Since we are both reborn, of course I would choose the rich woman!

Chapter 344 Lin Yongzhen: From now on, I'll let you win (6k views, please subscribe)

"Are you kidding me, Master?! You want us to go on a blind date?"

When Zhu Junyan heard Lü Yao suggest they go on a blind date, a look of disgust immediately appeared on his face. Not only Zhu Junyan, but even his close friends all showed the same expression of disdain.

Listening to the complaints of the people around him, Lü Yao sat in front of the French windows and leisurely enjoyed the sunset over Shangnan.

The place he's currently staying in is a large, single-level apartment that Zhu Junyan bought specifically for them to gather and have fun. Zhu Junyan usually brings people here for more private parties or important meetings.

Therefore, this large apartment features an almost entirely open-plan design, making the nearly 300-square-meter space feel very spacious and airy. The interior facilities are also completely unrelated to home life.

But there is also a kitchen bar and a bedroom here.

Lü Yao hadn't spent much time here; he'd only hosted a few important guests here.

The purpose of gathering Zhu Junyan, Zhou Xiangyang, Huang Tianbo, Ruan Xueqiang, and other young men from the Shangnan business circle was, of course, to select a suitable "son-in-law" from among them for a marriage alliance with Tong Fuli.

Tong Fuli is not Lü Yao's type.

Moreover, Tong Fuli is ruthless. Although she is still a bit young, as she continues to participate in the competition of the family business, a group of Le Bao executives who want to gain "merit from the dragon" will naturally gather around her.

Therefore, Tong Fuli has the ability and potential to "turn the tide and fight back".

For Lü Yao, this kind of person is an absolute "toxic asset." Not to mention that Tong Fuli's appearance and personality are not Lü Yao's type, even if Tong Fuli were really very beautiful, had a great figure, and was even willing to temporarily "compromise" herself, Lü Yao would never have any intimate relationship with Tong Fuli.

It's even less likely that they would use the information about "Tong Fuli" submitting and being humiliated as leverage to control her.

At this moment, Tong Fuli is just like Lü Yao in Silla at that time.

However, the subject of the "desire" has also become misplaced due to the misalignment of time and space.

Back then, Lü Yao had almost no choice, but now he does.

Zhu Junyan and his group were Lu Yao's choice.

However, Zhu Junyan and the others didn't seem interested in blind dates at the moment.

Zhu Junyan took a big gulp of his mixed whiskey and said, "Master, I'm not bragging, but although we're the youngest in our families, or what we used to call illegitimate sons, things are different now. Besides, we're following you around, Master! Of course, we're not willing to do arranged marriages."

After saying that, Zhu Junyan even pretended to say, "Of course, Master, if you really need me to do this, I'd do anything for you, even if it's Sister Feng!"

As he spoke, he thumped his chest loudly, as if he were some kind of righteous person.

of course.

Lu Yao did not doubt the truthfulness of Zhu Junyan's words; he really could do that.

When the others heard Zhu Junyan say this, they all chimed in:

"Yeah, Brother Lü, if you let us do this, even the ugliest people would charge in."

"Actually, the woman in the photo that Brother Lü brought over isn't that ugly, but her face is a bit too square and she's a bit overweight. If she could get plastic surgery and lose weight, she would definitely be presentable."

"Brothers, if you're really going to spend this money, remember not to skimp on it."

As they became more and more familiar with Lü Yao, Zhu Junyan and his group usually got along quite easily with him. When talking about less important things, they would make jokes and even tell some dirty jokes.

Men, those who know, know.

Among this group of people, Zhou Xiangyang was the most composed and thoughtful. Amidst the laughter and chatter, Zhou Xiangyang said, "Alright, alright, everyone, stop joking around. We still don't know who this woman Brother Lü brought is. Don't let all of you rush to set her up on a blind date later."

Lu Yao cast an admiring glance at Zhou Xiangyang: "Old Zhou is so thoughtful. As soon as you heard it was a blind date and arranged marriage, you all shook your heads and didn't want to go. But when have I ever cheated you?"

Hearing what Lü Yao said, Zhu Junyan, Huang Tianbo, and the others immediately became somewhat expectant.

Children who grow up in wealthy families in the Shangnan business district, even if they were a bit unruly in the past, have long since developed the habit of prioritizing personal interests over emotions after entering society for so long.

Under the expectant gazes of this group of people, Lü Yao smiled and said, "This is the daughter of the chairman of Zhejiang Lebao Water Industry. Her current situation is rather special and awkward."

Lü Yao immediately told the group about Tong Fuli's situation.

Although Zhu Junyan and his group usually jokingly refer to themselves as the "Secondary Commoner Group," as sons of concubines, they probably don't have the heart to remain subservient to others forever. Otherwise, they wouldn't have risked everything to fight alongside Lü Yao until now.

However, after working with Lü Yao for so long, although the status of these second sons and illegitimate sons in the family has improved a lot, it still has little to do with them inheriting the most important family business and becoming the head of the family.

If they want to truly become the decision-makers in their own lives and in their families, they need to become important enough to be part of the core decision-making body of their families.

One way to make oneself more important is to continue working with Lü Yao and help him rise to the level of a top executive in a domestic company. At that time, their status will naturally rise accordingly, allowing them to enter the core decision-making level of the family.

Another way is for them to achieve outstanding results on their own.

Before Lü Yao revealed Tong Fuli's situation, a marriage alliance couldn't have helped them achieve that level of success.

but now.

The opportunity is here.

Even Zhu Junyan and his group could see what was going to happen next.

After marrying Tong Fuli, they could establish a company under the name of "husband and wife," and then use the husband's family resources to help Tong Fuli seize the inheritance and management rights of Le Bao Enterprise. They could then use their management rights to short Le Bao and support their newly established company. When Le Bao's stock price declined, they could use the new company to acquire Le Bao's shares.

Gradually bring Le Bao into our grasp.

At the same time, they also took control of their future and their future power.

Once the young people in this "secondary commoner group" understood, their expressions and eyes immediately changed.

Zhu Junyan stood up almost without hesitation: "Master! Leave this to me. I will definitely complete all the tasks you have assigned me perfectly!"

Lu Yao was stunned.

When did this thing become so abstract?
Zhu Junyan is so much different from his brother Zhu Junju.

Zhu Junyan had just finished working on his abstract art when Huang Tianbo became unhappy: "Didn't you just say that even dogs don't go on blind dates?"

Before Huang Tianbo could finish speaking, Zhu Junyan immediately declared righteously, "If the dog won't go, I will! I'm all about authenticity!"

Even Ruan Xueqiang, who had just mocked Tong Fuli for not being very pretty and being a bit chubby, picked up Tong Fuli's photo and exclaimed, "Looking at her now, this Miss Tong has a face like a silver plate, a full forehead, and a prominent chin—a rare and auspicious appearance. I like her!!"

Zhou Xiangyang and a few others remained silent, all looking at Lü Yao with expectant expressions.

Lu Yao smiled at Ruan Xueqiang and said, "It's no use if you like them, they have to like you too."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Junyan, Zhou Xiangyang, and the others were immediately taken aback: "No, you want us to choose for her?"

Lu Yao spread his hands and said, "Yes, I see that you are all so enthusiastic, so of course we should leave the selection to others."

Zhu Junyan covered his face and cried out weakly, "No way, Master! You're too cunning!"

—Regarding the fact that my master is too cunning and shrewd

Lu Yao did this because he didn't want his appointment to cause any disunity within their "secondary commoner group," so he decided to let them compete on their own.

On the other hand, he also hoped to give Tong Fuli some freedom so that she wouldn't be too resistant to his cooperation.

Although the vast majority of people in their circle are purely driven by self-interest, the role that emotions play in individual decision-making cannot be ignored.

Lu Yao chuckled and said, "Anyway, I've given you the opportunity. As for who can win over Miss Tong, that depends on your own abilities."

After saying that, he finished his drink, got up, and left.

……

After leaving the place where Zhu Junyan and the others had gathered, Lü Yao went downstairs and booked a Didi ride for himself; he hadn't driven today.

After getting into the car, Lü Yao took out his phone and texted Tong Fuli: "Are you still in Shangnan? You should be alright, right?"

Tong Fuli replied to the message almost instantly: "Yes, I've been waiting for your message, Mr. Lü."

Lu Yao laughed and said, "We're planning to go out and have some fun soon. Why don't you come with us? If we can lay a good foundation for cooperation, then even if the outside world finds out that you're going out with us, they will only become more wary of you."

Tong Fuli: "Okay."

Holding his phone, Lü Yao looked at the messages that had returned and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

Judging from Tong Fuli's reply, it's unclear what her attitude is towards this matter, but she's probably unhappy about it. However, despite her unhappiness, Tong Fuli won't refuse.

As for whether they can win over Tong Fuli's heart, that depends on whether the members of the Secondary Commoner Group have the ability.

After obtaining Tong Fuli's consent, Lü Yao sent a message in their secondary group chat saying, "I've arranged to go out alone with Miss Tong in a few days. Why don't you come along?"

Zhu Junyan: "I will definitely fight with my strongest form! I'll show you what real manly charm is! Apart from my master, there's not a single one of you in this group who can fight!"

Ruan Xueqiang: "Hehe."

Huang Tianbo: "Hehe."

Zhou Xiangyang: "You are indeed flamboyant, but the word 'charm' doesn't apply to you at all."

Among this group of people, Zhou Xiangyang was the most refined, but sometimes refined people can be the most hurtful when they speak.

Zhu Junyan: "[Angry][Angry] You're all just jealous of my charm. Women don't love men who aren't flirtatious. How can you bunch of blockheads compare to me? My master is Lü Yao!! Known as the most affectionate man in Shangnan, the master of picking up girls, God Lü!"

At this moment, Lü Yao chuckled and said in the group chat, "Don't, don't bring up the title of 'Master' right now."

Zhu Junyan: "If I don't bring you up now, Master, how can I deter these villains? This is what you call putting pressure on them before the competition." Lü Yao: "Alright then, if you fail to win Miss Tong's heart this time, I'll have to clean house and expel you from the sect. My Deep Affection Sect doesn't keep any useless people."

Zhu Junyan: "???"

Other people in the group.

Ruan Xueqiang: "Hahahaha."

Huang Tianbo: "Hahahaha."

Ling Yunzhi: "Hahahahahahaha."

Zhou Xiangyang: "Let you show off."

The others in the group immediately objected: "No way! Why did you break the formation?!"

To the north!
Lu Yao smiled, put away his phone, and took a Didi ride back to his villa.

The villa was quite lively today. When Lü Yao returned, he saw Jian Xiaojie, Wang Shu, and Lin Yongzhen playing cards together. He changed out of his clothes and said, "Wow, it's so lively today. You're here too."

Lin Yongzhen tilted her head, resting her chin on her hand, and smiled, "Yes, I missed you all."

Jian Xiaojie now had several notes stuck to her face, and her expression suddenly became inscrutable: "Oh? So, who's the pause between 'you' and 'you all' meant for?"

As she spoke, Jian Xiaojie rolled her eyes and shook her head in a funny way, mimicking, "Yeah~~~ I miss you guys~~~"

"Hey!"

Wang Shu nudged Jian Xiaojie's arm and laughed, "Hey, why are you acting so strange? Yongzhen finally comes all this way, and you're acting like this."

Lin Yongzhen, however, couldn't suppress her smile and said, "It's alright, Xiaojie imitated it very well."

"Ugh, this is so annoying!" Jian Xiaojie threw all the cards in her hand onto the table and mixed them with the other cards. Then she started to cheat, saying, "I'm not playing anymore, playing cards is so boring."

Wang Shu chuckled, rubbing his forehead, "Are you about to lose again?"

Jian Xiaojie stubbornly insisted, "I didn't! I just wanted to play mahjong! Lü Yao is back now, let's play mahjong."

Lu Yao had nothing to say: "OK, so, do we still have to stick a note on the loser?"

Jian Xiaojie chuckled and said, "Pasting notes is so boring."

Lü Yao laughed: "We can't just drink, and gambling with money isn't very interesting unless it's a really big game."

Jian Xiaojie crossed her arms and grinned mischievously, her arms forming a massive continental shelf that seemed to squeeze out of the towering mantle: "Whoever loses, gets to drop one piece of their equipment."

This way of playing...

Wang Shu held her forehead again, Lin Yongzhen didn't care, and Lü Yao was even less likely to suffer a loss.

If Wang Shu hadn't been pregnant, Lü Yao would most likely have agreed, so Lü Yao shook his head and smiled, "I know you like to play around, but you should also consider the occasion and the time, okay?"

Jian Xiaojie immediately slumped onto the table and wailed, "Ah~~~~ Sister Shu, I've been so bored ever since you got pregnant! I'm so so bored~~"

Wang Shu directly exposed Jian Xiaojie's past, saying in an annoyed tone, "Didn't you just come back from Zhang Xiaonan's place in Beijing?"

Jian Xiaojie immediately raised her face, her expression full of anger, as if she had been betrayed. Her gaze towards Lü Yao was filled with doubt, as if asking, "Was it you?"

Lu Yao brought out the ivory mahjong set from his home and dumped it on the table: "What are you looking at me for? Sister Shu is pretty good."

Jian Xiaojie dropped her dog-like expression and shamelessly snuggled up to Wang Shu's arm: "Oh, it's different~ How could she be better than you?"

If you were to turn on the recording function on your phone at this point... that would be much more fun.

But let's just think about it for now.

After shuffling and stacking the mahjong tiles, Lü Yao said while drawing tiles, "The matter with Miss Tong has been settled. However, I did not forcefully assign anyone to marry Miss Tong. Instead, I let the people around me compete for it themselves."

Jian Xiaojie grabbed a card and looked at it while saying, "Huh? Compete among yourselves? Those people are so unreliable. Aren't you afraid of offending Miss Tong if you let them do this?"

After the cards were drawn, Lü Yao began playing: "Nanfeng, this kind of friendly competition, even if something goes wrong, won't offend anyone. Besides, I gave her a choice."

Lin Yongzhen drew a "Red Dragon": "Yes, sometimes the word 'choice' is more tempting than gold and silver."

This is especially true for those who are gradually losing their "choices".

Lu Yao then asked, "Does anyone have any good recommendations for places to visit?"

Wang Shu played a "Nine of Bamboo": "How about Qiandao Lake? The scenery there is quite nice at this time of year. The air and environment are good, you can have a good time there."

Jian Xiaojie played a card: "Eight of Bamboo": "Great! I remember I have a villa on Qiandao Lake, and a yacht there too."

Although yachts are something that costs money from the moment they are purchased, for truly high-net-worth individuals, owning their own yacht that can be readily used for high-end business meetings is a worthwhile investment.

Especially for small business owners or local business owners who may not have seen much of the world, entertainment and enjoyment that are beyond their experience is a breakthrough in their thinking and a kind of dimensional reduction attack on their social circles.

Some things that are originally difficult to discuss can be easily swayed by various gatherings and occasions, causing the people being entertained and arranged to lose their judgment and readily agree to collaborations that were originally carefully considered or even impossible.

It sounds very mysterious, doesn't it?

But Lü Yao had actually seen such a thing.

That was when he was studying abroad and went on a business trip overseas with a boss. After arriving abroad, his boss was introduced to many big shots from overseas and was taken to many high-end occasions. He saw the business partners that his boss was going to cooperate with and the scene of him chatting and laughing with many big shots.

Then I experienced many things that I could never experience in the country.

During that business trip to discuss cooperation, they didn't actually discuss any serious business at all. However, after returning, Lu Yao's boss still readily agreed to cooperate with the other party.

Lu Yao didn't understand at the time, and even talked to his former boss about why he was being so hasty.

At that time, Lu Yao's boss said: "Someone as capable as him would never cheat me on a small business worth a few hundred million. He's willing to help me out, so it's not appropriate for me to ask any more questions."

Yes, this is what it means to be put on hold.

Later, Lu Yao's boss indeed lost more than 30 million.

Because of this loss, the business owner encountered cash flow problems between 2019 and 2022, and ultimately went bankrupt due to a broken cash flow.

but now.

Lü Yao also understood the meaning behind it all.

Jian Xiaojie used similar tactics in many of her business meetings.

Lu Yao laughed and said, "It seems you're treating people to a pretty high standard in Qiandao Lake. That's great, we can take advantage of your hospitality."

Jian Xiaojie's face lit up with smugness: "Of course! I even have a secluded dock over there, my own private one, you know. Go there and I'll guarantee you..."

As she spoke, Jian Xiaojie's face began to twitch. She realized that some things were not suitable to be shown directly to the group of "family" around her, so Jian Xiaojie raised her chin and said, "Forget it, you don't need such a high-level presentation."

Lü Yao laughed and said, "Let's use a bit more standard equipment to test Zhu Junyan and the others."

"Ow~~~"

A uniquely joyful expression immediately appeared on Jian Xiaojie's face.

She absolutely loved these kinds of scenes that pushed people to make choices based on their nature, emotions, and reason.

Jian Xiaojie happily played a "One of Bamboo".

Lu Yao instinctively blurted out, "Hu!"

Jian Xiaojie: "???"

Am I going to set off a cannon?
Depend on!
Am I having such bad luck tonight?
Jian Xiaojie couldn't take it anymore, so she played again, lost again, played again... and lost again...

After repeatedly losing to different people four or five times, Jian Xiaojie clutched her head, lost in deep self-doubt: "Something's wrong! Something's wrong! This shouldn't be happening! I'm really good at this! I even cheated!"

Lu Yao and the others laughed when they heard Jian Xiaojie talking to herself.

You know what, Jian Xiaojie's card skills are really amazing. Lü Yao and Wang Shu didn't notice anything at all. Only Lin Yongzhen frowned, as if she had sensed something before but didn't dare to confirm it. After Jian Xiaojie admitted it herself, Lin Yongzhen's expression turned into a helpless "I knew it" look.

Wang Shu pinched Jian Xiaojie's cheek and laughed, "You, playing cards with your own family and still resorting to these little tricks, I'm speechless."

Lü Yao chuckled, "This is probably what they mean by 'supernatural powers cannot overcome fate.'"

Lin Yongzhen smiled but didn't say anything.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Yongzhen pushed the mahjong set in front of her and said, "I should go back now."

Wang Shu gently invited, "I'm going on vacation in a few days, come along! Don't forget!"

Lin Yongzhen tilted her head and smiled, "Okay~"

Lu Yao holds a high position in the family here, so he got up to see Lin Yongzhen off. Because he had won quite a few rounds of mahjong tonight, Lu Yao was in a pretty good mood, and even his steps were lighter as he escorted Lin Yongzhen home.

Once outside the villa, Lin Yongzhen saw that Lü Yao was still very happy, so she tilted her head and smiled sweetly, "So happy to have won the game?"

Lü Yao laughed and said, "Of course."

Lin Yongzhen took a step closer to Lü Yao and said with a smile, "Then I'll let you win from now on."

(End of this chapter)