Chapter 580: It's her blessing to be noticed by others

Huo Xingzhou stretched out his fingers and slowly smoothed her wrinkled brows.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Qiao Xi shook her head, "I'm thinking about something."

Huo Xingzhou and Zhong Yi's cooperation was a bit strange, and it involved the needle testing conference. The 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 and raised the corners of her mouth: "I just want 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 did I agree. I said I would go home to ask you what you think."

"The marriage between the Zhong and Lu families will be attended by all the prominent families in the capital. It will be very lively and we can't refuse."

If the Huo family wants to reside in the imperial capital, they must show up on such occasions.

"Um."

Qiao Xi concealed her emotions and nodded obediently.

…

the next day.

The sky brightened.

The Lu family in Banshan Qiushui welcomed a special guest.

The housekeeper said politely, "Please come in, Mr. Zhao. 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, hahahaha..."

"Mr. Zhao, this way please."

"good."

Zhao Chang walked into the living room with two bottles of fine medicinal wine in his hands and shouted in a gruff voice: "Dr. Lu, long time no see. This is the good wine from my hometown that I brought to you. This medicinal wine is a new product line developed in our factory."

Lu Bangnong took a look at it 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 the teacup and took two sips, making a sound.

"I am 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. "Dr. Lu, I am a local tycoon who made my fortune by growing Chinese medicinal herbs in the southwest. I speak directly. Please forgive me."

Lu Bannong hid his disdain and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao has made such a big business in the medicinal materials business. He is a well-known figure in the southwest. There is no need to be so humble. A hero does not ask where he came from. I was just a small Chinese medicine doctor 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 for me 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 appeared calm on the surface, but he was sneering in his heart.

Zhao Chang is old enough to be his brother, but he still wants to be his nephew's son-in-law.

If the Lu family didn't need the source of medicinal materials in the southwest, he would never have met with Zhao Chang. Originally, the Qian family's medicinal materials factory was controlled by Zhong Yi, and Lu Bannong always felt that it was a hidden danger.

"This...you and Mingzhu..." Lu Bangnong smiled and didn't finish his words.

But everything is implied.

Zhao Chang spoke in a hoarse voice: "Dr. Lu, I promise that if we become a family, the Lu family's Chinese medicine hall will never be out of stock. You guys had a lot of trouble last time the Qian family fell. I will give Xiang Mingzhu in exchange for a stable source of medicinal materials for ten years, with priority given to the Lu family. Sign the contract and notarize it."

Since Zhao Chang dared to come, it means he has investigated thoroughly.

The Lu family did not lend a helping hand when the Xiang family went bankrupt, so a niece was not very important to Lu Bannong. Xiang Mingzhu also caused a lot of trouble and was half the culprit for the two families' downfall.

Zhao Chang just loves beautiful women, especially this kind of stubborn and arrogant young lady.

Xiang Mingzhu's appearance is also first-class.

"How are you, Dr. 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 are her uncle, so you can still make the decision on your niece's marriage."

"Boss 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 not easy for you to handle. As long as you acquiesce, it will be enough. There is no need to announce the marriage to the outside world."

Zhao Chang could see that Lu Bannong was the same type of person as himself, who was only interested in profit.

But he is even more shameless than Lu Bannong. The Lu family wants face as well as benefits.

After hearing what he said, Lu Bannong said, "Okay. Mingzhu has been in a bad mood recently and always goes to the bar to drink to relieve her sorrow."

"Thank you, Dr. Lu."

Zhao Chang smiled happily. The information Lu Bannong had given him was enough. But he still wanted to push the envelope and get a ticket to the Imperial Capital business district.

"I heard that Miss Lu and Mr. Zhong are engaged. I also want to go and see the engagement banquet of the first family in the imperial capital. I wonder if..."

Lu Bangnong understood: "I will send someone to give you an invitation letter."

"Thank you very much."

Zhao Chang was very 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 cup in front of him with tea.

When Zhao Chang saw it, he immediately understood what he meant.

Tea is served and guests are seen off.

"I have some business to discuss, so I won't stay and bother Dr. Lu any more. 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 care about that."

Zhao Chang strode out of the Lu family's villa. Lu Bannong lowered his eyes and drank tea. His cold expression was hidden by his growing beard.

Lu Yingxue walked down the stairs slowly. She had been eavesdropping for a long time and knew Zhao Chang's purpose.

"Father."

She walked up to Lu Bangnong and shouted, "Does Zhao Chang really like Xiang Mingzhu? That's her blessing."

Her eyes rolled around, rippling with smiles.

"Being able to exchange a cast-off for ten years' supply of medicinal materials is a profitable deal." Lu Bannong drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

Lu Yingxue smiled and calculated: "Xiang Mingzhu has fantasies about Zhong Yi. There is no guarantee that she will not do something stupid to destroy our relationship in the future. And Zhong Yi is scheming. She will not feel at ease even if she gets the herbal medicine factory. Zhao Chang's actions 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 between father and daughter that Zhong Yi has problems, but no matter what the outcome is, it will not affect the marriage between the two families.

I'll just be more cautious with 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 looked serious.