Huo Jie followed Lian Beichuan out of the Lion Awakening Teahouse and called "Second Master" several times, but Lian Beichuan seemed not to hear him and just kept walking forward.
Huo Jie turned around helplessly and waved his hand to the coachman, indicating to him to hitch the carriage back first.
"Second Master, actually... we don't have to take care of this matter." Huo Jie approached Lian Beichuan and tried to persuade him.
Hearing Huo Jie persuade him to let go, Lian Beichuan finally slowed down and said, "You asked me to be used as a gunman for nothing?"
Huo Jie got to know Lian Beichuan's temperament secretly.
He was not angry enough to let someone use him as a gun. He was obviously deeply impressed by Li Zheng's integrity.
Huo Jie was the fourth person present last night, but he never showed up.
He and Lian Beichuan buried Li Zheng together.
Li Zheng cannot die in vain, and the ancient tomb of the former dynasty must not be stolen by traitors.
Lian Beichuan will take care of this "nosy matter" to the end!
Huo Jie pressed twice on the banknote he had put in his sleeve. They had prepared it in advance and planned to give it to Gu Qingdai to use in renovating the tea house.
"Shopkeeper Gu refuses to let go. Why don't we send someone else to come forward and buy the Gu family's old house directly." Huo Jie came up with another idea.
This plan played right into Lian Beichuan's plans.
He said "hmm" casually. Huo Jie always did things well, so he didn't need to worry about it.
But something stirred in his mind, and he started nagging again: "Find someone more reliable to come over and add more money. I don't believe she won't be moved!"
Huo Jie was slightly surprised and bowed with a smile, as if he had discovered a secret of the young master's family.
A few days later, on a narrow road outside Yaxing, Gu Qingdai blocked Ni Dachun, who was marrying Xian'er.
Under the huge sun, Gu Qingdai held up an oil-paper umbrella with a peony pattern.
Her cheeks were flushed red from the suffocating heat, and she seemed to have a look of hesitation.
"Boss Ni, why did Qian'er miss the appointment?"
Ni Dachun didn't expect to meet Gu Qingdai here. He stepped forward with a smile and cupped his hands: "Hey, shopkeeper Gu, I'd like you to come here."
He thought that Gu Qingdai was very angry, so he started the conversation first: "My child fell ill at home recently, so I couldn't leave the teahouse. But don't worry, I have already found a buyer for you."
"Oh? Who is the buyer?"
"I just moved to Luancheng from another place. I'm eager to buy a house to live in. I have a lot of money and I'm willing to add more money."
Gu Qingdai pursed her lips and smiled: "Since there is such a good thing, why didn't Boss Ni inform me earlier?"
Just as Ni Dachun was about to make up an excuse, Gu Qingdai immediately expressed her stance: "I can't wait any longer. Please help me make an appointment with the buyer to meet."
"He's been very busy lately, how about we meet at the Gu family's old house this afternoon?"
"Okay." Gu Qingdai readily agreed and walked away without saying another word.
Ni Dachun didn't have time to think too much, so he turned around and ran in the opposite direction.
He had to quickly go to Lian's Trading Company and report clearly that the big Buddha over there was the one he really couldn't afford to offend.
In the afternoon, Gu Qingdai did not go to the appointment alone. She was accompanied by an inconspicuous young man.
Ni Dachun walked closer and took a closer look, confirming that the man was not her brother Gu Qingsong, and quickly whispered to him about the buyer he had brought.
The buyer looked directly at Gu Qingdai and nodded politely: "I have long admired the name of the shopkeeper Gu. My surname is Cheng, Cheng Feng."
The sandal-colored short coat he was wearing was made of the finest materials, and the eye-catching foreign watch on his wrist was a rare imported item.
Gu Qingdai saw everything in her eyes and quietly brought everyone into the Gu family's old house.
On the one hand, he introduced the structure of this two-entry courtyard, and on the other hand, he casually asked where Cheng Feng was employed and how many people were moving there.
Cheng Feng answered all questions. It was rare to find such an easy-going buyer.
"I am very satisfied with this house. If it is convenient for the shopkeeper, we can sign the deed today."
"Mr. Cheng, I'm really happy, but buying a house is not a small matter, and my price is not cheap. Why don't you go back and discuss it with your family before deciding?"
"I can make the decision." Cheng Feng's attitude was decisive.
Ni Dachun chimed in beside him, and after he finished praising Cheng Feng, he praised Gu Qingdai, she was indeed born to be a toothsmith.
"Why does Lian Beichuan trust Mr. Cheng so much?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Cheng Feng and Ni Dachun both changed their expressions.
Of course, Cheng Feng's name is a fake. His actual name is Cheng Liyuan, and he is the chief steward of Lian's Trading Company. He is in charge of both the inner and outer cabinets.
Cheng Liyuan didn't want to come, but he couldn't resist Huo Jie's eloquent mouth.
"Mr. Cheng, please don't say that you don't recognize Lian Beichuan."
Gu Qingdai took out an exquisite business card from the small bag she was carrying, and it was Cheng Liyuan's name on it.
Cheng Liyuan was extremely embarrassed and sighed to himself, once a beauty has a smart mind, it will be an extremely troublesome thing.
Ni Dachun saw that the secret had been exposed and was eager to clean himself up: "You, you are actually following me? Mr. Cheng, this is not my fault!"
How could Ni Dachun know that Gu Qingdai asked the shrewdest boy in the teahouse to follow him for several days.
Gu Qingdai raised her eyebrows slightly, and her phoenix eyes closed a few times, which was regarded as acquiescence.
Ni Dachun slapped himself in the mouth, took out the commission that Gu Qingdai had paid him from his pocket, and wanted to return it to her.
"Look at what I did."
Gu Qingdai did not take over, "It's not easy for you either. You deserve this money."
Ni Dachun was not forced by Lian Beichuan's "obscene power" to spare others.
"Shopkeeper Gu is young but has a lot of experience. He is really not easy to deceive." Cheng Liyuan stopped pretending and talked frankly.
"I've been hanging around the teahouse with my father since I was a child. We're not just for free meals, right?"
"What's wrong with selling the old house to our second master? You won't get fake money with real money."
"But people are short-tongued." Gu Qingdai wiped the broken hair on her temples, so she didn't want to get into trouble with Lian Beichuan.
Cheng Liyuan didn't expect that Gu Qingdai was so courageous.
"Shopkeeper Gu doesn't give us any chance?"
"I asked Mr. Cheng to go back and thank Lian Beichuan for me. It's hard for him to think about our tea house so much."
These words were considered sincere. Cheng Liyuan nodded knowingly and cast a meaningful glance at the man following her.
"So this is the buyer that Shopkeeper Gu has chosen?"
"I'm just an errand boy, doing errands for my employer." The man replied humbly.
"Then I won't disturb you two from doing serious business."
Cheng Liyuan just walked out a few steps and then turned back, almost bumping into Ni Dachun who went out with him.
"A warning to Shopkeeper Gu, Toothless promises to be careful not to be deceived!"
After that, Cheng Liyuan strode out of the Gu family's old house.
Only Gu Qingdai and the young man were left in the courtyard.
She looked at the other party with some embarrassment: "Mr. Fan, I made you laugh."
"What did Shopkeeper Gu say? I will go and report to our young master right away. I will be at the teahouse to reply to you tomorrow morning."
The buyer Gu Qingdai was talking about was the third son of the Fan family, a wealthy family in Luancheng.
It was he who took the initiative to send someone to find Gu Qingdai, saying that he wanted to buy a house with an extra room to live in.
Later, Gu Qingdai inquired and learned that the Fan family had recently competed with the Lian family for the position of president of the Chamber of Commerce, and ultimately lost. This chapter has been completed!