Chapter 507: The Upright and Unashamed President Lu
The entrance was a dark stainless steel gate.
High-end and minimalist.
Upon entering, there was a long corridor, with water pools, flower gardens, pavilions, and towers on both sides.
Outside the first floor were various leisure areas, looking high-end, luxurious, poetic, and picturesque.
Inside, it had everything one could wish for.
Jiang Shihan showed Sun Mama around. A striking girl in professional attire, wearing high heels: "Mr. Sun, hello, here are a few documents for you to sign."
"What documents?"
"This is the property transfer certificate, property ownership certificate, and related documents for this set of real estate; this is the registration document and license plate information for that Rolls-Royce at the entrance; this is the relevant contract document with Dragonfly Property, they will be responsible for regular cleaning, garden maintenance, and all repair work for this villa; this is..."
"That car is also given to me? Transferring ownership requires many procedures, right?"
"You just need to sign and give me your ID card. That car was originally approved for the road by a high-level enterprise special permit, hasn't been registered yet, very simple..."
Sun Ze's mother was both happy and worried.
Happy because, this kind of house, this kind of service, anyone seeing it couldn't help but be happy!
Worried because!
Her family was originally just well-off, total assets not exceeding ten million.
Now suddenly a pie fell from the sky. Based on her life experience, whenever there's too big a benefit, it's often accompanied by a huge price, possibly even a dangerous price.
She quietly pulled Sun Ze to the balcony: "Son, tell Mom the truth, that boss, is he doing illegal business?"
Sun Ze looked at his mother: "I also worried, but it really isn't."
"Then how can he be so rich? Such a good house just given to us?"
Sun Ze rubbed his chin: "According to what I understand, this, to him, is like me giving a mobile phone to pick up a college student."
...
The Zhang family members were almost going crazy.
Couldn't wait anymore.
Zhang Jiuchang personally drove to Lu Chengwen's villa.
In the living room, Lu Chengwen personally served tea to Zhang Jiuchang: "Uncle Zhang, please have some tea."
How could Zhang Jiuchang still be in the mood for tea? After a polite gesture, he put it down, getting straight to the point:
"Chengwen ah, what exactly happened? How did it turn into this mess? And when did you also become an ancient martial artist, even getting involved in ancient martial sect matters?"
Lu Chengwen sighed, sat down: "Uncle, it's a long story. Anyway, things are already like this now. I want to ask you a few questions."
"You want to ask me a few questions?"
"Right."
Lu Chengwen at this moment was long no longer the former delivery boy.
He had undergone a complete transformation, becoming a different person from inside out.
His former self, upon seeing the police chief, would have legs trembling, words incoherent, brain short-circuiting.
But now, no matter who he saw, he was not afraid at all, and in conversation, he had to grasp the initiative.
"Letting Zhang Shen'er go on blind dates, was it your and Auntie's wish? Did you agree to this matter?"
Hearing this, Zhang Jiuchang was extremely gloomy: "Who would like this kind of thing? You know my situation, not lacking food or clothing. Although not as rich as an entrepreneur like you, we don't live badly either. Shen'er is the apple of my eye. I taught her, raised her since she was little. She's completely a city person, doesn't know anything about the main family's affairs."
"If not for the main family pressuring us, I wouldn't be willing to let my daughter marry some martial arts practitioner who swings his arms all day and talks Jianghu!"
Lu Chengwen nodded: "Then good. Then at least I didn't do wrong in this matter."
"No, it's not enough that you didn't do wrong, you have to explain clearly what exactly happened?"
"Shen'er also didn't want to be a sacrifice for the main family. I happened to be there on business and ran into her. You know she usually yells and shouts at me, but at that time, she actually begged me for help! Cried so miserably, very pitiful."
"Think about it, her self-esteem is so strong, and I..."
Lu Chengwen felt embarrassed saying this himself: "You know when I was little, mischievous, teased her quite a bit, made things very unpleasant these years. For her to ask me for help, how helpless, how pitiful, how lonely and dependent must she have been?"
Hearing this, Zhang Jiuchang sighed, his eyes reddened: "Hard on her, and hard on you. On the surface, I tell others I'm very angry, but Chengwen, knowing you rescued her, after talking with her last night, I'm actually very grateful to you."
Lu Chengwen said: "Now we need to clarify a few issues. Will they not force Shen'er to go on blind dates anymore?"
Zhang Jiuchang smiled: "They care about face the most. This time they lost so much face, still force me to send my daughter over, what to do? Hold another martial arts marriage contest? Hmph."
Then said: "Also, this time it's said you guys messed up the Zhang family badly. They haven't figured out your background, won't easily make a move. But you're also in danger. The Zhang family actually has some power. If they really retaliate, it's not good news for you."
"So, I plan to turn hostility into friendship."
"Mm, how to turn it?"
"Pay money." Lu Chengwen smiled: "This is all I have."
Zhang Jiuchang shook his head: "Ancient martial artists and city people think differently. It's true they value money greatly, but they value face even more. This time it's mainly about losing face."
Lu Chengwen nodded: "You estimate, how much is their face worth?"
"This isn't something money can solve. They need to establish themselves in the Jianghu, suffered such a big loss, if they can't..."
"So, small money won't solve it. Right?"
"No, you still haven't understood my meaning."
"Okay, Uncle Zhang, you help me be a middleman."
Lu Chengwen said: "You help me contact the main family, propose that all their losses, I will compensate threefold! And additionally invest two billion in the main family. They can use it for the branch family to start businesses, or let the main family people manage this sum. Is this okay?"
"Two billion?!" Zhang Jiuchang didn't expect Lu Chengwen to be willing to pay so much: "You... serious?"
"True."
Zhang Jiuchang said: "Chengwen, you paying so much money, you... what exactly do you mean?"
"Turn hostility into friendship!"
"I know." Zhang Jiuchang said: "For Zhang Shen'er, you risked your life over there to save her, now you're spending tens of billions to settle this matter... I..."
"Hahahaha!" Lu Chengwen laughed: "Uncle, please don't misunderstand! If I forced you to marry Shen'er to me, wouldn't that be the same kind of deal as your main family people? Wouldn't Shen'er just have left the wolf's den to enter the tiger's lair?"
"Then... this..."
"I just feel guilty." Lu Chengwen sighed: "When I was little, I was ignorant, did many excessive things. Now that I've grown up, thinking about it, I feel very uncomfortable. I feel, being able to make up for it through this matter, is also a kind of... relief for me."
"I'm not saying make up to you, this debt cannot be made up. I'm saying, I just want to try my best to make myself feel a bit more comfortable."
Zhang Jiuchang smiled: "If it's such a large sum of money, maybe they really will agree over there. Just... actually it doesn't need to be this much."
"You already said, they value face the most. If it's less, they'll feel we lack sincerity, treating them like beggars to shoo away."
Zhang Jiuchang nodded: "Then I'll go contact them."
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news. Please be sure to convey my... apology, sincere apology."
Zhang Jiuchang smiled: "Chengwen, you've really grown, completely different from when you were little."
"Uncle Zhang, you watched me grow up. My family had some money, I burned my brain when I was little. Now I've changed. Already know what's most worth cherishing in life, also starting to know who I am, where I should go."
"Very good, uncle is happy for you."
Lu Chengwen said: "People still have to walk the righteous path. No matter how much money is earned, must return to the heart. When you look back on the past, don't regret wasting years, nor be ashamed of accomplishing nothing. This way, when facing death, I can say: 'My life and all my energy have been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world—striving to make this world a better place!'" (Paraphrasing a famous quote)
"Aiya Chengwen, you said it so well!"
Zhang Jiuchang stood up. The two men shook hands warmly, everything understood without words.
At this moment, Xu Xuejiao's call came through: "Gege, thought it through yet? Tonight is it Meishao and I together, or Shihan and I together? How about, this time the four of us! Hahaha, you have to hold on!"
Lu Chengwen slammed the hang-up button.
So awkward.
The two men looked at each other.
"Uh..." Lu Chengwen said: "She is..."
"Is it Xu Xuejiao?"
"Uh... yes."
"Hehe, just... hehe, quite... lively."
"Yes, she recently... a bit... loves to joke."
Lu Chengwen took a deep breath: "Anyway, when I look back on the past, don't regret wasting years, not ashamed of accomplishing nothing, because I put my whole life's energy..."
"Alright Chengwen, I already understand. Okay, if there's progress, I'll call you."
"Okay."
...
Zhang family, main family.
"Father, investigated clearly."
"Speak."
"Those three people are Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and a person named Zhao Ritian."
The Old Master was stunned: "He really is called Long Aotian!?"
Zhang Jiucheng was also confused: "You just accepted the name Zhao Ritian, right?"
The Old Master sighed: "Continue speaking."
"Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian, no detailed intelligence. But Lu Chengwen is that Lu Chengwen who built Chengwen District in Xuecheng. Assets starting from hundreds of billions."
"Hmph, a rich man meddling in ancient martial world affairs."
"Also, uh... Jiuchang talked with me."
"What did he say."
"He said, Lu Chengwen is willing to compensate our losses threefold, and inject two billion into our main family. To seek peace."
"Hmph!" The Old Master said: "Two billion? Is it true?"
"Jiuchang said it, should be true."
The Old Master said: "Two billion... is indeed... quite a lot, huh?"
"It is quite a lot."
"But we lost a lot of face!"
"Yes, in the future in the ancient martial world, don't know how people will talk about us. But... two billion is indeed quite a lot."
"We'll take the money, but things still need to be done."
The Old Master said: "It's not convenient for us to act. Then the Sima family, Pang family, and Long family people... are not under our control."
"Understand, understand."
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