Chapter 290: A Plot Within a Plot
Rather than saying that Xie Zhan accompanied Chen Baozhu back to her parents' home, it would be more accurate to say that he sent her back on the way.
Originally, Xie Zhan went to the Chen residence almost every day to help Chen Jiaye handle the affairs of the Chen family. He went there regardless of the weather, without slacking off for a single day.
Chen Jiaye was very satisfied with him and felt that it was the right thing for the Chen family to recruit him as a son-in-law.
When they arrived at Chen's house, it was almost noon and dinner was just being served, so they sat down and ate together.
There was a fish dish in the meal prepared by Chen's mother, which was placed in front of Chen Baozhu. She couldn't help but feel nauseous and wanted to vomit when she smelled the fishy smell.
Not long after, the doctor found out that Chen Baozhu was more than a month pregnant.
Everyone present was very happy to hear this.
After dinner, Chen Jiaye and Xie Zhan went to the study to discuss matters.
As soon as he entered and the door closed, Chen Jiaye couldn't wait to ask, "Ah Zhan, what's the situation on Xiao Zhuya Island?"
Xie Zhan came back from Zhuya Island last night. In fact, Chen Jiaye had already learned the result from his cousin Chen Jiayu who went to Zhuya Island with him, but he still wanted to hear it from Xie Zhan in person.
Xie Zhan knew that he was asking about the gold mine discovered in the Chen family's territory on Zhuya Island.
For some reason, he was very knowledgeable about gold mines.
When he first received the Chen family's information about Xiao Zhuya Island, he felt something was wrong. Later, when he was arranging the site, he personally went to Xiao Zhuya Island and indeed discovered a gold mine there.
After an on-site survey, Xie Zhan concluded that the gold mine was not very large and of average quality. He did not hide this fact and told Chen Jiaye about it, thus gaining his complete trust.
After Chen Jiaye learned the news, he secretly sent people to survey the area, but the answer he got was that the quality of the gold mine was not ideal and the entire mine would not be very large.
Chen Jiaye was not satisfied with this answer. Thinking that the gold mine was discovered by Xie Zhan, he arranged for Xie Zhan to go to Xiaozhuya Island for an investigation.
In response to Chen Jiaye's question, Xie Zhan shook his head. "I can't tell, but Master Ma and the others are experienced. It shouldn't be wrong to listen to them, right?"
After Xie Zhan finished speaking, he shut up. The decision was entirely up to Chen Jiaye.
Chen Jiaye sighed in his heart that the children of wealthy families are so knowledgeable that they can even discover gold mines.
Looking at others and then at his own little son, Chen Jiaye felt very depressed.
Fortunately, Xie Zhan is now his son-in-law, and can be considered half-son. Thinking of this, Chen Jiaye felt a little relieved.
But Chen Jiaye was only happy for a moment. Thinking of Xiao Zhuya Island, he sighed, put his hands behind his back, and walked back and forth in the study.
At the beginning, the plan that Xie Zhan made for the Chen family required such a place to implement the plan.
He immediately thought of Xiao Zhuya Island in Zhuyazhou.
The plan had already been made at that time. Xie Zhan went to survey the terrain and accidentally discovered a gold mine in their territory!
When Xie Zhan reported the situation, he had no idea that the land of their Chen family on Zhuya Island actually contained such a big surprise.
By the way, this place was obtained for the Chen family when Xue Guangxian was still around. At that time, Xue Guangxian strongly urged them to take over Xiao Zhuya Island, and even gave up other interests for this.
God knows, when he learned of this big surprise, he almost fainted.
Unfortunately, the gold mine is not big and the quality is not ideal.
So, what should he choose next?
Discovering gold mines and handing them over to the court is also a meritorious service.
However, because the gold mine was small and of poor quality, even if it was reported to the emperor, the credit would not be great.
So, are they now reporting the gold mine discovered on Zhuya Island directly to the court? Or are they sticking with their original plan, only replacing the bait with a more attractive small gold mine?
Now their plan can be completely changed to use the gold mine on Zhuya Island to lure the Zhu family into taking the bait and get a sum of money out of them.
After the payment is made, the Zhu family's illegal gold mining will be reported to the emperor later to gain merit. When the emperor punishes the Zhu family, the Chen family, which has been waiting for the opportunity, will be able to quickly erode the power zone and market share vacated by the Zhu family's downfall, thereby strengthening the Chen family.
If the plan goes smoothly, their Chen family will be able to take over half of the Zhu family, and then they will be on par with the Gu and Lu families.
Chen Jiaye didn't know that his original plan was just a part of Xie Zhan's plan.
Xie Zhan sat aside, watching the situation, occasionally sipping tea. On the surface, he seemed to be indifferent and left it entirely to Chen Jiaye to make the decision.
However, he was counting silently in his heart.
Xie Zhan was gambling on Chen Jiaye's ambition.
Chen Jiaye quickly made a decision, "Let's carry out the plan."
Hearing this, Xie Zhan's heart burst into joy. It was obvious that he had made the right bet.
"Currently, all the pre-launch planning arrangements have been made."
"Then let's start the plan. I'll leave the follow-up matters to you. You know what kind of result I want."
Xie Zhan: "Don't worry, father-in-law, I will make arrangements. After this is done, don't forget your promise."
Chen Jiaye smiled and patted his shoulder, "Don't worry. You are my son-in-law, we are all family, I will not treat you unfairly."
Suddenly, Chen Jiaye asked a very abrupt question, "I heard that you and Lu Yuan's daughter Lu Fei met alone at Jingci Temple?"
Xie Zhan frowned, "That day, Zhao had a stomachache. My mother said it was due to an offense. Later, my son-in-law accompanied my mother to Jingci Temple to ask for a peace amulet for her and the unborn child."
"At the time, the horses in the carriage Miss Lu was riding in were frightened, and she was about to fall out of the carriage, so my son-in-law had to ask someone to rescue her. After Miss Lu was rescued, she came to thank me. That's roughly what happened."
Chen Jiaye nodded and let the matter go, because he found out that this was indeed the case.
"But father-in-law, this happened by accident. I can use Lu Fei..." Xie Zhan roughly told him about his next actions.
Chen Jiaye nodded. "It's up to you. Everything depends on our plan."
When Xie Zhan came out of Chen's house, it was afternoon and the sun was dazzling.
Before walking out of the Chen family's gate, he narrowed his eyes slightly and looked towards the scorching sun. His eyes were as sharp as a foraging eagle.
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