The Beautiful CEO’s Dragon Blood Bodyguard
Chapter 158 - 0158: Unreliable Dad

Chapter 158: Chapter 0158: Unreliable Dad

Su Yiyi’s home was in a small community south of the city, which used to be the family area of a cotton mill.

The entire area consisted of low-set single-story buildings with small yards attached.

The lanes were paved with ash.

The ground was pitted and scarred everywhere.

Proudly, Su Laicai said to Long Fei, "Don’t underestimate our place for being outdated; it’s actually a good location. Wanda just got a piece of land nearby, and once it’s developed, the value of our land is definitely going to skyrocket."

Blushing, Su Yiyi said, "Dad, can you stop boasting?"

Su Laicai replied, "Who’s boasting? These days, they are mobilizing for demolition in the community, saying some company has bought this place out. But this company rips people off; they’re only offering a thousand yuan per square meter in compensation. Isn’t this just plain robbery! Your Uncle Li and the others have gathered a group, getting ready to protect our homes!"

"That’s way too shady!"

Su Yiyi pouted her lips.

Long Fei also frowned slightly, looking at the small courtyard, the largest of which was just over a hundred square meters.

If torn down, that would only amount to a bit over one hundred thousand.

Over one hundred thousand in Binhai City would barely buy you a toilet.

He looked outside the window at the small building, where red flags were planted everywhere.

There were also white banners hanging on the walls, reading, "Strongly resist unscrupulous developers; we vow to defend our homes to the death!"

Long Fei frowned. He had seen such issues in the news before but never expected to witness it firsthand today.

It seemed forced demolition was a problem everywhere.

The cab stopped in front of a house, and Su Laicai greeted enthusiastically, "Get out, this is our place!"

Su Yiyi opened the door and cheerfully invited Long Fei to get out.

In front of them was a small yard that looked like it had been around for thirty or forty years, with cracks all over the walls.

After opening the door, Su Laicai glanced at a notice on the door and angrily shouted to Long Fei, "Look at this, is there no law anymore! They are even giving us a one-month deadline to vacate the place, or else they’ll start demolishing forcefully!"

Long Fei and Su Yiyi went over to take a look; there was an official seal at the bottom with Wuu’s Real Estate Co., Ltd. as the signature.

He thought for a moment, as if he had heard of this company’s name somewhere.

Su Laicai tearfully ripped the notice and called Long Fei and Su Yiyi into the yard, dejectedly shouting at them, "Just you wait, I’d rather lose my life than let them succeed!"

With a touch of fear, Su Yiyi said, "Dad, please don’t be too rash! Those bad people, they have no bottom line."

She understood her father; he was always someone who liked the limelight.

And because of that, he had suffered quite a bit.

It was for this reason her mother had divorced her father.

Su Laicai didn’t say a word but beckoned to Long Fei, "Brother Long, let’s have a drink. Don’t let this ruin our mood."

He opened the door and invited Long Fei into the house.

There was a living room in the middle with bedrooms on either side.

A single-story house, it was rather cramped.

Su Yiyi put down her schoolbag and swiftly set up a folding table, then moved a chair and invited Long Fei to sit down.

Jealously, Su Laicai said, "Look here, my dear daughter, why didn’t you move a chair for your dad first?"

Su Yiyi stuck out her tongue and laughed at him, "Brother Long is a guest, of course, he should be seated first!"

Pointing at her, Su Laicai joked to Long Fei, "See what I mean? No wonder people say all the effort of raising a daughter is for nothing. No matter how good you are to her, once she grows up, she’ll still turn her elbow outwards."

Su Yiyi shouted with a reddened face, "Dad, what are you even saying!"

Long Fei chuckled dryly, not expecting Su Laicai to be so unreliable, joking around with his own daughter like that.

But, the father and daughter must have a lot of fun together on a regular day.

My father hardly acted like one, instead, he got along with his daughter as if they were buddies.

Su Laicai went to the cupboard and pulled out a bottle of Erguotou, set down two cups, and placed two cloves of garlic on the table.

In Binhai City, people like to pair garlic with white spirits.

They say it’s "fighting fire with fire."

"Come on, Brother Long, let’s drink first!"

Su Laicai filled two cups for himself and Long Fei.

Su Yiyi checked the fridge and hollered, "Dad, there’s no food left in the fridge. How come you don’t even buy groceries when I’m not home!"

Su Laicai let out a chuckle, rubbing his palms together, "When it’s just me, I eat out for every meal. What do I need groceries for! Wait here, I’ll give you some money, and you can go buy a bunch."

He pulled out his wallet and flipped through it.

It was nearly empty, with only a handful of small change inside.

Long Fei couldn’t help but smile, pulling out two hundred yuan from his pocket and giving it to Su Yiyi, "Yiyi, we came back in a hurry. Your dad was about to withdraw money, but I didn’t have time. For now, just use mine!"

Su Laicai glanced at Long Fei, thinking to himself that the young man was too damn good with words, making him almost ready to accept him as his son-in-law on the spot.

His bank card had been emptied for fines a long time ago.

Su Yiyi frowned, feeling embarrassed, "Brother Long, I really shouldn’t. How can I take your money when you are here to eat with us!"

Su Laicai waved his hand, "Yiyi, just take it for now. Later at dinner, Dad will pay Brother Long back for you!"

"Alright then!"

Su Yiyi pursed her lips before finally agreeing.

She took the money and left.

Long Fei raised his cup and drank with Su Laicai.

He took out his own wallet, extracted all the cash—over a thousand yuan—and handed it to Su Laicai, "Uncle Su, it’s my first visit and I didn’t bring any gift. Take this money as a meeting present I bought for you!"

Su Laicai hastily blocked him, "Brother Long, what are you doing! We may be short on cash, but we can’t take yours!"

While he verbally declined, his hand didn’t hesitate.

He grabbed the money, quickly pocketing it, "Brother Long, I acknowledge you as a brother today. Don’t call me uncle from now on, it’s too formal. Just call me brother!"

Long Fei was at a loss for words, thinking ’Damn, this is screwing up the family hierarchy.’

If he was to call him brother, wouldn’t Su Yiyi end up calling him uncle?

The two of them drank Erguotou with their garlic.

Su Yiyi hadn’t returned with the groceries, and half a bottle of Erguotou was already finished.

Su Laicai couldn’t hold his liquor; after just one cup, he started blathering nonsense, patting his chest and boasting, "Brother Long, don’t look down on us for being poor now. Once the demolition comes, we’re going to strike it rich. Even Yiyi’s mom once scorned me for being poor and ran off with someone else. Just you wait, she’ll definitely regret it."

"Bro, I understand. Sit down and take it easy, don’t get worked up!"

Long Fei pulled him back down, for he was nearly climbing up the cupboard.

Su Laicai held his hand, chuckling, "Brother Long, be honest with me, do you like my girl?"

Sweating bullets, Long Fei cursed inwardly, ’Damn it, your daughter’s just in her third year of junior high, and you’re already talking about this? That’s so irresponsible!’

Seeing that he didn’t answer, Su Laicai pointed at him and burped, "If you stay silent, I’ll take it as a yes!"

Long Fei said helplessly, "Brother Su, I just see Yiyi as my little sister, don’t overthink it."

Su Laicai patted his shoulder, "Brother understands, I didn’t overthink. I used to see Yiyi’s mom as a sister too, and look, she ended up becoming my wife, didn’t she?"

Long Fei was completely speechless, and he confronted him directly, "Brother Su, just speak plainly, do you need something from me?"

Su Laicai rubbed his palms and said, "Brother Long, to tell you the truth, I like to dabble in a few rounds of cards when I’ve got nothing better to do. I lost a fair bit recently and even wrote an IOU. If you have the money, could you lend me some more? You can rest assured, I won’t let you lose out; think of it as me accepting your betrothal gifts in advance. If you marry Yiyi in the future, I guarantee I won’t take a penny!"