Anle blinked. "Hmm?"
Before Anle could react, Yan Qingxue asked blankly, "What's wrong?"
Bai Naijiong paused for a moment, then said, "I have a few words to say to her."
Anle looked at Bai Naijiong, who was acting strangely, and could clearly see the seriousness on Bai Naijiong's face. She followed closely behind Bai Naijiong.
Once they were far from the Tang family mansion, Bai Naijiong glanced around and, seeing that no one was around, spoke to Anle.
Do you know why the Tang family hosted a banquet for Qingxue?
"Isn't it because of the Tang family's young master?" An Le asked with a smile, feigning innocence.
Bai Naijiong stared at An Le's face for three seconds, then suddenly scoffed and asked in a serious tone.
"Is that really what you think?"
Now it was Anle's turn to settle down.
Bai Naijiong sighed and offered a straightforward reminder.
"The Tang family has their eyes on you. Be careful, because of that Pixiu statue."
Watching Bai Naijiong's departing figure after finishing speaking, An Le tilted her head and pondered for a moment. She naturally knew that the Tang family was targeting her, and this was a situation she had deliberately created herself.
However, the fact that one should be careful sounds rather meaningful and intriguing.
Anle pondered for two seconds, then resumed her cheerful expression and followed Bai Naijiong to the Tang family home.
I appreciate the good intentions, but as for being careful?
Could the Tang family possibly do something to her?
Anle only thought about it briefly and didn't take it to heart. If anyone should be careful, it should be others who bump into her.
**
At the small banquet, Tang Dingsheng was quite enthusiastic towards Yan Qingxue and Bai Naijiong, a stark contrast to his attitude at the tavern.
The reason for such a stark difference in attitude is entirely due to the other party's complete disregard for him.
He was different from those who rushed to flatter him after learning his identity.
This alone was enough to make Tang Dingsheng think highly of them.
"I heard you're leaving soon. Make sure you take me with you when you go. I still remember that bet," Tang Dingsheng reminded Yan Qingxue while eating.
Yan Qingxue spat out a mouthful of wine and coughed violently—
Why is this kid still thinking about this? Why bring up the very thing he doesn't want to talk about?
How could she possibly abduct the young master of the Tang family to Jincheng?
Is she tired of living?
Tang Muting smiled and said, "Miss Yan, there's no need to be alarmed. My family also intends to take the young master out for a walk and see the sights. Why don't we travel together this time? We'll need your help then."
Yan Qingxue was stunned, utterly astonished, "Eh? A...a colleague?"
Tang Dingsheng raised his glass and clinked it with Yan Qingxue's, saying, "Don't worry, I have my family's permission to go with you this time."
Tang Muting smiled.
"However, let's drop the bet. Our young master Sun is young and doesn't know any better. He hasn't been out and about and doesn't know how big the world is. Naturally, he doesn't know about the changes in Jincheng."
Yan Qingxue nodded hastily, "I never intended to fulfill any bet with him." Wasn't this just making this kid her servant? If she really did this, the Tang family would lose face, and her Yan family wouldn't fare any better.
Tang Dingsheng was shouting that the bet must be followed, but Tang Muting turned his attention to Anle and naturally shifted the topic to her.
"This young niece of Commander Yu must know Jincheng very well; I heard she's from Jincheng."
Anle was busy eating with a smile. Upon hearing this, she turned her head and glanced at Tang Muting. "Yes, my family is from Jincheng."
"Then we'll need you, little one, as our host, to show us around."
“Sure, no problem.” Anle stuffed a bite of the wrapped duck meat into his mouth and readily agreed.
“There are a lot of interesting things in Jincheng. Like that Pixiu from before, little girl, you didn’t get it from Jincheng, did you? That Pixiu was of pretty good quality.”
"You're here, and you're already in such a hurry to inquire about the source of the goods?" Anle thought to herself, then grinned and raised her face. "These goods are being transported into Jincheng, not out of town," Anle gave Tang Muting an ambiguous answer.
Tang Muting nodded. "Those kinds of goods are quite good. If you are interested, you can send them to my Tang family. My Tang family will handle the sales, and the price will be absolutely fair."
Anle blinked, then grinned at Tang Muting with a bright and lively expression. "I did hear my uncle mention it before. He said he would be happy to be favored by your Tang family."
However, I don't always have the goods here, and the supply is scarce. Also, this jade business isn't my main focus.
Therefore, it is quite difficult to obtain jade artifacts of this quality.
In terms of quality, it's absolutely impossible for this to be like the previous Pixiu. I obtained this Pixiu by chance.
A fleeting look of disappointment crossed Tang Muting's eyes. Sure enough, things of this quality aren't something you can have all the time.
Having such a piece is already quite rare.
It was exactly what he had in mind, but it was a pity that such a good thing ended up in the hands of the Su family.
"That's fine, something a little less impressive than that Pixiu will do."
Anle, having caught fish here, finally relented this time, saying, "I do have a few pieces that are of slightly inferior quality to that Pixiu. If your Tang family thinks they are good and is willing to accept them, I will have them delivered."
I originally came here to pick up my third brother, and I didn't plan to do any business here, so I didn't bring any goods with me.
I brought along a Pixiu, which was the best quality one in the collection. I was planning to test the waters and see if I could sell it here for a high price.
As a result, that incident with Uncle happened, and in the end, instead of being sold at a high price, it was given away. Although that's what he said, Anle didn't show the slightest bit of heartache or regret on his face; his words were all lighthearted and jovial.
Tang Muting was certainly disappointed, but he saw that Anle seemed to be quite different from what he had imagined, and did not have any pretentious attitude.
It's not exactly a tough nut to crack.
It seems that the reason they refused to connect with the Tang family before was because they didn't have anything good to offer and didn't dare to embarrass themselves.
Indeed, he had previously told Yu Xiao that if there were any more of this quality and grade, he would say that if any more were available...
In the eyes of this little child, anything below this quality might not be valued by the Tang family.
That's why she rejected the olive branches offered by the Tang family twice.
Thinking of this, Tang Muting was disappointed that there was no second Pixiu, but he also felt a little more at ease.
However, he had to find out the source of this thing from the little girl. Where did this Pixiu come from?
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