Zhou Mo didn't know what to do for a moment.
Seeing that the attitudes of these two people were pretty good, and since one should not hit someone who smiles at him, Zhou Mo didn't want to be rude to them.
But Zhou Mo always felt weird about taking the things.
"You should take the things back," Zhou Mo said. "It's not easy for everyone to make money. Your factory's booming business is also due to your good management. You don't need to thank us."
"Miss Zhou, aren't you being polite?" the assistant said, "A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring. Besides, the favor you've given us deserves more than just this small gift. This is our token of appreciation. Please accept it. Mr. Zhao knows your father has high blood pressure, so he specially asked someone to buy some plateau snow chrysanthemum, which is incredibly effective in lowering blood pressure. We also have saffron, which is good for replenishing qi and nourishing the complexion. You and your mother both have beautiful complexions, and this will definitely improve your complexions."
This man is quite good at talking. It's hard to say whether the gift is sincere or not, but he must have investigated her family affairs a lot.
This kind of personal words might work on someone who is easily influenced, but Zhou Mo has never been one to be easily influenced.
She has always been extremely wary of everyone, whether she knows them or not.
"Take it back," Zhou Mo said with a smile, "I really can't accept it. I understand your desire to express gratitude, but the problems at your factory...were certainly not ours to solve. No merit, no reward."
Seeing that Zhou Mo was firm and unyielding, Mr. Zhao and his assistant didn't know what to say.
The assistant added, "We've also told your uncle we'll charge him the cost price for the feed, not a cent off his pocket. We can't fall behind on your part either. Just consider it... making friends. Life is tough, and having more friends means more opportunities. I also know you love going to 'Zhu Lu Zhong Yuan,' so when you're free in the future, we'll treat you to a good meal there."
"Your business with my uncle doesn't involve me," Zhou Mo said. "Besides, friends need to be cultivated slowly. You came up with such a generous gift right away. My family is not well off, so we can't reciprocate. This doesn't seem like making friends, but like buying me off. It doesn't look good, does it?"
Zhou Mo asked in a deliberately joking tone.
Mr. Zhao and his assistant looked embarrassed, not knowing whether Zhou Mo had touched their hearts.
Zhou Mo pretended to check the time and said, "It's getting late. I have to take my mother to meet her friends later. They have made an appointment with their sisters long ago. Seeing that the time is almost up, I won't keep you here."
The order to expel guests was so obvious, yet so subtle.
Who would dare to stay any longer? Mr. Zhao said awkwardly, "Then we won't bother you anymore. Let's go."
The assistant followed him and said, "We're leaving first."
"Wait," Zhou Mo called them. She picked up the things on the table and handed them to the two of them. "You two, I forgot something."
Mr. Zhao was anxious, "Miss Zhou, you really don't want to accept it?"
Zhou Mo smiled, but his tone was cold. "Hurry up and take it, Mr. Zhao. If you continue like this, the pillar of our family will know and will be angry."
After hearing this, Mr. Zhao dared not disobey.
The assistant next to him was very considerate and took everything from Zhou Mo's hand, apologizing repeatedly, saying, "Sorry to bother you, Miss Zhou."
"It's okay," Zhou Mo said with a smile on his face, "Take care."
A few people exchanged pleasantries at the door, and after watching the three people opposite go downstairs, Zhou Mo closed the door.
Her smiling face also closed.
It's tiring to fake a smile.
She was afraid that Mr. Zhao and his gang would not give up, so she secretly bent down and ran to the balcony to see, and found that they were still lingering downstairs.
"Mo Mo, what's wrong?" Liu Xiangru was puzzled to see Zhou Mo acting sneakily.
Originally, Liu Xiangru didn't know much about the affairs of Yushan, let alone the affairs of the breeding farm. It was all handled by her third brother Han Chen.
So when I met this group of people, I was completely confused and had no idea what was going on.
Zhou Mo was afraid that Mr. Zhao and the others would know that she was lying about going out, so she deliberately waited for Han Chen downstairs and then observed their movements.
"Nothing, Mom," Zhou Mo looked at the person outside the window who seemed to be about to leave, so she returned to the living room.
"Next time these people come, don't open the door for them, even if you have to pretend that no one is home," Zhou Mo warned.
Liu Xiangru nodded, not quite understanding. "Before your father left for Yushan, he said something similar, saying not to open the door to strangers. I thought it was unlikely that any strangers would visit our house, so I didn't pay much attention to it... Who would have thought that he would actually come today."
Seeing Zhou Mo sitting down, she quickly sat down next to her and pulled her aside to ask, "Are these people telling the truth? Are they really from the feed factory?"
"That should be the case. They don't need to lie," Zhou Mo thought for a moment, "but... why they came is worth investigating."
"Didn't you say thank you to your uncle?" Liu Xiangru asked.
"Thank you, uncle. Why did you come to our house? You're obviously here for Han Chen."
"Han Chen? What's your relationship with Han Chen?"
Zhou Mo originally wanted to talk about Han Chen's third brother, but then she thought about it. Han Chi went to a small restaurant to meet them when he came to Dongjiang, and obviously didn't want to make it public. She didn't tell anyone about this, but people came to "visit" her. If she told others, more and more people would come to "visit" her.
"Nothing," Zhou Mo said, "Don't worry about it. Listen to my dad and ignore strangers like this in the future."
After saying this, Zhou Mo realized it belatedly.
When she met Han Chi before, Han Chen kept his mouth shut and spoke in a confusing manner, but she seemed to understand some of his words.
At that time, Han Chi specifically reminded her not to pay attention to certain people.
Zhou Mo thought that the "some people" Han Chi was referring to should be people like Boss Zhao.
Even Zhou Zheng, who used to work in the system, warned Liu Xiangru...
There must be some tricks involved.
night.
Zhou Mo was worried that Liu Xiangru would think too much after what happened during the day, so he stayed at Yuanshangju that night, intending to spend the night with her and dispel her wild thoughts.
Liu Xiangru is not young anymore. Although she has been working in the school, a relatively simple unit without much intrigue, for a long time, the gift from Mr. Zhao, coupled with Zhou Zheng's instructions, made her more or less have some wild thoughts.
Zhou Mo could only pretend that it was not a big deal, or simply ignore it, in order to dispel Liu Xiangru's concerns.
For a long time, Zhou Zheng never told his family about the intrigues he encountered at work, and he was also very protective of Liu Xiangru.
Otherwise, Liu Xiangru would not have believed that colleague named Zhang and introduced her to a scumbag like Yu Yizhou.
Zhou Mo understood Zhou Zheng’s thoughts.
Zhou Zheng wanted to protect Liu Xiangru's innocence, and Zhou Mo naturally wanted to too.
That's her mother.
She has been protecting herself since she was a child.
Now it's her turn to protect her mother from the wind and rain.
Han Chen returned home from work and didn't see Zhou Mo, feeling inexplicably lost.
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