Chapter 386 Bad taste
Xiao Peng sat at the table with a painful look on his face: "Ivan, you shouldn't have come to say hello to me."
"What are you talking about?" The woman beside Ivan glared at Xiao Peng. This must be Amanda Roland. "Mr. Ivan condescended to attend such a tasteless charity dinner. Who here wouldn't want to be on good terms with him? How could you say that about him? Ivan's been busy on the Black Sea lately, and he took a break from his busy schedule to come to Paris. He only came to this reception at my request. And you're talking about such a distinguished guest like that."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng glanced at Elizabeth, who also had a bit of embarrassment on her face.
In the eyes of the poor, all rich people are wealthy. It seems that it is particularly difficult for a poor person to integrate into the circle of wealthy people. In fact, the class gap in the circle of wealthy people is even more difficult to cross.
A millionaire trying to fit in with a multimillionaire? Hard! A multimillionaire trying to fit in with a billionaire? Even harder! The old saying, "Birds of a feather flock together," is exactly that. While the people who came here were generally well-off, the gap between them and oligarchs like Ivan was vast.
"Amanda! Don't say anything." Ivan stopped Amanda, but Xiao Peng looked at her with a smile on his face: "Miss, Mr. Vasily and I are old acquaintances. Is there anything wrong with me talking to him like this?"
Ivan wanted to speak, but Xiao Peng winked at him, signaling him not to speak for the time being.
"Bad taste." Ivan muttered.
Amanda said with a smug look on her face, "Sir, since you know Ivan, you must have a high social status. Judging from your accent, you must live in the South. I don't know what it's like in the South, but this is Paris. Since you're in Paris, you must abide by the rules here. Are you the only one with a bodyguard? Mr. Ivan's bodyguards aren't at this table, yet yours are joining us?"
Xiao Peng suddenly understood: "Oh, you mean this? I'm a very protective person. Everyone around me is my friend. There's no distinction between superiors and subordinates. Oh, yes, they can be said to be my partners. I like this word!"
"This is against the rules!" Amanda said angrily.
"Shut up!" Ivan couldn't stand it any longer and said angrily, "You're being unruly now! How dare you talk to my friend like that? Do you think I came here just for you? I only asked you to come along because I needed a female companion! What an idiot!"
Amanda froze in her tracks after hearing this, staring at Ivan in disbelief. In fact, not only did she, but even Elizabeth didn't understand why Ivan did this. In her eyes, Xiao Peng was just an Oriental who had been fooling around with the Cousteau brothers. She only knew about Xiao Peng and the Cousteau brothers through Pascal's father. What good could he possibly say about Xiao Peng?
Ivan picked up his glass and clinked it with Xiao Peng's. He said, "Xiao, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. This silly woman! Should I kick her out?"
Xiao Peng waved his hand. "It's okay. Today is my apprentice's charity concert. Her presence here shows her support for my apprentice. Your name is Amanda, right? Just shut up and listen carefully during the concert."
Amanda was no fool. She now realized that this Oriental man was much more important than she had imagined. She hurriedly tried to save the situation: "Sorry, sir, I'm a bit blunt, and I really don't mean any harm."
Xiao Peng put his finger to his lips. "Shh, just be quiet. Oh, and here's a tip: anyone who claims to be straight-talking is simply uneducated. Don't use that as an excuse in the future."
Ivan said to Walter and Kasin, "Walter, Kasin, next time we drink, I'll have a few more drinks as an apology. Amanda, do you think they're ordinary bodyguards? Well, let me tell you, they're all millionaires! They've got a boss who doesn't take money seriously."
Walter laughed and said, "Mr. Vasily, please stop laughing at us. In fact, even we ourselves can't figure out the meaning of our existence as bodyguards. We feel that the money given by the boss is hot in our hands, and we feel that nothing has happened. Mr. Xiao is even better than us. I used to be confident in my shooting skills, but now Mr. Xiao can even participate in the Olympics."
Cashin added: "And a champion for sure."
Xiao Peng smiled and waved his hand: "How can it be so exaggerated? Besides, before we came here just now, you guys have fulfilled your bodyguard duties very well, right?"
"Huh? What's going on?" Ivan asked curiously after hearing this.
Xiao Peng explained: "I was wandering around with nothing to do in the afternoon when I met a few stupid robbers." Then he told them what happened in the afternoon.
"You're just going to strip them all naked and tie them to trees?" Ivan's eyes widened after hearing this.
Xiao Peng shook his head and pointed at Ka Xin and said, "He did it, it has nothing to do with me!"
Everyone looked upset. Could Kasim have done this without your instructions?
Marlene curled her lips. "You still disrespect women as always! You threw me out like a ball and hammer back then!"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng hurriedly said, "Hey, Marlene, don't speak halfway. Why don't you tell me what you did first? Did I throw you out for no reason? You'll make people think I'm a pervert! Would I throw you out if you didn't provoke me? Damn, what woman would kick someone the first time they meet? Oh, by the way, can anyone tell me when the concert starts? Ivan, I'm telling you, Felix is my apprentice. You have to perform well at the auction later!"
Ivan rolled his eyes at him. "I didn't come all this way here just to drink! But I've never heard that you have an apprentice."
Xiao Peng waved his hand. "There are still many things you don't know. Wait, do you have an investment company? Help my apprentice run it. My apprentice's piano skills are very good, otherwise he wouldn't be able to hold this charity concert, right?"
Ivan smiled and said, "Don't worry, you don't need to tell me about this. I know Felix's piano skills. I was there when he won the Tchaikovsky International Music Competition."
Xiao Peng was surprised when he heard this: "Wait, you're also interested in piano?"
Ivan asked curiously, "Isn't it strange that I can play the piano? But you can play the piano? How come you have an apprentice who can play the piano?"
Xiao Peng lowered his voice: "I taught him how to pick up girls."
Ivan was stunned when he heard this, then burst into laughter: "You yourself can't pick up girls, okay? Let alone those 'easy girls', women like that can be picked up by any rich guy!"
"You look down on me!" Xiao Peng glared at him. "Don't think I don't know anything about music. Kasin, go get me a suona!"
"Don't!" Ivan surrendered immediately. The first time he met Xiao Peng was when Xiao Peng was sitting in the yard playing the suona!
Now when he thinks of that voice, his scalp tingles!
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