Early the next morning, the housekeeper came to report that Chen Pingyuan had sent a greeting card and asked to see him at the door.
The old man hadn't left the store yet. When he heard the news, he couldn't help but be slightly startled, "So early?"
According to his schedule, he should arrive in the capital in three to five days. Moreover, even if the goods arrive in the capital, they should be delivered to the store, not home.
The steward said: "Yes, he only brought two followers with him, and there was no cargo."
The old man was slightly stunned, "So, what the second shopkeeper said are all lies?"
"Not necessarily, his attitude is very sincere. The concierge said that he would arrive at 10 o'clock today, but he waited until now to send the greeting card. This man has always been proud and would be waiting at the door so humbly. He must be sincere," the steward said.
Hearing this, the old man frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Anyway, everyone is here. Let's meet him first. You go out in person to greet him and wait in the hall. I will be there later."
"Yes, sir!" the butler responded and hurried out.
The old man had some breakfast and drank a cup of tea before going out slowly. Since he was sincere, waiting for three quarters of an hour was not a big deal.
The old man came out of the main hall, Chen Pingyuan sat on a chair, and his two followers stood behind him. Seeing the old man coming, Chen Pingyuan hurriedly stood up to greet him. With a smile on his face, he said: "Mr. Chen, we meet again!
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The old man smiled and said, "I'm really flattered that I bothered Boss Chen to personally deliver the goods to Beijing for me!" He said this deliberately because he wanted to see what Chen Pingyuan, who had not brought the goods to Beijing, would use to explain.
Chen Pingyuan said: "The old man is serious. It is indeed my tea house that was at fault in this matter. I actually sent inferior tea to the old man as high-quality tea. The old man does not blame me. I can't thank you enough!"
The old man was slightly surprised, but he still had a smile on his face, "Boss Chen has the best reputation, and the old man admires him. Don't stand around, sit down and talk!"
Chen Pingyuan waited for the old man to sit down, then sat down and said: "The goods will arrive in Beijing tomorrow. Today, I will ride into Beijing first to apologize to the old man."
The old man looked at him with an expression that seemed to really mean to apologize. It didn't look like he was playing some trick. There were traps everywhere in the shopping mall, and it was always wise to be cautious. So, he said, "Boss Chen, you don't have to be like this. Who hasn't made a mistake yet?"
?This matter is not a big deal. We are all people from the shopping mall. We came here in the wind and waves. We will not take this little thing to heart. When the goods arrive, the old man will hold a banquet to entertain Boss Chen and cleanse Boss Chen.
Receive the wind."
Chen Pingyuan smiled, "I don't blame the old man. I am already grateful. How can I dare to make the old man spend money? It's just that this time I came to Beijing in person to make friends with Mr. Liu Ye and Sun. I wonder if Mr. Sun can come out and meet him?"
It's Ye'er again! The old man couldn't help but feel a little surprised. What did the girl write in the letter to Chen Pingyuan? But he couldn't be allowed to see Ye'er, otherwise he knew Ye'er was a fool and wouldn't sell it.
Now that the goods have not been received, he can regret it at any time, so he smiled and said: "Ye'er hasn't gotten up yet. On the day of the banquet, the old man will definitely introduce Ye'er to Boss Chen."
"Okay, then I will wait. I will stay at Yushui Huamen Inn. When the goods arrive in Beijing tomorrow, I will personally deliver them to the old man!" Chen Pingyuan stood up, cupped his fists and said, "I won't disturb the old man anymore. I will go first."
Here are some friends from Beijing and China, see you tomorrow!"
"It's easy to go, Boss Chen." The old man didn't force him to stay, and said to the housekeeper: "Send Boss Chen out!"
Chen Pingyuan clasped his fists and left. He was covered in dust, his face was dusty, and his hair was slightly messy. It seemed that he had just arrived in the capital. The last time I saw him, we negotiated the price of Lingzhen Tea. He was dressed luxuriously and had an arrogant attitude.
Compared with today, it seems that the sincerity is sufficient, but I don't know whose sake he is doing it for.
After Chen Pingyuan left, the old man asked the housekeeper, "What do you think?"
The housekeeper shook his head, "I can't see through it, I just hope there's no fraud involved."
The old man hummed and said to the housekeeper: "Go and see if Ye'er and Young Mistress Sun are up?"
"It's already up. I just saw Mrs. Sun boating with Mr. Sun at the lotus pond." The housekeeper said with a smile.
The old man shook his head and said with a hint of displeasure, "When is it? You still want to have fun and ask Mrs. Sun to come see me."
"Yes!" the butler responded.
Yin Le had promised Sho Tou a few days ago to go boating with him. Sho Tou got up early this morning and urged her to go boating. She was in a good mood, so she agreed.
Hongyan and Moyan are both good in the water and love rafting. They quickly prepared their things and went to the lake. Unfortunately, this is an indoor lotus pond, not comparable to the big lake. It is only so big in total.
It was not enough. Hongyan was holding a bamboo pen on the bow of the boat, and said somewhat boringly: "It would be fun if I could go for a swim in Nanhu."
Shoutou was very excited. He always saw Liu Qi playing in the past. He was so envious. He didn't expect that he could come down and play around now. He didn't care about big or small lakes. It would be great if he could play. He heard from Hongyan
, then asked: "Where is Nanhu? Is it fun?"
"Nanhu is in Jingzhou. The water is clear as far as the eye can see, and there are a lot of fish in the lake. If you just sprinkle it in, it will be enough for several meals!" Hongyan turned around and smiled, her eyes shining with excitement on her red face.
Shou Tou was moved when he heard this and said yearningly: "It would be great if I could go."
Yin Le saw his expression and said calmly: "Do you really want to go? I want to find a time to go with you."
Shou Tou jumped up happily, forgetting for a moment that he was on a boat. The boat jumped a few times with his strength and suddenly started to shake. Shou Tou was unsteady on his feet and was about to fall into the lake if he staggered.
He grabbed hold of him and said with a smile: "Extreme joy brings sorrow!"
Shou stroked his chest and looked at Hongyan with admiration, "Hongyan, you are so strong, you can even hold me back!"
Mo Yan laughed out loud, "Do you also know that you have gained a lot of weight now?"
Shou touched his face and asked, "Is there any?"
"Yes, you always pester the master to go out to eat delicious food. Now you have gained a lot of weight. Be careful if you are not handsome. The master will not want you!" Hongyan also sneered.
Shou Tou's face suddenly changed, "Ah? Then I won't eat it!"
Yin Le said: "Idiot, people are playing tricks on you. Eat as much as you like. Your mouth is for eating. Who cares if you are fat or not? It's so hard to be a human being, but you have to make do with eating? It's too boring.
Got it!"
Shoutou nodded as if understanding, "Oh!"
The housekeeper shouted from the shore: "Grandma Sun, Grandma Sun!"
Yin Le looked up and said to Hongyan: "Hold on and go back!"
Hongyan said: "Okay, I've had enough fun anyway!" After that, she shook her pennies and pushed her way to the shore!
When they got ashore, Yin Le got on first, but Hongyan wanted to tease Shou Tou, shaking the boat with a smile. Just as Shou Tou was about to get ashore, the boat suddenly shook, and he couldn't help but lose his footing, and fell into the water with a thud.