FID – Chapter 383

Chapter 383: You Are Really Good at Coaxing

  Liu Zhiqiu was forced to move aside, reluctantly giving up two seats.

  Kang Shiming and his company did not prevent the two young girls from sitting with them. No matter what, it could finally ease the atmosphere.

  Liu Yusheng made no comments either.

  She was happy to see that the attention of her grandparents and her second aunt was distracted, and they were relaxed again.

  After sitting down, Li Junyue began to narrate their encounter in colorful detail. In the middle of it, she inevitably added some embellishments, which made the two elders laugh heartily. Even Du Juan and Chen Xiulan teared up from laughing.

  ”Aigoo, I never thought that such a thing occurred. It turned out that our Zhiqiu will also be taken as a pervert!” Grandma Liu doubled up with laughter, slapping her thighs.

  ”Grandma, I was wrongly accused.” Liu Zhiqiu felt helpless.

  If his grandparents and parents weren’t laughing and having such a great time, he would have driven the woman immediately after she exposed his embarrassment.

  Glancing sideways at the girl who was smiling softly and weakly, Liu Zhiqiu pursed his lips, supported his jaw with one hand and twisted his face away.

  Go ahead, say it. Anyway, he would not lose a piece of flesh. At most, he would be the laughingstock of the family for a few days.

  When the laughter subsided, Liu Yusheng asked Li Junyue, “May I know your name?”

  ”My name is Li Junyue. I am sixteen years old and the fifth in my family,” Li Junyue replied, while looking at Liu Yusheng.

  This was one of the eminent persons in the city.

  She was a peaceful and quiet young lady. If they were strangers, it would have been hard to imagine that someone so famous would be someone with such a gentle and quiet temperament.

  Liu Yusheng nodded and smiled, “My name is Liu Yusheng, and I’m almost seventeen this year.”

  At these words, Li Junyue’s eyes flashed with joy. The lady was willing to exchange names with her. This meant a preliminary recognition of her!

  Under the table, Li Junyue quietly kicked Kang Ziyu’s foot.

  Kang Ziyu had been hanging her head in silence since she sat down, not because she didn’t want to talk, but because she didn’t know how to communicate with these people. She was just afraid of saying the wrong thing again and creating a cold atmosphere.

  She had been listening in silence, but when she suddenly felt a cold kick on her foot, she froze.

  ”This is Kang Ziyu,” seeing that she was still in a daze, seemingly oblivious to what she meant, Li Junyue could only remind her again implicitly, “Sister Ziyu?”

  This time Kang Ziyu finally reacted and looked up at the people present: “My name is Kang Ziyu. I am seventeen years old, and I have been to the Lius’ residence before. Earlier…I was just kidding around, Elders.”

  ”Aigoo, why are you still dwelling on it, Young Lady? No wonder you’ve been quiet.” Grandma Liu waved her hand expansively, “It’s okay, it’s okay. Our Zhiqiu is indeed silly, and we often laugh at him at home.”

  ”Yes, yes, it’s not worth worrying about it. Forget it, forget about it. This kid just needs a scolding,” Du Juan seconded.

  Liu Zhiqiu, “…” This was the world where you would betray your grandson and son, just like his grandparents and parents.

  At this juncture, the incident earlier was wiped away, and the elders of the Liu family did not restrain themselves any longer. They were laughing and joking again, and the atmosphere became harmonious and happy.

  Liu Yusheng took a deep look at the smiling quiet young girl next to Liu Zhiqiu and withdrew her gaze.

  She was slick. While showing her face, she didn’t forget to draw her friend. Her impression of her also changed. 

  ”She’s really good at coaxing,” the man beside Liu Yusheng lightly commented.

  ”Grandpa and Grandma are happy, aren’t they?” Liu Yusheng lowered her eyes and whispered in response.

  She did not ask for much, and only wanted this.

  As for whether the woman had a motive, it was rather secondary.

  As long as it could make her family happy, even if the other party was pretending, at least she used her heart in pretending. For this point, she could reassess the other party from a different perspective.

  In fact, what really changed her impression was how Li Junyue supported Kang Ziyu.

  Otherwise, she could have done without reminding Kang Ziyu and let her continue being invisible.

  By then, her grandparents’ attention would have all been on her, which was more beneficial to her.

  Of course, it would be so, and it was also likely that she was currying favor with County Magistrate Kang at the same time.

  On the other side of the room, all the guests arrived, so Qian Wanjin clapped his hands a few times to attract everyone’s attention from their seats, and began to speak, “Today, Wanjin Restaurant hosts this banquet. To thank all the city’s gentry and show my appreciation for your presence, I, Qian Wanjin, will first offer you three toasts!”

  After saying that, he took the cup handed over by the shopkeeper and drank, draining three glasses without a drop left.

  This led to a chorus of echoes and shouts of approval.

  ”I believe everyone here knows the purpose of today’s banquet. It is to celebrate the completion of the new Xinghua Village wineries. Here, I would like to thank Lord Kang, Xiangshan County’s Magistrate. Without his strong support, the completion of the wineries would not have been so quickly. Lord Kang, this glass is my respect toward you!”

  After speaking, he drank another glass.

  Qian Wanjin drank four cups of strong wine in a row, but his face did not even turn red.

  Kang Shiming raised his glass towards Qian Wanjin and also drank it all in one go, once again ushering in a shout of approval.

  ”Xinghua Village Winery started with nourishing fruit wine and nourishing medicinal wine. These two kinds of wine now enjoy a very high reputation in the whole of Nanling. I’m sure everyone is informed about this point. I’m not boasting, but I believe that among everyone here, some had drunk a lot.” Qian Wanjin’s speech drew laughter. After the laugh, everyone listened to him continue, “But before, the winery was small in scale and production. All traide of nourishing wine was concentrated in the capital market of Nanling. Now that the scale has been expanded, it will no longer be confined to the capital, and will certainly be sold all over Nanling in the future!”

  ”Well said! We are here to wish Young Master Qian and Miss Liu a long and prosperous business!”

  ”Exactly, I wish you two a long and prosperous business!”

  Qian Wanjin smiled and shook his head: “The wineries are the wineries of Xinghua Village, but also the wineries of Xiangshan. This expansion is more for the benefit of the people, so naturally, we can not forget all the gentry and wealthy merchants present here. If we all contribute to Xiangshan, we can make a lot of money together! “

  The quick-witted’s eyes immediately glowed, and one promptly asked, “Young Boss Qian, what do you mean?”

  ”My partner, Miss Liu, and I mean to share this piece of cake with everyone. This is also another purpose of inviting everyone to this banquet. Lord Kang has devoted his entire energy and thoughts for the prosperity and peace of Xiangshan and has given us many benefits for the wineries, so we are thinking of giving back to Xiangshan and Lord Kang. How are we going to give back? We’ll cut profit in favor of Xiangshan! We’ll work together with everyone present. As for how we cooperate, why don’t we eat this meal first and then discuss the rest of the matters later? How about that?”

  ”Okay! Let’s have this meal first. We’ll wait for Young Boss to find time for another talk!”

  The crowd initially only came with the aim of establishing friendship and did not dare to think about anything else.

  Even if they thought about it, they dared not hope that their wishes would come true.

  The Qian family was such a large family. They could produce their own sales, so there was no need for them to give anyone concessions, and thus harm their own interests.

  Unexpectedly, the Qian family was willing to cooperate with them in this market.

  They were talking about the nourishing wine that soared in popularity throughout Nanling!

  As long as the wine they had on hand was placed on the counter, they could make money. With the foundation laid by the Qian family, the fame of the nourishing wine now required no more publicity from them. This was equal to picking up money for nothing! Whoever didn’t want such a pie was a fool!