Chapter 110: All the Nobles Are BT
I don't know if this can be considered as "adding to the problem", but the old man with a voice as loud as a bell was about fifty years old, half of his hair was white, he had a square face and thick ears, and he was leaning on a walking stick made of some unknown wood. He looked very sturdy and imposing.
He stabbed the ground hard with the crutch in his hand, "Evil boy!"
Su Luo curled her lips in amusement. How many second-generation rich kids are not bastards? Why do they like to start their lectures with these two words?
In fact, Su Luo recognized this old man. He was the former president of the Chamber of Commerce, the current consultant of the Chamber of Commerce, Ji Mei's father, the old man mentioned by Ji Jun... Ji Liang, the head of the Ji family.
Su Luo secretly signaled Bi Hen to burn the remaining banknotes in his hand, then came to Ji Liang and pointed at Ji Jun, "This is Mr. Ji's..." Su Luo had tried her best to act as surprised as possible, but she just wanted to laugh, and her face was cramping from holding it back. It seemed that her acting skills needed to be honed.
Ji Liang sighed with a gloomy face, looking a little unhappy, "Please forgive me, Boss Su, this is exactly my unfilial son!"
Su Luo almost pounded his chest and stamped his feet to prove his innocence, and repeatedly said: "I really didn't know this was Master Ji. If I had known that he was your son, I would never have made this bet!"
Ji Liang snorted coldly, "So Boss Su still gave me face?"
Su Luo quickly admitted his mistake, looking regretful. He turned around and pointed at Master Wan, "It's just because he is my old friend. When he came to Nanjing, I naturally had to entertain him. Such a thing happened in such a place... Master Ji, I really didn't mean to offend you. Bihen!" Su Luo roared, "Stop burning, admit defeat!"
Bi Hen stood up with empty hands, "Miss, it's burnt." Looking at the rice pot again, it was already boiling. Compared with Ji Jun's side where the fire was out, it was naturally better.
Su Luo quickly apologized to Ji Jun again, "Master Ji, why didn't you tell me yesterday that you were Master Ji's son? I still want to do business in Nanjing City in the future, you are really... Alas!"
Ji Jun looked at his father with dissatisfaction and said loudly: "This is a matter between us, why mention him? In the whole city of Nanjing, everyone is afraid when my father is mentioned. You are not afraid if you don't know. Why should I mention such an interesting thing?"
Su Luo tried hard not to let the corners of his mouth curl up. This Young Master Ji was really ruthless. He dug a hole and jumped into it. Now Ji Liang had nothing to say.
As expected, Ji Liang's original trick of diverting attention failed, and he pointed at Ji Jun angrily, "You...you unfilial son, go back!"
Ji Jun seemed to be afraid of his father, so he calmed down a lot. He raised his head towards Su Luo and said, "Even if you win today, we can compete again another day! I will also accept the loss..." As he said that, he pushed the servants aside and stood in the middle of the field, shouting, "I am a turtle egg!"
There was silence in the place... Su Luo simply couldn't bear to look at Old Man Ji's expression.
Who would have thought! Who would have thought that this Master Ji was so righteous that he would say it out loud if he lost and became a tortoise egg. She lowered her head sadly, her shoulders trembling slightly. Master Wan also felt that it was a bit too much to admit that he was a tortoise egg in front of his father, so he whispered to Jinzhong beside him. Jinzhong nodded slightly, walked to Su Luo and whispered: "Miss Su, the master said that this matter should not be made too big."
Su Luo buried her face in her hands, nodded slightly, took a few deep breaths, and then raised her head. Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. She shouted at the backs of the Ji family father and son, "President Ji! I know I was wrong!"
Ji Liang did not stop walking, but Ji Jun looked back at Su Luo, a little surprised, then turned back to follow his father, muttering with great admiration, "Dad, Dad, you scared her to tears..."
Bi Hen quickly came over to support Su Luo. Master Wan probably felt bad for her and came to Su Luo's side, "Miss Su, I didn't expect..."
Su Luo waved his hands, bowed to everyone with a sad face, and quickly left with Master Wan and others.
On the way back, Su Luo said to Master Wan, "Didn't you plan to leave today? I'll find a place for you to see off."
Master Wan looked at Su Luo's miraculous transformation from gloomy to sunny and bright, and asked curiously, "How did you..."
Su Luo said with a grin, "It was really dangerous just now. If I had laughed out loud instead of holding back tears, I really wouldn't have to stay in Nanjing."
Master Wan heaved a long sigh of relief and laughed, "I see. I thought you were so scared that you cried."
"What a joke!" Su Luo patted him casually, "Women bleed but don't cry!"
"How dare you!" A shrill and terrifying voice said, "You...you...you are so bold!"
Su Luo was really frightened. He patted his chest and looked at Jinzhong, "You don't have to be like this, right? Although it is said that men and women should not touch each other, I am in the business world and I don't consider myself a woman."
"Who cares whether you are a man or a woman, I mean..."
"Be loyal." Master Wan glanced at him speechlessly, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Besides, Miss Su just did us a big favor, and we haven't thanked her yet, so how can we yell at her!"
Jinzhong immediately became angry and went to the back to make circles with grievance. Master Wan bowed to Su Luo and said, "But I didn't expect that Master Ji would actually say that in front of his father... Ahem! I don't think his father will let you go easily."
This is indeed the problem that Su Luo is more worried about. Her son is a turtle egg, not to mention his father. She really doesn't know whether to praise Ji Jun for being willing to admit defeat or for being stupid.
"And you burned so much silver..." Master Wan pondered for a while, "I will definitely compensate you in the future."
Su Luo's eyes lit up, but then she thought, if it was just compensation... it really wasn't worth it to work so hard on acting in this scene.
"Don't be polite, Mr. Wan. In fact, I didn't burn a penny. I even made a profit."
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Su Luo waved her hand, pulled Master Wan back home, closed the door and started to take off her clothes.
"How dare you! You..."
Su Luo grabbed Jinzhong by the collar and threw him away, then smiled at Master Wan who also had a shocked look on his face, "Relax, I won't take a handsome man by force."
Su Luo took off his large coat, revealing a neat set of clothes underneath. Under the puzzled gazes of Master Wan and the others, Su Luo turned up the sleeves of the coat, revealing two large pockets sewn inside. Su Luo compared for a long time, muttering something like "left is real, right is fake" before carefully taking out two stacks of banknotes from his left sleeve and waving them in front of everyone, "Take them and check them. These are real banknotes." Then he took out many more stacks of things that also looked like banknotes from his other sleeve, "Fake."
Master Wan quickly took it and checked it. Sure enough, although the fake silver note was made very finely, upon closer inspection, there was no watermark or mud mark. There were only vague marks that seemed to be there, and it was impossible to tell the authenticity from a distance.
"This is……"
"It's a painting." Su Luo pointed at the banknote proudly, "Look here, here...isn't it exactly the same as the real thing?"
Master Wan carefully compared the real and fake banknotes, frowned and nodded, "The painting skills are really amazing."
"Of course, don't you see who drew it?"
"who is it?"
"His name is Zhou... Zhu Dazhuang! He's famous for his painting." Fortunately, this man named Wan is a royal relative. If he knew that Zhou Chongwen helped her make fake banknotes, he might have a bad impression of her and even report it to the emperor. Then Zhou's future would be over!
"But this... isn't it a lie?" Master Wan's face showed a hint of worry, mixed with a bit of helpless anger.
"What are you doing?" Su Luo looked at him in confusion. "I told you the truth because I trust you. If I didn't tell you, would you know that the banknote was fake? Do you have to act so righteous to me?" Su Luo was really angry. After all, she just wanted to pull Master Wan to the same side as her. She didn't expect that people in ancient times really liked to play dumb. If you can win the bet without spending money, do you have to go bankrupt to be considered the right way? Besides, betting for the girls in the brothel, the right way? She bah!
"This is still a low-level method. If people knew about it..."
Su Luo was a little angry, but he tried to calm down and waved his hand, "I don't know what you are worried about."
Jinzhong stepped forward again and said in his shrill, thin voice: "You, a commoner, certainly don't understand what our master is worried about. If this matter gets out, do you know how much damage it will cause to our master's reputation? If you don't have money, don't pretend to be so generous!"
Jinzhong's words were sharp and mean, but the most infuriating thing was that Master Wan remained silent, frowned and pretended to be cool, clearly agreeing with Jinzhong's words.
"I don't understand!" Su Luo was embarrassed. "I only know that the Ji family is very important in Nanjing's business community. I only know that I, Su Luo, am worthless in Nanjing. I only know that the Ji family spent money and then told the bank that the money would be returned to the Ji family. What about me? If I spent money, the money would really be gone and taken away by the bank. Do you think I'm stupid?"
After saying this, Su Luo's face completely darkened. It's not that she couldn't pretend to be flattering, but she was really unhappy now. What did "you, a commoner" mean? Is it great to be a royal relative? Haven't you heard of "kings, princes, generals and ministers are of noble character"?
"Alright, alright." Su Luo took a few deep breaths. "If you want to leave, just leave. Don't stay with a commoner like me. I don't want to please you anymore. Today's matter is over. From now on, we can go back to our own homes and find our own mothers. Bye!"
Su Luo said as he bowed and was about to leave. Master Wan raised his hand and said, "Wait! What did you say? Keep trying to please us?"
"Right!" Anyway, they no longer have a good impression of him, so why not make it clear, "I know you are not ordinary people, he!" Su Luo pointed at Jinzhong, "Eunuch, right? Normal people don't bring this stuff when they go out. I figured it out in the restaurant that day, and then I wanted to find you to admit my mistake, fearing that you would retaliate in the future, but I didn't find you. Until yesterday, when I saw you guys were so embarrassed, I deliberately jumped out to help you. The face of disliking second-generation rich people is fake. Ji Jun and I have no grudges. What does it have to do with me how he spends his money? I did this because I saw that you are not ordinary, and I want to deliberately get close to you and please you. How is it?"
"Oh! The fox finally showed its tail!" Jinzhong quickly stood in front of Master Wan, "What do you want?"
Su Luo was speechless and said weakly: "Didn't I just say that? Why are you asking? Also, I was not sure at first, but you didn't refute it at all and just jumped out, which means you acquiesced to what I just said. Your identities are really not ordinary. Please, the bad things are all caused by you. You have a special identity. When you go out in the future, just stick on a beard or something so that people won't be so suspicious!"
Jinzhong just stared blankly, as if he was choking. Su Luo felt relieved to speak out his true feelings. He sat down at the table and poured himself a glass of water. "I won't tell anyone about what happened today, and no one will know that your reputation has been damaged. I also believe that you won't be so petty as to come back and seek revenge on me. Anyway, there are so many royal families in the Ming Dynasty, and I don't know who you are. You don't have to be ashamed."
Master Wan sat aside and looked at the fake banknote in his hand, without any intention of leaving. After a long while, he suddenly asked, "Tell me...how did you draw the red stamp on it?"
Su Luo leaned over to take a look. "It's not a painting. I asked someone to carve a seal out of a carrot. I just put some red ink and pressed it."
"What about this ancient seal script? Every one of them is exactly the same. It's hard to believe it wasn't printed."
"That's because the person I found is very capable..." Su Luo started to be proud again, but halfway through, he felt something was wrong, "You're not going to lose your temper?"
Master Wan looked at her with amusement, "Why are you angry? It's rare that you tell me the truth."
It turns out that the more powerful a person is, the more perverted he is. Su Luo was speechless for a long time , not knowing how to respond. Finally, he scratched his chin. Things have come to this, so why not get straight to the point? "If you say that... I mean it! You won't be angry and won't settle scores later, right?"
Master Wan nodded, "Yes. But I want to meet the person who drew the banknote."
Su Luo was a little nervous, "Why? Want to arrest him? I won't betray my friends."
Master Wan laughed for a while, "I just think this person might be a talented person, and I want to get to know him."
"He is a talent for sure. He will take part in the autumn examination in two months and will definitely pass."
Master Wan thought for a moment and said, "Participating in the Autumn Examination? Does that mean this person is definitely not called Zhu Dazhuang?"
Su Luo had a question mark on his face, wanting to ask him how he knew that.
"Given your personality, you must be afraid of my revenge, so how could you be willing to tell me your friend's name?"
Su Luo smiled tacitly, "You are the same, traveling around the world under an alias. We don't trust each other, so let's not take risks."
"Who said I don't trust you?" Master Wan smiled mysteriously, "My last name is Zhu, my first name is..."
"Stop!" Su Luo yelled, stood up, and jumped to the door. "What's wrong! No one asked you, so I'd better say 'ignorance is not a crime'."
After Su Luo finished speaking, she packed up the banknotes in the room, opened the door and left. She seemed to have done something stupid again. She was obviously making friends with the rich and powerful, but she could still end up like this. She is really a genius!
Young Master Wan... should be Young Master Zhu. They are probably about to leave. Everything has been said. Unless he goes back on his word, there is no need to worry about any trouble. Su Luo walked around the yard twice and decided to find Zhou Chongwen to thank him for his good craftsmanship.
Yesterday afternoon, not long after she came out of the Tongpan Mansion, Zhou Si caught up with her from behind. It was said that Miss Zeng had conveyed Su Luo's words, and he felt something was wrong at the time, because Su's birthday was not yesterday at all. He was afraid that Su Luo would get into trouble, so he ran out in a hurry. When he caught up with Su Luo and asked her, it turned out to be about making fake banknotes. Su Luo said that he was good at writing, and his painting should not be bad either, so copying banknotes should be easy, and he also gave him a carrot seal.
Zhou Si was so righteous that he naturally refused. It was not until Su Luo used his ultimate move, even using such harsh words as "life or death", that he finally agreed. But he was very considerate. He painted 700 pieces in one night. When Su Luo went to pick them up at noon, he kept asking if they were enough. He also said apologetically that he painted them in a hurry and they were not very detailed. Modest! Really modest! If this skill were hundreds of years later, it would have been registered with the FBI to prevent him from painting fake banknotes and famous paintings to disrupt the art and financial market.
Later, Su Luo embezzled 10,000 taels of Shiseido's working capital and borrowed another 10,000 taels from Qin Huai. A total of 20,000 taels of silver notes were taken out of her sleeve and put back, put back and taken out again several times to check before she could deceive the eyes of the bank owner.
In addition, Zhou Chongwen had one final instruction: all the unburned silver bills must be destroyed in front of him to prevent them from flowing into the public. Su Luo went to find him to complete the last task.
After leaving the house, Su Luo walked towards the Tongpan Mansion. Before she left the street where her home was, a servant came towards her. He looked at Su Luo for a few times, stepped forward and saluted, "Miss, are you Boss Su?"
Su Luo nodded, and the servant said, "I am an apprentice of Zhenxing Bank. Our shopkeeper Zhao would like to invite you to Hongyun Tower to discuss something important."
"Manager Zhao...?" Su Luo's heart sank suddenly. Could it be that the matter of the fake banknotes... was exposed?
