Sigh, why didn't that girl Chu Huanzhao inherit her mother's excellent genes?
As if noticing his gaze, Qin Wanru turned around and gave him a sharp look.
Qin Wanru's anger level increased by 69!
Zuan was annoyed, thinking to himself, "It's not me who's watching you, why are you taking it out on me?"
When he looked at Chu Tiesheng again, he found him chatting and laughing with the person next to him, making him wonder if he had just imagined it.
"The head of the Wang family has arrived!"
Zu An looked in the direction of the sound and saw a thin middle-aged man leading a group of people into the training ground.
He had heard before that there were four wealthy merchant families in Mingyue City: the Chu family, the Yuan family, the Zheng family, and the Wang family. This was the first time he had seen someone from the Wang family.
Chu Zhongtian and Qin Wanru stood up with smiles to greet them, and soon the two were chatting happily.
Zu An was stunned and couldn't help but ask Chu Huanzhao, who was standing next to him, "What's the background of this Wang family that your father had to personally go to greet them?"
If Zu'an was the first one to be added to the squad, then Chu Haizhao was the second. She clearly had no interest in familiarizing herself with the venue, nor was she nervous about the upcoming battle. Instead, she was excitedly looking around.
Hearing his question, she replied, "They don't seem to have any special background. I only know that the Wang family and our family have a good relationship."
Chu Chuyan, who had been resting with her eyes closed, slowly opened them: "The Wang family mainly deals in bulk grains and also runs the largest restaurant in Mingyue City. The reason they have a good relationship with our Chu family is because we have a lot of business dealings. Our Chu family needs salt permits from the imperial court to sell salt. The imperial court issues these salt permit quotas based on how much grain the salt merchants transport to the border. Our Chu family can't do this ourselves, so we need the Wang family to help transport grain in exchange for salt permits. That's why Father and Mother value them so much. Xiao Zhao, don't be so playful all day long. You don't even know these most basic things about the family."
Chu stuck out her tongue and grabbed her sister's arm, acting coquettishly, "Don't you still have me, sister~"
Chu Chuyan looked at her younger sister with affection and shook her head helplessly.
Zu An couldn't help but feel contemptuous. So his sister-in-law was just a good-for-nothing too. Wait, why did I use "also"?
"The head of the Zheng family has arrived!"
Compared to the Wang family, Chu Zhongtian was not as enthusiastic towards the Zheng family. The two sides simply nodded slightly to each other from a distance. Zheng Yutang, the head of the Zheng family, also tacitly walked towards the Yuan family's location and quickly chatted with the Yuan family members.
Zu An saw that Zheng Yutang was refined and handsome, and although he was middle-aged, he still had a unique charm. No wonder he could give birth to such a beautiful daughter as Zheng Dan.
He suddenly noticed a beautiful woman in a classic cheongsam in the Zheng family's group looking at him with a slight smile on her lips and nodding slightly. Who else could it be but Zheng Dan?
Zu An winked at her, revealing a look that only the two of them could understand. Zheng Dan blushed slightly and quickly turned her face away.
"Sister, sister, this guy is flirting with Zheng Dan!" Chu Huanzhao suddenly exclaimed from the side.
"No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense." Caught red-handed in front of his wife, Zu'an was still a little guilty and subconsciously denied it.
"I clearly saw it! And you were even flirting with him!" Chu Huanzhao's face turned bright red with anger.
Chu Chuyan frowned slightly: "Keep your voice down, what kind of behavior would it be if others heard us?" Fortunately, the training ground was quite noisy, so no one noticed the commotion.
After she finished speaking, she turned around and looked at Zu An, her eyes as calm as a lake in the deep mountains: "Are you very familiar with Zheng Dan?"
For some reason, under the other person's pure and innocent gaze, Zuan felt inexplicably guilty: "We're not that close, I just happened to save her once before." He gave a general description of their relationship, omitting what happened in the academy dormitory.
"Don't be afraid, I didn't blame you," Chu Chuyan smiled slightly. "If you can really win Zheng Dan's heart and soul and bring the Zheng family to our side, I'll be overjoyed."
Zuan blinked. Was this woman deliberately setting a trap for him?
"Sister~" Chu Huanzhao, who was standing to the side, was immediately dissatisfied. What kind of attitude is this? Why is she not as anxious as I am?
Chu Chuyan murmured to herself, "It's a pity that Zheng Dan is already engaged to Sang Qian. If I were to snatch her away, it would create an irreconcilable feud with the Sang family. It's not worth it..."
Zuan was immediately bewildered. So you were actually considering the feasibility of this?
"Principal Jiang of Mingyue Academy has arrived!"
Upon hearing this name, everyone from both the Chu and Yuan families stopped talking and went to greet the person, clearly demonstrating that the principal of Mingyue Academy deserved such treatment.
Soon, a series of swallowing sounds could be heard from the surrounding area:
"Wow, these legs! I'm going to lose them!"
"Where did she buy those stockings? I'll get a set for my wife when I get back."
"Your haggard wife doesn't even deserve to be compared to Principal Jiang!"
"At worst, I'll just cover her face and put on stockings, that'll be enough for my imagination."
"Are you all going to die? How dare you talk about Principal Jiang behind his back like that!"
...
Zuan spotted a familiar figure in the crowd. "That bastard Ji Dengtu is sneaking around in the crowd. With your flamboyant demeanor, do you think I won't recognize you just because you're wearing a hat?"
This lecherous fellow is indeed taking the opportunity to look at the beautiful women. Hmm, but why isn't he looking at Principal Jiang?
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