Train to Another World

(2-in-1)

There were only five people sitting on the large dining table. On one end was Li Zhuoguang and his two henchmen. Li Zhuoguang was dressed in everyday clothes, and Malfoy used double the usual amount of hair oil, which looked like a fly would do splits if he stood on it.

As for Percy, it can be seen that he has put on his best clothes, but the effect... is almost the same as Li Zhuoguang's regular clothes.

At the other end of the long table were an old man and a girl. All three of the girls had met them before. They were Daphne Greengrass, the eldest daughter of this generation of the Greengrass family. A person who is crazy about pure blood, if nothing else, he is also a Bella.

The old man is the current patriarch of the Greengrass family, the one who sold his parliamentary seat to Wei Changfeng. The Greengrass family was special in that they did not express their position either when Voldemort was at his peak or after Voldemort's fall.

Just like a spectator, watching everything happen. But they were not targeted by Voldemort. The reason may be that the Greengrass family began to decline more than ten years ago.

For example, Malfoy, although sparsely populated, is quite wealthy. For example, the Weasleys are not very wealthy, but they have a large population. Greengrass almost absorbed the characteristics of these two families. There were few people and little money, and the only valuable thing was probably the old patriarch's position as a councillor.

And the reason why only the old patriarch and Daphne were sitting at the table this time was probably because there were no other family members except Astoria who was still young.

Daphne looked at Li Zhuoguang with some curiosity. In his opinion, this man was her future brother-in-law. Although he is not one of the 28 sacred pure bloods, foreign pure bloods are also pure bloods.

But it was the old patriarch. After he finished half of the steak on the plate, he wiped his mouth with a napkin and pushed the plate aside. He glanced at the wine bottles in the wine basket beside the table. One of the bottles had a blue ribbon tied around its neck. It was brought by Li Zhuoguang as a souvenir, and he just casually put it into the wine basket.

Seeing this bottle of wine now, the old patriarch frowned displeased, then calmed down, and said calmly to Li Zhuoguang: "You are here to break off the engagement, right? No, no, the engagement is not even engaged, so why What about breaking off the engagement?"

Li Zhuoguang was stunned, but Percy next to him had already spoken: "Mr. Greengrass, Mr. Li came to visit this time as a junior, with goodwill..."

The old patriarch waved his hand and interrupted: "Percy Weasley, right? I have heard of you. You are very famous during this period. The first time the head of the Lee family visited, he only brought you and the Malfoy family. The only youngest son, and most of the time you are in charge of external communications.

When you visited those three congressmen before, other people's comments about you were quite favorable. But at this time, I would rather hear him say it himself. "

Percy closed his mouth and glanced at Li Zhuoguang helplessly.

Li Zhuoguang straightened up slightly and looked at the old patriarch: "How did you tell that I am not willing to marry the Greengrass family?"

The old patriarch said casually: "This time you single-handedly solved the basilisk in the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets. It is not a secret to all of us. Your strength and the strength of your family have been recognized by all of us.

Every member of the Wizengamot has extended an invitation to you. But you have visited a total of four families in the past two days. The first three are the families of the three most powerful council members, and I am the fourth. I have even left the Wizengamot and have not spoken to you. invite.

Out of fifty or so invitations, only three were selected. Each family only stayed for half a day, and you allowed a member of another family to speak for you. It seems that you really hate this kind of social event. But you chose to visit me in the end, that means you really came to me with something important.

Your souvenir only has a bottle of wine. Of course, I don’t dislike your souvenir being shabby. The 80-year-old Latour is enough for no matter who you take it to visit.

What I mean is that even though I explicitly hinted that I wanted Astoria to marry you, you never responded in any way. And this time, you didn't prepare even a small gadget for the girl.

To me, the meaning is obvious. "

Li Zhuoguang wiped his mouth with a napkin: "The old man of the Wizengamot is indeed not simple. I came here with the intention of speaking out. In fact, I should have come a long time ago, but I was a little... I’m not very mature, so I don’t understand many things.”

The old patriarch sneered: "I remember it was last year. How come you have become mature after one year?"

Li Zhuoguang shook his head with a wry smile. He didn't know how to explain it, so he could only say perfunctorily: "As we enter adolescence, there are new changes every day. But what I can assure you is that I am by no means an ungrateful person. Although I am a member of the parliament, It’s not within the scope of my plan, but since you gave it, I will definitely repay you generously.”

At this age, the old patriarch could certainly see that Li Zhuoguang was not lying, but his face was still quite gloomy, even with a hint of sadness: "Actually, I have been prepared for it. The position of a member of the Wizengamot is indeed precious. , but it is not necessary for a powerful family. You just let your housekeeper take over the position of councillor.

As you can see, the Greengrass family has long since declined. The Malfoy next to you, his father had previously offered a price, wanting to use gold Galleons to buy the position of Senator, but I refused.

Although our family doesn’t have much money, luckily we don’t have many people, so it’s enough. What I really want is an opportunity for the Greengrass family to rise again, so I am willing to gamble with my position as a member of Parliament. "

Malfoy winced. He seemed to remember that his father had said that he was going to marry the youngest daughter of the Greengrass family.

But since the Li family obtained the position of councilor of the Greenglass family, they have never mentioned it again. Even when they learned that the eldest son might marry Astoria, Malfoy decided to keep this matter in his stomach. .

After Li Zhuoguang thought for a moment, he confirmed to the old patriarch: "So is your request for the rise of the Greenglais family?"

The old patriarch frowned: "What do you mean?"

"I have already said that there will be a generous reward. Since your request is to make the family rise, and marriage is just a means, then I will skip the intermediate process and help you rise."

The old patriarch was shocked: "Do you know the rise of a pure-blood family..."

Snap, a stack of parchment was thrown directly to the old patriarch's desk by Li Zhuoguang. The old patriarch took a closer look and saw that it seemed to be a thick stack of contracts, but he used a clip to clamp them together in a childish way.

The old patriarch picked up the contract, opened the folder and read page by page: "This is it?"

"The properties under the Black family's name are given to you. I checked with Gringotts and found that they are still in operation. However, because the Black family is declining and being suppressed by others, you have to find a way to strengthen them.

As long as it works well, it could support a Blake in the past, and it can also support a Greengrass now. I will give you another hundred thousand gold galleons as a starting capital, and the rest is up to you. "

The old patriarch frowned and looked at Li Zhuoguang in astonishment: "What does this mean? You think Greengrass is not worthy of marrying you, so you want Greengrass to become your vassal?"

Li Zhuoguang waved his hand: "You are overthinking. I don't need you to be my vassal, and you don't need to over-understand. Literally, there will be a generous reward. After this, you can do whatever you want. , I don’t have any requirements for you either.”

Suddenly, the old patriarch laughed, and then shook his head helplessly: "Even an ordinary in-law family will not support this kind of help. Can I ask why you don't want to marry with my family? ?”

Li Zhuoguang shrugged: "My marriage is not a bargaining chip at any time. If one day I really marry a wife, then I will also marry love.

Just hearing about marriage is annoying. "

"That's it." The old patriarch gave Li Zhuoguang a deep look: "Then let me remind you that your previous actions have offended many people."

Li Zhuoguang scratched his chin: "I have been very restrained since I came here, how can I still offend others?"

The old patriarch pointed at Percy: "Because of him."

Patsy was a little confused and a little frightened: "May I have any questions?"

The old patriarch talked eloquently: "Weasley is one of the twenty-eight purebloods, but there are many Weasleys, and Arthur's branch also has many sons.

So don't talk about Weasley, even Arthur's side you can't represent. It can be said that if you follow the patriarch of the Li family to visit members of other families, your role is even less than that of the youngest son of the Malfoy family. "

Malfoy raised his head in confusion, am I so important?

The old patriarch continued: "The Malfoy family has always been a single generation. Each generation has only one son, so the son of the Malfoy family must be the patriarch of the next generation, and he can completely represent the Malfoy family.

He only had to follow the visit, and without even saying a word, he had already made it clear that the Malfoy family, its allies and vassals were all advancing and retreating with the Li family. He is extremely substantial.

But you are different. "

Percy was always a very smart person, but when he heard this, his face turned pale. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to meet more capable people, but he didn't expect...

"It's okay if you're following along. Everyone will just think it's a Weasley. No, no, it should be a signal for Arthur's group of Weasleys to approach the Li family.

But you took the initiative to take over the responsibility of external communication. The head of the Li family is on an equal footing with them. Although the children of the Malfoy family are a little worse, they can still do it. Do you consider yourself their equal? "

Percy's pale face began to turn red. It was clear that the answer was on his lips, but he couldn't say it anyway. He was the most restless and cheerful one among the Weasleys. He longed for power and stood out. He The most unacceptable thing is the fact that I am a small character.

The old patriarch smiled and said: "The truth is a little uncomfortable, right? But that's the truth. What you feel now is what I have felt for decades."

Percy looked at the old patriarch with some surprise.

The old patriarch continued: "You will only feel uncomfortable for a while, and you will get used to it after a while, but he..."

The old patriarch nodded to Li Zhuoguang: "I didn't say anything nonsense just now. Other people's evaluations of Weasley were indeed very favorable, and no one would hold a grudge against him.

Although he has never attended a high-class banquet, he is neither humble nor arrogant, has a well-founded approach and precise wording, and even expresses many of your perfunctory ideas in an acceptable way.

But no matter how good he behaves, others will only think that you bring Weasley to the banquet just because you don't want to talk to them too much, which is a kind of contempt for them.

You have this attitude towards those three families, so you can imagine how the other families who did not go to the banquet would view this matter. "

After listening to the analysis of the old patriarch, the old god Li Zhuoguang said on the ground: "So this is the case, let them see it."

The old patriarch sighed helplessly: "It's your attitude, you can't pretend at all."

Li Zhuoguang shrugged: "I'm just too lazy to pay attention to them. Back then, Voldemort would kill people if he didn't surrender to him. You Greengrass also escaped because of the sparse population and weak strength.

They could tolerate even Voldemort back then, so why are they so harsh on me now? "

Hearing Voldemort's name suddenly, the old patriarch was a little uncomfortable, but he still said: "I don't deny that you may be more powerful than the Dark Lord in the future, but you haven't grown up yet."

Li Zhuoguang scratched his chin: "I believe they will change their wrong views."

"You...oh! Forget it, I will explain it to you in private. Just pay attention in the future."

Li Zhuoguang did not reject the other party's kindness, but just chatted for a few more words before leaving, but the old patriarch did not try to persuade him to stay.

After Li Zhuoguang left the old house of Greenglass, the old patriarch heard a series of subtle footsteps, which seemed to be moving away. He shook his head and said to Daphne, who had said nothing the whole time: "Go and persuade your sister later. The reason why people are unwilling to marry is not because she is not good, nor is it because the family is weak. Someone else said just now If so, she should have heard it, she might not have a chance. "

Daphne nodded coolly and left the table.

The old patriarch was the only one left in the living room. He recalled the meeting just now and couldn't help but murmured: "Weasley and Malfoy, the most loyal and the most judicious, interesting..."

It was already dusk when the three of them returned to Hogwarts. They climbed over the wall and entered, while the students around them turned a blind eye. However, Iron Triangle, who was walking outside the castle, saw what the three were doing. Ron's eyes widened. He couldn't figure out why Percy was mixed up with Li Zhuoguang.

When he was about to approach the castle, Li Zhuoguang heard Percy whisper to him: "I'm sorry."

Li Zhuoguang turned around and said, "What are you sorry for?"

Percy gritted his teeth: "It's all because of me..."

"You're doing a pretty good job, old Greengrass is praising you. And I really don't want to play diplomatic terms with others, which is why I took you to the banquet. You did a good job, and you'll do it again next time." Looking for you."

"Didn't Old Greengrass just say..."

"Oh, I don't care about them. When we went to the banquet, did they express their dissatisfaction to us face to face?"

"without."

Li Zhuoguang said nonchalantly: "That's how you socialize with people like them. You have to live up to your reputation. Just like I don't want to deal with them so I came to you. Although they are dissatisfied, they will only greet you with a smile.

I don't have anything to ask of them, but they want to connect with me. I don’t know the resources I have at hand. Ask Wei Changfeng yourself when you have time. You can visit the remaining 40 or so by yourself. Of course, you can take Malfoy with you if you want.

You know how to integrate resources and exchange what you need. Don't do loss-making business. Let the rest be up to you. Anyway, Wei Changfeng was very busy and wished he had an assistant to share his worries. "

Percy stuttered and said, "But, I'm a Weasley."

"Does it matter?"

Percy suddenly felt that he had nothing to repay: "No... nothing, what about after I graduate?"

"Tsk, don't always think about hugging thighs, think more about how to become thighs.

With the authority you have now, if you can't get a firm foothold after visiting these forty-seven stores, then you'd better stay away from Vanity Fair, it's not suitable for you.

I told you from the beginning, ‘Don’t do loss-making business.’ There is profit in doing business. As long as you don’t lose money, it is a normal operation for you to extract a reasonable part of the profit as your own performance. "

Percy was stunned. He stood there blankly, watching Li Zhuoguang walk into the gate of the castle.