Chapter 580 Being noticed is her blessing
Huo Xingzhou stretched out his fingers and slowly smoothed her frown.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Qiao Xi shook her head and said, "I'm thinking about something."
Huo Xingzhou and Zhong Yi's collaboration was a bit strange, and it also involved the needle trial meeting. A woman's intuition told her that there must be something wrong.
She had asked Huo Xingzhou about the matter she liked, but didn't get any useful information.
What's more, he is always jealous.
This time, I need to ask someone else to verify it.
Qiao Xi pursed her lips, the corners of her mouth curled up. "I just wanted to ask you, are you going to attend Zhong Yi and Lu Yingxue's engagement party? Lu Yingxue invited me very enthusiastically today. I didn't refuse nor agree. I said I'd go home and ask you what you think."
"The Zhong and Lu families are getting married, and all the prominent families in the capital will be in attendance. It will be a very lively occasion, and we can't refuse."
If the Huo family wants to enter the imperial capital, they must show up at such occasions.
"Um."
Qiao Xi concealed her emotions and nodded obediently.
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the next day.
The sky brightened.
The Lu family in Banshan Qiu Shui welcomed a special guest.
The housekeeper said politely, "Mr. Zhao, please come in. Our master is already waiting in the living room."
Zhao Chang was wearing a suit, and his belly was sticking out.
He looked around at the buildings and sighed, "As expected of a wealthy family in the imperial capital, even the Lu family can occupy such good land. We peasants can't compare to them, hahaha..."
"Mr. Zhao, this way please."
"good."
Zhao Chang, carrying two bottles of fine medicinal wine, walked into the living room and called out gruffly, "Dr. Lu, long time no see. This is the fine wine from my hometown I brought you. This medicinal wine is part of a new product line developed by our factory."
Lu Bannong took a look and asked the housekeeper to put it away.
Then he said politely: "Sit down and have some tea."
Zhao Chang sat on the sofa, took a sip from the teacup and made a sound.
"I'm a rough man. I can't tell the difference between good tea and bad tea. I just want to quench my thirst." Zhao Chang put down the teacup. "Doctor Lu, I'm just a local tycoon who made his fortune by growing Chinese medicinal herbs in the southwest. Please forgive my bluntness."
Lu Bannong concealed his disdain and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhao has built such a large medicinal materials business and is a well-known figure in the southwest. There's no need to be so modest. A hero is not judged by his origins. I was just a small Chinese medicine practitioner back then..."
"You are now a living Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering. I won't beat around the bush with you. My wife has been dead for two years, and it's time to remarry. Doctor Lu, I'm attracted to your niece."
Zhao Chang looked up at him with a smile, "What do you think?"
Lu Bannong looked calm on the surface, but he sneered in his heart.
Zhao Chang is old enough to be his brother, but he still flatters him and wants to be his nephew's son-in-law.
If the Lu family hadn't needed the medicinal herb source in the southwest, he wouldn't have met with someone like Zhao Chang. The Qian family's medicinal herb factory was originally controlled by Zhong Yi, and Lu Bannong always felt it was a potential threat.
"This...you and Mingzhu..." Lu Bannong smiled and didn't finish his words.
But everything is implied.
Zhao Chang spoke in a gruff voice, "Divine Doctor Lu, I promise that if we become a family, the Lu family's Chinese medicine hall will never be out of stock. You guys must have been a big deal when the Qian family fell last time. In exchange for Xiang Mingzhu, I'll give her a stable supply of medicinal herbs for ten years, with priority given to the Lu family. Sign and notarize the contract."
Since Zhao Chang dared to come, he must have investigated thoroughly.
The Lu family hadn't lent a hand to the Xiang family when they went bankrupt, so a niece wasn't very important to Lu Bannong. Xiang Mingzhu had also caused a lot of trouble and was half the culprit for the two families' downfall.
Zhao Chang just loves beautiful women, especially this stubborn and arrogant young lady.
Xiang Mingzhu's appearance is also first-class.
"How is it, Doctor Lu?"
Zhao Chang looked at him with a smile, and the fat on his face seemed much kinder.
Lu Bannong drank his tea and said leisurely, "Mr. Zhao, this is my sister's daughter after all."
"Hasn't your sister been recuperating abroad for many years and hasn't returned home? You're her uncle, so you can still make the decision on your niece's marriage."
"Mr. Zhao, Mingzhu has a stubborn personality."
"As long as you nod, I'll take care of the rest. I love stubborn women. Doctor Lu, I know this is difficult for you to handle. As long as you acquiesce, it will be enough. There is no need to announce the marriage to the public."
Zhao Chang could see that Lu Bannong was the same type of person as himself, only interested in profit.
But he is even more shameless than Lu Bannong. The Lu family cares more about face than benefits.
After hearing what he said, Lu Bannong said, "Okay. Mingzhu has been in a bad mood recently and has been going to the bar to drink to relieve her sorrow."
"Thank you, Doctor Lu."
Zhao Chang beamed. Lu Bannong had already provided more than enough information. However, he still wanted to push the envelope and get a ticket to the Imperial Capital business district.
"I heard that Miss Lu and Young Master Zhong No. 8 are engaged. I also want to go and see the engagement banquet of the first family in the imperial capital. I wonder if..."
Lu Bannong understood: "I'll send someone to give you an invitation."
"Thank you very much."
Zhao Chang was satisfied.
I gained a lot from this trip to the imperial capital.
"Mr. Zhao, do you want to stay for dinner? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it." Lu Bannong said with a smile, but he held the teapot in his hand and filled the tea in front of him.
Zhao Chang took one look and immediately understood what he meant.
The tea is full and the guests are seen off.
"I have some business to discuss, so I won't stay and bother Doctor Lu any longer. Goodbye!"
Zhao Chang left with a smile.
"Butler, please see Mr. Zhao off."
"You're too polite. I can go on my own. A common man doesn't have so many niceties."
Zhao Chang strode out of the Lu family villa. Lu Bannong lowered his eyes and drank his tea. His cold expression was obscured by his growing beard.
Lu Yingxue slowly walked down the stairs. She had been eavesdropping for a long time and knew Zhao Chang's purpose.
"Father."
She walked over to Lu Bannong and shouted, "Is Zhao Chang really interested in Xiang Mingzhu? That's her blessing."
Her eyes rolled around, rippling like water and revealing a hint of smile.
"Being able to exchange a discarded child for ten years' supply of medicinal herbs is a profitable deal." Lu Bannong drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.
Lu Yingxue smiled calculatingly, "Xiang Mingzhu has fantasies about Zhong Yi. There's no guarantee she won't do something stupid to ruin our relationship in the future. And Zhong Yi is a scheming person. She wouldn't feel safe even if she got the medicinal materials factory. Zhao Chang's move will only benefit us."
It not only solved the hidden danger of Xiang Mingzhu, but also brought real benefits to the Lu family.
Lu Bannong looked at her and said, "Have you found any evidence against Zhong Yi?"
It is a consensus reached by father and daughter that Zhong Yi has problems, but no matter what the outcome, it will not affect the marriage between the two families.
I'll just be more cautious towards Zhong Yi in the future.
Lu Yingxue turned her head and looked at Lu Bannong dimly: "The clues I found will definitely shock you!"
"Tell me about it."
Lu Bannong had a serious expression.
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