People in Douluo, the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 145 145. Ma Xiaotao Doesn’t Want to Get Married
"Brother Debiao, I have heard of your great name for a long time."

Chen Yu stood at the port and bowed in the direction of a middle-aged man who was walking down the stairs. This was the first time the two met. If Ning Debiao had not exuded a unique aura of a superior, he would never have thought that a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance was actually the famous Hanhai Douluo.

Ning Debiao walked quickly to Chen Yu, bowed to him, and said, "Brother Chen, you are still as charming as ever. In the early years, I came to Hanhai City with my father and saw you from afar. You were so high-spirited and energetic at that time..."

When the two leaders of the two powers got together, there was bound to be some business boasting. They were all foxes with thousands of years of experience, so they had to do what they should do. After some politeness, Chen Yu handed the task of unloading to his subordinates, and he invited Ning Debiao to the largest hotel in Hanhai City for a banquet.

As for why Chen Yu did not hold a banquet at home, it was because he had his own considerations. Public is public and private is private. The two forces did not have any industries that could be cooperated with each other. Rather than rising to the level of communication between families, Chen Yu would rather make friends with Ning Debiao in a private capacity.

At the banquet, the two grown men did not bring any wives or family members with them. They just kept toasting each other, as if they were old friends who had not seen each other for many years.

After three rounds of drinking, Chen Yu asked the question in his mind, "Brother Ning, I see you brought your family here, what's going on? Are you going to give up your overseas position and come to the inland to develop?"

Ning Debiao took a sip of his drink and said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do. Life overseas is not as easy as you think. Recently... the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan has obtained some kind of inheritance and has been blocking our fleet one after another. The sea is their home ground, and two of the three supply lines have been cut off."

"We don't want to develop inland either. We really have no choice but to do this. What, Brother Chen, do you not welcome us?"

Chen Yu laughed awkwardly and said, "How could that be? As long as Brother Ning gives the order, I will immediately send people to clear out an area in Hanhai City for you to live in and buy property."

"No need for that. Thank you for your kindness, Brother Chen. We... don't plan to stay in Hanhai City to develop." Ning Debiao took a deep breath, picked up the wine glass and took a big gulp.

"If you don't develop in Hanhai City, then where are you going to go..."

At this point, Chen Yu's voice suddenly stopped, and his eyes unconsciously turned to the direction of Shrek City...

……

“Xiao Tao, your current situation is different from before. The child in your belly cannot be born without a father. Listen to Master’s Wife and marry Huo Yuhao. If you don’t like him, just don’t let him touch you after marriage.”

“No, I’ll marry you if you want to. I won’t marry that arrogant Huo Yuhao. What does it have to do with me whether the child has a father or not? At worst, I can just abort the child!”

"You... you know that if you abort this child, you may never get pregnant again. A woman... and a woman whose talent has been exhausted, who can you rely on for the rest of your life? Isn't it your own child? Yes, that child has an unknown origin, but he is also your flesh and blood, your biological son!"

Inside Yan Shaozhe's residence, Cai Meir and Ma Xiaotao were on the verge of a fight if they disagreed.

As a traditional woman, Cai Meir wanted Ma Xiaotao to marry Huo Yuhao and give birth to a child to support her for the rest of her life.

But Ma Xiaotao scoffed at this. Although she didn't mind getting married or having children, she still had to decide who to marry and who to have children with. For her to give birth to a child whose father she didn't even know, humph, was simply impossible!
"If you feel ashamed because my existence makes you unable to hold your heads up in Shrek City, then remove me from the Sea God Pavilion. From now on, you go your way and I go mine, and there will be no relationship between us anymore!" As she spoke, Ma Xiaotao straightened her dress, turned around, and walked towards the gate.

Seeing this scene, Cai Meir instinctively stepped forward and wanted to keep Ma Xiaotao, but was stopped in time by Yan Shaozhe behind her.

"Mei'er, everyone has their own joys and sorrows. Your ideas may not work for Xiaotao. Continuing the conversation will only backfire. It's better to let her calm down alone. No matter what she becomes, she is still our disciple, our...daughter. Even if everyone bullies her, abuses her, and slanders her, we should not treat her differently..."

At this moment, Yan Shaozhe only felt the space jade slip in his arms vibrate three times, and under the control of his mind, a hurried female voice suddenly sounded.

"Dean Yan, someone from overseas wants to see you."

Sea, overseas?

Hearing this, the couple was stunned for a moment. They knew too well what the word "overseas" meant. After Seagod Tang San ascended, the original Seagod Island collapsed and was no longer suitable for human spirit masters to live in. Some residents of Seagod Island followed Tang San's orders and moved the statue symbolizing the authority of Seagod into Shrek City. All major and minor matters were decided by the strong men of the original Seagod Island and the strong men of Shrek Academy. This was the origin of Seagod Pavilion.

Of course, not all residents of Poseidon Island are willing to move inland for development. Some of them have found some small islands and choose to settle down and start their businesses on them.

Another part of the residents of Poseidon Island felt that life overseas was too poor without the protection of Poseidon, so they led their families to the mainland and settled in the port city.

Among them... most of the residents of Poseidon Island settled in Hanhai City. Since everyone believed in Poseidon, people also called them the Poseidon Family.

In terms of relationship, Poseidon Pavilion, Poseidon Family, and the overseas orphans of the original Poseidon Island residents are more like the same clan, at least much closer than Haotian Sect and Tang Sect.

Thinking of this, Yan Shaozhe took Cai Meir out of the mansion and prepared to meet this overseas visitor.

As soon as Yan Shaozhe walked into the door of Conference Room No. 1 of the External Court Office Building, he saw... a middle-aged man sitting at a desk leisurely drinking black tea with lemon and syrup, and around him were more than ten large wooden boxes, inside which were a dazzling array of luxury items such as pearls, agates, gems, etc.

The moment he saw Yan Shaozhe, Ning Debiao immediately stood up, bowed towards him, and said, "I am Ning Debiao, the direct descendant of Haiwang Douluo, one of the Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island. Nice to meet Dean Yan."

"We are all family, so don't be polite. If you have any difficulties, please feel free to ask. As long as it is within our ability, we will definitely try our best to satisfy you."

The value of these more than ten boxes of luxury goods would be far more than one million gold soul coins if they were changed hands once. Seeing Ning Debiao's sincerity, Yan Shaozhe stopped being polite and directly asked about the other party's requirements.

(End of this chapter)