Chapter 334: South Wind Passing
It was three o'clock in the morning and the temperature was still below zero.
The glass in the restaurant was covered with a thick layer of fog, and outside there was heavy snow and wind.
Even on the rare New Year holiday nights, people would not stay up too late, and the excitement did not last long before everyone started to pack up and go home.
Before leaving, everyone said some encouraging words to Chu Feng.
"Come on, young man. I think you have a future."
"Xiao Feng, get things done as soon as possible, we are all looking forward to attending your wedding!"
“…”
"Xiao Chu, does your uncle have a girlfriend? If not, I'll introduce him to someone..."
“…”
Su Xia sat in the corner, silent, watching everyone leave.
The chef, who was also the owner of the restaurant, also started to clean up. He turned all the stools upside down on the tables, checked the water, electricity and gas, closed the doors and windows, and hung a "Closed" sign on the door.
In the end, only Su Xia's table remained.
He put the shop key aside and said, "Everyone, I'm going to sleep first. Remember to lock the door when you leave. Just throw the key under the flower pot outside."
"OK."
The store manager was really careless. Maybe he trusted the people here too much and actually gave the key directly to the customer.
After saying that, he turned around and went upstairs to rest.
On the first floor of the entire store, only Su Xia and three others were left.
The proposal was to be made right after daybreak, and this pace caught the two young people off guard.
Chu Feng held Ding Xiaowen's hand tightly and asked hesitantly, "Uncle, I have nothing now. If I come here like this, Xiaowen's family won't agree, right?"
Su Xia said: "It's okay, I will find some people to support you."
"But Xiaowen's family is one of the best in the entire Seahorse City." Chu Feng was still worried, "Uncle, no one can support the place."
"Don't think too much, think about proposing marriage and giving gifts first!"
Su Xia interrupted directly and brought the topic back to the normal state.
In his opinion, gift-giving is the big issue, nothing else matters.
So what if the family is powerful? The two big families in Yuling City are so powerful, taking turns to be mayors, but they were still scared by Su Xia.
As for gift giving...
Su Xia herself didn't care either, but this was related to the girl's family's first impression of Chu Feng.
Not long ago, when a group of gamers were having an offline gathering, Su Xia heard that... Bing Lei had a girlfriend before, and they were almost together. But when he proposed marriage and gave gifts, the guy showed up with two large bottles of Coke and a huge bag of potato chips, and the girl's family members were so angry.
Later, the marriage didn't go through, and the guy felt very aggrieved.
In his eyes, Coke is much better than cigarettes and alcohol.
"Does Xiaowen's father like to drink?" Su Xia asked.
"He likes it. He drinks a small cup every day with his meals." Ding Xiaowen replied softly.
"What about mother? What do you like?"
“She loved collecting books.”
"It's okay for a cultured person." Su Xia knocked on the table. Giving gifts was a bit difficult.
"Xiao Wen's mother is a university professor." Chu Feng added.
"The right one?"
"Yes, uncle, her mother is a full professor, vice president, and a special consultant to the Coral City City Bank."
“…”
Through simple communication, Su Xia learned that Chu Feng's girlfriend's family was indeed powerful.
Ding Xiaowen's father held a very high position in the municipal government, a position that Su Xia was very familiar with - the second-in-command of the Intelligence Department.
Almost all the information about the entire city comes through his father.
In other words, as long as his father is willing, he can investigate Chu Feng's family background thoroughly.
Her uncle is the owner of several factories nearby . He often takes orders from the city government and has extensive connections. Her other relatives are also prominent.
Generally speaking, her big family is definitely one of the best in Kaiba City.
Su Xia glanced at Chu Feng and said, "Did you save the world in your previous life? How could you be favored by a girl from a family like Xiao Wen?"
Chu Feng was a little embarrassed and laughed dryly: "Uncle, maybe it's fate."
"Okay, since it's fate, we must seize it."
"But uncle..."
"No buts." Su Xia said firmly, "You want to wait until everything is ready? This fate won't last until then."
It’s not that Su Xia didn’t believe Ding Xiaowen, but he had seen too many similar cases on Earth.
If you wait a few more years, the day lily will be cold.
In this way, the three of them chatted until four in the morning.
During this period, Ding Xiaowen's cell phone rang several times, all calls from her family.
My daughter didn't come home late at night, and it was snowing hard outside. Anyone would be worried.
The last person to call was her father.
Ding Xiaowen explained a few words to her father, with a helpless look on her face. Finally, she had to hand the phone to Su Xia and said, "Uncle Su, my father wants to talk to you."
"OK."
Su Xia didn't refuse. She took the phone directly, put it to her ear and said, "Mr. Ding?"
A deep voice came from the other end of the phone: "Su Defu?"
Su Xia replied: "It's me."
"There are three people named Su Defu in Coral City," the man on the other end of the line said coldly, "One is 69 years old, one is 54 years old, and the other just turned 7 years old. Which one are you?"
"Mr. Ding is quite quick in his investigation."
Su Xia was not surprised by this. People in each city’s intelligence department were connected and occasionally needed to exchange information with each other.
Seahorse City and Coral City are close to each other, and officials from the two cities will get together on certain special holidays.
"Chu Feng is a good young man, but he is an orphan." The person on the other end of the phone continued, "I don't know what your intentions are, but if you dare to involve my daughter, I will make you live a life worse than death."
"I understand." Su Xia replied with a smile.
"Your black card from the Mainland General Bank came from the Zero Point Bar," Ding Xiaowen's father continued.
He actually found out more information based on Su Xia's spending yesterday, such as buying a car, clothes, shoes, etc.
Of course, the information of the members of the Zero Point Tavern has always been kept confidential. If he wants to find out more information, it is not something he, the second-in-command of the intelligence department, can do.
He said bluntly: "I know what kind of organization Zero Point Tavern is. I hope you will take care of yourself."
Su Xia replied: "Well, don't worry, Mr. Ding."
"When I come to propose marriage, if you cooperate, I will give you face. If you don't cooperate, don't blame me for being rude."
"I see."
Hearing this, Su Xia smiled at Chu Feng across the table.
Although the tone of the other party was cold, he had obviously acknowledged this son-in-law. After all, his daughter liked him and he would not do anything to break up the couple.
From this point of view, Ding Xiaowen's family is quite open-minded.
The reason why he called was because of the new variable Su Xia.
"That's it."
"Okay, see you tomorrow, Mr. Ding."
After Su Xia finished speaking, the other party hung up. The phone screen lit up, showing the duration of the call.
Across the table, the two young men looked at Su Xia with a little nervousness. After all, it was a conversation between parents, and it would be troublesome if things didn't go well.
"No problem, tomorrow's plan will continue as usual." Su Xia said in a relaxed tone and put Ding Xiaowen's phone on the table.
Hearing his words, the two young men showed joy on their faces.
As long as the Ding family is willing to give in, everything will be simple.
Speaking of which, for someone like Chu Feng, who has no identity or background and is a relatively honest person, it would be a good idea for him to be a live-in son-in-law.
For him, it can save him decades of struggle, and for a big family, such a son-in-law is easier to control.
"Thank you, uncle." Ding Xiaowen smiled sweetly, and her fair little hand tightly clasped Chu Feng's hand.
She reached out her other hand, about to take back her phone.
But at this time, Su Xia shook her head gently and said, "Wait a moment."
"Uncle, what's wrong?"
"Look..."
As he spoke, Su Xia took out a set of disassembly tools from his body, placed Ding Xiaowen's mobile phone near the heater, and heated the back cover of the phone slightly.
Seeing his action, the two young men were stunned for a moment.
What is this for?
Baking your phone?
Ding Xiaowen blinked. She had more experience than Chu Feng, so she reacted quickly. A trace of shame and anger flashed across her face: "Really? I'm such a grown-up, and my parents are still worried..."
Even after she said this, Chu Feng was still confused. What does this have to do with mobile phones?
"Is there...a problem with this?" He couldn't figure it out.
Next, Su Xia used tools to skillfully disassemble the phone, placing the back cover, motherboard cover, small screws, rear camera and other parts neatly on the table. His movements were smooth and orderly.
This is not something Su Xia learned in this world. He knows how to disassemble devices, including mobile phones and computers.
He would occasionally help some female classmates repair computers, install systems, etc. in the library. In return, those female classmates would treat him to a meal, allowing Su Xia to save the meal money.
There was a female classmate who was quite exaggerated. During one semester, her computer had problems more than ten times, and she asked Su Xia for help every time, which made Su Xia embarrassed to eat.
The electronic products in this world are slightly different from those on Earth, but overall they are similar.
"alright!"
Su Xia picked up a black chip easily with tweezers.
The eavesdropping chip transmits signals from one end, and the receiving end is probably at Ding Xiaowen's parents' place.
Her father was in the intelligence department, and getting this kind of eavesdropping chip was as easy as eating and drinking.
Su Xia shook the chip and asked with a smile: "Do you want to put it back?"
Ding Xiaowen looked at the chip, bit his lip, shook his head and said, "Forget it, uncle, help me throw it away."
"good."
Su Xia threw it into the fish tank next to her.
If it weren't for the eavesdropping chip, Ding Xiaowen's parents would not have been able to learn Su Xia's pseudonym and find out the information so quickly.
But the children are already this old, so we really shouldn’t monitor them anymore.
What if two young people can't help themselves in the middle of the night and want to do something serious related to reproduction, should the two parents continue to listen?
"It's OK now, take it."
Su Xia reassembled the phone and returned it to Ding Xiaowen.
After doing all this, he looked at the time and saw that it was already late, so he said, "You two go back and rest, and get your spirits back. Proposing marriage is like going to the battlefield, and you can't be careless in the slightest."
Chu Feng asked: "Uncle, what about you? Do you have a place to rest?"
"Of course I have." Su Xia smiled, "By the way, I have to get you some gifts. It can't be too shabby."
"Uncle, I can buy it myself. I can't let you spend money."
"Forget it. If you take the things you bought over, people will laugh at you."
"this……"
Chu Feng was a little embarrassed. He didn't have much money and his taste was poor, so the things he bought were indeed easy to make people laugh at him.
Ding Xiaowen pinched his face and chuckled, "Listen to Uncle Su, let's go back first."
Chu Feng answered honestly: "Yes."
And so, the three of them left the restaurant, locked the door, and put the key under the flower bed.
On the way back, Chu Feng talked about his studies.
His current cultural level can almost be described as illiterate. He only knows a few daily words and nothing that is slightly difficult.
For someone like him, does he have to start all over again from elementary school?
"No need, find a private training class." Su Xia rejected his idea. "The normal process of elementary and middle school is not only to teach you to learn, but also to shape your outlook on life and values. Now most of your outlook on life has been formed , so just make up for the lack of knowledge."
"Uncle, how long do you think it will take for my brain to recover?" Chu Feng never had any confidence.
"Half a year is enough."
"ah?"
"Don't be surprised. Half a year of private training is enough for you to catch up on the knowledge you need."
Su Xia looked serious and continued, "Then I will find a connection for you and get you into a regular university, and after you finish university, you can work in the municipal government."
"Ah? Just use connections?" Chu Feng was surprised. "Uncle, isn't this unfair to ordinary people?"
"It's good that you think this way. Keep it up and be a good official in the future."
"Uncle, do you really want to find a connection?"
"Even if I don't find it for you, Xiaowen's family will secretly find it for you, but they will not tell you for your self-esteem."
"this……"
Chu Feng opened his mouth, feeling a little conflicted, and wanted to say something.
But Ding Xiaowen pinched his palm, shook his head slightly at him, and signaled him not to say anything more.
Su Xia said seriously: "There is no absolute fairness in the world. What you need to do is to climb as high as possible, squeeze out those officials , and then find a way to create fairness for ordinary people."
"Uncle, I understand."
"That's good to know."
Su Xia also wants fairness, but the way the world is is destined to be, and some fairness can only be achieved through robbery.
As for whether Chu Feng really knew it, Su Xia was too lazy to explore it. One day, this young man would understand it.
After a while, Chu Feng asked again: "Uncle, was going to school decades ago really as difficult as the store owners say ?"
Su Xia spread her hands: "How should I know? I'm only one or two years older than you."
Going to school is indeed difficult, Su Xia has experienced it herself.
His hometown is a national-level poverty-stricken county. When he was in elementary school, there was not even a road, so he had to walk on the muddy path to go to school before dawn every day.
Going back further in time, it must have been more difficult for the uncles' generation, but some elders are exaggerating.
In their words, going to school is even harder than going to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the outskirts of the refugee resettlement area.
Su Xia said: "Let's stop here, you guys go back and rest."
"Uncle, take care of yourself."
"Um."
Su Xia said goodbye to the two of them and then walked into the snow alone.
It was so late, and he was too lazy to call a taxi. He simply covered his entire body with nanorobots, activated the invisibility function, and then flew into the sky.
The wind and snow whistled past him, as if the whole world was left behind.
"call……"
At five in the morning, Su Xia returned to the Zero Point Tavern.
The most suitable place to buy marriage proposal gifts is naturally a pub.
Here, as long as you have enough money, you can buy most things in the world.
It was so late, but there were still many people in the pub who had not slept yet. Of course, there were also people who got up early and chatted about recent events while eating breakfast.
Su Xia sat in the corner of the first floor and listened for a while as usual, trying to capture useful information from the details of everyone's conversation.
Soon, he discovered that people rarely talked about the masked man.
Most of the chat content was related to Wang Teng and the Mercenary Town.
"Just after midnight today, something happened to the mercenaries..."
At that time, Su Xia was rescuing her number one fan Ding Can.
At the same time, in the wilderness between Coral City and Seahorse City, a major event occurred.
There was an entire mercenary town, with more than a dozen mercenary organizations stationed there. The total number of wandering mercenaries exceeded three hundred. It was actually massacred overnight, and only a very small number of mercenaries escaped.
The news was unconsciously shocking.
Wang Teng is on the rise recently. Who dares to take action against those mercenaries?
Shocked, everyone immediately thought of the masked man.
Could it be him?
But soon, new news came that it was not the masked man who took action, but a very unfamiliar organization.
"Southern Wind Organization, have you heard of this name?"
