Mrs. Gu heard the emotion in Mrs. Lu's tone and asked curiously: "What big business?"
"Mrs. Gu, see for yourself."
After reading it, Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Zhang showed strange expressions and remained silent.
It's one thing that this business is big, but it also involves huge interests. As a wealthy lady, she still has this knowledge.
The first reaction is that they cannot get involved in this kind of business randomly. Their status is special. Once they get involved, they will represent the entire family.
Seeing that the three ladies did not express their opinions, Gu Xianting asked: "Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Zhang, how about you join in too?"
The three ladies looked at Gu Xianting and thought to themselves, Xianting, you must have been deceived by Shao Dian and boarded the pirate ship before you knew the situation.
In addition, Shaodian also wanted to use Xianting's line to pull the three of them onto the pirate ship.
I am willing to be taken advantage of by Shaodian, but this matter is a bit big, and even they dare not make any independent decisions.
Mrs. Lu smiled and said: "Originally I wanted to take part, but the business of Shaodi is too big and I can't afford it."
Mrs. Gu answered: "Such a big business should require a lot of capital, right?"
Mrs. Zhang chuckled: "I'm just a woman, and I can't control the family's financial power. I don't have much capital."
The three ladies sang in harmony and declined.
Xie Fu naturally heard the implication, and thought to himself that the attitude of the three ladies was like this, the more complicated the business involved, the more the three ladies were required to participate in the escort.
But how to convince them?
Xie Fu was thinking secretly, but Gu Xianting already said: "It doesn't matter how much the capital is, it's just a name."
The three ladies heard the words and thought to themselves, Silly Fairy Court, what we are afraid of is just the name, but the capital is not a problem.
Mrs. Gu smiled and said: "Xianting, Auntie, I don't have such great power. I have to go back and ask your Grandpa Gu for his opinion first."
This sentence seems to have been said to Xianting Ting, but it is actually a reminder to Fu Xie, Shao epilepsy, don’t think that we don’t know what medicine you bought in the gourd, you are a little tricked, I just took your painting, but you want
Break one of our legs.
When Gu Xianting heard this, he thought to himself, then I will go and convince Grandpa Gu myself, even if I can only convince one family to participate.
The three ladies originally wanted to ask Fu to sing a song today, but they were unable to help. They felt guilty and were not so shameless.
Xie Fu found a reason to leave, and Gu Xianting sent him out.
After leaving Wanghe Tower, Gu Xianting saw that Fu Xie had not said a word and comforted him softly: "Sir, don't be discouraged. Mrs. Gu and the others are not willing to participate, so I will personally convince Grandpa Gu."
Xie Fu smiled and said: "I'm not discouraged. The three ladies obviously have no right to make the decision on this matter. It's useless for me to say more."
Gu Xianting was surprised: "You don't have the right to make the decision?"
Xie Fu nodded: "Although the three of them usually laugh and chat casually, they still have a sense of proportion for such a big matter."
Gu Xianting thought about it. It seemed that this business was really big. None of the three ladies dared to take part in it on their own. As the head of the family, Grandpa Gu should keep his word. It seemed that he could only learn from Grandpa Gu.
Started.
Xie Fu said with a smile: "But this matter has not yet been decided."
Gu Xianting asked in confusion: "How do you say this?"
"Because none of the three of them returned the painting to me. Only by sending the painting back to me can they truly reject me."
In the flower hall, after Xie Fu left, the three ladies looked at each other.
Mrs. Lu was the first to speak: "What a scammer Li Shaodian, this painting is so valuable that I can't even hold it steady." She obviously liked the painting very much, and there was reluctance in her tone.
Mrs. Gu said: "Shaodian is trying to make a big deal happen. Should he get involved or not?"
Mrs. Zhang smiled bitterly: "He is messing with men's affairs. We are women and cannot afford to get involved."
Mrs. Lu said: "But Xianting has boarded the pirate ship, so we can't just let it go."
Mrs. Gu smiled discouragedly, knowing that Mrs. Lu wanted to find a place to go down the stairs, so she smiled and said: "Mrs. Lu, you can't afford to interfere, but someone can still interfere."
Mrs. Lu sighed: "That's all, let's go home and get scolded because of him. Who asked me to accept other people's paintings?"
Mrs. Zhang simply scolded: "You bastard Li Shaodian. If you show courtesy for nothing, he is either a traitor or a thief. I should have guessed that all men are like this."
Mrs. Gu joked: "Mrs. Zhang, you were so happy that you couldn't open your mouth from ear to ear when you were collecting the paintings just now."
The three ladies knew very well that they could not come up with a solution after discussing it, so they had to go home and ask the person who could make the decision.
Of course, they could also guess the outcome, and it was inevitable that they would be scolded.
…
As dusk approached, Lu Tao returned home, and Mrs. Lu specially prepared a sumptuous table of wine and tea.
Lu Tao was surprised when he saw it: "Madam, what day is today?"
Mrs. Lu smiled and said: "Master, I have been learning cooking skills from Xianting for a while. I want you to have a taste of whether my skills have improved."
After taking a sip, Lu Tao praised: "Well, that's good. It's true that famous teachers make great disciples. Madam, your skills are enough to open a restaurant."
Mrs. Lu poured another glass of wine for Lu Tao and served it to him.
They have been married for more than 20 years. Seeing that his wife was very attentive today, Lu Tao smiled and said, "Madam, please tell me if you have anything to say."
"Master, I have something to discuss with you."
"Well, you say."
"Xianting and Shaodian want to do business together, and they want me to participate."
Lu Tao was surprised: "Do Xianting and Shaodian also know each other?"
Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "We have known each other for a long time." Then she told a series of things about meeting Li Shaodian at Wanghe Tower, and that Li Shaodian was the fake county magistrate of Wuxi.
After hearing this, Lu Tao was very excited: "What a great Li Shaodian, I really saw the right person."
Seeing her husband's praise, Mrs. Lu felt funny and said with a smile: "Master, won't you punish him for pretending to be an official?"
"What to cure? Compared to him saving countless people in Wuxi and bringing peace to Wuxi, this is nothing but a trivial matter. If this matter is exposed, who will punish him? I, Lu Tao, will really stand up and fight to the death to protect him."
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Mrs. Lu was secretly happy after hearing this. It seemed like she could say what she wanted to say next.
Lu Tao urged: "Madam, pour some wine, pour some wine."
Mrs. Lu filled up the wine and Lu Tao drank it all, obviously very happy.
"Master, I just said that they want to do business together, and I also want to participate."
"Come on."
Lu Tao readily agreed, but suddenly he looked at his wife and felt something was wrong. His wife had always made the final decision on all matters in the family. Since she specifically mentioned it, this matter was not a small matter.
"what business?"
"Shaodian wants to bid for Jiangnan Dongdao Grain General Merchant."
As the governor of Suzhou, Lu Tao took food as the top priority for people's livelihood. In addition, part of the food for the local garrison needed to be supplemented by grain merchants. So as soon as Mrs. Lu left the house, Lu Tao blurted out: "The General Grain Merchant of Jiangnan East Road is not in the Zhu family in Hangzhou."
In hand?"
It is said that it is in the hands of the Zhu family in Hangzhou, but in fact it is in the hands of the Zhu family. As a collateral branch, the Hangzhou Zhu family is also a member of the big Zhu family.
