Looking up, she saw Meng Bai gazing at her with a beaming smile, completely absorbed in her gaze. Just as Kong Yuzhen had said, her eyes were only for her.
Su Qingci smiled shyly, then turned her head to look at Kong Liu with a hint of apprehension.
Kong Liu smiled and said, "Say hello."
"Brother Meng!"
Meng Bai seemed very interested in her, and asked her questions in a very gentlemanly manner for a while. She was humorous and witty, and was indeed the type that girls liked.
Feeling the intense gaze fixed on her, Su Qingci felt uncomfortable all over. Fortunately, Kong Yuzhen quickly became dissatisfied and started calling him "Brother Meng Bai" again.
"Alright, Yuzhen, you take Yuyan for a walk. Your brother Mengbai and I have some things to discuss."
"Bro, can't I listen to what you're talking about? Just let me join you guys!"
"obedient!"
As Kong Liu spoke, he winked at Su Qingci, who could only step forward and take Kong Yuzhen's arm. "Yuzhen, let's walk around. There's a grape trellis over there, let's go take a look."
Kong Yuzhen could also see Kong Liu's displeasure, so she could only sulk and follow Su Qingci.
Once they reached the grape trellis, Kong Yuzhen abruptly shook off Su Qingci's hand.
He looked at her warily, "Let me tell you, I consider you my best friend, so don't get any ideas about my brother Meng Bai!"
"Otherwise, otherwise, I'll break off all ties with you!"
Su Qingci looked up at the sky speechlessly. Kong Liuzao must have done too many immoral things. It's pitiful that he met a girl like this.
"Don't worry, even if he's not married, he's not my type. I don't like those delicate types. I like the masculine type, the kind who makes me feel safe when I'm with them!"
Kong Yuzhen breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she didn't seem to be lying.
The way Brother Meng Bai looked at her just now made her feel very uncomfortable.
And what about the brother? Who is his real sister anyway? He clearly knows she likes Brother Meng Bai, yet he still introduces Yu Yan to him.
Su Qingci saw Kong Liumengbai and several other men enter the room from afar.
It seems like you have some secret to discuss.
Her eyes darted around, and she said meaningfully, "Yuzhen, look where your brother Mengbai and the others went!"
"Why did Zhou Mingyue go along too? What are they doing inside?"
Sure enough, Kong Yuzhen immediately became alert upon hearing the name Zhou Mingyue.
"Let's go take a look!"
Su Qingci hesitated and said, "Sixth Master just meant that he didn't want us to come along! If we just go, he'll get angry later."
Kong Yuzhen looked around, then pulled Su Qingci toward the side of the house.
“I’ve been here before. Come on, follow me. There are only four rooms in total. I remember there are two windows near the fountain at the back. Let’s try our luck and see if they are those two rooms.”
Su Qingci still hesitated, "I'm a little scared. If I get caught, Sixth Master might kick me out!"
Kong Yuzhen said with a look of loyalty, "Don't worry, I dragged you there. If anything happens, I'll take full responsibility and definitely won't implicate you!"
Avoiding the guests, the two pretended to admire the scenery and slowly moved away from the crowd, heading around to the back of the house.
Kong Yuzhen took the lead, hunching over the wall and jogging forward with small, quick steps.
Suzhou porcelain followed closely behind.
Soon the two of them crouched down by a window, held their breath and listened quietly for a while. Seeing that there was no movement, they looked at each other and slowly poked their heads out to look inside.
"No, nobody's here!"
Kong Yuzhen's face relaxed. "Not this room. We can't be that unlucky. Did they go to a closed room without windows?"
"Let's go, let's check out that one downstairs!"
The two women, one after the other, lifted their skirts and hunched over as they darted toward another window not far away.
As they approached, they heard faint conversations coming from inside. Kong Yuzhen and Su Qingci exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise.
I was lucky; I got a room by the window.
The two huddled together, crouching in the corner, when suddenly the window above them was pushed open with a bang.
Su Qingci and Kong Yuzheng were so startled that they fell flat on their faces.
It was Zhou Mingyue who opened the window. She glanced at the scenery outside and then turned back to pour tea.
Su Qingci and Kong Yuzhen looked nervous, crouching down with their backs against the wall, not daring to move.
Inside the room, five men sat around the table: Kong Liu, Meng Bai, Lan Chengyong, Zhou Liang, the head of the Zhou family, and another man with a refined appearance and glasses.
"Brother Meng, Mr. Mai usually arrives around this time, so why is there still no word from him this year? Could there be some problem?"
Meng Bai elegantly stubbed out his cigarette. "The issue now isn't when Mr. Mai will arrive, but our goods. Everyone needs to understand how high the cost is for him to come all this way. As long as our goods arrive, he'll be willing to make several trips, let alone one a year."
Lan Chengyong looked at Kong Liu and said to Meng Bai, "Brother Kong, you didn't just make a trip to the capital this time! Including the two batches of goods before, there will be another batch from Qiancheng in half a month."
"That's about enough!"
"Yes, it's not good for us to keep these things in our hands!"
Seeing that Meng Bai remained unmoved, Lan Chengyong dropped another bombshell, "News has come from Qiancheng that although the quantity this time was not large, they acquired several large items."
Lan Chengyong's words piqued the interest of everyone present.
"Large items?"
Lan Chengyong mumbled, "Yes, I heard it was found in a remote farmer's house. News is scarce there, and nobody knows its value, so San'er got a stroke of luck."
Zhou Liang and Kong Liu both looked envious. This time, it was Liu San'er, one of Lan Chengyong's subordinates, who was going to Qiancheng. He could take 30% of the profits from this batch of goods. Judging from his expression, this "big item" must be a very important one. Otherwise, given his personality, he wouldn't have such an expression.
They're experts too; this kind of important equipment is extremely rare over there, and they'd always offer an "astronomical price" for it.
If you're lucky enough to find one when you receive your goods, the reward could mean your next generation won't have to worry about anything. Unfortunately, these kinds of things are extremely hard to find.
“Meng Bai, it will be almost time when San’er’s batch of goods returns. You can also inform Mr. Mai in advance so that he can make some preparations. Everyone knows that this stuff is a hot potato for us. It’s best to get rid of it as soon as possible and exchange it for real money!” Lan Chengyong advised.
Meng Bai lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then asked, "Brother Kong, did you bring the order from your side?"
Kong Liu nodded, took out a form from the inside pocket of his suit jacket, and handed it to Meng Bai.
Meng Bai glanced at it and said, "Alright, let's put this batch of goods into storage tomorrow. I'll also contact Mr. Mai so that we can go to the high seas once the goods from Qiancheng arrive."
Su Qingci was listening intently when she suddenly noticed that Kong Yuzhen, that despicable bastard, was leaning her head out of the window.
Startled, she jumped up and darted to the side.
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