The Magnificent Son-in-law

"One hundred thousand!"

Xiao Feng immediately doubled the price, and this time the chubby leader didn't immediately reject it, seemingly contemplating if the price was suitable.

This also showed how credible the words of those who roam the jianghu were.

Earlier, when Xiao Feng hadn't offered a price, the chubby leader claimed that the monkey was part of the act, later explaining the difficulties in training monkeys, but now, he was not mentioning it at all.

The silence lasted less than ten seconds before Xiao Feng raised the price by another fifty thousand.

"One hundred and fifty thousand!"

As soon as he said this, the little girl and others sensed something was off. Xiao Feng was never a person fond of keeping animals, avoiding cats and dogs entirely, so why insist on buying this monkey now?

The chubby leader's eyes clearly showed hesitation, but there seemed to be some concerns preventing him from nodding or shaking his head.

However, just as he hesitated, Xiao Feng spoke again and increased the offer.

"Two hundred thousand!"

To be honest, this attitude and style were exactly like those nouveau riches who have money with nowhere to spend it.

Before, Xiao Feng despised such people, but now standing in the shoes of a nouveau riche, he immediately understood the pleasure in it.

Being able to crush people with money was indeed more satisfying than using force!

At this moment, the chubby leader finally made a decision and seriously said, "It seems you really have your eye on that monkey. If you trust us, let's agree on your price.

Two hundred thousand, we'll handpick and train a monkey for you, and then deliver it to your doorstep, how about that?"

Xiao Feng shook his head, "If you're going to retrain it, why waste my breath here? I want the one you already have, and I want it now!"

The chubby leader's face twitched twice, full of regret, as he refused, "Sorry, the monkey is a major draw for our troupe. Frankly speaking, it's our mainstay, and we rely on it to make a living, so I really can't sell it to you."

Xiao Feng sighed, "Alright, if that's the case, I won't force you."

After saying that, he called to the little girl and the others and turned to leave.

After taking just two steps, Zhao Guo'an couldn't help but ask, "Old Xiao, did you also notice something off with that monkey?"

Xiao Feng made a gesture for silence, "Don't talk, don't look back, just keep walking forward."

The little girl and the others exchanged a glance, each with a heavy expression.

As they walked, everyone racked their brains about what was peculiar about that monkey, but no matter how they thought about it, they couldn't come to a definite conclusion. After all, none of them were animal experts, so how could they know what was normal or abnormal behavior for a monkey?

After leaving the street, Xiao Feng found a roadside stall, sat down, ordered a few dishes, and began to chat.

"Everyone must be wondering why I insisted on buying that monkey, right?"

"Yeah!" The little girl nodded.

Lin Zhiyan followed up, "And that leader was quite strange too. Despite being tempted, he still wouldn't sell it to you. Although he explained it as not wanting to disrupt the performance, I feel that's not the real reason."

Xiao Feng took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "What I'm about to say might sound outlandish, so brace yourselves."

The little girl tightened her clothes, "Brother Xiao Feng, are you going to say something scary?"

"Pretty much."

"Then wait a moment."

With that, the little girl walked over to Lin Jiaxuan, draped an arm over her shoulder, looked around cautiously, and then called to Lu Yao, "Sister Lu Yao, sit next to me."

Lu Yao chuckled helplessly but went to sit with her anyway.

But Lin Jiaxuan had a weary look on her face, worried that her arm might suddenly get pinched or she might hear a sharp scream by her ear.

The little girl, with one arm around Lin Jiaxuan and the other around Lu Yao, felt much safer and said to Xiao Feng, "I'm ready, Brother Xiao Feng, please go on."

Xiao Feng was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I suspect that monkey isn't an animal, but a... human."

With those words, everyone except Zhao Guo'an was left speechless, looking incredulous.

Despite having had various speculations in their minds beforehand, no one could have guessed that Xiao Feng would suspect the monkey of not being an animal.

After a long pause, Lin Jiaxuan furrowed her brows and broke the silence, "You're not going to say that humans evolved from apes, so monkeys count as humans, are you? That's not funny at all."

"No joke," Zhao Guo'an said with a grim expression, "Old Xiao is serious, that monkey's highly likely a small child disguised with fur."

Su Yuzhuo looked at Xiao Feng, "What made you think that?"

"The tail, feelings, and the leader's reaction," Xiao Feng replied calmly, "Didn't you notice that during the performance its tail was always dragging on the ground?"

Everyone shook their heads, indicating they hadn't noticed those details.

Xiao Feng continued, "When I noticed this, I found it strange, but that doesn't prove anything. I'm no expert on monkeys. Maybe they naturally drag their tails when walking..."

Lin Zhiyan suddenly realized, "So you proposed buying that monkey to observe the leader's reaction."

Xiao Feng nodded.

"But that isn't solid proof, is it?" Lin Jiaxuan questioned, "Maybe they think your offer wasn't high enough?"

"Pfft!"

Xiao Feng couldn't help but let out a laugh, looking at Lin Zhiyan, "Are you sure she's your biological sister?"

"..." Lin Zhiyan.

"What do you mean by that?" Lin Jiaxuan was about to flare up, but the little girl stopped her.

Xiao Feng explained, "Even at most, a monkey isn't worth that much. It's like buying a ten-dollar notebook from a supermarket, and I offer you a hundred thousand to buy it from you. Wouldn't you suspect something's wrong?"

At this point, everyone fell silent, and their suspicion of the acrobat leader soared.

After a while, Fujiwara Keiaki looked at Zhao Guo'an and asked, "How did you realize that something was wrong with the monkey?"

Zhao Guo'an sighed with a hint of melancholy, "It's all because of the psychological shadow from my childhood..."

Everyone exchanged glances, wondering how he managed to grow up with so many psychological shadows.

But jokes aside, they were all very curious about what Zhao Guo'an meant by his psychological shadow.

At this point, the Boss brought over the steaming dishes to the table, and Xiao Feng ordered a bottle of white liquor. Everyone sat down, waiting for Zhao Guo'an to begin his story.