Chapter 144.1 – Zheng Family
Fu Yi felt like he had recently welcomed in the darkest moment of his life.
Don’t know when, but the people around him actually united to look for the other half of his life for him. For this, he could only think of two words that he had heard a long time ago – nosy parkers!
The Smiling Fox’s IQ was not inferior to An Zi Ran and the others. Once he understood their intentions, he deduced their reasoning.
As soon as Fu Yi entered the door of the mansion, he heard from the servants that Fu Wu Tian and An Zi Ran were looking for him. The two were in the study. Fu Yi could vaguely guess why they were looking for him. After thinking about it, he still decided to go and have a look.
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When he got to the study, Fu Yi did not see hide nor hair of the laowangye. On the contrary, this made him more certain about his guess. It would seem that the laowangye did not dare to show his face before him.
“Uncle, you came just in time. We have an invitation card here.”
When An Zi Ran saw Fu Yi come into the study, he handed him the invitation card that he was reading. An Zi Ran’s expression was very sincere. Fu Yi couldn’t see a trace of scheming on his face.
Fu Yi’s eyes seemed to inadvertently scrutinize An Zi Ran’s and Fu Wu Tian’s faces, but he couldn’t see any flaws in their expressions. So he took the card and saw that it was an invitation from the Chamber of Commerce. There have been invitations like this in previous years too. It’s just that he rarely went to them.
Before he could speak, An Zi Ran continued, “Uncle, you are in charge of all the businesses of Prince Fu’s Mansion. You are more familiar with how things work with the Chamber of Commerce, so we’ll have to trouble you to attend this.”
Fu Yi put the invitation card on the table. “I did not attend this kind of Chamber of Commerce meeting last year, so I shouldn’t have to attend this year, right?”
An Zi Ran shook his head, “The people invited to the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce are all wealthy businessmen in the capital. Among them is a wealthy businessman by the surname of Zheng. Their ancestors made textile machines for a living. This is a good opportunity. Originally, I wanted to go myself, but unfortunately, something happened over at the farm and we need to deal with it personally, so I wanted to ask you to go in my place.”
Fu Yi knew about An Zi Ran’s large-scale project to grow cotton in Ali Xiang, and he also knew the purpose of this cotton.
Like hemp, cotton could be woven into cloth. In the process of making cloth, textile machines would be needed, and they might need a lot of machines. Generally, more than twenty or thirty textile machines were a big order. Ordinary workshops would not be able to handle such a large order. In addition, the follow-up would be more troublesome. Therefore, going with that wealthy businessman surnamed Zheng was a good choice.
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The Zheng family was not a very rich or noble family in Jun Zi City, and they did not have anyone [powerful] backing them, but the head of the Zheng family really knew how to conduct himself.
Probably for this reason, the Chamber of Commerce finally sent a invitation card to the Zheng family this year, so this would be the first time the Zheng family was participating in a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. For the Zheng family, this was a rare opportunity for them to interact with many wealthy businessmen. The owner of the Zheng family would definitely attend.
Fu Yi knew that what he said was true.
He had also heard of the Zheng family’s textile machine workshop, which was famous for its quality, so he couldn’t help dispelling some doubts in his heart.
After pondering for a while, Fu Yi said: “The amount you want is not a small number. If you suddenly went to look for the Zheng family aren’t you afraid that people will suspect Prince Fu’s Mansion in the future?”
As the representing agent of Prince Fu’s Mansion, there were many people who knew his identity.
“That’s why we need Uncle’s help.” Fu Wu Tian timely picked up the conversation thread: “Prince Fu’s Mansion seem to have a few clothing workshops under its management, so we can pretend it is for that.”
Clothing workshops would definitely have need of textile machines. Even if other people have doubts, they would only think that Fu Yi wanted to expand the clothing business of Prince Fu’s Mansion, or perhaps that he wanted to replace old textile machines with new ones.
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An Zi Ran then added: “Moreover, we still need eight or nine more months before the cotton plants mature. We can move up the schedule and prepare things in advance. Even if some people have suspicions in the future, they will not immediately make the connection.”
It was undeniable that both of them were right.
Fu Yi hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed.
However, no matter how clever a fox was, he would still fall into the trap of a hunter if he was not careful enough, but he could only lament that fate was unfavorable to him. Who told the Jade Emperor* to stand on An Zi Ran’s side, for him to actually find such an exquisite coincidence to lure Fu Yi into the trap.
[*T/N: Jade Emperor – In Chinese mythology, the emperor of the heavens]
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