My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 412: It's OK to pretend and make it real

"Hey, hey, don't, don't pull me, I'll go, can't I go, big sister, you have to let me close the store, right?"

Before Li Han could react, Li Momo pulled him out of the store. After the store door was finally closed, he was stuffed into the McLaren. Then, the powerful engine roared like thunder, and then he shot out like an arrow.

On the passenger seat, Li Han fiddled with his hands for a long time before fastening his seat belt. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and asked Li Momo:

"Big sister, aren't you busy with some big project recently? Why are you so relaxed and attending a party?"

"This party is related to the big project." Li Momo said while skillfully operating the steering wheel:
"To be precise, it's a big shot's birthday party. This big shot rarely shows up. He's hard to find. This time, for his 70th birthday, we finally have a party. We have to seize the opportunity to meet him and try to get the project done."

Li Momo took a long, deep breath, as if trying to calm his somewhat excited mood.

"Our group is preparing to launch a project called Overseas Cultural Relics Search, in cooperation with the TK short video platform, aiming to find various precious antiques and cultural relics lost overseas."

"This project is very good and has great historical educational significance." Li Han nodded in praise.

"That's right, and the commercial value is also very high. I plan to use this as an opportunity to leverage the traffic platform to develop new business for the group, which will be based on live broadcasts and short videos. If successful, it will not only allow our group to take a step forward in the antique industry, but also gain a firm foothold in the video live broadcast industry, laying a solid foundation for future video programs."

"So, you plan to enter the video short drama industry in the future?" Li Han asked curiously.

"That's right!" Li Momo nodded, "It's all thanks to you. After your online movie became a huge success, it inspired me.

According to my idea, we will use the overseas treasure hunt as an opportunity to integrate all treasure appraisal programs in China and bring them under our group."

This girl has such great ambitions! Li Han was amazed after hearing this. This is really a big deal.

"If we want this project to be launched smoothly, our group must prepare 1 billion in funds in advance," Li Momo said.

"So, you went to so much trouble to prepare the gifts just to seek financing from that big shot?" Li Han asked.

"No, although 1 billion is a huge amount of money, our group can still afford it. But we will need to invest more in the later stage. Our group needs the endorsement of that big shot so that we can raise funds within the circle." Li Momo explained.

"I understand." Li Han nodded, and suddenly, he seemed to remember something.

"By the way, big sister, is the big shot you mentioned called Liu Huazhang?"

"Yup!"

Li Momo suddenly looked at Li Han and asked in surprise: "How did you know?"

"Don't look at me, look at the road. Drivers, don't look around casually!"

Li Han covered his heart and explained, "Two customers came to the store today. One of them mentioned that Liu Huazhang was going to hold a birthday party tonight, and said that most people couldn't go to his party. Anyway, the implication was that he would be very awesome if he could attend it."

"That's right. Those who are invited are either rich or noble in Nanjing's business circle." Li Momo nodded.

"But this is not right. You went to Liu Huazhang to get endorsement. What does it have to do with me? Why should I follow you? I don't know that Liu Huazhang. I have a lot of things to do."

Li Han added in his mind that he was not familiar with Liu Huazhang's ancestor Liu Bowen. When Old Li met Old Zhu, Liu Bowen had already passed away.

Li Momo was silent for a moment, her face rarely turned red, and then she stammered:
"Of course it will be useful to look for you." Li Han turned his head and looked at Li Momo's delicate face with some confusion. What use could he, Old Li, be?

If it was a rich woman's birthday dinner, Old Li could still save his face, but Liu Huazhang is a man.

Li Momo felt a little embarrassed by Li Han's stare. She bit her lips lightly and whispered:

"I heard that Liu Huazhang wanted to hold a grand banquet for one important purpose, which was to find a wife for his grandson on his 70th birthday. That's why he sent an invitation to our group..."

Li Han immediately understood what Li Momo meant. He said with a bit of a smile: "So you asked me to act and help you take the blame?"

"Actually, we can also turn the fake into real..." Li Momo's voice became smaller and smaller, and she almost spoke in her throat. Li Han didn't hear what she said at all.

"What are you saying? You're hesitating."

"I didn't say anything." Li Momo denied quickly, but her face became redder and redder, all the way to her ears.

"You're already in the car, you have to go whether you want to or not!" Then she acted like a domineering female CEO.

"Okay, let's go. It's a good opportunity for me to see what Liu Bowen's descendants are like. But let me make this clear first. I'm just going to eat and drink. I don't care about anything else."

Li Han didn't think it mattered. It was good to follow the domineering female boss to eat and drink for free. It saved him from having to cook at home in the evening and he didn't have to wash the dishes.

"Okay, okay, okay. All up to you. But you have to stand by my side when I need you." Li Momo smiled.

The two first came to a shop that specialized in pens, ink, paper and inkstone. Li Momo chose a set of top-quality wolf-hair brushes and asked Li Han to help him choose Tongyan Hui ink. They put together a set of pens, ink and inkstone, which was just right as a birthday gift for a cultured person.

Then Li Momo took him to the mall to choose clothes. Li Han thought that accompanying a girl to the mall would be hard physical work, and he had prepared himself mentally. Unexpectedly, Li Momo took him directly to a high-end men's clothing store and picked out a suit suitable for the birthday dinner without saying a word.

It was an Italian suit, not too formal, like an insurance salesman, but not too casual, like a rude one.

After putting it on, Li Han looked in the mirror and couldn't help but marvel at himself. It's true that clothes make the man. There's a saying that goes, when this suit is put on, it shows his aristocratic temperament.

He couldn't help but think that if he went to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang would at least confer on him the title of Marquis, which would make him a true aristocrat.

However, Li Momo's vision is really sharp. He knows what clothes look good on him. He couldn't help but admire:

"Big sister, you have a really good eye, but how do you know what size I wear?"

Li Momo looked at Li Han who had changed his clothes, and there was a look of amazement in his eyes. When Li Han asked, he subconsciously said:

"I already know your size."

"Huh?" Li Han was startled and immediately turned his head to look at Li Momo. Li Momo also realized that there was something wrong with what he said and a blush crept up his cheeks.

"When a girl buys clothes for you, why do you ask so many questions? Just wear them properly!"

Li Momo rolled his eyes at him, then spoke stubbornly, but his eyes were drifting somewhere else.

(End of this chapter)