Liu Ruyi took the invitation and quickly browsed it, but her brows wrinkled slightly!
Liu Jianwu? At this juncture, what did he ask himself to do?
"Besides these, does my elder brother have anything else to say?" Liu Ruyi stared into the boy's eyes and asked.
Although Liu Ruyi has been busy preparing various matters for the Great China Development Bank these days, Liu Ruyi has somewhat heard about the news in Jinan City!
Liu Jianwu has always been willing to be Mr. Fang's loyal horse boy, but since this period, when Mr. Fang gathered various wealthy businessmen in Jinan City at the critical moment, he suddenly fell silent!
This~~~?
Liu Ruyi sensitively caught something unusual!
People's hearts are separated from their stomachs, 'A dog can't change its habit of eating shit!'
Liu Ruyi and Liu Jianwu have lived under the same roof for more than ten years. He will not easily believe that his stubborn and arrogant elder brother will really change his temper in this short period of time!
"General, my young master only gave me this much order. I don't know about the rest! General, it's getting late. I have to go back to resume my life. I don't dare to disturb the general's rest anymore! I'm leaving now!"
After the boy finished speaking, he kowtowed vigorously and quietly retreated out of the courtyard door!
Uncle Fu glanced at Liu Ruyi, wanted to say something, opened his mouth, but could not say anything!
Liu Ruyi took a deep breath and patted Uncle Fu's shoulder gently, "Uncle Fu, you must be on guard against others! Send a few skilled brothers to follow him closely!"
"Huh? Yes!" Uncle Fu was startled, nodded in agreement, and hurried to the front yard!
Watching Uncle Fu's back go away, Liu Ruyi rubbed her temples tiredly, waved her hand to a maid, and said in a low voice: "Go and call Huo Lang over!"
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Songyue Tower is located at the south end of Shizi Lane, which is derived from "the bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring rocks flow upstream". The three characters of Songyue Tower were handwritten by the famous monk "Master Deshan" in Mount Tai.
Songyue Building covers an area of about four acres. The main building is a four-story exquisite building. The backyard is filled with clear springs and a garden of strange stones. At the same time, relying on the convenience of Lion Lane, Songyue Building also provides guests with exquisite accommodation services at reasonable prices.
Not cheap, equivalent to a high-end club in later generations!
The owners of Songyue Tower are the Zhang family, a prominent family in Dongchang Prefecture, the Jiyang Qi family and the Zhangqiu Liu family, that is, Liu Jianwu himself, all have a lot of shares in this restaurant, because Liu Jianwu's maternal grandmother is today's
The direct sister of the head of the Zhang family!
The reason why Liu Ruyi knew Songyue Tower in such detail was because when his father Liu Hu was still alive, he wanted to transfer the Liu family's share of Songyue Tower to Liu Ruyi's mother and son, but unfortunately, until Liu Huxian passed away, he did not.
Can be achieved!
As night fell and the lanterns came on, Liu Ruyi, escorted by two hundred elite guards, slowly came to the door of Songyue Tower!
Although Liu Jianwu's intentions are unclear for the time being, he is the eldest brother by blood after all, and Liu Ruyi has to give him some face. Moreover, Liu Ruyi has an intuition that perhaps tonight's banquet is the key to unlocking the current chaos in Jinan City.
!
"Ruyi, I'm so happy that you can come! Come on, please come inside! I've asked my fifth uncle to specially prepare your favorite Suzhou dishes!"
Liu Jianwu had been waiting outside the door for a long time. Today, he was wearing a gray brocade robe trimmed with silver. He was very handsome, but he also revealed a bit of low-key. Suddenly, Liu Ruyi also discovered that Liu Jianwu seemed to be here overnight.
A lot more mature!
Liu Jianwu held Liu Ruyi's hand affectionately and bowed to welcome Liu Ruyi to the tall steps of Songyue Tower. However, when he looked at the two hundred wolf-like soldiers behind Liu Ruyi, there was a slight expression in his eyes.
There was a trace of panic, and he pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Ruyi, our brother, the eldest brother invites you to dinner, is there any need for such a pomp?"
"Haha! Brother, you also know the situation that my little brother is in right now! You are in a world where you can't help yourself!"
Liu Ruyi smiled and cupped her hands, but looked at Liu Jianwu's eyes, and said: "Brother, between us brothers, the younger brother does not hide anything! As for the position guarding the North City, the younger brother actually has many difficulties!
Brother, you won’t blame me, right?”
Liu Jianwu's expression changed slightly, but he returned to normal in an instant, and said with a smile: "Ruyi, how could this happen? Brothers fighting tigers, father and son go into battle! We are brothers, and watching your progress, the eldest brother is also very happy!"
You also know that if it comes to hunting and hunting, I am an expert, but if it comes to leading troops in war, how can I compare to you Ruyi?"
"That's it, that's good!" Liu Ruyi shook Liu Jianwu's hand vigorously, and said as if unintentionally: "I heard that Beicheng guerrilla Xiang Min is doing well in the Central Plains and is about to be promoted to a staff general! Haha! Brother, please wait a while.
Once life settles down, I will definitely find a good job for you!"
Liu Jianwu was overjoyed, but there was a trace of panic in his eyes. He smiled quickly and said: "Ruyi, you are serious! If I have a brother like you, I really don't have to worry about anything! Come on, let's go in and talk.
! Otherwise, the food and wine will be cold!"
"Haha, thank you so much, brother! I'll make arrangements for my brothers first!" After Liu Ruyi finished speaking, he waved to Xiao Liu'er and Huo Lang and whispered a few words in their ears!
The two of them understood, Xiao Liuer followed Liu Ruyi with a dozen elites, while Huolang led the rest of the group into the backyard garden of Songyue Tower, where someone would arrange food and drinks for them!
Tonight, in order to entertain Liu Ruyi, Liu Jianwu also spent a lot of money. The Songyue Building, which was originally prosperous, was empty. It was obviously reserved by Liu Jianwu! And the banquet place was also the most luxurious private room on the fourth floor of Songyue Building~'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea'
, a meal here will cost at least three hundred taels of silver, which will cost several stacks of red paper in future generations!
Liu Jianwu led the way, all the way up. When he opened the exquisite mahogany flower door of the elegant room, Liu Ruyi realized that several people were already sitting inside!
On the left side of the first seat is Qi Wuming, the head of the Qi family in Jiyang. He is also the biological brother of Liu Ruyi's eldest mother, the Qi family, and the biological uncle of Liu Jianwu; on the right side, there is the Tao family, a prominent family member in Zhangqiu and a big landowner, who was the deputy Qianhu of Xincheng at that time.
Tao Zhu, Tao's eldest son, is Liu Jianwu's father-in-law, and Liu Jianwu's first wife is his eldest daughter!
There are two people below, one of them is over sixty years old, with white hair, wrinkles on his face, and only one eye. He is Liu Hu's uncle, the highest-ranking member of the Liu family in Zhangqiu, and has not been with him for many years.
The second grandpa who asks about world affairs, Liu Erniu! The last one is also in his early fifties, with a thin figure and two toad eyes. He is looking at Liu Ruyi with a smile on his face, but he is the eldest son of the Liu family in Zhangqiu.
The steward, Liu Hu's most trusted confidant during his lifetime, Liu Wushui, nicknamed "Old Toad"!
Liu Ruyi was startled, what the hell does this mean? Is it a family meeting?
However, these people are all elders after all. Liu Ruyi hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted: "I don't know that all the elders are here. Ruyi is presumptuous, so please forgive me!"
Everyone stood up in a hurry. Qi Wuming, the head of the Qi family, smiled and said: "Ruyi, you can't take it like this! You are no longer what you used to be! We old bones want to see you, but it is very rare! Come here!
, please take a seat quickly!”
Qi Wuming insisted on letting Liu Ruyi take the first place, but how could Liu Ruyi be willing?
Although Liu Ruyi has actually become the master of Jinan City, the most important thing in the land of China is seniority, and Liu Ruyi also feels that tonight's banquet may have a bit of a "Hongmen Banquet" flavor, and it is not suitable.
He is willing to reveal the truth easily and get people talking!
The two argued for a while. Seeing that Liu Ruyi refused, Qi Wuming hurriedly winked at his second grandfather Liu Erniu.
Liu Erniu is in his early eighties this year. He is Liu Hu's direct uncle. In his early years, he was a prostitute in the Jianghu and had some martial arts skills. Later, after Liu Hu joined the army, he was recruited into the army. At that time, although he was already five
He is more than ten years old, but he is still very skilled. He is Liu Hu's most trusted 'hardcore thug'!
Although Liu Erniu is old, he is not blind or deaf, and he understands in his heart! He has seen everything that has happened to the Liu family in the past few years!
"Ruyi! You can see it too! Today, we old guys asked you to come here because we have something to ask for! So today we can't talk about seniority, we will base it on official position and ability! Come on, Ruyi, second grandpa
Forget it, you have to be the leader today!" Liu Erniu looked at Liu Ruyi with a smile, his eyes full of love and appreciation!
The people around him didn't expect Liu Erniu to speak so straightforwardly, and they all looked at him angrily, but Liu Erniu seemed to not see it, stretched out his withered old hands, and tried to pull Liu Ruyi to the top.
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"Second Grandpa, this, this is impossible!"
The changes in the expressions of the people around him certainly did not escape Liu Ruyi's eyes, but after all, the second grandpa was the closest relative of the Liu family, and Liu Ruyi did not dare to let him help him personally.
But what Liu Ruyi didn't expect was that although the second grandfather was already eighty years old, he was still agile. He grabbed Liu Ruyi's wrist, but Liu Ruyi couldn't break free for a while!
"Ruyi, let's not care about others today! If my old man asks you to sit down, you have to sit down! If any of them dares to talk nonsense, old man, I will slap him in the mouth!" Liu Erniu said domineeringly.
Liu Ruyi also saw that these people were not monolithic, and the second grandpa's words were much more sincere than them!
Liu Ruyi stopped giving in and walked to the main seat and sat down. He cupped his hands and said to everyone, "This would be rude to Ruyi! It's just that Ruyi doesn't know what the elders did to invite Ruyi to come here today."
Liu Jianwu and Qi Wuming looked at each other, and Qi Wuming hurriedly smiled and said: "Haha! Ruyi, this is not a big deal! It's just that Ruyi, as you know, the current situation is chaotic, and it's hard to do business! Isn't that right?
, we heard that you recently set up something called the Great China Development Bank, so we, the old and the old, want to temporarily borrow some silver from you for turnover..."