very poor now. Even if the aquarium is built, we still need to maintain it, pay the employees, advertise… all of it costs money. I have an idea. Do you want to listen?”

Of course You Pinyan did ah. Listening to Su Tian speak was a kind of enjoyment.

Su Tian: “Don’t we still have Nemo? Once Nemo is published, we’ll take a look at the situation and decide from there whether or not to build the aquarium. If the response is good, it also counts as a sort of publicity, right?”

You Pinyan felt as though something was off, but thinking about it, what Tiantian said made sense. Everything seemed correct.

She said, “Okay, then. I’ll call Grandpa, and we can build the aquarium later.”

Su TIan quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn’t a good thing to have a rich friend by your side. If you weren’t paying attention, you’d be crushed to death by money falling from the sky.

Over at the You family, the old man received another call from his granddaughter.

You Pinyan: “Grandpa, don’t build the aquarium for now. Tiantian said it’d be better to build it later.”

Elder: “…”

Now, the elder was even more curious about the background of this “Su Tian.” One must know that once A’Nan made a decision, even ten cows couldn’t haul her back. To be able to change A’Nan’s mind in such a short amount of time, and from the sound of her tone, she wasn’t the least bit reluctant…

No, he must go to see just who exactly this “Su Tian” was.

“Old Zhou.” He called his housekeeper. “Inform Old Liang to arrange the trip. I want to personally go to Luocheng.”

After calling You Pinyan’s grandfather, everyone returned to their respective homes. The eldest young miss felt it was strange the entire way, but she couldn’t think of where it was strange.

It wasn’t until she finished washing up and lay down in bed to sleep that she shot up in realization.

–Wait, she wanted to build the aquarium just to see if Su Tian liked it, wanting only her to see. So how did it accidentally end up circling around to the topic of making money?

She didn’t plan to make money with the aquarium ah!

Forget it, what Tiantian said was right. She would listen to Tiantian.

Thinking that, she covered her head with the sheet and went back to sleep.

That night, everyone slept very soundly in their respective homes. Only Tang Qifeng, lodging in the county town’s best hotel, was tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

He couldn’t understand why You Pinyan suddenly didn’t listen to him at all. Clearly in the past, she had listened to him the best. Otherwise, Elder You wouldn’t have asked him to come and persuade her to return home.

Tang Qifeng stayed awake all night. Early the next morning, he went to watch the toy store. The toy store hadn’t opened yet when he arrived, so he could only sit in the car and wait.

Most of the people on the roads early in the morning were students and parents sending those students off. The passing cars couldn’t help but look back and discuss it.

Tang Qifeng didn’t feel anything about it. He just sat in the car, staring at the door of the toy store. After all, he had been the focus of attention since he was a child.

After a while, an elementary school student carrying a backpack suddenly entered his field of vision, and his spirit was shaken. Wasn’t this the little boy who had been with Xiao Yan yesterday and was later taken away by Su Tian?

Tang Qifeng hurriedly had his driver go down and buy a lollipop. After checking his clothes and hair, he took the lollipop and got out of the car.

Xi Yun saw Tang Qifeng standing on the side of the road in his three-piece suit, looking at him from afar. He didn’t pay him any mind. Although he detested You Pinyan for always snatching away his jiejie, he detested You Pinyan’s family even more.

But Tang Qifeng was actually walking in his direction.

The man bent over, hands behind his back, and asked him smilingly, “Little boy, can you help gege with something?”

Xi Yun looked at him with clear and sharp eyes¹, not speaking.

Tang Qifeng took out a lollipop from behind his back and waved it in front of Xi Yun. “This is a reward.”

Xi Yun: “…”

Wanting to use a lollipop to buy him. This man was exactly like how You Pinyan described him.

–Stingy.

Tang Qifeng was struck dumb as the pretty boy gave him a blank look and swerved around him.

Tang Qifeng: “…”

If he wasn’t wrong, that look just now was contempt ba?

He’d actually been disdained by a brat who wasn’t even ten!

Tang Qifeng stood up, took two deep breaths, and threw the lollipop into the trash can beside him. He caught up with Xi Yun in two steps.

“Xiao didi², let me ask you a question. Gege will buy you toys, okay?”

Xi Yun gave him another blank look and continued walking.

Tang Qifeng: “…”

Not toys either?!

He caught up again and grabbed Xi Yun. “Whatever you want. Just say it.”

Only then did Xi Yun face him straight, a light blossoming in his eyes.

Tang Qifeng inexplicably felt terrified by his gleaming eyes.

Xi Yun: “Want to buy information from me? My information is very expensive oh, can you afford it?”

Tang Qifeng smirked. “Of course.”

Xi Yun stretched out a hand. “Give me front money first. Ten thousand, cash.”

Considering this person was rather stingy, Xi Yun thought that he might scare the person away if the asking price was too high.

Ten thousand yuan. Seeing his outfit and the car he drove, he should… be able to afford it ba³?

Tang Qifeng: “…”

Young students in small country towns were so terrifying. One favor and they asked for ten thousand ah!

---

[1] 黑白分明: black and white clearly contrasted; to distinguish clearly right from wrong

[2] Little brother, but not meant to be blood-related in this case

[3] ~$1500 USD

---

Cheese: tbh i thought that tang qifeng was going to be reported by passerby for attempted kidnapping LOL there’s still time tho ☆⌒(≧▽​° )

---

Previous

Table of Contents

Next