Gao Yanei continued, "Madam Ding and Feng Yinu are in the main hall. From time to time, I can hear them talking. It sounds like they are reading a heavenly book."
"The Book of Heaven?" Zhang Hu exclaimed, "He actually showed the Book of Heaven to a woman?"
"It's nothing special. Zhang Shixun also showed it to me and the leaders of our First Army."
Zhang Hu shook his head.
"I squatted at the foot of the wall and listened for a long time but couldn't hear Zhang Shixun's voice. So I went to the side rooms on both sides and felt around. When I reached the third room, I found the door was bolted from the inside... Haha! That fool, with two beautiful women right in front of him, he was sleeping alone in the side room."
Zhang Shixun stepped in from outside and said, "Gao Yanei, if you dare to enter my backyard in the middle of the night again, I will castrate you... Humph! Don't think you can do it without anyone noticing. I knew it the moment you stepped through the door to the backyard."
Gao Yanei curled his lips and said, "Just brag."
Zhang Shixun smiled: "When you woke up this morning, did you notice there was a hole on the back of your clothes?"
"Ah!?" Gao Yanei's eyes widened. "How did you know?"
"That's a mark I left for you, and it's also a warning to you... Remember, never play those little tricks that are not acceptable in front of me."
"Brother... I'll remember this." Gao Yanei began to sweat coldly. It was too scary. When he woke up this morning, he was still wondering why there was a hole in the new clothes he had just made?
Zhang Shixun approached him, stretched out a few fingers to lift his chin, and said slowly: "We have known each other for such a long time. If you want to know something, there is no need to be so sneaky. Just ask me directly. Isn't it better to be open and aboveboard?"
Gao Yanei nodded vigorously: "I will ask you directly if I have any questions in the future."
Prince Yun called out, "Shixun, please sit down and eat. I'm hungry too... Yanei, pour some wine."
Gao Yanei broke the seal on the wine jar, sniffed, and said, "Good wine!"
"I smell it too... Yanei, why are you dawdling? Pour the wine quickly." Zhang Hu urged.
Gao Yanei hurriedly filled the glasses of wine for everyone present.
Prince Yun raised his wine glass and said to Zhang Hu with a smile, "The fine wine brewed by Wang Dong is indeed unique. Taoist priest, you may want to drink more."
Zhang Hu looked at the wine glass but did not reach for it. "I cannot enjoy life without wine. If I don't drink a few pounds of wine every day, I won't enjoy my meals."
He sniffed and ordered, "Chengzong, go get a big bowl. Drinking out of a wine glass isn't smooth."
"Okay! I'll send someone to get it right away." Gao Yanei agreed repeatedly, walked to the door, lifted the curtain and shouted: "Gao Wu, Gao Liu, where the hell have you been? Get out here for grandpa."
"Here we come! Here we come!" The brothers Gao Wu and Gao Liu were also eating and drinking in the guest room. When they heard Gao Yanei calling them, they dropped their chopsticks and ran to the living room.
"Go to the kitchen and get a big bowl... You two can hide away and drink in peace, looking quite carefree."
"Yanei, we know we were wrong." Gao Liu heard his unfriendly tone and quickly admitted his mistake.
"snort!"
The big bowl was brought over.
Zhang Hu grabbed the big bowl and pointed. Gao Liu was very perceptive and took the wine jar from Gao Yanei and filled it up for him.
Zhang Hu picked up the wine bowl, tilted his neck back, and poured it into his mouth with a "gulp".
Zhang Shixun hurriedly stopped him: "Master, this wine..."
As soon as he said this, he was stopped by Prince Yun.
"Shixun, you don't know that Mr. Tongyuan Chongmiao has a very high alcohol tolerance. Once at a palace banquet, he drank twelve bottles of Liuxiang wine in one go."
"Puff!" Zhang Hu burped and gave a thumbs-up. "Gao Laozhuang's wine is truly exceptional. It's mellow and smooth, with a long aftertaste. Ouch! Why does my stomach feel like it's on fire?"
Prince Yun laughed and said, "Mr. Tongyuan Chongmiao, do you understand the power of this wine?"
Zhang Hu waved his hands in dissatisfaction, "Don't call me Mr. Tongyuan Chongmiao...it's so strange!"
"Then...what should I call you?"
"Just call me Lao Dao here."
"No! No! It's not in accordance with etiquette." Prince Yun had received a royal education since childhood and was unwilling to be careless about this. "I will call you Mr. Tongyuan."
"Whatever you want, whatever you want."
Gao Yanei asked, "Can I call you Taoist priest too?"
"It's up to you. Behind my back, you little brats all call me a dog Taoist priest."
Everyone laughed.
Zhang Shixun said with a smile: "I call the Taoist priest Ox-nosed Taoist priest behind his back."
"This name is interesting...Haha! Come on! Have a drink with me, a big nose." Zhang Hu picked up the wine bowl.
Prince Yun and Gao Yanei knew how potent the wine was, so they took only a small sip from their glasses.
Although Zhang Hu used a large bowl, he still drank it all in one gulp.
"Master, this wine is quite strong, please drink it slowly." Zhang Shixun kindly advised him when he saw that his face was as red as a monkey's butt.
"No... no problem!" Zhang Hu burped. "This is the best wine I've ever tasted in my life. No wonder His Royal Highness Prince Yun wants to do business with you."
Prince Yun twirled his wine glass and asked tentatively, "Mr. Tongyuan, you are an expert. I would like to ask, if I sell this wine, can I make money?"
Zhang Hu did not answer but asked, "Your Highness, can I participate in the investment?"
"This..." Prince Yun looked at Zhang Shixun.
Before Zhang Shixun could speak, Gao Yanei said, "There are already enough people who have invested. I shouldn't join in the fun."
"Zhang Shixun hasn't spoken yet, why are you butting in?" Zhang Hu glared at him, then suddenly rolled his eyes and asked, "You're saying this, so you've also invested in the company?"
"This...this." Gao Yanei didn't want to tell him.
If one more person participates in the investment, the profit share will be reduced. He will calculate this.
"So, you haven't bought any shares yet, have you?"
“I’ll buy shares tomorrow.”
"Excellent!" Zhang Hu patted his thigh and looked at Zhang Shixun and said, "Can I also buy shares tomorrow?"
Zhang Shixun certainly wouldn't refuse. He smiled and said, "One hundred thousand strings of cash per share, no bargaining required. But there's a problem..."
"What's the problem?" Zhang Hu stared at him without blinking.
"Wang Dong and I own 50% of the shares. We can only sell the other 50%, and then..."
"What? Tell me!"
"Your Highness Prince Yun has already bought 30% of it. You are a witness, so of course you know that."
"So, only 20% is left?"
Gao Yanei raised his voice and said, "The other 20% has been reserved by my family and the He family."
Prince Yun looked at Zhang Hu and then at Gao Yanei with a smile, as if he was watching a fight between tigers from a mountain.
Zhang Hu's face suddenly darkened. "So, there's no place for me?"
Zhang Shixun said, "If you want to buy it, you have to negotiate with both companies to see if they are willing to give up some shares."
Zhang Hu looked at Gao Yanei and was about to speak when Gao Yanei shook his head like a rattle and said, "Old Taoist, this matter is not negotiable." Then he stood up and said to Gao Liu, "You stay and serve His Highness. Gao Wu and I will go home and get the money now."
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