PDLP Chapter 198 Request
Chapter 198 Request
This was the second time Qiao Shinian met Cao Yue’s fiancé, a man who did not look outstanding but had an unforgettable temperament.
"I asked about you before coming here, so I think I should come straight to the point and take out my chips now." Cao Baoshan smiled and took the box from the follower's hand and placed it in front of Qiao Shinian, motioning her to open it.
"You gave me a box of jewelry last time we met. Will it be another box of jewelry this time?" Qiao Shinian asked with a smile.
Cao Baoshan didn't say much, and gestured to Qiao Shinian to open the box and take a look.
Under Cao Baoshan's gaze, Qiao Shinian gently turned the lock on the box. When the box was opened, what appeared inside was not jewelry, but a stack of house deeds.
"This is my property in Yudan. You can order some, girl. I said I came here with sincerity." Cao Baoshan smiled. He sat there, calm and composed. "I sincerely cooperate with you."
Qiao Shinian picked up the land deed and house deed and looked at Cao Baoshan suspiciously: "Why do you have to cooperate with us?"
"I said, I'm a businessman. Sometimes businessmen are like gamblers. They choose the option they think is the most reasonable and then bet all their money."
Qiao Shinian closed the lid and stepped back: "We are in a time of great misfortune right now. Aren't you afraid of losing all your money if you get involved at this time?"
"After all, the Thirteenth Prince is a man favored by God. I am very optimistic about you."
Cao Baoshan pushed the box back, thought for a moment and said, "Our cooperation has nothing to do with Xiaoyue's marriage."
"What can you do for us? What do you want in return?"
Cao Baoshan looked at Qiao Shinian with a gentle smile in his eyes: "All I can do for you is to take good care of Zhou Guo's shops. What I want is very simple, you will know in the future."
Looking at the man in front of him, Qiao Shinian frowned. Such words were so perfunctory.
Speaking of sincerity, these land deeds and house deeds are his greatest sincerity.
"Since you want to cooperate, I have a plan." Seeing that Qiao Shinian remained silent for a long time, Cao Baoshan said again.
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"Get lost! Who wants to marry you? A cripple doesn't even look at himself. I would rather become a nun than marry you!"
Following an angry shout, Cao Baoshan and others were pushed out of the restaurant.
"Boss, they are going too far!" The burly man following Cao Baoshan glared at Cao Yue who threw the things out.
Pedestrians on the street found their seats to watch this farce. It was obvious that Cao Baoshan's face was still being trampled on by Cao Yue today.
"Get as far away as possible! If I see you again, I will draw my sword!" Cao Yue's anger did not seem fake, Cao Baoshan looked at Cao Yue with a red face.
After a long time, he couldn't help but ask, "Xiaoyue, why do you hate me so much? Weren't we good friends when we were young?"
"Bah! You are not worthy! Get out!" Cao Yue waved her hand and ordered the door to be closed. Cao Yue's angry voice could be heard faintly from inside the restaurant: "He is just a lame man... Mother, why are you pulling me here? I won't marry you!"
Cao Baoshan stared at the closed door for a long time. He really couldn't understand why Cao Yue hated him so much, since they had such a good relationship when they were children. Cao Yue took good care of him back then. Others said he was a nerd, but only Cao Yue helped him drive away those annoying kids.
"Sorry to have embarrassed you all." Cao Baoshan bowed to the people around him, then ordered his followers to pick up the things on the ground.
When Qiao Shinian looked at Cao Yue, who came to his courtyard again out of anger, he couldn't help but ask, "Even if you don't like him, you shouldn't use his pain to make trouble, Xiaoyue, what did he do to make you treat him like this?"
"Sister Shinian, you have no idea how disgusting his mother is." Cao Yue lowered her head and held Qiao Shinian's hand. She seemed to have remembered something, and tears of grievance welled up in her eyes.
"Sister Qiao, Sister Xiaoyue's mother is here to see you." A little girl with a bun ran over, "Do you want to see her?"
"Well. Let her in." Qiao Shinian nodded at the girl.
Then he looked at the people around him and said, "Well, you should get ready to cook dinner, otherwise you won't be able to finish your meal before it gets dark."
"Okay~" the younger one stretched out his voice, while the older one was already preparing to walk towards the kitchen in the backyard.
In the capital of Zhou State, Qiao Shinian had a total of three courtyards, with nearly thirty people living in each courtyard.
Watching the children leave one after another, Qiao Shinian turned to look at Cao Yue who was about to hide. She smiled and nodded to Cao Yue: "Don't worry, I will have a good talk with my aunt."
When Cao Yue's mother came in, Qiao Shinian stepped forward to greet her: "Aunt, please take a seat."
Before Qiao Shinian could help her, she knelt down in front of him with a sad face, "Miss Qiao, I am a woman and I don't know anything. I know you are people who do great things and don't care about love affairs.
But Xiaoyue is not like that. She is just an ordinary woman. If she doesn't get married at her age, she will be laughed at in the future. I don't know how those people will poke me in the spine and say that I am a bad parent. Please, please let Xiaoyue go and let her come back to get married, okay?"
Qiao Shinian stared at her blankly, and after a while he remembered to pull her up, but Cao's mother was kneeling on the ground and refused to get up.
"You go back first. We will talk to Xiaoyue about this after we see her." Qiao Shinian didn't know why, but he felt an indescribable lament from the bottom of his heart. Cao Yue was only sixteen this year and still a minor.
No, at this age she is already an adult and should get married and have children.
Cao's mother kept kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, begging Qiao Shinian not to influence Cao Yue and not to let Cao Yue be criticized for not getting married.
"Enough! Get up!" Qiao Shinian shouted angrily. She looked at Cao's mother who was kneeling on the ground and asked, "Are you afraid that she won't marry, or are you afraid that others will poke your spine? Are you marrying your daughter for your own spine? Cao Yue doesn't like Cao Baoshan, don't you know? She is very friendly to everyone, why is she so mean to Cao Baoshan? Is it really just because Cao Baoshan said he wanted to marry her?"
“This…” Mother Cao was speechless for a moment, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally said, “I am her mother, and I am naturally doing this for her own good! Although Baoshan is a little dull in character, he is recognized as a good businessman in the clan. It is such an honor for him to be recognized by everyone in the clan at this age.
Our Xiaoyue doesn’t ask for her to marry into a wealthy family, I just ask for her to live a happy life, not to go hungry, and to live a stable life.”
Qiao Shinian pulled Cao's mother up and said softly, "I will explain this to you later. Madam, please go back today."
She said this a little harshly, without her usual good temper.
Mother Cao knew that although Qiao Shinian no longer had the support of the virtuous king, she still had the Thirteenth Prince living in the palace behind her. In addition, she was doing business with the Cao family. Although the situation was not very good now, the dominant voice she vaguely showed made her dare not say anything.
She looked at Qiao Shinian miserably, looking back every few steps.
After Cao's mother left, Cao Yue walked out with her head down: "I'm sorry, Sister Shi Nian, I..."
"It's okay! You can stay here today, and we can talk tomorrow if there's anything." Qiao Shinian forced a smile, and then explained to Cao Yue: "I'm not angry with my aunt or you, I just suddenly thought of something, and I have to sort it out now."
"Yeah." Cao Yue lowered her head and responded, "I'll go to the kitchen to help those little brats."