Elder Pei put down his fishing rod and reached up to rub his ears. Surely he wasn't old enough to be hard of hearing yet, so why was he hearing things now?
"Wait, what did you just say, boy? Say that again. I didn't catch it." Elder Pei was certain he had misheard. His eldest grandson asking him for money? Impossible. Absolutely impossible.
The old butler standing beside him hurriedly nodded too. What a joke. Their eldest young master hadn't asked Elder Pei for a single cent since reaching adulthood, so he must have misheard just now.
"I came to ask you for some spending money." Pei Yanchuan repeated what he had just said, his face expressionless.
Now neither Elder Pei nor the old butler could keep fooling himself.
"Did I hear that right? You came here to ask me for money? What, is the company going under? Are you going bankrupt?" Elder Pei's voice was filled with immense bewilderment.
"No. The company is operating normally, and its earnings have been increasing steadily every year." Pei Yanchuan lowered his head and gently blew on the hot tea in his cup.
"Then why are you asking me for money? The company's annual earnings aren't enough for you to spend?" Elder Pei was even more confused. Did the boy even hear what he was saying? How did he have the nerve to ask him for money?
"I don't have any money," Pei Yanchuan answered very honestly.
"Hahahahaha! You say you don't have any money? Old Li, did you hear that? This eldest grandson of mine actually told me he has no money." Hearing his eldest grandson's words, Elder Pei laughed so hard he nearly cried, hurriedly calling over the old butler beside him to listen too.
The old butler stood beside him,