Gao Yanei pointed at Wang Dong and said, "Slap this guy in the face for me!"
The two followers rolled up their sleeves and walked towards Wang Dong.
"Slow down! Slow down!" Zhang Shixun stretched out his hand to block the way and whispered to Gao Yanei, "Yanei, this is my cousin. He's been... hehe! You know."
As he said this, he pointed to his head and winked at him.
"Oh! So he's a fool." Gao Yanei's anger immediately subsided. He waved his hand and let the two followers go out. "Forget it! I won't argue with a fool."
"Zhang Shixun, you bastard! I'm not your cousin and I'm not mentally ill." Wang Dong was very angry.
Zhang Shixun smiled and said to Gao Yanei, "You see, all fools are unwilling to admit that they have a mental disorder."
Gao Yanei nodded, agreeing deeply.
Zhang Shixun patted Wang Dong's shoulder and said, "Don't make a fuss, Xiaodong. I'll buy you some candy when I'm done with this... Shopkeeper Gao, could you please bring some food over to comfort my cousin?"
"Yes, yes! Old Gao, don't just stand there, go get something to eat." Gao Yanei obviously wanted to get rid of this stupid guy.
Wang Dong was furious and was about to explode when Zhang Shixun quickly whispered in his ear, "Don't be silly. This is the real Gao Yanei, a typical playboy. He's stupid and rich. You have to cooperate with me to fool him."
"But you..."
Zhang Shixun said with a stern face, "You can't blame him entirely for this. Don't forget that this is the Song Dynasty. Calling someone by their first name is a taboo."
"Is this guy really the Gao Yanei from Water Margin?" Wang Dong was still a little skeptical. Isn't this too much of a coincidence?
Zhang Shixun said, "That should be correct. You just called Gao Qiu by his name and he immediately got upset. This proves that he is the real Gao Yanei."
"Now that you mention it, it's true." Wang Dong glanced over there secretly, rubbing his hands and said, "Now that you've encountered a big fat goose, you'd better be more ruthless with your knife."
Zhang Shixun rolled his eyes at him and said, "Do you even need to tell me that? He deserves the bad luck of falling into the hands of our brothers."
As he was speaking, the waiter came over with a plate of unidentified pastries.
Shopkeeper Gao took it and said to Wang Dong with a smile, "Sir, here are some crispy abalone snails. They are delicious. Please try them."
Wang Dong's attention was immediately drawn to it. He sniffed hard and the aroma of cream was very tempting, very similar to the taste of cream cakes in later generations.
By the way, Wang Dong has a special liking for sweets. He has been in Song Dynasty for so long, but he has never eaten sweets, let alone sweets with cream flavor.
"Okay! Just sit here and eat." Zhang Shixun patted his shoulder.
Wang Dong didn't bother to argue with him anymore. His stomach was already rumbling with greed, so he took the plate and started eating the crispy abalone snails.
The way he eats is really ugly, fitting the image of a fool.
"Sir, shall we go to the living room at the back to talk?" Gao Yanei was already a little impatient and urged Zhang Shixun.
"This...?" Zhang Shixun touched his chin.
Seeing him hesitate, Gao Yanei thought he was afraid of being framed, so he thought for a moment and said, "Since you don't want to talk here, let's go to Fanlou. It's not far from here anyway."
This was a good idea, exactly what Zhang Shixun wanted. "Okay! Let's go to Fanlou."
When everyone came out, it was already dark. Looking up to the north, they could see the brightly lit Fan Tower.
Fanlou is a well-known restaurant in the Northern Song Dynasty. A poem by a Song poet goes like this: The singing and dancing in Liangyuan are so popular, and the good wine is like a knife that can dispel sorrow. I remember the happy times in my youth, and I go to Fanlou with lights on late at night.
In later generations, Fanlou was no longer there. Later generations rebuilt a Fanlou based on historical records.
Gao Yanei ordered his followers to take the horse, but was stopped by Zhang Shixun.
"Yanei, it's only a few steps away, let's walk over slowly."
Gao Yanei didn't force it, and nodded, "Alright! Let's go over there."
Fanlou was very grand, with several big red lanterns hanging high in front of the door, lighting up the wooden building with colorful lights. There were many men standing or squatting on both sides of the gate. Judging from their clothes, they looked like attendants, probably waiting for the host to drink inside.
Before he even stepped into the door, two servants came out to greet him. Gao Yanei didn't even look at them and walked into the door.
Zhang Shixun and Wang Dong followed him in and were surprised to see that the hall inside was filled with dozens of tables and guests. The scene was as grand as that of a big hotel in later generations.
After walking through the hall, there was a wide corridor. There were many gorgeous women standing by the pillars on both sides of the corridor. When they saw the few people coming in, they all flirted and posed, and flirted with them.
Is this a fucking restaurant?
"Zhang Shixun, are we in the right place? This place looks a bit like a brothel." Wang Dong asked in a low voice.
"I'm not in the wrong place. When I walked in just now, I looked at the sign and it was indeed Fanlou.
"Interesting, very interesting." Wang Dongdong looked around and saw a beautiful woman, smiling at her without any concealment.
Zhang Shixun saw his useless look and hurriedly reminded him, "Old Wang, don't make a fool of yourself."
"Hmm!" Wang Dong agreed vaguely and continued to walk forward with Zhang Shixun, his eyes still constantly scanning those women.
After finally walking through the "flower bushes" and reaching the second floor of the backyard, Zhang Shixun was already sweating.
Manager Gao had already taken the initiative and booked a private room on the second floor.
In the private room, a few candles as thick as arms illuminated the room brightly. A table was placed in the middle, with some fruits on it.
Gao Yanei was not polite at all. He sat down on the main seat and looked up at Zhang Shixun and said, "Master Zhang, please take a seat."
Zhang Shixun said "hmm" and sat down below him.
Wang Dong didn't look at anyone, with an arrogant look on his face, and sat down in a random seat.
As soon as they sat down, two beautiful waitresses came in, placed tea bowls for the three of them, and started to order tea. They put the tea leaves into the tea bowls and then brewed them with boiling water.
Wang Dong found it curious, so he asked the waitress for some tea leaves, put them on his palm to look at them, then put them in his mouth to taste them, and shook his head.
One of the female waiters asked Gao Yanei, "Sir, shall we serve the food and wine now?" Seeing Gao Yanei nod, she began to serve the dishes.
The dishes were served quickly, and the waitress filled the wine glasses for the three people.
"Mr. Zhang, please!" Gao Yanei raised his glass.
"Yanei, wait a minute!" Zhang Shixun did not take the cup, but sat there, looking at Gao Yanei with a smile.
"Oh! I wonder what advice Mr. Zhang has for you?" Gao Yanei was slightly surprised and slowly put down his wine glass.
"Yanei invited me here to discuss business."
Gao Yanei waved his hand and said, "There's no rush. Let's talk after we've had three drinks."
"There's no rush to drink. It's more important to get down to business first." Zhang Shixun smiled slightly and explained, "I never drink before doing anything. If I drink first, my brain will inevitably be affected."
"Master Zhang is a man who gets things done." Gao Yanei smiled. "In that case, let's talk business first."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
