Chapter 1054: 1042: Meeting the Disciple I Once Took In
Chapter 1054: Chapter 1042: Meeting the Disciple I Once Took In
Upon hearing his grandson’s words, Xu Hongzu’s anger flared up instantly.
He glared at Li Wentao with a stern face and harshly reprimanded, “You little brat! How dare you mess with someone from my research institute? She’s the future agricultural star of the empire, might even become the next Professor Qiao, and you dare to have designs on her? You’ve got some nerve!”
Li Wentao was dumbfounded by this statement.
Immediately afterward, he secretly cursed Jiang Zihong in his heart.
Damn Jiang Zihong! Scoundrel! Rotten bastard!
He didn’t even bother to tell him that this Third Miss Qiao is not only going to be taken as a disciple by Master Zhou but also has connections with Professor Qiao’s Research Institute!
Not only connections, but from Xu Hongzu’s tone, this Third Miss Qiao is something else entirely!
If he had known earlier that Third Miss Qiao had such ties with Professor Qiao’s Research Institute, how could he have possibly provoked her?!
Just when Li Wentao was frustrated and secretly cursing Jiang Zihong, Zhan Nanjing also came looking from the private room.
As she approached, she happened to hear Xu Hongzu reprimanding Li Wentao, so she quickened her pace and walked to Qiao Jing’s side, glaring angrily at Li Wentao.
“You have a lot of nerve, bullying someone from our Zhan Family! I tell you, bullying Xiao Jing is challenging our Zhan Family!”
As she spoke, Zhan Nanjing placed her hands on her hips, exuding an intimidating aura.
In her heart, she had already decided that Xiao Jing was her sister-in-law’s sister.
This meant Xiao Jing was practically half a member of the Zhan Family.
Anyone who dared to bully someone from the Zhan Family, she would never allow it!
Zhan Nanjing’s words left Li Wentao even more stunned.
His mouth gaped in shock, almost dropping his jaw.
How did this get tied to the Zhan Family?!
How many unknown allies and backgrounds does this Third Miss Qiao have!!!
Aghast, Li Wentao once again cursed Jiang Zihong in his heart.
He wished he could curse Jiang Zihong’s ancestors to the eighteenth generation!
If Jiang Zihong hadn’t hidden things and failed to tell him about Third Miss Qiao’s background, how could he have offended the Xu Family and the Zhan Family?
So, ultimately, the root of the problem was Jiang Zihong!
Xu Moqian glanced at Zhan Nanjing and raised an eyebrow, asking, “Do you want to act or should I?”
“I’ll do it. Since he’s so reckless, let’s just expel his whole family from the imperial capital!”
With that, Zhan Nanjing took out her phone, ready to call someone to handle Li Wentao.
At this moment, Xu Moqian wagged a finger left and right, curling his lip, “Isn’t that punishment too light? I think we should totally banish him from the empire, never to set foot here again!”
Listening to Xu Moqian and Zhan Nanjing’s conversation, Li Wentao turned pale with fright, his legs starting to tremble.
Dealing with just the Xu Family was already tough, not to mention adding the Zhan Family!
This time, he really made a grave mistake!
The Li Family, completely finished…
Realizing this was a disaster, Li Wentao’s legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground.
Looking down at him from above, Xu Moqian suggested, “Before expelling him from the empire, I recommend giving him a thorough beating. A tyrant like him has probably bullied countless girls before, so we shouldn’t go easy on him!”
Zhan Nanjing nodded in agreement, “Makes sense, let’s do it!”
With that, she made a call.
Shortly after, the subordinates who received Zhan Nanjing’s call rushed over with reinforcements and took Li Wentao away.
With the matter resolved, Zhan Nanjing linked arms with Qiao Jing and led her back to the private room, “Alright, Xiao Jing, let’s go back to the private room and continue the fun!”
“Mm.” Qiao Jing responded with a gentle smile.
Seeing this, Xu Moqian quickly followed, leaving his grandfather behind.
Watching his grandson’s eager manner, Xu Hongzu chuckled and cursed, “Such duplicity!”
With this demeanor, he claims he doesn’t like Xiao Jing?
If he truly didn’t like her, why does he always stay around her?
Muttering a few sentences to himself, Xu Hongzu also returned to the private room.
Once everyone gathered in the private room, the group resumed their merriment, a scene of joyous harmony.
Over at the bar, Jiang Zihong waited and waited, but Li Wentao never returned, and no one answered his calls.
This left Jiang Zihong puzzled, wondering if Li Wentao drank too much and fell into the toilet?
With this in mind, Jiang Zihong got up and went to the restroom.
However, after searching the restroom, he didn’t find any sign of Li Wentao.
Later, Jiang Zihong returned to the bar and waited for a long time, yet Li Wentao still didn’t return.
Feeling curious, Jiang Zihong left the bar and returned home.
Just as he stepped into his house, he received a call from another friend.
“Young Master Jiang, did you hear? The Li Family is in trouble!”
Hearing this, Jiang Zihong paused for a moment, unable to react immediately, “The Li Family? Which Li Family?”
“Which other one? Li Wentao’s family! Their family suddenly went bankrupt, and they were all expelled from the imperial capital… no, the empire! In short, the Li Family is completely done for!”
Upon learning this, Jiang Zihong was shocked.
After hanging up the call, he began to ponder carefully.
It’s no wonder he couldn’t find Li Wentao no matter how hard he looked, or reach him over the phone—it turns out something this major happened!
This must have come from offending someone significant, leading to such a downfall!
He wondered who Li Wentao had offended to provoke such a reaction?
Amidst his curiosity, Jiang Zihong also felt a sense of relief.
Lucky for him he didn’t follow Li Wentao, otherwise, he’d be dragged down by him!
That brainless Li Wentao, truly blind, offending the worst possible people, he’s deserved this fate!
The more Jiang Zihong thought about it, the more frightened he became, cursing Li Wentao a hundred times over.
He continued until his throat felt parched before he settled down.
…
A week later, in Country M.
Xu Hongzu brought Qiao Jing, as well as a few other young people from the research institute, to Country M to participate in an agricultural exchange meeting.
Upon hearing about this, Zhan Nanjing decided to come along as well.
On the day of the exchange, Qiao Jing and the others arrived early at the venue.
Seeing there was still some time before the meeting started, Qiao Jing wandered around the back of a research facility.
The research facility housed many unique and peculiar plants, piquing her curiosity about who cultivated them.
While exploring, Qiao Jing stepped into a cultivation room.
Inside the cultivation room was a man with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Seeing Qiao Jing enter, the man glanced at her a few times and asked, “Who are you?”
Qiao Jing immediately recognized this man as George, one of the rising agricultural moguls in Country M in recent years.
He was quite famous in the industry, emerging as a talented agricultural expert in the past few years. She had read his interviews, so she knew of him.
Instead of answering his question, Qiao Jing smoothly responded in fluent English, “Are all these plants cultivated by you?”