"hey, how are you" in he middle of an email after a request is very strange. Asking for something and finishing with the non committal "let's get together soon"

"hey, how are you" in he middle of an email after a request is very strange. Asking for something and finishing with the non committal "let's get together soon" is also a red flag that you might want something from me from a business perspective but are only feigning interesting from a personal perspective.