Aunt Mei lowered her voice and said, "The eldest and second young ladies came here at around nine o'clock. They said they hadn't seen the old lady come to talk to them for a long time."

It was normal for He Mingzhu to come, but it was very unusual for He Yanyan to come as well. Lu Jiaxin didn't ask, but nodded to show that she understood.

Aunt Mei asked, "Cousin, will Master Nie come over?"

"Well, he will come, but it will be later."

Arriving at the living room, Lu Jiaxin handed the handbag to Qian Xiaoxiao and went to the backyard. She was a little surprised to see He Mingzhu. She had always been dressed professionally before, but this time she was wearing an olive green long skirt with a black windbreaker on the outside. As for He Yanyan, she was wearing a red slim-fitting dress with a slit, showing off her proud figure.

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "Sister Mingzhu, you are here."

After He Mingzhu greeted Lu Jiaxin, she pushed He Yanyan. Unexpectedly, she said shyly, "Lu Jiaxin, I'm sorry. It was all my fault before. I hope you can forgive me."

Lu Jiaxin didn't even look at her. She walked to Gu Xiuxiu's side, leaned over and asked, "Aunt, have you been feeling better these days?"

Gu Xiuxiu was conscious today and said with a smile, "Everything has been fine these past few days. Jiaxin, you look very beautiful in this outfit today."

Lu Jiaxin wore a yellow sweater with jeans and a pair of canvas sneakers. She usually wore casual clothes, which were simple, natural and comfortable.

He Yanyan's face looked very unhappy, but she dared not say anything when He Mingzhu glared at her.

After Gu Xiuxiu asked Lu Jiaxin to sit down, she said with a smile on her face: "Jiaxin, last time you came over, you said that Nie Zhan would spend the Lantern Festival with you. Will he come?"

"It's on the way."

Gu Xiuxiu sighed and said, "Mingzhu just said that the company has a problem with capital turnover and wanted to borrow money from Wansheng Bank. But Wansheng Bank rejected it. Can you ask Nie Zhan to talk to the eldest young master of the Nie family to make some concessions?"

She asked why He Yanyan apologized to her today, and it turned out that she was waiting for her here.

Lu Jiaxin smiled and asked, "If the company is doing well or has good assets, the bank will lend money, after all, they also need to make money. Since Wansheng Bank refused to lend, they have their reasons. Although Nie Zhan and I are dating, we never get involved in business matters."

Gu Xiuxiu said, "Jia Xin, I don't know much about business. But the company is the life's work of the master. When Nie Zhan comes over later, can you ask him? If not, don't force it."

Lu Jiaxin would not ask, but the two sisters came here to guard, and they probably would not go back until they achieved their goal. She thought for a while and said, "Sister Mingzhu, I never ask him about his business, you can ask him later!"

He Mingzhu's heart sank. Even the Fourth Concubine couldn't persuade her. She was afraid that this matter was in jeopardy.

Nie Zhan arrived at Gu's house and didn't care that the He sisters were there. He handed a large bouquet of red roses to Lu Jiaxin and said with a smile on his face, "Xinxin, happy Lantern Festival."

Lu Jiaxin took the flower and took a deep breath: "It smells so good, I like it very much."

Nie Zhan said lovingly, "As long as you like it."

Although his girlfriend likes green roses, he thinks it's fresh to give her a different gift. Well, he will give her blue roses next time.

He Mingzhu took the initiative to step forward and greeted him: "Hello, Mr. Nie."

Nie Zhan nodded coldly, then took the carnation from the bodyguard and handed it to Gu Xiuxiu: "Aunt, Happy Lantern Festival."

Gu Xiuxiu took the big bunch of flowers and smiled so much that the wrinkles on her face smoothed out. "Ah Zhan, you are so thoughtful."

She likes beautiful flowers, so she planted so many roses in the yard.

The wind started to blow, and Lu Jiaxin helped Gu Xiuxiu up and went back to the living room. After sitting down, Gu Xiuxiu told him that He's Jewelry wanted to borrow money from Wansheng Bank.

Nie Zhan shook his head and said, "Since my eldest brother refused, it must be that He's Jewelry does not meet the loan conditions. Aunt, the bank does not only belong to our Nie family, but also to all shareholders. We have to be responsible to the shareholders."

He Mingzhu forced a smile and said, "Mr. Nie, our He's Jewelry is just experiencing temporary difficulties. As long as your bank can lend us the money, we will definitely be able to overcome this difficulty."

Nie Zhan said coldly, "Ms. He, forgive me for being blunt, but the sales of He Jewelry have been declining over the years, and we even made a loss last year. If nothing had happened to Mr. He, we could have barely managed to hold on for a few years, but Mr. He has been in such a big trouble, and we are still waiting for the verdict. No bank dares to lend you money at this juncture, after all, we all have to give an account to the shareholders."

He Mingzhu also wanted to give it a try, and when he refused, she said thank you politely. Then, she also said goodbye to Gu Xiuxiu.

He Yanyan looked at Lu Jiaxin and said, "I know you are holding a grudge against me for what I did before. Tell me, how can you get rid of your hatred? As long as you can help us, no matter what you want me to do, I will agree."

Lu Jiaxin looked at her as if she was a mentally retarded person. However, she was able to endure such humiliation, and it seemed that the He family would not be able to hold on for too long. She felt that she could add fuel to the fire and make it go bankrupt sooner. Without money, He Zhuliang's life in prison would not be so easy, and he might confess all his accomplices.

He Mingzhu shouted angrily: "Yanyan, apologize to Miss Lu..."

Hearing this, He Yanyan grabbed her bag on the sofa and ran out. She shouldn't have listened to her mommy and elder sister and come here to suffer such humiliation.

After He Mingzhu apologized to Lu Jiaxin and Nie Zhan, she immediately chased after them.

Gu Xiuxiu sighed and said, "This child, he's already an adult, why is he still so impetuous?"

Lu Jiaxin was in a very good mood at the moment. She said she was hungry and asked Qian Xiaoxiao to go to the kitchen to see when the food would be ready.

Gu Xiuxiu looked at the expression on her face and thought to herself that it was fortunate that she was not in Hong Kong during that period, otherwise she would have been exposed if Mingzhu or Li Xuanqi had tried to test her. But then she thought again, it was because she was abroad that she dared to do it.

After lunch, Lu Jiaxin called everyone to make glutinous rice balls together. She asked Hong Gu to prepare four kinds of fillings: peanuts, sesame, red bean paste and meat.

Nie Zhan watched her skillfully select the fillings and asked, "Have you made glutinous rice balls often before?"

Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, "No, I seldom ate tangyuan when I was a child. But I like dumplings, so my family often makes dumplings. In order to train my hands-on ability, my mother started teaching me how to make dumplings and buns when I was four years old. When you have time one day, I will make dumplings for you."

Nie Zhan immediately said that he had time next week: "Then we can make dumplings together."

"OK."

(End of this chapter)