"No way!"
"You call us two younger brothers, you lazy old uncle?"
Looking at him, he's easily in his late forties, how could he say that?
The brothers couldn't bear to look at him.
"Um... is there a problem?"
Although he wasn't associated with being young and promising at all, he still had a little bit of it. Young should still be acceptable.
Then the Xiao brothers looked at the lazy bum in front of them with disbelief.
How could he be so confident?
Do they look like they haven't graduated from kindergarten yet, and are easily fooled?
Seeing this overly confident person, the elder brother Xiao Yuting didn't say much. Once he figured out the phone, he snapped a picture and raised his hand, "Take a look!"
"Uh..."
For a moment, the person on the opposite side was stunned.
He's become like this now?
"What?"
"Think you were bragging?"
Seeing the stunned person, the two continued.
Pei Wen gave a bitter smile, "If you say so, then so be it."
This time, it was Xiao Yuting and Xiao Yuyun's turn to be dumbfounded.
They were just stating the facts!
They weren't bullying him!
Afraid of being scammed, the two brothers immediately took a big step back and stood beside Liang Yunfei.
In a super quiet voice, "Sis! This person seems to have some issues. Why don't we leave now and never come back?"
"Yeah, whatever information you need, whatever books you want to look at, just tell Uncle. If that doesn't work, tell my husband, I guarantee it'll be handled perfectly."
As soon as this was said, the two of them wished they could leave the city library immediately.
Liang Yunfei was helpless: "..."
Are these two cousins of hers drama queens? Why did she think so poorly of herself to bring these two here?
"Shut up!"
"Let's talk first."
Liang Yunfei didn't quite believe that someone who could casually spout so much knowledge would be a scammer trying to trick her.
Xiao Yuting was a little displeased, "Sis! You really want to talk?"
Xiao Yuyun also chimed in, "Sis, I think my brother is right. Why don't we leave first?"
Liang Yunfei was impatient, and her eyes glared, "Huh?"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
"We're not leaving! We'll talk right away!"
That one look contained too much.
It's better to obey to get candy!
To avoid getting beaten!
Liang Yunfei's face immediately broke into a smile, "Okay, let's talk first."
The two brothers immediately nodded, "Mhm."
After speaking, Liang Yunfei led the two of them to the table next to them.
"Sir, can we talk?"
"Um? What good is there for us to talk about?"
"If it's an apology, there's no need. I don't mind."
The sudden gloominess made Liang Yunfei feel something was wrong.
But thinking about the purpose of her visit, it was better to clarify.
"An apology is certainly necessary, but I have other things I'd like to ask you, sir."
Liang Yunfei's tone was extremely polite, as if speaking to an elder.
After all, he was a talented person. It was never wrong to be polite before resorting to force.
"Xiao Ting, Xiao Yun, apologize to him."
The "tigresses" in their family were not to be offended, so the two brothers obediently bowed and apologized, "We're sorry!"
"It was our fault, please forgive us!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Pei Wen actually smiled, "It's alright, what you said isn't wrong."
The two brothers: "..."
???
What is this?
"Cousin..."
They had apologized obediently, but this person himself had a problem...
He's really a weirdo!
Liang Yunfei glared at her two cousins again, then turned back to Pei Wen with a smile, "Sir..."
"You don't need to call me sir. I don't deserve it. I'm just someone who wastes food by being alive..."
If it weren't for the two elders at home, he would have left long ago.
"This..."
Liang Yunfei was suddenly speechless.
Why did this person become stranger the more she interacted with him?
And why did he suddenly look like someone who was struggling and dying?
After thinking a lot, she decided to act, "Since you say so, sir, may I ask for your name?"
"Heh... what name or not, my name is Pei Wen. Just call me by my name."
After adjusting himself, Pei Wen returned to his indifferent demeanor.
"Pei Wen..."
Liang Yunfei murmured, and then said, "Hello, my name is Liang Yunfei."
"Mhm..."
After an "mhm," he became silent again.
It was really hard for Liang Yunfei...
She was naturally aloof. If it weren't for her future endeavors, she wouldn't have come.
Besides, her father and Xiao Xi had both said that if she really wanted to pursue this line of work in the future, these things would have to be practiced and couldn't be avoided.
So it was better to adapt early and train slowly.
Thus, Liang Yunfei started to shamelessly continue, "Mr. Pei, actually, I came up here to ask for your advice. I've been here several times before and always heard you muttering things to yourself. It wasn't a big deal at first, but what you were muttering is exactly what I want to know..."
"So, back and forth, I became very curious. Today, when I saw you, I couldn't help myself and wanted to ask."
"Oh..."
For some reason, Pei Wen, who didn't want to continue speaking, interjected, "That's just me, a pitiful person. Seeing that person searching for a long time and not finding it, I was muttering..."
"I just didn't expect that person to be you..."
"..."
Pitiful her?
Was she that stupid?
Didn't expect that person to be her?
Then all the things she had just said, did he only see her for the first time...
Liang Yunfei forced a smile, "Yes, I'm indeed not very knowledgeable."
"I've had a need for this recently, so I've come to cram. Then, Mr. Pei, who are you?"
"It's all the same, you don't need to call me sir. Looking at you, you seem to be a sophomore or junior student. I graduated a few years ago, only a few years older than you."
Even if he was a master's graduate, he started school early, so he wasn't really old...
And in his current state, he couldn't be called "sir" by others.
Sloppy, unkempt, and not accomplished...
"Ah?!!"
This kid, not to mention the two cousins, even Liang Yunfei's mouth widened in shock!
This person... is that young?
Only in his twenties?
Looking at him, wouldn't he be in his late forties to match this appearance?
This is truly uncanny!
After a long pause, hearing a bitter laugh, Liang Yunfei finally came back to her senses.
She patted her cheek, feeling a bit embarrassed, "I'm sorry, the three of us are just too... surprised."
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Don't mention you guys. I myself can't stand this face of my late forties."
Actually, he hadn't looked in the mirror for a long time. As long as he could be presentable when going out, that was enough.
Thinking about it, it was a miracle that he was even allowed into this city library.
If he hadn't seen the photo his little brother took just now, he wouldn't have believed it himself.