Chapter 130 The Father-in-law's Good Intentions
"Roughly." Chen Xuan gave him an ambiguous answer.
He wasn't lying; he himself didn't know his current realm, otherwise his aura wouldn't be so weak. However, defeating Gu Feng was more than enough.
Wei Changgeng was somewhat displeased, feeling that Chen Xuan was boasting. An internal energy master did not have such an aura.
"Mr. Wei, if there's nothing else, I'll go accompany Yunxi. I'll talk to Uncle Su about the Yanhuang Iron Brigade quota later." Chen Xuan turned and cupped his hands at Wei Changgeng.
"Since you don't appreciate it, there's nothing I can do." Wei Changgeng said with a cold face, waving his hand to signal Chen Xuan to leave.
When Chen Xuan found Su Yunxi, she was chatting with Murong Meng.
Seeing Chen Xuan approaching, Su Yunxi quickly turned her head and asked with a smile, "How did it go? Did you settle the matter of the Yanhuang Iron Brigade? If you join the Yanhuang Iron Brigade to gain some experience, you'll likely become famous in Jiangnan Province."
"I refused." Chen Xuan looked at Su Yunxi's hopeful eyes. Clearly, Su Yunxi knew Su Qian's arrangement and hoped he would join the Yanhuang Iron Brigade. He said with a wry smile.
Su Yunxi frowned and looked at Chen Xuan in confusion.
"That's the Yanhuang Iron Brigade! Each ordinary city in the province gets one spot. This difficulty is no less than becoming the top scorer in the college entrance examination. You actually refused?" Murong Meng's eyes widened in shock as she looked at Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan didn't say anything.
"Chen Xuan, I know you have your own plans, and I support your decision," Su Yunxi said.
Chen Xuan was very grateful for Su Yunxi's unconditional trust.
"Showing affection will lead to a quick demise," Murong Meng muttered sourly upon seeing this scene.
At this banquet, there were no shortage of young masters from prominent families and talented youths, but none caught Murong Meng's eye.
Alas, when would sweet love descend!
Murong Meng thought sourly.
Not long after, the banquet ended, and the guests flocked to see Wei Changgeng off.
Chen Xuan drove Su Yunxi back to the Su family villa first, then drove back home.
As soon as he got home, Su Qian called. The content of the call was nothing more than questioning Chen Xuan why he refused to join the Yanhuang Iron Brigade and about the martial arts competition with Gu Feng.
Chen Xuan could only keep apologizing, thanking Su Qian for his good intentions. However, Chen Xuan did not yield at all on refusing to join the Yanhuang Iron Brigade.
Finally, Su Qian hung up the phone in anger. Clearly, this father-in-law was very upset.
Chen Xuan shook his head with a wry smile.
The next morning.
Chen Xuan received a call from Hei Hu.
On the phone, Hei Hu said excitedly, "Mr. Chen, good news, good news!"
"What good news?" Chen Xuan asked with a frown.
Hei Hu showed some pride and said excitedly, "Mr. Chen, the situation is like this: the Earth Injury Pills you gave me earlier are about to be sold!"
"Oh? Sold?"
Chen Xuan's eyes widened. Hei Hu was becoming more and more skilled in business, even selling Earth Injury Pills.
He asked indifferently, "How much did it sell for?"
"The buyer is an elder from a prominent family who was ambushed and injured by an internal energy martial artist. He's on his last breath. I'm having people negotiate with that prominent family. I estimate we can sell it for a good price!" Hei Hu couldn't help but rub his hands, his eyes burning with excitement, clearly indicating that this income was substantial.
Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Well done."
"When the money is sold, I'll transfer it to your card."
"Okay."
Hei Hu hung up the phone with a smile.
An old traditional Chinese medicine doctor standing in front of Hei Hu coughed twice, "Brother Hu, the elder of the Murong family has a considerable status. We can ask for a good price. How much do you think is appropriate?"
This old TCM doctor was hired by Hei Hu to sell the pills.
Hei Hu's eyes glinted, and he held up two fingers.
The old TCM doctor said, "Twenty million?"
Hei Hu shook his head disdainfully.
"Two hundred million?"
Hei Hu shook his head again.
The old TCM doctor swallowed hard.
"Useless! You can't even guess this. The Murong family relies entirely on Elder Murong. A few hundred million is nothing to the Murong family! This time, we're going big!"
Hei Hu boldly blurted out a few words: "We want twenty percent of the Murong family's shares!"
The old TCM doctor was so scared that he almost fell to the ground.
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Meanwhile, Chen Xuan, bored, was preparing to refine pills for emergencies and found that he didn't have enough medicinal ingredients. He went out to buy some.
As soon as he reached the villa entrance, he saw Murong Meng parking a red Lamborghini outside.
"What are you doing here?" Chen Xuan asked Murong Meng in surprise.
Murong Meng's face was black with anger. "Hey, Chen Xuan, did you forget you promised to go with me to collect the raw jade?"
Chen Xuan slapped his forehead. "Right, I forgot about that."
Murong Meng pouted.
Yesterday, this guy must have been too busy watching her indecent exposure to pay attention to what she was saying.
"Get in the car."
Chen Xuan opened the car door and got in. Murong Meng started driving, slowly heading towards the border between Jiangbei and Jiangzhou.
"Tell me, what's the situation?" Chen Xuan asked indifferently.
Murong Meng said with a blank expression, "Just sit in the car. When we get there and pick up the goods, you can wait to count the money."
Since Murong Meng treated him like a freeloader, he had nothing to say. He leaned back in his seat and started playing with his phone. As long as he got paid, it was fine, as a thirty percent profit was not small.
Since he had promised Elder Su to lead the Su family to the capital and step on the capital's Su family, he naturally needed substantial assets!
Ten minutes later, seeing Chen Xuan's indifferent attitude, Murong Meng became a little displeased. She snorted coquettishly, "My uncle, Murong Yuan, imported a batch of raw jade from jade merchants, worth tens of millions. We're going to inspect the goods, but you don't need to inspect them; I've hired an expert."
Although Murong Meng was skilled in antique appraisal, she didn't know much about raw jade, so she hired someone.
Chen Xuan nodded absentmindedly. "That's good. As long as someone knows about it."
Murong Meng glanced at Chen Xuan's indifferent demeanor, and a thought struck her. She deliberately said, "We might not have enough manpower today. Remember to help the workers move the stones."
Chen Xuan nodded. "Alright!"
He could tell that Murong Meng was deliberately trying to trick him, but he didn't care. Moving a few stones wasn't that tiring; it could be considered exercise.
Besides, he didn't want to take money for nothing, so he agreed.
Murong Meng saw the smile on Chen Xuan's lips and thought, "Let's see how I can make you work. I can't let you get paid for nothing!"
Soon, they drove to a clearing at the foot of a winding mountain at the border of Jiangzhou and Jiangbei. To be precise, this area should be considered Jiangbei territory.
Murong Meng parked the car in the clearing. As soon as she got out, several people swarmed forward.
"Miss Murong!"
They didn't know Chen Xuan's identity and completely ignored him.
Chen Xuan tucked his phone into his pocket and looked ahead.
At this moment, two trucks were parked in the clearing, surrounded by a group of people with cigarettes dangling from their lips. They looked fierce, and it seemed that few of them were legitimate businessmen.
These people were likely the sellers of the raw jade.
His gaze shifted, and on the clearing, hundreds or even thousands of stones were displayed. Many stones had already been opened, revealing jade, which reflected light under the sun.
Opening the jade to verify its authenticity was the most common and reliable rule in the industry.
Chen Xuan nodded, about to withdraw his gaze, when his eyes suddenly fixed on the raw jade closest to him, and he frowned slightly.
Could it be an illusion?