Chapter 209 Mr. Huo got rich
Chu Jinyan nodded seriously: "Yes, we are very familiar with each other. You saved my life. Now I have already repaid you for your kindness, so I thought about it and the best way is to pledge my love to you. I will repay you slowly in the second half of my life."
Lu Xiang looked horrified as if he had seen a ghost, and stood up from his chair in an instant: "You guys chat slowly, I'm going back first."
As he spoke, he hurried out.
This is really annoying. If I stay here any longer, I don’t know what crazy things this guy will say. Let’s go now.
Looking at Lu Xiang's fleeing back, Chu Jinyan showed a doting smile, his dark eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a gleam of determination.
Huo Peng and Huo Yi were pressed tightly together and suffered a severe impact.
Why on earth did the Eighth Prince express his affection for the Third Miss so unscrupulously in front of them? Wow, they didn't want to know.
Chu Jinyan was not afraid that Huo Pengzheng would know her feelings for Lu Xiang. After all, if Lu Xiang did not trust them father and son, she would not let them know what they wanted to do.
The road to finding a wife is long and arduous, and he will have to recruit many allies.
"Yuanfeng, you stay and discuss the rules with Uncle Huo, and he will take over when Zongli arrives." Chu Jinyan ordered.
Yuanfeng bowed in response.
Chu Jinyan took Sheng Xian away. Yuan Feng looked at the dumbfounded father and son and smiled friendly: "Uncle Huo, would you like to have lunch together?"
Huo Pengzheng nodded blankly: "Okay...Okay."
Half a month later, the Zhaocai Casino reopened. Regular customers found that the casino had changed a lot. It looked bigger and more luxurious, and there were more ways to play, which made people excited.
"Mr. Huo, you've made a fortune, so you rented out the shop next door?" Someone walked around the gambling house and excitedly asked Huo Pengzheng who was in charge.
Huo Pengzheng laughed out loud: "Thanks to your esteem, Huo can make money. In order to let everyone have more fun, I have made some changes to the gambling house. Anyone who enters my gambling house, if you are tired, please go up to the second floor by the stairs on the east side. We will provide each person with a pot of free tea and a plate of fruits and cakes for everyone to rest."
He didn't just rent the shop next door. Instead, the Eighth Prince bought the shops on both sides.
When everyone heard that it was free, they were immediately interested.
Someone asked with a smile: "Master Huo, if I sit upstairs all day doing nothing, will you chase me away?"
"Let alone sitting here for a whole day, no one will chase you away even if you live here. However, we only provide a pot of tea and a plate of cakes, and you have to pay after eating. If you want to sit here for a whole day, you have to provide your own meals, and if you want to stay overnight, bring your own bedding."
Everyone laughed happily and immediately felt that Huo Pengzheng's approach was just what they wanted.
Everyone likes to take advantage, especially those who are short of money and like to gamble.
A pot of tea and a plate of cakes can fill their stomachs, but it can save them a day's food expenses.
"Master Huo, you have a lot of new faces here. Where is Master Jiang? Why don't I see him?"
Huo Pengzheng glanced at the speaker meaningfully, revealing a lingering fear, and said, "I heard that he didn't know which powerful person he offended, and he ran away in a hurry. It was because he was afraid of retaliation. I closed the gambling house a few months ago, and I reorganized it and opened it again when the rumors were not so serious. You just listen to this, and don't spread it to others."
Everyone immediately showed panic expressions and nodded quickly.
"He hasn't appeared for so long, could he have been silenced?"
Huo Peng was looking at the man and made a "hush" sound, reminding him, "Just say this to me, but don't spread it around. You might offend someone without even knowing it."
The man quickly covered his mouth: "Yes, yes, yes."
Huo Pengzheng then smiled and said, "Don't panic, everyone. Since I dare to open a business, I have made all the necessary preparations. With me here, just have fun."
"Okay, let's go, my hands are itching after not gambling for a long time."
The crowd pushed and shoved and dispersed.
Chu Jinyan's people were running the gambling house, and Lu Xiang did not intervene much afterwards. He just drew a portrait of Lu Chao and put it in front of Huo Pengzheng, asking him to have someone keep a close eye on him. If this person came to gamble, he should be kicked out. He also asked Huo Pengzheng to close down Laiyun Gambling House in the shortest time possible by any means.
In his previous life, Lu Chao owed a huge debt from gambling and was caught by Laiyun Casino, who beat him up and crippled Qiao Jingru. He started having mistresses much earlier than in his previous life, so Lu Xiang had to take precautions in advance.
Huo Peng didn't know why Lu Xiang wanted to compete with Laiyun Casino, but since the Third Miss ordered him to do so, he just had to do it.
In the past, although he and Jiang Jin had some connections, they could not rely on a powerful backer. Laiyun Casino was bigger than his and had better business, but he never dared to think that one day he would be able to suppress Laiyun Casino and force it to close down. But now it is different.
Behind him is the Eighth Prince, the most noble person in the Wei Dynasty.
With confidence, Huo Pengzheng was able to do things more freely. Moreover, the people sent by the Eighth Prince were all capable people. If the Zhaocai Casino could not expand under such circumstances, then they were too incompetent.
Zong Li reported Lu Xiang's request to Chu Jinyan. Chu Jinyan asked him to cooperate fully and meet all of Lu Xiang's requirements. Zong Li was stunned. He had just been transferred back to His Highness. What happened that he didn't know?
The glaciers that have been melting for ten thousand years are going to have eight imperial concubines?
Zong Li, who saw through everything, immediately decided in his heart that he should worship Miss Lu San as his ancestor.
During this period, Ah Man also found out Rong Yin's background.
As soon as Ah Man found out everything, she couldn't wait to go back to Lu Xiang: "Miss, Miss, I will check..."
She shouted as she ran into the yard, scaring Lu Xiang who was sitting in the room so much that she almost jumped up, because Qiao Jingru was sitting opposite her.
As soon as Ah Man entered the room and saw Qiao Jingru, he immediately shut his mouth.
Qiao Jingru looked at her, cracking melon seeds and said, "Ah Man, keep talking. What are you looking for?"
Ah Man's dark eyes rolled around and she said, "A new beef restaurant has opened in the east of the city. The braised beef is delicious. I almost bought it, but who would have thought that it was sold out when it was my turn. I'm so angry."
"Cough!" Lu Xiang coughed lightly and waved at Ah Man.
Ah Man turned around and ran away.
Qiao Jingru chuckled and said, "You always send Ah Man out to do things. Are you asking her to go to various places to find delicious food for you?"
Lu Xiang: "It's a pity that Ah Man only knows how to eat but not how to cook."
Qiao Jingru shook her head with a smile and asked something else: "Are you going to Furong Pavilion on its opening day?"
"Since Brother Qiao is here, I won't go. I'll wait until the first batch of gold brocade comes out, and then I'll go to inspect the finished products." Lu Xiang said.
The main purpose of Furong Pavilion is not to open a shop to sell various fabrics, which does not have an advantage over the major silk and satin shops in the capital. What Lu Xiang needs to do is to make the woven gold brocade into a precious tribute, so that Furong Pavilion can surpass all the silk and satin shops in the capital.
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