In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

What benefits would I get from helping you?

"Old Master Wen said solemnly."

"From an official standpoint, I know that 'Feather Pen' and 'Dragon City' have a long-standing feud."

Xu Shi looked into his eyes and said slowly, "If we can work together, it will benefit everyone."

"Personally...we're family, so there's nothing wrong with supporting each other, isn't there?"

"..."

Wen Shengkui remained silent.

Xu Shi's words hit the nail on the head. He had indeed disliked "Dragon City" for a long time. If it weren't for their Night City, the waters wouldn't be so murky. People with the surname Long were of no benefit to social development. More than half of the better-off people in Sin City had been coerced and lured into joining gangs, which were all about fighting and killing.

If it weren't for the need to maintain the balance of rules, he would have taken action long ago without Xu Shi even having to say it.

So, in a way, he was quite pleased that his eldest grandson dared to do such a thing. The kid had some guts; he had indeed been hiding his true abilities before…

but.

"Don't forget you're that bastard Xu Cheng's son. It's already a favor that we even let you come, so don't bring up family ties. I don't want to hear it."

"My mom is still your daughter."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shi simply shrugged, with an expression that said, "What can I do? I can't stop them from giving birth to me, so you can't blame me for it, can you?"

"She isn't anymore."

The old man snorted, "I severed my father-daughter relationship with your mother a long time ago."

"So you don't object to me calling you Grandpa?"

Xu Shi casually pointed out the flaw in his logic.

"...You don't have to call me if you don't want to."

Wen Shengkui was speechless for a long time before finally managing to utter this sentence: "I might not even want to admit it."

Seeing him like this, Xu Shi felt a strange urge to laugh.

He realized that beneath the old man's resolute exterior lay a touch of arrogance.

Oh my, was my grandfather really like that?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 106 A good sister is one who listens to others.

Hi.

Was my grandfather actually a proud and arrogant person?

big.

It's a lot of fun.

Xu Shi really couldn't help but laugh, but he still had to try his best to control himself from laughing out loud.

Everyone says that arrogant girls are fun.

Are arrogant old men no fun?

In fact, he was quite confident in persuading Mr. Wen.

The conflict between "Feather Pen" and "Dragon City" was one aspect, but secondly, he had already realized that the old man's attitude towards him was not as bad as he had imagined.

The previous incident involving Jiang Fengshan was a case in point—it wasn't a small matter, but it wasn't a huge one either. If Wen Shengkui were truly a cold-hearted person, he would never have helped him at that critical juncture.

Including the previous request to "apologize in person," it was he who first made the request. If he wasn't trying to build a relationship, would he have said that?

Is this the bond between family members?

So he didn't say anything more, just kept smiling and looking at his grandfather, waiting for him to express his opinion.

"...I can help you, but if 'Dragon City' truly intends to harm you, I will not stand idly by."

As expected, after a brief standoff, Wen Shengkui stopped dwelling on the issue. "In exchange," he said, "'Snake Ring' will allocate ten million credits annually to 'Feather Pen's' education fund."

"And... you're going to reimburse me for the previous banquet hall repair costs. After all, you're the one who recruited the people from Sin City, so I'm not going to suffer this loss for you."

"no problem."

Xu Shi agreed without hesitation.

There's no point in discussing whether this is excessive or not; to be honest, it's no different from having no resources at all... Selling equipment casually can fetch tens of millions, so this amount of money is insignificant in comparison.

But if it's publicized, it would be equivalent to revealing to the outside world that there's a connection between "snake ring" and "quill pen" to support education, which would be good for one's reputation.

"How about we forgo ten million and I invest more?"

Xu Shi simply gave way a little more.

"That's your business."

Wen Shengkui snorted coldly, "Is there anything else? If not, I won't keep you here."

"...Then I'll take my leave. Take care of yourself, Grandpa."

Having achieved his goal, and with the old man not wanting to talk any further, he didn't press the matter. After a brief thank you, he got up and left.

However, before leaving, he couldn't help but look back a few more times.

Why did the old man rush me away? Did you already know I overheard your little secret, and that's why you switched to a different dog to mislead people?

Stop hiding, come out!

Of course, this was just a joke; he could still sense the specific situation.

"...Kid, you seem quite interested in my pet?"

Wen Shengkui, of course, had no idea what he was thinking. Seeing this, he simply raised the small black dog in his hand and asked, "You keep pets too? Cats? Dogs?"

In this day and age, there aren't many people who actually have the leisure to do this. Either it's a hobby for the elites of Night City, or it's like the old man, keeping a small pet for company.

Anyway, most working people don't have the time or inclination for that. They can barely support themselves, let alone keep pets. They'd rather relax in the virtual world and have a virtual waifu.

Ok……

Xu Shi thought to himself that there were probably no cats or dogs, but there was one kitten and one puppy.

But if we calculate it this way, what type is Jiang Chengcheng?

A hardworking and capable horse?

"That's right?"

Therefore, his answer was ambiguous.

"Oh? Then why didn't you say so earlier?"

The old man showed some interest, "Bring it with you next time so I can take a look. I doubt you can raise it well either, so I'll give you some pointers."

"……walk slowly."

Xu Shi smiled and agreed, while thinking to himself who he should bring to see him next time.

Try to give the elderly a little shock (just kidding).

……

After leaving the study, Xu Shi didn't rush to leave but instead wandered around other parts of the manor.

To be honest, he didn't think much of it before, but ever since he awakened his memories of his past life, he has found this environment, which is so close to his past life, to be very pleasing.

Although it is still a man-made landscape, it can be considered a pure land in the City of Night Sin.

That said, how long has it been since I've seen the real sun...?

Thinking about it this way, being there makes one feel even more relaxed and happy.

Being able to successfully connect with the "quill pen" made him even happier.

Or even if it doesn't involve the interests between conglomerates, simply winning over Wen Shengkui would be a huge gain.

To be fair, my grandfather was a very upright character in the original story. As a conglomerate, he didn't exploit the workers much. On the contrary, he provided them with a lot of help and support, such as the education fund... Ten million was nothing to me, but it was an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

From this perspective, Wen Shengkui can even be considered the cornerstone of maintaining stability in Yecheng.

In addition to that, more importantly, the old man himself is one of the few SS-level "Ascensioners" in Night City.

Unlike Xia Ke'an, who is a support type, he is a true combat type, and in terms of combat power, he is currently considered to be at the top level.

What was that saying again? "The village kids bullied me because I'm old and weak, but I knocked them out with one punch."

That's roughly the idea. Yi Yan Ding Zhen has been identified as a Supreme-type Lao Deng.

It's no exaggeration to say that with his help, "Dragon City" could save him half the trouble.

However, in contrast, there are unavoidable complications... The old man's legs were paralyzed due to his ability, and as he gets older, although he still looks capable, he is actually plagued with problems. It's not quite as exaggerated as a white-haired loli, but it's not much better.

After all, he was his only relative, and thinking about it made Xu Shi feel quite emotional.

Lost in thought, he lost track of where he had wandered off to, when at that very moment, he heard the melodious sound of a piano.

Oh?

Xu Shi came to his senses and noticed that in the room next door, a woman was playing music with great enthusiasm.

With her long, flowing hair, pale yellow floral dress, and perfect figure, the sunlight made her look like a beautiful oil painting.

After recognizing who the other person was, Xu Shi couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Hey?

...Isn't this He Yuxia, He Laosan's second sister?

He really didn't expect to run into her in a place like this.

The other person seemed to have noticed his presence. He Yuxia stopped playing, looked him over a few times, and then seemed to recognize who he was. She then quickly came over and opened the window.

"Young Master Xu?"

Miss He said with a smile.