The first meeting is endless, the second meeting is cynical, and the third meeting is ignorant.

Gu Jinzhen's emotions towards her seem to be becoming more and more normal, but in fact, he is becoming more and more able to hide it.

Why the cover-up?

Nature is for a bigger plan!

Qiao Lixi thinks that she is not a master of observing words and feelings, but when it comes to speculating on people's hearts, there is a mother who likes to watch palace fighting dramas, and treats you as the only audience to analyze the plot for you, and you will also be trained to become a master of drama fighting!

Well, a master of theory.

After having lunch and sitting for a while, Qiao Xingbang and his party went home.

During the Double Ninth Festival, Qiao Jinwen was wronged, although Mrs. Qiao privately made up a lot of good things, but she still thought that she had been wronged, thought about it, and decided to hold a chrysanthemum appreciation party in the name of Qiao Jinwen.

First, it is to show Qiao Jinwen's outstanding status in the Qiao family, as well as her love for Qiao Jinwen, and secondly, she also wants to tell outsiders that Qiao Jinwen fell into the water, but it was just an accident and had no impact on her.

Since it is Qiao Jinwen who holds a chrysanthemum appreciation party, it is naturally a matter of the four rooms, Xue Tao wants to take this opportunity to do a big deal, after all, now that the Qiao family's middle feed is in her hands, she is also very happy to show her face as the housewife of the Qiao family.

Qiao Jinwen has known since she was a child that she is going to marry into a family of eunuchs in the future, so she has always demanded herself according to the standards of everyone's ladies in her gestures, whether it is the deliberate exaggeration in front of Xue Taoren, or the impetus behind Mrs. Qiao, Qiao Jinwen is also a little famous in the community, not to mention proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, at least better than the daughter of an ordinary businessman, coupled with her eight-sided exquisite character, and the prestige of the Qiao family itself in the market as a foreshadowing, Qiao Jinwen can be said to be a leader in the circle.

After soliciting the opinions of the elders, Qiao Jinwen finally decided on the candidates - they are all children of a famous businessman family in Shu, and they are both business partners and friends with the Qiao family.

Businessmen like to make friends the most.

Friends bring benefits.

This is the goal pursued by businessmen.

As the fourth aunt who loves Qiao Lixi the most, Xue Tao also asked Qiao Lixi if she had any friends to invite.

If Qiao Jinwen is the head of the boudoir in the market, then Qiao Lixi is the last existence, or the lonely kind, the sisters look at each other from afar, but they also complement each other, "surrounding" the whole market.

Because of the support of Mrs. Qiao, the chrysanthemum viewing party was prepared quickly, and it was ready in only a few days.

Chrysanthemums are bought from the largest flower shop in Sichuan and Shu, and most of them are mainly cherished varieties, among which there are many kinds of tribute chrysanthemums in the palace.

Maybe it's because I've been suffering for a long time when I'm young, and after the Qiao family is developed, Mrs. Qiao is very particular about pomp.

First, it is a business need, after all, doing business is also about the right person, so that there is confidence in negotiations, and secondly, Mrs. Qiao hopes that the Qiao family will not only have a place in the circle of businessmen, but also move closer to the real famous family, so not only the pomp and circumstance are big, but the rules are also big.

It can be said that for this chrysanthemum appreciation party, Mrs. Qiao spent a lot of thought.

Qiao Jinwen is also angry, and she is well prepared, which is very in line with Mrs. Qiao's vision.

Since it is a gathering for children, adults naturally want to give them the opportunity to play, so as long as there is no special need, the elders will not show their faces.

Qiao Lixi obediently followed Qiao Jinwen and received guests with her.

said that it was a reception, but in fact, it was a expressionless shuttle among all kinds of female dependents, listening to Qiao Jinwen say exquisite words, doing things with ease.

Everyone habitually ignores Qiao Lixi's existence.

What about the concubine of the long house?

Even though the Qiao family's business is in the long house, but there is no successor to the long house, Qiao Lixi is not favored, cowardly and incompetent, and it is still unknown which room the Qiao family's business falls in in the end!

Qiao Jinwen took the ladies to gossip in the flower hall, and Qiao Lixi sat on the side, looking too imaginary, but in fact, she silently watched this group of little ghosts exaggeratedly learn the appearance of adults and intrigue with each other.

Sure enough, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

It's just a small circle, not only forming gangs, but also squeezing out the "weak" naked, naked, and naked.

The character of "Qiao Lixi" deity is in the deliberate rejection of these people, and it gradually becomes wooden.

Of course, these people's stammering with the fourth room is just the truest portrayal of the Qiao family's current situation.

Long room?

Hehe, everyone here thinks that Qiao's family room won't exist for long, right?

On the male guest's side, the sister-in-law of the fourth room, Qiao Yi, the second master of Qiao, took several of his brothers to receive the male guests in the outer courtyard.

are all familiar friends, Qiao Linzi's two sons Li Jue and Li Rui also came.

The age of more than ten years, it is the age when I like to be lively, and I also have a hazy feeling for women, and now there are no adults to restrain me, and the teenager who has opened the meat has begun to brag about his ability, as well as some things that these little radish heads have not yet experienced.

The atmosphere was suddenly a little excited, and a group of teenagers with green eyes excitedly exchanged heads.

Qiao Yi shook his head helplessly.

turned around, and happened to see the eldest son of the Zhong family, Zhong Chenglin, sitting on the side.

With his eyes rolling, Qiao Yi walked over, "Young Master Zhong." ”

"Mr. Qiao." Zhong Chenglin hurriedly got up and clasped his hands into fists.

Qiao Yi's gaze fell on the man beside Zhong Chenglin.

The purpose of his coming here was to make friends with Zhong Chenglin.

The Zhong family in Shu is a branch of the Zhong family, a porcelain merchant in the capital, and the business is so big that the Qiao family is beyond the reach of the Qiao family, not because of anything else, just because the Zhong family in the capital is an imperial businessman, and this identity alone is worthy of his friendship, not to mention, he heard that the Zhong family has its own merchant ship, and the porcelain of the Zhong family is very famous on the other side of the sea.

This is a height that the Qiao family can't reach in a few years, so Qiao Yi understands the benefits of being good friends with the Zhong family, whether he is in business or out of business in the future, having a friend with a lot of weight will only be good for him.

However, walking in front of Zhong Chenglin, Qiao Yi's gaze was unconsciously attracted by the person beside him.

It is true that the facial features that are more delicate than a woman have a fatal attraction to him, but what makes him most afraid is the momentum of that person.

Qiao Yi thought that as the young master of the Qiao family, he could be regarded as a very far-sighted person, but he still didn't dare to look at the person beside Zhong Chenglin, just by peeking at it with his spare eyes, the pressure was so great that he didn't dare to raise his head.

What is this person's identity?

Qiao Yi is familiar with the interpersonal relationships of the major merchant families around Jincheng, but he can't match this person into the seat, could it be that he is from the north of Sichuan?

Retracting his sluggish emotions, he smiled and said to Zhong Chenglin: "Zhong Gongzi is here, you have to have fun today!" ”

To be honest, although he sent an invitation to the Zhong family, he didn't expect Zhong Chenglin to participate in the chrysanthemum appreciation party, to be precise, no one in the Zhong family participated in this kind of gathering that wasted time in connection and feelings.

There is no way, the people of the Zhong family have this confidence and strength, they don't need to stammer, let alone flattering.

Zhong Chenglin said politely: "Over the years, our Zhong family has lived in a simple house, rarely walking around with friends in the market, and it is not the arrogance of the Zhong family as everyone guesses, and Gongzi Qiao also knows that the bigger the family, the more things need to be cautious." ”

Qiao Yi sneered, this is really not easy to accept.

Fortunately, Zhong Chenglin continued: "It's a coincidence today, my cousin from the capital is here, and he just brought him over to see and make friends. ”

looked sideways, looked at the people around him, and said: "Gu Sheng, this is the eldest young master of the fourth room of the Qiao family, Qiao Yi, the second in the Qiao family, Qiao Gongzi, Qiao Gongzi, this is my cousin Gu Sheng." ”

"Gu Gongzi, I'm glad to be there." Qiao Yi hurriedly clenched his fists.

Gu Sheng bowed slightly, "Young Master Qiao." ”

The aura was so big, Qiao Yi was slightly stunned.

It's not like a greeting between friends, it's more like a ......

The attitude of the superior to his subordinates!

Qiao Yi glanced at Gu Jinzhen vigilantly, and asked casually, "I don't know what business Gu Gongzi's family is?" ”

This is very rude to ask.

Gu Jinzhen didn't care, her attitude was more casual than Qiao Yi, "It's not about business, it's just raising horses for the imperial court." ”

Horse merchants!

Qiao Yi's heart sank!

Unlike ordinary merchants, the imperial dynasty had very strict requirements for horse merchants.

Because horses are controlled and supervised by the imperial court, especially war horses, they must not be bought and sold privately, and can only be fed according to the requirements of the imperial court.

Directly working for the imperial court has great benefits and greater risks.

So to become a horse merchant, you must not only be rich and rich, but also look at your family background, status, and relationship with the imperial court!

Qiao Yi was stunned for a moment.

He always knew that the Zhong family was powerful, and the Zhong family's own family was even more powerful, in the capital, and even on the other side of the sea, it was a powerful existence, but he didn't expect that the Zhong family still had a powerful relative.

Isn't it a powerful relative!

To be able to raise horses for the imperial court, it is not enough to just rely on silver to smash it, there must be someone in the court, and it is a powerful minister with a very heavy weight, otherwise, the emperor will not entrust such an important matter to the Gu family!

Whether the Gu family is just an ordinary horse merchant or a horse merchant who uses a royal war horse, among the merchants, they are all the existence of the sky!

But in the blink of an eye, Qiao Yi had the idea of befriending Gu Jinzhen, and what he looked at was not only the influence of the Gu family itself, but also the powerful ministers behind the Gu family.

And Gu Jinzhen also has a little appreciation for Qiao Yi.

In his previous life, he didn't have much contact with Qiao Yi, and his understanding of this person was limited to Qiao Jinwen's words. A young man who was born as a businessman can have a place in the court, in addition to the help of the outside world, what is more important is his own strength.

In addition to these, just because he is Qiao Jinwen's brother, he looks at him differently.

Although it is close to Qiao Jinwen and Qiao Yi in the wrong order from the previous life, it is a good start.

When it was time for lunch, two groups of people walked mightily towards the banquet hall.

The men and women divided into two teams, put their hands into the cardboard boxes on the left and right sides of the door, and tinkered with them a few times, and then held a wooden sign and withdrew their hands.

Qiao Lixi didn't know why, but she still did it, and when she got it in her hand, she saw that it was a wooden sign with numbers written on it.

I didn't understand what it meant, so I put it in the sleeve cage.