Chapter 174: 68,000 for a Palm-sized Piece of Cloth?

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: 68,000 for a Palm-sized Piece of Cloth?

Su Youning didn’t refuse and walked ahead with Ye Feng.

Su Feng, worried that Ye Feng might bully Su Youning, followed them from a distance.

Su Youning lowered her head and said, "Thank you for today!"

Ye Feng looked at Su Youning, chuckled slyly, and said, "Don’t just give me empty words. Give me something more tangible."

"How can I give you something more tangible?" Su Youning asked, looking at Ye Feng as her big, beautiful eyes fluttered innocently.

In the end, Ye Feng held back the flirtatious retort on the tip of his tongue.

He suddenly felt that such words would be a desecration against someone like Su Youning. He cleared his throat and said, "Ningning, back when my master and your grandfather arranged our marriage, he left you a Jade Pendant. What happened to it?"

"The Jade Pendant? It’s with my grandpa!"

"Then call your grandfather and ask him to give me the Jade Pendant. It’s very important to me. We’ll call that your tangible ’thank you’!"

"It’s that important to you? Okay, then!" Su Youning immediately took out her phone and made the call. As soon as it connected, a hearty laugh boomed from the other end:

"My dear granddaughter! You’re with Ye Feng now, aren’t you? What do you think of the son-in-law Grandpa picked out for you? The disciple of a godly hermit is sure to be a dragon among men, haha..."

Su Youning held the phone, her pretty face flushing bright red, unsure of what to say.

Ye Feng quickly took the phone, smiling as he said, "Sir, it’s Ye Feng..."

An excited voice came from the other end of the line. "Good boy! Are you pleased with our Ningning?"

Ye Feng quickly agreed, then cut right to the chase. "Yes, yes, very pleased, extremely pleased! Sir, back when my master arranged our marriage, he left a Jade Pendant with you. Could you return it to me? It’s incredibly important!"

"You want the Jade Pendant, eh? Well, have you and my granddaughter consummated your relationship yet? Is she pregnant?" the old man asked with a sly grin.

"COUGH COUGH COUGH..." Ye Feng choked. ’Forget not having slept together,’ he thought, ’even if we had, who would know if she was pregnant this soon? How can he be in such a rush?’

He quickly lied, "Yes, we’ve consummated our relationship. She’s probably pregnant. Sir, the Jade Pendant is with you, right? How about I come and pick it up now?"

The old man chuckled. "Ye Feng, ah, put Ningning on the phone."

Confused, Ye Feng handed the phone to Su Youning. The old man’s urgent voice immediately came through. "Ningning! Tell Grandpa, have you and Ye Feng already consummated your relationship?"

Hearing this, Ye Feng looked at Su Youning and hissed in a low voice, "Quick, say yes! Hurry up!"

But one sentence from Su Youning was enough to nearly shatter him. She simply shook her head and said, "My grandpa told me I’m not allowed to lie!"

Ye Feng froze on the spot, utterly dumbfounded.

’So this is what a truly honest person is like,’ he thought.

The old man’s chuckles echoed from the phone. "Ye Feng, you’re not being very honest! If that’s how it is, you can forget about getting that Jade Pendant!"

"But Sir, that Jade Pendant is really important to me..." Ye Feng cried out urgently.

But before he could finish, the old man’s laughter interrupted him. "My future great-grandchild is very important to me, too!

"Ye Feng, when your master and I arranged this marriage, he told me in no uncertain terms: the day Ningning becomes pregnant is the day I return the Jade Pendant to you. If I break this oath, may I be struck down by heaven and earth.

"Ye Feng, you wouldn’t make me suffer heaven’s wrath just so you can take back the Jade Pendant, would you? I don’t think you’re that kind of cruel-hearted person. Right?"

Ye Feng was frozen, dumbstruck. He never imagined his master would have planned things out so perfectly, leaving him absolutely no room to cheat the system.

Snapping back to his senses, Ye Feng said urgently into the phone, "Sir, please, let me explain..."

"Haha! I don’t want explanations, I want results! The day Ningning is pregnant is the day I return the Jade Pendant. I’ve got things to do, so goodbye to you now."

With that, he hung up.

Ye Feng stood there holding the phone, once again dumbfounded.

’Again?’

’Am I going to have to go through the same ordeal I had with Xiao Wenyuan all over again?’

’But saving my parents can’t be delayed!’

’Forget it. I’ll put the Jade Pendant aside for now. First, I need to see Su Youning’s rear end, and then we’ll talk.’

But he couldn’t bring himself to just ask her directly. He turned to look at Su Youning, and as his eyes darted around, an idea struck him. He said with a wide grin:

"Ningning, with me by your side from now on, you don’t have to worry about a thing. Let’s toss out these baggy clothes. Come on, we’re going to a clothing store. I’ll buy you a new wardrobe!"

’There’s no way she’d agree to let me see her rear with that introverted personality of hers,’ Ye Feng schemed. ’So, I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to buy Su Youning a thong.’

’Then I just have to trick her into wearing it. That way, I’ll get to see her rear, won’t I?’

’Once the ’T’ business is settled, I can slowly work on getting the Jade Pendant.’

Hearing this, Su Youning quickly shook her head and said in a panic, "Grandpa said that if I wear clothes that are too pretty, I’ll attract trouble. I’d better not!"

Just then, Su Feng ran over. She looked at Su Youning and said:

"Grandpa told you not to wear pretty clothes because you had no one to protect you. Now Ye Feng is here, and I believe he’s strong enough to keep you safe. You don’t have to hide who you are anymore. Come on, let’s go shopping!"

With that, she grabbed Su Youning and pulled her straight into a Chanel boutique.

Su Youning clearly didn’t know the first thing about fashion, but Su Feng was obviously a seasoned pro, pulling her along to pick out outfits.

Then, she dragged Su Youning into a fitting room to try things on. Ye Feng pulled a saleswoman aside, pointed to a thong in the display case, and whispered:

"Give me a set of that one."

The saleswoman looked at Ye Feng and announced in a loud voice, "Oh, so you want a thong, sir? Are you buying it for your girlfriend?"

Ye Feng’s face instantly darkened. ’I already feel like a pervert for buying this, and you have to announce it to the entire store? Do you have any professional decency?’ he fumed internally.

He glared at the saleswoman and said impatiently, "If I’m not buying it for my girlfriend, am I buying it for you? Why are you so nosy!"

The saleswoman looked at Ye Feng and replied justifiably, "That’s not it, sir. I’m asking because I need to know her waist and hip measurements. Thongs come in different sizes, you know!"

"Why don’t you just grab a megaphone and announce it to the world? Can you keep your voice down?" Seeing several people glance in their direction, Ye Feng felt like he was about to explode.

"Just bag up every single one in that display. I’ll have her try them on at home, set by set. Will that work for you?"

The saleswoman’s voice rose to a shout. "Are you sure you want to buy them all? Sir, there are twenty sets here in total. Each one is sixty-eight thousand. That’s... that’s over one-point-three million in total!"

Having never bought such an item for a woman before, Ye Feng exploded as well. "Holy shit! A palm-sized piece of cloth costs sixty-eight thousand? You might as well just be robbers!"

Seeing Ye Feng’s shocked outburst, the saleswoman’s eyes filled with contempt. "Let me tell you something, sir. These thongs were personally designed by Chanel’s famous master designer, Gabrielle Chanel. From the style to the material, everything is top-of-the-line. The high price is perfectly reasonable.

"If you want something cheap, walk out the door, turn right, and go to the third shop down the way.

"And here you were, shouting about buying all the thongs in the store. Heh. Don’t put on an act in front of me!"

He hadn’t wanted anyone to know he was buying something like this, but now, the whole store knew. Ye Feng felt the surrounding gazes like daggers, and his expression finally turned cold.

"With service like yours, you have the nerve to work here? You’re done. You don’t work here anymore."

With that, he took out his phone and made a call.

The salesperson sneered at Ye Feng. "You? Fire me? Do you think you have that kind of power? Go on, call for backup. I’d love to see what kind of big shot a pathetic pauper like you can summon. Let’s see if *they* have the right to show off in front of me..."

The words had barely left her lips when an icy voice came through the phone’s speaker. "Then let me ask you: do you think I have the right to show off in front of you?"

The salesperson spoke with contempt. "You? Heh. State your name. Let’s hear just who the hell you think you are."

A single sentence from the other end of the line was all it took to make the salesperson freeze in place, utterly dumbstruck.