Chapter 518 520. You Come and I Go
He Gaofei and a few others were listening quietly by the side.
If this Lieutenant General Li can open up a gap, then they can also follow behind and take advantage of it.
But now it seems that the other party not only failed to get anything good, but also wants to target them.
Sure enough, when they were getting off the boat and preparing to leave, Admiral Li blocked their way.
"My Lords, please stay."
"General Li, what else can I do for you?"
"My Lords, we have all been busy with things and have not had time to sit down and have a good drink. We just happened to meet today. I wonder if you can spare some time so that we can get together?"
He Gaofei had already noticed on the boat that General Li looked at them several times.
They didn't know each other before, and at most they just nodded when they met. Now, suddenly someone took the initiative to invite him out. He felt that there must be something wrong and was thinking of refusing.
Wu Yichen got ahead of him at this moment and said, "General Li, you are too polite. Even if you want to drink, it should be me who invites you.
It just so happens that Madam Gu just opened the Tianfu Restaurant, the drinks are pretty good, how about we go there together?"
Upon hearing this, Li Ji stood side by side with him without any hesitation, "Really? I've been in the military camp all day, and I didn't even know that Madam Gu opened a restaurant."
"Our Madam Gu is really amazing. She has opened more than one shop..."
He Gaofei and Lu Shenggen watched the two people walking and talking, and felt a little annoyed.
Although the three of them are usually close, Wu Yichen shouldn't act on his own.
Li Ji turned his head and looked at them, "My Lords, let's talk while we walk."
Well, they had heard that Li Ji always liked to talk to himself, so they just treated it as a joke, wondering how could there be such a self-righteous person?
Now that they are experiencing it themselves, it feels really bad.
But at this moment, if they leave, it would be a bit rude, so they can only bite the bullet and follow.
"Sir He, we have never had any contact with this Lieutenant General Li before, why did he suddenly come to us?"
Although Lu Shenggen is quite straightforward, it doesn't mean she is stupid. If someone she has no contact with suddenly does this to her, then she must have something to ask for.
He Gaofei, "I don't know either, let's wait and see what happens.
Wu Yichen is so presumptuous to go back, we have to have a good talk with him."
The three of them usually go in and out together, with He Gaofei always in the lead.
Now that Wu Yichen had accepted Li Ji's invitation on his own initiative, Gao Fei was vaguely unhappy.
Tianfu Restaurant, designed by Jin Qianqian herself, is more eye-catching than other old restaurants.
There were many customers coming here, so He Gaofei and his friends waited for a while before the shopkeeper cleared out a private room for them.
As soon as Li Ji entered the private room, he said, "I didn't expect that you gentlemen didn't get any preferential treatment even though you worked with Master Gu!"
He Gaofei, "This shop was run by Madam Gu alone, and Lord Gu has no say in the matter."
He Gaofei didn't have much silver in his hand, so it was impossible for him to come to this restaurant to spend money frequently.
Naturally, they don’t care whether they can get preferential treatment or not.
But since the other party had been so provocative, He Gaofei naturally had to pull out his immediate superior to stop him. Moreover, what he said was true, so he was not afraid of this guy named Li checking the authenticity.
"Oh," Li Ji became interested, "Isn't this the Gu family's property? Why doesn't Lord Gu have the right to inquire about it?"
He Gaofei, "General Li, you have been staying in this frontier for a long time, so it is inevitable that you are lagging behind in the news in the capital. Madam Gu is not just the wife of the prefect, she is also the imperial merchant appointed by the emperor."
"I didn't know about this." Li Ji looked at the three adults present and said in surprise, "Then was Madam Gu also in charge of the maritime trade?"
"Of course. I heard that Madam Gu put all her fortune on the line this time. She is indeed decisive in doing things. No wonder she became an imperial merchant." Wu Yichen said with emotion.
"Oh, I see." Li Ji wanted to say something, but at this moment the waiter came in with tea and menu.
He first poured everyone a glass of water before putting the menu on the table.
"My Lords, here are the dishes we serve today. What would you like to order?"
Although the people in front of him were wearing official uniforms, the waiter was not afraid at all. Their master was the local official of Lucheng, so even if a general came, he would still give them face.
"Bring us some of your specialties!" Li Ji just wanted to get rid of the troublesome waiter as soon as possible, and he made the decision without even noticing that the other three adults were looking at the menu.
The waiter did not respond, but waited quietly by the side.
He Gaofei felt even more unhappy, as he had never seen guests treated like this.
But since the other party had already said so, I had to give him some face. I could only return the menu I had just glanced at to the waiter and say, "Just do as the gentleman says."
Li Ji felt a little embarrassed, so he slammed the table and added, "Let's get the most expensive one you have."
The waiter smiled and said, "Okay, please wait a moment, sirs. I will notify the kitchen to serve the food as soon as possible."
After everyone left, he didn't forget to close the door for them.
Li Ji, "This restaurant is a nice building, but I've been so busy that I've never been here even though I've heard of it.
I don’t know what the food here is like. I just ordered a few at random. Please don’t be polite, everyone. ”
People have said so much, what else can He Gaofei and the others do? They can only drink the tea in the cup silently.
Li Ji, "Then it seems that Madam Gu is the one who makes all the decisions on all matters of the Gu family. I never expected this!
I just wonder if the Haimao fundraising that caused a lot of noise a while ago was also led by Madam Gu?"
Wu Yichen noticed that He Lu and the others were silent at the moment, so he could only smile and say, "Yes. Only Madam Gu has such courage."
"Oh, I guess you all have been influenced a lot and bought a lot of stocks!"
He Gaofei looked up at him and said, "Where's General Li? There should be quite a few, right?"
Li Ji, "I was a little tight on money before, and I missed it because of some other things. Where's Lord He?"
He Gaofei, "We are new here, and we don't have much money with us, so we can barely make ends meet, so the three of us formed a small group."
Li Ji, "…Lord He, you must be joking!"
"What do you think, General Li?" He Gaofei said with a smile, "I have been an official for many years and have always been incorruptible. My family is not good at managing worldly affairs, so naturally I am short of money. I am not as lucky as Lord Gu."
Who doesn't like real money? These days, the three of them have already been jealous, so they naturally want to watch the fun.
There was a flash of jealousy in Li Ji's eyes. He had been an official for many years and although he had some assets, he could not even think of spending hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
(End of this chapter)
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