Chapter 420 - Contracting With Yao Er
Translator: lav
Editor: SSins
Yao Er smiled slightly, "You are trying to goad me into it in such a clumsy way. How can I believe that Mr. Shi has a way? You should understand that the most important thing is not how to convince my father or me, but how to keep my family safe after my father's actions. I'm someone who cherishes lives very much. If Mr. Shi didn't say that nothing is more important than lives, I wouldn't have come all the way to Didu to see you. How the Yu and Wei family fight, who lives, who dies, who transcends, and who go to the underworld... none of that matters to me. All I care about is my father, my older brother and my life. Humble yet realistic."
Shi Lei nodded, "Of course I understand this. I said I can convince your father and it's under the circumstances that he will still be alive. I cherish lives more than you."
Shi Lei did not lie at all. He indeed cherished lives more than anyone else in this world as his one tiny mistake may make him lose his life.
Yao Er maintained a smile and he seemed to be able to keep his humility and politeness every second although Shi Lei had confirmed that under Yao Er's humble looks, his opinion had always been "no one can achieve it but me".
"If that's the case, Mr. Shi can stop beating around the bush."
Shi Lei shook his head, "I insist on gambling with you!"
"The gamble itself is under the circumstance that you can keep my father safe and give him a chance to seek revenge. Haha, it's quite interesting. Now that the Yu family have put themselves out there, they cannot move easily and one mistake makes them lose it all. At first, they decided to take everything from my father and now… Is it karma? My father wants to do the same to them. To give him a taste of his own medicine, it's interesting. Then what's the bet? Mr. Shi, pardon me for been straightforward. But no matter how confident you are right now, you have nothing to bet with me if you lose. You can't bet your life with me, can you?"
Shi Lei waved his hands confidently, "My bet isn't important and you don't have to ask anything from me. I simply want to bet whether your father believes that I have the ability to keep him safe or not. Although you are smart, even a devil like Yu Banzhi sees you as a devil too. However, your father is way more cautious in considering the overall situation and tolerance. You can't deny it, can you?"
Yao Er nodded lightly, "With my understanding of my father, he won't make a move if there is a tiny risk. If it won't work this time, there's always a next time. In fact, my father had numerous chances to take revenge over the past decade, but he gave up because of the same reason. Hence, no matter how well you can talk, my father will not take the risk if he sense any."
"Then, arrange a meeting with your father for me. If I convince him, then you lose this bet."
"The bet is that I must see you as the leader?" Yao Er replied indifferently and his face was filled with the same humble smile.
Shi Lei laughed, "I'm just an ordinary man with better luck to enter a circle that others cannot in their lifetime. Now, I'm even planning to intervene into something that others don't even dare to think about. With my current good luck, I will need to plan for the future. If you are really Zhuge Liang, I cannot be like Liu Bei who stays loyal. I simply hope that you can help me enter this social class completely and not by limited luck. My luck will run out eventually."
"With Yu Banzhi as your teacher, what you want isn't difficult. You are worried that Yu Banzhi won't want to take you in as his student after this?"
Shi Lei shook his head, "I shall tell you one more thing. My other identity is Chen Yanv's godson and Old Bai encouraged it."
No matter how calm Yao Er was, he couldn't help but be astonished. Isn't this guy's luck too good?
First, it was the Wei family. Although the Wei family was just a paper tiger and were now are like the remains of a burning candle, they were one of the three most noble families in Wudong. Miss Wei just had to favor him and Wei Ye even seemed to allow Wei Xingyue's actions silently.
Thus, it was the Yu family as Yu Banzhi had the thought of being Shi Lei's teacher. Yao Er understood that Yu Banzhi was someone who didn't wish to intervene in political powers and matters and whether they succeed or not, Yu Banzhi wouldn't mind as he was the odd one out in the family and was unwilling to give out the wealth that he accumulated for so long. Hence, even if Shi Lei really ruined his family's plan, it wouldn't stop Yu Banzhi from taking Shi Lei in as his student. Yu Banzhi may even express his attitude early in order to protect Shi Lei.
Now, there was the Bai family; Chen Yanv took Shi Lei in as her godson? And Old Bai encouraged it? What did Shi Lei have that made Old Bai favor him so much?
Yao Er didn't ask Shi Lei whether it was true or not. Who was brave enough to make up a lie like this? Other than having incredibly good luck, Shi Lei was also a very cautious person.
There was also the Song family. Song Miaomiao's grandfather didn't seem to mind Song Miaomiao pestering Shi Lei and although it seemed like nothing, the meaning of it wasn't subtle at all.
Yao Er pondered for a while and spoke, "You want to use the Bai family's power to protect my father?"
Shi Lei shook his head, "I won't trouble my godmother. After I was taken in by them, this was first time I've said it. I think it's bad already for me to tell you, but I merely hope that you have more confidence in me."
"Fine, let's go back to the topic. You have Yu Banzhi and the Bai family as your shield. Why do you need me?"
"You can say it's my vanity. Let me be Liu Xuande once by having the smartest person helping me. Perhaps Yu Banzhi will brew wine, taste plums with me, and say that I'm the hero. Who knows?"
"Hahahaha…" Yao Er could no longer suppress his laughter. He pointed at Shi Lei and shook his head, "You are comparing Yu Banzhi to Cao Cao. He'll definitely regret favoring you if he heard this."
Shi Lei also laughed, "I'm giving him freedom, aren't I? Your father pulled his family down and the grudges will be cancelled. Yu Banzhi never wanted to do this in the first place but he was forced by the situation. I can successfully save Wei Xingyue and Wei Puti, and help you at the same time. It suppose to be an earthquake; although I cannot make it disappear in silence, it's simply people paying back for what they have done."
Yao Er stopped laughing and nodded earnestly, "You are right; this would be the best outcome. Only if it's really according to your wish and the knot in my father's heart can be untied. Except I don't understand how you will avoid agitating the Yu family. You can't achieve this by relying on Yu Banzhi alone."
"Will you bet or not?!" Shi Lei smiled.
Yao Er didn't hesitate this time as he stretched out his hands and gave Shi Lei a high five.
"Although it's quite childish, it's worth a bet. I'm the only one whom you can trick into a bet with no rewards for the winner and become the helper if I lose the bet. For five years, I'll work under you. If you are worthy for me to help you, it's another story. But if you don't reach my expectation within five years, just think of it like you've earned a lifetime of wealth!"
Although these words seemed ordinary, it expressed the immense conceit in Yao Er's heart.
He was confident enough to help someone who didn't even know where his first bucket of gold in life was turned into a lifetime of wealth for five years. How narcissistic was Yao Er to think of that?
The two of them high fived.