Chapter 2204 Mr. Shanju Reappears in the Martial World

When Shu Yu and the others returned to the small courtyard in the south of the city, Xun Sheng and Xie Bo had already left.

Meng Yunzheng was painting in his study when Shu Yu wanted to talk to him about Xiao Song Le. But as soon as she entered, her eyes lit up when she saw the large artwork spread out on his desk.

"This is... a sunflower field?"

"Yes, your shop is opening in a few days, right? I'll hang it up in your shop later, it'll attract a lot of people's attention."

Shu Yu nodded eagerly, looking at the bright yellow sunflower field with great delight. "This painting will be the most eye-catching piece in the shop, and it can also answer customers' questions, telling them that sunflower seeds and sunflower oil come from these flowers. Maybe they'll buy more just because of such a beautiful flower field."

Meng Yunzheng put down his pen, turned his head to look at her, and said with a smile, "Not only that, I'll add another chip for you."

"What kind of bargaining chips?"

Meng Yunzheng opened the drawer, took out a seal, and pressed it heavily onto the painting.

Once the seal was removed, Shu Yu understood what he meant by "chips".

"Mr. Mountain Dweller!"

Yes, Meng Yunzheng also has a very famous and expensive pseudonym, "Mr. Mountain Dwelling." He only produces one or two paintings a year, and I don't know how it works, but it's very popular.

Especially in the capital, there are many literati and wealthy people who are very fond of Mr. Shanju's paintings.

However, Mr. Shanju has not released any paintings for the past four years.

Many people suspect that something has happened to Mr. Shanju, or that he has run out of creative ideas, otherwise how could he not have produced a single painting in four years?

Because of this, the price of Mr. Shanju's last painting remained high.

Now, four years later, Mr. Shanju's paintings have reappeared, and Shuyu can imagine the sensational scene that might occur in her shop.

She pressed her hand to her chest, her gaze fixed on Mr. Shanju's seal, burning as if it could scorch the painting.

"No, no, no, no, we can't just leave it hanging in the shop like that."

Meng Yunzheng was taken aback. "Why?"

“My shop sells things. If those literati and artists find out that there’s a painting like this hanging in my shop, they’ll all crowd into my shop. Then my real customers who want to buy things won’t be able to come in. I can’t hang it in my shop.”

But she also wants this painting.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "I've got it! I'll hang it on the second floor."

"The second floor?"

“Yes, I couldn’t think of what to do with the second floor of the shop before, so I temporarily used it as an office. Now, I think the second floor can be completely separated from the first floor. I’ll use it as a tea room.”

"A tea room?"

Shu Yu nodded. "Yes, hang up your painting, and with your reputation, we'll get some books to put on the shelves. We'll also put out tea and snacks. Think about it, scholars care a lot about their image; they can't just come in and not buy tea or order snacks, right?"

She has tea. The tea from the southwest is very good. She'll have Yuangui and the others buy some more at a lower price when they deliver the tea.

For snacks, sunflower seeds are a perfect substitute. If those literati find eating sunflower seeds unrefined, no problem, their local shops also sell sunflower seed kernels.

You could also make some other dried fruit or something.

Oh, and instant noodles too. These people get so engrossed in books or paintings that they forget to eat and sleep. If they forget to eat, they can just eat instant noodles, dry noodles, or crispy noodles with ham.

(End of this chapter)