Jiang Huaixu continued, "For a businessman like you to be so straightforward, it seems like you're more than just an old friend."
"The appearance of the young lady reminds me of some past events."
Yan Qun's voice was blown a little by the wind and sounded unclear.
"After so many years, the past is always unclear. It is a blessing to meet someone who looks like her again. Don't worry, young lady. I am a man of my words. I have been very busy at Wangyue Tower in recent days. I hope you can come back in three days so that we can sign a written agreement. Is that okay?"
Jiang Huaixu stared at the man in front of him for a long while before he smiled and said, "In that case, I will respectfully obey your command."
As soon as he walked out of the room, Jiang Huaixu frowned unconsciously. This scene seemed familiar.
What do you mean by old friend or not? It sounds like a lover, and he looks like me... Could it be that the original body's life story was opened up by accident?
She had just remembered the surname "Jiang" from Qian Xiuzhu. She had heard it before. Her original family was the Jiangs, a family of either wealth or nobility. She hadn't considered finding her biological parents since she learned of her mute sister's origins. Otherwise, she wouldn't have pressed Liu for clues.
If a child is easily taken away and left to wander around, it is either because the parents are incompetent or the internal struggle within the family is too fierce. Even if the biological parents of the original body had their own difficulties, their abandonment caused the mute girl in the previous life to be full of pain, suffer a lifetime, and die tragically.
Such a family will only get itself into trouble.
If it was the mute girl, she might have been soft-hearted and forgiven her, but she wouldn't. She was petty and vindictive, and not seeking justice for the mute girl was already because of the kindness they had shown her.
When Jiang Huaixu left and went down to the second floor with a heavy heart, Yan Qun on the third floor had changed his previous friendly attitude and sat lazily on the chair with his eyes lowered, wondering what he was thinking about.
After a long while, he called his followers and said, "Investigate this man named Jiang Huaixu—investigate every detail."
What Yan Qun didn't know was that as soon as he finished saying this, Fu Tuan told it to Jiang Huaixu.
[I know, let him investigate.] With a face so similar to that of his 'old friend', it was impossible to hide it.
Jiang Huaixu walked down the last step and saw two people coming towards him.
One of the old men was in the middle of a conversation and kept talking, but he got no response from his old friend for a long time. Feeling curious, he turned his head to look at his old friend and found that he was staring at somewhere with a serious expression.
The old man couldn't help but follow his gaze and saw a cute and well-behaved young lady walking slowly towards him. Her brows were slightly furrowed, as if she was worried about something.
"Brother Jiang, why are you so dazed?"
"This young lady looks very familiar..." The old man surnamed Jiang hesitated, "Maybe I am seeing things wrong."
Although they were some distance apart, Jiang Huaixu still heard what the two men said. She pushed open the door of the private room, glanced at the man surnamed Jiang unintentionally, and walked in.
"Axu, how did the negotiation go? Did that person give you any trouble?" Li Qiao'er, who had been unable to calm down, immediately stood up excitedly and asked when she saw Jiang Huaixu come in.
Jiang Huaixu sat down and drank a sip of tea before saying, "We've negotiated a deal. Five coins per pound."
"What?" Li Qiao'er opened her mouth in surprise. "That person is willing to pay such a high price?"
Jiang Huaixu was helpless and said dryly: "I just said that, but they didn't bargain at all. Maybe they are rich."
"You really don't treat money like money." Li Qiao'er exclaimed, "I used to think 150 wen per catty was expensive, but now I realize I'm too inexperienced."
Jiang Huaixu felt a little tired, "Brother, let's go back, I'm sleepy."
"Okay, let's go."
When the two went down to the first floor, there were dancers dancing in the lobby. Although it was winter, the dancers were dressed very coolly. Li Qiao'er blushed when she saw them, and she just wanted to escape, so the two did not stay any longer.
When they returned to the inn, they were stopped by the waiter.
"My two guests, a young man came to see you just now and left a letter." As he said this, he presented the letter with both hands.
Jiang Huaixu took the letter and returned to his room to open it.
"Was it written by Mr. Lu from last night? What did he say?" Li Qiaoer asked.
"The family moved out of their previous residence. They have a place up there, which is quite far from our inn. They said they would come to thank us in person once they make some money."
Li Qiaoer smiled and said, "This person is quite honest."
Jiang Huaixu thought about his plans for the next few days and said, "Sister Qiao'er, I will take you to various restaurants and teahouses in the next three days to sell five-spice powder. The price is temporarily set at 360 coins per catty. After three days, after finishing things here, I have to leave for a day or two to take care of something..."
"It's going to take that long?"
Jiang Huaixu nodded. "It might be extended. You have to wait here for me to come back, and then we can set off. I'm a little worried about you. Why don't you take some time to go to the new place where the three Lu family members are staying and let them take care of it?"
Hearing this, Li Qiao'er patted Jiang Huaixu's head. "Do you treat your sister Qiao'er like a child? I'm a man living in an inn now, so how could there be any danger? You're still worried about me, but I'm worried about you. What's the matter that made you leave so quickly? Is it because of that shopkeeper?"
Jiang Huaixu was about to shake his head, but then he realized that he couldn't explain clearly what he was about to do, so he could only use Manager Yan as a shield.
She said vaguely, "It's not a bad thing. I won't be in danger. Don't worry."
How could Li Qiao'er be at ease? She was now extremely anxious, worried that she couldn't help Jiang Huaixu. Unfortunately, one must eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time; there was no rush. She should be able to help in the next three days.
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