Chapter 1410 All Rejected
Xiao Peng really didn't expect that this was Lot-Metz's request.
"You should go to Del for this matter, not me. That's his project." Xiao Peng said, "Why would you ask me?"
Lot-Metz said: "But as far as I know, you are the largest sponsor of that project."
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "I only sponsored 500,000 yuan. He can come up with that amount himself."
"But the impact of your money and his is different," Lotte said. "Also... your wealth is different overall. For you, half a million is just a drop in the bucket, but for him, it's not a small amount. He wouldn't even want to spend it on a research project."
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "No matter what, I'm just the one paying the bills. This project is not led by me, so I can't help you."
"You are the biggest sponsor of this project, and you can't help me?" Lot-Mes said with wide eyes.
Xiao Peng nodded and spoke frankly, "Of course, I wasn't optimistic about this project to begin with. I was just playing with my kids. A solar-powered ship sailing around the world? At most, it would verify the reliability of solar power, but solar power is better used in any other way than on ships! Using a solar-powered ship to sail around the world? Both the difficulty and the danger are extremely high, and the practicality is extremely low. It can only be said to be the romance of a science and engineering man. Of course, this kind of romance is incomprehensible to me, so I only provided financial assistance and refused to get involved in this project. In my eyes, this would undoubtedly put my name on the pillar of shame! Getting involved in this project is a shame for me, do you understand?"
After hearing this, Lot-Metz's face turned black. The project he wanted to join was actually a shameful thing for Xiao Peng?
This is actually easy to understand. People at different levels naturally view things differently. What you consider to be a big deal may seem trivial to others.
The girls looked at each other, each of them coming here for their own purpose.
Huang Jing wanted to save her boyfriend; Lotte-Metz wanted to join the project funded by Xiao Peng and led by Del. As for Sylvia, she actually had greater ambitions: Why was she the first to speak? She wanted to impress Xiao Peng, using her own experience of being scammed to gain his sympathy and gain an opportunity to get close to him—did she not want to be cheated by a fake rich kid by hanging out with a wealthy man? And Xiao Peng wasn't a genuine, authentic, wealthy tycoon!
Moreover, Xiao Peng was known as "Xiao Sanduo," a womanizer. His school even had several women he brought over from Belarus! She considered herself a beauty, and men often liked to act like a big shot, didn't they? If she approached Xiao Peng by "earning sympathy," would she still have to worry about money? With Xiao Peng's connections and status, would she still be famous?
Unexpectedly, none of the three achieved their goal. Is Xiao Peng a monster? Isn't he a lecher? How could he reject the requests of three beautiful women like that?
Xiao Peng stood up and said, "I still have things to do. If there's nothing else, I'll have to ask you all to leave."
"Mr. Xiao." Seeing Xiao Peng was about to leave, Lot-Metz quickly stood up and stopped him.
"Anything else?" Xiao Peng said directly, "I'm a human, not a god. I can't do anything you ask of me."
"But you are clearly fully capable of doing it!" said Lot-Metz.
Xiao Peng didn't deny it. "That's right. Whether it's saving your boyfriend, helping you catch the fraudster, or getting you into that obscure project, it's not difficult for me. But the question is: why would I do that? If it was Miss Huang saving her boyfriend, that would be against the law. If it was Miss Mays helping her get into Del's project, that would be against principle. As for Sylvia... I can't imagine why you came to me. Excuse me, I have things to do. Kasim, please help me see you out."
A few girls wanted to speak, but Kasin stopped them and said, "Please."
Looking at Kasim's face, they could only swallow back what they wanted to say and reluctantly left Orange Garden.
"Is he still a man?" Sylvia said angrily as she left the house. "I spent so much time dressing up today, how come he's not interested?"
Lot-Metz said, "Come on, Sylvia, at least Xiao said 'You're beautiful'. Didn't you notice? He didn't even look at Huang Jing! Huang Jing, you're both compatriots, why wouldn't he even look at you?"
Huang Jing said angrily, "How should I know? Damn it, he won't let Oakens go. What should I do? He has all the supplies I prepared for the next sorority gathering! How can we have the gathering without them?"
After hearing this, Lotte said, "Damn it! He has all the goods worth 4,000 euros... What are we going to do if he can't get them out? Those things are very important to us!"
Huang Jing gritted her teeth and said, "I know where the things are. Let's go get them ourselves!"
"Isn't this a bad idea?" Sylvia said.
Lotte said, "What's wrong with that? Those things are crucial for our sisterhood gathering!"
Sylvia looked back and saw Xiao Peng coming out of the house. The groom was waiting for him at the door with a horse. Xiao Peng got on the horse and ran deep into the manor.
"This is what life is all about." Sylvia said enviously, "I want to live like this too!"
"Who wouldn't want to?" Lot-Metz said, "Just now I wanted to steal a coffee cup to take home! I've never seen such a Delft blue pottery coffee cup before. The shape is really exquisite!"
Huang Jing, standing nearby, said, "Delft Blue Pottery? Lott, you've got it wrong! That's genuine Daxia blue and white porcelain! Haven't you seen Xiao Peng's livestream? It's called 'sea-salvaged porcelain', porcelain designed and fired in ancient Daxia specifically for the Western market. They're all genuine antiques!"
Delft's most famous product is its "Delft Blue Pottery," which has become synonymous with the city throughout Europe. Of course, it's not quite as mysterious as it sounds; it's actually a replica of Daxia's "blue and white porcelain." It's no surprise that Lot-Maes mistook blue and white porcelain for Delft Blue Pottery.
Seeing Sylvia still staring at Orange Garden, Lot-Metz said, "Alright, stop looking. He'll be teaching at Delft in the future anyway, so you'll have plenty of opportunities to deal with him! Let's get down to business first!"
"But you saw it too," Sylvia said, "He has no interest in me at all!"
"Why would you care?" Huang Jing said, "Just create a chance for some solitude. Just tear off your clothes and scream for help. Do you think people will believe a playboy or an innocent schoolgirl?"
Sylvia hesitated and said, "Isn't this a bad idea?"
Huang Jing said, "As long as we can get the money, who cares if it's good or not! Let's go, let's get down to business!"
Lott-Metz on the side sighed: "I finally understand why Xiao doesn't want to look at you! You are too dark!"
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