The wild ginseng was taken out from the long and narrow necklace box and finally stretched out. It was like an old man with a red hair tie stretching his waist comfortably. The roots stretched out and the length was almost half. Even He Kuo scolded Su Tong for being a wastrel. Such a good thing was stuffed into this broken box.
"Only you know about the exchange. If the news gets out, it's your fault.”He Kuo warned indifferently as he placed the old ginseng into the brocade box. Although his tone was light, the warning in it was strong.
The butler didn't know about the exchange between He Kuo and Liang Shengjie, but He Kuo and the Xia family's man in front of him had been famous for being troublesome since they were young. Why did they provoke him for no reason? He hurriedly bowed and smiled apologetically."Don't worry, Young Master He."
"Yes." He Kuo put away the small incense burner and deliberately walked around the bathroom before returning to the banquet.
On the other side, Liang Shengjie was trying his best to please Zeng Chuyao. Everyone was toasting each other. Elder Zeng brought a few favored juniors to toast at the tables. Liang Shengjie raised his glass to accompany Zeng Chuyao.
"I'm toasting with Grandpa and the others. Why are you following me?”
Zeng Chuyao raised her eyebrows, her expression was both delicate and angry.
"I'm afraid you'll drink too much, so I'll help you block the wine.”
"No need, just sit down."
Liang Shengjie rubbed his nose helplessly and sat down with a wine glass in his hand. He happened to meet He Kuo's eyes across the air. Their eyes instantly turned cold. They raised their chins and their mouths changed. Although they were silent, they definitely did not say anything good.
"You idiot, you'll be crying later.”Liang Shengjie sneered and returned to his seat.
The banquet lasted longer than Su Tong had expected. By the time round after round of toasts were over, it had been nearly three hours.
Just before the guests began to disperse, Elder Zeng personally walked over to Su Tong's table. Perhaps because he had drunk some wine, his face was rosy and his voice was loud." Come with me."”
Su Tong followed Elder Zeng to the second floor under the envious gazes of the crowd.
It should be Elder Zeng's study room. It was ancient and grand. The fragrance of antiques, calligraphy, ink, paper, and inkstone lingered in the room. The wooden stool and leather chair formed a comparison and complement of materials.
At this moment, the door was closed, isolating the noise downstairs. The spotlights behind the bookcase cast a soft beam of light. Elder Zeng did not speak, and Su Tong did not dare to make a sound. The light and shadow intertwined with each other as time passed, and it was completely different from the silence and loneliness outside. Su Tong looked at Elder Zeng sitting behind the mahogany desk. He restrained the pressure of a superior and smiled kindly at her. He was a kind old man.
"Your master and I are old friends, and I heard a lot about you from him at the banquet. To be able to meet a suitable disciple at our age, it's all luck. De Yong's luck is not bad.”
Perhaps people at Elder Zeng's age believed in fate and destiny more. Su Tong had heard similar words from Elder Gu.
Then, Elder Zeng sighed softly." It's all thanks to your medicine that Shi An's illness has been cured.”
As he spoke, he took out a checkbook from the drawer. Without saying anything else, he dipped the pen in ink and filled in the numbers.
"Elder Zeng, what are you doing?" Su Tong quickly waved her hand. I can't accept this."
Elder Zeng smiled without looking up." Don't decline or feel burdened. This is a small token of our appreciation."”
"Elder Zeng, since you and my master are good friends, this is what I should do. You're treating me as an outsider by doing this." Su Tong paused for a moment." You've accepted the birthday gifts from others, but you're giving me money now. I think you're treating me like an outsider.”
Hearing Su Tong's words, Elder Zeng looked up in surprise."Look at you, you're refined and delicate. You're quite good at talking.”
When he said this, he instantly closed the gap between them.
"Besides, didn't I already get a treasure?”As she spoke, Su Tong lifted the doll in her arms and shook it.
Elder Zeng laughed and put away the pen and the checkbook that had already been written." In that case, I'll thank you on behalf of Shi 'an. Come to our house more often when you're free. My great-grandson seems to like you."”
"Good!" Su Tong smiled in response.
At this moment, she heard some rustling sounds at the door. Su Tong was a little surprised, wondering who was so bold to sneak at the door of Old Zeng's room.
"Yaoyao, come in." Elder Zeng waved his hand, signaling Su Tong to open the door.
Sure enough, Miss Zeng Chuyao was standing at the door with her back slightly bent. Her almond-shaped eyes were big and round, and there was a hint of slyness in them. She was like a cat. Seeing that her eavesdropping was exposed, she dragged her voice and said,"Master-Master-"
"Why did you come up?" As the only girl in his grandson's generation, Elder Zeng's love for Zeng Chuyao was probably second only to Zeng Shian's. He didn't scold her and waved her in with a smile.
"The uncles are going back and want to come up to say hello to you.”
Elder Zeng waved his hand." I'll go down then."”
He signaled Zeng Chuyao to entertain Su Tong and went downstairs.
"Hey! You fool, why don't you want it?”Zeng Chuyao looked at Su Tong with a smile, her right hand twirling around her temple as she teased her.
"Ah?" Su Tong was stunned by her words.
"It's the money my grandfather wants to give you. I heard everything. " My grandfather is a very generous person. You saved Shi 'an, so the amount he will give you will not be less than…" Zeng Chuyao raised two slender fingers. According to Su Tong's understanding of the Zeng family's financial resources and how much the Zeng family valued Zeng Shi' an, it should be 20 million.
To be honest, 20 million was definitely a huge sum of money for Su Tong. It was impossible for her not to be tempted. However, some money could be earned, but some money should not be taken.
Seeing that Su Tong didn't say anything, Zeng Chuyao deliberately teased him again." Are you regretting it? It's okay. I'll get it for you when my grandfather is done.”
"It's not like that." Su Tong explained seriously.
However, it seemed that this young lady was very interested in teasing him. Seeing him deny it with a serious face, she was even more amused and could not stop laughing." Look at you."”
As he spoke, he pulled the little monkey from Su Tong's hands." If my nephew knew that you rejected 20 million for his toy, he would definitely be overjoyed.”
This was the third time Zeng Chuyao had called her " idiot " since their first meeting. Su Tong was puzzled. She was not that dumb.
"But what should I do? My nephew just woke up and is asking for a little monkey.”
"Ah?"
Zeng Chuyao saw that Su Tong had fallen for her trick. She laughed and stuffed the doll into Su Tong's chest. The little monkey put his long arms on Su Tong's shoulders and hugged her tightly.
This made the Zeng family's eldest daughter laugh non-stop. Su Tong wondered if she had been installed with a smile switch. Why did she keep laughing?
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