Stunning Dragon Wife
Chapter 279 - 278 Captivating

Chapter 279: Chapter 278 Captivating

The courtyard gate was wide open, and the visitor walked straight in.

It was Luo Meili.

Luo Meili was already a ripe peach, and today she seemed even more alluring.

Her face was lightly made up, with a coat of lipstick, and her caramel curls draped loose.

She wore a white dress with black floral print that cinched at the waist. The dress had a slit on the left side that ran all the way up to her hip, and she was wearing a pair of high heels about five or six centimeters tall.

As she moved, her beautiful legs were faintly visible.

She had the allure of a woman in her forties, the flavor of a thirty-year-old, and the beauty of someone in her twenties.

Today, all these age features were combined in Luo Meili.

Zhang Xiaoshan was momentarily stunned.

Yu Xiuxiu was also staring at Luo Meili.

She was beautiful too, and if we’re talking about looks alone, she was even more attractive than Luo Meili. But she lacked maintenance, looking much less vibrant, dressed simply, and having not slept the previous night, she appeared tired, which inevitably made her seem less charming than Luo Meili.

Her mood declined even further on the spot.

Without greeting Luo Meili, she continued to work with her head down.

"Little Shan, what’s going on here?"

"Am I interrupting something? If so, I can leave."

Luo Meili, a widow for years, had relied on her ability to read people for her business dealings. She quickly sensed the odd atmosphere between Zhang Xiaoshan and Yu Xiuxiu and planned to leave.

"No need."

Zhang Xiaoshan feared Yu Xiuxiu might misunderstand something and directly addressed Luo Meili.

"Is there something you need?"

Luo Meili responded casually.

"It’s about the acquisition of the Wang family’s assets. I spoke with Wang Dalong’s wife, Hu Lili, yesterday, and she agreed to a deal for one million and ten thousand, but it has to be in cash and within three days. It seems a rich investor came into town wanting to buy up the Wang family’s properties, so we need to act quickly. After all, Hu Lili is offering them quite cheaply."

"One million one hundred thousand?"

Zhang Xiaoshan pondered for a moment and said.

"There’s a lot of profit margin at that price, definitely someone will be tempted, we need to move fast."

"Yes."

Luo Meili nodded.

"That’s what I thought. I already gave Hu Lili a hundred-thousand deposit yesterday and agreed to sign the contract with her today. I’ll give her another fifty thousand first, with the rest to be paid off within a week."

"But the most I can pull together on my end is four hundred thousand, the rest..."

"One week is really tight, we..."

"Was I too impulsive?"

It was normal for Luo Meili to feel immense pressure with a shortfall of seven hundred thousand.

Zhang Xiaoshan, however, waved his hand and said.

"You did the right thing with this deal. After all, it’s a big juicy piece of meat. Hesitate, and you’re likely to be beaten to it by someone else."

"Funding isn’t an issue. We can pay her in full today, but is Hu Lili really in a position to decide on the Wang family’s assets, being just Wang Dalong’s wife?"

"You’ve already gathered the money?"

Luo Meili was surprised.

Yu Xiuxiu also glanced at Zhang Xiaoshan briefly. Though she had said she would stay out of Zhang Xiaoshan’s business, it was said in anger; she still deeply cared and worried about him.

Zhang Xiaoshan explained.

"I have almost three hundred thousand in cash, but today I’ll be able to gather the rest of the forty thousand."

"You can get it within a day?"

Luo Meili found it hard to believe.

After all, not long ago, Zhang Xiaoshan had been driven to desperation by the Wu family over a bride price.

And now in such a short time, he was singing a different tune?

After Zhang Xiaoshan nodded.

Luo Meili explained.

"Although the assets of the Wang family are nominally under the Wang surname, Wang Dalong was the son-in-law who joined the family, and he’s under his wife’s thumb. Almost all assets are in Hu Lili’s name, and she’s also the legal representative of the agricultural trade company; she has the right to sell."

"Then come with me, it’s a big deal after all," Zhang Xiaoshan said as he turned his head to glance at Yu Xiuxiu.

Without saying a word, the gesture was clear; he was seeking Yu Xiuxiu’s opinion.

Yu Xiuxiu was silent for a moment before she spoke indifferently.

"Be safe and come back to the village early."

"Okay."

Yu Xiuxiu’s response made Zhang Xiaoshan feel much better.

Twenty minutes later, Zhang Xiaoshan, wearing clean clothes and carrying a backpack full of herbal medicine, set off with Luo Meili.

They rode on Luo Meili’s little motorcycle.

"Little Shan, what’s that bulging in your backpack? It doesn’t look like money," Luo Meili, seated behind, touched Zhang Xiaoshan’s backpack with a puzzled look.

"Herbs. The forty thousand we’re short today, we’re counting on these herbs to make it up."

"What, the stuff in your backpack is worth forty thousand?"

"Why is that impossible?"

"I don’t believe it. What kind of herbs could be that expensive? And who can afford it?" Luo Meili had grown up in the mountains and, although not an expert in herbs, knew a bit about them. Through her work in agricultural trade, she had a general idea of the prices of herbs.

At that moment, she found it quite unbelievable.

Zhang Xiaoshan just smiled mysteriously.

"You’ll see when we get there. Not only is the buyer willing to pay a lot, but they will also beg me for it, offering me their utmost gratitude," he said.

"You’re just bluffing," Luo Meili said with an amused smile.

"By the way, Little Shan, did you have a fight with your sister-in-law?"