"…"
The entire room fell silent.
Xue Sheng spent the whole drive home pondering, but he still did not understand what this meant. He had brought the tea leaves as a gift, but why was it gifted back to him?
Amid everyone's deep pondering, Old Lady Xue smirked. "That must be mockery, right? Our old man is not even qualified to drink this tea. Do you think you have the fortune to digest it? So much for giving you the project. As long as the contract is not signed, everything is an empty promise! He might just be giving you empty hope and a flash in the pan!"
Xue Sheng disagreed with her, though.
What status did the Gao family have? If they wanted to crush someone, all they needed to do was to directly display their attitude. Would they need to trick him like this?
Old Master Xue deliberated a little further than the rest. "Did he mention Xue Xi's matter?"