A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 382 The Big Wedding
Duan Rong looked at Yang Zhen who was sitting opposite him and poured him a cup of tea.

Yang Zhen took a sip and asked calmly, "What do you want from me?"

Duan Rong smiled and said, "You should have heard about it, right? Yuanshun Escort Agency is now in my hands."

Yang Zhen nodded. He already knew about this.

Yuanshun Escort Agency is a large industry in Xiangu County. In fact, the most valuable thing is its signboard. Yuanshun Escort Agency has opened up many escort routes, and each of them is a continuous source of wealth.

Duan Rong said, "That's right. I don't mean to show off to you! I just want to discuss something with you. The Yuanshun Escort Agency is short of a chief escort, and I wonder if you are interested? I'm just mentioning it to you! Whether you go or not, the decision is up to you. I don't mean to force you. After all, being a constable in the government office is also very promising."

Yang Zhen looked at Duan Rong's rather nervous expression and suddenly smiled.

He knew that Duan Rong cared about his feelings and was afraid that he would think too much.

Yang Zhen said: "I can go!"

Duan Rong was delighted when he saw Yang Zhen agreed.

He had thought about it carefully and realized that he did not have the time to manage the escort agency. He had to find someone he could trust to help him run this business.

After much thought, he decided that Yang Zhen was the most suitable candidate.

Although Yang Zhen is only at the third level of the Inner Breath Realm, Duan Rong has already checked his cultivation. As long as the medicine is supplemented, he can point out some of the shortcomings in Yang Zhen's cultivation. It will take at most half a year for Yang Zhen to break through to the fourth level of the Inner Breath Realm.

In fact, the income of a constable is about the same as that of a bodyguard, which is more than enough to make a living, but it is not enough to buy medicine for cultivation. But if Yang Zhen becomes the chief escort, the medicine will naturally be available.

Yang Zhen said in a worried tone: "It's just that the escort agency is full of veterans. I'm afraid that if I go there, I won't be able to control the situation."

Duan Rong said, "What are you afraid of? I'll back you up, just do your job without worry."

"That's fine." Yang Zhen's heart moved slightly. Duan Rong's eyes were firm and bright, and that confidence came from the bottom of his heart.

"When will your government office's affairs be resolved?"

"About three or four days! I'll hand over the things I'm doing. I'll let you know once the specific time is confirmed."

Duan Rong nodded after hearing this.

There was no formality between the two of them, and they left the teahouse after chatting.

Standing at the entrance of the teahouse, Yang Zhen looked at the sky and suddenly said, "It's still early, why don't we go get some wine?"

"Forget it, let's do it another day! I have to go back and drink Tremella soup!"

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he sighed with a somewhat unpleasant look on his face, then left the teahouse and walked along West Street towards the escort agency.

Yang Zhen stood there, looking at Duan Rong's back in the twilight, and suddenly felt that his childhood friend's temper had changed a lot in the past three years. It turned out that whenever the two met, they would drink a lot, and the wine was robbed. But this time they only drank tea.

However, Duan Rong entrusted him with the management of such a large business out of trust in him. Moreover, from Duan Rong's expression and tone just now, he could also feel that Duan Rong still regarded him as a friend, which made Yang Zhen feel very happy.

The next day, Yang Zhen went to the government office and told the clerk that he was going to go somewhere else and would not continue to work as a constable. The clerk did not want to talk to him at first, but when he heard that Yang Zhen was going to Yuanshun Escort Agency, his attitude changed drastically and he helped him complete all the paperwork that day.

Yang Zhen originally thought it would take three or four days, but unexpectedly, he completed all the handovers that afternoon.

That night, in the Juyi Hall in the backyard of Yuanshun Escort Agency, Duan Rong introduced Yang Zhen to Wang Zhuoyong, Zhao Meng, Xu Fuxian, Ye Feng and others.

The four of them looked at each other!

Yang Zhen was originally a constable in the county government. In the eyes of the four of them, he was just a young boy. How could he be qualified to be the chief escort of Yuanshun Escort Agency?

But they also knew very well that Yang Zhen represented Duan Rong.

In any case, from the next day, Yang Zhen began to manage the business of the escort agency as the chief escort.

The leaders of the three escort teams were all more skilled in martial arts than him, and were older and more experienced than him. Although they were polite to him on the surface, they looked down on him in their hearts.

However, two days later, Duan Rong held a grand induction ceremony for Yang Zhen at the martial arts arena and introduced Yang Zhen to his brothers in the escort agency.

Moreover, in the following half month, Duan Rong actually took Yang Zhen personally to start understanding the various operations of the escort agency, including the business composition of the accounting office and several escort teams.

Because of Duan Rong's deep involvement, many people began to subtly change their attitude towards Yang Zhen, including the leaders of the three major escort teams.

Yang Zhen was originally a very smart and capable person. With Duan Rong's detailed explanation, he soon had a thorough understanding of the escort agency's affairs.

A few days later, Yang Zhen proposed to Duan Rong that he wanted to join the escort team on a few trips.

Duan Rong was naturally happy to see that Yang Zhen was so concerned about the escort agency's affairs. Anyway, he was in the escort agency during this period of time. Since Yang Zhen wanted to go on a few trips with the escort team, Duan Rong let him go.

As the matter of the escort agency had some progress, Duan Rong began to prepare for his wedding.

He didn't quite understand this matter, so he listened more to Xiao Yu's opinions.

On this day, Duan Rong and Xiao Yu were in the room, taking inventory of the things they were going to buy. Xiao Yu was writing and explaining to Duan Rong the uses of those things. Duan Rong would occasionally make a few jokes to her, making Xiao Yu laugh.

The two were laughing and joking when Zhu Xiaoqi suddenly knocked on the door and said that Hu Huanhuan had come and wanted to see Duan Rong.

The smile on Duan Rong's face faded. He had been busy and had never seen Hu Huanhuan since then.

Xiao Yu went to see her twice, and he heard Xiao Yu say that she had almost recovered and was in great health.

Duan Rong stood up, touched Xiao Yu's face, and walked out.

Zhu Xiaoqi led Duan Rong into a room.

When Duan Rong stepped into the door, he saw a woman wearing a straw hat and a light veil sitting there.

Zhu Xiaoqi poured the teacup, then closed the door and walked out.

Hu Huanhuan stood up and knelt down to bow to Duan Rong at the door, saying, "Huanhuan greets the Imperial Envoy!"

Duan Rong said: "Master Hu, we are old friends. You don't have to be polite!"

Duan Rong said this and sat down on a chair. He motioned Hu Huanhuan to sit down as well.

Hu Huanhuan took out a roll of documents from his sleeve and placed it on the table beside Duan Rong, then stepped back and sat in a seat not far from Duan Rong.

Duan Rong glanced at the documents on the cases and said, "Master Hu, what does this mean?"

Hu Huanhuan's face was vaguely visible under the light gauze of the hat.

"My lord, you saved my life. This is 30% of the shares of Huayinglou, just a token of my gratitude. It is hard to repay your kindness, so I hope you will not despise me!"

Duan Rong did not comment, but looked at Hu Huanhuan's face that was vaguely visible under the veil, and suddenly asked: "Mr. Hu does not show his true face to others, but does he have a wound on his face?"

Duan Rong remembered that that night, Bai Rong whipped Hu Huanhuan's face several times, causing the skin and flesh to fester.

Hu Huanhuan shed two lines of tears when she heard this. She sighed and said, "I was originally a withered flower and now I am just a little ugly. It doesn't matter!"

Duan Rong suddenly asked, "Master Hu, can you take off your veil and let me see you?"

Duan Rong's words were already quite offensive.

All women are very concerned about their appearance. Duan Rong knew that Hu Huanhuan had a wound on her face, but he still asked her to take off her veil and show it to him, which was tantamount to making Hu Huanhuan look bad.

Hu Huanhuan obviously hesitated for a moment.

But she still gently took off her hat and veil.

When Hu Huanhuan was young, she was also a famous prostitute in the city. Although she was getting older and less beautiful, she still had charming features and outstanding temperament.

But at this moment, there were three finger-thick scars on her face, and those scars were like three centipedes crawling on her face. Hu Huanhuan's face was covered with tears, and she said slowly: "I dare not turn on the light in my room at night. When I see my face in the bronze mirror, it's like seeing a ghost."

Duan Rong stood up, walked to Hu Huanhuan, and looked carefully at the scar on her face.

Hu Huanhuan finally got angry when she saw Duan Rong staring at her.

"My Lord, have you seen enough?"

Duan Rong looked at Hu Huanhuan glaring at him, which was quite heroic. He knew that Hu Huanhuan had misunderstood him, so he said, "Boss Hu, please calm down! I have no other intentions."

After Duan Rong finished speaking, he suddenly walked to a desk not far away, holding a pen and writing something.

Hu Huanhuan looked at Duan Rong suspiciously, and she reached out to put her hat back on. She really didn't want anyone to see her dignity any longer.

Not long after Hu Huanhuan put on his hat, Duan Rong had put down his pen. He took the paper, walked towards Hu Huanhuan and handed it to her.

Hu Huanhuan took it with great confusion and looked at it carefully.

Duan Rong said: "This is a recipe for an ointment. It should be able to remove the scars on Hu Dangjia's face. But you have to keep applying it for three months."

Hu Huanhuan was overjoyed when he heard this.

She had already asked Gu Suxiu about the scar on her face, and Gu Suxiu said it couldn't be removed. Moreover, recently, she also asked several famous doctors nearby, and the answers she got were the same.

She had originally given up on the scar on her face, but she didn't expect Duan Rong to tell her that it could be removed.

Duan Rong said: "I've been very busy lately and don't have time to personally prepare the medicine for you. But I have written down the process of preparing the medicine in detail. Please give it to Doctor Gu and ask him to help prepare it."

Hu Huanhuan cried with joy, knelt down and said, "My Lord, I can never repay your kindness with a gift of grass and a ring!"

Duan Rong helped Hu Huanhuan up and said, "Master Hu, Mr. Shen has done me a favor. If he were in Xiangu, he would never watch you suffer such a disaster and do nothing. I did all these things for him. Master Hu, if you want to thank someone, thank him."

"Mr. Shen? Shen Ping?!" Hu Huanhuan's eyebrows suddenly frowned.

Duan Rong nodded and said, "Yes."

Hu Huanhuan stood up, looked at Duan Rong and said, "Sir, I hope we can have an agreement."

"Promise?"

Hu Huanhuan said coldly: "Then don't mention that Shen anymore. Now that he's gone, I'll treat him as dead!"

Hu Huanhuan burst into tears as she spoke. She knelt down again and bowed, saying, "Thank you again, sir, for the medicine. I'll take my leave now!"

Hu Huanhuan stood up, pushed the door and left the room.

Duan Rong stood there and sighed slightly. It seemed that Hu Huanhuan would never forgive Shen Ping for leaving her.

Duan Rong turned around and took the document on the table. The document was 30% of the shares of Huaying Building. He planned to go to Xiao Yu and give the document to her.

In the next few days, the leaders behind the scenes of all the major forces came to Duan Rong, and as if Hu Huanhuan's behavior was contagious, they all wanted to give Duan Rong 10% or 20% of the company's shares. This also included Jiang Qingyu's father and Tao Rong's father.

Duan Rong naturally refused all of them and later simply closed the door to visitors.

If he accepted all these shares, he would have to intervene if any problems arose with these people. Wouldn't that make him a firefighter?

There are so many butts that he can’t wipe them all.

Why do you give yourself so much work when there is nothing to do?
He accepted Hu Huanhuan because of his relationship with Shen Ping, and he was supposed to take care of Hu Huanhuan.

What do other businesses have to do with him?

The news that Duan Rong declined offers from major business houses and only accepted shares in Huayinglou soon spread throughout Xiangu County.

On this day, the county magistrate Guo Xiangbao invited Hu Huanhuan, the owner of Huayinglou, to the county government office and actually returned to Hu Huanhuan the 20% stake that he had extorted from Hu Huanhuan.

Guo Xiangbao smiled and said, "Look, Mr. Hu, since you have this relationship with Lord Duan, why didn't you tell me earlier? Didn't the flood flush the Dragon King Temple?"

Soon after, this incident spread among the major forces in Xiangu County. Those people slapped their thighs, thinking that if Lord Duan had been willing to accept their shares, then the part that was blackmailed by Guo Xiangbao would have been returned. In a word, they had gained a big backer for nothing.

No, it must be because I gave too little to Lord Duan? Don't want 50%?
During that period, there was a constant stream of people coming to visit Duan Rong.

Duan Rong had no choice but to stay indoors, and the task of purchasing for the wedding fell on Xiao Yu and Zhu Xiaoqi.

It was almost May. In half a month, it would be an auspicious day for marriage.

Xiao Yu had already written the wedding invitations to all the relatives and friends, and checked them several times to make sure that no one was missed. This was the most important thing. If one person was missed, it would be disrespectful. It was more important than the wedding itself.

After the wedding invitations were sent out, preparations for the wedding became more intense.

These few days, Yang Zhen also came back from escorting goods. Duan Rong completely handed over the affairs of the escort agency to Yang Zhen, and he and Xiao Yu devoted themselves to their wedding.

Yang Zhen had only made two escort missions, but he had already become good friends with his brothers in the escort team and had a very good reputation.

On the 5th and 19th, Duan Rong and Xiao Yu got married!
The entire Yuanshun Escort Agency was filled with the sound of gongs and drums all day long. The street in front of the agency had even been decorated with lanterns and colorful lights a few days ago.

In addition to Duan Rong and Xiao Yu's relatives, the leaders of all major forces in Xiangu County were also present at the wedding.

All of Duan Rong's original relatives, who had not been in contact for a long time, actually came in person, and the gifts listed in the gift list were quite a lot.

After all, today was his big day, and as the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling person. Although these relatives had not interacted with him since his father's death, he couldn't drive them out at this time.

The county magistrate Guo Xiangbao naturally came as well, and Duan Rong specially invited him to sit in the seat of honor.

Ximen Kankan, Shen Mizhi, and Liu Shushan also came from the provincial capital to congratulate.

Duan Rong was outside, welcoming the guests.

Xiao Yuze was alone in the wedding room covered with red cloth, with her head covered with veil. Only Zhu Xiaoqi stood outside the door, watching over her.

Xiao Yu heard the chaos outside the gate, so he called Zhu Xiaoqi in and told him, "Go to the front and ask him to drink less."

Zhu Xiaoqi said: "How can we drink less on a day like this? Let the son-in-law drink."

Xiao Yu lifted her veil and asked anxiously, "Are you going or not?"

Zhu Xiaoqi cried out, and immediately put on the veil, saying, "I'll go. It's not good to lift the veil casually."

When Zhu Xiaoqi arrived at the front, he found Ximen Kankan holding a jar of wine and drinking with Duan Rong.

Ximen Kankan hiccuped and said, "If you don't drink, I will take Liu Shushan and snatch the bride away right now."

Duan Rong sat there with a flushed face, and said drunkenly, "Go ahead and take it. I can't drink anymore!"

The guests at several tables were all drunk and staggering.

Ximen Kankan shouted, "Okay! Don't regret it!" As Ximen Kankan said this, he was about to turn around and walk back, but after he took two steps, he stumbled and almost fell. Fortunately, he grabbed someone and did not fall.

Zhu Xiaoqi was spit on the face by Ximen Kankan’s alcoholic breath, so he pushed him away and cursed, “You can’t even walk steadily, and you want to steal the bride?”

Duan Rong watched Ximen Kankan being pushed to the ground by Zhu Xiaoqi. He sat there and laughed evilly.

Duan Rong had a very good alcohol tolerance and could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. In order to get Duan Rong drunk, Ximen Kankan and his companions even got themselves involved.

Duan Rong drank a lot, but they were all drunk. It can be said that they killed 800 enemies but lost 1,000 of their own.

Zhu Xiaoqi helped the laughing Duan Rong up. She looked at the drunken guests and told the servants to take good care of them. Then she helped Duan Rong to Xiao Yu's room.

(End of this chapter)