Dandy Pill God-Chapter 22 Calming the Engagement Storm

At night, the lights were brilliant.

Tang Mengyun sat in her room, staring out the window into the night, lost in thought.

Her eyes, slightly swollen and red, showed that she had been crying not long ago.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

At that moment, someone knocked on her door, and a gorgeously dressed middle-aged beauty pushed the door open and walked in.

Looking at Tang Mengyun, who was lost in thought, the woman sighed deeply.

She came over to Tang Mengyun, lifted her hand to tidy the stray strands of hair on her forehead, and spoke with a reluctant tone,

"Mengyun, your dad has already booked the banquet on that side, and it’s about time now, you should get ready and come with mom."

Hearing her own mother’s words, Luo Min’s words, Tang Mengyun’s delicate body trembled violently, and her pretty face turned pale instantly.

"Mom, can’t I just not go? Does dad really intend to betroth me to that Guo Shaonjun?"

Looking at her daughter, whose eyes were now somewhat hollow and lifeless, Luo Min felt a twinge of heartache.

But when she thought of her husband’s current predicament, she ultimately hardened her heart and nodded,

"That’s right, tonight’s banquet with the Guo family is very important for your dad, and the main characters are you and Guo Shaonjun, so we must go."

Saying that, Luo Min gently stroked Tang Mengyun’s hair and spoke softly, "Mengyun, you’re not a child anymore. Sometimes, you should be more understanding of your father’s difficulties."

"Besides, Guo Shaonjun could be considered a talented young man, and given his background, he should be more than suitable for you."

However, as soon as Luo Min finished speaking, the listless Tang Mengyun’s face suddenly flushed with an unnatural redness.

She abruptly raised her hand and swatted away Luo Min’s hand from her head, shouting angrily at Luo Min, "Why? Why do I have to understand your difficulties? Can’t you understand your own daughter’s?"

"Does dad really care about those properties that much? More than his daughter’s future happiness? What kind of person is Guo Shaonjun, don’t you really know? He’s nothing but a wastrel, a ’damn’ young talent!"

"I’m sorry! Forgive me, daughter can’t obey your words this time. As for the banquet, you can go by yourselves, I won’t go!"

"Slap!"

As soon as Tang Mengyun finished speaking, her face was struck hard by Luo Min’s slap.

Tang Mengyun held her face, looking incredulously at Luo Min, who now had a stern expression, and muttered, "Mom, did you hit me?"

Tang Mengyun could never have imagined that her mother, who had always been loving and caring, would actually hit her over this matter.

She had never thought that marriages arranged only within wealthy families would also involve her.

At that moment, Luo Min looked at Tang Mengyun with a firmness in her voice that had never been there before.

"Mengyun, no matter what you think, we must go to tonight’s banquet! Please get ready, I’ll come for you later."

After she finished speaking, Luo Min fought back her reluctance, refraining from looking at Tang Mengyun’s expression.

Just as she was about to turn around and leave, her cell phone suddenly rang.

Luo Min hesitated for a moment but ultimately, in front of Tang Mengyun, answered the phone.

As soon as the call connected, a deep middle-aged male voice was heard.

"Luo Min, it’s me, Yueming. There’s been an issue with the Guo family, so tonight’s banquet is canceled, and you don’t need to bring Mengyun over."

Upon hearing the words from the other end of the phone, Luo Min also felt somewhat stunned.

Only when the voice on the phone spoke again did Luo Min come to her senses.

"And also, Luo Min, I want to talk to you about the marriage arrangement for Mengyun, I think we should just forget it for now, I feel Guo Shaonjun is indeed not suitable for our Mengyun."

"Wait... wait, Yueming, what’s going on exactly? Could you clarify, did something happen?" Luo Min asked anxiously.

The other end of the phone paused briefly, then continued, "This afternoon, Guo Shaonjun ended up in the police station, apparently for being involved in a group fight; I don’t understand the details, but I just received a call from Guo Long saying his son won’t make it tonight."

After a short pause, the voice on the phone added, "I’ve also thought it through, losing some properties for the company is a small matter, our daughter’s future happiness is what truly matters. I never should have used Mengyun’s marriage arrangement as a bargaining chip to save some of my properties."

"Alright, you talk to Mengyun about this after a while. I reckon I’ll be home in twenty minutes. Let’s just have a good dinner ourselves tonight. Heh, it has been quite some time since I last paid attention to Mengyun."

Following that, Tang Yueming exchanged a few more words on the phone and then hung up.

Luo Min set down the phone, and the room suddenly fell quiet.

Since Tang Yueming’s voice on the call wasn’t very low, Tang Mengyun had heard their entire conversation.

Mother and daughter then quietly looked at each other for a while, until, finally, Luo Min sighed, walked over to Tang Mengyun, and gently embraced her, speaking first, "Mengyun, I was wrong about what happened just now, and I apologize to you."

Feeling Luo Min’s sincerity in her words, Tang Mengyun’s nose tingled and her eyes reddened as tears began to fall.

She reached out as well, hugging her mother and sobbing softly, "No, it was Mengyun’s attitude that was bad just now. I should be the one apologizing to you."

For a moment, the mother and daughter embraced each other, feeling the rekindled bond of maternal affection, both of them somewhat sentimental.

It was only a while later that they separated and looked at each other again, both involuntarily bursting into laughter.

The unhappiness that had existed before seemed to vanish completely with the laughter shared between mother and daughter.

Tang Mengyun sniffled and, with tear stains on her face, smiled and said, "Mom, let me cook dinner tonight. Dad hasn’t had a meal made by me in a long time."

After speaking, Tang Mengyun stood up and, dragging her slippers, headed toward the kitchen downstairs.

Watching her daughter’s retreating figure, Luo Min sighed softly, finally feeling deeply guilty about her earlier behavior.

Her daughter was so understanding and well-behaved, yet she had...

At that thought, Luo Min’s eyes couldn’t help but tear up anew.

...

Zhu Fei did not realize that his previous action of knocking Guo Shaonjun unconscious had inadvertently helped Tang Mengyun avoid a marriage crisis temporarily.

At this time, he was holding his bank card, coming to Chunqiu Pavilion again.

Having contacted Xu Pengfei by phone before coming to Chunqiu Pavilion, Xu Pengfei had the two packets of medicine ready for Zhu Fei as soon as he arrived.

"Brother Zhu, your medicine this time is still at the cost price from last time, and you only need to give me two hundred fifty thousand," Xu Pengfei said with a smile.

Although he had previously received approval from Old Song, Xu Pengfei knew he should try to maintain a good relationship with Zhu Fei.

However, Xu Pengfei also understood that his relationship with Zhu Fei was still merely a good buyer-seller relationship.

Some actions were not yet appropriate to take.

Otherwise, if he exceeded what was appropriate, he might not only fail to endear himself to Zhu Fei but also instill suspicion, which would truly be a loss.

Seeing that Xu Pengfei’s attitude was still the same as last time, Zhu Fei didn’t think much of it.

He took the two packets of medicine and said with a smile, "If that’s the case, thank you, Manager Xu. By the way, there are a few more types of medicine I would like to buy; could you help me get them later?"

While speaking, Zhu Fei took out another piece of paper from his pocket, handed it to Xu Pengfei along with his bank card, and asked.

This time, the medicine listed by Zhu Fei was no longer for making Spirit Communication Powder but genuinely for concocting medicine liquid for cultivation.

His Body Refining had initially been completed, and what he needed to do next was to accumulate Spiritual Power.

The medicine he listed was crucial for absorbing Spiritual Energy, expanding his meridians, accumulating Spiritual Power, and breaking through realms.

Taking the piece of paper from Zhu Fei, Xu Pengfei’s surprise flashed briefly in his eyes.

He hadn’t expected that just on the second meeting, the medicine listed by Zhu Fei had already changed significantly.

But soon, his brows furrowed tightly.

Seeing this, Zhu Fei seemed to guess something and couldn’t help asking, "What’s wrong? Manager Xu, are these medicines hard for you to obtain?"

Hearing this, Xu Pengfei nodded and couldn’t help but smile wryly, "Not hiding anything from you, Brother Zhu, the medicine on your list is currently not available in our branch of Chunqiu Pavilion."

"Oh, what do you mean, Manager Xu?"

Sensing that Xu Pengfei was implying something, Zhu Fei didn’t ask further but quietly waited for his next words.

Indeed, after a slight pause, Xu Pengfei continued, "However, although our branch of Chunqiu Pavilion doesn’t currently have these medicines, I know that the Chunqiu Pavilion in Jiangnan City should still have them, only..."

As he spoke, Xu Pengfei stopped, seemingly caught up in something difficult.

Seeing this, Zhu Fei slightly raised an eyebrow and then said, "Manager Xu, feel free to speak up. Between us, there’s no need for pretenses."

Hearing Zhu Fei’s words suddenly, Xu Pengfei internally shuddered, realizing that his behavior might have been slightly excessive just now.

He could only smile wryly again and said, "It seems I was being melodramatic just now."

"Not hiding anything from you, Brother Zhu, these medicines, even in our Jiangnan City’s Chunqiu Pavilion, are considered quite precious. So, if I were to get these medicines for you, I would have to show your list to the manager there."

"This is also one of Chunqiu Pavilion’s internal rules. For some special medicines, one must see the medicinal recipe before they can be dispatched, otherwise, if I were to get those medicines for you on my own, it might be quite troublesome. How does that sound to you, Brother Zhu?"

"Heh, I thought it was something major. It’s just this trivial matter? No problem, if Manager Xu manages to get these medicines, you can just pass my recipe to them."

Expecting Zhu Fei to show displeasure after hearing his words, not only did he not show any reluctance, but he also agreed readily.

This made Xu Pengfei regret preparing his explanations beforehand, which he now felt choked up inside.

Looking at Zhu Fei, somewhat unsure, he asked, "Brother Zhu, if you don’t mind me asking, aren’t you worried that the information about your recipe might leak if it’s shown to the manager of the Chunqiu Pavilion there?"

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