Medical and Martial God

Chapter 370: Chapter 370: Ye Xiu Doesn’t Spend Money for Nothing

Ye Xiu’s reasons for tricking Ba Dao into going to Yan City were quite simple.

First, it was to prevent Ba Dao from going on a killing spree or causing trouble on Qingfeng Road out of rage when he couldn’t find Ye Xiu.

Second, it was to use Ba Dao to eliminate the Fire Seed Company’s Yan City branch.

By the time Ba Dao rushed to Yan City, destroyed the Fire Seed Company branch, and failed to find Ye Xiu or Shen Songshan and his son, he would probably realize he’d been played.

But by then, it would be too late. The date of his decisive battle with Huang Quan would have arrived, so Ba Dao could only frantically head to Jin Ye City to kill Huang Quan first before settling the score with Ye Xiu.

「...」

At that moment, Ye Xiu was speeding down the highway when he suddenly received a call from Chloe.

”Young Master, the Qin Family is having a dinner gathering tonight, and Qin Fugui insists that the Young Mistress must attend.”

Ye Xiu was stunned. ”Didn’t they just get together for lunch?”

Chloe replied, ”I don’t know the reason, but I suspect Qin Fugui is simply calling the Young Mistress over to foot the bill. That’s what happened at lunch, and it cost over 180,000.”

Ye Xiu frowned. With me away from Jin Ye City, the Qin family is starting to act up again. However, just extorting Qin Qing for a few meals doesn’t fit their character. That bunch is incredibly greedy. There must be another reason for this family gathering!

”Where is it? What time?” Ye Xiu asked.

”At 6:30 p.m., at Wangjiang Pavilion,” Chloe answered.

Hmph!

What a fine choice of venue! The prices at Wangjiang Pavilion are not cheap. Normally, the cost is 3,000 per person. If they order all the most expensive dishes and pricey wines, a single meal for the entire Qin family could easily cost a million! This is outright fleecing Qin Qing!

Ye Xiu checked the time. He could make it. You want to bully people? Just wait until I get there. I’ll scare you bastards to death!

「...」

Two business vans pulled into the Wangjiang Pavilion parking lot. The members of the Qin family, each dressed to the nines, stepped out of the cars, beaming.

There were Qin Qing’s grandparents, her parents, her uncle and aunt, her younger cousins, and an unfamiliar young man—a total of nine people.

”Zewei, have you been to Wangjiang Pavilion before?” Qin Qing’s grandfather, Qin Fugui, put on the air of an elder, but his tone was kind.

The young man called Zewei was handsome and clean-cut, with a sunny smile on his face.

”Although I’ve visited Jin Ye City a few times, it was always in a rush,” he said with a smile. ”I’ve heard of Wangjiang Pavilion, but I’ve never had the chance to visit.”

Hearing that Lu Zewei had never eaten at Wangjiang Pavilion, Qin Fugui laughed and declared grandly, ”Wangjiang Pavilion is one of the most famous restaurants in Jin Ye City. The atmosphere is wonderful, and the chefs are very skilled. We of the Qin family are quite particular about our food and dine here often.”

Hearing this, the other Qin family members secretly grimaced. Grandfather, go easy on the boasting. In our entire lives, we’ve only eaten here once, and that was just this afternoon.

”Then I’m in for a real treat tonight,” Lu Zewei said, smiling.

”Eat your fill,” Qin Fugui said generously. ”Come, let’s go inside.”

Saying this, he led the way with his head held high, striding forward confidently.

After the group had settled into their reserved private room, Qin Fugui called over a waiter and, with the air of a nouveau riche, announced, ”Bring us the most expensive and the best of everything! Don’t worry about whether we can finish it all. Also, bring us ten bottles of Romanée-Conti La Tâche...”

The waiter was dumbfounded. Was this old man really so extravagant?

Lu Zewei was startled. ”Grandpa Qin, it’s just a simple family dinner. There’s no need for such expensive wine. Besides, we can’t possibly finish ten bottles.”

”Don’t be surprised. This is the standard for the Qin family’s meals. Don’t worry, we can store whatever we don’t finish here and drink it next time,” Qin Fugui said with a casual wave of his hand.

”Alright then!” Lu Zewei thought to himself, his lips twitching slightly. I’ve really latched onto a super-strong backer. As expected of Ye Xiu’s in-laws, they’re more than just a little extravagant!

He stood up politely. ”Grandpa Qin, you all continue chatting. I’m just going to use the restroom.”

”Go ahead!” Qin Fugui waved him off.

Once Lu Zewei and the waiter had left the room, the Qin family members could no longer remain calm.

”Dad, you’re being too extravagant! Even the richest man in the world wouldn’t dine like this,” Qin Qing’s father, Qin Zhongwen, cautioned.

”What’s there to be afraid of? Qin Qing is paying for it anyway. It’s Ye Xiu’s money. It’s not ours to begin with, so anything we spend is pure profit!” Qin Fugui shrugged.

Hearing this, the rest of the family thought, The old man has a point.

And so, no one raised any further objections.

”Big brother,” said Qin Qing’s uncle, Qin Zhongwu, ”Anruo and Lu Zewei have just gotten together. If all goes well, he’ll be my son-in-law. As the elders, don’t you think you should make a gesture?”

”They’ve just gotten together, they’re not engaged or married. What kind of gesture?” Qin Zhongwen asked.

”A gesture is definitely required!” Qin Fugui interjected. ”The Lu family is the wealthiest in Chunhua City, which puts them out of our league. If we don’t make a bold, generous show, Anruo might not be able to marry into their family.”

In truth, it was all about his own prestige. He wanted the Lu family to believe that his word was law in the Qin family and that even Ye Xiu’s wife, Qin Qing, had to obey him.

Qin Qing’s grandmother, Liu Xiaocui, said, ”You all can just chip in with a million or two as a token gesture. Let Qin Qing handle the bulk of it.”

One or two million? Qin Qing’s parents’ scalps went numb. Did the old lady forget to take her medication today or what?

”Grandma is right. Let’s make Qin Qing pay more. Ye Xiu has plenty of money, after all,” Qin Anruo chimed in.

Qin Anruo’s mother, He Qing, added, ”Lu Zewei is with Anruo for two reasons. First, Anruo is beautiful and has a great figure. Second, he’s interested in Qin Qing’s status as the chairman of the Zhulu Group. If Qin Qing doesn’t make a significant enough gesture, Lu Zewei might think our family’s relationship with Ye Xiu is poor, which would jeopardize Anruo’s chances of marrying him.”

Qin Zhongwu continued, ”The bigger Qin Qing’s gesture, the more eager Lu Zewei will be to marry Anruo. If Qin Qing gives 100 million, or even more, I bet the Lu family will be pushing us to finalize the marriage within a week.”

Qin Anruo’s younger brother, Qin Junyi, said, ”Uncle, Aunt, for my sister’s sake and for our family’s sake, you have to persuade Qin Qing to give Lu Zewei more.”

He kept calling her ”Qin Qing,” not even ”cousin.”

”This...” Qin Qing’s parents looked troubled.

”It’s settled!” Qin Fugui declared, making the final decision. ”Have Qin Qing give Lu Zewei a 50 million introductory gift. You two are responsible for convincing her.”

Qin Qing’s parents were speechless.

Has the old man lost his mind? Other families do everything they can to get a large bride price when a daughter marries, but you’re desperately trying to pay them instead? Besides, you’re the ones promoting Qin Anruo and trying to cling to the Lu family’s coattails, so why should my daughter and son-in-law be the ones to pay for it?

Despite their internal complaints, Qin Qing’s parents didn’t dare to breathe a word of protest.

”Is everyone here?”

Just then, Qin Qing and Chloe pushed the door open and entered. Qin Qing asked, ”Grandpa, we just got together at noon. Why are we meeting again tonight?”

She was incredibly busy. She hadn’t even finished her evaluation of the subdivisions in the medical field, and Ye Xiu had already given her another task: to find and secure partnerships with streaming companies, both domestic and international. She was practically being worked to death