Chapter 1031 - 010 Grand Style
Since that was the case, Lin Yuan didn’t ask further, as long as Chen Zhu was filial to the Old Chen couple.
On this visit to see Lin Yuan, Zhao Hongde had taken time out of his busy schedule, as there were many matters in the palace needing his attention. After chatting with Lin Yuan for a while, he hurriedly left.
As he was leaving, Zhao Hongde drew a stack of silver notes from his sleeve and pushed them towards Lin Yuan, saying, "Brother knows that since your family has come to the Capital city, the Xia family is definitely taking good care of you. However, you are new here and there are many places in this mansion that need silver. Take these silver notes for now; if it’s not enough, have someone find me in the palace. You have my Jade Pendant, with it, the guards at the palace gate won’t dare to neglect you."
Looking at the stack of silver notes on the table, Lin Yuan felt both grateful and amused. She pushed the silver notes back and chuckled, "I appreciate the thought, big brother. But you might have forgotten that I am a businesswoman, I lack everything but silver."
Zhao Hongde was startled, then shook his head self-deprecatingly, "That’s true; I forgot that this little girl of mine is all focused on making money. I heard from Ah Zheng that the off-season vegetables you’ve been dealing with have earned you a large sum this year at Fuman Building. You might even have more silver in your pocket than I do!"
His words were not a joke. Zhao Hongde was an upright person who never formed cliques for personal gain and did not have the support of an inn-owning maternal family like Zhao Hongsheng. Otherwise, Xia Zheng wouldn’t have focused so diligently on earning money to help him smooth relations in the past.
Lin Yuan nodded with a smile, "These off-season vegetables indeed make a lot of money, but there are still many drawbacks. In fact, my uncle started researching them two years ago, but we only started seeing a little bit of success last year, and it was all with some common vegetables. If we talk about the more expensive, tastier ones, they probably need more meticulous cultivation."
Zhao Hongde lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, then said, "Little sister, I have a suggestion, but I’m not sure if I should say it."
"Big brother, why are you being so polite with me?" Lin Yuan looked at him amusingly, "You’re treating me like an outsider."