You'd Have to Sell Your Character by the Pound, and I Still Wouldn't Want It

The moment he spoke, everyone was stunned!

"Don't be like that, Fei'er. You're my fiancée. We're destined to be together."

"The Gao Family and the Sai Family's business will also prosper for a long, long time."

"And stop guarding that lousy Modification Factory of yours. It'll close down sooner or later."

"Those people aren't professional enough. What do they know about Soul Tools?"

As Gao Huazhishou spoke, he slowly walked toward Saifeier.

Saifeier kicked over a table beside her, splattering ketchup and drinks all over Gao Huazhishou.

The smile on his face vanished, and his expression turned as cold as ice.

But immediately afterward, he put on another smile.

"Fei'er, you're still as lively and energetic as ever. I like you even more."

As Gao Huazhishou spoke, Saifeier took two steps back and looked at him with disdain.

"You think you're worthy?"

"Every employee I, Saifeier, personally recruited has exceptional skills. How are they anything like the trash under your Red Fang Gang?"

"I'll tell you one more time: no matter how close the Gao Family and Sai Family were before, I will never marry you in this lifetime."

"And I'll never have children with you. You'd better give up on that idea."

"The Modification Factory is my life's work. If you dare use your family's rules to pressure me again, I'll tear down all your knockoff stores."

"I have real craftsmen. I can open shops all across Heaven Dou City in minutes and make it impossible for the Gao Family's restaurant business to continue."

As Saifeier spoke, Gao Huazhishou wiped his face with a handkerchief.

"You mean that little fried chicken vendor who set up a stall in the Outer City last time? I already looked into him."

"He's been missing for two or three days. He didn't even take his cart with him. I'd guess some wild beast ate him."

As Gao Huazhishou spoke, he found the matter strange as well.

A few days ago, he had sent people to keep watch around the village, but after waiting for several days without seeing the boy, they had simply left.

"Hah, but as a businessman, if he isn't setting up his stall and isn't staying home, where could he have gone?"

"You dare!"

"Tell me honestly, where did you lock that child up?"

"He's still just a child, Gao Huazhishou. Do you even have a heart?"

"Release him. Did you hear me?"

"If you dare lay a hand on a child, I, Saifeier, will never say another word to you for the rest of my life."

Saifeier turned away and sulked. Only then did she notice Su Mu, carrying bags of things and holding a bag of popcorn under his arm.

Su Mu stood nearby, staring blankly at them.

Saifeier's furious expression immediately turned into a smile.

"You're here?"

"You weren't home. I thought that bastard had taken you."

As Saifeier spoke, she stepped forward and carefully squeezed Su Mu's shoulders.

Only after confirming that he was uninjured did she turn back to look at Gao Huazhishou.

At that moment, Gao Huazhishou no longer had a smile on his face. He had clearly sent people to deal with this kid, yet not only had they failed to catch him, but he had now appeared in the Inner City and fallen into Fei'er's hands again.

Gao Huazhishou wanted nothing more than to cut Su Mu into a thousand pieces.

Why? Why did Fei'er cherish him so dearly, while she looked down on me no matter how well I treated her, even if I handed my business over to her?

Gao Huazhishou truly could not understand it, so he decided not to think about it anymore.

"See? I told you I didn't take him, but you insisted that I did."

"Fei'er, you have no idea how important you are to me."

Things had reached this point. Gao Huazhishou understood that if he did not gain some benefit or make some kind of gain for himself now, then today's entire scene would have been smashed up for nothing.

He had failed to get rid of the boy, and now the boy was alive. Didn't that mean he had never intended to get rid of him in the first place?

Gao Huazhishou's thoughts were crystal clear as he planned what to say next.

Then he spoke. "Actually, I can cooperate with this little brother on a business like this."

"What I, Gao Huazhishou, admire most are skilled craftsmen."

As he spoke, he tried to approach Su Mu, but Tang Ya pulled him back two steps.

Tang Ya looked disdainfully at the greasy man with slicked-back hair and could not help baring her teeth.

"What? The stuff you make tastes like crap, and you think you can compare it to the little boss's fried chicken?"

"Aren't you just wasting potatoes?"

Having grown up with Bei Bei's backing and the Tang Sect's support, Tang Ya had no interest whatsoever in such a third-rate force. She snapped at whoever she wanted, since Bei Bei could handle the consequences.

Gao Huazhishou was furious, but he still forced a smile as he looked at Su Mu.

Su Mu waved his hand. "Forget it. What I, Su Mu, despise most are people with money and power who use their influence to bully others."

"Your character is so trashy that even if you sold it by the pound, I still wouldn't want it."

With that, he walked away.

Saifeier had wanted to follow him, but Gao Huazhishou blocked her where she stood.

Tang Ya looked back at the two arguing and could not help asking Su Mu beside her.

She casually tossed two more pieces of popcorn into her mouth. That little show just now had been absolutely wonderful.

"Little Su Mu, aren't you going to help that woman?"

"You seem pretty familiar with her."

Su Mu shook his head. From beginning to end, his gaze had never left the two of them.

He had heard their conversation clearly. It seemed that Saifeier and Gao Huazhishou had an engagement.

However, Saifeier possessed remarkable ability and had established herself in the Outer City, which was why her family's pressure over the marriage could not affect her.

As for Gao Huazhishou, he was nothing but a hopeless simp. After fawning over her for so many years, not only had he failed to win her over, but he had only made her resent him.

Recently, some random loser had apparently advised him to force Saifeier into submission by destroying the power she had built with her own hands. Wasn't that just idiotic?

And if he stood up for Saifeier now, then everyone Gao Huazhishou could mobilize from the Red Fang Gang and the Gao Family behind it would be turned against him.

Unless they got rid of him, Gao Huazhishou would never be able to swallow his hatred.

Staying silent now, or rather, distancing himself from her, was the only way to keep himself and his family from being dragged into an endless vortex of unknown danger.

Before long, they arrived at a plaza filled with stalls of all kinds.

As orders were completed, dish after dish was placed on the many scattered tables around them.

Tang Ya pointed toward a spot and said, "Why don't you set up a stall with us? The fee here isn't expensive—just ten Silver Soul Coins a day."

"But you need all the proper paperwork. A mobile food cart like the one you had before probably won't work here."

As Tang Ya spoke, Su Mu's delighted expression faded.

He had initially been happy to hear that it was only ten Silver Soul Coins a day. With his skills, he would definitely make a profit.

But they required a business license and permits, and even his little food cart was noncompliant here. Everything would have to be redone from scratch.

And meeting all the requirements for those licenses and permits would surely cost quite a bit of time and money.

"Sister Tang Ya, are there any places that don't require permits but still have concentrated foot traffic?"

Su Mu asked casually out of curiosity.

Tang Ya immediately slapped her palm. "Of course there are! If you wanted to go somewhere like that, why didn't you say so earlier?"

"I thought you'd like this place that only costs ten Silver Soul Coins a day!"