Purpose Achieved, Family's Small Cauldron

He was a middle-aged man built like an iron tower.

Clad in a black suit, he looked to be two meters tall.

He stood behind Zhou Yunqiong, his face dark and his eyes sharp.

Even without speaking, he exuded an intense pressure that made people want to stay as far away as possible.

No wonder Li Hansheng had taken two steps back.

"This is Uncle Zuo. My family was worried about me being alone and unsafe, so they sent him to accompany me."

Zhou Yunqiong smiled as she spoke, reassuring everyone and her tone was friendly.

"Oh, I see."

Li Hansheng gave a dry laugh to cover his awkwardness, then turned and said, "Yunqiong's here, everyone welcome her."

"Welcome, welcome."

"Classmate Yunqiong, you're finally here."

"You made us wait so long, come sit, come sit."

Almost everyone in the room stood up, smiling. They were all extremely polite.

The classmates were well aware of Zhou Yunqiong's family background. In today's society, wealth and connections naturally earned everyone's respect. They all chimed in to welcome her. As for Uncle Zuo, they knew he was some kind of bodyguard.

However, Lu Yuan was different from the others. He remained seated, drinking by himself, showing no intention of getting up.

This scene caused some people to frown slightly, feeling he was putting on too much of an act.

Even if he was successful now, could he compare to Zhou Yunqiong's family background?

But...

Zhou Yunqiong didn't seem to mind at all.

At everyone's invitation, she took the main seat in the room.

By this time, the dishes were all served, but no one dared to pick up their chopsticks first. They were all waiting.

"We're all classmates, no need to be so formal. Please eat," Zhou Yunqiong said with a faint smile. She then initiated a conversation about their university days, which finally started to liven up the atmosphere.

She was beautiful. Although her demeanor carried a hint of coolness, she now displayed a friendly side.

Soon, some classmates began to respond with less restraint.

Of course, the conversation still revolved around Zhou Yunqiong.

This situation definitely wouldn't have happened in university, as they hadn't entered society back then.

But things were different now. After truly being beaten by reality, they understood what reality was.

Some female classmates were contemplating whether to build a good relationship with her.

If this could lead to an opportunity to work at Wuzhou Group, even just a branch office, it would be enough to change their fate. After all, it was one of the top three groups in all of Shanghai City.

Therefore, many people proactively toasted her, clinking glasses and trying to curry favor.

Li Hansheng and Wang Zibo were the most active among them.

They followed her lead, talking about amusing incidents from university.

This even made Zhou Yunqiong unable to help but smile, a smile that seemed to outshine the room's lights.

"Do you remember? In the first semester of freshman year, it was an afternoon, Lu Yuan walked into the classroom holding a bouquet of flowers, saying he wanted to confess to classmate Zhou," one female classmate said animatedly.

The room suddenly fell silent. Everyone couldn't help but turn their heads.

But Lu Yuan, at this moment, was looking down, eating his food while ignoring the gazes on him.

This scene made everyone puzzled.

Lu Yuan had liked Zhou Yunqiong for four years.

This was something all his classmates knew. But now that they met again, why wasn't he the most eager one?

Zhou Yunqiong looked over, frowning slightly. She had actually noticed it earlier. Since she entered the room, Lu Yuan was the only classmate who hadn't actively spoken to her, not even lifting his head. He was eerily quiet.

This wasn't like his usual personality at all.

"That was all in the past. Let's talk about something else," Zhou Yunqiong said, changing the subject while giving Lu Yuan another deep look.

"Classmate Lu, it's a rare gathering, why aren't you chatting with everyone?"

At this moment, Chen Song, sitting nearby, whispered, feeling puzzled.

"You haven't said much yourself, have you?"

Lu Yuan replied calmly. He had no interest in this kind of gathering and wouldn't have come to waste his time if he didn't have a reason.

"Me, me..." Chen Song was stunned, then lowered his head without speaking. His family was the poorest among the classmates, and he felt inferior. Wherever he went, he was just a supporting character, utterly ordinary and unremarkable.

Even if he proposed to leave suddenly now, no one would care.

Lu Yuan understood this, so he didn't ask further.

He chatted with Chen Song, asking a few questions about his family.

Time slowly passed, and once everyone had eaten their fill, Li Hansheng suggested singing, which was met with unanimous agreement.

They had booked the most luxurious suite at the Cloud Grand Hotel, which came with a private karaoke room.

"Classmate Lu, shall we go too?"

Seeing all their classmates flocking to the adjacent room, Chen Song also stood up.

"No rush."

Lu Yuan shook his head and then said, "I remember your family has an heirloom, an ancient small cauldron, right?"

"Yeah, it's still in my dad's chest. What's up?" Chen Song was taken aback, then nodded. "Classmate Lu, are you interested in it?"

"Indeed." Lu Yuan didn't deny it, finally revealing the purpose of his visit.

Attending the class reunion was just a side activity; what he was truly interested in was Chen Song's ancient small cauldron.

While it wasn't a treasure, nor something that would bring him terrifying benefits like the Bodhi Ancient Tree after the global mutation, it was an extremely mysterious item and was highly important, closely related to a series of future plans.

"This..." Chen Song hesitated upon hearing this.

"I know someone once offered two hundred thousand to buy that small cauldron, but your dad didn't agree."

Lu Yuan interrupted him and continued, "I can offer a higher price. As we were talking earlier, your dad has diabetes, and your family has significant living expenses. You must urgently need a sum of money for cash flow, right?"

"But..." Chen Song tried to say something else.

"Five hundred thousand."

Lu Yuan held up three fingers and said, "And I can give you three hundred thousand as a deposit right now."

After speaking, he stopped talking and waited quietly. At a time like this, one couldn't be too hasty.

The reason he had been so patient before was to tailor his approach.

Identify the other person's needs and then make an offer.

This was the wisest course of action.

Admittedly, Lu Yuan had a lot of money and could increase his offer, but since there was a better way, why not use it?

"I want to go back and discuss it with my dad."

Chen Song's mouth opened and closed. He was clearly shocked by the amount, and his family genuinely needed such a sum of money.

However, he didn't agree immediately, stating he needed to discuss it with his father.

"Then give me your bank account number first."

Lu Yuan smiled, asked for the account number, and directly transferred three hundred thousand. Then he said, "I'll wait for your news."

After doing all this, he looked at Chen Song and nodded slightly before walking straight out of the room.

He knew that the purpose of his visit had been largely achieved.

"Hey, Classmate Lu, aren't you going to sing?"

"No, I have something else to do."