Gu Caiwei went to congratulate Jiang Huishou on his birthday. Lu Jing scratched his head, thinking that the look he had managed to achieve today was so useless.
This time he returned to Kyoto just to take a break from his busy schedule and go out for a walk. He planned to return to the academy before midnight.
And he didn't know when Gu Caiwei would come back, and he had to continue to find food for Black Cat, so he couldn't stay here and wait for Gu Caiwei.
Lu Jing was about to ask the female shopkeeper to bring a message to Gu Caiwei, but unexpectedly he turned around and saw a worried look on the latter's face.
Lu Jing's expression changed, "Why, does this Jiang Huishou have any problem?"
"How is it possible? The Qianyuan Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber of commerce in the capital. Jiang Huitou is backed by King Yun and the Changle Gang, and his business is also very large. There are two entire streets in the west of the city full of his shops.
"In addition, he also has a restaurant, two medicine shops, three banks and four teahouses. Everyone doing business in this city does not know Jiang Huishou's name, especially in the west part of the city. If you open a shop there, you must go through it. He nodded."
On the surface, the female shopkeeper's words seemed to be praising Jiang Huishou, but secretly they were sarcastic. Lu Jing knew that there was probably some conflict between Gu Caiwei and Jiang Huishou.
In addition, he also heard the name of Prince Yun among them. If he remembered correctly, the last time Gu Caiwei was admitted to the nursing home, Prince Yun had ordered Monk Yuan Xin to apply, hoping to get close to Princess Fu'an.
To be honest, Lu Jing himself had no interest in the overt and secret fights between these clans, but since Gu Caiwei was involved, he couldn't ignore it.
Anyway, he planned to wander around the city next, so why not go to the birthday party of Jiang Huishou first.
So Lu Jing asked the female shopkeeper, "Where does the man named Jiang spend his birthday?"
The female shopkeeper was stunned, "Why do you ask?"
"A certain family also plans to do some business in Lintian Mansion. It seems that they need to establish a good relationship with Jiang Huishou in advance." Lu Jing said.
"You also want to do business in Lintian Mansion?" The female shopkeeper was a little surprised, but she had a good impression of this man who looked quite heroic, so she reminded him.
"Jiang Huishou's status is extraordinary. Not everyone can see him. If you go to visit so rashly, I'm afraid you will be rejected and your face may not look good."
"It doesn't matter, just tell me the place." Lu Jing had eaten many expensive meals in his previous life and was very familiar with this kind of wedding and birthday banquet.
Most of the places are in a mess, and no one knows anyone. It is impossible to tell if there is more or less person.
Moreover, the average wedding banquet only has about thirty or forty tables. As the head of the chamber of commerce, Jiang Huishou is celebrating his sixtieth birthday. It is estimated that there will be hundreds of tables. There will definitely be no less people attending, and most of these people cannot be him. If you go alone, you will bring your entourage and family with you, which makes it even more chaotic.
It's not easy to get in.
The reality was just as Lu Jing expected. Jiang Huishou celebrated his birthday in his own restaurant. He had booked the entire restaurant tonight, and his eldest son and third son were waiting in front of the door to greet him. The guests all seemed to have practiced some martial arts.
But the real guards were a group of people drinking tea in the teahouse opposite. They should all be members of the Changle Gang, and the leader was a second-rate master.
Lu Jing didn't know him, but even in a big gang like the Changle Gang, the second-rate master should be a high-ranking person in the gang, and he was probably at least a Xiang Master.
In addition, there are a group of escorts from the escort agency responsible for maintaining order.
The ostentation was very impressive, not even worse than when some high-ranking officials celebrated their birthdays. After all, as an official in the government, you always have to consider the reputation of the people. Going too far may be suspected of corruption, and Jiang Huishou himself is a businessman. Naturally, there is no such concern.
Lu Jing looked outside the door for a while and found that the guests were not only merchants, but also some martial arts people and officials. Lu Jing finally chose to enter the restaurant followed by a Hanlin official.
In Lu Jing's previous life, a certain Internet celebrity gave a correct example. This sister was also a god. She followed Fu Bao to attend some event together. After walking for more than a hundred meters, no one noticed that she had any identity. Questions, and nodding and smiling at passers-by along with the blessing reports.
The key to success lies in naturalness. As long as your performance is confident and natural enough, people who doubt you will start doubting themselves.
So Lu Jing just followed Mr. Hanlin and walked into the restaurant with a straight face.
Jiang Huishou's eldest son's eyes lingered on Lu Jing for a short moment, and he could see some doubts in his eyes. However, due to the Hanlin's face and the arrival of guests later, he could only Doubts returned to his heart, and he watched Lu Jing walk into the restaurant.
Afterwards, Hanlin walked upstairs. Lu Jing was about to repeat his old trick, but was stopped by a maid, who smiled at him and said, "I'll take you to the table."
It seemed that Chief Jiang, Gu Caiwei and others were on the second floor, while the first floor was reserved for their attendants.
But now that he has entered the restaurant, no one can stop Lu Jing from wherever he wants to go.
He found an opportunity when no one noticed, and rushed up to the second floor in three steps and two steps at a time. Then he looked around and easily saw Gu Caiwei among the crowd.
Gu Caiwei was still dressed as a man, wearing a t-shirt and holding a folding fan. She was sitting at a table near the corner, but there was no one else on that table except her.
In stark contrast to this table, the two tables next to her, even the most corner and remote table, were almost full of people at this time, making Gu Caiwei look a little lonely in the hall.
But Gu Caiwei herself didn't seem to hear anything. She still sat there calmly, drinking tea and waiting for the main character to appear, without any embarrassment.
Seeing this scene, Lu Jing couldn't help but feel a little dazed, thinking of the desperate and helpless little widow under the pear tree in the front yard more than two years ago.
Faced with the pressure from his master's nephew, he had no choice but to give up on himself and wanted to sacrifice himself for revenge against Song Zhongwen.
It seems that he is not the only one who has grown up over the years.
Seeing Gu Caiwei's appearance, Lu Jing felt relieved a lot. It was obvious that Gu Caiwei had already anticipated the situation tonight and must have had a countermeasure in mind.
But even so, Lu Jing still walked over to her and sat down.
Gu Caiwei seemed a little surprised, "Brother, have you come to the wrong place?"
"Why, won't you let me sit here?" Lu Jing said in a low voice.
"You can sit down, but the price is a bit high," Gu Caiwei said with a smile, "otherwise, you see why no one is willing to sit at this table."
