Su Shi took the banknote and land deed back into his arms and asked, "Where's the bet?"
Zhou Jin smiled and took out another bet from his sleeve, let Su Shi read it, and then burned it on the charcoal fire for making tea.
She looked at Su Shi with interest and said, "It seems that you are really cautious and thoughtful in what you do."
Su Shi used a wooden stick to plan the firewood to make the fire burn brighter. After watching the bet burn to ashes, he smiled and said, "It concerns your body, hair and skin, so you have to be careful."
Then he raised his head and said, "Is Bai Jiangchuan already frustrated?"
Zhou Jin seemed to hate this person. After hearing the name, an expression of disgust immediately appeared on his face, as if he was seeing a twisted, dirty snake.
She snorted coldly, and then said contemptuously: "He is just a puppet. It is not his turn to make the decision regarding Dongyuan Zhiku."
Su Zhou remained silent. When Zhou Jin took out the one hundred thousand taels of silver notes and the land deed, he was completely shocked and speechless.
Although Su Shi had told him that the condition for Dongyuan Zhiku to terminate the bet was to pay one hundred thousand taels of silver and a store, Su Zhou also knew that Zhou Jin would definitely help.
But he still believed that it was impossible for Dongyuan Zhiku to agree to Su Shi's fantasy-like condition.
Because no matter how you look at this bet, Su Shi is the loser. Dongyuan Zhiku is willing to cancel the bet through Zhou Jin's mediation. Su Zhou is already thankful, and he can't even hope to get compensation.
And the compensation is still such a sky-high price.
But now the reality is before us. Dongyuan Zhiku not only handed over the bet, but also actually paid Su Shi one hundred thousand taels of silver and a store.
"Am I dreaming?"
It was only then that Su Zhou woke up from a dream and murmured.
No one paid attention to him because Zhou Jin was already discussing another business deal with Su Shi.
"Now that the Dongyuan Zhiku matter has been resolved, can you consider my proposal?"
Su Shi looked at Zhou Jin in confusion, because he really couldn't understand Zhou Jin's behavior.
"Is the art of making ice really so important to you? So important that you are willing to exchange it for this boat?"
Now Su Shi finally knew how valuable this boat was. Four or five dishes and a jug of wine could be sold for four thousand taels of silver. It could be regarded as a cornucopia.
Although the art of making ice seems magical, its shortcomings are also obvious. Once the midsummer is over, it has no use at all.
It's impossible for Zhou Jin not to understand this.
What made Su Shi even more confused was that Zhou Jin's purpose of exchanging the painting boat for the ice-making technique was to store it and not use it.
If Zhou Jin was just a businessman, Su Shi would definitely sneer at her words. Because he knows that any businessman puts profit first. Since he is willing to exchange ice-making skills at such a huge price, he naturally wants to use it to earn hundreds and thousands of times the profits.
But now that her true identity is known, what she said is naturally not a lie.
This made Su Shi even more confused.
Seeing that Su Shi could not figure things out sometimes, Zhou Jin couldn't help but feel relieved, because it was rare to see such an expression on his face since she met Su Shi.
Su Shi had always shown calmness, confidence, and calmness, and it seemed that nothing could trouble him.
So Zhou Jin just smiled mysteriously and did not answer him.
Seeing that Zhou Jin was unwilling to answer this question, Su Shi suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, I don't have a big heart. One hundred thousand taels of silver is enough to satisfy my greed. What's more, I'm not very interested in the boat painting business, so I can only politely reject your suggestion."
If Su Shi had rejected her suggestion in the past, Zhou Jin would have shown some regret and disappointment, but now the expression on her face has not changed at all.
She just said lightly: "It's really a pity."
Although she said she was sorry, even a deaf person could tell that there was no regret in her tone.
Su Shi couldn't help but touch his nose. Looking at Zhou Jin with an indifferent expression, he felt extremely strange in his heart.
Because Zhou Jin's reaction to this incident was completely different.
"Why?" Su Shi couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Jin smiled mysteriously: "Because I suddenly realized that it's not worth exchanging the painting boat for ice-making skills."
Su Shi knew that this was not what she meant, so naturally he refused to give up and looked straight at her.
Zhou Jin finally couldn't bear his gaze, sighed and said, "Because I suddenly figured it out."
"What do you understand?"
Zhou Jin asked with a smile: "Will you use the ice-making technique to cooperate with Dongyuan Qiku now?"
Su Shi thought for a while: "No."
He doesn't have a good impression of Dongyuan Qiku, so he will never cooperate with Dongyuan Qiku unless he is in a special situation.
"Since you won't cooperate with Dongyuan Zhiku, there is no need for the Flower Garden to cooperate with you."
Su Shi couldn't figure it out again.
"Why? You should know that this ice-making technique can easily make the flower garden number one in the capital."
Zhou Jin smiled and said, "Why should I strive to be number one in the capital?"
Su Shi was speechless for a moment, speechless.
At this time, Zhou Jin asked: "If the bet between you and Dongyuan Zhiku is not resolved, what will you do?"
"Of course we cooperate with the flower shop."
Zhou Jin asked again: "What if I don't cooperate with you?"
Su Shi smiled and said, "Just because you don't cooperate with me, it doesn't mean that the flower shop won't cooperate with me."
Any kind of industry in the capital must be mixed with multiple forces, and Zhou Jin is just one of them.
Although she is in charge of the management of the flower shop behind the scenes and can refuse to cooperate with Su Shi, when other forces know that Su Shi can bring tenfold and hundredfold benefits to the flower shop, it is difficult not to be tempted, and they will definitely find a way to cooperate with Su Shi. He cooperates.
At that time, not even Zhou Jin can stop it.
Because the Flower Shop had to worry that if they didn't cooperate with Su Shi and he turned around and cooperated with Dongyuan Zhiku, then they wouldn't be able to cry even if they wanted to.
So when Su Shi left the piece of ice at the flower shop, he wasn't worried about cooperation at all.
Zhou Jin sighed: "This is what I'm worried about too."
As long as it can bring benefits tenfold or a hundredfold, the forces behind the flower shop will never consider the risks involved and will definitely find ways to cooperate with Su Shi.
Su Shi couldn't help but said, "I can still find them now."
Zhou Jin shook his head: "You don't know how."
"Why?"
"Because you will also have worries." Zhou Jin smiled and said: "When it was a desperate battle, you might take risks, but now that there is no longer any crisis, you will have a lot of worries."
Su Shi had to admit that Zhou Jin was very accurate and right. He had a bet with Dongyuan Zhiku before, so if he used any method to win the bet, Dongyuan Zhiku could only bear it.
But now his bet with Dongyuan Zhiku has been terminated, and he has also received one hundred thousand taels of silver and a store as compensation from the other party.
If he used the ice-making technique to cooperate with the Flower Garden at this time and beat Dongyuan Zhiku to the point where he was unable to fight back, the forces behind Dongyuan Zhiku would definitely launch a crazy revenge.
Destroying someone's financial path is like killing one's parents. It would be strange if Dongyuan Zhiku didn't try his best to find Su Shi.
When the time comes, not only will he be unable to bear it, but even the general's palace may not be able to bear it.
