Reborn in the 90s, I traded my ex-husband for eight apartments.

Chapter 276 Quite Innocent

We had dinner at Xirongyuan Restaurant that evening.

Xiao Zhongyun is a rather interesting person; he has a real love for food.

He's also someone who's easily appeased; as long as he's well-fed and well-dressed, and others flatter him, his resentment towards Huo Zheng is insignificant.

As everyone was eating, a waiter suddenly knocked on the door and entered the private room:

"President Huo, President Lu heard you were here and said he'd like to invite you for drinks."

She held a bottle of Wuliangye liquor in her hand, opened it deftly, and poured it for Huo Zheng and the others.

Huo Zheng and Jian Shuhang exchanged a glance.

Lu Kai?

Huo Zheng asked:

"Which private room is Mr. Lu in?"

Waiter: "It's right next door."

Jianshu Hang said:

"Brother, shall we go say hello?"

Huo Zheng nodded.

It wasn't that he wanted to get close to Lu Kai, but rather that he guessed Lu Kai would come over.

Huo Zheng didn't want Lu Kai to come over.

The two then went next door.

Just as Lu Kai reached the door, he was about to knock.

Huo Zheng and Jian Shuhang had no choice but to retreat.

Jianshu Hang politely replied:

"Mr. Lu, we were just about to head over, how about we grab a drink together?"

Huo Zheng also made a "please" gesture, arranging for him to go to Xiao Zhongyun's side.

Bai Zhenzhu then gestured to the waiter to pour Lu Kai a glass of wine as well.

Lu Kai said with a smile:

"Mr. Huo, you're too kind. I was having dinner with friends next door and just wanted to say hello when I saw you coming over."

As he spoke, he walked over to Bai Zhenzhu's side:

"Mr. Bai, is your leg alright now?"

Bai Zhenzhu had already stood up and said with a smile:

"It's almost done. Thank you for your help, Mr. Lu."

She had just heard that Lu Kai was next door, and she was thinking of going over to say hello.

She was a little puzzled that Huo Zheng and Jian Shuhang hadn't called her when they went out earlier.

I just didn't expect Lu Kai to come first.

Lu Kai sent her a gift after she injured her leg, and he also sent a flower basket when the shop opened. These favors all need to be repaid.

White Pearl made a "please" gesture:

"Mr. Lu, if you don't mind, please sit down and have a drink."

Lu Kai paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement:

"That's good. It's perfect that Mr. Bai and Mr. Jian are here. I still have a few questions I'd like to ask about the club."

As he spoke, he headed toward the empty spot that Huo Zheng had pointed out to him earlier.

He appeared casual, but Huo Zheng's eyes turned cold.

I feel like this person did it on purpose.

However, Huo Zheng didn't say anything and went over to sit next to Lu Kai.

Lu Kai didn't stay long. He drank a glass of wine, asked Jian Shuhang and Bai Zhenzhu a few questions, and then went back.

Bai Zhenzhu and her group came to eat first and finished early.

Before leaving, Bai Zhenzhu, Huo Zheng, and Jian Shuhang went over to say goodbye to Lu Kai.

When they came out, Bai Zhenzhu paid the bill for Lu Kai's table.

Seeing Huo Zheng looking at her, Bai Zhenzhu explained:

"I don't want to owe anyone a favor."

Lu Kai's favors are hard to repay. They are from different social classes and circles, and there's never been a chance to repay them. Now that there's an opportunity, I'll repay a little bit.

It was just a little short of three thousand yuan.

A rich person can eat a meal that costs an ordinary person a year's salary.

Huo Zheng felt relieved.

Does the fact that Xiaobai didn't mention repaying the favor mean that he's special to her?

At least we're not outsiders anymore, right?

Huo Zheng felt a surge of warmth inside, but he remained outwardly composed:

"It's getting late, I'll have Qin Mo take you there."

White Pearl: "And what about you?"

Huo Zheng: "I'll give it to you too."

White Pearl: "..."

Qin Mo had already thoughtfully driven the car over and opened the back door:

"Mr. Bai, please."

Bai Zhenzhu had no choice but to get into the car.

Huo Zheng got into the car from the other side.

He drank a few glasses of wine but showed no signs of intoxication.

Thinking of the case in Guangzhou, he said:

"The case is going through a slow process because it's being treated as a typical case. This is already considered fast, but it will probably take some more time before the trial starts."

Bai Zhenzhu indicated that she understood.

“I’m not in a hurry, anyway, Attorney Xing will handle all my cases.”

The car window was open, the wind was blowing through Bai Zhenzhu's hair, and a faint fragrance wafted over.

Huo Zheng felt a little drunk.

The car soon arrived at Teapot Lane.

Huo Zheng then got out of the car:

"Xiaobai, I'm a little thirsty."

Bai Zhenzhu looked at him with some surprise.

The moon was quite bright tonight, and Huo Zheng looked over without flinching.

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said to Qin Mo, who was standing by the car:

"Secretary Qin, why don't you come in and have some water?"

Before Qin Mo could speak, Huo Zheng said:

He is not thirsty.

Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, then realized:

"Yes, Mr. Bai, I'm not thirsty, I really am not thirsty."

After saying that, he got into the car, as if afraid that Bai Zhenzhu would forcibly drag him into the house.

Bai Zhenzhu was both amused and exasperated.

She unlocked the courtyard gate with her key and invited Huo Zheng into the house.

Everyone in the family is asleep now, and the moonlight shines throughout the yard.

Huo Zheng belatedly felt embarrassed; it would be too much of a disturbance if he alerted his family.

However, Bai Zhenzhu had already gone inside and turned on the lights, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go into the living room.

"Please sit down, I'll get you some water."

Li Xiufen had a habit of drinking cooled boiled water. When Bai Zhenzhu saw that there was still cooled boiled water in the white porcelain teapot on the coffee table, she poured a cup for Huo Zheng.

Huo Zheng also liked to drink cold drinks. He often came to the courtyard house, and Bai Zhenzhu knew a thing or two about his preferences.

Bai Zhenzhu sat next to him, her bright eyes smiling as she looked at him.

After he finished drinking the water, Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"Is something wrong?"

"Go ahead."

Huo Zheng has nothing to do with it.

However, I was a little tipsy from drinking, and I also felt a bit cocky because I considered myself part of Bai Zhenzhu's "insider" group.

Once you're out of control, what you say is all from the heart.

He coughed and managed to squeeze out something out:

"It's about the land; things are looking up. The township government is still planning it. If we set up a factory, there should be some support from higher authorities, but we'll have to see what specific policies are in place at the time."

"You don't need to worry about that; I have someone in charge of that on my end."

Bai Zhenzhu originally thought that buying land was similar to buying a house, except that it required more money and involved more complicated procedures.

Unexpectedly, I'll have to deal with the government.

She really knew nothing about it, and she was completely ignorant of any policy support measures.

Previously, she had planned to join Guo Yongliang's real estate venture and try her luck.

Now, thanks to Huo Zheng, she feels she should still be able to eat meat.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you, Mr. Huo. I'll treat you to dinner when you have some free time."

Then he added:

"We'll cook if we eat at home."

Huo Zheng thought that Jian Shuhang would probably never get to eat Zhong Ting's cooking in his lifetime.

His sister earns a decent amount of money, but cooking is out of the question.

Feeling secretly pleased, but saying aloud:

"Your leg isn't fully healed yet. What would you like to eat? I'll make it."

Fearing that Bai Zhenzhu might have some psychological burden because of the land issue, he added another sentence:

“It would be beneficial for me to acquire the land together; the land I want is much larger than yours.”

Bai Zhenzhu poured him another glass of water:

"Then just come over whenever you're free."

"There are too many people in the family, so it's not your turn to cook."

Huo Zheng thought about it silently for a moment. During this period, he would come here to eat at least five or six days out of ten.

Simply eating was clearly no longer enough to satisfy his ambitions.

"Little White, is it just for eating?"

He looked at Bai Zhenzhu with burning eyes.

Bai Zhenzhu was a woman who had experienced everything, and her heart suddenly went numb.

Huo Zheng sat firmly and continued:

"When will you stop calling me President Huo?"

White Pearl: "..."

She just... seems to have overthought things.

Oh, I forgot, Huo Zheng had never been in a relationship before.

She's quite innocent.