Lu Baichuan went directly to the Qingyin Opera Troupe. He had never been there before, but he knew the general location and rode there on horseback.
By this time, the play had ended, and there were few guests inside, only a few servants cleaning up. Lu Baichuan thought Qin Jian must have left and was about to leave when he saw a familiar figure standing at the small door leading to the back of the opera troupe, peeking furtively.
The figure looked particularly sleazy, and Lu Baichuan recognized Qin Jian at a glance. He walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"Who is it? You scared the hell out of me... Hey! When did you get back?"
Qin Jian turned around and saw Lu Baichuan. He was about to get angry, but he immediately smiled and asked, "What's the situation in the capital?"
"Never mind what's going on in the capital. What I want to ask you is what's going on. It's not even time to leave the office yet, and you're here watching a play. What, have you been having too much of a time while I was away?"
Lu Baichuan deliberately kept a straight face and his tone wasn't very nice.
Qin Jian was about to retort, but noticing that there were other people around, he said, "You're married now, a well-fed man doesn't know the hunger of a starving man! I've finally met a girl I like, can't you let me relax for a few days?"
Lu Baichuan was called a "full man," and he felt like crying but had no tears in his heart. He also wanted to be a full man! But who would have thought that he was even hungrier than a starving man!
From sleeping in separate rooms at the beginning to now being able to hug but not eat, it's all tears.
Ahem, my thoughts have wandered off course.
He quickly came to his senses and said sternly, "Public matters are public matters, and private matters are private matters. You need to clarify the relationship between them. If you are not competent, you should give the opportunity to someone else."
That's not to say that their brotherhood was superficial, but rather that he saw Qin Jian winking at him and deliberately played along.
Qin Jian immediately replied, "What do you mean by that? Although you are the commander-in-chief, I am still the deputy commander. Even if someone needs to be replaced, it is His Highness's decision, not yours to interfere!"
Just as the two were about to start arguing, the servants cleaning around them were secretly listening. Lu Baichuan said, "Just because I am the commander-in-chief, I will investigate your dereliction of duty to the end. You will come back with me now to write a self-criticism, or I will report you to His Highness!"
"I'm not going! Miss Xinran hasn't come out yet. I'll just take a look at her and leave once she does."
Qin Jian shook off his hand and stubbornly insisted on waiting at the door.
Lu Baichuan frowned, ignoring all the excuses he made, and forcibly dragged the person away.
"What are you doing! Let me go! Don't think you're so great just because you're the commander-in-chief!"
"You want to impeach me before His Highness? Who will impeach whom is still uncertain! You just wait and see!"
Despite his grumbling, he was still dragged away by Lu Baichuan.
After walking quite a distance, Qin Jian finally let out a breath and said, "I never thought arguing could be so tiring! Let go of me, you've torn my sleeves out of shape!"
Lu Baichuan released him and asked, "What exactly happened?"
"Don't rush, there are too many people watching outside, let's talk about it when we get back."
As Qin Jian spoke, he kept an eye out for anyone following him.
After confirming that no one was following them, they mounted their horses and returned to the Fire Cloud Division's office together.
Lu Baichuan tossed the horse to his subordinate to tie it up, went into his office, and said in a flat tone, "Speak up. If you can't give me a proper reason, don't even think about having dinner at my house tonight."
"Oh dear, is my sister-in-law cooking again tonight? Don't worry, I'm definitely not just out for fun!"
"That opera troupe called Qingyin should all be from Dongting. When I was investigating the brothel case before, I found that I had some contact with them, but not very close. So I kept an eye on them and found that they had people watching me. They were probably worried that I would find out about their relationship with the brothel. At the same time, the newcomer seemed to be trying to get close to me, so I decided to play along. That's why I've been going to support her these past few days."
Qin Jian spoke very seriously and continued, "I've only told you about this. Even Lou Chong doesn't know. I'm worried that if too many people know, the act won't be effective and they'll be discovered. By the way, I also discovered that the new girl, the one I like, named Xinran, is probably their leader. She has a lot of information about her dealings with Dongting. I'm thinking of getting my hands on her first."
There was such an inside story; Lu Baichuan had never imagined it before.
Although I don't think Qin Jian would like this type, you never know, after all, there are always exceptions.
"Alright, then I'll leave this matter to you."
He patted Qin Jian on the shoulder and said, "But didn't you say you weren't on good terms with me? Don't come to my house for dinner tonight."
Qin Jian: ? ? ?
"Hey, hey, hey, that's not what you just said!"
He immediately became anxious; this was unacceptable!
"Even if I have to act, I can't skip meals, right? At worst, everyone else will use the front door, and I'll just climb over the wall!"
He looked at Lu Baichuan defiantly and warned, "Don't even think about getting rid of me!"
Lu Baichuan smiled, ignored him, and turned to leave.
Qin Jian followed without a second thought, determined not to miss the delicious food his younger brother and sister-in-law had prepared!
In the end, he really did climb over the wall to get in. As long as Lu Baichuan knew the details, Lou Chong and the others would just assume that he hadn't made it in time because he was chasing after the beautiful woman, which was why he chose to climb over the wall.
Even during the meal, they teased him about this matter several times, and even talked about when he would win the heart of the beauty.
He Jiuniang loved listening to this kind of gossip. She wanted to ask a few more questions, but Lu Baichuan whispered a reminder: "I'll explain to you tonight."
He Jiuniang immediately realized that things were not simple, and quickly changed the subject to other matters, such as the operation of the club.
Qin Jian, quick-witted as ever, chimed in: "Sister-in-law, I see that your business is doing well, so the club's business must be doing well too. I've saved up some money over the years, but I don't really have any use for it. Could I join you in the business? I can get some dividends every year."
"sure!"
He Jiuniang agreed without hesitation. Judging from the money Lu Baichuan had given her before, she knew that although it was dangerous outside all these years, it was really lucrative. As long as her brothers didn't spend money recklessly, they would definitely have a lot of savings.
"Second Master, you've been spending all your time with that opera troupe lately, how can you not spend money?"
Immediately, someone started to tease him, and Qin Jian retorted irritably, "Go away, what do you know? If I do business with my sister-in-law, there's no way I'll lose money. I'll use my money to make even more money. Why would I worry about not being able to afford a theatrical troupe, or not having enough money to support a wife?"
"There's some truth to that!"
Upon hearing this, Lou Chong looked at He Jiuniang eagerly and exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, I've also saved some money!"
The others weren't about to be left behind, and they all eagerly shouted that they wanted to join too.
Anyway, even the kids in the family have invested in the club business, so with these new major shareholders, it's only natural to accept them all. He Jiu Niang waved her hand and said directly, "No problem! We'll tally up the funds you can come up with later, and after the club opens, you'll get a dividend every three months. I guarantee you won't regret your choice today!"
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