After she became the daughter of a vicious warlord, she cleaned herself up

Chapter 109 Teahouse Confrontation

Three days later, at three o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly.

Old Huang wore round-frame sunglasses, a royal blue satin gown, and held two large golden walnuts in his hands. He walked into the Tianxiang Teahouse swayingly, looking like a wealthy man.

"Hey, sir, please come in!"

The shop assistant had sharp eyes and could tell at a glance that this was a generous man, so he immediately came up to him with a smile on his face.

"I made an appointment with Boss Fang to have tea here at 3 o'clock this afternoon."

As Old Huang spoke, he deliberately showed off the golden diamond-studded pocket watch on his chest.

"You are..." The shop assistant couldn't remember who this big customer was.

"Boss Fang has made a reservation with your shopkeeper in advance. Just call me Boss Wang."

As Old Huang spoke, he took out a heavy silver dollar from his pocket and stuffed it into the shop assistant's hand.

"Oh, look at my memory! This way, please! This way, please!"

The shop assistant immediately smiled and bowed to lead Lao Huang upstairs.

"Only the fragrance remains the same" In the private room, Fang Lansheng, dressed in a plain moon-white gown, sat upright sipping fragrant tea.

When he saw Lao Huang coming in, he put down his teacup and asked in a low voice: "What's going on? Is there any movement outside?"

"Everything is normal. No suspicious people were found." Old Huang said as he walked to the window and observed the situation outside calmly.

"That's good." Fang Lansheng nodded and said in a deep voice: "Then let's stay here and wait for news from Xiaoyuan."

"Yeah." Old Huang responded and walked to the table and sat down.

He put down the gold-plated copper walnut, picked up the teacup, and drank the tea seemingly casually, but in fact his ears were perked up, listening carefully to the movements around him.

Not long after, a young man wearing a gray suit, a black top hat, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses walked into Tianxiang Teahouse with steady steps, carrying a small brown leather suitcase.

She is Jiang Shiyuan in makeup.

"Is the boss here?" Jiang Shiyuan took off his hat and handed it to the shop assistant, revealing a very handsome face.

"Sir, please come in!" The shopkeeper came out from behind the counter and warmly welcomed Jiang Shiyuan into the teahouse. "Do you want to drink tea or buy some tea leaves?"

"I want to drink the best Xiangliu brand jasmine tea you have." Jiang Shiyuan said, calmly pushing the suitcase in his hand towards the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was very smart, he understood immediately and said with a smile: "Sir, please follow me to the private room upstairs, we can enjoy tea slowly."

After saying that, he led Jiang Shiyuan to the second floor and came to a private room called "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".

"Sir, please wait a moment, I will arrange it right away." The shopkeeper said, gently closed the door, turned around and went downstairs.

Jiang Shiyuan looked around and saw that the teahouse was decorated in an antique style with a miniature version of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" hanging on the wall.

The four treasures of the study are placed on the desk, and the air is filled with a faint scent of sandalwood, making it seem particularly quiet and elegant.

She walked to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and observed the situation outside to make sure everything was under control.

Soon, the shopkeeper came in personally carrying a tea tray.

He placed a pot of steaming jasmine tea in front of Jiang Shiyuan, filled it up himself, and said with a smile: "Sir, please try our Xiangliu brand jasmine tea."

"Thank you." Jiang Shiyuan picked up the teacup and took a sip. He felt the fragrance on his lips and teeth and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Good tea!"

"As long as you like it, sir!" said the shopkeeper, who also sat down opposite Jiang Shiyuan and asked directly, "I wonder what treasures you want to see this time, sir?"

Jiang Shiyuan put down the teacup, took out a certificate from his pocket, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of the shopkeeper.

"This is..." The shopkeeper picked up the certificate doubtfully, took a closer look, his face suddenly changed, and he exclaimed: "Are you Mr. Yuan Cang from Tongyuan Foreign Company?"

Jiang Shiyuan smiled brightly, "Yes, I am Yuan Cang!"

"I believe the shopkeeper should still remember that in mid-March, I made a deal with a Mr. Zhao under your command on the train to Jinling."

Jiang Shiyuan said slowly, "I used a check for 100,000 French francs to buy an imperial seal..."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper stroked his goatee, his eyes flickering.

"But later, our boss asked an expert to identify it and found that the treasure was a fake."

Jiang Shiyuan's tone turned cold when he said this. "Our boss was very angry and sent people to inquire around. Finally, he caught the man named Zhao last week."

"After some interrogation, the guy surnamed Zhao finally confessed how he contacted you..."

Jiang Shiyuan deliberately paused for a moment, observing the changes in the shopkeeper's expression.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's face suddenly turned very ugly, and he asked in a deep voice: "Why, Mr. Yuan is here to call me to task today?"

"No, you misunderstood!" Jiang Shiyuan waved his hand, "I'm not here to cause trouble today, but to seek cooperation."

"Cooperation?" The shopkeeper frowned slightly, obviously not believing what Jiang Shiyuan said.

"That's right, cooperation!" Jiang Shiyuan nodded with a firm tone.

"I know you still have a lot of good stuff, and I can use my connections and channels to help you sell these good stuff at a better price."

"And..." Jiang Shiyuan deliberately lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Our boss is very interested in the imperial seal. If you can get the real thing..."

"Don't even think about it!" The shopkeeper slammed the table and shouted, "The imperial seal has already been taken!"

"Shopkeeper, please don't get excited!" Jiang Shiyuan picked up the teacup calmly and took a sip. "I was just saying if, why are you so angry?"

"Besides, even if you get the imperial seal, what can you do?"

Jiang Shiyuan put down his teacup, stared at the shopkeeper sharply, and said word by word: "If the Japanese army invades, are you sure you can keep it?"

"You!" The shopkeeper shouted angrily, interrupting Jiang Shiyuan's words, "What on earth do you want to say?"

“What I’m saying is that we can work together.”

As Jiang Shiyuan spoke, he took out a fake imperial seal from his suitcase, along with a few photos of the real thing and a red rubbing, and pushed them in front of the shopkeeper.

"This is what we found from that guy named Zhao. I think you should recognize this, right?"

The shopkeeper took the photo and the rubbing and looked at them carefully. His expression suddenly became even uglier. "Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that I know who you are and what you want."

Jiang Shiyuan said, then stood up and walked to the shopkeeper, whispering in his ear: "I can help you, but the premise is mutual benefit."

"How do you want us to help you?" The shopkeeper raised his head and looked at her with complicated eyes.

"It's simple. I want you to help me find the real imperial seal!"

Jiang Shiyuan said with a confident smile on his face, "How about it, shopkeeper, why don't you go discuss it with your boss?"

She and the shopkeeper looked into each other's eyes without any fear, and there was a tense atmosphere in the air.

Fang Lansheng and Lao Huang pricked up their ears, listening carefully to the movements in the tea room next door, ready to respond to Jiang Shiyuan at any time.