The Crazy Son-In-Law

“Mr. Xiao, can you really cure my condition?” Wen Yao asked.

She had been disappointed too many times before. No matter whether it was dieting, exercising, or taking weight loss pills, nothing worked.

“Don’t worry, my master is very skilled. He can cure any illness,” Song Linger chimed in without waiting for Xiao Shun to speak.

“Don’t listen to her nonsense. I can’t guarantee anything else, but I promise I can cure you,” Xiao Shun said with a faint smile, his tone certain.

Wen Yao nodded. “I believe you.”

“But it’s not convenient for you to decoct medicine in the hotel room. Why don’t you stay here for now?”

It was impossible to decoct medicine in a hotel room. They couldn’t ask the hotel kitchen to decoct medicine for her every day.

Xiao Shun looked towards Song Linger to get her opinion. “Is that okay? Linger, let Wen Yao stay with you for a while.”

“Of course! I’m too lonely being here by myself. Having some company would be great,” Song Linger said very enthusiastically.

“Wen Yao, just stay here with me. Consider it keeping me company.”

Living alone in a yard of over a thousand square meters did feel rather lonely.

“I couldn’t possibly impose on you like that,” Wen Yao quickly declined.

“It’s no trouble at all. Just a few more pairs of chopsticks and another bed,” Song Linger said breezily.

Wen Yao hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement. “Then… thank you for accommodating me.”

Xiao Shun wanted Wen Yao to stay partly for the convenience of treating her, and partly because her two sisters were too cruel. He didn’t want her to suffer more bullying.

Kind people deserved kindness, yet more often than not, it was the benevolent who got hurt. Even Hu knew that villains were seldom bullied. This was not a sorrow unique to any era, but a fact since the beginning of mankind. The saying that evil deeds met evil fates was merely meant to comfort people.

Compared to how her two sisters shunned her, Xiao Shun and his apprentice had been far too good to Wen Yao. Now, apart from her parents who still occasionally warmed her heart, it seemed the whole world harbored deep malice towards her. Even just walking down the street could draw ridiculing looks from passersby.

So deep down, she was happy to stay here.

“Give me your car keys. You don’t go out much, so I’ll borrow the car for now,” Xiao Shun said after getting Wen Yao settled. He planned on going to Goodhealth Herbs to gather medicine, so he asked Song Linger for her car keys. Living up in the mountains made it very difficult to get a taxi, so not having a car was very inconvenient.

Song Linger spent most of her time at home and rarely needed the car. Besides, it was much easier for her to get a taxi here than it was for Xiao Shun. The car she had driven here was the blue Maserati that Xiao Shun had bought from her. She grabbed the keys off the coffee table and tossed them to Xiao Shun. “Here.”

Xiao Shun caught the keys and headed towards the garage. On his way, he received a call from Yang Tiancai.

“What is it?” he asked, picking up.

“Brother Xiao, remember you asked me about the alchemy exchange event? It’s about to start soon. Did you get your admission ticket?” Yang Tiancai asked cheerfully.

“No, I didn’t know I needed a ticket. Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” Xiao Shun frowned. He really hadn’t considered there would be this extra step. As expected, the Old School Society spared no effort when it came to making money.

Yang Tiancai was taken aback. “Well, you didn’t ask…”Content © NôvelDrama.Org.

“Where do I buy the tickets?”

“How about this – I’ll buy them for you and deliver them over. Consider it this old brother repaying you for saving my life.”

“Alright, buy them first. I’ll transfer you the money later. How much per ticket?” Xiao Shun saw no need to stand on ceremony with him.

“A hundred thousand each. Don’t stand on courtesy with me over this small sum. Those energy pellets you gave me are worth way more than a ticket,” Yang Tiancai said breezily.

“Then get me five tickets,” Xiao Shun said. He roughly calculated – one for Duan Jia, one for Song Linger, one for Zhu Que.

“Okay…” Yang Tiancai’s voice clearly caught. Five tickets cost five hundred thousand! He was already regretting making this call and boasting earlier. He didn’t have that much money on hand.

“Umm… Brother Xiao, five tickets is a bit beyond my means at the moment… you know my situation,” he had to shamelessly hedge.

“I’ll transfer the money to you later,” Xiao Shun said drily. He thought, what’s the point of pretending?

Xiao Shun wasn’t worried about Yang Tiancai running off with the money. He could tell this man wasn’t wicked at heart. If he was peddling inferior pills, it was due to circumstances, or being driven by ideals. For most cultivators, fifty thousand yuan wasn’t a huge sum either. It could be considered robbing the rich to help the poor.

On the other hand, to Yang Tiancai, Xiao Shun’s value far exceeded those five hundred thousand yuan. Regardless of whether he believed Xiao Shun could produce energy pellets, the fact that Xiao Shun had casually gifted him a pill worth over a million was telling. Surely this was someone worth befriending?

Yang Tiancai was clever. He surely wouldn’t do something as foolish as killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.

“Alright, send me the address. I’ll deliver the tickets to you as soon as I buy them,” Yang Tiancai said, sounding a bit awkward.

After Xiao Shun acknowledged, he hung up. Almost immediately, an unfamiliar number called him. He picked up again. An excited voice came through right away.

“Mr. Xiao, you’re in Harrow and didn’t even let me know? I should be welcoming you and washing the dust from your travels!”

Xiao Shun looked at the number displayed on the screen, not recognizing it. The voice also sounded unfamiliar. “Who is this?”

“It’s me, Kuo Moshu! Mr. Xiao!”

“Oh, it’s you. What’s the matter?”

The scene of his father, Kuo Zhengqing, joining forces with Yang Zinu to attack Song Linger was still vivid in Xiao Shun’s mind. Although Xiao Shun could tell Kuo had held back when attacking, he was from the Old School Society after all. Thus, Xiao Shun’s tone contained a coldness and distance that Kuo Moshu picked up on.

Kuo Moshu’s excitement dampened somewhat. He understood why Xiao Shun would react this way. For one, they weren’t that familiar with each other. And of course, it must be because of Xiao Shun’s grudge with the Old School Society.

“Mr. Xiao, my father can’t meet you in person, so he asked me to pass on a message for you to leave Harrow as soon as possible. It’s dangerous here. Gu Baiyi arrived in Oars this morning, and Hai Tang will also reach the Old School Society headquarters in Oars tonight.” Kuo Moshu spoke very quickly.

“Why did your father want you to tell me this?” Xiao Shun asked as he got into the car.

Kuo Moshu pondered for a moment before speaking. “Father doesn’t tell me much about Old School Society affairs since I’m not a cultivator. But he did tell me some things about your quarrel with them after what happened last time, as well as what happened between you all in Stillwater. Father thought you had… passed on at first. He couldn’t stop lamenting what a shame it was, and kept praising you.”