Chapter 185: Chapter 185: 178, can the NPC be a foreign girl? (asking for monthly votes)

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Yang Hao remembered there was a medical journal called “The Lancet” that seemed pretty prestigious in the medical world; he never imagined there would also be a cutting technique named after it.

And damn it, to be able to land 108 cuts without being fatal, that was just terrifying.

There was a news story before, right? A top student from a medical school furiously stabbed her boyfriend 27 times, avoiding vital organs with each strike, and only got sentenced for minor injuries!

After that news came out, many people joked that one must never marry a doctor, too scary!

But Yang Hao’s current thoughts were: What? Only 27 stabs? Watch me try stabbing you 108 times!

However, if it were Doctor Guan he was ‘stabbing’, of course, he couldn’t use a knife.

“Feng, has work been going smoothly lately?”

After some casual conversation, Yang Hao steered the topic toward work.

“It’s been okay, but if Nana and I get married, it’s highly likely that one of us will need to resign.”

“The company frowns upon us being a couple both employed there.”@@novelbin@@

At the moment, one was working at an Audi 4S dealership, and the other at a Porsche 4S dealership; there hadn’t been any work crossovers yet, but if Liu Zifeng wanted to get a promotion, he’d have to move to the headquarters, which would mean he’d indirectly become Feng Lina’s superior.

“If that’s the case, then you should resign and come help me out.”

Yang Hao didn’t beat around the bush, stating his proposition directly.

“You bet!”

“Hao, I’ve been waiting for you to say that!”

Liu Zifeng’s eyes lit up. The last time Yang Hao moved into Star Cloud Bay, he had expressed his desire to join his good brother.

Working for others couldn’t compare to the comfort of working for a good brother like Yang Hao.

Mainly because the two were not just fair-weather friends but could share adversity, so Liu Zifeng felt secure mixing with Yang Hao, knowing he wouldn’t be screwed over.

“Hao, what are you planning to have him do?”

Hearing that her boyfriend was going to hang out with Yang Hao, Feng Lina was naturally quite happy, but she was also concerned about his position after the move.

“Our Jiangcheng Newspaper Group has set up a self-media operations center, and we are now preparing to establish a self-media marketing department!”

Yang Hao looked at Liu Zifeng and said, “Feng, I plan on making you the manager of the self-media marketing department, to build a self-media marketing team as soon as possible.”

“Does that mean I’m going to join the Jiangcheng Newspaper Group?”

Liu Zifeng asked, quite excited.

“Yeah.”

“I’m ready to join at any time!” Yang Hao nodded in affirmation.

“You bet!”

Liu Zifeng chuckled, “Hao, you’ve got good judgment. With me, Wolong, at your side, I’m certain I can help you conquer the world!”

“I hope you really are a true Wolong,” Yang Hao said with a smile.

“Absolutely genuine!”

“Our ancestors have been tilling the soil in Nanyang for how many years now…”

Liu Zifeng’s claim wasn’t entirely nonsensical; his great-grandfather’s generation was from Suizhou.

And the Nanyang mentioned in “The Memorial of the Outgoing General” refers to the Nanyang Prefecture, which includes the current Nanyang City, parts of Suizhou and Xiangfan cities.

So, Liu Zifeng saying that his ancestors had been tilling the soil in Nanyang was somewhat credible.

The dinner was very enjoyable.

When they were almost done eating, Guan Mengmeng took the initiative to foot the bill, and Yang Hao didn’t stop her, since it was agreed upon that she would pay when they came.

“Hao, Mengmeng has a birthday next Wednesday, did you know that?”

While Guan Mengmeng was paying the bill, Feng Lina whispered with a smile.

“A birthday next week?”

“What a coincidence!”

This mission’s deadline was 24 hours, and Yang Hao had been mulling over an excuse to make a big expenditure.

Now the reason had practically fallen into his lap, and although the birthday was the next week, preparing a gift a week in advance wasn’t going overboard, right?

“Hao, shouldn’t you make a gesture?”

In fact, Feng Lina wanted to suggest buying a Porsche or something, as her recent sales were all thanks to Yang Hao’s support.

“Yeah, of course, I should make a gesture!”

“Do you know which car Mengmeng likes from your store?”

Yang Hao asked directly.

“Of course, it’s the Panamera!”

“When Mengmeng visited the store last time, she mentioned how good the Panamera looked!”

“Hao, are you really buying Mengmeng a car?”

Feng Lina asked with a smile.

“Buy!”

Yang Hao nodded, “After you head back to the store, handle the details, and have it delivered under Mengmeng’s apartment building tonight.”

“Ah?”

“Seriously buying it!!”

Feng Lina was only asking casually and hadn’t anticipated Yang Hao would actually go through with it.

“Of course, I’m serious!”

Yang Hao nodded again, then reminded her, “But remember to keep it a secret…”

“Sure thing!”

“Hao, you know I can keep a tight lid on things!”

As Feng Lina spoke, she winked at Yang Hao because Guan Mengmeng had already come back from paying.

Yang Hao caught the hint, dropping the subject.

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Four people left the restaurant.

Feng Lina and Liu Zifeng headed back to the 4S shop where they worked, while Yang Hao gave Guan Mengmeng a ride back to the hospital.

“Mengmeng, what hobbies do your parents have?”

On the way back to the hospital, Yang Hao asked.

“Hobbies?”

Guan Mengmeng thought for a moment and said, “My dad likes calligraphy and painting, and my mom likes playing the piano!”

“The piano at home has been played for more than a decade…”

With the feedback, Yang Hao nodded gently, and he had an idea for the afternoon’s shopping direction.

“What time do you get off work? I’ll come pick you up.”

Yang Hao parked the car at the hospital entrance and asked.

“5:30.”

Guan Mengmeng actually wanted to say she had her own car, but when the words reached her lips, she swallowed them back. She could leave her car in the hospital parking lot and then enjoy the feeling of being picked up by her boyfriend after work.

“Okay, see you after work!”

After sending off his temporary girlfriend, Yang Hao drove straight to Jiangcheng’s largest Musical Instrument City.

This place sold all kinds of mainstream musical instruments.

The eastern area of the second floor was dedicated to pianos, and although Yang Hao was not very familiar with pianos, he had heard of some brands, such as Steinway, the store he could see immediately upon going upstairs.

This brand was known as the Hermès of the piano world, and even the least expensive imported upright piano would cost at least three hundred thousand, definitely not something average people could afford.

Yang Hao strolled into the Steinway store and then heard a series of pleasant piano sounds.

Following the music, he saw a foreign woman in a white bodycon dress, playing a piece by piano master Richard Clayderman, his debut piece “Ballade Pour Adeline,” with eyes half-closed.

Her fingertips touched the keys, and the notes danced out as if mercury was spilling…

The melodious tune matched her gracefully curvy figure beautifully.

The piece was good.

The person playing it was even better.

The pianist foreigner’s looks and figure were very much in line with the aesthetic of Hua Country’s people: blonde hair, blue eyes, skin so white it gleamed, and a voluptuous figure, with the flesh growing in all the right places.

At that moment, Yang Hao suddenly had a thought: Could NPCs be foreign women too?

He had never ‘ridden a thoroughbred’ before!!

And he was quite intrigued to experience it.

“Sir, are you looking to buy a piano?”

While Yang Hao was lost in his thoughts, the foreign woman playing the piano seemed to realize that a customer had arrived. She stopped playing, stood up, and asked in very standard Mandarin.

When she was sitting on the piano bench, Yang Hao could already tell that she was quite tall, as her bright white long legs were very eye-catching.

But when she stood up, her height still surprised Yang Hao, as she was almost eye level with him.

However, she was wearing high heels, so her actual height should be around 175 cm.

“Are you a salesperson?”

Yang Hao asked curiously.

“Yes, sir.”

“I can introduce you to whatever kind of piano you’d like to buy.”

“Oh, by the way, my name is Natasha.”

The foreign woman gave her name.

“A Russian?”

Her name had the characteristics of the Combat Nationality, so Yang Hao casually inquired.

“Yes.”

Natasha nodded and then added with a smile, “However, I don’t like being called a bear, it feels like you’re calling me an ‘old bear’!”

Yang Hao didn’t expect the foreign woman to make a joke.

“Old bear” was a derogatory term used by people in the northeast of Hua Country for Russians because of their abundant body hair and their infamous actions in the past there, which is why locals called them “old bear.”

“How about ‘Combat Nationality’ then?”

Yang Hao offered another term.

“Mhm, that I can accept.”

“We are indeed the Combat Nationality!”

Natasha nodded, then asked, “How may I address you, sir?”

“Yang Hao.”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Yang. Which price range of piano would you like? I can give you a detailed introduction…”

Ding!

A random task triggered: [Shocking International Friend]

Task content: Purchase the most expensive piano in the store to let the international friend Natasha experience the financial power of a Hua Country tycoon.

Task reward 1: Five times cashback on the spending amount

Task reward 2: Max-level Russian language skill

The voice of the System once again rang out.

Yang Hao was slightly taken aback at first, followed by a surge of ecstasy.

It wasn’t so much that the five times cashback was attractive, but rather that having a task meant NPCs could be without international boundaries.

Thus, Natasha from the Combat Nationality could also potentially become the fourth NPC.