"Isn't it the same if you give it to me?"
I glared at him and said, "I'm afraid you'll embezzle!"
Qin Hui laughed heartily, looking up at the sky: "You underestimate me too much. I wouldn't even give a second glance to anything less than 100,000 taels. Besides, isn't the money you leave just for me to spend? How could I embezzle it for myself?"
...At this moment, I saw that Su Wu had already come downstairs.
The grease and grime on his face remained untouched, and what was most awkward was that he came down wearing his tattered fur coat again. From the moment Lord Su went in to the moment he came out and put on his clothes, it took him less than 5 minutes; he probably just dipped himself in the pool briefly before running out.
Su Wu entered the living room, didn't speak to us, and sat down on the floor. Qin Hui jumped up, covering his nose and shouting, "Didn't we put out new clothes for you?"
Su Wu rolled his eyes at him and said in a deep voice, "I will wear this for the rest of my life."
At this point, I was starting to get a little impatient. After all, this was my new house. If the Marquis wore this outfit for more than a week, my chemical levels would be too high.
I said to him, "How about this, I'll buy you a new cotton-padded coat (it's hard to tell whether Su Wu's clothes were cotton-padded or leather), and you can change out of this one. If you ever represent our country on a mission to a tribe in Africa and run out of food, you can rely on the cotton in your clothes to survive for two or three years."
Su Wu shook his head: "No trade."
Qin Hui whispered to me, "See? Loyal ministers aren't popular, are they?"
I was completely at my wit's end. I knew Su Wu was a loyal man who wouldn't listen to reason or force. In the end, I had no choice but to say to him, "If you don't want to change, then don't. You can stay here. Don't worry about food and drink. If you don't understand anything, just ask 9527 (Qin Hui's number)."
When Qin Hui saw that I was about to leave, he pulled me back forcefully and said, "Give us money! You can't expect two grown men to live on just a box of instant noodles, can you?"
I thought about it and realized it made sense, so I took out a wad of cash. Qin Hui's eyes lit up and he reached out to take it. I pushed him aside and went to Su Wu, stuffing the money into his tattered coat. I pointed at Qin Hui and said to him, "If you serve him well, you can give him a small tip depending on the situation, but you can't give him all at once."
Su Wu nodded and said, "I understand."
Qin Hui squatted far away opposite Su Wu, stretched out his hands and shouted, "Don't you loyal ministers all regard money as dirt? Give it all to me!"
Su Wu completely ignored Qin Hui, chuckling coldly a few times. It seemed the old man was just a little too lazy to deal with people; he wasn't stupid.
These two are so interesting: one is extremely loyal, the other extremely treacherous; one is extremely dirty, the other extremely clean; one is aloof and indifferent, the other is extremely cunning and worldly-wise. It is truly a case of one thing subduing another.
I was still laughing when I left. For Qin Hui, having the money with Su Wu was safer than putting it in a safe. I just don't believe he would have the courage to reach into that tattered coat and steal it. Besides, with so many bad habits due to his poverty, he certainly wouldn't have stood by and watched Su Wu relieve himself anywhere.
With Qin Hui around, it was like hiring a 24/7 nanny for Su Wu.
Chapter 84 The Most Chaotic Dinner in History (Part 1)
Back at the pawnshop, Xiang Yu stood listlessly at the window, gazing at the sky. Ever since he lost contact with Zhang Bing, he had often felt lost and helpless like this. He had found Yu Ji, but she was no longer the one he loved.
I instinctively clutched the biscuit in my arms and warmly greeted, "Brother Yu, have something to eat." I then broke a biscuit in two, handing the unwritten half to Xiang Yu. My admiration for "strength to uproot mountains and spirit to cover the world" had been growing for a long time. Of course, what I did seemed a bit unkind, but Liu Laoliu said it had limited impact on the recipient, so it wasn't a big deal.
Without a second thought, Xiang Yu took it and popped it into his mouth, swallowing it in a few gulps. As I carefully put the other half away, I asked, "Brother Yu, how does it taste?"
Xiang Yu nodded indifferently: "It's alright."
And just like that, I've effortlessly acquired Xiang Yu's strength. This reminds me of an animated film I watched as a child, where the protagonist possessed the strength of a bear, the eyes of an eagle, the speed of a leopard, and the ears of a wolf. Now, with this set of cookies, it seems like all of this isn't so difficult after all.
Just as I was feeling smug, a hand suddenly reached out in front of my face and said:
"Give me a piece."
I turned my head and saw Jing Ke's eyes, one on each side, looking at me intently.
I covered the cookie box and said, "You don't need to eat any, do you?" I didn't want to finish a cookie and then have my mind-reading abilities read out a row of ellipses.
"Give me a piece..." Ersha insisted.
I thought about it and gave him half of the piece, because what Liu Laoliu said seemed to be that it could only copy the other person's body, not their mind. I had also seen Ersha's skills, so it should still be useful.
Ersha stuffed the biscuit into his mouth, his cheeks puffing out, and quickly said, "Give me another one."
Now I was curious too. I asked him, "Is it really that delicious?"
Ersha said, "I'll save one for Xiao Zhao."
What could I say? Such a loyal friend is hard to find these days. I broke the whole cookie in half again, giving him half, and Ersha immediately went to find Zhao Bailian.
I paused for three seconds, then immediately chased after him, shouting, "Come back here!"
Zhao Bailian... I quickly thought of his frail appearance. How could I waste such a good thing on him?
But... when I caught up to him downstairs, Zhao Bai's cheeks were puffing out just like Jing Ke's, and he had a satisfied smile on his face.
I stamped my foot in frustration: "What a waste!" Oh well, I'll keep it to use for harming others later.
I carefully arranged the three cookies I had already given away, placing Xiang Yu's in front, followed by Ersha's and Zhao Bailian's, so that they wouldn't get mixed up in a crisis. I then put the two unused cookies with them in a small box and kept it close to my body, carefully locking the remaining five cookies in a safe. I was extremely relieved that Qin Shi Huang hadn't seen them; I firmly believed that with his strength, he could easily stuff all ten cookies into his mouth in one bite.
I'm even more glad Li Shishi and Baozi weren't there. Girls like to snack, and you, a grown man, couldn't very well hide a box of cookies, could you? I can't imagine if I shared a cookie with them and it would make me gain weight...
To prevent any accidents, I bought a bag of similar-looking butter cookies and placed it openly on the table. Ersha and Zhao Bailian each ate one and said, "They taste much better than the ones before."
At this moment, Qin Shi Huang rushed out from the inner room, picked up the box, and poured the whole thing into his mouth...
That was close!
At this moment, Xiang Yu suddenly said, "Oh, Shishi is back. The one next to her looks like Jin Shaoyan."
I quickly peered out the window. I saw Li Shishi and Jin Shaoyan standing on either side of the 911 bus. Although they were very close, they seemed to be looking at each other from a distance, both nodding and smiling at each other reservedly. It seemed that Li Shishi wanted Jin Shaoyan to go first, while Jin Shaoyan wanted to watch Li Shishi go inside first.
The two men exchanged polite words at the door for a while, neither willing to leave first. Suddenly, Xiang Yu called out, "Jin Shaoyan, come and sit down!"
Jin Shaoyan looked up, smiled at Xiang Yu, but didn't move. Xiang Yu asked, puzzled, "What's this kid doing? Pretending not to recognize me?"