Dragon King Palace: Urban Affluent Son-in-Law

To Pan Haoting, he wasn't afraid of Jiang Feng being rude to him. On the contrary, if Jiang Feng treated him like an honored guest right now, that would be a bad sign.

What he wanted was this kind of impenetrable, fearless feeling from Jiang Feng, which proved from another angle that coming to the Liu family was the right decision.

In the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Liu, Jiang Feng and Pan Haoting didn't discuss any special topics, just casually talked about Liu Yunping's illness.

Actually, Pan Haoting came here mainly to show respect for Jiang Feng, letting Jiang Feng know his sincerity was enough.

"Miss Liu, your father shouldn't stay out of bed too long. Help him to rest inside—Mr. Jiang, shall we go out and talk?" Pan Haoting deliberately said this to Liu Shiyuan and then addressed Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng knew he wanted a private conversation, so he nodded, stood up first, and walked outside the courtyard.

At this time, since too many people were watching outside the fenced yard, Pan Haoting had already dispatched his two bodyguards to drive them away. Now, with two guards at the entrance, no one dared to approach.

"Mr. Jiang, the trouble my son caused is really embarrassing for me. Luckily, you were here today, otherwise he would have really harmed such a good girl as Miss Liu." Pan Haoting willingly scolded his son, actually to elevate Jiang Feng.

"President Pan, just say what you have to say. No need to beat around the bush." Jiang Feng said bluntly.

"Uh..." Pan Haoting was stunned for a moment, awkwardly said, "Mr. Jiang, you're very straightforward. It's like this: I am close friends with the newly appointed head of the South City Action Department, Mu Jianmin. In recent days, I have heard some things about you, Mr. Jiang—I'm very curious, were those Chief Situ officers, who encountered a kidnapping by foreign drug dealers yesterday, ultimately rescued by you?"

He didn't say it was Mu Jianmin who had suspicions, only that he was curious, thus skillfully probing Mu Jianmin's questions while remaining perfectly discreet.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Feng saw through his intentions immediately and coldly asked, "Was it Mu Jianmin who thought of me?"

"This..." Pan Haoting was stunned again, not expecting Jiang Feng to see through his query so thoroughly. The moment he spoke, Jiang Feng knew what he was investigating.

"If he thinks so, then let it be." Jiang Feng smiled lightly, gave a non-committal answer, and then walked away.

Pan Haoting was shocked!

He carefully savored Jiang Feng's words and concluded that Jiang Feng did not deny it!

My God, if that's the case, he really was the one who charged into the drug dealer's hideout alone and rescued Situ Yan?!

How did he manage to do it? Others had knives and guns, and were many in numbers, yet in the end, were all wiped out without a trace?

A terrifying chill suddenly enveloped Pan Haoting. He deeply felt that coming here today was the right decision, otherwise, if he had acted impulsively and stood against Jiang Feng siding with his son, he wouldn't even know how he would die in the future!

To curry favor with Jiang Feng once again, Pan Haoting returned to the house and informed Mr. and Mrs. Liu that the Liu family's medication would receive a 20% discount in the future. Furthermore, their company's newly co-produced batch of special-effect drugs with a foreign partner, soon to hit the market, would be gifted privately by him to Liu Yunping to let Liu Yunping try them first.

Mr. and Mrs. Liu were so excited they didn't know what to say, expressing their gratitude profusely to Pan Haoting. Meanwhile, Pan Haoting primarily observed Jiang Feng's expression; seeing Jiang Feng so calm, he felt a rush of satisfaction and then took his leave.

As people in the shanty area saw Pan Haoting and his entourage coming out, his face was full of springtime contentment, as if visiting the Liu family had granted him some great benefit. This left everyone even more puzzled, gathering in groups to discuss it.

By afternoon, there would probably be many different versions circulating, but without exception, the status of the Liu family of three in everyone's mind had been elevated.

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"Brother Jiang, you haven't eaten yet. Why don't I prepare something for you?" After seeing Pan Haoting off, Liu Shiyuan realized Jiang Feng was still hungry and quickly offered.

"Do you have classes in the afternoon?" Jiang Feng asked. He didn't want to delay her if Liu Shiyuan had to hurry back to class.

"I do, but they're from the third or fourth period, after three-thirty, so there's no rush." Liu Shiyuan sweetly replied.

"Then just make a bowl of noodles, toss in an egg, okay?"

"Okay! Brother Jiang, just wait. I'll add a few more eggs for you!" Liu Shiyuan said and hurried to the kitchen, as if cooking for Jiang Feng was a truly happy event.

"Oh dear, Xiao Jiang hasn't eaten? Should I go buy something?" Wang Xiumei hurriedly suggested. Even if she was a bit slow to realize, she knew that the real reason Pan Haoting had come grandly to her house today was for Jiang Feng's sake. Although she couldn't quite see what was so special about Jiang Feng, he had become their family's great benefactor. It was only right to treat him well to repay this debt.

"No need, let Shiyan make something simple. I'll leave after eating." Jiang Feng calmly told Wang Xiumei and then went into the inner room to check on Liu Yunping's condition.

Seeing this, Wang Xiumei didn't insist, silently marveling to herself, "This young man has quite a character. Is this what they call 'aloof' on TV?"

Then, she looked toward the kitchen, seeing her daughter cheerfully bustling about like a happy little bird, she walked in.

The kitchen of the Liu family was small, with just enough room for the stove, exhaust fan, and various condiments, but it was perfect for mother and daughter to have a private conversation.

"Daughter, tell your mom the truth, what exactly is your relationship with Jiang Feng?" Wang Xiumei approached her daughter and quietly asked as Liu Shiyuan was preparing the noodles.

"What relationship?" Liu Shiyuan blushed, somewhat asking the obvious.

"Don't fool your mom," Wang Xiumei gave her daughter a knowing look, "If there's no relationship, why would he come to our house and stand up for us because of you?"

"Mom!" Liu Shiyuan stomped her little foot, pouting slightly, "Stop imagining things. Brother Jiang and I are just normal friends!"

"I don't believe it!" Wang Xiumei wasn't so easily persuaded, but seeing her daughter staunchly refusing to say, she didn't press further.

In that moment, she looked at her daughter with even more pampering and affection, feeling a deep sense of comfort.

Honestly, life in this impoverished and difficult household was tough, almost always a worry about the next meal, but the only thing that gave Wang Xiumei hope in adversity was her daughter!

Because, from childhood, Liu Shiyuan had always made her proud. Even though she didn't eat or dress as well as others, she was outstanding!

Liu Shiyuan excelled in both conduct and academics from elementary school, with excellent grades and angelic features, a beauty loved by all. Now, grown-up, she was even more beautiful, a rose in bloom, to Wang Xiumei's immense pride.

More importantly, Liu Shiyuan had a wonderful character, sweet and considerate, never tainted by bad influences from society.

"I wonder which man will be so lucky to marry my daughter..." Wang Xiumei's gaze was filled with longing and reluctance, afraid her daughter would someday leave her side.

"Will it be Jiang Feng?" She inadvertently glanced toward the inner room, pensively wondered.