Chapter 36 Secret Visit in Litian City
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Mu Qianmei and Liu Tingfeng walked on the street in Litian City, pulling a large red horse, which was a unique scenery.
A handsome young man and a young lady as beautiful as a fairy became the focus of this street.
Many people were curious and envious.
Some of them slowed down to see more, and some of them stopped walking and enjoyed them.
Mu Qianmei was an international star in her previous life, with conspicuous temperament and graceful behavior. Pedestrians usually looked at her on the street, so she had been used to it. She walked with a smile, like a breeze.
But Liu Tingfeng had never gone through it. He was so nervous that he stopped talking when more people looked at them and walked with Mu Qianmei cautiously. He didn't dare to look at others.
Luckily, some people could understand Yugu's lingua franca, so Mu Qianmei got the location of the branch of Beggar g**g.
While they were walking towards the southern suburb, they saw many followers from Beggar g**g walk slowly or hurriedly.
There were many followers with one bar, sometimes with two bars, but they didn't see any one with four bars or more.
Beggar g**g required the people who joined to serve as a beggar for more than one year because many people would like to join Beggar g**g after Beggar g**g became famous, even though some rich people felt like joining.
But if some people who didn't serve as a beggar joined Beggar g**g, there would be so easy.
The followers with two bars or less could only do some simple work, such as begging on the street and getting some messages.
Only the followers with three bars or more could work for the industry of Beggar g**g and get the wage every month. They didn't need to beg. Only a few worked as beggars during spare time.
The followers with four or five bars who behaved well could also serve as the industry's group leaders.
They had graded income.
Therefore, it was ordinary that they couldn't see the followers of Beggar g**g with four bars or more on the street.
Mu Qianmei walked into a money shop with Liu Tingfeng.
She exchanged silver given by Ye Suifeng for common Yugu money.
Mu Qianmei walked into a chain store named Beggar chicken with Liu Tingfeng.
The chain stores of Beggar chicken had the uniform decorative style on Yugu Continent, with red as the main tone. The store was neat and high-level.
A striking but careless word "Feng" on the store board could be seen from a remote place. The characters "Beggar chicken" were on the bottom right corner.
After they walked into the store, a server in red welcomed them to the seat. Most servers were young men and women, with the marks of Beggar g**g on their chests. Most of them had four bars, and a few had five bars. Some disabled people were also there who were all the beggars ever living on the street.
They had a job, so they cherished this hard-won opportunity. Most of them worked hard and welcomed the guests full of enthusiasm.
The store mainly sold fried food, including the fried meat and wheaten food. It was decorated like those fast-food restaurants in Mu Qianmei's previous life, but the drinks were not so various, only including soybean milk and some kinds of weak liquor.
They ordered fried chicken legs, fried chicken wings, French fries, deep-fried dough sticks, and soybean milk and ate on the seats close to the window.
They were so attractive. Many guests looked at them.
A clever male server ran to the second floor.
After a while, he walked down with a fat man. They walked towards Mu Qianmei slowly.
The guests didn't look at them anymore like they feared and sympathized when they saw the fat man.
Mu Qianmei saw the fat person's six bars.
He was an incense director.
He smiled at Mu Qianmei and spoke in Yugu's lingua franca,
"You must come from other places. I'm Liu Xian, an incense director of the branch of Beggar g**g in Litian City. I wonder whether or not our food suits your taste."
He sat at an empty seat nearby Mu Qianmei.
Although he smiled, his evil expression made people feel uncomfortable.
After hearing his words and seeing his smile, Liu Tingfeng thought to himself, "How could he be named Liu Xian? He should be named 'Scamp'."
Although he didn't see such a person, Mu Qianmei had told him many stories, which described many bad people like him.
"Thanks for your care. The food of Beggar chicken is great."
Mu Qianmei detested him. But she couldn't show her real thought when the fat man didn't mess with her. So she answered,
"You both are extraordinary. I'm willing to make friends with you. Could I have this chance?"
Liu Xian said with a smile.
"All within the four seas are brothers. It's a pleasure!"
Mu Qianmei replied.
"Ha-Ha! Well, all within the four seas are brothers. You are straightforward. It's my treat. How am I supposed to call you?"
"I'm Mei Qianmu, and this is my brother. We meet for the first time. How could we let you pay?"
Mu Qianmei replied calmly.
Liu Tingfeng felt disgusted. He was innocent but could still know the fat person harbored evil designs. He didn't understand why Mu Qianmei talked with him.
He followed Master's command. He would listen to Mu Qianmei and let her handle everything.
Liu Xian ignored Liu Tingfeng and said to Mu Qianmei,
"You are guests. I shall play the host. After the meal, I'm going to bring you to the branch of Beggar g**g. Let's drink and celebrate our acquaintance. What do you think?"
"Thanks for your kind invitation. But as an incense director, you must be busy. How could we come to disturb you?"
Mu Qianmei replied politely.
"We are friends. There is no need to be so polite. It's my honor to buy you a drink!"
"Obedience is better than politeness. I've heard that Beggar g**g is the largest in the world. We admire you. Sorry to trouble you, Incense Director Liu!"
Mu Qianmei agreed with a smile.
"Ha-Ha! Beggar g**g is the most powerful on Yugu Continent. Since you have finished eating, let's go. Please come with me!"
Liu Xian said with a self-satisfied smile. He stood up and made a gesture of inviting.
Mu Qianmei gave a sign to Liu Tingfeng and reminded him not to speak. They stood up and walked out of the Beggar chicken store.
Mu Qianmei heard a sigh when they walked out of the store. Someone said to his companion in a low voice,
"Alas! It's a pitiful girl, too. She looks so beautiful!"
"Hush! Don't say it."
His companion stopped him immediately.
Mu Qianmei refused Liu Xian's invitation to take a carriage but rode the horse to the southern suburb with Liu Tingfeng.
After they separated for a distance, Liu Tingfeng said in a low voice,
"Senior apprentice-sister, he is a bad guy."
"Eh, I know. I'll handle this. Don't worry!"
Mu Qianmei replied in a soft voice.
After they went out of Litian City, it was much quieter. The road was not very wide and only enough for two carriages. There were many bumps on the road.
But the beautiful mountains and clear water made them feel like they were far away from the busy city.
After a while, they came to the branch of Beggar g**g.
It was in a valley, too, like the head office of Beggar g**g, but with fewer and lower buildings, not as grand as the head office.
The followers of Beggar g**g stood guard at the entrance. They saw their Incense Director take a beautiful lady and then made a bow respectfully.
Liu Xian invited them enthusiastically.
There were many followers. Some were practicing on the playground. It looked like the training of public security in Mu Qianmei's previous life. Although it was a large scale, it lacked the orderly sense of troops.
It didn't meet the requirement of Mu Qianmei.
Liu Xian took them to visit and introduced the basketball court, the library, the meeting room, the dining hall, and other departments.
They built these buildings according to Mu Qianmei's design pattern in the head office.
It went well on the basketball court with some young people who were good at basketball playing. However, there were few people reading books in the library. The books on the bookshelves had been covered with much dust. The table in the meeting room seemed to be seldom used, with a lot of dust. Those existed in name only.
The dining hall had poor sanitary conditions. It seemed they didn't manage well.
Liu Xian showed them around and flaunted Beggar g**g's achievement as if it had been his feat.
Mu Qianmei and Liu Tingfeng hardly spoke and just listened to him. Mu Qianmei sometimes replied or asked.
After the visit, a follower came to invite them to have a meal. Liu Xian took them to an exquisite small building.
The furnishings in this small building were exceptional. There were celebrities' works hung on the wall and antiques placed on the desk and shelves. Mu Qianmei could see that most of them were invaluable and genuine.
However, those works and antiques were placed without any aesthetic perception and disorderly. They were just used to show off.
He was so anxious to let everybody know that his collections were abundant and precious.
Mu Qianmei knew that there had a study full of books without the need to check it out.
It was not like a branch of Beggar g**g. It was an upstart's home!
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