Chapter 44 Qin Huai (I)
Su Luo felt a little dizzy. She felt dizzy when facing Li Qing'er, and now she felt the same way again. Singing KTV, this time it can't be wrong again, right? KTV didn't exist in ancient times, right? It can't be a term that has been circulated for a long time, right? Su Luo's eyes were moist, she knew that there must be people as unlucky as her who traveled here, but why did this handsome guy say this to the bandit leader? After several months of contact, Su Luo had reason to believe that the bandit leader was just a bandit who was born in the Ming Dynasty and grew up in the mountains and could sing Twelve Widows Conquering the West, so... this extremely handsome guy who was most likely her fellow villager... could it really be Beibei Mountain?
These thoughts flashed through Su Luo's mind in just a moment. Before Su Luo could take any action, the merchants in the lobby on the first floor had returned to normal after a brief moment of shock. They quickly surrounded the handsome young man and called him "Boss Qin" affectionately.
"Boss Qin?" Su Luo almost dropped his jaw in shock. He turned around and looked at Old Man Ma, saying in disbelief, "Is he the boss of Qin Ji?"
This time, Old Man Ma was also surprised, "You don't know?"
President Huang also looked at Su Luo in surprise, then looked at Old Man Ma, and it was obvious that he was also confused.
Why is he the boss of a nationally renowned business? Su Luo rushed downstairs while complaining, and cut a bloody path through the crowd to stand in front of the handsome young man. His eyes were full of a series of complex colors such as surprise, eagerness, emotion, and resentment. However, the handsome young man did not look at Su Luo at all. He just stood there with his head tilted, glancing at Yun Lang out of the corner of his eye. Su Luo sweated again, coughed dryly to attract the handsome man's attention, and stretched out his hand, "Su Luo."
The handsome young man was obviously a little surprised. After a moment of hesitation, he stretched out his hand and gently shook Su Luo's hand, "Qin Huai."
This move was obviously unacceptable to many people. Su Luo heard many gasps, followed by the angry face of the bandit leader. He slapped Qin Huai's hand away and said, "Behave yourself, kid, or I won't be polite!"
Qin Huai looked at Su Luo, then at Yun Lang, and smiled in sudden realization, "I actually made a mistake, it's not him?"
The latter part of the question was addressed to Su Luo, who of course understood it. She wanted to hit her head against a wall and die. "Of course he is not. How could you think he is?"
"Last time in Taohuayuan, he said he was the security director, and he was followed by a Land Rover and a Hummer."
Su Luo burst out laughing. It turned out that the last time Qin Huai stopped them was because he suspected Yun Lang's background and wanted to have a chat with him. Unexpectedly, he was identified as a gay man by the bandit leader. However, this guy was quite nice and quietly contributed to Qiangui. This was the friendship between fellow villagers!
"When did you come?" Su Luo's face flushed with excitement. Ignoring the prying eyes around her, she wanted to find a place to have a good chat with Qin Huai.
Qin Huai curved his lips towards her and said, "Don't worry, we'll talk later." He blinked and snapped! There was an electric current!
No one in the lobby had any idea what they were talking about, but judging from the way they just held hands, they had a special relationship. The merchants seemed to have discovered some secret, and they looked at each other with disdain while making tacit expressions to the people around them.
Su Luo also laughed foolishly. Apart from laughing, she didn't know how to express her feelings. When fellow villagers met, their eyes were filled with tears. She was now completely immersed in these ten words. She didn't even listen to the imperial commendation order read by the Qi County Magistrate below. It was not until the yamen runners brought in a plaque from outside that Su Luo sobered up a little. Seeing the four large gold-plated characters "Good deeds are commendable" written on the plaque, she was a little disappointed. This court was really stingy. After donating 500 stone of rice, they only gave a broken plaque. She didn't know whether the gold on it was real or fake. It might be worth some money if she dug it out.
Qin Huai noticed her disappointment and smiled even more. He took Su Luo for a walk around the lobby and introduced all the well-known merchants. Then he went upstairs to chat with the two big shots, Magistrate Qi and Huang Ma.
The magistrate of Qi County did not stay for long. He exchanged a few polite words, and asked Old Man Ma, Huang Jian and Qin Huai to meet up another day, and then left in a hurry. Su Luo had nothing to do here. Obviously, the magistrate of Qi County thought that although Su Luo had a great reputation, it was not worth the trouble to make friends for the time being. The relationship between officials and businessmen was like that. Although businessmen had money and most officials also needed money, on the surface, officials and businessmen were still clearly distinguished, and both parties were in a cooperative relationship. It was a matter of mutual benefit, and people who could not bring rich returns were useless.
It’s different for those businessmen. Knowing more people means more business routes. Besides, this person has an ambiguous relationship with Qin Huai that is hard to explain. By supporting Su Luo, they will naturally please Qin Huai. Everyone understands this.
At noon, Su Luo, as the host, invited everyone to dinner at Tianxianglou, the best restaurant in town. There were five tables of luxurious dinner, which cost Su Luo eighty taels of silver.
Eighty taels, 40,000 or 50,000 RMB, Su Luo felt so distressed that he vomited blood. He hurriedly asked the boss to look at the bill. He almost died of blood spurting out of his mouth. The prices of all dishes had doubled, and the prices of drinks had increased by four or five times. There was also a table that ordered a lily bird's nest, and one bowl cost two taels of silver. The restaurant owner said that the guests at these tables were all distinguished guests, so the prices of dishes should be worthy of them. This was clearly a rip-off. Su Luo wanted to find a knife to stab the boss, but before he could stab him, there was another problem at the table. A fat man slapped the table and said that Tianxianglou used pig skin as bird's nest to fool people. Su Luo couldn't tell who the fat man was from the back. In fact, the bosses who do business are usually very powerful.
The boss of Tianxianglou panicked when he heard this. As a first-class restaurant in Zhuxian Town, they were not afraid of customers complaining about the high prices, but they were afraid that someone would eat fake goods, which was directly related to the reputation issue. He quickly asked the waiter to call the purchasing department, and he went to the table to check what was going on.
Su Luo also followed and took a look at the fat man. Qin Huai didn't introduce him just now, so it seems that he is not a well-known entrepreneur. But he looks familiar. Where has he seen him before?
At this time, Zhou Chongwen came in from outside. He had gone home to get money, and when he came back, he saw this. He was actually gloating over the misfortune, which was very inconsistent with his usual gentlemanly behavior. Su Luo hurriedly asked him what was going on, and Zhou Si said, "People who sell fake goods can also eat fake goods. It's really retribution."
When Su Luo heard this, he remembered who the fat man was. Wasn't he Xiang Ji who sold poisonous bird's nests? He didn't expect him to come and join in the fun, eat for free, and even order a bird's nest worth two taels of silver. It was really annoying!
When Su Luo was thinking about how to deal with Xiangji, the purchasing manager of the restaurant came and said hesitantly that he had taken a kickback and bought the bird's nest from Xiangji.
The second floor suddenly fell silent. No one knew then everyone started laughing like crazy. The one who laughed the loudest was another fat man, who clapped his hands and banged the table. His shop was next to Xiangji's, and he also sold dry goods.
