Chapter 197 [I owe Jiang Lili]

He Fengqing advised: "Look, she has been on Haizhou Island for a month and there is no movement. If she moves, it will be to ask you for people and ships. If she takes such a large group of people and ships and escapes to Nanyang and never comes back..."

He Shao became more resolute after hearing what He Fengqing said. "Yes, Manager Jiang hasn't asked me for anything in the past month. This is the first time. I guess she must have made every effort."

Seeing that the elder one couldn't be persuaded, He Fengqing turned to the younger one and pointed the finger at He Jing: "He Jing, tell me honestly, was this a conspiracy between you and Jiang Lili to defraud Aunt? You must have been secretly fanning the flames!"

"Otherwise, why would my aunt make such a hasty decision and give such a big help to someone who is not related to me by blood?"

He Jing was now enlightened and spoke aggressively: "Aunt is the best businessman in Lingnan. Her vision is definitely better than yours."

"Do you know why Auntie doesn't give you such a big help?"

"You!" He Fengqing was furious. "If Jiang Lili disappears without a trace, the loss will be borne by you! Aunt, you must punish him and confiscate all his assets!"

He Jing thought to himself that the real purpose was revealed.

Now the business of his shop is getting better and better. He often comes up with various novel and strange ideas, which attract customers in droves. Other peers in the He family are very envious of his shop.

Sure enough, after hearing He Fengqing's proposal, the other peers of the He family all agreed: "Yes, cousin He Jing, this is not a joke. You have to take this responsibility."

Since He Jing's appearance and strength have been completely transformed, he has gone from being disliked by everyone to one of the hottest twin stars among the younger generation of the He family. The other twin star is He Lin who is far away in the capital.

He Lin was still trying to avoid seeing anything in the capital, and his peers were becoming more and more jealous of He Jing.

"I'll take responsibility for it!"

He Jing was full of confidence. After all, he was already a staunch supporter of Jiang Lili. He witnessed Jiang Lili's devout believer at dusk. Now that Jiang Lili was in trouble, He Jing would of course support her.

He Fengqing sneered: "When your money goes down the drain and your shop is confiscated, don't come crying to us for food."

Just as the atmosphere at the banquet was tense, the butler hurried in: "Master!"

"Our fleet has already set off, but right now we have an important matter to report!"

He Fangzhi, the eldest brother of the same generation, saw the old housekeeper's anxious look and handed him a cup of tea. "Uncle He, there's nothing urgent, take your time. But is there trouble with Manager Jiang?"

He Fengqing said angrily, "What does that Shopkeeper Jiang need? Silver? Horses?"

“No, no, no…”

The housekeeper was so excited that he choked on his water and his face turned red. He tried to catch his breath, and his old face, smiling brightly like a chrysanthemum, was filled with excitement that he couldn't hide: "Manager Jiang has sent some things! They are all good stuff!"

He Fengqing sneered, "Oh? Isn't Shopkeeper Jiang busy doing business overseas and in need of something? And now he's sending someone to deliver something?"

The housekeeper shook his head and quickly explained, "Didn't Manager Jiang send a boat to pick us up and lead us along the shortest route to the south coast of Haizhou Island?"

"They didn't come with an empty boat. They brought some special products from Haizhou to reassure you, Master."

He Shao became curious: "Hurry up and let's take a look!"

Many of the He family members were sarcastic: "Could it be betel nut, dried sea fish, coconut or something like that?"

"It's such a waste to take a boat on a trip with these things that are not presentable."

He Shao didn't say much and asked the housekeeper to bring the things up one by one.

While reading the letter Jiang Lili had sent, the housekeeper introduced the specialties shipped from Haizhou Island to He Shao: "These are wild lychees, longans, and sweet banana seedlings of Haizhou Island's original ecological and high-yield varieties. They mature quickly and produce large, sweet fruits in abundance."

The roots and soil of each sapling are wrapped with plastic wrap, and the packaging is very professional.

He Shao was delighted when she heard this: "Hurry up, get someone to go to the orchard and start planting!"

He Fangzhi seemed to be speaking in favor of Jiang Lili, but in reality, he was flirting with He Shao. "It's truly remarkable how ingenious Shopkeeper Jiang was. He went to great lengths to dig these saplings from the mountains and preserve them before bringing them here. They're not particularly valuable, but it's a thoughtful gesture from Shopkeeper Jiang."

He Jing had once thought his elder brother was the friendliest of all, but now he'd seen through his true colors. He angrily retorted, "How come these wild fruit tree seedlings aren't valuable? If these new varieties were planted on a large scale, we'd be able to take the lead in the current market where similar varieties compete on price."

More potted flower seedlings were brought up. The housekeeper said, "These are new varieties of orchids and begonias..."

“They are all precious flower species!”

This made the eyes of the He family, who had made their fortune from growing flowers, light up again. He Fengqing's sister, He Manyu, was somewhat glad that she hadn't said anything just now. As she spoke, she was about to take the flower and the pot away: "Last time, a scholarly family asked me to buy a large batch of orchids."

Someone immediately started arguing with her: "Sister Manyu, my flower garden is also in need of new varieties of orchids, don't move!"

Several people started fighting over what Manager Jiang had sent, and the person who had just ridiculed Jiang Lili felt very embarrassed.

But that’s not all. The treasure that was delivered next was carried by three servants and wrapped in bright red satin.

Everyone's attention was drawn to it!

The servants lifted the red silk, and a large piece of agarwood with a deep color and fine texture appeared before everyone's eyes. The clear fragrance emanated from it, refreshing the heart.

He Fangzhi exclaimed: "This is priceless agarwood!"

Agarwood is a diseased heartwood of a tree. The wood is of high quality and has a density greater than water, so it sinks when put into water, hence the name agarwood.

The butler took a deep breath of the rich aroma of agarwood, an intoxicated expression on his face. "I've been working in the He family for three generations, and I've never seen such a big piece. How much silver is this worth!"

There is a saying that one ounce of agarwood is worth one ounce of gold, which is almost equivalent to gold!

The agarwood that needs three people to carry now is simply a mountain of gold!

And it is rarer and more valuable than gold!

Everyone present was drooling with envy, and no one dared to question Shopkeeper Jiang anymore. They only regretted that they had not established a good relationship with Shopkeeper Jiang in the first place, and felt heartbroken!

He Shao, who was always calm, was grinning from ear to ear at this moment: "Well, the agarwood that Shopkeeper Jiang sent me helped me to raise funds for the fleet. I even owe her!"

She was surprised and delighted. She really didn't expect that what Jiang Lili said about the immediate return on investment was true, and the return came so quickly and so generously.

Now He Shao was completely relieved.

He Fangzhi stepped forward and said, "Aunt, what should we do with this piece of agarwood? It's almost New Year, and my auction house's auction is coming up. How about..."