Fu Yuqing wondered who the woman was as he racked his brain to come up with a name. He had never met this woman before, but since she dared to talk to the butler that way, she must be in a prime position in the Fu clan.
Although Fu Yuqing had only been to their house for a few times, he knew the Fu clan members well. The only influential person he had never seen would be Fu Sheng’s wife, Song Zhenyan.
After giving Song Zhenyan a once-over, Fu Yuqing narrowed his eyes, certain of her identity. “Mrs. Fu, hello. I’m a distant relative of the Fu clan. My name is Fu Yuqing.”
“Distant relative? I’ve been in the Fu clan for years, but I’ve never met you.” Song Zhenyan was speaking the truth. She had never met Fu Yuqing, and his looks disgusted her. “Fine. I don’t care who you are. You need to abide by the rules here. How can you cause a commotion out there?
Plus, we don’t need these things.” Song Zhenyan glanced at the gifts Fu Yuqing brought with him. Some gifts were indeed expensive, but the Fu clan was powerful enough to get what they need. They didn’t need an outsider to bring them these gifts.
But of course, Fu Yuqing thought differently. He thought he would have to bring gifts to show his sincerity, but this in fact proved he wasn’t related to the Fu clan at all. “Most importantly, our butler works for us. Not everyone can order him around. You should look before you leap!”
Fu Yuqing and the butler’s expression had already darkened. Fu Yuqing hadn’t expected he would be humiliated by this woman who was Fu Chengyan’s mother. They were indeed a family. Fu Chengyan’s arrogance was exactly like his mother, Song Zhenyan.
The butler knew Song Zhenyan wasn’t upset at him. She was merely using him to vent her anger at the Fu clan.
“Mrs. Fu, you’re right, I should have done my job better, but Mr. Fu here claims that he came for Old Master Fu. Old Master Fu not free today.” The butler explained before turning to Fu Yuqing. “Mr. Fu, please come again next time.”
“Next time? But I’m already here.” Fu Yuqing was a cunning man. He knew Fu Zhengyun would refuse to see him today, but the man wasn’t willing to give up. If Fucheng could join the West City project, they would at least get crumbs of benefits, if not a full slice of the pie.
Fu Yuqing was a scrupulous entrepreneur. He wouldn’t give up this opportunity. Plus, Fucheng will build their reputation after working with Shengyuan and rising to success. That was Fu Yuqing’s ultimate goal.
“Mrs. Fu, this is a thousand-year-old ginseng from Changbai Mountain. Here…”
Song Zhenyan smirked as realization dawned on her. So this Fu Yuqing is planning to take advantage of the Fu clan.
The woman smiled and took the ginseng from him. When she saw the butler hesitating to speak, she raised her brows and told him, “Isn’t my father-in-law playing chess with Fu Sheng in the study? Tell him a distinguished guest has arrived!”
Fu Yuqing arched his brows in surprise. “Thank you, Mrs. Fu!”
Song Zhenyan swept her gaze over Fu Yuqing in disdain. “I’m not helping you. I’m just having fun over here.”
Fu Yuqing kept a smile on his face, but he was already cursing Song Zhenyan silently. “Anyway, thank you.” He turned to the butler after expressing his gratitude. The butler was obviously upset, but since Song Zhenyan had stated her order, he had no choice but to obey. He was in no place to chase the man out, after all.
“Hurry, inform Old Master Fu!”
“No need!” Fu Sheng’s voice rang out. The man was standing at the top of the stairway as he helped Fu Zhengyun down. “Father, watch your step.”
Fu Zhengyun’s cunning eyes gazed at Fu Yuqing before he turned away. “Yuqing, why are you here today?”
“Old Master Fu, it’s almost the end of the year, so I’m here to visit you. I haven’t seen you in a while. Are you still healthy?”
“I’ve aged,” Fu Zhengyun said as he came down and took a seat with the help of Fu Sheng. The old man scrutinized Fu Yuqing after sitting down. “Yuqing, have a seat. You’re our guest. Why are you still standing? Butler, prepare tea!”
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