Everyone present was utterly dumbfounded!
Originally, the Heart of the Ocean was a massive diamond that money couldn’t buy these days, but after what Wang Hao said, it just couldn’t be seen the same way...
The WeChat group of Zhao Zhenhao and others nearly burst into laughter!
Zhao Zhenhao: "Hahaha, Brother Hao is too awesome! What a game-changer! Let’s see how Mr. Wang can continue to pretend now!"
Fang Wenbin: "Yeah, yeah, Brother Hao really nailed it! He just turned the impressive Heart of the Ocean into a maker of misfortune! Just look at Mr. Wang’s face, slightly embarrassed!"
Wang Mengfei: "It’s so funny, haha. Such a badass diamond now sounds like a no-go gift after Brother Hao’s words. Probably no one would dare to accept it!"
Ren Xing: "Absolutely, this thing is just a jinx, I’d definitely not dare to take it!"
As their discussions went on, Bai Yaning was non-stop thumping on her chest, feeling the shivers!
Luckily, she was firm in her stance, otherwise, if she had really accepted it, wouldn’t she have to throw it away immediately after what Wang Hao said?
"This..." Bill Bragg, faced with awkwardness while holding the box, now considered continuing to offer the gift, but wouldn’t that deliberately bring misfortune to someone? Yet, not offering it seemed a bit untenable. In spite of that, he was, after all, Mr. Bill, not only high in scale but also outstanding in adapting to circumstances.
Thus, Bill Bragg naturally placed the box on the table, took a deep breath, looked at Wang Hao, and asked, "Speaking of which, Mr. Wang is indeed formidable, so knowledgeable. If I were to consider giving this item to Miss Ice Princess now, it would seem quite malicious. Since Mr. Wang has a profound understanding of metaphysics, how about helping me see this gemstone with metaphysical terms? Can the misfortune contained in it be resolved?"
Eh? Upon hearing his words, everyone was instantly stunned!
This guy really had a way, smoothly passing the buck back to Wang Hao!
You think you know metaphysics? Now hurry up and explain it!
Fang Wenbin secretly nudged Zhao Zhenhao, whispering, "This guy is really tough, so easily kicked the ball away!"
Zhao Zhenhao nodded and said, "Yeah, if Brother Hao can solve it, he directly benefits. After all, Brother Hao surely couldn’t keep the Heart of the Ocean for himself. But if he can’t, wouldn’t he be admitting his own lack of skill? Impressive!"
"Yeah," Wang Mengfei sighed. "This opponent is truly strong, the toughest I’ve ever encountered."
Their concerns were very valid.
With that single statement by Bill Bragg, the dilemma was handed to Wang Hao, and no matter how Wang Hao performed, the beneficiary would be Mr. Bill.
"Well..." Wang Hao stroked his chin, then slowly said, "Honestly, I do have some research on dispelling evil Qi. If Mr. Bill doesn’t mind, I could take a look."
"Of course, I wouldn’t mind," Bill Bragg smiled, then added, "Mr. Wang, please feel free to examine it."
"Then, I won’t be shy," said Wang Hao as he took the box containing the Heart of the Ocean and carefully examined it.
Having the ability of the Jade Eye, Wang Hao immediately recognized the problem with this Heart of the Ocean.
For in Wang Hao’s eyes, although the Heart of the Ocean was a deep blue and looked quite profound and beautiful, it constantly emitted a black aura!
Black evil Qi! No wonder whoever touched this thing was unlucky!
Such intense evil Qi, not to mention ordinary people, even a real metaphysics master wouldn’t dare touch it!
"The problem is indeed severe," Wang Hao put down the box and then shook his head, saying, "The evil Qi on this thing is really severe. I’m not sure what Mr. Bill’s plan is, but if it were up to me, I would definitely not dare to touch it. Earlier, I mentioned that Mr. Bill was not having good luck today, and I was a bit curious why. Now, it seems that a part of the reason lies in this object."
Hearing this, everyone at the scene took a sharp intake of breath.
Given Wang Hao’s credibility, if he said this thing had evil Qi, it most certainly did, and no one would dare accept it even for free!
However, Bill Bragg just shook his head, smiling, "Mr. Wang might be a bit overly concerned. Personally, I don’t think this thing is as mystical as you describe."
Saying so, he took the box back, still wearing a confident smile.
As if the setback had never happened.
Just as expected, couldn’t trust this guy, Wang Hao didn’t take it to heart and smiled, "Perhaps, but it doesn’t matter now, let’s eat first."
The waiter who had gone to inquire whether there was a Northeastern Food chef had just returned.
Upon entering, the waiter apologized with a sincere expression, "Sorry, everyone, since we didn’t have Northeastern cuisine before, we don’t have a chef specializing in it. What do you think... should we switch to another cuisine?"
Switch cuisine? How could that be alright?
We had already agreed, and since Bill Bragg had clearly stated he despised all eight major cuisines, was there no other way?
"Isn’t there a master of Northeastern food?" Wang Hao thought for a moment, then looked around at the few people present and frowned, "What does everyone think?"
"I think..." Zhao Zhenhao hesitated, "Since Mr. Bill doesn’t want to eat from the eight major cuisines, we should try to pick something more novel, don’t you think, Brother Hao?"
"Yes, indeed," Wang Hao looked at Bill Bragg, "What about you, Mr. Bill?"
"To be honest, I’m indeed very interested in this Northeastern food," Bill Bragg pondered, then said, "Could we perhaps go somewhere else to ask? It would be a very bad experience to leave any regrets about food in my visit to the Heavenly People’s Republic."
Damn it! This was like declaring war against the Foodie Empire!
If you come to our Heavenly People’s Republic and doubt our food, we absolutely cannot tolerate that!
But the problem is, before we discuss whether we can tolerate it, the key is we don’t have a master chef available right now, so what should we do?
"How about this," Wang Hao hesitated, then asked the waiter, "I happen to know how to cook some Northeastern dishes. Could I borrow your kitchen for a bit?"
The waiter was baffled upon hearing this!
It’s the first time he’s heard of someone coming to a five-star hotel to dine and asking to borrow the kitchen to cook for themselves!
"This... this..." the waiter stammered, "I don’t know if our manager would agree..."
During this, Zhao Zhenhao quietly asked Wang Hao, "Brother Hao, can you do it? Do you know how to cook Northeastern food?"
"My mom is from the Northeast," Wang Hao naturally replied, "I grew up eating Northeastern food, of course, I can cook it!"
What kind of guy is Wang Hao, who doesn’t know that aside from Bill Bragg? If he says he can, then there definitely won’t be any problems!
"Here’s what you do," Zhao Zhenhao told the waiter, "Go find your Manager Cheng, tell him Zhao Zhenhao wants to borrow the kitchen, tell him to have the chefs help out, go on now."
"This..." The waiter was so scared his jaw nearly dropped, but since the person dared to say this, it meant he really had the skills, and he hurriedly ran out again.
This time he came back quickly—a middle-aged fatty, sweating profusely, rushed in and as soon as he entered, he exclaimed, "Young master! You’re here and didn’t even call me to prepare something special for you, look at this..."
Everyone exchanged looks, and Wang Hao’s eyes widened, "Impressive, Zhao, who could have guessed, this hotel is owned by your family?"
"If you like it, I’ll give it to you," Zhao Zhenhao laughed, "Just a word from you, Brother Hao."
Look at our connections, oh my, truly brothers! Awesome, no worries!
"I just need to use the kitchen," Wang Hao replied, grinning as he stood up, "Shall I go then?"
"Yes, go ahead," Zhao Zhenhao didn’t forget to instruct Manager Cheng, "Manager Cheng, this is my Brother Hao. You must accommodate any request he has, even if it’s dragon meat from the sky, you need to find it for me, you hear?"
"I understand! I understand!" Manager Cheng nodded and bowed, his view of Wang Hao suddenly shifting.
Someone who could make Zhao Zhenhao, the young master of the Zhao family, call him ’brother’ was definitely not someone a minor manager could afford to provoke!
"Brother Hao, right this way!" Manager Cheng led the way, taking Wang Hao straight to the kitchen, "I will personally supervise in the kitchen, just give me any commands."
"Alright," Wang Hao smiled and nodded, "I’ll let you know if I need anything, don’t worry, we’re all family here, no need to be so cautious."
After they left, the remaining few in the room felt somewhat at a loss for words.
After all, Bai Yaning, being the hostess and with her boyfriend personally cooking, naturally had to take on the responsibility of entertaining the guests.
"Wang Hao’s cooking should be good," Bai Yaning smiled, "Soon Mr. Bill will get to taste his dishes. I believe, with his skills, Mr. Bill will definitely be satisfied."
"Let’s hope so," Bill Bragg nodded gently, his eyes lingering on Bai Yaning’s face for a moment before quickly withdrawing.
After all, as a king of persistence, he couldn’t seem too eager when pursuing a girl.
This kind of pride was necessary, thinking back to the girls he had pursued before, many started off cold and dignified until he completely broke through their psychological defenses, and then their attitude would completely change.
Now, with Miss Yaning as the most perfect woman in the Heavenly People’s Republic, she certainly posed a great challenge, but Bill Bragg was 70% confident he could win her over!
After all, since becoming an adult, he had never failed in pursuing a girl!
"Hmph, Northeastern food?" Bill Bragg scoffed disdainfully, "I, Bill Bragg, would rather starve! Even if I have to jump from this five-star hotel and drown in a pool, I will not eat one more bite of my rival’s food!"