After Su Chen clapped his hands, the servant girls that were part of his entourage came up to Lin Xuan Qi, and they bowed at him.

Lin Xuan Qi wanted to roll his eyes to the back of his head.

He didn't know what to say.

The servants that were in front of him were just less than average looking by his standards.

These young masters sure had a peculiar taste. Lin Xuan Qi thought.

Su Chen's smile disappeared when he saw Lin Xuan Qi not having much of a response, calmly drinking his tea.

What did Lin Xuan Qi want?

Seems like even fine beauties that Su Chen had couldn't satisfy him.

He glanced at Xue Cong, Yue Jie, Yue Xin and Liu Shi Shi.

How could someone prefer them instead? All of them were slim and fair.

Su Chen glanced over at Wu Tong, trying to seek his assistance.

"Huh." Wu Tong got his cue, and he gave out a laugh to make it less awkward and said, "Master Lin must be busy.

"Not everyone is lustful like you."

He clapped his hands and the servant girls got away from Lin Xuan Qi and stood behind with the other entourage.

Wu Tong continued and said, "I think Master Lin is more interested in business.

"How about we offer three times what Hun Xiong Kun is paying you right now for the rice?

"We have more than a few hundred mouths to feed in the Su and Wu Clan.

"Please consider saving us."

Lin Xuan Qi blew the steam coming up from the teacup and took a sip.

Su Chen and Wu Tong's acting was believable, and he might have believed them if he didn't know the truth.

Too bad for them that it wasn't the case.

He wasn't about to make a deal with those who had sent out martial art fighters to disrupt the rice delivery.

They weren't there to take on his business when they had the opportunity to do so.

Only Hun Xiong Kun gave him the opportunity, or to be more precise, they helped each other at the right time.

"I'm afraid I am not one to go against my words. I had a deal with Hun Xiong Kun, and I don't plan on breaking it."

Lin Xuan Qi said and he glanced over at Lee He Song and Liu Shi Shi.

Both of them came over to his side, in case there was anything drastic to happen.

Surprisingly, Wu Tong gave him a huge smile and said, "You are right.

"It was rash and wrong for us to do what we've done.

"I think we owe you an apology for that.

"It will make us feel better if you allow us to make up for it with a dinner.

"I can introduce some of the other clans and powerful families that can help your business."

Lin Xuan Qi smiled, shook his head and said, "Don't think too much about it.

"I understand the pressure to sustain the business.

"So, thanks for the offer of the dinner, but I don't think it's needed.

"Here, let's have a toast and nothing happened here today."

He held his teacup up to his head and proposed a toast to Su Chen and Wu Tong.

Wu Tong and Su Chen cursed silently inside but they smiled at Lin Xuan Qi externally.

This Lin Xuan Qi wasn't as simple as he seemed.

They had no choice but to go with Lin Xuan Qi.

In a mouthful, they drank the tea from their teacup and stood up.

"We shall leave now. Do let us know if you change your mind."

Lin Xuan Qi couldn't wait for them to do so, therefore he didn't stop them.

He let Zhi Yong lead them out with Lee He Song and Liu Shi Shi with them.

After they got out of sight, Lin Xuan Qi couldn't help but shake his head.

Things weren't as they seemed in Hong Feng City.

He had better get the clan bigger and stronger faster.

Power was the only deterrence.

Lin Xuan Qi knew he had to make a visit to Sima Long soon.

And meanwhile, it was time for him to get more people to the mansion.

"Xue Cong, do you have anyone in your family that is trustworthy and would want to join the mansion?"

His query caught Xue Cong by surprise.

"I... Err..."

Flashes of familiar faces came into her mind.

She missed some of them, especially her younger brother, Ah Di.

It would be perfect for her if he could learn how to read and write in the mansion.

However, he was too young to work.

She wasn't sure if Lin Xuan Qi would want someone like him.

And on top of that, she wasn't sure if Lin Xuan Qi would be angry if she recommended her own family.

Holding onto the corner of her sleeves tightly, she bit her lower lips as she hesitated. Fearing that Lin Xuan Qi wouldn't be happy about what she wanted.

"I..."

"Don't worry. Speak your mind. I need you to be assertive to help me handle the servants that I'll be getting." Lin Xuan Qi said with a gentle tone.

This made Xue Cong feel better and she said, "I think my father could help as a carpenter. My mother is better than me at sewing. And if you don't mind, my younger brother can help you with the stationery for writing."

"Great, let's pay them a visit tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Xue Cong didn't expect it to be so soon.

"The sooner the better." Lin Xuan Qi replied.

He would have to wait for two more days before he could see if his experiment worked.

Xue Cong nodded her head and said, "All right. We can visit them tomorrow."

Yue Jie and Yue Xin were also glad for Xue Cong.

At least she gets to see her family again, unlike them.

Lin Xuan Qi saw their expression, and he took note of it.

They would have to wait first.

He didn't have bandwidth to deal with potential challenges for their father's case right now.

If it was that simple, Lee He Song would have taken care of it.

He had so many things to do and so little time.

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