Chapter 83: The Dragon and Tiger Banquet
First thing in the morning the next day, no sooner had Jiang Wei left for the company than Jiang Xiaoxiao pulled Fang Yu out of bed.
"Shopping!"
"Shopping! Shopping! Shopping! Important things must be said three times!"
Fang Yu opened his bleary eyes and saw Jiang Xiaoxiao, already dressed up elegantly and pure, like a little fairy.
"Whoa... Doesn't my sister-in-law have classes?"
"Please, it's the weekend!"
...
An hour later.
Fang Yu and Jiang Xiaoxiao chatted while they strolled through the streets—
"Your sister always looks at me through tinted glasses. Until she changes her opinion of me, anything I do is futile."
Jiang Xiaoxiao huffed, "I really don't get my sister. She has such good business acumen, but she's totally blind when it comes to men!"
Jiang Xiaoxiao began to chatter endlessly, criticizing her sister. From childhood, her sister had been the role model in her eyes. Although her sister was outstanding, her judgment in men was indeed lacking.
While they were laughing merrily, a cool Rolls-Royce suddenly arrived with a beautiful drift, blocking their way.
Then a man with a short-sleeved vest, a thick gold chain around his neck, and a full beard leaned out and said, "Bro Yu, it's me!"
"Tiger? What are you doing here?" Fang Yu recognized him at a glance and broke into a smile.
"I was just passing by and from afar I spotted Bro Yu's back. I thought to myself, there's no way Bro Yu would be with such a beauty, so I didn't dare assume. Hehe—"
"Get lost, why can't I be accompanied by a beauty?" Fang Yu said, half-joking and half-scolding.
"Bro Yu, are you implying she's your sister-in-law?" Yan Hu's eyes lit up.
"Don't talk nonsense; this is my sister," said Fang Yu.
"Sister? Bro Yu, my good Brother Yu..." The muscular Yan Hu got out of the car, standing by Fang Yu's right side like a wagging pooch, swaying his arm.
Jiang Xiaoxiao watched this scene and almost couldn't hold back her urge to vomit.
Fang Yu shook off Yan Hu and said, "Back off! Stop eyeing her. With your looks and just flaunting your dirty money, how could you match up to my sister?"
"Bro Yu, don't be so harsh. I can eat and fight, ya know," retorted Yan Hu, not convinced.
Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn't hold back anymore, blurting out, "Who are you? Dressed like that, you're either illiterate or a thug... "
Hearing this, Yan Hu chuckled and said, "I'm indeed illiterate."
"At least you have some self-awareness," said Jiang Xiaoxiao with a serious face, "Brother-in-law, who is this guy? He's just too bizarre, isn't he?"
"This is my brother, Yan Hu," Fang Yu introduced.
"Yan Hu? The Yan Hu who is one of Ji Qiubai's top enforcers?" Jiang Xiaoxiao was as ecstatic as if she had met a celebrity, letting go of Fang Yu's arm, rushing to Yan Hu's side, and imitating some moves. In an instant, she switched into fangirl mode, "It really is you—"
Yan Hu hadn't expected to have such fame and couldn't help but show an air of pride, squinting and giving a smug smile.
Jiang Xiaoxiao took out her phone, snuggled up to Yan Hu, stretched out her fingers in a victory sign, aimed her phone, looked up into the sky at a 45 degree angle, and said, "Eggplant—"
"What's this for?" Yan Hu scratched his head.
"Hehe, taking photos to post on social media," Jiang Xiaoxiao operated her phone as if it was second nature, even more excited than when she was shopping earlier, "I gotta show my bumpkin classmates that I've taken a photo with Yan Hu, a bigwig of the underworld. They'll be green with envy!"
"———" Fang Yu rolled his eyes, "Vanity at its finest."
"Please, this isn't vanity, it's bragging..." Jiang Xiaoxiao entertained herself with her phone, tapped lightly, and sent out the photo. Instantly, it amassed dozens of likes, "This is Brother Hu! Who in Jiangzhou doesn't know who he is?"
Fang Yu smiled, patting Yan Hu's shoulder and said, "Seems like you're quite well-known. It'd be a waste not to get into show business."
"B-bro Yu, I'm nowhere near as famous as you." Yan Hu chuckled honestly.
Catching the essence of that statement, Jiang Xiaoxiao raised her head, put her phone into her pocket, and grabbed onto Fang Yu, saying, "Brother-in-law, I always said you hung around with the gangsters, and you never admitted it!"
"A true man doesn't boast about his past bravery, it's all history now." Fang Yu laughed it off as though it wasn't a big deal.
"Brother-in-law! Are you really even tougher than Brother Hu?" Jiang Xiaoxiao blinked with her big eyes.
Before Fang Yu could brag about himself, Yan Hu stepped up and said with overwhelming pride, "Of course! Back in the day, my Brother Yu had the courage of a thousand men! He would confront anything head-on, known as the Iron Fist King!"
"Eight years ago, Brother Yu was the toughest guy in all of Jiangzhou. The things I can do are merely child's play to him." Yan Hu said with gleaming eyes.
"Bro, that's a bit too much..." Fang Yu shook his head, "Xiaoxiao, just believe about ninety percent of what he says, he's just exaggerating a tiny bit."
"——"
Seeing this, Yan Hu cheerfully asked, "Bro Yu, you're not busy today, right?"
"What's up? Just out shopping," replied Fang Yu.
"Tonight I'm going to this big event, wanna join…" Yan Hu said.
Before he could finish, Jiang Xiaoxiao's curiosity and excitement were completely piqued, and she widened her eyes saying, "Where, where? I want to go too!"
"Sun Guoting's Dragon and Tiger Banquet," Yan Hu grinned, "How about that? If you really want to go, I can take you guys!"
"Really?" Jiang Xiaoxiao was ecstatic, almost flying with excitement. "The Dragon and Tiger Banquet hosted by Sun Guoting! The scene must be grand, I'm worried they won't let me in."
Yan Hu patted his chest, "Why worry when I'm taking you? Besides, you are Brother Yu's sister, no one would dare mess with you, not even me! Hehe—"
Fang Yu coughed, saying, "Stop messing around, the Dragon and Tiger Banquet is an affair for your two gangs, we won't interfere."
Yan Hu gave a dry laugh, lowering his head without a word.
"Brother-in-law! I want to go!" Jiang Xiaoxiao shouted eagerly, "I want to see it for myself! I've dreamt of witnessing such big shots! Please agree!"
"My big brother Ji Qiubai should already be there," Yan Hu whispered.
"What? Ji Qiubai is going too?" Jiang Xiaoxiao grabbed Fang Yu's arm, shaking it like mad, "Brother-in-law, I must go! Even if you beat me to death, I'd still want to go!"
"Let go, let go right now!" Fang Yu rolled his eyes, "I'll think about it. How can you bear to torture your brother-in-law with such inhumane methods?!"
"Hehe— I knew brother-in-law was the best!"
Smack!
Without any concern for the onlookers or Yan Hu, Jiang Xiaoxiao hugged Fang Yu and firmly planted a lipstick mark on his cheek with a loud smack.
At that moment, Fang Yu looked at Yan Hu and said:
"I heard that you participated in a life-or-death fight, is that true?"
Yan Hu scratched his head, awkwardly replying: "Hehe... Bro Yu, you know about that too."
"Nonsense, I thought it was fake. Who let you join in?"
"I had no choice, it's the rule set by the underworld!" Yan Hu laughed naively.
"With your little ability, you had the audacity to participate in a life-or-death fight?" Fang Yu rolled his eyes.
Yan Hu's face turned red—
"Bro Yu, you're here after all. Come on, get in my car!"