The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 81: Turns out to be the richest man’s niece?

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Turns out to be the richest man’s niece?

"I’m driving, why don’t you try sitting in the passenger seat?" Jiang Man suddenly got excited, her eyebrows danced with delight, her spirits high.

Lu Xingzhou recalled her racing against Song Xiao at the racetrack and immediately became interested: "Sure."

Jiang Man’s lips curved up, and she opened the car door and sat in the driver’s seat.

Zhao Huai hurriedly opened the car door for Lu Xingzhou.

After Lu Xingzhou got in, he tried to pull open the back door to follow in.

With the door already open, he was met with a cold look from Lu Xingzhou turning his head back, his voice icy: "Get out."

"Ah?" Zhao Huai was taken aback.

"Yes, Sir, I’ll follow behind," he responded, well aware of his boss’s temperament after so many years.

It seems his BOSS is blooming like an old tree and finds him to be a third wheel!

"Why not let Assistant Zhao come along?" Jiang Man glanced at the rearview mirror and asked.

Lu Xingzhou scratched the tip of his eyebrow: "He’s been having a sore throat recently, I’m afraid it’s the flu."

"Oh." Jiang Man didn’t think much of it.

Before setting off, she sent a text message to Wu Yingfan.

[I’m going to see my uncle with Lu Xingzhou, just take a cab back when you’re done.]

The reply came quickly.

[When there’s the opposite sex, there’s no humanity!] followed by an emoji of a dog sticking out its tongue.

Jiang Man typed swiftly.

[Wait until I start university, I will definitely find you a beautiful girlfriend.]

[Deal!] Wu Yingfan was easy to please, immediately replying with an emoji of a puppy hugging a leg.

Only then did Jiang Man feel relieved, placed her phone on the console, and started the navigation.

As the car started, Lu Xingzhou leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.

After thinking it over, he still felt it inappropriate to meet Jiang Man’s uncle empty-handed.

The gifts he had prepared for the uncle weren’t with him, and making Zhao Huai go back to the mansion to get them now would take at least two hours for the round trip.

"Jiang Man, look for a mall nearby, let’s buy some gifts for the uncle," Lu Xingzhou could not help saying.

Jiang Man, holding the steering wheel, kept her speed fast, steering the car steadily through the bustling streets.

"No need, we can just buy some fruit when we get near my uncle’s house."

"That works," Lu Xingzhou nodded in agreement.

It was at least better than showing up empty-handed. Later, next to the fruit shop, they would find a store and buy a few bottles of good liquor to give as well.

Thinking this, he glanced at Jiang Man’s phone.

When he saw the destination was actually Tomson First Grade in the second ring, his pupils shrank.

"Your uncle lives in Tomson First Grade?" he asked in surprise.

As far as he knew, Jiang Man’s family circumstances were quite ordinary.

And in the second ring, Tomson First Grade was about 200,000 per square meter.

"My uncle’s place is next to Tomson First Grade," said Jiang Man indifferently, "There’s a convenience store under Tomson First Grade, and since we were going to buy fruit, I just set it as our destination."

Lu Xingzhou nodded and asked no more questions.

To his knowledge, Jiang Man’s family was just that of ordinary folks, and her uncle’s situation was likely similar.

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Half an hour later, Jiang Man parked the car in front of the 7-Eleven downstairs at Tomson First Grade.

Lu Xingzhou seldom entered such small stores; usually, he would just send Zhao Huai to shop for whatever he needed.

Upon entering the store, he realized there were not many expensive items.

He picked up two bottles of Guotai Long Liquor, each costing 2400 yuan.

Meanwhile, Jiang Man selected some common fruits such as bananas, oranges, and apples, filling up a big bag.

When paying, Jiang Man was taken aback to see the two bottles of liquor Lu Xingzhou picked.

Lu Xingzhou presented his payment code, totaling 4952 yuan.

"Manman, if your uncle asks how much the liquor was, just say it was a hundred something yuan."

"Huh?" Jiang Man looked up in surprise.

"I’m afraid he’ll find the wine too expensive to drink willingly," Lu Xingzhou said with a stern face.

Jiang Man couldn’t help but suppress a chuckle, nearly laughing until she couldn’t straighten her back.

"Mmm, don’t worry, I’ll say it’s a hundred yuan per bottle."

After getting back in the car, Jiang Man took a turn.

When the car entered the Upper State Que, Lu Xingzhou frowned, "Your uncle lives here?"

"Mm-hmm," Jiang Man raised her eyebrows, "Uncle, you didn’t think my uncle was as poor as my parents and lived in some run-down old place, did you?"

Lu Xingzhou’s face instantly flushed red, and recalling what he had said to Jiang Man earlier, he felt all the more mortified.

Upper State Que is a renowned high-end residential area in the northern city, custom-designed for leaders and CEOs from various fields.

The people who live here are not just rich; they must also have status and recognition as celebrities.

Lu Xingzhou also owned a property here, a penthouse he had bought a few years back for convenience when going to his company.

However, he later found that living in Rong Mansion was even more comfortable and closer to the company, so he moved there.

What he didn’t expect was that Jiang Man brought him next to his property.

In other words, he and Jiang Man’s uncle were neighbors to some extent?

"Miss, you are here."

Jiang Man pressed the doorbell, and a servant immediately ran to open the door.

Seeing the dignified Lu Xingzhou next to her, the servant’s eyes curled into crescents, unable to resist raising her voice, "Master, your son-in-law is here!"

"Xingzhou!" Hu Guanghua practically flew to the front door.

Lu Xingzhou stood still, dumbfounded for a long while.

He and Hu Guanghua had never interacted before, but they were both well-known and had seen each other on financial magazines and TV.

He recognized Hu Guanghua at a glance.

Could it be that Jiang Man’s uncle was the richest man in the harbor city?

Lu Xingzhou couldn’t believe this was true.

Logically, with such a powerful relative in the Jiang family, they should have been able to benefit somewhat, not still have a family of four crammed in an old building.

Zhao Huai’s capability was really inadequate, saying he couldn’t find any information on Jiang Man!

How could there be no information with such a famous uncle?

"Hu Guanghua, Mr. Hu?" Lu Xingzhou confirmed.

Hu Guanghua nodded with a smile, "Yes, it’s me!"

He extended his hand proactively, "You look even more handsome in person than on TV! Truly a young talent with an impressive appearance!"

Hu Guanghua couldn’t contain his praise, and he was extremely delighted inside.

Looking over the vast northern city, there must be none but Lu Xingzhou who could match his niece.

Lu Xingzhou became famous with a single battle at the age of twenty-two.

When he had just taken over Lu Corporation, he was confronted by a group of old-timers who thought they could push him around.

The old-timers wanted to use their seniority to control him, but Lu Xingzhou wasn’t as weak as they had thought.

In just half a year, he tamed those old fellows with decisive actions!

And in that year, he single-handedly doubled the financial reports of Lu Corporation.

Since then, his reputation skyrocketed.

Across the globe, to take on a big company that employs tens of thousands of people at the age of 22 is extraordinary!

Hu Guanghua was very satisfied with Lu Xingzhou.

And Lu Xingzhou admired his uncle-in-law.

The uncle-in-law started from scratch and through hard work, from penniless on the mainland to entrepreneurship in the harbor city, this backstory was truly inspiring.

Even Lu Xingzhou considered Hu Guanghua as his role model.

The two had a mutual respect for each other, feeling as if they had met too late.

Jiang Man became the third wheel, walking into the villa on her own and instructing the servant to wash the fruits.

"Uncle, I’ve already bought the target item. You two talk business; I’m going to play some games."

With this, she headed to the rooftop garden.

Lu Xingzhou was stunned, "Hu Corporation wants to enter the mainland market and get into real estate?"

"You misunderstood; Hu Corporation wants to cooperate with Lu Corporation, joining forces," Hu Guanghua said with a slight smile.

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