"My young friend Jing Tian, can you tell me the origin of your jade pendant?”
At the dining table, Tang Kun asked the question in his heart.
Although he also believed in fate, if the original owner of this jade pendant was not Jing Tian, or if it was obtained through illegal means, it would be to deceive his precious granddaughter.
Although Jing Tian's performance seemed to be alright.
However, caution was the best. Tang Kun knew that he was old and did not have much time left, so he just wanted to make sure.
Jing Tian ate comfortably.
His mouth was full of oil.
He had long heard about the family banquet in the Tang Clan Fort. In the past, he only knew that it was delicious, but he did not expect it to be so delicious.
As expected, having money was still a meaningful thing for a salted fish.
As he ate, he replied," This jade pendant of mine fell from the sky a few days ago on the night of the meteor shower. At that time, a red meteor flew directly towards me and landed in my hands. If you don't believe me, you can ask my two followers, Mao Mao and Bi Ping. They were also present at that time.”
Before Tang Kun could speak, the butler Tang Tai was already shocked.
He did not believe it.
"Are you saying that this jade pendant that matches the young miss flew down from the sky? And it's flying towards you?"
"Of course."
Several of his aunts and aunts were also there. When they heard that Jing Tian had obtained the jade pendant from the sky, they looked at him in a different light.
"Aiyo, looks like he really is the fated one for Miss Xue Jian. A jade pendant that fell from the sky, isn't this heaven's gift? The first time I saw you, I felt that you were different. You are indeed a talented person.”
"Yeah, not only are you good at talking, but you're also good at drawing. I heard that your performance at the pawnshop was also very good.”
Jing Tian couldn't stand the compliments of these two women.
He knew the purpose of these two women. He took out two scrolls of drawing paper from his pocket. On each scroll were portraits of these two aunts. They were all beautified versions, which were equivalent to portraits with features such as slimming faces, beauty, and skin polishing. Although they did not look like the original owners at first glance, on closer inspection, they did look like the seventh aunt and eighth aunt.
"Take it. I drew this before dinner.”
Seventh Aunt and Eighth Aunt opened their eyes and took Jing Tian's portrait.
She looked at herself on the drawing paper. She was so beautiful that she couldn't look straight at her. It clearly felt unreal, but the drawing was of themselves.
How could the two middle-aged women accept such a good gift?
"Aiya, this painting…is too beautiful. It doesn't even look like me. I'm so sorry. It's rare for Brother Jing Tian to be so thoughtful. We just mentioned it, but you actually remembered it.”
"This is five hundred taels of silver. Consider it my reward for you.”
"I'll give you five hundred taels too. The butler will give it to you before we leave.”
The seventh aunt and eighth aunt were not in the mood to eat. After looking at their own paintings, they looked at each other's paintings and compared them with each other. They all said that the paintings were not theirs and were too fake. However, they instructed the servant maids to find the best painter in the city to frame the paintings.
The more Patriarch Tang Kun looked at Jing Tian, the more satisfied he became.
There was nothing wrong with him.
He was handsome, smart, talented, and steady. He was simply the best candidate to be the successor of the Tang Clan Fort.
Although he was satisfied, he didn't say it out loud.
He still wanted to observe for a while.
He clapped his hands and smiled." Xue Jian, did you hear that? This jade pendant was given to him by God." Why aren't you coming out for a meal?"
Tang Xue Jian's complaints came from behind the curtain in the living room.
"Grandpa, how can you be like this! I'm ignoring you."
Then, there was the sound of running footsteps.
After dinner.
Jing Tian naturally replied.
However, there were two more things in his arms. One was the appointment letter of the four pawnshops in Yong 'an Street, and the other was a banknote of one thousand taels of silver.
With these two things, the life of a salted fish would be more comfortable.
He felt very happy.
He had just returned to the pawnshop.
His master, Uncle Yu, welcomed him at the door.
"You're finally back safely."
Jing Tian waved his hand.
"It's not a big deal. I even had a meal there. Master, have you eaten?”
Uncle Yu was about to answer.
Inside the pawnshop, an old man's proud scolding could be heard.
"Xu Maoshan, He Buping, look carefully. This is the appointment letter of Yong An Dang's shopkeeper. Jing Tian is probably dead. If you two dare to disobey me, I will use a cane to deal with you.”
Jing Tian said coldly.
"Uncle Yu, what's going on?"
Uncle Yu adjusted his glasses and explained,"I also wanted to tell you that the messenger from the Tang Clan Fort is here. Now that the manager, Zhao Wenchang, has become the shopkeeper, you'd better not provoke him.”
Jing Tian lowered his head and thought.
When he was promoted to the chief shopkeeper, the position of Yong An Dang became vacant, so Zhao Wenchang became the shopkeeper now.
"Uncle Yu, what's there to be afraid of? Can Zhao Wenchang eat me up?”Uncle Yu wanted to persuade her again, but it was already too late.
Jing Tian strode into the pawnshop.
Mao Mao and Bi Ping were overjoyed to see him.
"Boss…Boss is back safely.”
"Hurry up! Steward Zhao was too much of a bully.”
The two quickly hid behind Jing Tian.
Zhao Wenchang saw that Jing Tian had returned safely.
He was not happy, but worried instead. Then, he looked at Jing Tian and said with a sneer.
"Isn't this Jing Tian, who has only been a shopkeeper for half a day?”
"Did you see that? This is a letter of appointment. I'm still stepping on you. Don't even think about surpassing me in your next life. In the future, the three of you will be my followers. You will do whatever I tell you to do.”
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