After a while, the servant came back and said, "Master Qi, let Master Zhao enter the house."
Li Shui and Li Xin were stopped by servants as soon as they stepped through the threshold.
The servant looked at Li Shui and Li Xin hesitantly, then at the car behind them, and said slowly: "Let Mr. Zhao enter the house."
Li Xin took a step forward, stood in front of the servant, looked down at the servant and said, "Master Zhao asked us to meet Master Qi on his behalf."
The servant was still a little hesitant.
Li Shui snorted coldly: "Why, do you have any objection?"
The servant looked at the tall and arrogant master in front of him and knew that he was not a good person. He was afraid that all five of him would be his opponents.
The servant whispered: "I don't dare, you two are invited."
Li Xin and Li Shui looked at each other, and the latter gave Li Xin a thumbs up.
Li Shui and Li Xin were taken to Master Qi's study.
Mr. Qi was sitting at the desk, with a yellow complexion and a sad look on his face. There were books on the desk, but his mind was not on the books. He didn't know what he was thinking about.
Hearing the footsteps coming in, Mr. Qi didn't even raise his head, and said coldly: "I thought that the human resources Huaiguzi came to see my joke, but I didn't expect that you, Mr. Zhao, were the first one."
"Mr. Zhao is very impressive today. He has received His Majesty's approval, and he did not forget to come to my house to mock me."
Master Qi received no response and continued to whisper: "There are many people who want to ridicule me now. I don't care about you. Tell me, what can I teach you today?"
After saying that, he looked up and saw Li Shui and Li Xin smiling at him.
Mr. Qi was stunned, but he didn't expect it to be Huai Guzi and Li Xin.
Lord Qi frowned and said, "Why are you two here? Isn't Zhao Teng coming?"
Li Shui smiled and said, "I originally invited Brother Zhao to come with me when I went to court, but he was busy with government affairs and declined."
Master Qi sneered: "Let me just say, Zhao Teng is not the kind of person who doesn't understand etiquette. He knows how to save face and would not do such a thing."
"Zhao Teng did not come with you, Mr. Huai, today. I admire him very much."
Li Shui smiled and said: "Appreciate him? I'm afraid it won't be long before he has to appreciate you."
Mr. Qi stared and said, "Sir Huai, now that the case has been investigated, there is no need for you to be sarcastic in front of me."
"We all serve as officials in the same court and each performs his or her own duties. Water in a well does not interfere with the river. Why do you only target me?"
Li Shui was very embarrassed. It seemed that Mr. Qi had a deep misunderstanding of him. Li Shui said to Mr. Qi: "I am not here to see Mr. Qi's jokes today."
Lord Qi said coldly: "Then why are you here?"
Li Shui said slowly: "I want to meet Wu."
Mr. Qi slapped the table and cursed: "You bastard, not only do you want to see my jokes, but you also want to see my wife's jokes. What, you want to see the state of our family so that it can be published in the newspaper tomorrow?"
Li Shui whispered: "Madam? Aren't you married yet?"
Mr. Qi shouted loudly: "Huaiguzi, this is my Qi Mansion, not your Shangjun Courtyard."
Li Shui looked at Mr. Qi seriously, nodded and said, "I know."
Qi Daren wanted to vomit blood, so he calmed down and said, "Huai Guzi, what do you want to do?"
"My Qi family can't stand your troubles any more, so please change it."
Li Shui wasn't angry either. He knew that the most effective way to resolve misunderstandings was through temptation.
After Li Shui waited for Master Qi to calm down, he said, "I want to talk to Mrs. Qi and do some business."
Mr. Qi sneered: "Business? The business of your Shangjun Courtyard is getting bigger and bigger. The business of my Qi Mansion was disrupted by you just as it started to pick up."
Li Shui said slowly: "These are two different things. The business Mrs. Qi did before was illegal, and of course it must be banned. Otherwise, everyone will suffer, and Mr. Qi's reputation will eventually be ruined."
"I'm all thinking about you, Mr. Qi."
Lord Qi smiled bitterly and said, "You think about me? Now I can't even afford a cook. I really want to thank you, Lord Huai, for thinking about me."
Li Shui was also helpless and said: "Nowadays, chefs who can cook are indeed in high demand. This is a normal reaction of the market and has nothing to do with the situation in Qi Mansion."
"I also ask Mr. Qi to let me meet Mr. Wu. Maybe in the future, not only will the chef be able to choose whatever I want, but the cuisine will also be satisfied at any time."
Mr. Qi didn't believe it at all. If there was such a good thing, how could Huai Guzi find me? He would only be happy if he saw me eating bran-thick vegetables.
Seeing that Mr. Qi had no reaction, Li Shui had no choice but to be tough and continued: "Sir Qi, I heard that Wu was originally going to jail, but Mr. Qi paid the fine to avoid this."
Master Qi felt a little guilty, but he said bravely: "Yes, this is Zhao Teng's idea. If you feel something is wrong, you can go to Zhao Teng to argue."
Mr. Qi thought for a while, suddenly thought of something, and said, "That's not right. I heard that you also paid a fine and took Lu Yi away."
Li Shui nodded.
Mr. Qi wondered: "If this is the case, why did you bring this up?"
Li Shui said slowly: "Although we all paid fines, the methods are still different. Mr. Qi, I paid the full amount."
Master Qi looked at Li Shui's playful eyes, feeling a little guilty and said, "What does your entire payment have to do with me?"
Li Shui said: "I heard that Lord Qi left in installments to save the Wu family, and also paid interest to Lord Zhao."
"If this matter hits the newspapers, Mr. Qi, your reputation will probably be infamy for eternity."
"It's as if Mr. Qi bought the Wu family with your money. The purchase is not the full payment, but an installment payment, which is equivalent to owing money to others."
"I wonder if Mrs. Wu knows about this. Even if she knows, I wonder if the people of Xianyang City are interested in knowing."
Mr. Qi stared and said, "Huaiguzi, why do you treat me like this?"
Li Shui looked at Master Qi and said, "If Master Qi allows us to meet Wu, I will never mention this matter again."
Mr. Qi said half-heartedly: "Seriously?"
Li Shui nodded seriously.
Mr. Qi sighed. At this point, he could only choose to believe Huaiguzi. Otherwise, if Huaiguzi published the matter in the newspaper, he would be speechless.
Mr. Qi stood up and said, "Come with me." After saying that, he left the study and walked to the backyard.
Li Xin smiled and whispered to Li Shui: "Brother Huai, you still have the ability."
Li Shui smiled and said, "I don't want to be like this either. You have also seen that Mr. Qi does not accept soft things."
"If we want Master Qi to cooperate, we can only attack his weak spots."
Li Xin smiled and said, "You mean Ouspensky?"
Li Shui shook his head and said, "Not entirely, but also the final thing, face."
"Mr. Qi is a Confucian scholar. The best thing is face. He has a good reputation for the rest of his life. If he loses his reputation because of this, it will not matter."
"So he will cooperate with us no matter what."
Li Xin nodded, and then asked in confusion: "I've got Master Qi, but what about Wu? She is a woman and not a scholar. What should we do?"
Li Shui glanced at Li Xin and whispered, "Just watch, she will agree."
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