Chapter 356: Flattery and fawning? I can do it!

Can we really make money?

Du Wenxuan's eyes lit up instantly; he wasn't young, but he clearly knew the benefits of money.

He was neither literary nor martial, had been hanging around Qingyun County City for many years, dealt with all sorts of people; whether rich or poor, people showed two faces in front of him.

What do you say?

Du Guan snorted coldly.

Du Wenxuan reacted instantly, giving a hehe laugh.

He knows his father's character well; if there weren't some benefit, his father would have taken the family away after being made fun of at the Zhang household.

Why would they still stay here? Just now, they even openly fawned over the Zhang and Wang families in front of them.

Fawning over the Wang family is understandable; after all, the Wang family produced a hidden dragon—his cousin recently placed third in the imperial examinations and even married the Prime Minister's daughter, becoming a son-in-law to the Prime Minister.

Don't think that just because the Wang family severed ties with his cousin, parental affection can't just be cut off; wait until his cousin's parents come to their senses.

Knowing that whether his cousin marries the Prime Minister's daughter or takes a child bride, it's a huge blessing for him.

As parents, they should be happy and think about their child's future.

Restoring the father-son relationship—could his cousin really just refuse and be done with it?

His father seemed to be currying favor with his cousin's parents, but in fact he was currying favor with his cousin.

But.

His father had just been sucking up to the Zhang family, which he couldn't understand; he hadn't forgotten that whenever his father mentioned the Zhangs, he couldn't help but curse them, saying they had wolf hearts and dog lungs, forgetting his care—how could his father possibly suck up to them without some reason?

Du Guan looked at Du Wenxuan's good-for-nothing appearance, as if thinking of something pleasant, his face full of barely concealed excitement, he couldn't help but let out a hum and reminded him:

Your uncle is now the Lion Ridge Mountain God; rein in your temper, even if it's just pretense, don't offend your uncle's family.

Otherwise, if I can't do business with your uncle and rely on Lion Ridge's special products to make money, just see how I'll deal with you when I get back!

Do business?

Zhang Deben has become the Lion Ridge Mountain God; as his brother-in-law, shouldn't Zhang Deben help him?

The Lion Ridge special products should be given to him for free; after all, Zhang Deben is the Lion Ridge Mountain God, so he won't lack those products—giving him some to do business is only proper.

Dad, rest assured, I will definitely suck up—cough, cough, I'll speak nicely to Cousin Cheng Ze and them; if you make money, then—

Du Wenxuan's face turned serious; having hung around Qingyun County City for so many years, he hadn't learned much else, but he was still good at flattery—yet before he could finish speaking, he saw his father's expression change and froze, saying:

"Dad, you wouldn't be unprepared to give me money, would you?"

Since he stopped going to school to study for the imperial exams, and even failed the children's exam, he initially, under his father's arrangement, entered the family shop to do business, but he didn't last long before quitting.

Who let his father be a good-for-nothing, making him work like an ox and horse?

He is his father's successor in the business; logically he should be handling money at the counter, but instead his father treats him as a menial servant, assigning him to move goods, not even needing him to keep accounts.

How could he fail to see his father's malicious intentions?

Treating him like a servant who works for no wages!

After he quit, he just hung out with disreputable friends in the county seat; his father looked at him as if his nose weren't a nose and his eyes weren't eyes, and trying to get even a penny from his father was harder than climbing to heaven.

If it weren't for his mother feeling sorry for him, he wouldn't dare hang out with those disreputable friends. How could anyone bring along a freeloader?

Fortunately his mother felt sorry for him, giving him some spare change every now and then.

He even wondered if he was really his father's son—who would be reluctant to spend money on their own child?

Expecting his father to give him money?

Unless the sun rises in the west!

Du Guan said solemnly: "Wenxuan, rest assured; once I make money, I'll arrange a marriage for you, find a lovely bride, and help you establish a household and career."

"Dad, I think you're just unwilling to spend money on me!"

Du Wenxuan snorted in dissatisfaction; after so many years of father-son relations, he knew what his father was about to say just by seeing him wiggle his butt, and before his father could speak, he added:

"Dad, you say my uncle could become the Lion Ridge Mountain God and you could make big money, and I believe you could make big money, but the problem is whether my uncle can actually become the Lion Ridge Mountain God is still uncertain."

If Zhang Deben were still just an ordinary poor hunter, who would expect him to call out 'uncle'?

Better to just dream!

He would only call Zhang Deben 'uncle' because he knows that Zhang Deben becoming the Lion Ridge Mountain God would bring benefits to his family and him.

Du Guan snapped: "What nonsense is this? How could your uncle not become the Lion Ridge Mountain God?"

At this point, he—more than anyone, even the Zhang family—hopes Zhang Deben becomes the Lion Ridge Mountain God.

That's a major matter concerning his money-making; how could he possibly not care?

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"Dad, you just said that Adult Yu might very well return empty-handed, and might very well flee in disgrace; this Adult Yu failed to solve the Lion Ridge monster, so how could my uncle successfully become the Lion Ridge Mountain God?"

Du Wenxuan's face turned solemn as he said.

If he didn't know that Zhang Deben becoming the Lion Ridge Mountain God would bring endless benefits to him and his family, he wouldn't just care whether Zhang Deben could become the Lion Ridge Mountain God—he'd actually hope Zhang Deben would be harmed by the Lion Ridge monster.

Even a scholar could fail to become a mountain god, yet Zhang Deben, a mere poor hunter, has become the new Lion Ridge Mountain God?

Du Wenxuan let out a slight sigh and spoke again:

"If he can't defeat the monster occupying Lion Ridge, my uncle won't even be able to become the Lion Ridge Mountain God—he might be harmed by that monster and lose even the chance to reincarnate!"

Of course.

There's one more thing he didn't say out loud: if the monster occupying Lion Ridge becomes an evil god, then the nearby residents would likely live a life worse than death.

Just.

Whether the people near Lion Ridge live or die, what does that have to do with him?

Du Guan opened his mouth to retort, but seeing Yu Die walk into the Zhang family courtyard in that miserable state, everyone believed she had fled in disgrace, and he said: "This Adult Yu might not have solved the monster occupying Lion Ridge, but doesn't the Zhang family still have Luo Immortal Official?"

"Luo Immortal Official..."

Du Wenxuan wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks, but the words died in his throat.

He is a person from the county town, and moreover he has dealt with many people from all walks of life, understands Luo Liang's formidability better than the people of Zhang Family Village; if he dared to speak Luo Liang's nonsense, probably no one would know how he died.

Du Wenxuan changed the subject and said:

"With the Immortal Official Luo's abilities, he could settle the monster occupying Shizi Ling, but once the Immortal Official Luo takes action, my uncle would become a puppet in name only as the Mountain God, and would we still get any of the benefits of Shizi Ling?"

(End of chapter)