Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

Chapter 287: Chapter 286: The Onset of Brainwashing [Third update for 19,000 recommendation votes]

When the Lu Family was in merriment.

The Wu Family, on the other hand, was frowning and bursting into petty squabbles.

The Wu Family started out by selling health products, and before Lu Xiaobu came to this world, the status of the Wu Family and the Lu Family in Shimen was neither high nor low.

Therefore, the relationship between the two families was very good.

But in the past six months, Lu Xiaobu’s outbursts have caused the gap between the current Wu Family and the Lu Family to become too large.

Besides Lu Xiaobu and Wu Qianmin, the connection between the two families has faded a lot.

Mainly because Wu Qianmin’s father, Wu Yuanren, is a proud man.

He feels that maintaining relations with the Lu Family now would always imply a hint of climbing up the social ladder.

He simply cannot swallow his pride!

However, an unexpected situation arose today!

”Dad, I don’t think it’s possible!”

Wu Qianmin, sitting on the couch, seemed somewhat unhappy.

”Not possible? What’s so impossible about it? You haven’t even married out yet, but your elbow is already turning out?”

Wu Qianmin’s father, Wu Yuanren, was also getting a bit angry: ”Isn’t it just asking you to find Lu Xiaobu to help connect us with a few celebrities for endorsements? Why can’t you understand? It’s not like we’re asking Lu Xiaobu to endorse it himself?”

”If you were asking Lu Xiaobu to endorse it, I’d go and talk to him right now, but the key issue is...”

Wu Qianmin was at a loss for words.

Owings favors are not the same.

If she has to owe Lu Xiaobu a favor, she wouldn’t feel too embarrassed; after all, speaking without shame, they are practically family.

But now, her father is asking Lu Xiaobu to owe someone else a favor.

What kind of person Lu Xiaobu is, how could he be willing to owe someone else a favor?

If it ends up making everyone uncomfortable, that’s what she doesn’t want to see happen.

”Qianmin, please, help your dad out,” Wu’s mother couldn’t help but persuade: ”Your dad never told you the truth, but actually, our company is not in good shape right now.”

”We’ve finally managed to use connections to pay a hefty price for a 15-second advertisement on Imperial TV station! Your dad is prepared to turn things around with this opportunity!”

”Otherwise, how could your father, a man with such pride, make you, a girl, go out and owe people favors?”

”Nonsense,” Wu Yuanren, hearing his wife spilling the beans, couldn’t keep face: ”If you don’t go, then don’t. I’m leaving, I refuse to believe we can’t find one celebrity.”

With that, Wu Yuanren stormed off in a huff.

He is a proud man, even if he made up his mind to lose face this once, asking his daughter to help out, but it was still semi-commanding in nature.

That is exactly why Wu Qianmin was angry with him.

And now that his wife had revealed the plight of his company, it made him, as a father, feel rather ashamed.

”Old Wu, you!”

Wu’s mother was aggrieved, even to this point, still so concerned about saving face and suffering!

She had told him before, to just go and find the Lu Family, there was no problem.

After so many years of relationship, what’s there to be afraid of?

But no, he insisted on making his daughter do it, saying he didn’t want to lose that sense of dignity!

Now that she has told the hard truth, he gets angry!

Really!

”I...”

Wu Qianmin, hearing her mother’s words and seeing her father’s angry departure, was suddenly stunned.

She had always thought their family business was doing well, but now it seemed they genuinely were in trouble.

So, she pursed her lips and bit her silver teeth: ”I’ll go talk to Xiaobu.”

...

Wu Qianmin arrived at the Lu Family.

”Qianmin is here, come sit down, have a meal, we were just talking about your family! Let your father prepare some of your family’s health products for us, I’ll get my father to try some.”

Lu Hongbin greeted Wu Qianmin as soon as he saw her.

”Go on, when did I ever say I needed any health products.”

Lu’s father joked: ”But bringing some over wouldn’t hurt, I still trust the products made by Old Wu.”

”That, uncle, I...”

Wu Qianmin turned red with embarrassment upon hearing this.

Even though she also knew they were joking.

But as the saying goes, the speaker means no harm but the listener takes it to heart; her thin-skinned nature left her speechless.

Utterly embarrassed!

”What’s the matter?”

Lu Xiaobu sensed something was off, as this silly girl was not someone who acted coy.

So, he stood up, grabbed Wu Qianmin by the arm, and led her outside.

At the door, when only the two of them were left, Wu Qianmin was still a bit embarrassed, constantly fidgeting with the hem of her clothes.

”Silly girl, what’s up? Spill the beans.”

Lu Xiaobu rolled his eyes.

”It’s just that, you know, my dad’s company isn’t doing too well. They’ve secured a 15-second ad spot at Imperial Television Station and were hoping you could help connect us with some celebrities to endorse the product.”

Wu Qianmin bit her lip and finally spilled it out.

”Oh, what kind of health product is your family selling?”

Lu Xiaobu slightly furrowed his brows.

It had to be said, Wu Qianmin knew Lu Xiaobu well.

Just as Wu Qianmin had thought, Lu Xiaobu really hated getting involved in this kind of networking.

If it succeeds, no credit goes to you.

If it fails, you get cursed from both sides!

”Brain Black Gold.”

Wu Qianmin said red-faced.

”Huh?”

Lu Xiaobu’s mouth twitched when he heard the name.

Why did that name sound so familiar?

Not only that, but an incredibly catchy ad slogan was already looping in his mind involuntarily!

And he couldn’t shake it off!

It was on an infinite loop!

Wu Qianmin, seeing the expression on Lu Xiaobu’s face, thought he was contemplating something, so she quickly explained: ”Xiaobu, our family’s health products are genuinely beneficial. They’re definitely of assured quality. I even take them occasionally.”

”Um, I didn’t mean that.”

Lu Xiaobu waved his hand dismissively.

He never doubted the quality.

After all, this health product was something his brother would give to their father to take.

If there were any issues, his brother definitely wouldn’t have allowed it.

”Then, Xiaobu, you...” Wu Qianmin hesitantly said, ”It’s fine if you don’t agree. I know it’s actually quite awkward for you.”

”Let’s go to your family’s company,”

Lu Xiaobu said with a grand wave of his hand, standing up.

”Huh?” Wu Qianmin was taken aback, then panicked: ”No, no, what do you want to do? It’s okay if you don’t agree.”

She instinctively thought that Lu Xiaobu must be planning to give her father some money.

After all, this was typical of Lu Xiaobu’s style.

But this wouldn’t do. With her father’s immensely proud nature, he would explode if he heard Lu Xiaobu was offering him money.

”I’m going to create an ad for your company, what else are you thinking? Spank your butt!”

Lu Xiaobu rolled his eyes and then casually slapped Wu Qianmin’s peachy behind.

”Smack!”

A crisp sound.

”Ah!”

Wu Qianmin’s pretty face turned instantly red.

She glared at Lu Xiaobu, biting her teeth.

This Xiaobu was getting more and more presumptuous, so annoying!

”Hehe, nice touch! Seems like it got bigger.”

Lu Xiaobu rubbed his hands together and strutted off.

Up until now, because of the name Wu Qianmin had mentioned, his mind was still echoing with that remarkably brainwashing image and that irresistibly catchy voice.

So, he decided, to let the people of this world also experience the power of this brainwashing force!

Just thinking about it was funny!

What?

The state of Wu Qianmin’s family’s health product business?

Oh, that was just something he could handle in passing.

After all, could the business possibly suffer once the brainwashing ad succeeded?!