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Mi Zhu and Lub Su did not have much of a deep relationship, although both were local tyrants, the number of times they had met previously was zero. Their visit this time was merely a coincidence, an accidental encounter, and they both exhibited scholar-like courtesy and gentlemanly demeanor.
Mi Zhu did not feel inferior because of his status as a merchant, and Lub Su did not look at this wealthy businessman with a conventional eye. They enjoyed talking to each other very much, but that was all. Lub Su did not refute Mi Zhu's views on Mount Tai, nor did Mi Zhu comment on Lub Su's analysis of the world situation; they both knew when to stop.