Immediately, he turned to Xia Yumo and said, "Yumo, look at Jianwen. He not only graduated from Harvard in the United States, but he is also young and promising. He has even started a company. You shouldn't miss out on such a good man."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Yumo's fair face flushed slightly. She glared at Lin Ya and said reproachfully, "Mom, what are you saying?"
Xia Guoliang's expression was rather unpleasant. In the past, he had drunk and laughed with Yang Feng's father and an old general, and they had made a marriage agreement in their youth. Although Yang Feng's father was no longer alive, the old general was still alive. Was he going to break his promise?
"Let's not talk about that now. Xiao Feng is about to take the college entrance exam. Which school are you planning to apply to?" Xia Guoliang smiled slightly and turned to look at Yang Feng.
"Dad, why are you asking him this? His grades are at the bottom of the school right now. What kind of university can he get into?" Xia Yumo said, looking at Yang Feng with a hint of disdain in her beautiful eyes.
“This…” Xia Guoliang glanced at Xia Yumo, then turned to look at Yang Feng.
Yang Feng simply sat quietly on the sofa, his face calm. With the knowledge he possessed, he could easily get into a professional school.
"Xiaofeng, since that's the case, why don't you come work for my company after you graduate from high school? You can get some experience there," Xia Guoliang said with a slight sigh.
"Dad... what use is he to your company?"
Xia Yumo was immediately dissatisfied. If he, such a useless person, came to her father's company, wouldn't he be able to sit around all day eating and drinking and still make money?
Just as Xia Guoliang was about to speak, Yang Feng smiled faintly, shook his head, and said, "Uncle Xia, there's no need. I will get into university, so you don't need to worry about that."
Xia Guoliang sighed and said, "Alright then, but if you have any difficulties, just tell your uncle. Your father and I were comrades-in-arms in military school, and we had a deep friendship. But now that your father is gone, if you have any problems, remember to tell your uncle. Don't keep them to yourself, okay?"
Yang Feng just sneered and turned his head to look elsewhere. He didn't believe Xia Guoliang's words at all. If he still cared about these feelings, then why had he ignored his family for almost two years?
"Your Uncle Xia is talking to you, and you turn your head away. Don't you have any manners?" Lin Ya said to Yang Feng with a somewhat unpleasant expression.
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Chapter 21 A Bad Premonition
Yang Feng turned back and glanced at her, feeling a surge of anger, but at least she didn't mention his parents or argue with her.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Xia Guoliang asked the two nannies behind him, "Is the food ready?"
The young female nanny stepped forward and said, "Mr. Xia, the ingredients that Mr. Zhou sent are still cooking, it will take at least another ten minutes."
"It's almost 7:30, and I'm hungry. Tell them to cook quickly," Xia Guoliang nodded slightly and said.
"Okay." The young nanny nodded slightly and turned to walk into the kitchen.
They continued chatting, completely unaware that a terrifying crisis was gradually approaching. Zhou Jianwen kept boasting about his experiences abroad, his literary lectures, and so on, speaking in a flowery and exaggerated manner. But how could Xia Guoliang, with his sharp eyes, not see through the young man's hypocrisy and affectation? Clearly, he was not good enough for his daughter, yet his wife beside him kept echoing Xia Yumo and him.
Yang Feng, who hadn't said a word, felt uneasy. His right eyelid kept twitching. He glanced back at the window and sighed softly. He didn't know why he had this inexplicable sense of crisis.
Is this due to the physique of a mercenary?
"Ding-dong, you have received a [Mercenary] job quest! (Acceptable or not) Quest details: Protect the Xia family's safety before 24 hours tonight. Quest rewards: Gun knowledge, C-grade strengthening potion, one lottery scroll, one low-level job scroll. Quest failure: The system will unleash a small lightning bolt (failure condition: the death of one member of the Xia family counts as failure)."
Yang Feng listened to the voice in his mind, sat on the sofa, and paused slightly. What was the point of protecting them?
"Host, do you wish to accept the mission?"
"Accept it, system." Yang Feng thought to himself. After all, the reward for this mission was too generous, the most ever ever. And all he had to do was ensure that no one from the Xia family died before midnight. It was too easy. He felt a surge of excitement at the thought.
"Beep beep, host, don't be too happy yet. The difficulty of this mission is three stars, and there is a possibility that the host will lose his life. Please think carefully before accepting, otherwise I will automatically disappear if you die."
"I could die? System, don't scare me." Yang Feng's face was a little pale, because he had a bad feeling before this, and then he continued to think to himself, "I guess... I should just keep going."
He accepted the offer for two reasons. First, Xia Guoliang had often helped their family in the past, and he was simply repaying that kindness. After repaying the debt, he would go his separate ways with the Xia family. Second, the rewards for this mission were incredibly generous, weren't they?!
"Nothing should happen. The security in this community is so good," Yang Feng thought to himself. After all, there are many wealthy families in this community, and the security work is very strict. Just now, when he entered the villa, he had to get in touch with the Xia family before he could enter.
At this moment, the young nanny came out of the kitchen and said with a smile, "Mr. Xia, you can have your meal now."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Xia Guoliang put down his teacup, turned around and said, "Let's go, let's go eat first."
Today, the Xia family prepared a sumptuous dinner. The long table was full of colorful and fragrant dishes, half of which were made with ingredients brought by Zhou Jianwen. Two nannies stood behind the table.
Perhaps this is the life of the wealthy.
"Jianwen, please sit down, don't be shy." Lin Ya said to Zhou Jianwen with a smile, and winked at Xia Yumo, signaling her to sit next to him.
Yang Feng sat alone in one seat, with Xia Yumo and Zhou Jianwen sitting opposite him, and Xia Guoliang and Lin Ya sitting to his side.
Zhou Jianwen picked up his chopsticks, placed a piece of carp meat in Xia Yumo's bowl, and said with a smile, "Yumo, eat more fish. This kind of fish is rich in protein, and eating it can beautify your skin."
"Thank you," Xia Yumo said, glancing at him.
Zhou Jianwen smiled slightly, stood up, ladled out a bowl of licorice and lingzhi soup, and gently placed it in front of Lin Ya, saying, "Aunt Lin, drink more of this nutritious soup. It's very nourishing, especially for women."
"Thank you so much, Jianwen." Lin Ya couldn't stop smiling and said, "It's really kind of you to buy these supplements from so far away. I don't know how happy that girl would be if she could be with you."
As she spoke, her eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Xia Yumo. Xia Yumo blushed at her mother's ambiguous gaze, and she also felt a certain fondness for this man.
Zhou Jianwen chuckled and sat down, glancing at Xia Yumo from time to time, and said, "Actually, that's what I think too. Now I'm just waiting for the girl I love to appear."
Xia Guoliang smiled slightly and glanced at Yang Feng, who was only focused on eating. The contrast was too obvious.
Yang Feng didn't care what they thought. After tonight, regardless of whether anything happened, he would never speak to the Xia family again.
“Xiao Feng, actually, when your father was young, the two of us once drank wine in front of an old general,” Xia Guoliang said at this moment.
"Hmm." Yang Feng nodded slowly.
“Back then, we were too young and naive. We were discussing our next generation’s marriage in front of that old general, which was your marriage to Yumo,” Xia Guoliang said slowly, putting down his chopsticks.
At this point, Zhou Jianwen and Xia Yumo's expressions turned grim, their eyes filled with anger as they looked at Yang Feng.