Chapter 181 – Jealousy
Right now, Zhao Hai didn't plan to handle this matter. He turned his head to look at Green and Meirin, saying, "Grandpa Green, Grandma Meirin, if we really do plan to cooperate with the beastfolk with regards to our food business, then I think we should let Laura come forward as well. If we act now, then sooner or later we'll be exposing our weaknesses. To be honest, with regards to doing business we truly are inferior to the skills of Miss Laura."
Green and Meirin looked at each other and the two of them saw a happy light in the other's eyes. Meirin said, "I agree with Master's point of view. For this matter, it is really better to allow Laura to act. But Master, if that is the case then I fear that we will be resigned to give up a large portion of our profits to Miss Laura."
Zhao Hai hadn't noticed the meaningful glance between the couple and instead replied, "There is no other way as we don't have any personal connections with them. On the other hand, this might not be true for Laura; after all, she has been doing business within the Purcell Duchy for quite some time now. Saying that she doesn't have any previous cooperations with the Beastfolk Empire[] won't be believable."
"Miss Laura is beautiful, does Master intend to marry her and have her become the lady of the house?" Meg asked as she stared at Zhao Hai. Hearing him speak about Laura made her heart uncomfortable.
Zhao Hai gawked after hearing what Meg said. He turned to look at Meg who seemed grumpy at him. In Zhao Hai's head, two characters suddenly appeared: jealousy[].
Meg really looked like a girl that was in love, yet now her boyfriend was talking about another girl in front of her. This was what her expression conveyed.
Zhao Hai looked at Meg, embarrassed, while Meg's small face was red all over as she lowered her head. Green and Meirin also looked at Zhao Hai's expression and they couldn't help but smile faintly.
Both of them were getting older and were refined people, so it wasn't that they couldn't see Meg's thoughts. They were happy to see how Meg reacted, though if it happened before, they wouldn't have agreed[]. But now that Zhao Hai had become so competent, they naturally hoped that he would receive Meg.
There were no laws that specified that people had to be monogamous in this world. It was common to see a man with three wives and four concubines[]. Even a woman, if you were powerful enough, could keep a few men around and nobody would say anything. Strength was everything.
Since the situation of the Buda clan right now was progressing smoothly, Zhao Hai could now be married and have children. That is, of course, after he cures himself from the effects of the Water of Nothingness, which could be solved when his Space reaches level 30[]. In Green's opinion, Zhao Hai shouldn't be married to only one wife and have a child, but to have many wives and many children with them. More children was a sign that the Buda clan will flourish.
Zhao Hai looked at Meg's charming appearance, which made his heart beat faster. He immediately turned his head. Since the issues they needed to handle now was far too much, this wouldn't be the right time to talk about love.
Zhao Hai turned to Green and Meirin and said, "Once we've solved the issue of the Carrion Swamp, we should immediately go to the beastfolk and have a look around since we are really short on manpower."
Green nodded. He turned his head and looked at the screen. The screen showed the seven-colored smog that continued to seethe. It almost looked as if this wasn't even a part of the Ark Continent, but of some other space and time.
Zhao Hai enlarged the map at the corner of the screen and compared it to the map Buffy had drawn. At present, they hadn't seen any terrain that was similar to what had been marked on the map, making them feel relieved[].
