Chapter 2981: Step by Step
Zhu Feng continued to look at her calmly. Xu Miaoming spoke slowly, "Shopkeeper Lu said that today's banquet was to apologize to Mr. Huang and his wife. It was clearly just a misunderstanding. But Shopkeeper Lu made such a big fuss to apologize. Doesn't that mean that Mr. Huang is narrow-minded?"
Nan Yan frowned slightly.
Xu Miaoming raised his head and looked at Zhu Feng, smiling and saying, "How could Mr. Huang be so petty with such a large family business?"
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This sentence blocks all retreat routes.
Lu Taining quickly took over the conversation and said, "Yes, yes, a person of small mind is not a gentleman, but Mr. Huang knows that he is a gentleman at first sight."
Zhu Feng remained calm. He simply turned his head to glance at Nan Yan, then turned away again and said, "Since the Taoist priest has said so, if I don't drink this glass of wine, I will be letting down Shopkeeper Lu's kindness today."
After saying that, he picked up the wine glass and stood up.
Seeing him like this, Lu Taining was overjoyed, his eyes narrowed into two slits with laughter, and he said, "Okay, okay, I toast to Mr. Huang."
However, when he was about to bring the wine glass to his lips, he found that the difficult-to-touch Mrs. Huang sitting next to Mr. Huang had not moved at all. Not only did she not stand up, she didn't even touch the wine glass.
If they were wives and concubines brought by other people, they would just not move them, and the people in the business world would not care.
However, before today, he had asked Tan Boyun to find out clearly. People from Guantonghang had already said that Mrs. Huang was a very difficult woman. Although Mr. Huang looked sober and calm and was a person who could make big decisions, sometimes he could not get over his overbearing wife.
Seeing her like this, Lu Taining hurriedly said with a smile: "Mrs. Huang, why don't you raise your glass yet?"
Nan Yan glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, then looked at Xu Miaoming who was silent opposite her.
He said with a smile: "A man of small mind is not a gentleman, but I am not a gentleman, and I don't have such a big mind."
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"Drink this wine."
"this--"
Lu Taining looked at Zhu Feng with some embarrassment, only to see Mr. Huang smiling calmly and saying, "My wife is used to being willful, and I shouldn't have brought her here. Shopkeeper Lu, don't mind, let's just drink this wine."
After saying that, he raised his glass and drank it all.
He drank the toast so readily, which really gave the other party enough face, but at this time, Lu Taining's heart was beating fast.
On the surface, it seemed that Mrs. Huang was willful and domineering, but in fact, from the purpose of this banquet and the attitudes of both parties, it could be seen that Mr. Huang Sihuang was very clear that they had a purpose for holding the banquet tonight. After drinking the apology wine, the previous incident of burning Gaosheng Inn would be written off, and everything would be easy to discuss. This was also the reason why Lu Taining wanted to take the initiative.
However, Mrs. Huang refused to drink.
That is to say, always keep one step.
No matter what they talk about later, even if Mr. Huang gives in, as long as she still insists, it is very likely that the obstacle lies with her.
I'm afraid this was something the couple had discussed before they came.
One plays the good guy and the other plays the bad guy.
It is indeed difficult to deal with such a cautious approach.
Thinking of this, Lu Taining took a deep breath in his heart, then put on a smile and drank the glass of wine, then nodded to Xu Miaoming, and the three of them sat down separately.
Lu Taining said, "Just drinking is boring. Lao Tan, hurry up and serve the dishes."
"yes."
Tan Boyun waved again, and soon, several waiters brought up plate after plate of delicious food. Soon, the spacious private room was filled with the aroma of food and wine. While not as captivating as the fragrance of the daughter, food represented the essence of life, and the arrival of such an aroma naturally lowered the guard of many people.
Many things are easier to talk about when eating and drinking.
Lu Taining picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile, "Please."
Zhu Feng nodded, and actually picked up his chopsticks to eat two bites of the food, and even praised it twice. However, Nan Yan, who was sitting next to him, still didn't move his chopsticks or cup, and looked like he was not interested in anything.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, although Zhu Feng didn't say much, the atmosphere at the banquet was much more relaxed.
Lu Taining stood up again and said to Zhu Feng, "I'll toast you another glass."
Zhu Feng looked up at him and said, "I wonder why Manager Lu is offering this glass of wine?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Miaoming, who was sitting opposite them, raised his eyelids slightly and looked at them.
Lu Taining said with a smile, "Master Huang, you and I are both businessmen, and businessmen are all profit-driven. What is the purpose of this banquet and this glass of wine? With Master Huang's shrewdness, can't you see it?"
"Profit-seeking?"
Zhu Feng said, "But there doesn't seem to be anything profitable about me that Shopkeeper Lu would pursue."
Lu Taining laughed and said, "Mr. Huang doesn't have it on him, that's because you're hiding it."
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"If you don't hide it, both of us will benefit."
Zhu Feng also picked up the wine glass, but did not raise it to drink with him. Instead, he brought it to his lips, sniffed the overflowing aroma of the wine, and said slowly, "Now that Manager Lu has said this, I will not beat around the bush."
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"What I'm hiding is something real. I don't know what Shopkeeper Lu's intention is in hiding it."
Now that things have come to this, there is obviously no need to hide anything anymore.
Lu Taining took a deep breath, placed the wine glass on the table, and then said to Zhu Feng, "My intention is actually very simple. I want the grain that Mr. Huang has hidden. It's that simple."
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This time, even Nan Yan raised her eyebrows and turned to look at him.
Finally, the truth was revealed.
But they didn't expect the other party to be so direct. They probably saw that they were playing it safe. If they kept going around in circles, they would get drunk to death here tonight and wouldn't get down to business. It would be better to just go straight for it.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng curled the corners of his lips slightly.
He twisted the small wine glass with his fingers and said slowly, "It turns out that Shopkeeper Lu has taken a fancy to my batch of goods."
“…”
"Is this the reason why Gaosheng Inn burned down that night?"
Lu Taining stretched his neck to look at Zhu Feng. Although he was fat and looked a little clumsy, the way he stretched his neck to look at people gave people the feeling of being stared at by a ferocious beast.
He said: "As I just said, it was a misunderstanding."
“…”
"Now, I just want to do business with Mr. Huang."
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