Chapter 65: Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared
"Hey, isn't this Xiao Wanwan?" Zhou Huaian was the first to see Chi Wan and adjusted his sunglasses with one hand: "What good things did you bring me again?"
The person who was talking to Zhou Huaian turned around when he heard the words, and it turned out to be Xiahou Yu whom he had just met yesterday!
However, Chi Wan wasn't very familiar with him, so he simply nodded towards him as a greeting.
She smiled and said to Zhou Huaian: "Brother Huaian, I'm not here to pawn anything today. I want to ask you for help with a small matter~"
Zhou Huaian snorted and laughed: "I knew that a little girl like you would not come to the temple for no reason."
Chi Wan said nothing, but just kept sending orchids.
She took out the box behind her and gently shook it towards Zhou Huaian: "Then I never go to the palace empty-handed."
Zhou Huaian's eyes lit up, and he nodded at Chi Wan: "He's much more sensible than Huai Jin. Bring it here and see what kind it is this time?"
Chi Wan carefully took out the orchid pot and said, "I'm not exaggerating. If the old man sees this quality Jade Rabbit Butterfly, he might not even bother to force you to go on a blind date this year~"
Because of the pawning issue before, Chi Wan and Zhou Huaian had quite a lot of contact. In addition, Zhou Huaian is a very outgoing person, and he would occasionally complain to Chi Wan about his grandfather forcing him to go on a blind date and get married.
He said that his parents were not around since he was a child and he was used to being free. He didn't want to be bound by marriage at all, nor did he want to bring harm to other girls.
Chi Wan gave him an idea: "Grandpa Zhou likes orchids so much, maybe you can cater to his taste and give him a few pots. He will be too embarrassed to urge you too much, right?"
Zhou Huaian was delighted at first, but then said distressedly: "But I know nothing about orchids."
Isn't this the occasion for Chi Wan?
As a result, the relationship between Chi Wan and Zhou Huaian became more familiar than that between Chi Wan and Zhou Huaijin, and she felt comfortable asking Zhou Huaian for help whenever she had any problem.
Zhou Huaian looked at the flower carefully and said, "Jade Rabbit and Colorful Butterfly? You know what, it does look a bit like rabbit ears. I don't understand why these orchids are named in such a variety of ways. But it smells good."
Xiahou Yu at the side said confidently: "The Jade Rabbit Butterfly is a Sanxing Qidie flower among the fine-leaved lotus orchids. It has a rich fragrance and is a rare orchid."
Zhou Huaian glanced at him suspiciously: "When did you start studying orchids?"
Xiahou Yu smiled faintly and thought: Yesterday.
After he returned from Chi Wan's house yesterday, he memorized a lot of orchid species and characteristics with his outstanding memory. He planned to "discuss" them with Chi Wan the next time his grandfather asked Chi Wan to see orchids.
I didn’t expect that opportunities would always be reserved for those who are prepared, and here I came across one today.
But he certainly wouldn't say this in front of Chi Wan and Zhou Huaian, so he just said calmly: "My grandfather likes orchids, and I know a little about them from what I have seen and heard."
Chi Wan didn't doubt it. After hearing this, she felt that Xiahou Yu's calmness when he saw the dragon robe yesterday was indeed just the calmness engraved in the bones of the domineering president.
She winked at Zhou Huaian: "How about it, Brother Huaian, do you feel the sincerity?"
Zhou Huaian put the orchid away and said, "I know that little Wanwan is much more considerate than my useless brother. If there is anything I can help with, just let me know. Xiahou, then you go ahead and do your work? Wanwan and I still have some things to do here.
"I'll help you keep an eye out for the things you mentioned, but it's not easy to find a jade pendant this big and in good condition, so don't hold out too much hope."
Just as Xiahou Yu was about to say that he was not busy, Zhou Huaian put his hand on his shoulder and led him out.
All he could do was to leave a quick message: "Miss Chi, Grandpa said yesterday that your division technique is excellent and the orchids were not affected too much. He plans to visit your home in a few days with the promised wood..."
Chi Wan nodded: "Then I'll wait for Grandpa Xu to come."
She didn't expect that Xiahou Yu and Zhou Huaian had such a good relationship.
But think about it, after all, Grandpa Zhou said that Grandpa Xu is his best friend. This means that Xiahou Yu should also know his senior brother.
I can only say, it’s a small world.
Zhou Huaian forcibly led Xiahou Yu out of the store and glared at him: "The Jade Rabbit and the Colorful Butterfly, and you are influenced by what you see and hear... Mr. Xia, what are you planning? Let me tell you, it was our Huai Jin who met Wanwan first."
Xiahou Yu broke away from Zhou Huaian and straightened his crooked collar: "My last name is Xiahou. Besides, so what if I met her first? My grandfather values her, and I simply admire Miss Chi's expertise and passion for orchids. She... is she on good terms with you? If you can't help her, you can always come to me. I..."
"Go away, don't ask me to find your jade token if you keep nagging me." Zhou Huaian rolled his eyes. "I still need your help, what kind of person do you think I am? Didn't you run after me naked in the beginning? I'm telling you, stop thinking about the wrong people, otherwise... I have a lot of photos of you when you were a child."
Xiahou Yu: ...
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Chi Wan sat in a chair and poured himself a cup of tea very consciously, while thinking about what Zhou Huaian had just said about the jade token.
Jade pendant? Is it Xiahou Yu who wants to find jade of good quality?
It must be said that she has a jade token like this... in her space. If she could sell one, she would instantly have more than eight figures in her bank account.
How can it appear reasonably in Xiahou Yu's hands?
Just as he was thinking, Zhou Huaian walked in with a refreshed look: "Tell me, is it related to your unreliable uncle again?"
Chi Wan held the cup and his expression became more serious.
She slowly told Zhou Huaian what she had discussed with her parents yesterday, including some of her doubts: "I always feel that the only person who can do this and may be related to our family is Song Yangming, the biological father."
The fact that Zhou Huaian was able to find out about Song Yangming's biological father meant that he was at least not that afraid of their family.
Chi Wan thought about it for a whole night before deciding to tell Zhou Huaian about this matter and ask for his opinion.
Sure enough, after hearing what Chi Wan said, Zhou Huaian's originally relaxed expression became a little solemn: "You mean, you suspect that the family's bankruptcy was related to that?"
Chi Wan shook his head: "I don't know, it's just a guess. But the overseas order my father placed was large enough to bankrupt our family. Is it really possible for an ordinary person to do such a thing?
"Not to mention that so many upstream and downstream suppliers were mobilized at once to encourage my father to 'make a comeback'."
Zhou Huaian was a little puzzled: "If that's the case, they dealt with your family for Song Yangming, so how could he be burdened with gambling debts?"
Chi Wan's eyes flashed: "So I was wondering, what if the ultimate goal of those people is actually to deal with Song Yangming?"
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