That was the true nature of Lou Province!
To Lou Xiaoyi, Lou Yaoshi was a doting mother. To outsiders, she was a cold-hearted superior!
Lou Xiaoyi might treat the Xiaoye Lake Spring Festival as a coincidence and forget about it, but Lou Yaoshi wouldn't!
There were many ways to solve the problem. Apologizing was the stupidest way to do it! For the truly powerful, what they were most used to was not judging who was right and who was wrong, but how to minimize the threat!
The answer was simple and clear. They had to completely destroy Suan Ding's future! Firstly, it was to eliminate future hidden dangers in Lou Province. Secondly, it was to establish a trend in Pu City: Lou Province hadn't fallen and still had the ability to deal with challenges from all sides!
Lou Yaoshi understood this better than anyone else. What she had seen and heard in the general's household since she was young, and the scheming she had experienced with her husband at the top of the palace made her very clear on how to make Lou Province survive!
Blindly enduring and pretending to be a good person wouldn't work. She had to demonstrate the potential of Lou Province through an incident after a period of time. Only then would she be able to make those who were looking at her feel fear and retreat!
The crux of the matter was how to choose the opponent. The opponent had to have some weight, but it wouldn't hurt the Lou Residence too much. Since Sour Ding had thrown himself into the fray, it couldn't be any better. If they didn't target him, who else could they target?
He was famous, but he didn't have any strength. He was the best target to establish her authority. In the eyes of the wealthy, even if it was an outdated and weak aristocrat like Lou Province, based on the experience of the mistress of the house, they could still distinguish the importance and urgency of the matter at a glance.
Of course, there would be short-term disturbances, but people were forgetful. As long as the source was eliminated, what did the noise of irrelevant people matter for the time being?
Lou Xiaoyi was grounded!
For the children of the wealthy, this was a common occurrence, but for Lou Xiaoyi, it was the first time. In the past, the mistress of Lou Province was only worried about how to let him out and not keep him cooped up at home.
Of course, there wouldn't be any old soldiers to supervise. This matter was completely self-conscious. Lou Yao shi also didn't think that her son would openly go against her wishes. Although Lou Xiaoyi was starting to show his rebellious side, in his mother's heart, he was still that quiet and obedient child who didn't like to talk.
Lou Xiaoyi was happy to search for what he needed the most in the sea of books, but the process was not smooth. Not only was there little information about the specific cultivators in the books, but there were always people disturbing him.
He couldn't go out, but he couldn't stop people from coming to look for him. Little Seven's companions came one after another, as if they had made an appointment. They didn't come, but they were there to look for him. They were afraid that he would be lonely. When these companions really treated him as a friend, they were very considerate and kind.
None of them came empty-handed. Some brought banquets from the best restaurants in Pu City, some brought singers, and some brought acrobats …
Everyone's biggest regret was that they didn't go to the spring festival with Lou Xiaoyi. They didn't get to see Lou Xiaoyi's godly brick on the head, which was now rumored in Pu City!
No one sympathized with the scholar. This was an inevitable choice. The most important thing for a friend was to stand on the right side and straighten one's butt. Moreover, scholars and paladins were two completely different groups. They even faintly looked down on each other.
Little Seven's companions were very regretful that he didn't learn the method of cultivation. Otherwise, the unlucky scholar would have been even more unlucky. However, no one thought that if he really used that kind of power, he would probably have to collect the scholar's corpse. No matter how big Lou Province's reputation was, a lawsuit was inevitable.
On the seventh day, Lou Xiaoyi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been drinking for six consecutive days. Even with his current good physical fitness, he still couldn't bear it. He had already told them not to come again and to wait until he was released from the ban to drink in the Chao Feng Brothel.
He had thought that he would finally be able to eat porridge for two days to ease his overly greasy stomach …
However, Ping An walked over with a strange expression. "Young Master, there's someone outside who wants to see you. There's also a waiter from Wan Shun Restaurant carrying food boxes of various sizes!"
Lou Xiaoyi facepalmed. Pu City was really too backward. There were only a few outstanding restaurants. In the past six days, he had already eaten Wan Shun Restaurant's dishes three times. Including today, it was the fourth time!
"Who is it? I've already told Qi Er and the others. We'll meet at Chao Feng Brothel after we leave … "
Ping An had a strange expression. "Young Master, you know this person too. He was at the spring festival a few days ago. However, it seems that his family and Lou Province are somewhat filthy. I don't know why today …"
Seeing Lou Xiaoyi's glare, Ping An smiled apologetically. "It's Li San Lang, the third son of the richest family in Pu City!"
Lou Xiaoyi was stunned. He hadn't expected this. He hadn't met him before, and it seemed like they hadn't spoken directly at the spring festival either. The only time they'd met was when this guy wanted to push the blame to him!
"Since you're here, we can't possibly close the door and refuse guests! Let's invite them in. I'd like to see what they're up to! "
Li San Lang walked in front with his head held high. Behind him were five or six waiters carrying food boxes. He didn't care about the layout of Lou Province. What was elegant in the eyes of scholars was shabby in his eyes. He was here for people, not to appreciate the past glory of the Sima Residence.
Once he saw Lou Xiaoyi, Li San Lang took a few steps forward. His voice was loud, and he had an air of familiarity. Every family had their own unique things. How could a family that could become the richest in Pu City be a mediocre one?
"Don't mention the family, don't mention the past! Just take the scene at the Spring Outing!
I, Li San Lang, am here for that! It took away many years of my depression. Just for this, it's worth serving a banquet to Young Master Lou! "
Lou Xiaoyi didn't act pretentious. "Bring it. Today, Li San Lang and I will drink together!"
Li San Lang was very talkative and had an aura that made people feel close to him. This was the basic attribute of a successful businessman. Under the influence of his family, even if Li San Lang hadn't really integrated into his family's business empire, the businessman's temperament in his bones couldn't be concealed.
Lou Xiaoyi, on the other hand, relied entirely on the generosity of his soul from his previous life. He didn't have the air of superiority of many young masters from Lou Province.
Regardless of whether it was real or not, when two people with similar personalities sat together, with wine and meat as the matchmaker, calling each other brothers was just a matter of drinking a few rounds.
The two of them discussed the characters of the Lake Outing Spring Festival. Unexpectedly, they had a lot in common. Both of them had a playful attitude, and both of them had been forced to do so by their mothers. Therefore, they had a lot in common.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the atmosphere became more harmonious.
Li San Lang pretended to be mysterious. "Little Yi, don't lie to your Third Brother. You've been hanging out with Qi Er and his gang recently. I'm afraid you have an ulterior motive?
Qi Er and his gang call themselves Heroes of the Heavens. They have some skills. Little Yi, are you also envious of the secret of cultivation and want to try it out? "
Lou Xiaoyi didn't care. In this world's upper-class society, cultivation wasn't a secret that couldn't be mentioned. It was just that there were too few people who could truly understand it!
"That's right! Third Brother is knowledgeable, but this matter is a little difficult. Since Third Brother brought it up today, what can you tell me? "
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