Ch 323: Sending the Invitation Letter

“No need to consider it. We’ve never thought about having any connection with him, nor do we want any dealings with you! From now on, let’s just stay out of each other’s way. Of course, if you don’t want that, I might have to take matters into my own hands.

I’m not Father Lu or Lu Chenyao—I have no ties to you, and I don’t want you coming around causing trouble!”

After Yu Duoduo finished speaking, she directly pulled Leng Ruoheng onto the flying vehicle and left.

Her originally good mood had been ruined by someone, and Yu Duoduo was very annoyed!

But if the Lu family issue wasn’t resolved, they’d keep coming back, which was pretty disgusting!

However, Yu Duoduo and Leng Ruoheng didn’t mention this to anyone else. They figured that after rejecting them today, the Lu family should understand their stance and wouldn’t come again. But…

Ever since Yu Duoduo joined the team competition, she’d become particularly idle.

“Duoduo, Duoduo, come quick and see! Our plants have grown so much better—you’ll see, they’re really amazing!”

In the morning, as soon as Yu Duoduo arrived, she saw Shentu Jiao happily running toward her while shouting loudly.

The surrounding people’s gazes instantly fell on Yu Duoduo. Embarrassed, she almost didn’t want to acknowledge Shentu Jiao.

Shentu Jiao rushed forward and grabbed the dazed Yu Duoduo, quickly dragging her to the competition field.

“Look, hasn’t there been a big change?”

Yu Duoduo followed their pointing and took a few glances. She honestly couldn’t see what was different, but Shentu Jiao didn’t think so and earnestly explained to her.

“Look at this one—before, it only had a few small leaves, but now, not only have the leaves grown bigger, they’ve gotten taller too.”

Hearing her say that, Yu Duoduo felt like there might actually be some changes.

“And this one—look, it was nearly dead before, but now, how vigorous it is!”

Yu Duoduo examined it closely. She couldn’t quite see the “vigorous” part, but it definitely wasn’t dying anymore!

“Duoduo, check this one out too—it’s incredible! Before, it was only as thick as a chopstick, but now it’s as big as my pinky!”

Yu Duoduo glanced at the plant and then at Shentu Jiao’s pinky. Heh, they were indeed about the same size.

“And this one…”

Listening to Shentu Jiao’s endless chatter, Yu Duoduo inexplicably found it somewhat amusing.

“Mm-hmm, Jiao Jiao, I get it.”

Shentu Jiao looked at Yu Duoduo in surprise. “You already know? Duoduo, those growth pills of yours are amazing. From now on, just tell us what to do—we’ll follow your every word!”

“Is that really necessary?”

Zhao Beihan chimed in, “Duoduo, we’re all willing. From now on, you just need to check in daily, tell us what needs doing and how to do it, and that’s it.”

Zhu Detao and Luo Xiangchun nodded in agreement!

Seeing their earnest faces, Yu Duoduo agreed on the surface.

So, in the days that followed, Yu Duoduo’s job became checking the competition field, observing the plants’ growth, and discussing daily tasks with the team members.

Most importantly, they didn’t even ask her to take shifts, so Yu Duoduo happily left early every day.

That day, Yu Duoduo left the competition venue early again and noticed someone walking toward her. Because of her past experience being cornered by the Lu family,

she immediately changed direction and hurried off.

Unexpectedly, after seeing her leave, the person quickened their pace to follow her.

Sure enough, after about three minutes, Yu Duoduo was intercepted.

“Miss Yu Duoduo, hello!”

Yu Duoduo looked at the person in front of her and spoke with a hint of exasperation.

“Who are you? What do you want?”

The person responded politely, “Miss Yu, I’m from the Lu family. I’m here mainly to invite you to Old Master Lu’s birthday banquet.”

With that, the person handed Yu Duoduo an invitation letter.

Yu Duoduo took it, opened it, and saw that it was indeed an invitation letter.

“You know our relationship with Old Master Lu isn’t good. My husband’s family has always been looked down upon by them. I can’t figure out why Old Master Lu insists on us attending together.”

The person’s expression shifted almost imperceptibly and didn’t respond directly. Instead, they said, “The invitation letter has been delivered, and my task is complete! Anything else isn’t my concern, and I can’t give you answers! Sorry!”

Yu Duoduo didn’t want to drag it out either and simply said, “Go back and tell your Old Master that I’ve received the invitation letter, but whether we go or not is up to us.”

The person said nothing more, looked at Yu Duoduo to confirm she had nothing else to say, and then left.

Yu Duoduo looked at the invitation letter in her hand, feeling far from at ease.

That day, when Yu Duoduo got home, she immediately told Lu Chenyao about Old Master Lu’s birthday and the invitation letter.

Lu Chenyao was furious after hearing it. “Duoduo, if you run into their people again, you don’t need to worry about my feelings—just beat them up.”

“So, have you guessed why they’re so insistent on us going?”

“It’s nothing more than them hearing something and wanting to cozy up to us to gain some benefits.”

Lu Chenyao replied calmly.

“So, should we go check it out?”

Lu Chenyao was about to say no when Bai Yunyi spoke up, “Let’s not decide yet. We should investigate first and then make a choice. Besides, Duoduo didn’t give them a clear answer at the time.”

Yu Duoduo looked at the others, stunned that they’d already sent people to investigate.

“Alright, let’s do that then. We’ll decide later—there’s still time anyway.”

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Lu family was waiting.

“You’re back? Did you deliver the invitation letter?” Old Master Lu saw the person return and asked straightaway without preamble.

The man, who’d just stepped in and hadn’t even caught his breath, answered immediately.

“The invitation letter has been given to her, but she didn’t say she’d definitely come.”

But Old Master Lu didn’t care about the rest—he only heard that the invitation letter had been delivered.

“Good, good, good—she accepted it, that’s enough. We can start preparing the rest! The banquet must be grand and impressive, and we need to use this chance to invite and connect with more noble families.”

The man wasn’t so optimistic. “Grandpa, how are we supposed to invite noble families? They won’t even give us the chance!”

Old Master Lu gave him a look of exasperation, as if scolding a failure. “Do you know who that little brat Lu Chenyao’s wife-master is?”

The man was confused. “Grandpa, who is she?”

Old Master Lu said seriously to the man, “I’ve learned recently that the wife-master of that brat is Yu Duoduo—the top scorer in the First Military Academy’s freshman assessment.

Her mental power tested at a small 4S level, and her talent space is vast too. Most importantly, during the recent Plant Cultivation Competition, her performance stunned all the competitors. Now, she’s a household name—not to mention, she can craft the potions she needs from whatever’s on hand!”

With every sentence Old Master Lu spoke, the man’s eyes widened further, until they were bulging like light bulbs in shock.