Upon seeing the gleaming silver ingot before him, Uncle Jiang cast aside all his doubts and concerns.
He took the silver from Liu Si's hand and grinned from ear to ear.
"Hehe, thank you so much!" Uncle Jiang nodded and bowed, expressing his gratitude.
"Then you should believe me now, right?" Liu Si said, raising an eyebrow.
"That's right, that's right. We've been friends for years, how could you lie to me?" Uncle Jiang said with a smile, then carefully put the ten taels of silver away from his body.
Jiang Wanwan rolled her eyes. Everyone in the Jiang family loves money more than anything and gets greedy at the sight of money.
Grandma Jiang was like that, and so was Uncle Jiang.
"In that case, shall we go in?"
Liu Si led Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Erbo into the villa.
The courtyard is filled with pavilions and terraces, carved beams and painted rafters, and its layout and construction are exquisite.
Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Erbo were taken to the front hall by Liu Si.
At this moment, someone was already seated at the head of the table in the front hall.
Jiang Wanwan looked up and saw that the man sitting at the head of the table was about forty years old. He was very fat, with a big belly, and not very tall. He looked very greasy.
"Liu Si, is this girl Jiang Wanwan?" the fat man at the head of the table asked.
After he finished speaking, he stared intently at Jiang Wanwan.
Feeling the gazes fixed on her, Jiang Wanwan felt very uncomfortable, and her brows furrowed slightly involuntarily.
Liu Si nodded and bowed respectfully with both hands, "To answer your question, young lady is indeed Jiang Wanwan."
The fat man nodded repeatedly, his Adam's apple bobbing, a dark glint in his eyes. He chuckled, "Hmm, not bad, not bad, a pretty girl."
Uncle Jiang took a step forward, bowed, and asked nervously, "Master, I wonder if my niece resembles your deceased younger sister?"
The fat man laughed heartily, "So alike, so incredibly alike! If Mother could see Wanwan, her depression would definitely improve by more than half!"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Jiang's smile deepened. "Hehe, since that's the case, then I'm relieved."
Before long, he will be able to get a decent job in the county town!
"Someone, serve tea to our distinguished guests!" the fat man shouted, his smile undiminished. A slender young woman then entered carrying a tray with a pot of tea and several teacups.
"Miss, Master, please have some tea." The young girl poured a cup of good tea for Jiang Wanwan, Uncle Jiang, and Liu Si.
"This is some new, excellent tea I've acquired. Please try it," the fat man said warmly.
His gaze remained fixed on Jiang Wanwan the entire time. Even if she wanted to ignore it, she couldn't.
The fat man's blatant gaze sent alarm bells ringing in Jiang Wanwan's mind.
This tea is undrinkable; it must have been spiked with something.
So, Jiang Wanwan picked up the tea, using her wide sleeves to conceal her drinking, and then, when no one was paying attention, she quickly splashed the tea into her sleeves.
After moving her sleeve aside, she made a swallowing motion, leading both Fatty and Liu Si to believe that she had drunk the spiked wine.
"Hmm~ As expected of the tea you drink, Master, it's really delicious." Jiang Wanwan made up a few words.
Uncle Jiang downed the tea in his cup in one gulp and nodded quickly, "Yes, it's really delicious."
Although he couldn't really taste anything, his niece was a knowledgeable person, and if she said it was delicious, then it was delicious!
Upon hearing this, Fatty Liu's eyes narrowed with laughter. "Hahaha, since it's delicious, you should all drink more."
Jiang Wanwan did not miss the fleeting glint of light in the fat man's eyes.
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