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Editor: Sai Hiroto

At eight o'clock in the evening, Cheng Lang and Shen Huaiyu arrived at the bar on time.

After an afternoon of fermentation, the video of Cheng Lang and Shen Huaiyu going to Shen Cheng'an's calligraphy and painting exhibition to collect debts has spread on the Internet. Almost all the employees of White Jade Capital have seen it. In addition to admiring Cheng Lang's output, everyone's attitude towards Shen Huaiyu has also quietly changed—

Before today, everyone knew that Shen Huaiyu's parents had passed away and he had a vegetative brother who was still lying in the hospital. Because he was so good-looking, he was favored by Mr. Lu of Xuanyuan Group. But after today, Shen Huaiyu became a lucky man who had a nobleman to protect him and a little family background.

Even though White Jade Capital is a place where money is spent like water, 5.6 million is not a small amount.

"You are so lucky. You always meet people who are capable and willing to help you." Someone looked at Shen Huaiyu with envy and jealousy, "But then again, Cheng Lang helped you get so much money back, didn't you give him a share?"

"I—" Shen Huaiyu was about to speak when he was interrupted by Cheng Lang.

"I don't have a hobby of dividing inheritance." Cheng Lang looked at the waiter who was talking with a smile and said, "Are you jealous? If there is a chance, I will help you in the same way."

The man's face changed, "You—"

"Okay!" The foreman came over in time and interrupted everyone, "What time is it now? Don't you have to go to work?"

He looked at the waiter who had repeatedly provoked Shen Huaiyu, "I say, Cen Xiaobei, don't you always target Shen Huaiyu? How did he offend you?"

Cen Xiaobei glared at Shen Huaiyu angrily. Shen Huaiyu didn't offend him, he just couldn't stand Shen Huaiyu. Obviously, he has fallen into the same situation as them. Why can he still act so noble?

In addition, before Shen Huaiyu came to White Jade Capital, Cheng Lang had the best relationship with him. Since Shen Huaiyu came, Cheng Lang has focused most of his energy on Shen Huaiyu. He almost ignored him. What a thing to put love before friendship!

Thinking of this, Cen Xiaobei glared at Cheng Lang with hatred, turned his head, and walked away with a pout.

The foreman looked at Cheng Lang and said, "Don't blame Cen Xiaobei. He is just a bit of a nagging person, but not a bad person. He doesn't have any bad intentions."

"Don't blame me either." Cheng Lang looked at the foreman with an innocent face, "I am just a bit of a nagging person. I am not a bad person. I don't have any bad intentions."

Foreman: “...”

The foreman was a bit annoyed and said, "Get out of here!"

Cheng Lang went to work with a smile. As soon as he entered the dance floor, he was stopped by two people.

"Are you Cheng Lang?" The thin man in a black T-shirt looked at Cheng Lang with a complicated expression, "We brothers have seen the video of you cursing on the Internet today. You are really good at talking."

Cheng Lang looked at the two men who were out of tune with the atmosphere of the dance floor and asked with a smile, "I am Cheng Lang. What do the two guests need?"

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Yao Liangsheng, and this is my senior brother, Yao Liangjing. We are both crosstalk performers on the Grand View Terrace. These days, many audiences of the Grand View Terrace have told us that our crosstalk is not as good as yours. Tonight, we two brothers came here specifically to ask you for advice."

Cheng Lang: "..."

Cheng Lang was about to say something when Brother Chen's assistant came over and looked at Cheng Lang with a serious face, "Brother Chen asked you to go to his office."

Cheng Lang: "..."

In the office on the third floor, when Brother Chen saw Cheng Lang, he was also speechless. He found that since he started dealing with Cheng Lang, this speechless and powerless situation has never improved.

"You should have seen the video on the Internet, right?" Brother Chen asked.

Cheng Lang shook his head innocently. He is not a professional debt collector, and he is not dedicated enough to review the video of himself scolding people. Is it necessary to summarize the experience and lessons in order to perform better next time?

Brother Chen sighed before he spoke, "I know you are a person who is outspoken by nature, and you always have your own ideas when doing things—"

Cheng Lang looked aggrieved and couldn't help but defend himself, "I am not a person with an outspoken personality. I am actually very low-key."

Brother Chen looked at Cheng Lang in disbelief. He wondered how Cheng Lang could say this with such a thick face.

"...In short, I hope you can be as low-key as possible when you are outside. You should know that with White Jade Capital's style, our most important job is to protect the safety and privacy of our guests. So in this case, White Jade Capital is actually not suitable to be the focus of public attention."

Fortunately, no one mentioned White Jade Capital's name in the video that went viral on the Internet today. Otherwise, Brother Chen would have to worry about how to explain it to President Qin.

Cheng Lang nodded obediently.

Brother Chen looked at Cheng Lang, who was lowering his eyebrows and pretending to be obedient, and his temples ached slightly, "Nothing happened. You can go back to work."

After Cheng Lang left, the manager of White Jade Capital's publicity department pushed the door into Brother Chen's office and asked, "Are you done with the lesson?"

Brother Chen sneered, "That kid is more cunning than a monkey when he gets tangled up. I just raised my head, and he pretended to be obedient and stupid. I can't say any harsh words at all."

"Young people are bound to act more flamboyantly. But I think he is very measured in what he says and does." The publicity manager said with a smile, "If we cultivate him well, he may become a talent."

"You are interested?" Brother Chen glanced at his friend, "But he may not be interested in the work of your publicity department. Do you know how much he can make in one night? He dreams of making 100 million in White Jade Capital!"

The publicity manager laughed dumbly. He said nothing more.

Downstairs, Cheng Lang stepped onto the stage at nine o'clock in the evening. The guests in the audience became excited as soon as they saw Cheng Lang.

Cheng Lang was very sensitive to the bad atmosphere in the air and couldn't help but say, "Thanks to everyone for their kindness, I heard that everyone often helps me to become famous on various occasions—"

Before he finished speaking, someone in the audience shouted, "You deserve it!"

Cheng Lang looked in the direction of the voice, "Is this the big brother who squeezed me at the Grand View Terrace?"

When his behavior was exposed, the elder brother was not ashamed but proud, "You said much better than those crosstalk performers. I get paid to listen to crosstalk, so I have to listen to it to my heart's content. They can't say it, so let them listen to how you say it."

Cheng Lang felt particularly wronged, "I'm a person who makes a living by my face. You have to—"

Before he finished speaking, someone in the audience asked loudly, "Don't you rely on shamelessness?"

The audience laughed.

Cheng Lang glanced over. He finally realized his situation of internal and external troubles.

Brother Wang, who was standing in the audience, was enjoying the misfortune. Let this kid make fun of him every day!

Cheng Lang took a deep breath and said helplessly, "...You have invited the wolf. The crosstalk performers from the Grand View Terrace came over. They said they wanted to destroy my place."

Cheng Lang pointed in the direction of the brothers Yao Liangsheng and Yao Liangjing, and the lighting engineer was particularly clever in giving a beam of light. The brothers who were hiding among the guests immediately stood out.

The guests in the bar all looked over.

The two brothers looked at each other and looked at Cheng Lang on the stage. They don’t know what Cheng Lang is up to.

Cheng Lang held his guitar, and with an innocent and timid attitude, he looked at himself and pitied himself, "It is said that crosstalk actors have bad tongues. And they especially like to form a group. If anyone offends a crosstalk actor, the whole group will stand up and make fun of this person, not only scolding him but also scolding his 18 generations of ancestors—"

"Stop it!" Yao Liangsheng was young and energetic, and he couldn't help but stand up and confront Cheng Lang, "What do you mean by crosstalk actors have bad tongues? I don't think your mouth is kind at all. We haven't even started anything yet, and we've formed a group!"

When Yao Liangsheng said this, the audience burst into laughter. Yao Liangsheng also laughed out loud, "... We are the same, we still have to learn from you, okay?"

"I'm not a person who hurts people." Cheng Lang glanced at Yao Liangsheng and continued to defend himself innocently, "Everyone knows that I'm different from those crosstalk performers. They practiced their mouths to make money. If this is interpreted in the criminal law, if they make fun of me, it would be considered intentional injury."

"Ah!" The audience applauded. It's really more fun to listen to Cheng Lang's bad mouth than to listen to crosstalk.

Amid the cheers, Cheng Lang continued, "...If they don't make fun of me, they just skip me and curse my ancestors—"

"Will you sue them?" The guest asked loudly in a tone, "Can't you afford to play?"

Cheng Lang glanced over and said gratefully, "I will thank his eight generations of ancestors."

Some of the guests in the audience were quick-witted and laughed out loud while clapping their thighs.

"Everyone knows that I'm an orphan. I was abandoned by my parents when I was young and thrown into an orphanage." Cheng Lang held his guitar and said bitterly, "This is equivalent to a young man and woman falling in love and playing a game. When the song ended, the crowd dispersed, and they gave up. By the way, they also abandoned me, a burden... You can imagine how frustrated I would be if I met such parents who couldn't afford to play."

"I want to scold them! What we emphasize is that filial piety comes first among all virtues, and the grace of life is greater than heaven. As a son, I can't say, ‘I cursed my father’. But if this crosstalk group made fun of them, it's none of my business."

"Why is it none of your business?" Someone in the audience said, "You just said that if the crosstalk actors made fun of you, it would be a crime of intentional injury."

"This is to enforce justice." Cheng Lang said with a smile, "After all, it has been a rule from ancient times to the present for a grandson to curse his father."

Hearing Cheng Lang's double entendre, the audience burst into laughter.

The author has something to say:

Tip: Generally, when cursing, one will call himself ‘Lao Tzu’ (father) and curse others as the grandson.