Overlooking his connections to Jiang Yao and Lu Yuqing, by virtue of Jiang Yao's status as Lu Xingzhi's wife, Huang Chengjing knew he would suffer Lu Xingzhi's wrath if he could not protect her from harm, since he was the one who brought her to the fair.
He understood just how protective Lu Xingzhi was of his wife. The Zhang family and the Qi family were perfect examples to illustrate the point.
That was why he stood in front of Jiang Yao and shielded her from Zhu Qianlan. He reprimanded the lady, "I don't know what she did to anger you, Ms. Zhu?"
He then turned toward Jiang Yao and asked, "What happened?"
"She came onto me out of the blue saying that she was the owner here and that she was not going to sell anything to me." Jiang Yao was mad too. However, there was nothing she could do if Zhu Qianlan insisted on her position.
Fine, if Zhu Qianlan did not want to sell the mineral stones to her, Jiang Yao would tell the crowd what stones not to buy, crashing Zhu Qianlan's business.
Huang Chengjing's expression darkened. "Ms. Zhu, don't you think you are being unreasonable here? Even though the Zhu family is the host, you have always done business justly, when did you start choosing your customers?"
He continued, with anger bubbling in his heart, "So, you are saying that the friend I brought is not good enough for you? Fine! Let me make it clear, if you, Zhu Qianlan, look down on my friend, I take that as an attack on me. I will leave immediately, and there will be no more cooperation between the Golden Phoenix and the Zhu family!"
The Zhu family was nothing more than a newcomer in Nanjiang City's market. However, the Huang family was the city's prominent family. After Huang Chengjing made his point clear, the person that informed him previously of the altercation spoke up as well.
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