Chapter 183: Invitations from Both Parties
Although it was very numb, especially after realizing that he was like someone picked up from a garbage dump, Gu Sanqiu didn't want to move for a while.
However, for the sake of his own reputation, or for the Gu family's business credibility, he still chose to go out and pay all the bills.
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Although the total amount of the bill was much smaller than last time, he was not very interested in the experience of returning home to be greeted and served hot food but instead to be greeted by a cold bill.
"Hey, you haven't come to eat at my place for a while."
"Good afternoon, Master Mao. I was busy with some other things some time ago. By the way, is Xiangling not back yet?"
"Alas, that girl runs out all day and all night. I don't know if she will encounter any danger while improving her cooking skills outside."
Gu Sanqiu curled his lips. Dangerous?
Haha, it would be dangerous for a normal villain to meet Xiangling.
"But, huh?"
Master Mao then discovered something was wrong: "You said you were out doing other things some time ago?"
"Uh, yeah, is there something wrong?"
"Wow , it's rare for you, kid. I saw you being lazy every day, but I didn't expect you to be willing to go out and work."
Chef Mao laughed and waved his hand: "Okay, today uncle will give you an extra side dish, free of charge."
"Thanks."
Gu Sanqiu felt a little better. He was able to have an extra side dish. Although it was not worth a lot of money, the thought still comforted him.
While eating Wanmintang's special boiled fish with ten portions of fish meat, Gu Sanqiu started to have some pretty suicidal ideas in his mind.
The old man doesn't eat seafood, so the bill only includes the trip to Liuliting. So the question is, can he get some cooking secrets so that the old man can eat seafood dishes without anyone noticing ?
Well... no, this idea is very unfriendly to my own life safety!
Gu Sanqiu suddenly woke up. If he were to commit suicide like this, considering what the ancestors of the Gu family went through in the end, he felt that he would not have a good ending.
By then, asking myself to suppress Osel alone would probably only be a minor punishment.
"Gu Xiangjun."
"Mr. Gu."
Master Mao and Gu Sanqiu turned their heads at the same time and saw a soldier from the Qianyan Army and a masked Zhidong person.
"The executive officer invites you to have tea in the teahouse."
"Gu Xiangjun, Yuehai Pavilion wants to summon you for something."
The Fatui took one look at the Thousand Rocks Army and very smartly did not say anything like "I was here first". Instead, they made way for the Thousand Rocks Army, indicating that they should go first.
The soldier held his weapon and saluted to express his gratitude: "Gu Xiangjun, if you haven't finished eating yet, I can wait for a while."
"Forget it. How can I eat properly if you stand next to me?"
Gu Sanqiu shook his head, then went to Master Mao to ask for a take-away box, and then looked at the members of the Fatui standing beside him.
"Well, ask that guy to wait for me at Northland Bank. I'll go find him when I'm done here."
"yes."
The Fatui members bowed to Gu Sanqiu and then left.
Qianyanjun looked at Gu Sanqiu with admiration: "Xiangjun, I have to say that you are the one who has the solution. These people of Zhidong are all arrogant and look down on many wealthy merchants. I didn't expect them to be so honest in front of you."
"A wealthy businessman? Haha."
Gu Sanqiu laughed twice with unclear meaning. To put it nicely, they were wealthy merchants, but in the eyes of the Fatui, these people were nothing more than ants with a few small sharp spines on their bodies, and they were fat ants at that.
The overall environment of Teyvat determines that the diplomatic mission cannot consist of only clerks. The existence of things like Tartaglia and advance troops is definitely necessary.
Whether they are civilian personnel or combat units, not to mention that the overall environment in the Kingdom of Winter is still like that, it would be strange that they would look down on a group of businessmen who make money in a peaceful area and do not even have a basic sense of crisis .
As for himself, after he and YaYa had a fight last time, he asked the Fatui to take the blame and plant trees for them. His fighting ability has spread among the Fatui group.
All members of the Fatui are just a little arrogant, but they are not fools. If they dare to jump in front of someone who is stronger and more powerful than themselves, it means that they are simply tired of living, or they have been put under a spell.
Yue Haiting, Gu Sanqiu opened the door of the office and spoke directly, without caring at all whether there were other people inside.
Because this is Keqing's office, not a conference room.
"I said, are you the only one looking for me? Where's my sister?"
"Sister Ningguang has gone to take care of other matters. We are not like you who are idle."
Keqing crossed her hands and rested her chin on them: "You know what you did, right?"
"I just helped you, the Seven Stars, wipe out the Sanxuan Society. No need to thank me, and I don't need the bonus, but I want half of the assets obtained from the Sanxuan Society."
Keqing almost couldn't keep her composure and said after taking a deep breath.
"The Sanxuan Society has gained too many benefits in Liyue that do not belong to them, not to mention corruption and bribery. We have to use their assets to fill the gaps in policy."
"You are not someone who is short of money. You might as well give this little money to help more ordinary people who need Mora."
"What you said makes sense, but I don't accept it."
Gu Sanqiu shrugged: "The profits that Sanxuanhui will get are probably more than what you use to fill the gap. Isn't that what corrupt people, or those without bottom line, do? They have more money than they can spend in their lifetime, but they still can't stop their greed."
"What you said makes sense, but I can't accept it either."
Keqing put her hand down. "In order to capture the remaining members of the Sanxuan Society, we have dispatched a considerable number of people, and there is a certain degree of danger in the process."
"If the members of the Qianyan Army don't have this awareness of danger, I think it's better to kick them out of the team as soon as possible."
Gu Sanqiu was quite calm: "No problem, I want half of what you got this time, even if it's half of the total amount left after you use it to fill the gaps."
“You bastard!”
Keqing's self-control was instantly broken. She slammed the table, stood up with her sword in hand, and looked like she had a strong urge to kill the other person.
"Tell me first, what do you want this stolen money for!"
As the Seven-Star Jade Balance, Keqing decided to give Gu Sanqiu one last chance.
"Well, I'll have to think about this."
Gu Sanqiu thought for a moment and said, "I will build a very, very large treasury in the suburbs, and then pour all the Mora and gems I get into it, just like filling a reservoir with water, and then install springboards, slides and other entertainment props to build my own Mora Park."
"Well, that's basically what I have thought of now. I haven't thought of anything else yet. Why don't you give me some advice?"
"You'd better die!"
Keqing couldn't bear it any longer, and the long sword in her hand flashed with lightning and stabbed towards Gu Sanqiu!
"uh-huh!"
Gu Sanqiu coughed dryly, and a layer of shield appeared in time, blocking Keqing's angry sword in front of him.
"Hey, hey, please speak properly. We are all civilized people. There is no need to fight like this."
"I can't be civilized with a guy like you!"
Keqing's body was filled with lightning, condensing into a bright purple shadow: "Take my sword!"
