In fact, Zhao Liben had already thought about marrying into the Ye family.

Unfortunately, Ye's granddaughter was too outstanding, and his two grandsons were useless, so Zhao Liben didn't have the face to say that.

But now it's different. Zhao Hao suddenly became smart in many aspects and is no less capable than the other party's granddaughter. It just so happened that the Liu family's marriage proposal was cancelled, so of course the old man started to think about it.

Zhao Hao felt very strange and thought that his grandfather's action was unnecessary. "Isn't it a blind marriage? Why should that girl be the one to make the decision?"

"Well, it's better to explain it to you clearly." Zhao Liben stopped and looked at the figure in the pavilion, and whispered: "The girl is Jiang Xueying, and she is the granddaughter of the old boss of Wuji. Their family suffered a great disaster that year, and all the male members died. Only Ye survived with the infant Miss Jiang."

"Oh." Zhao Hao understood. Ye was definitely not the wife of Wu Ji's old boss. At most, she was a second wife or even a concubine. So even though she was Jiang Xueying's elder, she couldn't make decisions for her.

"Over the years, Madam Ye has worked hard to run the business, and with my help, Wu Ji has not declined, but has become more prosperous than before, with more than one million taels of silver in the treasury." Zhao Liben lowered his voice and said, "Sooner or later, this huge family business will be handed over to Miss Jiang. If you can take her down, Wu Ji will be ours..."

"Wow..." Zhao Hao couldn't help but his eyes light up.

"How about it, grandpa's skills are powerful, right?" Zhao Liben clenched his fist, feeling very proud.

"I don't." Zhao Hao shook his head without hesitation.

"Why?" Zhao Liben stood there in a daze. How could this be something a member of the Zhao family say?

But Zhao Hao said arrogantly: "I don't care whether she has money or not. Anyway, she is not as rich as me... I'm talking about the future."

"You little rascal, you've lost your way just because I praise you a few words, haven't you?" Zhao Liben was so angry that he was fuming and glaring, and was just about to teach him a lesson.

But they saw Ye was already standing at the door, greeting them.

"No matter what, let's meet him first. If you dare to make trouble, you will suffer the consequences!" Zhao Liben had no choice but to threaten Zhao Hao, and then went up to him with his support.

~~

At the entrance of the waterside pavilion, the grandparents and grandchildren greeted each other.

When Ye helped Zhao Hao up with a kind face, he saw a girl standing next to her, her face as clear and ethereal as ice and snow.

At first glance, she is a beauty, and she has an excellent temperament...

Zhao Hao secretly praised her in his heart, but isn't she too young? Is she the same age as me, or even younger? It would be better to kill me if I were to talk about marriage with a little girl this old!

Although, in the Ming Dynasty, this age is the right time to talk about marriage, but Zhao Hao is different. He is also unwilling to accept this bad custom...

I felt uneasy, and the following dinner tasted like chewing wax.

The little girl was also very quiet. She only answered with impeccable etiquette when Ye and Zhao Liben asked questions. Other than that, she said nothing.

Zhao Liben and Ye naturally couldn't let go in front of their grandchildren.

As a result, one can imagine how weird the atmosphere of this banquet was.

After finally finishing the meal, Zhao Liben left with an excuse. Zhao Hao wanted to follow him, but was forced back by his murderous eyes.

After a while, Ye also found an excuse, saying that she was going to show them the soup, and then slipped away.

The servants had already left.

~~

In the warm pavilion, only Zhao Hao and Jiang Xueying, the poor blind date couple, were left.

Zhao Hao didn't expect that after traveling through time, he would experience the embarrassment of a blind date again. Fortunately, he was experienced in this area, so he prepared to find a joke to make the atmosphere normal, and then make things clear.

Unexpectedly, the icy beauty Jiang Xueying took the initiative to speak first. Her voice was icy and crisp, and very pleasant to the ear.

"Brother Zhao, don't be so nervous. I am just dealing with the elders."

Obviously, she saw Zhao Hao's reluctance.

"Is that so..." Zhao Hao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He thought to himself, no wonder the old man praised her so much, this cleverness could save people a lot of trouble.

He relaxed and asked Jiang Xueying with a smile, "I heard from Grandpa that Jiang's sister can make her own decision. Why do you have to suffer this? Wouldn't it be better if you just turned down the dinner?"

"I agreed to meet you because I want to see who is more powerful than me."

Jiang Xueying smiled, so faint that it was almost imperceptible, and said to Zhao Hao seriously, "By the way, let's see if there is any opportunity for business cooperation."

Zhao Hao naturally felt awkward when he saw a little girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old discussing business cooperation with him.

But then I thought, maybe other people would feel equally awkward when listening to me talk about business?

Alas, it is really hard for Boss Tang and Shopkeeper Fang...

Thinking of this, Zhao Hao patiently listened to Jiang Xueying talk about business matters.

It turns out that she is also participating in this year's raw silk war.

Jiang Xueying bought silk at an average price of 1.5 ounces per catty after hearing the news of the switch, and sold it all when the price rose to 3 ounces.

Entering the market with 100,000 taels and leaving with 200,000 taels, the net profit doubled in two months.

Zhao Hao couldn't help but be amazed when he heard this. She didn't have her own foresight, but relied on her keen business sense. In such a turbulent situation, she made accurate judgments, bought in time, and sold decisively. It was amazing that she could achieve such a result.

In fact, Jiang Xueying was quite proud of this operation.

But when Ye told her that Zhao Hao not only made seven times the profit from the rising silk prices, but also made seven times the profit.

What is even more incredible is that when the silk price fell later, he used his clever trick of borrowing silk and repaying it without spending a penny and made a net profit of 40,000 taels.

This made Jiang Xueying lose her pride. She could understand making money when prices went up, but she had never thought of making money when prices went down.

"Please give me some advice, Brother Zhao." Jiang Xueying said, then stood up and bowed to Zhao Haofu, and said softly, "How did Brother come up with the idea of ​​borrowing silk and returning silk?"

"It's nothing special." As long as they don't have to discuss marriage, Zhao Hao is still willing to give some pointers to the humble girl. "This is just ordinary short selling, not a particularly complicated method. As long as you are bearish on the market and find a merchant willing to lend, you can do it."

Jiang Xueying was indeed a business genius. After Zhao Hao explained it briefly, she understood the meaning of "short selling". She looked at Zhao Hao with more admiration and asked him several business questions.

Zhao Hao patiently answered them one by one. Time passed by unknowingly, and a maid came in to add water, obviously reminding the two that the time was almost up...

Jiang Xueying was still not satisfied. After the maid left, she hesitated for a moment, then asked Zhao Hao expectantly, "Excuse me, little sister, can I communicate with Brother Zhao in the future and continue to ask him for advice?"

"This..." Zhao Hao's habit of being a teacher is getting worse and worse. He subconsciously nodded, but then he thought of their awkward identities, so he touched his nose and said, "It's better not to do it in the short term, otherwise the two old people will misunderstand."

"That's true." Jiang Xueying nodded somewhat disappointedly.

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