Chapter 259: Danger Approaches

Zhang Haifeng waved his hand, looking completely unconcerned. "It’s nothing. Your family is very nice, and I enjoy spending time with them. Besides, this is a paid assignment. So, don’t think I’m just taking your father and others around for fun; I’m actually getting paid for it."

Zhu Yanyi listened from the side and exaggeratedly said, "So, you’re killing two birds with one stone. You get to have fun and earn money at the same time. Tell me, shouldn’t you treat us to a meal?"

Zhang Haifeng put on a rich man’s expression. "No problem. What do you want to eat? I’ll treat you."

"Not just me. You should treat all of us. Don’t worry, there won’t be many people. Just my family, my godfather’s family, and maybe a few masters if they are free." Zhu Yanyi pretended to count on her fingers. "It’s annoying to calculate, so just book a private room with two tables. We can squeeze in comfortably."

Seeing Zhu Yanyi like this, Zhang Haifeng suddenly felt an urge to slap herself. She subconsciously covered her pockets. "Little ancestor, please think about it. I’m just a poor soldier. I have no money."

"I don’t believe you," Zhu Yanyi stated firmly.

Zhang Haifeng looked at Zhu Yanyi with a bitter expression. "I really have no money."

"Stop pretending to be poor. Do you think I can’t see that you have some background in the capital?" Zhu Yanyi had indeed noticed something unusual about Zhang Haifeng. Since she was with Yan Aohan, people around someone like Yan Aohan were either very capable or had some background. Most importantly, Zhang Haifeng occasionally exuded a noble aura that ordinary people did not have. Therefore, Zhang Haifeng must have a significant background.

Zhang Haifeng stared at Zhu Yanyi, then looked at herself. "Where did I slip up?"

Zhu Yanyi giggled. "You didn’t slip up. I was bluffing you just now, and you admitted it. Little Zhang, you are really useless. A major getting bluffed like this? I wonder how you reached this rank?" She shook her head and sighed dramatically.

Zhang Haifeng wasn’t angry. He smiled and said, "I earned my rank step by step through military merits. But, Ani, our boss is the richest one. If you want to extort someone, you should extort him."

Zhu Yanyi glanced at Zhang Haifeng. "Do you dare to offend your boss?"

"I don’t dare," Zhang Haifeng admitted, looking timid.

Zhu Yanyi shrugged. "I don’t dare either." Then she added, "So, I can only bully you."

"You bully the weak and fear the strong," Zhang Haifeng said, instantly categorizing herself as the weak party. Zhu Yanyi nodded with a smile. "As long as I can bully you, I don’t mind if you are soft or hard."

Seeing that Zhu Yanyi wouldn’t let her off, Zhang Haifeng reluctantly agreed. "Alright, I’ll treat you to some private kitchen cuisine. This restaurant is special, with very authentic Beijing flavors."

"Okay," Zhu Yanyi nodded. She was happy to have successfully extorted him. Then, looking at the study, she asked, "Little Zhang, what do you think Grandpa Zhan is discussing with my father and godfather?"

Zhang Haifeng shook his head, still feeling the pain in his wallet from being extorted. "You don’t know, and I certainly don’t know. Why don’t you go in and listen?"