Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 409

After Lu Xiangyin left, Old Zhao lowered his head and stared blankly for a while. When Zhuang came out of the kitchen, she asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Old Zhao looked at his mother's window. Although it was just getting dark outside, the house was already dark. However, his mother was thrifty and didn't turn on the lights.

"Where is the girl?" asked Old Zhao.

Zhuang replied: "I'm helping in the kitchen. What happened to you?"

"Brother Lu wants to introduce me to someone. This person should want to interfere in the affairs of the Xie family."

Xie family?

Zhuang didn't remember it for a while, but after a while she suddenly realized it and said, "Didn't you say that there are many people watching the Xie family? You can't be confused. You can't help with this matter. Don't make any trouble at this critical moment when the girl is getting married!"

"I don't know this? Alas!" Old Zhao rolled his eyes at his wife and sighed, "But our family owes Brother Lu a lot of favors. Besides, when our daughter gets married, we have to invite them to come over to give us some face. If we refuse them outright, it will be hard to talk about the rest."

"This..." Zhuang didn't know what to say, so she just frowned and looked sad.

Old Zhao's family was small, and as a jailer, the neighbors didn't really want to deal with them. Only Lu Xiangyin didn't care and would come over from time to time with wine to have a drink with him. The two of them became close, like brothers.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. I'm going to go eat something first."

The burden of the whole family rests on his shoulders. Every step he takes is cautious and heavy as if it were a thousand pounds.

The next day, Xiao Chenyu took a day off and accompanied Qin Sui to meet Old Zhao.

The location was a restaurant near Lao Zhaotou’s home.

The restaurant is not big, but it is an old brand. Because it is not in the downtown area, it is not very famous and the business is not very good. But it has been able to survive for decades, which must have some skills.

Lu Xiangyin and Old Zhaotou waited in the box for a while, and then they saw Xiao Chenyu and Qin Cui push the door and enter.

Although the two of them were dressed very low-key today, Old Zhao was a man who could tell the difference between them at a glance.

What's more, when the two came in, Lu Xiangyin immediately stood up, with a smile full of familiarity and respect. I have known Lu Xiangyin for a long time, but I have never seen him treat anyone like this.

So, Old Zhao also stood up and looked at the couple rather restrainedly.

The man was handsome, smiling, and seemed a gentle person; the woman next to her was very beautiful, but her eyes were a little sharp, so Old Zhao took a quick look and quickly looked away. Partly because he felt it was difficult to look at the woman's appearance, and partly because the woman had an aura that made people dare not look directly at her. Old Zhao couldn't explain why, but his intuition made him more respectful.

Lu Xiangyin introduced Xiao Chenyu, saying only that his surname was Xiao but not the specific details, while Qin Sui only said that he was Mrs. Xiao, and then everyone sat down together.

Xiao Chenyu and Old Zhao were chatting about some trivial things, and with Lu Xiangyin laughing and joking beside them, the atmosphere became lively for a moment.

The dishes were ordered by Lu Xiangyin in advance and were served one after another very quickly. They were all signature dishes, expensive, exquisite and delicious.

Qin Cui was very quiet the whole time and only drank one bowl of soup.

Xiao Chenyu and Old Zhao drank some wine, and Lu Xiangyin also had a few drinks with them.

Old Zhao seemed happy on the surface, but he was worried in his heart. The food on the table was not cheap, and the fine wine which was not easily available meant that the cost was quite high. But why didn't they tell him what they wanted him to do?
As the saying goes, one should be grateful to the person who has eaten. They are eating, drinking and chatting happily. If they make some requests later, how should they refuse? In the final analysis, Old Zhao is actually a thoughtful and face-conscious person.

With delicious food and wine in front of him, Old Zhao didn't care about much else. But gradually he found that the person opposite him didn't eat much and was just accompanying him for the sake of keeping him company.

So, Old Zhao also put down his chopsticks, glanced at the few dishes on the table that had not been touched with a reluctant look, and then said with a smile that he was full.

Lu Xiangyin urged him to drink more, but Old Zhao waved his hand and said, "No more. You guys came here for something today. I feel uneasy if you don't explain it clearly. Let's talk about business first."

Lu Xiangyin turned to look at Xiao Chenyu, then cast his gaze at Qin Su. Qin Su said nothing but nodded. Lu Xiangyin immediately smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk about business first!"

Then, he stood up, walked to the door, opened it, and said to the waiter outside, "Hey, come and clean up."

Upon hearing this, the waiter hurried over with a big smile on his face. Seeing that there were still a lot of dishes left on the table, he was a little surprised. Then he asked the people in the room in a cautious and flattering tone, "Dear guests, is the taste of our dishes not to your liking?"

Xiao Chenyu smiled and waved his hand, and said to the waiter gently: "It tastes good, but we are almost finished. Also, please give us some tea, we would like to drink some tea here."

After saying that, he made an invitation gesture to Old Zhao: "Brother Zhao, come over here and sit down!"

The box was very large, and there was a special place for drinking tea by the window on the other side. Old Zhao followed Xiao Chenyu and his wife over and sat down.

The waiter went out first to report to the shopkeeper, and took two other waiters with him to clean the table, which was quickly cleaned up.

Because people kept coming and going, Xiao Chenyu didn't talk about business.

The shopkeeper personally brought in the tea tray, put down the tea, and was about to help pour the tea, but Lu Xiangyin, who was sitting next to Old Zhao, took it over.

Seeing that they were not dissatisfied with the restaurant, the owner left with peace of mind.

The aroma of tea diluted the smell of wine and food in the room, and the room finally became quiet.

"Brother Zhao, I'll be frank. I invited you here today because I really want to trouble you with something. Of course, if you really feel embarrassed, you can just refuse. Just treat it as a casual chat with a friend today."

Thinking of his mother, wife and children at home, who must be eating vegetable porridge, Old Zhao was still feeling sorry for the unfinished dishes on the table, but after hearing what Xiao Chenyu said, he quickly withdrew his thoughts, looked at Xiao Chenyu and nodded.

"Well, I'm sure you've heard about my family situation from Brother Lu, and you should also know me. If I can help, I will certainly do my best, but, but I can't put myself in danger, so I hope you can understand."

Old Zhao made things clear first, and he is a straightforward person.

At this time, Qin Sui finally spoke: "I want to save someone from the Xie family!"

Old Zhao was stunned and looked at Qin Su hurriedly: "How to save? Who to save?"

"The new wife that old master Xie married home!" Qin Sui spoke concisely and without reservation.

The image of the woman's frightened eyes flashed through Old Zhao's mind, and his heart was moved.

If we were to say who is the most unlucky person in the Xie family, it would probably be her. I heard that she has only been in the Xie family for more than a month, but she has not even enjoyed the blessings, but has to suffer the hardships. She is really unlucky.

"Mrs. Xiao, it's not that I, Old Zhao, am trying to shirk my responsibility. I really can't do this." Old Zhao waved his hands repeatedly.