Chapter 185

Back on the battlefield, Lu Laoyezi was decisive and ruthless; even now he remains very resolute. When Su Ruo learned that Lu Laoyezi planned to sell the cotton spinning factory to her for 200,000, she was completely stunned.

As a downstream enterprise of the cotton spinning factory, Su Ruo still had some understanding of the city cotton spinning factory, so she knew that the cotton spinning factory, whether in terms of land area or production scale, was not inferior to the state-owned clothing factory.

Initially, Li Furén somehow acquired the cotton spinning factory for 400,000, then later carried out renovations and reconstructions; it is said that this year he further invested 100,000 to purchase two foreign weaving machines. All told, his investment in the cotton spinning factory amounts to no less than 600,000.

Now, Lu Laoyezi actually wants to sell it to Su Ruo for 200,000—it's basically a fire‑sale bargain. Faced with such a huge temptation, how could Su Ruo possibly refuse? She immediately looked at Zhou Feng with bright eyes and asked, "Really? Is Lu Laoyezi really willing to sell the cotton spinning factory to me for 200,000?"

Zhou Feng looked at Su Ruo somewhat amusedly: "Naturally it's true. Moreover, Old Lu said, considering we just bought the clothing factory, we will surely be short on funds, so we can sign the contract first and pay it off within three years."

Su Ruo's eyes lit up even more. Such terms—nominally a sale but actually almost like getting it for free.

Zhou Feng instantly saw through Su Ruo's thoughts and continued: "The reason Lu Laoyezi is selling the cotton spinning factory to you at such a low price, and actually giving it to you, is not only his way of compensating you, but also using the cotton spinning factory to exchange for Li Furén's life."

"Now the state is cracking down especially hard on social stability and security; where the explosives that Shunzi and his gang intended to use to blow up your factory came from—only Li Furén himself probably knows."

This is a major threat to national and public safety; if we insist on not letting go, Lu Laoyezi might not be able to shield Li Furén, and if it gets serious, even Lu Laoyezi himself could be implicated.

In the past, Li Furén often acted under Old Lu's banner, misbehaving outside; Old Lu could turn a blind eye for his daughter's sake.

But this time Lu Laoyezi had already warned Li Furén; I never thought he would still dare to do such a thing, and his behavior became even more frenzied. Obviously, he has clearly touched Lu Lao's bottom line and reverse scale.

If it weren't for his daughter's pregnancy, Lu Laoyezi feared that if she found out, she couldn't take the shock; any mishap would have likely seen Li Furén kicked out long ago.

Now, Lu Laoyezi has decided to give you the Cotton Spinning Factory; first, to apologize to us, hoping we will consider the Clothing Factory's face and no longer hold past grievances, letting Li Furén off the hook.

More importantly, Lu Laoyezi wants to use this incident to teach Li Furén a lesson, letting him know what can be done and what cannot.

Without Zhou Feng's explanation, Su Ruo would probably still be unable to sort out all the twists and turns.

After all, interactions and rivalries at Zhou Feng's level are too complex for ordinary people to come into contact with or understand.

Su Ruo didn't really care about those things; she was merely puzzled—how could someone of Lu Laoyezi's stature marry his daughter to Li Furén?

After all, Li Furén came from a petty thug background, not tall nor handsome, and indeed shows no outstanding qualities.

Zhou Feng saw her puzzlement and explained: "Actually, Lu Laoyezi has had a hard life; he too came from a peasant background, and after he married, the country fell into turmoil, so he joined the army."

Only many years later, when the country stabilized, did he return to his hometown—but by then his wife had already died, and his daughter, having been raised by relatives since childhood, had endured much hardship, was timid and weak-willed, and was coaxed by Li Furén into following him.

Although Lu Laoyezi looked down on Li Furén, the situation had already developed, leaving him no alternative; moreover, his daughter had never seen Lu Laoyezi since childhood, felt no closeness to him, and thus trusted only Li Furén.

Feeling guilty toward his daughter, Lu Laoyezi thought that as long as Li Furén treated her well, that would suffice; therefore, he often indulged Li Furén's many actions.

Upon hearing this, Su Ruo couldn't help but feel a sigh; Lu Laoyezi had been iron-willed his whole life, sacrificing himself repeatedly for the nation.

Who would have thought his wife would die early, and his only daughter would marry such a scoundrel, likely ruining his reputation in his twilight years.

Sometimes in this world, good people truly go unrewarded.

Su Ruo hesitated for a moment, but ultimately told Zhou Feng about Li Furén's illegitimate child outside.

Although Li Furén immediately moved that mother and child away after that day, given Lu Laoyezi's abilities, if he truly wanted to investigate, he could surely find them.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Feng's expression immediately darkened; in fact, he also held respect and sympathy for Lu Laoyezi.

"I will inform Lu Laoyezi about this matter; as for how to handle it, he will decide for himself."

Su Ruo nodded, and the two stopped discussing the topic; she dislikes meddling in others' karma, and giving this reminder was already her limit.

As for how Lu Laoyezi and his daughter will handle this matter from now on, it is no longer her concern.

After all, everyone has their own way of living; refraining from commenting is the utmost respect.

Zhou Feng quickly adjusted his mood and asked: "How do you plan to deal with the Cotton Spinning Factory—do you want it or not?"

Su Ruo immediately said: "Yes!" Why would she refuse something obtained for free?

Moreover, with the Cotton Spinning Factory, they would no longer need to source fabric elsewhere, and could even develop more fabrics to make better-looking clothes.

Such a huge pie falling from the sky—only a fool would refuse it.

Zhou Feng was not surprised by Su Ruo's choice; he knew she was never someone who acted on impulse.

Considering benefits first is always the most rational choice.

If they insisted on killing Li Furén just to vent their anger, they would gain nothing and would thoroughly offend Lu Laoyezi.

Zhou Feng: "Alright, I'll go reply to Lu Laoyezi right away!"

Their conversation ended there; after returning, Su Ruo immediately shared the good news with Li Zhaodi and Bai Xinya.

Upon hearing it, the two instantly swept away their previous anger and resentment, turning into tremendous excitement.

After all, who wouldn't be happy to get such a large factory for free?

Bai Xinya remained composed, but Li Zhaodi immediately jumped up excitedly, feeling she had taken another step toward her goal of becoming the world's richest woman.

Su Ruo and Bai Xinya didn't know Li Zhaodi's thoughts; otherwise they would surely sigh that her ambition is truly lofty.

In fact, Li Zhaodi has always held a burning fire inside; since childhood, her grandmother and mother kept saying that giving birth to daughters was useless, so she climbed to the highest position to show them all that girls are in no way inferior to boys.