Chapter 976 Proof of True Love
Xiao Peng blinked and said, "Of course I know 'The Salvage King'. He's Xiao Peng after all! As far as I know, he's an only child. When did he get a younger brother?"
Renault's eyes widened: "You don't even know such a thing?"
Xiao Peng almost spit out his anger. "I definitely don't know!" "When did I get a younger brother?" "What do you mean? I don't know that you all know I have a younger brother? Is this a joke?"
"What's going on?" Xiao Peng asked, "How do you know he's Xiao Peng's younger brother?"
Renault's answer startled Xiao Peng: "It's in the newspaper!"
"Newspaper?" Xiao Peng was completely confused: "What did the newspaper say?"
Renault said, "The Salvage King Xiao Peng was originally a diver, specializing in cleaning up seafloor debris. He got lucky one day and found a few ancient coins while diving. That's how he made his fortune, and he's now a billionaire."
Xiao Peng nodded. "I lived in Marseille, of course I know him. Go on, what's going on with his brother? How did he get involved with the newspaper?"
Melanie on the side said: "Let me tell you, let me tell you! This is what happened..."
Xiao Peng listened carefully to Melanie's narration. It meant that he had a better temper now. If it were before, he would have robbed the military camp, rescued the people imprisoned inside, and then strangled them to death!
Xiao Peng is no longer surprised by the French media's ability to fabricate rumors. Basically, the French media's newspapers are of the type that 'start with a picture and the plot is all made up'. They have done so many incredible things!
Back then, they invited a foreign prince to Paris for talks. The prince accepted the invitation and had a private dinner with a female reporter before going back to their respective homes. The next day, the front page of the French newspapers was headlined with "Prince to Marry a French Lover." Students studying in France went crazy after seeing the news, and they formed groups to visit the prince, leaving him bewildered: "Who am I? Where am I? What have I done?"
What followed was all kinds of rumor-busting and explanations. It's really easy to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of effort to refute them.
The French media's numerous instances of fabricating lies are truly innumerable, especially regarding China. It's practically impossible to find any positive coverage. Even more remarkable is that every time something like this happens, don't expect the French media to apologize or take responsibility. In France, reporting against China is considered "politically correct," and lying doesn't require apologies. On the contrary, some media outlets who want to speak out for China resort to cover-up, using pseudonyms and pen names.
Why are there so many conspiracy theorists in France? It's strange not to be a conspiracy theorist if you read news like this every day!
It turns out Xiao Peng was completely helpless against these media outlets' fabrications. These French media outlets were absolutely double-standard: they fabricated stories under the pretext of "freedom of speech," but if you protested, accusing them of defamation, you'd be "interfering with free speech"! The state couldn't do anything about them, so what could Xiao Peng do? So, Xiao Peng could only ignore them.
Having said that, let them spread rumors: You all think that we Chinese are living in dire straits, then let you think so, as long as we are happy, nothing else matters!
But when this rumor was spread about him, Xiao Peng was furious.
Le Monde, France's largest-circulation newspaper, published a story titled "Exposing the 'Salvage King'."
People like Xiao Peng who get rich overnight are the most popular. Look at Xiao Peng, he has no diploma and no skills, but he can make a fortune by salvaging sunken ships. If he can do it, so can I!
Xiao Peng, in particular, had established the Tri-State Salvage Alliance in Germany, and now a slew of ships were salvaging fish there to make a killing, much to the envy of many. Consequently, Xiao Peng was quite popular in France. Le Monde, in turn, conducted an investigation into Xiao Peng and published his story to attract readers.
It has to be said that Le Monde, as the largest newspaper in France, is quite capable and has basically figured out Xiao Peng's story of making a fortune.
But what happened next made Xiao Peng collapse.
They say: Why did Xiao Peng go to France? Because of his mother's last wish; then why did his mother let him go to France? There is a "sweet" past here.
According to their "investigation", Xiao Peng actually had a half-brother.
When Xiao Peng was born, the one-child policy was in effect, which advocated having only one child. Therefore, Xiao Peng had no brothers or sisters and was a typical only child.
However, the article in Le Monde said: Xiao Peng's mother actually wanted more children after giving birth to Xiao Peng. Although the policy at the time encouraged having only one child, she still wanted to secretly have another child so that she could grow up with Xiao Peng and not be alone.
However, at that time, having more children would result in a fine, which was impossible given Xiao Peng's family's financial situation at the time. This made Xiao Peng's mother feel very regretful. She originally planned to give birth to the child secretly and raise it secretly, but this proposal was rejected by Xiao Peng's father: he felt that given their financial situation at the time, having only one child was the best option.
Although Xiao Peng's mother accepted this statement, she was actually very dissatisfied.
At this time, a man entered Xiao Peng's mother's life, and thus Xiao Peng's younger brother "Xiao Cheng" was born. The reason for this name is that it is connected with Xiao Peng, which means "a long and promising future", which is a good omen!
This caused a huge uproar in the local area. According to Le Monde, China was essentially a closed, primitive society, and the issue of having a child out of wedlock was a huge uproar. At the time, Xiao Peng's mother and the man were nearly "thrown into a pig cage." In the final hurdle, the man fled Xiao Peng's hometown and brought Xiao Cheng to the free country of France to start their new life.
However, he always kept in touch with Xiao Peng's mother. When Xiao Peng's mother was seriously ill and about to die, she contacted Xiao Cheng's father and asked Xiao Peng to go to France to join him. This is how the story of Xiao Peng making a fortune in France came about.
Xiao Peng's mother's story of "sacrificing herself for love" was surprisingly popular among the French. In the eyes of Melanie and Amanda, she was a representative of an outstanding woman.
This story is full of loopholes. The man mentioned in it is called Yuan Jianping! How could a son born to someone named Yuan Jianping be named "Xiao Cheng"?
But foreigners really believe this - after all, they don’t understand Chinese culture and customs, right?
In their eyes, Yuan Jianping gave the child this name because he missed Xiao Peng's mother! This is proof of true love!
Oh my god!
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