Chapter 128: Speaking with Courtesy and Yielding Three Parts

  Qizhiguo was concerned about Lu Qinghuan's cold and asked warmly, while the others could only watch from the side, not knowing how long it took for Qizhiguo to raise his head, as if he had just seen Xiao Qian, raised his head and said, "Huh, this person looks familiar..."

  Xiao Qian cursed in his heart, but the smile at the corner of his lips was lazy and casual. His slightly curved eyes looked harmless, except for a hint of sharpness at the bottom of his eyes, which made it clear that Xiao Qian was still Xiao Qian, and one couldn't think he was a gentle cat just because he was smiling.

  That was a lion at the time, but now his claws are retracted, so he looks much more gentle.

  However, who doesn't know about Xiao Qian's reputation?

  "Nice to meet you, Mr. Qi, for the first time, under the willow tree."

  "Oh, oh, Xiao... Second Young Master of the Xiao family?" Qi Zhi stretched out his hand in a friendly manner, but his feet didn't move forward.

  Xiao Qian lowered his eyes, gazing at the tip of his shoes fixed on the ground. He understood his attitude and acknowledged that today he was the one who had come to ask for something.

  On the surface, he pretended to be calm, and calmly took a small step forward, grasping that hand.

  "Earlier, I didn't recognize you, it's really a sin, a sin. Second Master coming to my banquet should be the guest of honor, how could he end up here entertaining himself? Qi is truly deserving of death."

  They're all shrewd people who speak with hidden meanings; how could you possibly not understand?

  Is it really unrecognizable, or is it recognizable but pretending not to know?

  Is it an honored guest or a warning shot?

  Is it welcome or irony?

  Sometimes, turning a blind eye is also a helpless move. Xiao Qian smiled and said, "What's so good about being the guest of honor? There are so many beautiful women down there, this is where I should be."

  Xiao Qian thought, honored guest? Bullshit, did he really think he was some kind of heavenly being who had descended to earth? Did he think he too came to curry favor with Qi and flatter him for no reason?

  He had just been in power for a few days as the new nobleman, and his butt was already raised.

  Xiao Qian was also unhappy in his heart, but he understood that sometimes it's just like this, the wind blows to one side and the leaves fall to that side.

  Nowadays in China, if you are a public figure then you are a public figure, there's no way around it.

  This place is so low that it forces people to lower their heads.

  Zi Zhi Guo said, "That's also true, Er Shao has always been elegant and refined, surrounded by beauties is normal."

  Xiao Qian said, "Yes, unfortunately, all these beauties today are here for Qi Zong this big shot, they don't even give me a glance."

  "Haha, how could that be? General Xiao, why be so modest? I've just recently stolen the spotlight a bit. You're the heartthrob of all young beauties, who in B City doesn't know that?"

  "What a pity! The beauty's mind is really changeable. Yesterday, it seemed like she was interested in me, but today not even a glance at me. It seems that Director Qi has been doing well lately."

  Qī Zhìguó's smile was so wide it almost reached his ears, and he was about to speak when Lù Qīng Huān suddenly said, "Aren't you tired of standing while talking? Go sit over there."

  Lu Qinghuan said a word, and Qi Zhiguo immediately gazed at her, nodded with a smile, "Good good good, we are like old friends, talking as if we've forgotten everything."

  Xiao Qian glanced at Lu Qinghuan and knew the effect of this sentence. Originally, it might have been a few pleasantries, but now there was an opportunity to delve deeper into the conversation.

  She smiled faintly at him, as a way of thanking him, and Lu Qinghuan also returned him a shallow smile.

  "What is the relationship between Lu Qinghuan and Qi Zhiguo?"

  "Zi is pursuing Lu Qinghuan and has spent a fortune buying her a villa in Deep Sea Bay."

  "Wow, Lu Qinghuan is so greedy for money."

  Is she a well-known beautiful female illustrator?

  Gu Yu stood on this side, listening to a few socialites gathered around her, chatting freely about these women who had been targeted by the wealthy families.

  She bit her cherry and thought about the relationship between Lu Qinghuan and Qi Zhiguo, then suddenly realized that Xiao Qian came here because of the relationship between Lu Qinghuan and Qi Zhiguo.

  She added a bit of cherry flavor, feeling the taste slide across her tongue, when suddenly she heard a voice behind her that she didn't want to hear say in a clear and melodious tone, "Don't you know that it's really not suitable for a woman to make this gesture in front of a man? Tsk tsk, too seductive."

  Jiang Xiaoxuan turned his head back and looked at Jiang Xiaoxuan, who was wearing a grayish-white suit, and felt numb on the scalp.

  "Director Chiang, what a coincidence."

  "Yes, it's been several days since we last met, did you miss me?" he asked as he walked over.

  Gu Yu glared at him and went to find a place to do her business, ignoring him.

  "Hey, Director Gu, you're really hurting me with this."

  "How could it be? I think Chiang's heart must be made of iron, never getting hurt. Otherwise, how could he not show any restraint after being rebuked so many times?"

  "Hey, no wonder Xiao Qian doesn't like you. Look at Lu Qinghua, he's so gentle. Even if he didn't like Zhi Zhiguo, he would have rejected him in a friendly way and said they could be friends. But look at you, speaking to me in such a cold tone, not gentle at all. How can you be like this?"

  Gu Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she pursed her lips as she looked at Jiang Xiaoxuan.

  This Jiang guy is absolutely doing it on purpose.

  A smile spread across her face, a cold glint flashing at the corner of her lips. She held up her wine cup and made a gentle circle in front of him, "Then I'd advise you to go after Lu Qinghuan as well. Go experience the tenderness of a woman from Miss Lu, it's much better than suffering from my cold words here."

  Jiang Xiaoxuan leaned over there and lifted her feet, smiling brightly at Gu Yu, "No, I just like your bold personality."

  "Oh, Director Jiang likes self-inflicted pain."

  "Alright, since you already know me so well, why don't we give it a try."

  "Whatever..." Gu Yan rolled her eyes and took a sip of wine.

  Jiang Xiaoxuan just smiled and didn't speak, looking at Gu Yan, lowering her eyelids, thinking for a moment before saying, "You came to see Qi Zhi to inquire about the offshore company?"

  "How did you know?" Gu Ye turned her head to look at Jiang Xiao Xun.

  But it's also useless talk, the circle is just so big, and it's hard to know or not to know.

  "I care about you," he said.

  "Then you help me check what that turtle egg of an offshore company did?" She said with a smile, not being polite.

  "Heh heh, okay then, you'll keep me company for a night's sleep?" Jiang Xiaoxuan also said with equal bluntness.

  Gu Yu's face was twisted in anger, glaring fiercely at Jiang Xiaoxuan.

  Jiang Xiaoxuan knew she couldn't agree, but that was what made this game fun.

  Jiang Xiaoxuan glanced over at that side, but Qi Zhiguo had already gone to the private area behind the curtain with someone else.

  Jiang Xiaoxuan stood up and pulled Gu Yu along with him.

  Gu Yu hastily withdrew her hand, disliking others' uninvited touch.

  Jiang Xiaoxuan turned back and said, "Go, you've come but don't want to go see Qi Zhiguo, can you see anyone just sitting here?"

  Gu Yan's eyes lit up, "Do you know Qi Zhi Guo?"

  "In the imperial city, there isn't anyone I, Jiang Xiaoxuan, don't know." He smiled with a wide grin.

  Inside the curtain.

  Xiao Qian leaned against the white carved chair, in front of a small shelf with tea water, a female tea master knelt on the rattan mat, quietly brewing tea, and the fragrance would soon spread out, in this Western-style banquet hall, it seemed to have a few different flavors.

  Zi Zhiguo looked at Xiao Qian and said, "This tea is quite good, Dahongpao."

  "Really? My grandfather loved big red robes." Xiao Qian raised his hand and took over the freshly brewed tea.

  "Really? It seems that I also have some common interests with Old Master Xiao. This tea is freshly brought from Wuyi Mountain. Since Old Master Xiao likes to drink it, you should know that although there are many Dahongpao teas now, they are all descendants of the original trees and no one knows how many generations they have gone through. In those years, the few original Dahongpao tea trees were extremely rare, with only a few plants existing. At its most expensive time, Dahongpao was sold for tens of thousands of yuan per liang. Later, more trees were cultivated from those few plants, and it took many years for the price to come down. But mine is different, this one is not a descendant..."

  "Oh, really?" Xiao Qian's eyes lit up in front of him.

  "That's it, I got this from the mother tree..."

  "That's not easy to get, it is said that a few trees are now forbidden to be picked, and have been protected by the authorities."

  "Yes, that's natural." Qizhiguo smiled slyly and stopped talking, leaving a sense of mystery that made people think in countless ways, yet couldn't cover up the hint of complacency beneath.

  Being able to get such good things is something to be proud of.

  It seems that Qi is also a master of governing the country, being cautious and careful, but also being able to be complacent. He knows what should be said and what shouldn't be said, and he won't say an extra word, just letting people know what they need to know.

  Xiao Qian took a sip.

  He didn't have much preference for tea, but at this moment he still praised it a few times, "You've got the benefit of Mr. Qi's presence!"

  Hehe, a smile crossed his face as he said, "Is it really different from others?"

  "Yes..." Xiao Qian's expression was calm and indifferent.

  Zi's smile fell slightly, "What's wrong, where is it?"

  Xiao Qian hurriedly lifted his head and said, "How could this be? This is very good, but lately I've been plagued by bad things, eating and drinking, even if it's good, it's not very satisfying." ---By the way---I thought that sleeping would make my headache better, but it still hurts...