Old Master Lu has been busy these past few days, always leaving early and returning late, which is why he missed the chance to meet Lu Yanzheng.
But now that he's in Jiang Qinyu's office, he's immediately confronted Lu Yanzheng.
Lu Yanzheng was sitting down next to Jiang Qinyu, having moved a chair over his shoulder and was flipping through a book he had picked up from the bookshelf.
Upon hearing the voice, Lu Yanzheng looked up and immediately stood up when he saw Old Master Lu. With a warm smile on his face, he greeted him, "Old Master Lu, it's been a long time. Are you getting used to living at your residence?"
Jiang Qinyu stood up at this moment and smiled at Grandpa Lu, "Grandpa, you're back so early today?"
Grandpa Lu didn't pay attention to Jiang Qinyu at this moment, but looked at Lu Yanzheng with a puzzled expression. After a while, he murmured, "Why do I feel like you look familiar?"
Lu Yanzheng and Jiang Qinyu exchanged a glance, then looked at Old Master Lu and said, "You met me not long ago, so it's not surprising that you look familiar."
This made Lu Yanzheng feel strange. The old man didn't react like this when they met last time. Why is he acting like this this time?
Grandpa Lu shook his head. "Last time you weren't wearing this outfit, so it wasn't so obvious."
What he meant was that the casual clothes Lu Yanzheng was wearing today made him feel that Lu Yanzheng looked very familiar.
Jiang Qinyu smiled and said, "Perhaps the old man has seen someone who looks like the general sometime in the past?"
“It should be,” Old Master Lu frowned and pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, “Never mind, I’m getting old, I really can’t remember right now.”
"Then let's wait until the old man remembers. I also want to see who looks like me," Lu Yanzheng nodded.
Jiang Qinyu glanced at Lu Yanzheng with a complicated expression. Did he not know that Old Man Lu and Madam Chen were not his biological parents?
However, the person Grandpa Lu mentioned who looks like Lu Yanzheng might be related to Lu Yanzheng's background. If she remembers it later, she will definitely have to investigate.
The matter was quickly forgotten by the group. Old Master Lu came to see Lu Yanzheng not for idle talk, but because he had an important matter he wanted to ask for his help with.
"Since I'm calling you 'madam' now, I won't treat you like an outsider anymore. From now on, I'll call you A-Zheng," Old Master Lu said with a smile, looking at Lu Yanzheng.
Although he regretted that Jiang Qinyu hadn't become family, he couldn't honestly say that Lu Yanzheng wasn't good enough. His own family members were indeed far inferior to him.
Lu Yanzheng nodded, "Please do as you please, Grandpa."
"Ah Zheng, our Lu family has been running an information network for many years, you know about that, right?" Old Master Lu asked.
Lu Yanzheng nodded. "I've heard about it."
After learning about Xiao Rui's relationship with the Lu family of Qinzhou, he had already found out about this matter, but he was not clear about the specifics.
Even among the resources Xiao Rui left him, there was no such organization specifically for collecting information and gathering intelligence.
Old Master Lu sighed and said, "I have always managed Shunfeng Restaurant, but I am getting old and the younger generation in my family is not up to the task. Shunfeng Restaurant holds so many secrets, I really dare not hand it over to them."
Jiang Qinyu's heart stirred, and she glanced at Lu Yanzheng.
Lu Yanzheng remained seated, listening but not speaking.
After a moment of reflection, Old Master Lu continued, "During this period of time, I have been staying at your residence and observing the girl's conduct and actions. In addition, based on the news you have been spreading from the army, I am certain that you and your husband are both trustworthy people."
Jiang Qinyu and Lu Yanzheng both looked at him, both with a premonition in their hearts, but neither of them spoke.
Old Master Lu smiled, "Therefore, I have decided to hand over Shunfeng Restaurant to you all to manage together."
Jiang Qinyu and Lu Yanzheng exchanged a glance. Lu Yanzheng looked at the old man and said, "Thank you for your kind words, old man. Qinqin and I will definitely live up to your expectations."
"Good, good, good! I knew I could have made the right choice by selecting you!" Old Master Lu laughed heartily.
He was genuinely happy. He had thought they would decline, but they agreed immediately. This showed that the young couple were down-to-earth and genuine; they accepted whatever was needed without any pretense.
Now he understands better why Xiao Rui chose to give all the resources to Lu Yanzheng.
"Alright then, I won't bother you any longer. I'll personally hand over the situation of Shunfeng Tower to you later, and I'll also have the manager of Shunfeng Tower come and pay his respects to the new master." Old Master Lu waved his hand, "You're busy, don't worry about me."
After saying that, he left.
After he left, Jiang Qinyu finally spoke, "Why does Old Master Lu trust us so much?"
She had kept this question in her heart for a long time.
Lu Yanzheng shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but the old man was truly a magnanimous and benevolent person."
The Lu family has done a lot of good deeds in Qinzhou over the years, and in order to avoid attracting attention, many of these good deeds have been done in other people's names.
This shows that Old Master Lu is not someone who seeks fame and fortune; like Xiao Rui, he is genuinely doing practical things for the people.
Thinking of this, Lu Yanzheng felt a little regretful. He had doubted Xiao Rui's motives back then, but now it seems that he had just inherited the temperament of his grandfather.
"Then how much do you know about Shunfeng Tower?" Jiang Qinyu had no objection to his words, after all, Old Master Lu had proven this with his actions these days.
Lu Yanzheng shook his head again, "I don't know the specifics. I only know that it is an organization in the martial arts world that specializes in collecting and selling intelligence. It is said that a piece of intelligence can sometimes sell for a sky-high price depending on its importance, and they also organize an auction to auction intelligence every year."
"There really is a martial arts world? And an intelligence auction?" Jiang Qinyu looked at him in shock, suddenly feeling as if she had accidentally entered a martial arts world.
Lu Yanzheng chuckled and tapped her forehead. "What are you thinking about now? The so-called Jianghu is just a group of people who know some martial arts but don't want to struggle in the secular world. But in reality, how can they survive without struggling in the streets and alleys?"
That's why the term "jianghu" (江湖, the martial arts world) rarely appears. Those who can truly live independently in "jianghu" are mostly people with substantial wealth.
As in the martial arts stories Jiang Qinyu told the children, such things do occasionally exist, but they are very rare and not as exaggerated as they seem.
After hearing his explanation, Jiang Qinyu was not disappointed. Instead, she said with great interest, "Then I am really interested in this Shunfeng Tower."
Anyway, she'll definitely go and see what that intelligence auction is all about next time.
"Then let Madam manage Shunfeng Tower, how about that?" Lu Yanzheng suddenly pulled her into his arms, a sly smile on his face.
Jiang Qinyu paused for a moment, then rolled her eyes at him. "No, we agreed to manage it together. I absolutely won't do anything that's not my responsibility."
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