Liu Zhizhong thought for a moment and said, "Thanks, Mom! However, there's no need to give her money, right? Zhang Hongyang hurt Zhao Han so badly, and we haven't even made the Zhang family pay us yet. Why should we be the ones to shell out money? I'm going there to work on the revolution, not to give gifts."
Zhao Han wanted to laugh when she heard this but then she remembered that good-for-nothing Zhang Hongyang, who truly had hurt her. The first time, he aimed to harm Liu Zhizhong, but Zhao Han got dragged into it as well; this time, he's messing around with two old women, which is just disgusting. Zhao Han felt she had suffered a great deal of mental distress too!
Right then, Zhao Han said, "Mom, Zhizhong is absolutely right. Why should we give them money?"
Lu Yumei's face turned stern as she said, "This is different; we need to be clear about it. Liu Zhizhong is following the leadership of the Zhang family. What if Zhang Yuxing decides to make things difficult for him? Do you think the work and cooperation afterward will be the same if we don't give money compared to if we do?"
When Liu Zhizhong saw Zhao Han wanted to say something more, he quickly said, "Alright, let's leave the matter of giving money aside. I'll go to Hainan and feel out her intentions! She's vacationing there; I'll just invite her to a meal, buy her something small—it won't cost much. You all go ahead with your business; I'm going to book the flight ticket. The best would be to fly out this afternoon..."
"Wait a minute!" Lu Yumei called Liu Zhizhong back.
"Book my ticket and your big girl's ticket as well, we're both going!"
"Huh?" Liu Zhizhong froze for a moment and glanced at Zhao Han. "Is everything okay with your office?"
Lu Yumei coldly retorted, "Why are you spewing nonsense? We will pay for our own plane tickets, we're not mooching off you, is that okay?"
"Ha, that's not what I meant. What I'm saying is that right now I speak for the Zhao family, and if I meet with Zhang Yuxing in Hainan, it might not be appropriate to bring you and Zhao Han along. Given your temperament and Zhang Yuxing's, if you two butt heads, it will be awkward for me to be caught in the middle..."
Lu Yumei's face reddened slightly. "What's wrong with my temper? Can't handle it? We'll go there to have our fun; can't we avoid meeting her? If you two have business to take care of, just handle it yourselves. Will our presence interfere with you?"
"Ah, that's generous of you. You've got vision..."
"Go, go, go! Go book the tickets, and they had better be first-class. And while you're at it, book the hotel too. Get separate ones for my daughter and me; it's best if they're different from yours."
Liu Zhizhong was over the moon as he cheerfully headed out.
Mother-in-law, after all, is quite reasonable, hehe...
But then again, if Zhao Han gets in the mood in the beautiful scenery, wanting to get intimate, what then? How can I get Lu Yumei out of the way?
Of course, with these messy thoughts swirling in his head, Liu Zhizhong was genuinely looking forward to it! ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽
The blue skies and white clouds of Hainan, the beaches, the Coconut Grove—if he could go up against Zhao Han there, it would be pure bliss, hehe...
While he was booking the flight tickets, a question suddenly struck him.
Isn't Zhang Yuxing afraid of heights and flying? How did she get to Hainan? No way, she must have taken the high-speed train and then the ferry, right?
Due to the need to book for a flight leaving that afternoon, there really were no economy-class seats left, only four first-class spots. They were expensive, but other than that, there was no problem. The closer it is to the flight time, the more expensive the tickets get.
Soon enough, Liu Zhizhong successfully booked the tickets; departure was at 2:30 PM, with arrival at 5:00 PM. Timing it out, everything was doable; he must have a private dinner with Zhang Yuxing that evening.
Then, he booked the hotels; one for himself and another for Lu Yumei and Zhao Han, just less than a hundred meters away from each other.
Not long after everything was sorted, a simple lunch was prepared, since they'd be flying to Hainan in the afternoon. But Liu Zhizhong ate with great enjoyment anyway.
Although Lu Yumei insisted on paying him back for the plane tickets and the hotel costs, he chuckled and said that it wasn't necessary. As the head of the family, it was right for him to spend this bit of money for his family members.
Zhao Han appreciated it, saying nothing, basking in the love from her man.
Lu Yumei, on the other hand, scoffed with pride: "Now you're kissing up to me?"
Liu Zhizhong just smirked and didn't answer, but his demeanor was one of gentle submission, which Lu Yumei found quite satisfying!