"Xueyi, do you know Xiaoqi?" Deng Wentao looked somewhat surprised at the scene, as he had never even met the young master of the Xue family, so how could Yexueyi have met him first?
"Xiaoqi?"
Yexueyi was taken aback, a bit confused. She opened her mouth to speak, but Su Hang quickly cut in, "Yes, yes, I met her a few days ago when I was visiting the Polytechnic University."
As he said this, Su Hang's forehead was already beaded with sweat.
"Hmm?" Deng Wentao was puzzled but did not press further, just smiling, "That's quite a coincidence."
Su Hang gave a forced laugh, but he was wary of Yexueyi, making sure she didn't speak.
Xue Xuan, seeing this, also realized something was amiss and immediately said to Su Hang, "Xiaoqi, why don't you go buy groceries with Xueyi? Young people should talk more!"
Su Hang broke out in a cold sweat. "Young people?" Xue Xuan was still so young, but her tone sounded like that of a fifty or sixty-year-old elder.
However, this gave Su Hang an excuse to leave. Without caring whether Yexueyi was willing or not, he pulled her away.
"Xiaoxuan, isn't your brother still under twenty?" Deng Wentao looked at Xue Xuan with some confusion as the two left.
"Yes, he looks a bit older!" Xue Xuan laughed it off and quickly got back to the main topic, "Old Mr. Deng, we've met a few times, so let's skip the formalities. The technology you have in your hands..."
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"What's going on here? Su Hang, why are you at my house?" In the market, Yexueyi was full of confusion.
"This is a long story. Let's buy the groceries first, and I'll explain slowly." Su Hang gave a sheepish smile, picking through the vegetables while explaining to Yexueyi.
After explaining the whole story, Yexueyi finally understood, "So, you mean the woman with you just now is from the Jiuding Group? She wants the technology my grandfather has, and she's afraid her brother will cause trouble, so she asked you to pretend to be her brother?"
Su Hang nodded, "That's about it. That's why I stopped you just now. Otherwise, it would have been exposed. Xueyi, you have to cover for me a bit later."
Yexueyi nodded slightly but then felt something was off. She suddenly turned to Su Hang, "You almost had me fooled. If I help you, I'll be helping you deceive my grandfather. No, no, absolutely not."
Su Hang broke out in a cold sweat, "Don't be so worked up. It's not about deceiving. There's nothing like that!"
"You're pretending to be her brother to get the technology from my grandfather. How is that not deceiving?" Yexueyi looked at Su Hang with displeasure, her impression of him plummeting.
"Whether your grandfather sells the technology is up to him and her. I'm just here to accompany her. How can it be considered deception? She just wants to show that the Xue family is sincere, and she's afraid he might think they're not if she comes alone!"
"But it's still deception!" Yexueyi said.
Su Hang was at a loss, "Can't you just let it go? The technology belongs to your grandfather. If he doesn't want to sell it, no one can force him."
Yexueyi ignored Su Hang and continued buying groceries.
Su Hang hurriedly approached and gently patted Yexueyi's shoulder, "Hey, what kind of technology does your grandfather have that's worth the young miss of the Jiuding Group coming in person?"
Deng Wentao was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Su Hang was very curious about the technology he possessed.
Yexueyi turned and gave Su Hang a cold look, "How would I know? I was going to ask you!"
"Ask me? Why would you ask me?" Su Hang was taken aback.
"Aren't you trying to deceive my grandfather's technology patent? How could you not know?" Yexueyi said.
"Are you kidding? If I knew, why would I ask you? Isn't he your grandfather?" Su Hang broke out in a cold sweat. It seemed this girl really disliked him. What should he do? If he was exposed later, it would likely ruin Xue Xuan's plans.
"My grandfather has many patents. How would I know which one you want?" Yexueyi said.
Su Hang's forehead furrowed. He followed Yexueyi, silent for a long time. Seeing that Yexueyi was almost done buying groceries, he quickly approached again, "Xueyi, from the moment I saw you, I knew you were a kind girl. That..."
The girl blushed to the roots of her ears at Su Hang's words, turning to look at him, "Don't say such nice things. I won't fall for your tricks."
"We are classmates, after all. I'm not a bad person. You can't just let me be in an awkward situation, right?" Su Hang looked pained. Why was this girl so stubborn?
"I'm not making you awkward. I won't expose you, but you can't use any despicable means to deceive my grandfather. Otherwise, don't blame me for exposing you. It will be embarrassing for everyone," Yexueyi finally relented after being pestered by Su Hang.
"How big of a deal is it?" Su Hang felt relieved. As long as Yexueyi didn't expose him, today's issue would be over. Whether Xue Xuan and Deng Wentao's negotiations were successful was beyond his control.
Yexueyi pouted and glanced at Su Hang, "Is there anything you hate to eat?"
Su Hang was taken aback, realizing the girl wasn't angry anymore.
"I don't have many preferences, but I hate three things: loofah and fatty intestines," Su Hang said. He had always hated loofah, which made him dizzy, and the smell of fatty intestines was enough to put him off. No matter how delicious they were, he wouldn't touch them.
Hearing this, Yexueyi smiled and said to the butcher, "Boss, give me two pounds of fatty intestines!"
Su Hang's face fell. This girl looked honest but had a mischievous side.
"Are you buying so much? Is there anyone else at home?" After buying the fatty intestines, Su Hang followed Yexueyi, who was still looking around.
"Two loofahs should be enough."
Yexueyi's words almost made Su Hang fall over.
"On the way home, the atmosphere was a bit awkward. Su Hang asked, "Xueyi, why didn't I see your master's uncle today?"
"Master's uncle?" Yexueyi was puzzled, then realized, "You mean Brother Qianfeng?"
Su Hang nodded. He was still curious about the new classmate, and more importantly, if Qianfeng was there, it would be much harder to deal with Yexueyi.