After Liu Xiaoen left, Huang Hengen put his hand on Zhu Huale's shoulder and said with a smile: "Who is Mr. Liu? So generous!"
Zhu Huale smiled and said, "A relative's friend from the south heard that his family was in the boat business and had some money, so he was quite generous with his money. So he took him out to play."
Huang Hengen's eyes flashed with disdain, he saw this kind of people often, just to cling to the powerful, but he still smiled and said: "Brother Zhu is lucky to have such a generous friend, call him out more often and play together. "
Zhu Huale laughed: "Haha... Definitely, definitely. If Mr. Huang makes a noise, he won't dare not come!"
Huang Hengen was the son of the Minister of Industry, and Zhu Huale had to fawn over him.
After all, the position of prime minister is still hanging in the balance, and apart from the chief minister, the six ministers are the largest officials.
Moreover, his father is different from the past. Although the eldest prince was responsible for the fraud in the imperial examination last time, the emperor also had problems with his father. If his sister hadn't become a noble in the palace, she would still be favored and could speak a word in front of the emperor. It is estimated that the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine has been replaced.
The third prince sat at the top of the pavilion and listened to everyone talking. He didn't care much about Liu Xiaoen at first. He didn't take a businessman seriously.
Just... a boat builder
Is it Liu again
Could it be...
The third prince's thoughts moved and he couldn't help but glance at Zhu Huale. He quickly looked away and his expression returned to normal. He continued to shake the folding fan and listened to everyone's discussion, looking calm and relaxed.
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Wen Nuan and others were in the private room upstairs and heard the conversations of those people clearly.
Liu Xiaoen and his boy's words were very quiet, so they didn't hear them. However, Nuan Nuan learned a little bit of lip reading from Nalan Jinnian, so he probably knew what the two said.
"Every bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit."
To put it bluntly, how many people in this world spend their lives either chasing fame or profit.
No matter what the reason is, it is better to have principles and not do anything that is harmful to nature and is not just an unscrupulous profiteer.
However, unscrupulous profiteers generally make quick money and will not last long. A family business that has been run for generations cannot survive without a good reputation.
Wu Jingmei, Wen Qian and others did not hear Liu Xiaoen's words.
Wen Ling had also met Liu Xiaoen that day. Now that she saw Zhu Huale and others acting like this, obviously treating him as a banker, taking whatever they wanted, she couldn't help but said: "Isn't Mr. Liu too stupid? Those people don't look down on him at all. Put him Why is he still trying to get in on someone who has been taken advantage of? You don’t have to do this if you want to follow someone else’s lead!”
The tone was a bit disdainful.
Hearing this, Nuan Nuan couldn't help but glance at Wen Ling.
Wen Ling felt Nuan Nuan looking at her, and couldn't help but be startled: Did she say something wrong
Why does Sister Nuan see herself like this
She hurriedly smiled at Sister Nuan and explained: "I think those people are going too far in treating Young Master Liu as their scapegoat!"
The tone was a little cautious.
Seeing her like this, Nuan Nuan nodded, smiled and agreed: "It's a bit too much."
But Liu Xiaoen is not stupid.
He has plenty of money, and in his view, problems that can be solved with money are not problems.
Besides, those present today are all scholars, even the children of officials, and their future prospects will not be bad with the support of their families.
Since he is not short of money, what does it matter if he is generous and treats them to a few meals
Although Zhu Huale regarded him as a scapegoat, he would always pay back if he was short-tongued and soft-handed.
Say it again or twice. After a long time, among so many people, will everyone be like Zhu Huale and take him for granted? If you can really make a friend who knows how to be grateful, appreciate his straightforwardness and generosity, and feel that he is worthy of friendship, then it will be worth it.
After all, in this deeply hierarchical society, having money is really not everything.
At this time, Wu Jingmei sighed: "Everyone in this world has their own difficulties, so don't worry about asking for something! Otherwise, who would be willing to be so humble and small?"
Wen Nuan nodded, she looked at Wen Ling and said: "There are some losing businesses in the business world. You know that you are losing money or there is no money to make, so it is a waste of effort to do it. But sometimes a friend asks you to do it, and you also It must be done. Does third cousin know why?"
Wen Ling subconsciously said: "Why? Are these still friends?"
This is clearly taking advantage of him in the name of a friend. If he is like this, why should I help him
Nuan Nuan looked at her and said word by word: "Because what you earn here is not money, but favors."
Wen Ling's expression was a little dazed.
Wen Nuan continued: "It's not easy to be a human being. You have to give up first before you can gain anything. If you want to make friends with others, or if you want to get something from others, you naturally need to give something. Whether you give it sincerely, it may be money. That's fine! If your efforts cannot satisfy others, why should others give you what you want? Are you his father, his mother, or his ancestor?"
Wen Ling's heart trembled.
Wu Jingmei nodded: "That's the truth. When asking for help, you need to show your sincerity, and when making friends, you need to show your sincerity."
Warmth: "That's right."
Nuan Nuan said nothing more.
She just reminded Wen Ling.
After having lunch, Wen Nuan and others took a look at the hourglass. They saw that the appointed time was approaching, so they planned to leave Tao Ranju.
Because Nuan Nuan received a message from Nalan Jinnian last night, saying that he would be back in the afternoon, Nuan Nuan did not plan to meet Liu Xiaoen by himself today. It would be better to wait for Nalan Jinnian to tell him, so he sent someone to Ning Huaijie He said that he would find an excuse to bring Liu Xiaoen to Anguo Gongfu.
As soon as they walked out of the door of the private room, they met Ning Huaiyu, the Seventh Prince and others coming out after finishing their meal.
Prince An's eyes lit up when he saw Wu Jingmei.
The Seventh Prince and others happily greeted Nuan Nuan and others.
Nuan Nuan and others bowed to the Seventh Prince and others.
Ning Huaiyu walked up to Wen Wen and said with a smile, "Why did you come to Taoranju if you didn't mean to go back to Duke Anguo's Mansion?"
She smiled softly and said, "Sister Nuan asked us to come to Tao Ranju for dinner."
The Seventh Prince heard this and said: "Aunt Seventeenth Emperor, you are partial and didn't invite us!"
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "I didn't know the Seventh Prince was here. How about having a barbecue at Duke Anguo's Mansion at night? King Jin will be back tonight."
The Seventh Prince immediately said: "I knew that the Seventeenth Emperor's Aunt was the best! I was thinking that we would have nothing to do in the afternoon, how about we all go to Anguo Duke's Mansion to play horse hanging?"
Prince An, Crown Prince and others naturally cheered.
Wen Rou pointed at the thing in Ning Huaijie's hand: "What are you holding?"
Ning Huaijie lifted up a large bag of rice noodles wrapped in an oil paper bag and said with a smile: "Don't you want to eat rice noodles from Liuzhou? This is the rice noodles given to me by Young Master Liu. He brought them from Liuzhou Prefecture. .”