Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
A million?
Feng Zhuo’s mind suddenly flashed with the words that Tao Yaoyao always said: Are you a clown invited by monkeys?
When Father Tao had called him upstairs, he’d vaguely had a hunch what was coming.
But he really hadn’t expected Father Tao to throw out a million.
If Tao Yaoyao had been there, would she cry to death or laugh to death? Imagining Tao Yaoyao’s dramatic expression, he couldn’t help laughing. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Father Tao. “Your daughter is only worth a million?”
Tao Jiantong felt as if he were going to choke.
He suppressed his anger and spoke extremely slowly as he said to Feng Zhuo, “What do you mean?”
The Tao Department Store was in financial jeopardy, and this million was his private money.
Before, Feng Zhuo had been very courteous to him, but, at this moment, Feng Zhuo was acting extremely arrogantly. “I mean, your bid is too low.”
With a look that said that he had indeed married his daughter because of money, Father Tao became furious. He snorted and said, “Then say it. How much money do you want, how much money would you be willing to divorce my daughter for?”
“How much?” Feng Zhuo thought about it. After a while, he uttered softly, “The Tao Department Store.”
Tao Jiantong shouted angrily, “Completely out of the question!”
“What, reluctant to do so?” Feng Zhuo said mockingly, “In your heart, your daughter isn’t even as important as the Tao Department Store? If so, why bother talking at all?”
With that said, he didn’t look at Tao Jiantong any longer. He just turned around and left the room.
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Cursing sounded upstairs, while downstairs they were on the verge of an argument.
Yao Keren had realized that Tao Yaoyao’s husband not only wasn’t ugly, but with a noble and elegant temperament, he was actually very handsome and sophisticated.
Thinking about what she had said before, she simply felt as if her face had been slapped.
She didn’t believe that a man that handsome would really like Tao Yaoyao, so she said sourly, “Don’t be such a liar, Tao Yaoyao.”
“Do you think that I’m afraid of you? It wouldn’t be me who suffers anyway.” Tao Yaoyao stretched out her hands and shrugged. “I’d rather die lovesick than otherwise.”
Yao Keren suppressed the urge to go on a rant and cursed in a low voice, “Shameless, lovesick idiot.”
“From how red your face got after you saw my husband, you’re one to talk. It was obvious that you were love-struck. When my husband saw you, he must’ve thought that you were a pervert.” Tao Yaoyao’s expression conveyed the message that she had already seen through her disguise and knew she was a pervert, so she didn’t have to pretend to be aloof.
“Tao Yaoyao, are you even a woman?” Yao Keren simply felt that she was really about to go crazy.
Tao Yaoyao scratched her head and said in feigned distress, “Am I a woman? This question…I think you can ask my husband. He knows exactly how feminine I am from how happy I make him every night.”
“Shut up!” Grandma said. Unable to listen to this topic anymore, her face got an intolerant expression as she said, “Don’t you know how to act like a lady? You can’t just blabber anything that comes to mind.”
Although the Tao family had already become accustomed to Tao Yaoyao’s cheeky behavior, at this moment they still felt extremely embarrassed, especially Grandma Tao. She felt resentful inside and regretted letting her son marry Tao Yaoyao’s mother, who had given birth to Tao Yaoyao.
Tao Yaoyao curled her lips into a sneer and remained silent. What sort of era was this? Hadn’t topics regarding sex become ubiquitous by now?
Gentle footsteps sounded, and Bai Yi’s voice could be heard, “Master Zishen, you’re back.”
“Zishen, you’re back.” Overjoyed, Tao Yaoyao’s stepmother’s voice could be heard. Tao Yaoyao’s grandmother’s face also brightened.