Li Guolou said that he met Jelia Wood at the Pace restaurant in the afternoon and that they would live in harmony from now on. He revealed all his secrets and did not dare to hide anything.
Xie Xiuzhu glanced at her and said, "That Yelia is willing to spend money on you. Is he richer than me?"
Li Guolou told the truth: "It can't be compared. People with fleets and hundreds of thousands of net worth can always have it. However, this kind of noble lady is a prodigal. No matter how much money she has, she will spend it all. Unlike us Qing people."
Will be diligent and thrifty in running a household."
Chen Xiangfang sneered: "Xiaolou, how much money are you going to deceive Yelia?"
Li Guolou winked and said with a smile: "Xiaofang, don't you understand me yet? I won't let you go until I deceive Yelia to the core, so you two have to be my trustees."
Chen Xiangfang and Xie Xiuzhu looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces relaxed. As long as Li Guolou did not ruin his family and could live a better life, they could still tolerate foreign girls who smelled like foxes.
Seeing an opportunity, Li Guolou kissed her left and right again, and sweetly talked to the two grandmothers to make them happy.
Li Guolou took Chen Xiangfang to the Pace Western Restaurant. They had foreign clothes. They could just go home and change later. Xie Xiuzhu didn't have any foreign clothes and was anxious to ask Li Guolou to accompany her to buy them. Chen Xiangfang heard about Li Guolou.
She wants to accompany Xie Xiuzhu to buy clothes. She no longer wants to stay in Baozhifang and wants to buy new clothes. Now that the management of Baozhifang has been delegated to Qian Shuiping, Chen Xiangfang is becoming more and more like a boss lady, directing the overall situation.
Just fine.
Li Guolou sighed: "Xiaofang, people change. Now you and your second grandma are stuck together all day long, and your horizons have become higher. You spend money without blinking an eye. You won't live a life on a budget in the future."
Chen Xiangfang sat in Li Guolou's arms and said softly: "Xiaolou, you are lucky. You were born in a rich family. I will live like a rich person for the rest of my life. You have to work hard to make money. My son and I
Grandma also wants to live in a foreign villa. The house you bought needs to be decorated like foreigners, with heating, bathroom, toilet, sofa, and bed as good as now. We don’t like foreigners’ spring beds.”
Li Guolou said: "You two have more and more tricks. How long will it take to decorate it? Don't we want to get married?"
Xie Xiuzhu raised her voice and said: "Get married! Why don't you get married? Grandma and I will marry you together at the home where we live."
Li Guolou couldn't sit still any longer. He threw Chen Xiangfang away and stood up and said, "Thank you both for thinking that this is the Wei Mansion. How can I pay my respects to him?"
Chen Xiangfang sneered and said: "Thankfully, you are still someone who has drank foreign ink. You have said that you should have an innovative spirit, hold a wedding that combines Chinese and Western styles, hold a wedding venue outside, and don't have a wedding ceremony at our house. That will be fine."
Li Guolou asked: "What the hell did you two do behind my back? Tell me one by one. Don't treat me as a fool."
The two grandmothers began to talk about their ideals. Everything was carefully considered and Li Guolou had to agree to it. It didn't matter that Xie Xiuzhu married Li Guolou a year after her husband died. Xie Xiuzhu was destined to have a prosperous husband.
The elder of the building lived to be a hundred years old. During the Spring Festival, Xie Xiuzhu would sit beside Li Guolou openly and openly, so that Li Guolou’s family would recognize her status as the second grandmother.
Li Guolou looked at the two grandmothers. They were poor but had short ambitions. Chen Xiangfang was actually bribed by Xie Xiuzhu. There must be many rare treasures hidden in the jewelry box. Chen Xiangfang had lived the life of a rich man and would never accept it again.
Going back to the past, it seemed that I was so good with Xie Xiuzhu, but it was not because of money that could make things worse.
Li Guolou couldn't bear it anymore and said with a smile: "Have you two slept together these two days?"
Chen Xiangfang and Xie Xiuzhu hugged Li Guolou together and said softly: "What do you think?"
Li Guolou and the two grandmothers spent more than two hours making compromises and discussing various unruly decisions. Finally, one of them kissed each other with their tongues, and the three of them walked out of the Cuiyun Pavilion box in a serious manner.
Li Guolou and his two grandmothers were having a working lunch in the lobby. Baozhifang has hired five chefs, five handymen, and eighteen waiters and women. The preliminary preparations are almost completed, and new people are being trained every day.
Baozhifang will open in five days.
Li Guolou had no choice but to be forced to open before the Spring Festival by several elder brothers. Now is not a good time for restaurants to open. Many restaurants will close their doors in a few days. The social trend at this time is that the whole family gathers at home during the Spring Festival.
, cooked many dishes at home, sat on the Kang and spent the Spring Festival happily, and the businessmen also returned to their hometowns and no longer stayed in the capital. The business of the restaurant was very light, and the business would only slowly flourish after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
While Li Guolou was eating, he suddenly thought why he didn't see Na Bazi? So he asked Na Bazi's sister Na Yan.
Na Yan sighed: "He, there are many things at home. When Na Wu gets into trouble, he goes to help."
As soon as he said this, Bazi came and walked in. He was starving and wanted something to drink.
Na Bazi sat opposite Li Guolou, raised his hand and said: "Don't mention a few of them, my teeth have been choked by drinking cold water these days. There is chaos in the capital, and everyone is looking for me to make friends."
Li Guolou asked: "That Bazi, what are you busy with?"
The man clucked, drank half a pot of tea, wiped his mouth and said: "It's not your fault. The Manchus ran to Yipintang's territory to cause trouble. They occupied a table with a pot of tea and a birdcage, and didn't do anything for others.
Business. This kid Wang Wu doesn’t even look at it.
Looking at people, they directly asked the militia to beat them and even arrest them. Didn’t my brothers Na Wu also wade into this muddy water? People were beaten, bird cages were smashed, and the birds flew away.
.Fortunately, he thought of reporting my font size, and he was released.
As soon as he came out, this kid knew that Wang Wu was behind it, so he started making trouble again. He wanted people to pay for the medical expenses and the birds, and even said that his bird cage was made of gold. I had no choice but to mediate this matter.
I paid all the money for the last few days.
When you are trying to recruit people, you still have to pay them back, so you have to back them up..." The subject changed and he added: "But I have already recruited many Manchu brothers, and now I have become the leader of a militia group.
Phew! The two people eating at that table are my newly hired servants."
Li Guolou glanced at the two strong men feasting at the table next to him and said, "Is that guy someone you hired from the militia?"
The guy's mouth was full of food, he puffed out his cheeks and nodded in admission.
Li Guolou sighed: "Na Bazi, ask your brother Na Wu to come here to work. Don't work. Give him four places. Let them dress up brightly and drink tea, eat and chat every day. Even if they are the people who keep the money, they will be kept."
Let him."
The guy glanced at Chen Xiangfang to see if she was displeased. When he saw Chen Xiangfang's smiling face, he smiled awkwardly and said, "My friends are good enough. This loser still has some iron-butt skills."
Li Guolou said: "I still have a lot of things to do. I'll talk to you alone after you finish eating. You hurry up and eat."
The man took out his gold watch and said in a loud voice: "It's already half past twelve. It's lunch break. Let's talk in the afternoon."
"I don't have time to set up the Dragon Gate Array with you. It's not like you don't know about the lice coat. Eat quickly! I'm leaving soon. I won't be in the capital these days. If anything happens to Baozhifang, you can ask Wu Defu. He will
Settled."
Na Bazi chuckled and said: "I'd better go directly to Sister Luo, the pillow wind is so powerful."
Luo Yunxia walked out of the kitchen and shouted: "Bazi, let's eat your bachelor noodles. Look at the little plums. The foreign girls have got them. Do you want me to help you find this important event in your life?"
Li Guolou glared at Xie Xiuzhu fiercely. Why did he tell his secret in the kitchen during a meal? He would be spanked when he returned.
That guy kicked Li Guolou and said loudly: "Sister Luo, as long as you don't find actors for me, I will take all the girls from the innocent family."
Everyone in the lobby was chatting during the break. Li Guolou and Na Bazi upstairs had not settled the messy matter yet. Xie Xiuzhu blushed and said anxiously: "You two, stop talking, Xiao Liuzi will take care of you
The fish is coming, please give me an idea."
Wei Xiaoliu and Wei Xiaoqi came in with a pole, carrying a basket, and opened the curtain. Inside was a large piece of jadeite that had been cut. Chen Xiangfang also came in to look, but she didn't say anything. This was not hers.
She doesn't understand the jade business either.
Li Guolou and Na Bazi hurriedly leaned over to look at the jade stone. It was an uncarved Siamese jade stone. You can see what the jade looks like inside by cutting it open. The outside of the jadeite is turquoise, without any flaws.
There are large pieces of bright red inside, and there are some tiny black spots on the red.
Wei Xiaoliu said: "Dad, today the jade merchant Zheng Laizi sent me a piece of stone. The price is 15,000. I'll touch it with him. He will sell it at least 10,000. This deal is too big. I don't want to sell it."
Dare to pick it up, but it’s really itchy, so I’ll take it
I brought the jade. This piece of jade is well carved and priceless. But the shape is so big that it is difficult to use a knife, so Zheng Laizi is willing to sell it and get the money to buy it. Godfather, Second Mistress, you guys come and make up your mind.
Don’t want to answer?”
Li Guolou kept circling and stroking, Xie Xiuzhu and Na Bazi did the same. The three of them were silent, hesitant and undecided.
Xie Xiuzhu raised her head and faced Li Guolou and said: "The small building is too risky. Even if you buy it, it will be difficult to sell it in the future. The prince is not willing to spend tens of thousands of taels to buy a piece of jade. If it is cut, it will not be shaped and it will be destroyed."
As for the overall structure, I think it’s better to forget it.”
Na Bazi didn't dare to speak. He didn't have the guts yet. Ten thousand taels of silver was an astronomical figure. Should he buy jade? It wasn't up to him to make the decision. He looked at Li Guolou, should he make this bet?
Li Guolou was silent for a long time, raised his head and smiled and said: "Everyone, we are going to do great things together. We must think far and see the future prospects. Since the value is so great, I will buy it and gamble on wealth.
It has been carved and dedicated to the Queen Mother. Wealth lies in the sky. With this sky, we will be rich and prosperous throughout our lives."
Wei Xiaoliu and others looked at Xie Xiuzhu, waiting for her to make her final decision. 10,000 taels of silver. Zhenbaoxuan did not have that much silver, so they had to borrow a large amount of silver from the bank. That is, the jade was worth more than 10,000 taels.
Two silver coins will not be sold after the jade is carved. When will the principal be recovered? It will have to be earned from Li Guolou's other businesses. How much confidence does Xie Xiuzhu have in Li Guolou?