The Zhong family has an extraordinary status in the northwest, so Yan Liqiang did not act arrogantly. After receiving the news from home, he immediately left the Kyudo Club and returned to his home in Yan'anbao. When Butler Zhou saw Yan Liqiang coming back, he took Yan Liqiang directly to the living room of his home.
"By the way, where is my father? Is he with the Zhong family now?" When the servants and maids in the house saw Yan Liqiang coming back, they all stood on the roadside and saluted Yan Liqiang. Yan Liqiang nodded slightly and asked the housekeeper Zhou while walking through the porch of his house.
"Well, it was the master who was accompanying him in the living room. The master also knew the status of the Zhong family and did not want to lose manners. The master was in the blacksmith workshop just now. After the people of the Zhong family handed over the visiting card, the master changed his clothes and went to meet the people of the Zhong family. The master asked me to wait for the young master here and told me to take the young master over as soon as he came back!" Butler Zhou was also walking quickly, almost jogging, to barely keep up with Yan Liqiang's pace.
Yan Liqiang smiled lightly, he knew Yan Dechang's personality, his father was not good at socializing, and seldom accompanied guests in person. When Yan Dechang was with acquaintances, he could chat for a while and say a few words, but when he was with people from the Zhong family, Yan Dechang would probably have to go in forcefully. At this time, Yan Dechang probably wished he could go back earlier.
When Yan Liqiang arrived outside the Yan family's living room, he heard a man's voice laughing, "Grandpa Yan is too modest, too modest. Now in the whole Ganzhou, everyone knows that Grandpa Yan's blacksmithing skills are honed through thousands of hammers and are not fake at all. The Yan family specializes in making fine swords. I also collected two scimitars made by the old man in Pingxi City..."
When Yan Liqiang heard this, he knew that this person was trying to liven up the atmosphere. His father was a blacksmith, so the man was probably trying to please his father and chat with him about things in the iron box workshop so that the atmosphere would not become dull.
As soon as the man finished speaking, Yan Liqiang had already crossed the flower bed and stepped into the living room.
There were four people sitting in the living room. Yan Dechang sat in the main seat. Yan Liqiang knew without any introduction that the person sitting next to Yan Dechang was Zhong Hongzhang, the second in command of the Zhong family. Next to Zhong Hongzhang sat a beautiful woman with picturesque features. Next to her sat a chubby man with a smiling face. The words just now were probably said by that man.
As soon as Yan Liqiang saw the woman, he felt that she looked inexplicably familiar. After a closer look, he suddenly remembered that this woman was the woman sitting in a carriage that he met on the horse head in Pingxi County when he returned to Pingxi County. At that time, the things in the woman's carriage were stolen by a thief, and he caught the thief named Shui Mashe Yang Si on the horse head, so he had met this woman once.
Zhong Ruolan obviously recognized Yan Liqiang, and a strange light flashed in her eyes. She did not expect that the young man she met on the horse head of Pingxi County that day was actually Yan Liqiang.
The two people's eyes met, and then they acted as if nothing had happened.
As soon as Yan Liqiang came back, the four people in the living room stood up almost at the same time.
Yan Dechang seemed to be relieved when he saw Yan Liqiang. As soon as Yan Liqiang entered the door, he introduced the people around him to Yan Liqiang, "Liqiang, you came at the right time. Today, the guests of the Zhong family are visiting our home. This is Mr. Zhong Hongzhang, the second in command of the Zhong family. This is Mr. Zhong's niece Zhong Ruolan. This is the shopkeeper He Mancheng of Datong Money House in Pingxi County..."
"I've heard a lot about you, I've heard a lot about you..." Yan Liqiang laughed and bowed to the three of them, "I really didn't expect you to come today. I'm sorry that I'm not well prepared at home!"
"Haha, Mr. Yan, you are too polite. When you say "I have long heard of you", it should be that we have long heard of your great name, Mr. Yan. We come here uninvited today. Please forgive us for any rudeness!" Zhong Hongzhang also smiled and said to Yan Liqiang with a fist salute.
"Ahem... Ahem... Liqiang, since you're here, I'll leave this place to you. Have a good chat with Mr. Zhong and the others... I... I'll go take a look at the workshop!" Seeing Yan Liqiang meet and talk with the three people from the Zhong family, Yan Dechang felt relieved and immediately looked for an opportunity to slip away.
Seeing Yan Dechang leave, Yan Liqiang, Zhong Hongzhang and the other two looked at each other, smiled at each other, and then returned to their respective seats.
After exchanging polite words for a while, before Zhong Hongzhang even had time to get to the point, Yan Liqiang, who had the snake in his mind, knew what was going on in Zhong Hongzhang's head without any effort, and he also understood the purpose of the Zhong family's visit.
Yan Liqiang was very surprised. After he failed to fight in Tianchi first, the Zhong family was willing to bet on him. This time, the ultimate goal of the Zhong family was to form an alliance with him, and the person who was to form an alliance with him was the woman named Zhong Ruolan who was present. Of course, marriage was a matter that required a lot of skills and strategies, especially for a big family like the Zhong family. It was impossible to shamelessly push one's woman into the arms of another. So this time, the Zhong family came to discuss business with him, and in the future, Zhong Ruolan would be the person in charge of the business between the Zhong family and him, and would live in Pingxi City and look for opportunities to contact him. As time went on, everything would come naturally.
In order to find a suitable person to marry, the Zhong family has been looking for unmarried women of marriageable age in the past few months. The Zhong family is large and has a large population, so the situation is quite complicated. Zhong Ruolan was not a direct descendant of the Zhong family, but a side branch of the Zhong family. However, she has some relationship with the family head, so her situation is quite delicate...
After talking to Yan Liqiang for a while, which was basically just praising each other, Zhong Hongzhang reached into his arms, took out a box, and placed it in front of Yan Liqiang, with a serious face, "Last time, regarding the matter of the Transportation Office, I would like to thank Master Yan for giving our Zhong family some face. To be honest, the Zhong family did not know about what Jiang Tianhua and the Transportation Office did in advance, and did not agree after knowing it. We felt that Jiang Tianhua's hand was indeed too long, but the Zhong family is a big family with a lot of business, and many things they do cannot be separated from the support of the court and local government offices. The Zhong family and the Transportation Office also have some dealings, so we are mediating. I hope that everyone can make money in harmony and make big things small. The things here are a little bit of the Zhong family's thoughts to Master Yan, not a respect..."
Yan Liqiang actually knew what was inside, but he still pretended to be surprised and curious, "Mr. Zhong, what's in it?"
Zhong Hongzhang smiled and stroked his beard. "The things inside are the contract documents of the Zhong family at Kangshan Iron Mine in Kangcheng County, Ganzhou. This Kangshan Iron Mine is a large mine in Ganzhou, with abundant mineral deposits and high production. It can produce more than 10 million kilograms of iron per year. The iron ore and pig iron purchased by the workshop and manufacturing bureau of your family are basically produced by Kangcheng Iron Mine. Master Yan is also proficient in the art of mechanical investigation. This iron ore is given to Master Yan, which is just perfect for each other. Please don't refuse..."
Damn it, the No. 1 family in the Northwest is the No. 1 family, and they are really generous. This move is like a huge iron mine dropping on someone.
Yan Liqiang licked his lips and stared at the box on the table. He was secretly shocked by the Zhong family's courage and skill...
(End of this chapter)