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As for Fatty Liu, he drank three cups of fragrant tea consecutively in the living room, but in the end, he was unable to wait for Li Chunfu. He became anxious and just as he was about to leave, he heard a loud laughter, and then Li Chunfu appeared at the door with a face full of smiles.

When Fatty Liu heard this, he hurriedly got up to greet them. He said with a smile, "Steward Li is too polite. Please forgive me for intruding upon your intrusion today."

When Li Chunfu heard this, he was slightly surprised and could not help but ask with a smile, "What? Does your esteemed guest recognize me?"

Fatty Liu had already known that he would ask this question, but he smiled and said: "I see that you have an honorable appearance. Other than the master of the mansion, who else could it be?"

"Hahaha!" This flattery made Li Chunfu feel quite comfortable, so he led Fatty Liu to the table and immediately called out: "Come, serve tea!"

Fatty Liu pointed to the fragrant tea on the table and said with a smile, "Apart from Miss Li, I've already drunk three cups of tea. It's time to get down to business!"

Li Chunfu was slightly surprised, then laughed and said, "Awesome! This was the person who was going to accomplish all the important things! I like this style of getting straight to the point! "

Fatty Liu smiled and sat down. He muttered to himself for a moment before saying, "Outside of that, can you turn back the others?"

Li Chunfu rolled his eyes and waved his hand towards the two maidservants who were serving tea, "You guys leave, don't let anyone come over and disturb me, go!"

"Yes sir!" The two maidservants responded and quickly left the room.

After the idler left, Fatty Liu moved his chair closer to Li Chunfu, lowered his voice and said, "I am in the antiques business and intend to open an antique shop in Yangzhou as my foundation. However, the supply of goods is scarce nowadays, so I wish to discuss a business deal with Miss Li!"

"Boss Zhu, are you testing me?" Li Chunfu giggled, "Since you're in the antique business, don't tell me you're out of stock?"

Fatty Liu smiled bitterly, and then said: "To be honest, I made a big bet in my hometown in Qingzhou and lost the shop, but I was afraid that my family would not want to see my face. I had no choice but to bring all my belongings to make a living here, just to quickly make a few copies, I hope you can forgive me!"

"Oh? "It can't be?" Li Chunfu was slightly surprised, "I went to Shandong a long time ago, and heard that Boss Zhu was very rich and had a thriving business. Don't tell me you can lose everything just because of a gamble?"

"Ai!" Fatty Liu heavily slapped his thigh, "It's all my fault for being arrogant and falling for my words!"

"What exactly is going on? Boss Zhu, would you mind telling me about it? " Li Chunfu asked with interest.

"Ai!" Fatty Liu let out a long sigh, as if he was unwilling to talk about the past. However, when he saw Li Chunfu's look of anticipation, he could only reluctantly tell him the past, "That's a newly opened gambling house, called Bright Moon gambling house. The one I invited was a few women from the Fu Sang Empire to manage the place.

"Hahahaha!" Li Chunfu burst into laughter and said, "Seems like Boss Zhu is also a sentimental person!"

"Sigh!" Don't mention it! "Those girls seem to have a natural magic. Every time a man looks at them, his soul will start to crumble. To be honest, I don't even know how I lost all my wealth!" Fatty Liu smiled bitterly.

"It can't be?" Li Chunfu was slightly surprised, "Someone like Boss Zhu shouldn't have a lack of women by his side, why can't he control himself when he meets them?" Could it be that they are even more attractive than this Yan Jiuniang of Yangzhou? "

Fatty Liu slammed the table in anger and said angrily: "How are they attractive? They have obviously cultivated an evil technique and specialized in deceiving men! At first, I also thought that I was too lecherous, which was why I fell for her. But then, when many gamblers lost their money there, I realized that those women practiced evil arts! "

When Li Chunfu heard this, he pondered for a moment before saying with a smile, "Men, aren't they all the same?"

"No, no, no!" Fatty Liu shook his head like a rattle drum, "The gamblers I'm talking about included men and women, as well as eunuchs. It doesn't make sense to say that they are all lustful!"

"Oh?" Li Chunfu was indeed surprised this time, "I never thought that there would be such a strange thing in the world!"

"Otherwise, with my noble aura, how could I have lost so badly?" Fatty Liu smiled bitterly and took a sip from his teacup. Only then did he manage to suppress the anger in his heart.

Li Chunfu gave Fatty Liu a sideways glance, and laughed secretly in his heart, thinking: "With your big and bulky appearance, you dare to say you have a noble appearance, what a joke!" "However, since you've brought your possessions here, we can talk about it. Who told you to find me?"

When Fatty Liu saw him staring at him and sizing him up, he couldn't help but ask, "What, Steward Li thinks I'm joking?"

"No, no, no!" Li Chunfu hurriedly explained with a smile, "I just want to guess where today's cooperation will begin."

"Oh!" Fatty Liu immediately looked up and laughed loudly. "Did that Steward Li guess it?"

"Please enlighten me, Boss Zhu!" Li Chun was a bit rich and gentle as he spoke.

"Let me put it this way, I like that poor antique shop of yours! I plan to buy everything inside as a starting point for me. Apart from that, Steward Li, please give me a price! " Fatty Liu laughed.

"Oh?" Li Chunfu picked up his teacup and took a sip. Only then did he regain his composure as he laughed, "Boss Zhu is so bold, I admire you!"

"Then what's the price?" Fatty Liu asked.

Li Chunfu frowned slightly and said, "That shop belongs to the first class and second class of Yangzhou city. The things inside are all top quality goods …"

"You talk too much!" Fatty Liu was clearly unhappy, "Just give me a straightforward answer!"

"Two hundred thousand!" Li Chunfu said.

"Two hundred thousand?" Fatty Liu was slightly taken aback. "Apart from you, it doesn't seem like you're talking about business!" If I find you, will you be able to ask for a sky-high price? "

"Hahaha!" Li Chunfu smiled indifferently, "Boss Zhu went to that store. I believe you should be clear about what the things inside are like, whether my price is high or not, Boss Zhu should be aware of it. As for Boss Zhu's current predicament, as well as the limited amount of silver he has, I can consider it in detail, but if the shortage is too outrageous, I can only smile at the deal!"

"One hundred and fifty thousand!" Fatty Liu said with a sullen face.

Li Chunfu smiled and poured himself some tea. He sighed, "The taste of this tea is much weaker!"

"One hundred and sixty thousand!" Fatty Liu said anxiously.

Li Chunfu shook his head, pushed his teacup forward and said, "I really don't want to drink anymore. How boring!"

"One hundred and eighty thousand!" "If you can't, pull it down!" Fatty Liu stood up as he said this, looking like he was about to turn around and leave.

When Li Chunfu heard this, he looked at Fatty Liu, pulled him back to his seat with a smile, and said gently, "Boss Zhu, you are a straightforward person, so it is not good for me to make things difficult for you. How about this, you add another ten thousand and I will give you another pair of White Jade Lions, what do you think?"

"White Jade Lion?" Fatty Liu looked doubtfully at Li Chunfu, "Is that thing worth 10,000 taels of silver?"

"It's not worth it. Boss Zhu can only come to a conclusion after reading it!" Li Chunfu stood up immediately and smiled at him before saying, "Boss Zhu, wait a moment. I'll go get the White Jade Lion right now!"

When Fatty Liu heard here, he first smiled and nodded in agreement, but he couldn't help but think: "According to Brother Zhu Er's plan, there's no such thing, how should I deal with it? If he couldn't fool Li Chunfu, then wouldn't this plan be foiled? "

On the other hand, Li Chunfu left the living room, called in the assistant who came with Fatty Liu the moment they arrived at the study, and asked, "What do you think about this Zhu Jiufu?"

"He's a rich man, he's pretty generous with his hands!" That's right, "the shop assistant immediately took out the 50 taels banknote that Fatty Liu had thrown in the store," This banknote was sent by him to buy tea leaves when he entered the store, if he wasn't rich, I wouldn't have believed that he would have casually thrown out 50 taels of silver.

"Oh?" Li Chunfu snatched the banknotes away, "Is this for real?"

"I don't dare to lie!" The assistant said with absolute certainty.

"Alright, you can go now!" Li Chunfu waved his hand, "I know what to do!"

"Yes sir!" Although the shop assistant agreed, he did not move. His eyes were fixated on Li Chunfu's hand, and from the looks of it, he was thinking about that silver note.

Li Chunfu could not help but glare at the doorman angrily, and bellowed: "How dare you! This silver is for buying tea leaves for the store, not for you. Get lost already! "

The shop assistant never thought that Li Chunfu would be so shameless. He was so angry that he turned around and walked away. He was furious!

Li Chunfu saw that he was not satisfied, but he did not mind. He turned around and took the pair of white jade lions on the desk. He turned around and returned to the living room, smiling as he said, "Boss Zhu, the treasure is here!"

When Fatty Liu saw the pair of white jade lions, it was difficult for him to move the pearls, because that pair of lions were as lifelike as a living lion. Not only was the quality of the white jade good, it was also strange.

Li Chunfu smiled calmly and said, "Is that worth ten thousand taels of silver?"

"Of course it's worth it!" Fatty Liu cried out without thinking.

"Therefore, I want Boss Zhu to increase the price by another 10,000 silver taels!" Li Chunfu laughed happily, "What do you think, Boss Zhu?"

"This …" Fatty Liu thought for a while and slapped the table: "Alright, let's do it!"

"Awesome!" Li Chunfu couldn't help but burst into laughter, "I knew it wouldn't be a loss at all for me to bear this favor, because a person like Boss Zhu is worth befriending!"

Hearing this, Fatty Liu also laughed, but in his heart, he thought: "Motherf * cker, favors my ass!" I only have a hundred thousand silver taels on me, and I was thinking of giving you a free meal.

Li Chunfu seemed to have laughed enough. He immediately lowered his face and tried asking, "So, since the matter has been set, when will Boss Zhu come to deliver the goods?"

"Ai!" Fatty Liu sighed slightly, "To be honest, I just arrived at Yangzhou and have not stabilized yet. I don't know much about the nature and environment of Yangzhou, so can you spare me a few days?"

"Sure!" Li Chunfu rolled his eyes and couldn't help thinking, "It looks like if I want to do this, I'll need two magical equipment!"

Thinking to this, he immediately patted on Fatty Liu's arm and said with a smile: "Since Boss Zhu has just come to Yangzhou, then I as a local should do my best to show you my hospitality. How about we have a banquet at the Spring Pavilion tonight and get to know the local customs and customs of Yangzhou together, what do you think?"

"Isn't that letting Boss Li spend the money?" Fatty Liu said with an embarrassed smile.

"What's that?" Li Chunfu smiled disdainfully, "Being able to become friends with Boss Zhu is the most important thing in life!"

"Ai!" Fatty Liu lamented, "This is the first time that we've had such an intimate relationship. How rare! Forget it, I'll just throw caution to the wind and make you my friend! "

He slapped the table heavily and said, "Boss Zhu, I came out in a hurry today and only brought one hundred thousand taels of silver. As for the rest, I'll hand it over in two days!"

Li Chunfu did not expect this guy to use such a trick and was immediately at a loss for what to do, but he was someone who had been in the market for a long time, so his reaction speed was naturally faster than others. He smiled and said, "Boss Zhu is so straightforward, I quite appreciate it.

"Alright!" Fatty Liu laughed.

As Li Chunfu said this, he went to find the four treasures of the study and was about to start writing in front of Fatty Liu when he saw Fatty Liu raise his hand to stop him. His face showed some embarrassment as he said: "Wait, I have something to say!"

"Boss Zhu, are you regretting it now?" Li Chun asked awkwardly.

"It's like this! I originally brought a hundred thousand taels of silver, but when I was at Qiong Qi Ancient Art Shop, I gave a reward of fifty taels of silver to your shop assistant, so I should only have ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and fifty taels left! If Miss Li gave me a receipt worth one hundred thousand silver, you'll be at a disadvantage! " Fatty Liu said.

When Li Chunfu heard this, he couldn't help but deliberately glance at Fatty Liu and sigh, "I really didn't expect Boss Zhu to be such a realistic person. To be able to meet you, it's really fate for us to meet each other! Do not mention that fifty silver taels again, treat it as me treating you to wine and food! "

As he spoke to here, he waved his brush and instantly wrote down a receipt. Then, he signed the receipt and dried the ink with his mouth. Only then did he personally deliver the ink to Fatty Liu and say: "Please keep it properly Boss Zhu!"

"Since this matter has been settled, I will take my leave now. I estimate that in less than three days, I will have to return the money to you. At that time, you can go and get drunk with Lady Li again!"

"Stop!" Li Chunfu glanced outside, "It will be dark in a few days. Boss Zhu, why don't you come with me to the Spring Pavilion?"