Chapter 49 My Identity
Upon hearing this, Old Master Xu Liu actually sat down, no longer displaying the sharpness and anger from before.
He sighed deeply and said nothing.
Xu Zhaopei has been the apple of his eye ever since she was little; the decision for an arranged marriage was made with much reluctance. However... To be spoken to outright in such a manner, he felt he could not hold up his face. After all, he always felt he let down his granddaughter.
"The Xu Family's current status in Jiangzhou was not easily earned... Are you not afraid that by doing this, you're gifting all of the Xu Family's hard-earned foundations to the Sun Family? Haha—You've become senile!"
Fang Yu's words, utterly devoid of any courtesy, enraged Xu Liu to the point his face turned red and his ears grew hot.
"This is the Xu Family's matter, it's not your place to point fingers!" Xu Liu said coldly.
"I am Xu Zhaopei's boyfriend, and this matter also concerns my happiness. Why shouldn't I have a say?" Fang Yu stated righteously.
"I have already made a promise to the Sun Family regarding this matter, keep your objections to yourself!"
"Hey, old man, not only are you senile, but you're also very foolish!" Fang Yu raised his voice by an octave and said, "Now that everyone knows I'm Peipei's boyfriend, do you think Sun Junzhong would not mind at all? Even if I gave in today, would Peipei truly be happy in the Sun Family? Sun Junzhong might use all sorts of methods to torment her!"
Xu Liu was taken aback.
Fang Yu's words were all too true.
With Sun Junzhong's status and position, what kind of woman couldn't he have? If Xu Zhaopei were still innocent, she would be a match for him. But now… Sun Junzhong would only see Xu Zhaopei as a worn-out shoe!
Fang Yu's words were already quite tactful; he barely stopped short of lying and saying he had slept with Xu Zhaopei!
However...
Even if she can't marry Sun Junzhong, it won't be your turn, Fang Yu.
Xu Liu snorted coldly, "You say so much, but it's just a toad lusting after a swan's flesh."
"You old fool, what a pity that Peipei has already let me..."
"Shut up!"
Where did this rude and ill-mannered bastard spring from?
How could Peipei fancy such a person!
"Wow, you're so angry you're about to have a heart attack, good thing I'm a doctor." Fang Yu smirked, "I won't waste words with you, I'll just ask you one question. Do you really want to marry Xu Zhaopei to Sun Junzhong?"
Xu Liu was stunned.
To be accurate, he didn't want this either, but for the sake of the entire family, someone had to make a sacrifice.
The Xu Family has many businesses in Jiangzhou but has always been ranked behind others, even behind the Xiao Family. He also knew that next month the elder of the Sun Family was going to hold a grand banquet in Jiangbei, signaling a declaration of war to other powers in Jiangzhou. What's more, the Sun Family had also recently allied with the Zhao Family from Yanjing.
It was destined that Jiangzhou would become the Sun Family's territory.
Jiangnan Ji Qiubai, Jiangdong Xiao Shilang, all will fall.
The Xu Family wouldn't escape this fate either.
Only through marriage could this be resolved!
The Xu Family has had no male heirs up to now; if Sun Junzhong were truly as honorable as he seemed, it might still be considered that there was a successor.
It's just a pity now… Xu Zhaopei is very unwilling!
Sigh!
"The Xu Family really has no other choice…" Xu Liu said helplessly.
"You call yourself wise, yet you refuse to see!" Fang Yu rolled his eyes and said, "You think the Sun Family has an upright appearance, but that's because they want to swallow you up. Once their true nature is revealed, the Xu Family will be nothing!"
"You—"
Xu Liu was angrily gritting his teeth.
Fang Yu continued, "You've lived for such a long age, yet you can't even understand such simple logic!"
"You naive boy, after all this talking, it's all nonsense!" Xu Liu said angrily, "Tell me, what is your real purpose in approaching Xu Zhaopei?"
Xu Liu became wary, able to see through the situation so clearly and especially knowledgeable about the status of the three great families in Jiangzhou, how could he be an ordinary person?
"You stubborn old man, more stubborn than a bull… My purpose is simple. Once I marry Xu Zhaopei, won't all the family's wealth belong to me?"
"I spit on you!" Xu Liu cursed, "Take one million and leave my granddaughter. That's my final offer."
"I'll give you five million, marry your granddaughter to me!" Fang Yu rolled his eyes.
"You—"
Xu Liu thought he had already made the pros and cons clear to him. But this bastard didn't take the bait at all.
If it weren't for his birthday today, afraid that this youngster would make a scene, he would have had someone drive him out already!
Seeing the old man's face turning grim, Fang Yu also withdrew his smile, his expression turning serious.
"Alright, let me speak to you seriously."
Fang Yu stood with his hands behind his back, suddenly seeming like a different person, "The reason you want to form a marital alliance with the Sun Family is merely to ingratiate yourself with them."
"But have you ever thought that, apart from the Sun Family, you have better options?"
Hmm?
Xu Liu's eyebrows furrowed tightly, having lived to this age, he could sense the sudden change in this youngster's demeanor. This was not something developed overnight.
"In this Jiangzhou, apart from the Sun Family, are you asking me to choose the Xiao Family? Plus, the Xiao Family itself is part of the Sun Family's group! Banding together for warmth, I am not wrong!" Xu Liu said.
"Is your vision only limited to Jiangzhou?"
Xu Liu said, "Are you expecting me to ingratiate myself with Yanjing's three major Martial Arts Families?"
Fang Yu calmly said, "Of course not."
"Then whom do you suggest I choose?" Xu Liu couldn't help but laugh.
"Far in the horizon, close in front of the eyes."
"You?"
Crack!
Xu Liu's fist clenched, making a noise, his knuckles turning white. After all this talk, it comes back to this! A damn doctor acting all high and mighty!
"Correct, it's me," Fang Yu said earnestly.
Xu Liu scoffed, "Do you really understand the Sun Family? Do you know what the Sun Family represents in Jiangzhou?"
"In my view, the Sun Family is nothing but a bunch of ants."
Xu Liu was taken aback.
From the beginning, this youngster never considered anyone else significant, openly defying them not to mention calling the Sun Family ants, do you think you are the God?
Old Mr. Xu hummed lightly, asking seriously:
"So it seems, you are not a simple doctor, right?"
Those eyes suddenly turned sharp.
"I heard from Peipei about you, she said you know how to use the Taiyi Divine Needle, and the only ones skilled in using the Taiyi Divine Needle are the old Divine Doctors from Yanjing, Sun Qing. Is Sun Qing your master?"
This relationship was the main reason Xu Liu was willing to talk this long.
However…
Merely having Sun Qing as his master doesn't qualify him to challenge the Jiangzhou Sun Family!
You should know, the Jiangzhou Sun Family has already connected with the Yanjing Zhao Family.
Fang Yu, however, shook his head and said, "I am a person the Sun Family cannot afford to provoke."
"Cut the nonsense! Who exactly are you?" Xu Liu's patience was nearly exhausted.
"You don't know?" Fang Yu retorted.
"What don't I know?"
"The Sun Family knows my identity, the Xiao Family knows my identity, only you do not?" Fang Yu stood with his hands behind his back, eyes full of amusement.
Xu Liu shook his head.
Fang Yu said seriously, "As I already said, my true identity, not to mention the Jiangzhou Sun Family, even the Yanjing Jin Family would fear me!"