"You idiot, do you know how much a three-story courtyard house in Tokyo is worth?" Gao Yanei glared at Zhang Shixun angrily, "You're haggling over even a small sum of ten thousand strings of cash."
"You're the one who's being rude." Zhang Shixun also glared at Gao Yanei, his voice even louder than his. "If I weren't in trouble, I wouldn't even care about this little money. Without money, what would I do with an empty courtyard? Would I treat it like a painting?"
Gao Yanei waved his hands dejectedly, "Forget it, let's just go with the price you said. Grandpa is too lazy to bargain with you."
Shopkeeper Gao walked up to Gao Yanei and leaned close to his ear to remind him, "Yanei, the Grand Commandant bought that house at a high price, and it was only handed over to you not long ago. Shouldn't you let the Grand Commandant know first?"
Obviously, his mind was clearer than Gao Yanei's, and he saw that Zhang Shixun was fooling his master.
Gao Yanei's facial muscles twitched a few times, and he pushed him away impatiently. "I'm selling the house to relieve his worries. How could he not agree? Don't say anything. This deal is settled."
Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Manager Gao could only say, "Your Highness's filial piety is commendable!"
Gao Yanei said to Zhang Shixun with some pain: "For this damn bracelet, I lost a house. That was the property my father bought for me."
Zhang Shixun said, "Such a priceless bracelet was only exchanged for a shabby house and ten thousand strings of cash... Young Master, this is a token of my cousin's love. Look at it, my cousin is almost crying."
Wang Dong, who had mutton stuck in his teeth and was looking for a toothpick, sneered when he heard this: "Zhang Shixun, I don't look like I'm about to cry. Toothpick, I need a toothpick."
Damn! What a stupid teammate! Not only did he not help, but he also pulled the ladder from behind.
Zhang Shixun gritted his teeth and said to Gao Yanei, "Look, Yanei, I sold all his love tokens, and he doesn't care at all... Alas! His brain is really sick."
Gao Yanei said, "I'll find a doctor for him later. Wang Mazi from Ma Xing Street is famous for curing madness. No matter how crazy a madman is, he can hit him on the head with a club, knock him unconscious, and then give him some medicine. When he wakes up, he's no longer crazy."
This treatment method is a bit drastic.
Wang Dong was picking his teeth when he heard someone hitting him with a club. He shuddered and the toothpick pierced his gums, causing blood to flow immediately.
Zhang Shixun smiled inwardly and bowed to Gao Yanei: "Thank you, Yanei. When we settle down, we will definitely go find Wang Mazi for treatment."
After saying this, he put on a pained look and said, "Young Master, if my grandfather knew that I sold such a rare treasure, he would definitely call me a spendthrift... Alas! He must miss me so much. It's tens of thousands of miles away. I may never see them again in this lifetime."
Thinking of my parents in another world, my heart ached and tears almost fell.
"Okay, okay! Don't act pitiful in front of me. It's settled. We'll sign the contract tomorrow morning." After Gao Yanei finished speaking, he picked up the wine glass and said, "Come on! Let's drink."
Zhang Shixun wiped his tears, picked up the wine glass, and drank it down without even clinking glasses with Gao Yanei.
The wine was good, but the alcohol content was a bit low, similar to beer in later generations.
Zhang Shixun put down his wine glass and took a few bites of food.
Gao Yanei seemed to be hungry as well, as he kept using his chopsticks and eating the food in big mouthfuls.
After eating in silence for a while, Zhang Shixun raised his wine glass and said to Gao Yanei, "Yanei, when you give this pair of bracelets to someone, you must write down the story of their origin and give it to the recipient. It's best to make the story more interesting."
"Why is this?" Gao Yanei blinked and looked at Zhang Shixun in confusion.
This guy has a low IQ.
Zhang Shixun patiently enlightened him: "If you accept a gift, isn't the more expensive the better?"
"Of course."
"Is it true that the more miraculous the origin, the more people like it?"
At this point, Gao Yanei finally understood. He patted Zhang Shixun on the shoulder and said, "What you said makes a lot of sense... I'll listen to you. Find someone to write down the whole story of the bracelet."
"Wrong!" Zhang Shixun shook his head.
"What's wrong?" Gao Yanei looked at Zhang Shixun in confusion.
“Writing well doesn’t necessarily mean writing clearly. Sometimes, writing vaguely can leave room for imagination.”
"Please explain it more clearly. I don't understand." Gao Yanei was even more confused by what he said.
"You can give full play to the story of the discovery of the jade and the king and queen of Babylon. Make the plot more complex and moving, make the king's love for the queen more touching, make the Hanging Gardens more magnificent, make the story of how the bracelet came to be what it is today more mysterious. Then make the cousin's deeds of bringing glory to the Song Dynasty more touching, and..."
"Wait! Wait a minute." Gao Yanei's mind was a little slow to catch up. He interrupted Zhang Shixun and asked, "Your cousin has brought glory to the Song Dynasty. What do you mean by that?"
"Yanei, if it were you, wouldn't you feel proud to have bewitched those European beauties?"
"Is there any need to ask? Of course I'm proud." Gao Yanei nodded vigorously like a chicken pecking at rice.
"What if the queen is bewildered?"
"This is even more worth being proud of!" Gao Yanei slapped his thigh.
"Look! My cousin has brought such trouble to the queen. Isn't this bringing honor to the Song Dynasty?"
"This isn't called winning glory, it's called taking advantage of it... If I ever get a chance, I'll definitely go to Europe and take advantage of it, haha!"
"Okay! We've strayed off topic. Let's get back to writing the story." Zhang Shixun continued to tap into his imagination, suggesting, "Some details don't need to be elaborated on, like the petals in the bracelet. That's the most magical and incredible part. Let's not speculate on how the flowers came to be. Leave that suspense to the recipient, allowing them to fully use their imagination and experience the wonder and mystery. That way, you'll achieve the purpose of giving the gift, and the recipient will value your gift even more."
After hearing Zhang Shixun's brilliant speech, Gao Yanei felt as if he had drunk nectar. He gave a thumbs-up and said, "Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. Haha! I will do as you say."
The deal was finalized, and both of them were very happy, toasting each other and drinking happily.
Wang Dong had already eaten and drunk his fill, and was whispering with a waitress, but no one knew what they were talking about.
Zhang Shixun and Gao Yanei drank very happily and didn't finish drinking until ten in the middle of the night.
Gao Yanei burped and said to Zhang Shixun, "Brother, don't leave tonight. Let's stay here. I'll take you to see the house tomorrow morning. If you like it, we can go to Kaifeng Prefecture to transfer the ownership. What do you think?"
"Okay! I'll listen to you." Zhang Shixun agreed readily.
"Waiter! Prepare three good guest rooms and find three beautiful ladies. We need to rest."
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