Hello Mr. King - Chapter 249

Chapter 249: Chapter 249 - A Woman with A Backer

Chapter 249: A Woman with A Backer

“I can’t be like you . Brother Wei lets you do what you want . I have a contract with my company . They’ll shout at me if I get exposed,” Wei Shanshan kept her mirror . She was feeling guilty .

Getting filmed and becoming a meme for a while wasn’t something serious, but if someone got hurt over this, she would be in trouble .

Actors didn’t hire those bodyguards because they loved the glamor . They had their own considerations too .

“Don’t worry about it . Stand proud . Don’t you find this exciting?” Yun Xiangxiang asked,

“It is quite exciting,” Shanshan found it fun .

Xiangxiang went to buy two ice cream cones and gave one to Shanshan . The waiter didn’t recognize them .

“I’ll just have one . Don’t tempt me anymore,” Shanshan gave in to her sweet tooth and took the cone .

She wasn’t like Yun Xiangxiang, who wouldn’t get fat easily . She was fortunate her agent was a man . He did tell her to mind her body shape, but he didn’t do anything crazy like asking her to weigh herself every day .

Xiangxiang let her have her way . She didn’t buy any snacks after the ice cream cones and went on with her shopping .

Xiangxiang then moved toward her destination . From the data Song Qian sent her this morning, Qian Yongnian would set up a stall near a school every day . He was selling wooden sculptures for a living .

Yun Xiangxiang found him easily . He was a white-haired, gaunt old man in his sixties .

“They’re so detailed,” Shanshan saw him and went toward the stall .

No officers were chasing them away at this time, which would explain why there were many stalls outside the school . Yongnian looked at Shanshan as he kept on sculpting .

“I like this one . It’s my zodiac sign,” Shanshan picked up a sculpture of a monkey holding a peach .

It wasn’t a big sculpture, yet even the details of the eyes were striking .

Xiangxiang also chose one . It was of a young girl reading on a windowsill . The lines of her hair were smooth .

There was a puddle beside them . Looking at the sculpting Qian Yongnian, she let the sculpture fall . Water was splashed onto the ground, dirtying the sculpture .

“Xiang…I mean, you should be more careful,” Shanshan quickly picked it up .

“I didn’t mean it,” Yun Xiangxiang wasn’t apologetic .

Shanshan looked at Xiangxiang in confusion . Xiangxiang pulled her back and gave the dirtied sculpture back to Qian Yongnian, “This sculpture is dirtied . I don’t want it anymore . ”

“You brat . I saw you letting it fall on purpose!” The seller beside them stood up .

“Oh yeah, you got any proof of that?” Yun Xiangxiang retorted .

“You millenials are rude . Trying to weasel your way out even when it’s your fault?” The stall owner was furious .

“You’re rude . Must be a bad guy . I’m not buying anything,” Xiangxiang snatched Shanshan’s sculpture before tossing them back and toppling a few sculptures .

“You’re looking for a fight! Don’t think I won’t beat you up just because you’re a girl!” The stall owner was enraged .

He stood up and was going to wallop Yun Xiangxiang, but was stopped by Yongnian . “It’s fine, it’s fine . Just some minor inconvenience . ”

“Uncle Qian, you can’t let them get away with this . You have to ask for compensation . Look, she dirtied one and spoiled one . She’s obviously looking for trouble . ”

“I know, I know . Calm down . Cool it,” Yong Nian persuaded patiently .

Yongnian put the sculptures back up after calming down the stall owner . He then picked up the sculpture Xiangxiang dirtied and cut away the wet parts .

“What are you looking at? Scram,” the stall owner was angry at Xiangxiang and Shanshan .

“Please, leave if nothing catches your eye,” Yongnian said calmly . He didn’t even look at Xiangxiang, but he still smiled warmly at Shanshan .

Shanshan felt guilty . When she was about to say something, Xiangxiang dragged her away .

“Uncle Qian, aren’t you going to ask for any compensation?” The stall owner was disgruntled .

“The little lady didn’t want to embarrass herself . She didn’t have to be so demanding if she had money,” Yongnian replied .

“Even so, we should get her parents to settle this for her . ”

“It’s just a little sculpture . I could sell a few more of them if I don’t try to get back at them . ”

“What were you doing, Xiangxiang?” Shanshan escaped Xiangxiang’s grip when they were far enough . She was still in a daze .

Xiangxiang was wicked back there .

“That was a test,” Xiangxiang stood at a corner, looking at Yongnian who was focusing on his sculptures .

“A test?” Shanshan was puzzled .

“He used to be a jade sculptor…,” Xiangxiang told her the story .

“He doesn’t look like a bad guy to me,” Shanshan looked at Yongnian after understanding the events that happened .

“Shanshan, a villain could have been a good guy back in the day . Similarly, a villain can also turn a new leaf . ”

Xiangxiang wouldn’t judge Yongnian’s past, although she did find the current Yongnian likable .

“Then… are you still going to ask him for help?” Shanshan couldn’t know for sure that the nice old man had always been this way .

What if he only turned good because of his experience, but turned greedy again once he saw Xiangxiang’s black jadeite?

“Of course I will . Why won’t I?” Xiangxiang said matter-of-factly . “Everyone deserves a second chance . A man’s past is his own business, our business is with the him now . ”

Xiangxiang was confident because she didn’t think anyone would dare to target her . She had a strong backer after all .

“Please think this through . There’s no way anyone would ignore your black jadeite . Even if someone like that exists, the chances are slim,” Shanshan reminded .

“Let’s go,” Xiangxiang wouldn’t mention Song Mian to Shanshan .

The pair had the famous Yunnan vermicelli as dinner . Xiangxiang asked Shanshan to call her agent and tell him an address . She wanted him to pick them up there .

“What is this place?” Shanshan was puzzled .

“Qian Yongnian’s home . ”

Xiangxiang and Shanshan entered a squalid alley . The way the houses were built was against the law .

One of the buildings had a motel sign hanging outside . Lingerie and underpants were strewn all over the place .

Dusk was approaching, and barbecue stalls were starting their business for the night .

Xiangxiang found a place to sit down and randomly ordered some food . Not long after, Yongnian came back with a one meter seventy-three tall boy .

Yongnian was holding a book, while the boy was carrying a sack which probably carried Yongnian’s sculptures .

“Mr . Qian . ”

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