Seeing that his appearance caused the store owner to misunderstand him, Gao Wu grinned apologetically.

Unfortunately, the knife wound on his face damaged the nerves on the right side of his face. It was fine if he didn't smile, but when he smiled, he looked so ferocious that he scared a waiter's whistle stick off his hand.

"A good man should discuss everything. I know the rules." The fat boss was also a man who would not suffer a loss, and he quickly offered a silver ingot of two taels with both hands. "Have some tea, have some tea."

“Ahem…”

Seeing that the expected effect had been achieved, Zhao Hao behind Gao Wu coughed lightly.

Gao Wu stepped aside to make way, and Zhao Hao walked into the store leisurely.

"Oh, who did I think it was..."

The fat boss had a very good memory and recognized Zhao Hao at a glance. He wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve and said with a wry smile: "It turned out to be this young master. I was really shocked."

As he said this, he wiped the sweat off his face and put the silver ingot back into his sleeve.

"Hey, isn't Boss Tang going to invite me for tea?" Although Zhao Hao had never asked the fat boss's name, he guessed that Tang should be a good surname.

Sure enough, the fat boss did not correct Zhao Hao's address, nor did he feel the slightest bit of shame for being exposed. He said with a smile: "This big brother looks handsome and upright, how could he blackmail good citizens?"

Hearing him call himself a 'good citizen', Zhao Hao burst out laughing.

Boss Tang smiled sheepishly, and he obviously knew that he was still some distance away from being a "good citizen".

He warmly invited Zhao Hao to have tea at the tea table set up in the store, just like old friends who had known each other for many years.

Zhao Hao sat at the table, took the white porcelain teacup handed over by Boss Tang with both hands, and gently opened the lid of the cup. He saw that the tea soup was clear green and slightly yellow. He took a sip and it tasted mellow and sweet, with a fragrance like orchid and a long-lasting flavor. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Excellent Maofeng!"

"Young Master is indeed knowledgeable. This is the best Huangshan Maofeng tea. Our shop only uses it to entertain customers, but does not sell it." Boss Tang smiled and asked, "Young Master, do you have any business to patronize our shop this time?"

"Why do you think so?" Zhao Hao asked back, holding the teacup.

"Last time, you left in a hurry with a happy look on your face. I guess you realized something from my words, something incredible." Boss Tang said with a smile, "You came here well prepared today, obviously to do something big."

Zhao Hao couldn't help but feel ashamed. He thought he was good at hiding things. He didn't expect that he would be so easily guessed in front of a smart person. It seems that he needs to be more careful in the future...

Boss Tang looked at Zhao Hao with a smile and thought to himself, you are still a little too young to fight with me.

It is said that the business world is like a battlefield. Zhao Hao took advantage of his initiative to gain the upper hand, but Boss Tang used both defense and attack to reverse the situation and regain the initiative.

~~

Since the other party had pointed it out, there was no need for Zhao Hao to keep it a secret. He put the teacup on the table and changed his strategy.

"Boss Tang asked last time, how much is the icing sugar?"

"One ounce of silver for one ounce of sugar." Boss Tang smiled calmly, holding the teacup and smiling like a Maitreya Buddha. It seemed as if everything was under control.

"I have the best white sugar, do you want some?" Zhao Hao went straight to the point.

"As long as it's good stuff, I'll buy as much as you can." Boss Tang remained calm and composed.

Zhao Hao snapped his fingers, and Gao Wu immediately slammed the cloth bag on his shoulder on the counter beside him as agreed.

Boss Tang stared at the bulging bag with his eyes wide open, and was a little bit unbelievable for a moment. He thought that even if Zhao Hao had candy to sell, it would be at most three or five kilograms.

That's one ounce of icing sugar out of a thousand pounds, and Nanjing City can only deliver a hundred pounds a year. To anyone, if this young man could take out three or five pounds at once, it would be an exaggeration to the extreme!

But from the sound of the cloth bag hitting the counter, I was afraid it must weigh at least dozens of kilograms.

Boss Tang was stunned for a moment, a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes, and he said with a fake smile: "Young Master, are you here to tease Old Tang?"

"What are you talking about?" Zhao Hao immediately frowned and said unhappily, "I want to give you the chance to make a fortune because of your kindness last time!"

"I gave you a chance but you didn't want it, so you can't blame me." He stood up and pretended to leave, "Brother Gao, let's go!"

Gao Wu was from the Qi family army and was a man who believed in disciplining orders. He immediately picked up the cloth bag and followed Zhao Hao out.

Looking at the backs of the two men, Boss Tang's expression changed several times. He guessed that Zhao Hao was pretending on purpose, but whether he was lying or not, he would know it with just one look.

What if it was true? If I didn't take the pie that fell from the sky, wouldn't I become a laughing stock among my peers?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly put down his teacup and chased after him, holding Zhao Hao, and said with a smile: "Please forgive me, sir. I was too surprised and said the wrong thing. Please be magnanimous and don't take it to heart."

"Hmph..." Zhao Hao snorted coldly and said nothing, but at least he managed to stand.

Boss Tang quickly signaled with his eyes to his waiter to take the cloth bag from Gao Wu's hand.

Gao Wu glanced at Zhao Hao, and when he saw him nod, he let go.

~~

The waiter put the cloth bag back on the counter.

Boss Tang opened the cloth bag and saw another layer of paper bag inside.

When you open the paper bag again, what you see is white, crystal clear sugar.

Boss Tang first took a breath of cold air, then frowned slightly. He could naturally see that this white sugar was different from the frosting in the store.

The former is like sand, and the latter is like powder.

To be fair, the former looks much better.

While Boss Tang was thinking silently, he reached out to pinch some sugar to taste it.

No matter how good it looks, if it doesn't taste good, it's all in vain.

Unexpectedly, before his hand touched the paper bag, Zhao Hao reached out to stop him.

Boss Tang was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and realized that he was taking revenge on his employee for not letting him taste the frosting last time.

"It was our store's fault last time, but I have to inspect the goods before I can make a decision, right?" Boss Tang smiled awkwardly and said, "Don't worry, as long as there is no problem with these candies, I'll give you an extra tael of silver."

Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "I don't want your silver. Give me a taste of your frosting."

Boss Tang looked at Zhao Hao, who was so young but so careful, and praised him sincerely, "You know what you're doing."

He then instructed his waiter to take out the treasure of his Tang's Southern Goods Shop - the box of icing sugar that he treasured and preserved.

Boss Tang finally got to taste the sugar. He picked up a few crystal clear white sugar and put them into his mouth. The sugar melted on his tongue instantly, and a slightly cool sweetness instantly filled his mouth.

Boss Tang's eyes lit up. It was more than twice as sweet as frosting!

Zhao Hao finally got to taste the frosting, but he found it tasteless. It felt much worse than white sugar, and even worse than brown sugar itself...

This is actually normal, because frosting is the condensation on the surface of brown sugar. It is not actually sugar, but it contains sugar ingredients. Naturally, its sweetness is not as good as brown sugar itself.

It's just that things are rare and valuable, and secondly, the white and noble feeling is perfect for the nobles to show off their wealth. This is why it is so expensive...

ps. Fourth update, thanks to the new leader 'God-killing Red Spider', woooo... why am I crying? Well, I must be moved...