Chapter 454 What is Love Brain
Ever since Lu Zhaozhao achieved great success in the cosmetics business, Grandpa Lu had to take his granddaughter's business acumen seriously.
He intends to hand over the family business to Lu Zhaozhao in the future.
In this case, a plan to train a successor was initiated, and Lu Zhaozhao was taken to meet the various shopkeepers to hone his skills in the businesses that the Lu family was involved in.
The Lu family had a business in Jiangnan. After Lu Zhaozhao got engaged, Mr. Lu took Lu Zhaozhao to Jiangnan for the first time to familiarize himself with the business there.
Upon learning that Lu Zhaozhao had discovered a shop in Suzhou and Hangzhou that had falsified its account books for three years, Tong Huaqiong couldn't help but look at Lu Zhaozhao with admiration.
"...Grandpa must have discovered it a long time ago. The reason why he asked me to expose it was, firstly, to test me, and secondly, to help me establish my authority. Think about it, I am a girl and will be in charge of the family business in the future. Those shopkeepers and clerks will definitely not obey me. I have to show some real skills to shock everyone."
Lu Zhaozhao ate cherries and responded to Tong Huaqiong's praise with a humble look.
These cherries are so sweet.
Tong Huaqiong said: "That's because you have accepted the test."
It has to be said that Lu Zhaozhao has made great progress in both financial intelligence and emotional intelligence.
Lu Zhaozhao didn't become so insightful in the past six months. She has always had a talent for business, but she was trapped in the inner house in her previous life.
Tong Huaqiong asked: "Then how did you punish the relevant guys?"
Lu Zhaozhao said, "An accountant would not be so bold. The mastermind was the shopkeeper. I fired the shopkeeper. We should have parted ways amicably. He said that if it weren't for him, our Lu family's silk business wouldn't have been so big. So I wanted him to see whether it was my Lu family's platform that made him successful, or whether the Lu family's business depended on him. Since the news of his falsifying accounts was released, I guess no employer would dare to hire him now."
Tong Huaqiong praised: "You did a great job. If you want to take on the responsibility of the Lu family's business, you can't be soft-hearted."
Receiving praise from her future mother-in-law, Lu Zhaozhao smiled, revealing her beautiful teeth.
Gu Jingzhe flashed past the window.
The future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started talking about Gu Jingzhe.
There is nothing that cannot be said.
Although Tong Huaqiong is Gu Jingzhe's mother, she still has a young soul in her body. The chats she has with Lu Zhaozhao are similar to the night chats in the dormitory in later lives.
Tong Huaqiong has always known that Lu Zhaozhao likes Gu Jingzhe very much.
No matter the last life or this life.
Tong Huaqiong thought about what happened to Lu Zhaozhao in her previous life and wanted to remind Lu Zhaozhao not to be lovesick.
"Do you know why I promised your grandfather to let you and Jingzhe get married a few years later?" Tong Huaqiong asked.
Feeling the sincerity of her future mother-in-law, Lu Zhaozhao was not shy at all when talking about her marriage in front of Tong Huaqiong.
She shook her head, staring at Tong Huaqiong with her bright eyes, wanting to hear Tong Huaqiong's reasons.
Tong Huaqiong said: "You and Jingzhe are still young. Now you seem to be deeply in love, but no one knows whether one's feelings will change in the future. I say this not because I don't trust my son, but because this is human nature."
"Zhao Zhao, even though I am Jingzhe's mother, I still want to warn you. We women must not be obsessed with love."
Lu Zhaozhao asked: "What is love brain?"
Tong Huaqiong said: "It means loving someone wholeheartedly and without reservation, believing in whatever they say or do, and holding on to their fantasies and never abandoning them, no matter if they betray or hurt you."
This was the case with Lu Zhaozhao in her previous life.
Lu Zhaozhao smiled and said, "Then I understand."
Lu Zhaozhao suddenly raised her head and said with a smile: "Aunt Tong, you have been telling me not to fall in love, worrying that Jingzhe will change his mind. Then why can't it be me who changes his mind? Why isn't Gu Jingzhe the one who is in love?"
She had never intended to be the "love-brained" person that Aunt Tong mentioned.
In the capital city, she had contacts with many young ladies from aristocratic families and was invited to banquets from time to time. She often heard gossip at banquets about how a man favored his concubine and killed his wife, how a man toppled the list of candidates and let down his childhood sweetheart, and how a man who had become rich but had shared his hardships with his wife had divorced him.
She once wondered who she would marry and what she would do if her husband changed his mind?
At that time, she only wanted to find a husband who was devoted to her.
Later, she thought, how could she be sure that her husband was not devoted to her?
Just like there was a scholar in the capital city, whose childhood sweetheart gave birth to his children, took care of his blind old mother, and also embroidered for him to take the imperial examination in Beijing.
After he passed the imperial examination, he felt that his childhood sweetheart and his first wife could not provide him with better support, so he divorced her and married a girl from a branch of a noble family in Shengjing.
The ex-wife was so angry that she committed suicide by jumping into a well.
Lu Zhaozhao thought, if she was the original wife, she would not commit suicide so easily, then wouldn't that be giving the unfaithful man an easy opportunity?
Since you have decided to give up your own life, can't you just kill the unfaithful man and then commit suicide?
After she got involved in the family business in the past six months, her worries about whether she could find a loyal husband disappeared.
When she got engaged, she had already told Gu Jingzhe that if Gu Jingzhe betrayed her, she would not let him have an easy time.
"Aunt Tong, I was just kidding."
Seeing that Tong Huaqiong didn't say anything, Lu Zhaozhao thought that Tong Huaqiong was angry. After all, no mother-in-law wants her daughter-in-law to change her mind. Lu Zhaozhao realized that she had said something wrong and shook Tong Huaqiong's arm to act coquettishly.
Tong Huaqiong came back to his senses, touched Lu Zhaozhao's black hair, and said, "You are right, I only considered Jingzhe, why didn't you change your mind?"
Yes, why can’t Lu Zhaozhao change his heart in this life?
Everything has changed in this life. Even if Lu Zhaozhao and Gu Jingzhe are doomed to fail in this life, why isn't it Lu Zhaozhao who abuses Gu Jingzhe?
Of course, Tong Huaqiong hopes deep down that this pair of lovers can finally get married.
What if, she meant what if someone really changed their mind, she hoped it would be Lu Zhaozhao.
Tong Huaqiong said: "If Jingzhe changes his mind, I will castrate my son. If you change your mind, then my son will bear it."
Lu Zhaozhao: “…”
Tong Huaqiong's words silenced Lu Zhaozhao.
No, who is Aunt Tong’s child?
If Lu Zhaozhao was very sure that she was the Lu family's child, she would have thought that she and Gu Jingzhe were actually swapped.
Lu Zhaozhao asked: "Aunt Tong, why are you on my side?"
Tong Huaqiong said: "It's not that I'm on your side, but my son is good-looking. If you change your mind, he can find a girl to take over."
Lu Zhaozhao: “…”
So I can’t find me, the granddaughter of a noble businessman and the sister of the top scholar, right?
Gu Jingzhe was passing by the corridor and was shocked when he heard his mother talking to Lu Zhaozhao.
This old lady of his speaks more and more indiscriminately.
For some reason, his mother always didn't quite believe his feelings for Lu Zhaozhao, as if she was waiting for him to change his mind.
Gu Jingzhe was aroused to rebel, and just to avoid being looked down upon by his own mother, he would not betray Lu Zhaozhao.
However, he never thought that Lu Zhaozhao would betray him.
He felt that the reason why women changed their minds was because men did not give them enough sense of security, causing women to accumulate enough disappointment before leaving.
Just like cousin Tong Pandi, who was determined to divorce Wu Musheng even if she had to endure rumors.
As long as he treats Lu Zhaozhao well and puts Lu Zhaozhao at the center of everything, I believe Lu Zhaozhao will not change her heart.