Chapter 185: A Competition! (Part 1)
Seeing Fang Zhi's arrogant face, Jiang Chengfeng wanted to rush up and beat him up. Tang Yin glanced at Fang Zhi, frowning and saying nothing. Although he was a senior official of the court, this was an internal matter of the Huayang Chamber of Commerce, and it was not convenient for him to intervene no matter how powerful he was.
However, if the Shen family leaves the Huayang business community, then the Shen family will collapse, which will definitely be a disaster for the Shen family.
Shen Ruoyan obviously realized the seriousness of the matter, clenched her fists, lowered her eyebrows and said nothing. When facing the Shen family and her own lifelong event, she, a strong woman in the business world, didn't know how to choose.
After a while, Shen Ruoyan raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Chengfeng, "Jiang Dazhu, I really——"
Jiang Chengfeng smiled, patted Shen Ruoyan on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I understand your choice, but you don't have to worry. If we really want to compete in literary talent or martial arts, I, Jiang Dazhu, have never been afraid of anyone."
Shen Ruoyan bit her lips tightly, but tears still flowed down her face. Jiang Chengfeng thought for a moment and whispered in her ear, "Even if you lose, at worst I can snatch you away before the wedding procession arrives and make you my wife!"
Shen Ruoyan blushed with shame, spat, and cursed: "What nonsense are you talking about! What wife of the bandit leader? Do you think you are the king of the mountain?"
Although she said so, she felt much better in her heart. At least her turbulent mood had calmed down. Even if she was defeated in the end, didn't she still have Lord Tang?
Thinking of this, Shen Ruoyan was no longer afraid. She wiped away her tears, turned to stare at Jiang Chengfeng, and said, "Then you must compete well. If you lose, I will - I will not pay you for a year!"
Jiang Chengfeng laughed out loud and said, "Okay, okay! If I win, you will wash my underwear for a year, how about that?"
Shen Ruoyan was very embarrassed. She glared at Jiang Chengfeng, then turned to look at Tang Yin and said, "Master Tang, I agree to Master Fang's request!"
Tang Yin was anxious, and advised: "My niece Ruoyan, you are - you are a little impatient, think carefully!"
Shen Ruoyan glanced at Jiang Chengfeng and said, "Thank you for your concern, Lord Tang! Ruoyan is confident, and there is also Jiang Dazhu!"
The merchants who attended the conference really didn't expect that today's events would turn out like this. They immediately whispered to each other and talked about it. Chen Susu seemed to have great confidence in Shen Ruoyan. She took Shen Ruoyan's hand and said, "Sister Shen, Sister Chen will always support you!"
Fang Zhi glanced at Jiang Chengfeng, clasped his fists and said to Tang Yin, "Master Tang, since Miss Ruoyan has agreed! Then, I suggest that who will ask the question first should be decided by tossing a coin!"
Tang Yin agreed, and then took out a copper coin and threw it. In the end, the Shen family got the right to ask the first question .
According to the rules of the competition, the Shen family can choose a question from the literary and martial arts aspects first, and the rest will naturally be asked by the Fang family.
Shen Ruoyan hesitated slightly, looked at Jiang Chengfeng, and asked in a low voice: "Should we start with the literary or the martial arts?"
Jiang Chengfeng said with a smile: "Of course it's the martial arts. We are not familiar with the martial arts, so it's possible that Fang is cheating! We are not afraid of the literary ones!"
After Shen Ruoyan announced the martial arts topic, Fang Zhi sneered, as if he had expected this to happen. "Today is the annual meeting of the Jiangnan and Zhejiang Huaihe regions. We are all businessmen who have traveled far and wide, so we naturally have a lot of experience! Xiaoke's next question is to test your eyesight!"
Shen Ruoyan was stunned. She thought Fang Zhi would play with poetry and songs, but she didn't expect him to play with his eyesight. There are so many strange and bizarre foods in the world. It would be difficult to test them with this!
Jiang Chengfeng glanced at Shen Ruoyan, who was full of worry, pulled her hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything!"
Shen Ruoyan responded softly, then realized something was wrong and quickly pulled her hand away, but her cheeks were already flushed.
At this moment, Fang Zhi proudly took out a small brocade box from his arms, and then opened the box in public. In the box, he saw a stone the size of a little finger nail. It looked like jade but not jade. It was crystal clear and emitted colorful light when exposed to the sun. It was truly dazzling.
Everyone present, including Shen Ruoyan and Tang Yin, opened their mouths wide in amazement. It was obvious that none of them knew what kind of gem this was.
Fang Zhi took in everyone's expressions and said proudly, "Miss Ruoyan, tell me what kind of gem this is? Where did it come from? If you answer correctly, I will admit defeat!"
Shen Ruoyan stole a glance at Tang Yin, but seeing that he was frowning and silent, she thought that he didn't recognize this strange stone. Since even the most talented Tang didn't know, how could she know?
Shen Ruoyan sighed in her heart, opened her cherry lips and said: "I——"
"Of course we recognize him!" Jiang Chengfeng interrupted her and said.
"Jiang Dazhu——" Shen Ruoyan was extremely surprised. She really didn't expect that Jiang Dazhu actually recognized her. Thank God!
"Then tell me, what is this?" Fang Zhi had a look of disdain on his face. He was sure that Jiang Dazhu was just pretending.
After seeing Jiang Chengfeng's deeds of breaking the Red Fairy Goddess's statue, Tang Yin also admired Jiang Chengfeng a little bit. He also felt strange and asked, "Brother Jiang, why don't you tell us about it!"
Jiang Chengfeng grinned, looked at the complacent Fang Zhi, and said, "Mr. Fang, if I'm not mistaken, this thing is not from the Northern Tang Kingdom, but an imported product from a foreign country!"
"You——" Fang Zhi was shocked, but he quickly recovered and sneered, "So what? Just tell me, what is this thing and where is it from?"
Jiang Chengfeng sighed and said, "I think Mr. Fang must have regarded this thing as a rare treasure! You didn't steal much from a foreigner, did you?"
After a pause, he bowed to Tang Yin and said with a smile: "Master Tang, it is not difficult for me to tell you the name of this thing! However, before that, I would like to ask Master Fang to write the name of this stone on a piece of paper and give it to you for safekeeping! Just in case I guess it and he insists that I didn't guess it right!"
Tang Yin stroked his beard and nodded, "It should be so! Mr. Fang, please write it down! However, I have to be frank. Although I don't recognize this rare thing, it doesn't mean that others don't recognize it. Don't write a fake name to fool me!"
Tang Yin's words seemed to be advice, but in reality they were warnings, and they also carried a hint of threat. Fang Zhi could naturally hear that, and he didn't dare to lie. After responding, he went to find a piece of paper and wrote it down.
Tang Yin put away the paper, looked at Jiang Chengfeng, and said, "Little brother, you can tell me about it!"
Jiang Chengfeng smiled and said, "Actually, this little thing is called Diamond in English, which means diamond in Northern Tang language! Westerners believe that diamonds are a symbol of romance and mystery, and some even say that they are tears of the gods!"
