In Star City, the Tang and Zhao families were like two tigers in the same mountain!
For the sake of profit, it was natural for them to engage in covert and overt struggles in many aspects.
However, in a sense, these two families were essentially like subjects serving the same court.
Therefore,
No matter how much they disliked each other internally, they had to maintain a semblance of warmth and politeness on the surface.
So,
After a brief meeting with Wang Shan, Zhao Wei immediately sent someone to contact Tang Haoran, the head of the Tang family in Le City.
Tang Haoran was not very inclined to agree after hearing Zhao Wei's conditions and promises.
With the three major influential families joining forces to compete against the Wang family, everyone knew that the Wang family's defeat was only a matter of time!
The initiative was already in their hands, so why should they let others use it as a bargaining chip for a transaction?
Moreover, Han Lang had already publicly declared an irreconcilable feud with the Wang family. As the elder brother, he should be supporting Han Lang, not rashly agreeing to Zhao Wei's terms.
But,
Zhao Wei's identity was indeed extraordinary.
Furthermore, his words and attitude were very sincere. If his feelings were hurt, it would not only be impolite but also risk provoking him.
Helplessly, he could only use the excuse of hospitality to invite Zhao Wei to his Tang family villa at Lingyue Mountain Villa for face-to-face negotiations. At the same time, he also invited Han Lang and his entourage.
"Haha... Young Master Zhao! Welcome, welcome!"
At the entrance of Lingyue Mountain Villa.
Tang Haoran timed it perfectly and personally led Old Liu to greet him.
Although Zhao Wei's purpose was not pure, he was a guest from afar. As the host, Tang Haoran had to maintain appearances.
"Haha... Uncle Tang! Long time no see!" Zhao Wei also warmly shook Tang Haoran's hand, his face beaming with a smile that could even give people the illusion of a close relationship.
"It has indeed been a long time! I recall the last time we met was at your grandfather's birthday banquet three years ago, wasn't it? That was also our first meeting, wasn't it? Hehe..."
Tang Haoran's words were full of meaning.
They were polite yet subtly conveyed that their relationship was not very close.
Zhao Wei, as a prominent young master of a powerful family, had long been adept at speaking and acting with great skill. Therefore, even though he understood the underlying meaning of Tang Haoran's words, he remained unfazed and continued to chat and laugh.
"Uncle Tang has such a good memory! To remember this junior after a brief encounter three years ago, I am truly honored!"
Tang Haoran inwardly sneered but continued to reply politely.
"Not at all! My nephew was born extraordinary and eye-catching. Even a brief encounter is enough to leave a lasting impression!"
After speaking, he changed the subject and said again.
"My humble banquet is ready. Would you do me the honor of proceeding first, and we can catch up later?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Wei happily nodded, made a gesture of invitation to Tang Haoran, and replied.
"That's exactly what I wanted! Please, Uncle Tang, lead the way!"
Tang Haoran did not stand on ceremony and stepped into the grounds of Lingyue Mountain Villa first.
However, as Zhao Wei followed closely and stepped into the grounds of Lingyue Mountain Villa, he immediately felt the different concentration of spiritual energy, just like Tang Geng had before.
He exclaimed in amazement, "Wow! Such a rich spiritual energy environment, if supplemented with some cultivation resources, the cultivation speed would be twice as effective! Uncle Tang, I didn't realize you were such a connoisseur of comfort!"
Tang Haoran smiled humbly, "You flatter me, nephew! This level of spiritual energy concentration merely has a slight effect of prolonging life! As for cultivation, forget it. If one had cultivation resources, who would still rely on such spiritual energy concentration to improve their cultivation?"
"That's true!" Zhao Wei suddenly became a bit arrogant for some reason. "Although this place is rare, for a family like ours, the Zhao family, which is not lacking in cultivation resources, it's truly nothing extraordinary!"
Tang Haoran did not reply, but he inwardly scoffed at Zhao Wei from head to toe.
Although the Zhao family indeed did not need to look down on the spiritual energy concentration of Lingyue Mountain Villa, in comparison, cultivation resources were like scarce resources for many.
Was it necessary to speak so generously and abundantly to highlight his extraordinary status?
As they were talking, they coincidentally arrived at the corner of the central villa of Lingyue Mountain Villa.
Zhao Wei was not surprised at first when he saw Tang Haoran turn left without hesitation. However, when he saw Luo Jiaying meticulously trimming flowers and plants inside through the fence of the villa, he could not suppress his surprise, and his forward momentum naturally slowed down. 138 Reading Network
To avoid letting Tang Haoran see through his intentions, he deliberately asked indirectly.
"Oh! Haven't we arrived yet? Given Uncle Tang's status in Le City, why isn't the address this main villa?"
Tang Haoran, unsuspecting, immediately replied, "You jest, nephew! The entire Lingyue Mountain Villa is the property of the Han family! Although I would love to own this main villa, they are not selling it for private residence, so I have no choice!"
Zhao Wei was surprised and secretly pleased.
He was surprised because, from Wang Shan's words, he had thought the Han family was a family that had risen step by step by relying on the Tang family.
But he did not expect that within Lingyue Mountain Villa, the Tang family was willingly subservient.
After all, for influential families with status and position like theirs, they would never allow ordinary people to be above them in any aspect!
And the pleasure, naturally, was that he had easily obtained Luo Jiaying's identity from Tang Haoran.
With this thought, he immediately seized the opportunity and asked casually.
"It seems that this Han family does have some strength! By the way, who is that girl trimming the flowers and plants in the courtyard? Before I came, I only heard that the Han family had two young masters, and I didn't hear about any eldest young lady!"
Tang Haoran replied without thinking, "Her! She is not a member of the Han family. However, her parents have a close relationship with the Han family, and she herself is the girlfriend of the eldest young master of the Han family, so she naturally lives with the Han family!"
Upon hearing that she was already taken, Zhao Wei felt a pang of disappointment. However, he quickly regained his fighting spirit.
After all, in this era, let alone just someone's girlfriend, even a wife could be "poached," couldn't she?
With this thought, a very wicked idea suddenly crossed Zhao Wei's mind, but he did not reveal it.
"Oh! I see. I thought she was that person from the Han family who made Wang Shan's competition so difficult?"
Tang Haoran was speechless.
He thought to himself, although the Zhao family supporting Wang Shan was not surprising to either party, for you, the young master of the Zhao family, to say it so directly in front of me, how little do you care about appearances?
With these thoughts, Tang Haoran involuntarily replied with a hint of sarcasm, "It's alright, it's alright! Walk a couple more steps, and you'll soon meet that eldest young master of the Han family who truly made the Wang family utterly defeated! I'll introduce you properly then! Haha..."
Zhao Wei sweated, thinking to himself.
"You're not afraid that we enemies will see each other and our eyes will turn red!"