Chapter 74 The Impressive Aura of Li Yang's Career - New Product Development...

Upon hearing Chen Junbo mention the Salt Commissioner, Ziyan turned her eyes away and stopped listening to what was happening on the other end. "Ignore them, Zhaozhao, tell me the difference between these two packets of tea."

One sentence brought Li Yang back to his senses: "Both of these tea packets are blended teas. One packet contains Longjing Kuizhen and Maojian teas, and the other contains Longjing Kuizhen and Zhulan teas."

As she spoke, she lit a match to boil water, scalded the cups, and then began to chat.

"We've tasted these two teas together, and no one can say which one is better. That's why we came to ask Sister Ziyan to help us judge which one is better. I think when it comes to tea, no one can beat Sister Ziyan."

She was always sweet-talking, and now she was saying these words with a smile, which made Ziyan's eyes crinkle with delight.

The scenery on this side was so beautiful, and the atmosphere so sweet, that the two people on the other side gradually fell silent.

Zheng Qingbo stood up first and couldn't help but say, "Madam Chen is right. If we're talking about Songshan Town, there are two things that Ziyan is second to none."

Li Yang: "Two things?"

“The first is tea,” Mr. Zheng said, nudging Chen Junbo, who was getting up, with his elbow. “The second is music.”

Chen Junbo was pointed out by the teacher and had no choice but to agree, "Yes, Ziyan is indeed number one in both tea drinking and music listening."

Just now, Zheng Qingbo's words were full of flattery, and Chen Junbo's words were full of sarcasm. Ziyan was furious when she heard this. "How can you compare to General Manager Chen, who spends money like water on beautiful women in pleasure boats every day?"

Her words were brief, but they made Chen Junbo feel guilty. He quickly glanced at Li Yang, and seeing that she was expressionless, he glared at Zi Yan.

Ziyan wasn't afraid of him at all. She looked back at him with her bright eyes, showing no fear. She even reached out and pulled on Liyang's sleeve, raising an eyebrow.

"Ah, what's wrong?" Li Yang hadn't noticed their back-and-forth conversation, focusing only on the boiling water in the kettle. Now, with Zi Yan pulling his sleeve, he finally came to his senses and realized what the two of them had just said.

"It's nothing, the water's ready, go try the tea." Ziyan turned her head to talk to Liyang while glancing at Chen Junbai out of the corner of her eye.

These past few days, Chen Junbo had been bombarding her with official documents to welcome the emperor, leaving her dizzy and helpless. So, she took a pile of documents to the Ruyi Pavilion, collapsed on her stomach, and asked Zheng Qingbo whether he would help her or not.

Since this person has come to our doorstep today, how can we not take this opportunity to vent our anger?

"Zhaozhao, this tea has a very unique aroma."

Seeing that Ziyan also liked the aroma of the Pearl Orchid Tea, Liyang felt relieved. "Since Sister Ziyan said so, I'm relieved. I liked it before but I wasn't sure. Chen Junbai also said that the aroma of the Pearl Orchid determines the aroma of the tea."

Ziyan frowned and glanced at the man sideways, thinking, "You know your stuff."

Before Chen Junbo could react, Zheng Qingbo had already eagerly come over, "Really? I'll try some too." He poured himself a glass, "Mmm!!! It's really good!!!"

Li Yang chuckled softly, lowering her head as if afraid of being seen. Even if Mr. Zheng's words contained a sliver of sincerity, he rendered them utterly hypocritical.

After suppressing a laugh, he looked up and asked, "Mr. Zheng, Sister Ziyan, I would like to sell this tea as our main product at the Flower Bureau."

Seeing that the two men nodded repeatedly, she said, "Why don't you two give this tea a nice name?"

Chen Junbai squinted at her, wondering why his young wife resembled Liu Da Pangzi so much.

Well, Li Yang's motto is: if you can get a little bit of benefit, why not take it? Besides, relationships between people are built up through this back-and-forth of mutual favors.

He noticed that the others were chatting animatedly, and Li Yang hadn't even spared him a glance, which made him somewhat resentful: It's just tea, is it really that big of a deal?

Feeling unhappy, he simply found a stool next to Li Yang and sat down. He reached out and grabbed her braid, twirling it between his fingers.

Li Yang had no time to pay him any attention. She simply patted him lightly behind her back twice, signaling him not to move. With a wave of her hand, the hand that was holding her braid withdrew, but in an instant, it went to pull at the corner of her vest...

Under Chen Junbo's persistent efforts, Li Yang finally got annoyed. She suddenly turned around to look at him, her eyebrows furrowed, her eyes wide open, and her lips pursed as if she was about to curse him at any moment.

Well, I've really angered them.

Chen Junbo pursed his lips, released his hands, gently raised his palms, and made a gesture of surrender before the person glanced at him and turned away.

“Longjing, Kuizhen, Zhulan, Longkui, Longzhu… how about we call it Kuilongzhu?” Zheng Qingbo looked up and paced back and forth for a long time, but Ziyan muttered a few words to herself.

"Kuilongzhu?" Li Yang turned around and sat up straight, repeating the name of the tea to himself. "Kuilongzhu, taking one character from each of the three types of tea, and the character 'zhu' (pearl) shows the curled shape of Longjing tea. It sounds so nice! No wonder it's Sister Ziyan's name!"

Ziyan: "Don't give me that. I'll ask you for some of the mixed Kuilongzhu tea later. I'm tired of the tea here at Mama Sang's."

Hearing her say that, Chen Junbo, who had been sulking in his armchair, took it to heart. "I'll talk to Mama Sang later and ask her to get some tea from the flower shop. The pleasure boat should have some fresh tea to serve our guests."

"Really?" Li Yang's face lit up with joy. She had to admit, Chen Junbai's words were exactly what she wanted to hear. Mama Sang was still running her business of ordering flower crowns from the flower shop, and she knew from the beginning that the pleasure boat was wealthy. Now, with Chen Junbai's words, she was going to transfer the tea business to the flower shop—good heavens!

Seeing that she finally turned to look at him, Chen Junbo couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thankful that he had some money.

Chen Junbo: "It's true. Let's go find Aunt Sang."

Seeing him take her away like that, Ziyan gritted her teeth in anger: What's wrong with Chen Junbai letting his wife spend some time with him?

Unexpectedly, just as Chen Junbo was leaving, he turned back and raised an eyebrow at her.

This was a blatant provocation. Ziyan slammed her hand on the table and was about to get up when Mr. Zheng stopped her, saying, "Let them be. They're newlyweds."

Ziyan was furious at this moment, and Zheng Qingbo's words were like adding fuel to the fire: "You do know about the affairs of newlyweds."

Uh, Zheng Qingbo instinctively wanted to say 'How would I know?', but he really had been newly married... Sigh, ouch, he slapped himself in the face, "I misspoke, I misspoke."

Inside the house, they were all glaring at each other coldly, while outside, the two of them were each enjoying themselves.

Li Yang was dragged by Chen Junbo all the way to Sang Mama's place. With him there to keep her in check, she was sure she could buy not only dozens of kilograms of tea, but also cotton.

When the two returned to the manor, Li Yang was playing with his purse in the carriage, which contained the deposit given by Madam Sang and their contract. It seemed to be the biggest harvest he had ever made since entering the flower market.

Chen Junbo found it amusing; this amount of money could make his wife so happy. He wondered if it was a success or a failure for him. "So happy?"

“Of course.” Li Yang was still basking in his own happiness. “With this deal, it’s only a matter of time before the Flower Bureau turns a profit. Besides, didn’t you hear Sister Ziyan say that this tea is good? I’m thinking of going to the Banquet Hall to ask Manager Zhou if he might need it too.”

"Manager Zhou?" Chen Junbai pondered.

"Yes, Manager Zhou is the manager of Yanlou Restaurant. He is Chengli's father." Li Yang kindly reminded him, "You met Chengli when we were drinking together at Huaju last time."

Chen Junbo squinted and said, "Chengli, brother?"

“Yes, Chengli, that’s Zhou Chengli.” Li Yang was in a great mood because he had received the money, and he was very patient. “He is two years older than me and Yuanyuan, so we call him Chengli. By the way, speaking of which, Chengli is about to leave for the capital to prepare for the imperial examination. Look at my brain, I almost forgot to prepare a big gift for him.”

Li Yang suddenly turned around and lifted the carriage curtain with his fingertips. "Is that East Street ahead? Why don't you come with me for a stroll? We can prepare a gift for Brother Chengli."

Chen Junbo's narrow eyes narrowed sharply, his brows furrowing. "Do I still have to go with you to buy a gift for your brother Chengli?"

"You have time?" Li Yang asked, puzzled. What was wrong with this person today? "How about I go for a walk by myself, and you go back first?"

"You are not allowed to go." Chen Junbo gave the order directly.

Li Yang asked, puzzled, "Why?"

The other person remained silent, only crossing their arms over their chest, appearing reluctant to speak.

Li Yang reached out and tugged at his sleeve, shaking it gently. "What's wrong?"

With that gentle shake, Chen Junbo's anger subsided considerably, and he finally spoke, his tone cold, "You want me to go with you to buy gifts for other men? And you keep calling me 'Brother Chengli'? What do you take me for?"

With her eyes lowered, Li Yang pondered his words over and over. Suddenly, her long eyelashes fluttered, and she looked at him in disbelief. "What are you thinking about?"

"You don't think there's anything between me and Chengli, do you?"

"Do you really think that Chengli and I have something going on?"

"Chengli is going to marry Yuanyuan!"

Are you crazy?!

"Chen Junbo!"

One sentence after another, from disbelief to uncontrollable rage, gradually softened Chen Junbo's expression. In the end, he didn't even dare to look her in the eye.

"Speak! Chen Junbo, speak to me!"

How could Li Yang let him off the hook? This man had been acting strangely for several days, making her feel tense and uneasy. She had long been holding back her emotions.

Now, he dares to make wild claims about having something between himself and Zhou Chengli.

Riding the wave of the fire, Li Yang's momentum surged, "Don't stay silent again, are you going to say something or not!"

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Chen Junbo pouted and said, "How would I know?"

Li Yang: "What do you mean, 'How would you know?'"

Chen Junbo: "I only heard you calling Chengli brother so affectionately. Last time you even insisted that I set up a stage for him to become Mr. Zheng's apprentice. You never told me about his relationship with Fang Yuan, so how would I know what happened?"

Forehead.

Li Yang choked.

That seems to make sense. She had indeed never told him about the people around her, such as Fang Yuan or Zhou Chengli.

But... this is an argument, and I can't lose face. "So you think you can just make baseless accusations? Is that what you think of me? Tell me!"