The Mightiest Little Peasant c1-799

by Watermelonian, 西瓜星人

  It was hard to believe that they were all renowned business owners in Huaxia.

  Ling Rui and Song Linfei were among those people.

  Tang Hao sat there, feeling frustrated that he had been pranked by the woman. He would not have come if he knew who was behind all this.

  Tamamo courteously replied to all the people there with a smile on her face. When she shook hands with those people, those people seemed even more infatuated than ever.

  Even though she was smiling, she remained emotionally distant.

  Those men were nothing special. They were all mortal boors.

  She casually glanced around the hall. The corners of her lips curled upward into a mischievous smile when she noticed someone sitting alone in the corner of the hall.

  ‘That guy must be so bored by now!’

  She became happier when she thought about that.

  “Everyone, this is Shizuka Tamamo, the owner of Meigyoku Group,” Kotobuki Miyazawa introduced the woman to everyone.

  “Shizuka Tamamo? That’s a good name!” Everyone showered her with flattery when they heard that.

  “Ms. Tamamo, my name is Song Linfei. I am the director of Song Corporation. This is my name card, please take it.”

  Song Linfei squeezed past the crowd, bowed at her, and handed her his name card.

  Shizuka Tamamo smiled courteously and took the name card.

  Song Linfei’s eyes sparkled when he saw her twin peaks up close. He was utterly infatuated.

  “Ms. Tamamo, dare I ask if I can contact you in some other way so that we might have dinner soon?” Song Linfei asked her eagerly.

  Shizuka Tamamo smiled but did not say anything.

  Soon, he was pushed aside by the jostling crowd. He was angry, but he did not throw a tantrum in front of everyone.

  After greeting everyone there, Shizuka Tamamo looked around the hall and her gaze fell on Tang Hao. She pretended to furrow her eyebrows and sounded confused. “He is…?”

  Everyone was shocked. They looked at Tang Hao with disdain.

  “Don’t mind him, Ms. Tamamo. He’s only a country bumpkin. He’s the one who runs Haotian Health Products Co. Ltd., it’s just a small company!” Ling Rui said excitedly.

  Everyone shouted in agreement and jeered at Tang Hao.

  In their eyes, Tang Hao was an uncouth, rude, arrogant, and lowly country bumpkin.

  They felt cathartic after mocking Tang Hao.

  However, Shizuka Tamamo suddenly shrieked in surprise. “Wow! So that’s him?”

  Her eyes opened wide and sparkled as though she was a young girl meeting her idol for the first time.

  Everyone around her was dumbstruck. They stood there like blocks of wood.

  ‘What’s… What’s going on?

  ‘Wasn’t Ms. Tamamo an emotionless, mature, and capable woman? Why does she look like a ditzy teenage girl now?’

  Everyone’s jaws dropped when they witnessed the total change in the woman’s demeanor.

  Even more incredulous was that she was interested in the kid. Was she deaf and did not hear what they said about him?

  ‘What’s so great about this country kid? Didn’t he only concoct some fancy potions? What’s so great about that?’

  Everyone became envious.

  They showered her with attention but did not manage to interest her. However, she seemed obsessed with the kid who just sat there and drank wine.

  “Wow, look at him, he’s so handsome! Don’t you think that he’s so cool?”

  Shizuka Tamamo propped up her face with her hands as though she was struck by puppy love. If she was a cartoon character, her eyes would have turned into heart shapes.

  Pop! Pop! Pop!

  Everyone could feel the veins in their forehead popping.

  They were losing their minds!

  ‘Is that woman actually an idiot?

  ‘The owner of Meigyoku Group is actually a naive young girl?

  ‘How is that country kid handsome or cool? Did she find anyone sitting there alone sipping wine cool?

  ‘F*ck me, if I knew that, why did I bother? I should have looked for a corner, made a pose, and drank wine! I’d be a thousand times cooler!’

  Everyone was exasperated at that moment.

  Chapter 400 - Burning Envy

  At that moment, everyone regretted their actions.

  They had crowded around her and showered her with attention, but that did not elicit a reaction from the woman. It turned out she was an immature young girl who was easily infatuated.

  Meanwhile, that kid was unique by being the only one sitting in a corner alone and sipping wine. To her, that was handsome and cool.

  “Where’s the justice?” Someone shouted indignantly.

  All of them had the urge to find their own corner, hold up a wine glass, and act cool to attract her attention.

  However, they knew that it was too late.

  “How is that person handsome, Ms. Tamamo? He is only a country bumpkin!”

  “Right, he’s still a kid, too! I wonder if he has hair in all the right places?”

  They crowded around Shizuka Tamamo and tried to attack and slander Tang Hao from his appearance, his upbringing, to his clothes and his age. Nothing was spared.

  Ling Rui was the most diligent of them all.

  “I know all of that, but… I still think that he’s very handsome though!”

  Tamamo cupped her hands on her heart, and her eyes sparkled like a naive girl.

  There was a glint of mischief in her eyes.

  She was incredibly entertained by how all of them reacted.

  Pop! Pop!

  Ling Rui and the others could feel another vein popping.

  The woman did not listen to anything they said. She only had the kid in her eyes.

  ‘Dammit, how can the kid be so lucky?’

  Ling Rui’s face was contorted from anger.

  He almost could not believe that the kid seemed to have his way with women. Not only did he have a beautiful woman as a personal assistant, but his sister also fell in love with him.

  Now, even Ms. Tamamo seemed as though she had fallen for him.

  ‘Dammit, what’s so good about this kid?’

  Next to him, Song Linfei’s face changed several colors.

  He clenched his jaw so hard that his teeth almost shattered. His eyes were brimming with envy and resentment.

  ‘How dare he? I, Song Linfei, am the one chosen by fate, and the kid is nothing more than a country bumpkin!’

  First, it was Ling Wei, and now it was Shizuka Tamamo. In the women’s eyes, the kid was somehow the better man.

  Shizuka Tamamo quickly stepped in front of Tang Hao and winked at him. Her eyes looked mischievous and seductive at the same time.

  She bowed slightly and presented her hand. “Shall we dance?” She said bashfully.

  Everyone’s eyes were almost spewing fire when they saw that.

  If looks could kill, Tang Hao’s body would have been riddled with holes by now.

  Tang Hao sat there with the corners of his mouth twitching. His frustrated gaze seemed to be telling her, ‘What the hell are you trying to do?’

  Shizuka Tamamo winked at him and pushed forward her hand a little.

  Tang Hao was helpless. “Thank you for your invitation, Ms. Tamamo, but I don’t know how to dance!” He said.

  Everyone was shocked when they heard that. After they came to their senses, their laughter shook the hall.

  “Hahaha, he doesn’t know how to dance! He’s a country bumpkin after all!”

  Their faces displayed mocking expressions.

  “I’ve already told you, Ms. Tamamo, he’s only a country bumpkin. See… I’m not wrong!”

  “How about you dance with me, Ms. Tamamo? Don’t think that I can’t dance just because I’m old, but my feet are still nimble, and I know all the popular dances!’ A man in his sixties with greyish-white hair shouted.

  “Pah, look at yourself! You’re too old for this, shameles
s fool! Pick me, Ms. Tamamo, pick me!”

  The people started arguing loudly. Some people even started fighting.

  “Wow, they’re so eager!” Tang Hao was shocked.

  However, he could understand why they behaved so. The woman was indeed beautiful, and she was also a cultivator who knew charm sorcery. No matter how strong-willed a man was, they would easily fall prey.

  Moreover, she also had an eminent status. Anyone who caught her eye would have a high chance of collaborating with Meigyoku Group.

  Shizuka Tamamo was laughing on the inside. She felt that it was getting more and more interesting.

  “It’s fine! If you don’t know how to dance, I can teach you until you know how to!” She said bashfully.

  She did not speak loudly, but everyone in the hall could hear her voice.

  The hall instantly fell silent. Everyone froze on the spot.

  Their middle-aged and old faces twitched, and they could feel their blood pressure rise.

  They were utterly at a loss for words.

  Tang Hao sighed helplessly, put down his wine glass, and stood up. Then, he reached out and gently held the delicate and fair hand.

  Everyone’s eyes were spewing fire when they saw that.

  ‘What the hell, the kid caught the eye of Ms. Tamamo, yet he looks so reluctant? I want to beat him up so badly!”

  Tamamo’s hand in his hand was soft and slightly cool to the touch.

  She slightly lowered her head bashfully, then took a step back and pulled Tang Hao toward the center of the hall.

  The music changed into an elegant waltz piece.

  When they arrived at the center, she suddenly leaned close to Tang Hao and caught his shoulder with one hand.

  Tang Hao reflexively grabbed her waist.

  Their bodies were almost pressed together.

  She suddenly held him tightly close to her, and her expression became mischievous.

  “What do you want?” Tang Hao was helplessly caught in her hands. His feet stepped to the rhythm of the music.

  Tamamo leaned close to her ear and whispered, “I told you that I’ll find you, so… here I am!”

  “Why did you find me? Isn’t it better if we leave each other alone?”

  Tamamo chuckled. “Why, are you afraid?” She blew gently into Tang Hao’s ear.

  “Pah! What should I be afraid of?”

  “Isn’t that perfect!”

  They danced along with the music as they chatted.

  Tang Hao was awkward and stiff, but eventually, he knew how to dance and his steps became fluid and natural.

  Tamamo, on the other hand, was an expert.

  Her steps were nimble, and the ends of her gown billowed as she danced. Everyone’s eyes were transfixed on her.

  They seemed obsessed with her, though when they shifted their gaze to the kid, their gaze burned with envy.

  Especially Song Linfei, whose face was twitching.

  Chapter 401 - Five Hundred Million US Dollars

  Elegant music played in the hall.

  The two people flitted amid the crowd, hand in hand.

  “I didn’t expect that you’re quite the inventor. I’ve researched everything that you made, and I’m interested in bringing out their full potential, especially that Divine Liquor.

  “I’ve tasted a lot of fine alcohol in my life, but the taste of the Divine Liquor managed to leave me speechless.

  “So, are you interested in a collaboration? I can bring your products to the international market!” Shizuka Tamamo said softly.

  Tang Hao furrowed his brows. Indeed, he was tempted. Meigyoku Group had the financial resources to do that easily.

  However, he was not at ease that the other party was from Dongying.

  ‘I’m not interested!” He shook his head.

  Shizuka Tamamo was shocked. She did not know how to react.

  All the other people there were eager to collaborate with her company, but the kid had rejected her outright.

  She wrinkled her nose and grunted.

  “Why, do you hate me that much?” She said a little resentfully.

  “I didn’t say I hate you,” Tang Hao replied.

  She smiled cheerily. “So… do you like me?”

  “I don’t!” Tang Hao said snappily.

  She was not disappointed when he gave his answer. She chuckled as though she was joking earlier.

  “Are you sure you don’t want to collaborate with me?” She asked again.

  Tang Hao shook his head again.

  “Sure, I won’t force you to! I know that you’re not short on money. You looted a lot from Miki Group, right? I heard that you emptied out their clan headquarters too.”

  “I took a lot of money, yes, but I’ve donated everything,” Tang Hao said.

  Shizuka Tamamo was shocked. She felt her head spin. “You… donated it all?”

  She could not believe what she heard. The cash reserves and antique collection of the Miki clan should be worth at least several billion Merrican dollars. Even a cultivator would be tempted by that amount of money.

  That kid, however, donated everything.

  She knew that the kid’s net worth was only a few hundred million Huaxia yuan.

  “Right, I’ve donated everything. I can’t take that money, it’s all dirty money. Right, do you want to donate some money too? I’ve asked the Mao Mountain Taoist masters to set up a charity foundation. We welcome donations!”

  Shizuka Tamamo’s mouth was slightly agape.

  She suddenly realized that she did not understand him.

  In Dongying, he had taken on an army of yakuza and cultivators and had killed all of them mercilessly. She thought that he must have been a cruel person. The way he ignored her in the car ride to the airport had strengthened her belief.

  However, she now knew that he had a kind heart.

  “I suddenly think that you’re very charming!” She whispered into Tang Hao’s ear.

  Tang Hao coughed lightly, embarrassed.

  She chuckled. “I’ll donate five hundred million dollars then. Merrican dollars!”

  “Thanks a lot!” Tang Hao said urgently.

  Shabby Taoist Master had been busy with setting up the charity foundation. He was also trying to fence the art objects, antiques, jewelry, and gold, and also using his connections to get the set-up process expedited.

  Mao Mountain had an extensive contact network, so they faced fewer obstacles while setting up the charity foundation.

  They danced for half an hour before separating.

  Everyone immediately crowded around and asked her for a dance.

  However, she rejected all of their advances. Song Linfei and the others were embarrassed. After that, she started talking about official business.

  Tang Hao went to a corner and started drinking wine again.

  After an intense bout of negotiations, a large corporation from River Delta City won the bid. Song Linfei and the others were incredibly frustrated.

  They could not win her heart or the collaboration. It was a waste of their time to go there.

  After the result was announced, the party was over, and everyone left.

  Tang Hao was the last to leave. Tamamo gave him a check. He would hand it to Shabby Taoist Master after the charity foundation was operational.

  He left the mansion happily.

  Even though he felt that his invitation was a prank, he managed to pull in funds for the charity foundation. Five hundred million Merrican dollars was more than his net worth.

  He drove out the gate and onto the main road.

  Some distance away, he noticed several cars parked on the road. Two of the cars were blocking the lanes.

  “Tsk!” Tang Hao grimaced. He knew that Song Linfei and Ling Rui must be looking for trouble.

  He slowed down and stopped near the cars.

  A car was parked next to the road with several bodyguards standing around it. They were tall, strong, and had the extraordinary bearing of soldiers.
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  Tang Hao examined them closely and discerned that they were trained in martial arts.

  The Song family was very influential. It would not be hard for them to recruit soldiers as bodyguards.

  The car door opened, and Song Linfei and Ling Rui came out, wearing hostile expressions on their faces.

  Tang Hao got out of the car. “What do you want?” He said coldly.

  “What do we want? Isn’t it obvious?” Song Linfei cackled horridly.

  “You seem to be very lucky with women, kid! I regret that I didn’t throw you out of the party earlier. It’s not too late to deal with you now though, I want everyone to know that no one can cross me and get away with it.

  “I’ve heard that you’re quite capable too, and you’re acquainted with the province governor. He’s nothing in my eyes though! Even if I killed you today, no one will say anything.

  “The Song family wields power beyond your comprehension, you lowly peasant!”

  He waved at the bodyguards behind him and beckoned them to come close. “Beat him up! Beat him half to death, break his legs too!”

  The bodyguards replied enthusiastically and started walking toward Tang Hao while cracking their necks.

  “Sorry, kid!” They surrounded Tang Hao, smirking.

  “I should be the one telling you that! Sorry, guys!”

  Tang Hao took a big step forward, turned around, and delivered a roundhouse kick.

  The bodyguard chuckled. He lifted his hand to attempt to block the kick, thinking that the kid would not have too much strength.

  However, his expression changed drastically immediately. His eyes widened in fear and his face contorted.

  The power of the kick was like a rockslide. It broke his wrist with a crack. Then, his body flew backward like a cannonball and fell on the ground about four meters away.

  The remaining bodyguards were stunned.

  They were shocked by how powerful that kick was.

  Tang Hao rushed forward and quickly sent them sprawling.

  He cracked his neck, shook his wrists, and walked toward Song Linfei and Ling Rui. He stretched his lips into an icy and mocking grin.