Xinfadi Racecourse No. 12 Luxury Horse Viewing Suite.
In front of the long sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window.
Jennifer, who was pure and beautiful in a snow-white gauze dress, snuggled up to Lu Ming, with a look of discomfort on her little face.
Jennifer's "Princess Love", or the racehorse Jennifer nicknamed "Little Jenny", has a race today.
The "Grand Freedom Sprint Championship" is a 1000-meter handicap race.
To put it simply, a handicap race allows lower-ranked horses to participate and they are given extra points, which makes it possible for lower-ranked horses to achieve good results.
The racehorses are divided into five grades, and "Little Jenny" is a fourth-class horse, which is the second-to-last grade.
Jennifer, however, does not want her beloved horse to participate in any competitions, as she feels it is too hard and tiring, and may even get injured.
The horse breeder had no choice but to report the situation directly to Councillor Lu.
Lu Ming talked to Jennifer about it, and Jennifer agreed reluctantly.
Today is the game day, and Lu Ming came specially to accompany Jennifer to watch the game.
Seeing Jennifer leaning against him with a pitiful look, Lu Ming smiled and said, "Think about it, little Jenny has nothing to do every day. Will she have no goals in life? Let her participate in the competition, just for fun, we don't care about winning or losing. Didn't you see that she seemed to know that she was going to compete, how happy she was just now? We just need to cheer her up, okay?"
Jennifer raised her little face and looked at Lu Ming, "Really? It wants to compete too?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Just let it play. It's nice to run around once in a while."
Jennifer's little feet in lace white socks gently lifted up the sofa, and her little body curled up in Lu Ming's arms, with her beautiful little face pressed against Lu Ming's chest, and said: "Xiao Ting told me a story. It is said that in ancient times, a prince spent a lot of money to buy a thousand-mile horse. However, after a few years, the thousand-mile horse became the same as many ordinary horses, because the prince was reluctant to let his thousand-mile horse train, and he only fed it well every year... In the end, the thousand-mile horse became a big fat man and could no longer run..."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "This story is both right and wrong. From the perspective of the horse itself, of course we feed it well and it is much more comfortable than in the wild. Domestic animals have a much longer lifespan than wild animals. They are not the kind that are eaten by fierce beasts, but they die of old age. The lifespan of domestic animals is also much longer than that of wild animals, because the diet and drinking water of domestic animals are much more hygienic. Moreover, if we keep them at home, why do we have to train them to the extreme? From their perspective, isn't it uncomfortable to lie comfortably? Of course, proper training is still necessary to keep them in good physical condition. Extreme training is a kind of damage to them."
Xiaoxiao: "So, little Jenny, come and race with them occasionally. Usually, just run around a bit. There's no need to pursue a thousand-mile horse. Next time Bi Xiaoting tells you a story, you can reply like this!"
Over there, Jennifer's little head was nodding like a chicken pecking at rice. Her husband's words touched her heart completely.
She thought so too, but she couldn't understand it as clearly as her husband did.
Her little nose felt even more sour, and she felt that in this world, her dear husband would always understand and love her the most, and would always speak on her side in everything.
Jennifer hugged Lu Ming tightly, wiped her tears on his chest, rubbed her head against his, and whispered in a nasal voice: "Daddy is the best..."
Lu Ming felt soft in his heart, but his whole body was like a wooden man. He couldn't feel the cute touch of the little guy's head rubbing against him, but his heart was also full of warmth.
In fact, I am only three or four years older than Jennifer, but I always feel that she is a child who needs to be pampered. When I am with her, I really feel like a father.
There was a gentle knock on the door.
Jennifer was reluctant to leave Lu Ming's arms. She took her little feet off her lace white socks and put them into the cute princess shoes, but she still snuggled up to Lu Ming.
It was not until someone from the servant's room opened the door that she reluctantly sat up straight, maintaining the dignity of an aristocratic girl.
After all, she is a baroness.
The visitors were Shaquille Reno and his wife, Catherine.
Of course, it is very difficult to see Lu Ming nowadays. Finally, they heard that Lu Ming was going to watch horse racing with Jennifer today, so they came running over eagerly. With Jennifer around, they, the brother and sister-in-law, would still have some face and would not be driven away by this increasingly unattainable "brother-in-law".
"Qianxing!" Shaquilleno smiled and greeted Lu Ming. Even Catherine smiled flatteringly on her pretty face. "Qianxing, I won't disturb you and Jennifer!"
Lu Ming was not too surprised. Even if Shaquille didn't say it, Catherine was very smart and could see various decision-making documents of the Renault Group.
The couple must have a new assessment of their current capabilities.
Not to mention, the Imperial Capital's House of Nobles suddenly restored old Renault's title and passed it on to Jennifer.
Of course the couple understood that it was not because their late father had any powerful old friends in the imperial capital who spoke for him, but the most likely possibility was naturally because of themselves, their "brother-in-law".
It is reasonable to completely change your mindset towards yourself.
Jennifer, on the other hand, didn't care about any of this. She was educated by herself and went to the investiture ceremony as if she was doing her job.
"Come, sit down. It's just right. Jennifer also wants to see you!" Looking at the two uninvited guests, Lu Ming smiled and gestured.
The Shaquillenos immediately sat on the sofa with joy, and Catherine began to whisper intimately to Jennifer.
Catherine could not hide her envy on her face. For her, who was born in a poor family and married into a wealthy family to enter the real world of fame and fortune where bloodline and identity were the most important, the identity of a baroness was a glory that she dreamed of but had no chance of obtaining. It was the pinnacle achievement in life for a woman.
However, the victim who was originally sold to be the fifteenth concubine of the Central Plains people suddenly transformed herself into one of the few barons in the empire.
Catherine could only sigh in her heart. Bloodline is important, but who you marry is more important. Even a concubine can be given a title. What kind of world is this
But the smile on her face was not at all warm. To Jennifer, she didn't act like a sister-in-law at all, but was full of flattery and ingratiation.
If her fans saw this scene, they would be shocked and would inevitably stop being her fans.
On the other side, Shaquille Nou was asking Lu Ming about the group's problems. Lu Ming answered casually. Catherine secretly poked Shaquille Nou's leg, obviously realizing that Lu Ming was not interested in this topic, and asked him to change the subject and talk about the important things.
"Qianhang, Commissioner Bucklo has been borrowing money everywhere these days. I don't know what he is doing with him." Shaqui said suddenly.
Oh? Lu Ming was slightly startled, then smiled at Shaqui and said, "I'm not going to open my mouth to you, am I?"
Shaquille shook his head. "That's not the case. We don't have any dealings. He and I have the same uncle, Uncle Weber, who owns the Shengdi Chemical Fiber Company. He asked to borrow $2 million... Uncle Weber is in financial trouble recently, so he asked me to raise money. He said that $500,000 would be enough."
Lu Ming shook his head. This time, both Bucklo and his daughter-in-law suffered heavy losses. The main reason was that they could no longer sell their stocks when they reached the liquidation line. In addition, the father-in-law and his daughter-in-law had borrowed a lot of money to go long, so they were heading for bankruptcy.
I can only say that high-leverage margin trading and speculation is not something that beginners can play.
Mrs. Jia is also a half-baked person. I'm afraid her relationship with her father-in-law is over now. After all, it was she who tricked her father-in-law into taking high-risk speculation.
Bucklo and old Reno should have been in the same circle before, so it is not surprising that he borrowed money from people close to him in the circle and the news reached Shaquille's ears.
Shaquilleno also felt quite proud at this time, "Uncle Weber, in the past month, he asked me out for dinner several times, but Catherine asked me to decline."
Lu Ming smiled. He knew that when the accident happened to the Renault family, those old friends would avoid them as much as possible.
Today, the Renault Group has gotten rid of the crisis and its development seems to be on the right track and very stable.
In particular, it was unbelievable that Jennifer suddenly obtained her late father's title.
Some of the old relationships came up again at this time.
But Catherine was a smart person. She vaguely knew that old Renault's former circle was not hostile to her, but they were not on the same side either. Perhaps those people who came back to mince words from her husband.
Moreover, they are all people who take advantage of the powerful and bully the weak. There is no point in moving around.
Lu Ming pondered and said to Shaquilleno, "Well, it's better not to go. Jennifer's status is different now. Don't tell others about family matters."
"I understand!" Shaquilleno smiled.
Lu Ming thought to himself, you know nothing. Fortunately, he has a smart wife. Otherwise, the fact that little Jennifer is now someone else's concubine could be tricked into telling the truth through your mouth. That would be a serious matter. He and Jennifer would both be punished, which would be an insult to the royal dignity.
Of course, there is actually no substantial evidence at all. Even if the officials involved in his family life came back to testify and say that she is his fifteenth wife, it is difficult to define her as a concubine. We are just lovers. Isn't this way of addressing and getting along a pleasure
Jennifer is single, so it's okay for her to have a lover.
Of course, in this kind of lawsuit, it ultimately comes down to which side has the more capable lawyer.
Lu Ming stood up with a smile while thinking about something else. "The competition is about to start. When it's over, let's first comfort the horses that have worked the hardest. Then, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, I'll treat you to a good meal!"
Shaquilleno was stunned, not used to this address, but Catherine smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Qianxing, if I have something to ask you in the future, I can call your hotline, right? I know the number, but I have never dared to call."
Lu Ming rolled his eyes in his heart, it was really like climbing a slope just by giving him a pole, but seeing Jennifer happily holding his hand like a child and not wanting to let go, he could only sigh, brother-in-law is brother-in-law and sister-in-law is sister-in-law, as long as this little girl is happy, it feels like everything is worth it.
However, I think she was not happy about what she was called, and she didn't care about it. Besides, she and her brother and sister-in-law didn't have such a close relationship. Many children from aristocratic families have weak family affection since childhood. Even now, although Shaquille and Katherine were very friendly to Jennifer, the politeness and estrangement between them could still be felt. Jennifer's affection for them was definitely much stronger than they were for Jennifer.
As for why Jennifer was so happy, it was probably because I was having dinner with her and her brother and sister-in-law. In her eyes, I was particularly doting on her, so the little girl was so happy.