This is the authentic work of a renowned calligrapher from Shu City, and it is quite worth collecting.
"How is it? Not bad, right?"
"Otherwise, why would I co looking for Manager Wen?" Zhao Minghua thought to himself, marveling. To be able to bring out even one such precious item is impressive, let alone several, which shows that Manager Wen has so connections.
"How much silver?"
He intended to take them all.
"Mr. Zhao, you are truly generous. Please, leave at least one piece to keep as a store treasure." Manager Wen chuckled in exasperation. He should have held back; this young man is extrely wealthy and greedy.
"How should I decide then?"
Zhao Minghua felt that he had no problem; the problem was with Manager Wen himself. If he didn’t want to sell, he should have hidden it.
To show good things and then refuse to sell them is just being deliberately enticing, isn’t it?
In the end, Zhao Minghua spent a total of two thousand six hundred taels of silver to take away the last few paintings and calligraphy works.
Manager Wen was still feeling a pinch in his heart.
Chun Ning felt a mixture of emotions. Zhao Minghua bought so much and gave it all to him, saying to take it back as a dowry for his sister.
"Oh right, Chun Ning, let’s also make a trip to the Guo Carpenter’s furniture shop. Their items are very nice, with top-quality wood and skilled craftsn. They are very famous in Shu City."
Guo Carpenter?
Chun Ning thought the place where he saw that large huanghuali wood bed was indeed Guo Carpenter’s shop, right?
The shop attendant had introduced it.
Following Zhao Minghua, as they stood at the shop entrance, he saw the attendant.
"Gentlen, please co inside."
The attendant was a little excited. Third Brother said that people who can’t afford usually wouldn’t co back, and this ti he brought soone even older, with lackeys following.
Generally speaking, people who return must be attached to sothing, so this ti they are bound to make a purchase.
When Zhao Minghua and Chun Ning praised the huanghuali wood bed, the attendant’s heart skipped a beat: as expected, even Third Brother sotis misjudges.
For the dowry, naturally, the whole set was needed. With the huanghuali wood materials, Zhao Minghua spent over two thousand taels of silver, having the Guo Carpenter’s people deliver the goods to the river to be shipped to the Xiao Family Pier.
"You see, Chun Ning, your worries were unnecessary. Isn’t it all solved?"
Having bought paintings and furniture, spending over five thousand taels of silver, all this money was Zhao Minghua’s.
"Brother Zhao, my sister will scold if she finds out."
According to the Xiao family’s character, they wouldn’t pretentiously assu what they don’t have.
"Don’t worry, I will personally explain this to your sister." Zhao Minghua patted his shoulder, "The dowry is your sister’s foundation, it represents the Xiao family and the Zhao family’s aura, so naturally, the more ample, the better. Rest assured, this silver is all my own earnings; I haven’t touched the silver from the Zhao family’s public funds."
Zhao Minghua’s aning was clear: he spent his private money to enhance his own reputation, so Chun Ning should not feel any psychological burden.
Chun Ning remained silent.
After a round in Shu City, he realized: Zhao Minghua was definitely not as simple as he appeared.
Returning to Shu City, Chun Ning handed the paintings and calligraphy to his aunt and sister to see.
"Chun Ning, you didn’t an to..."
The two words "rob soone" remained unspoken.
This was not sothing her gentle nephew could do.
But with only a few hundred taels as the family foundation, he was able to buy these authentic works from the great Shu City artists, how did he achieve it?
"Aunt, Brother Zhao bought these all. He is a long-ti friend of the shopkeeper at the literary art hall, so he got them all."
As for the silver, there was no need to disclose it.
"In three days, a ship will arrive at Xiao Family Pier with the bed and other furniture." Chun Ning chose to tell his family the truth: "The furniture material is excellent, I was taken with it at a glance, and it was Brother Zhao’s money."
When Chun Ning spoke, he was looking at Chun Nuan.
Would his sister scold him?
"Chun Ning, did you have any other gains on this trip?"
Chun Nuan was not opposed to Zhao Minghua spending money to buy her a dowry; after all, everyone lives for face, and if her dowry was too shabby, the Zhao family couldn’t bear the embarrassnt.
"Oh yes, Sister, there’s one thing..."
Just as Chun Ning was about to tell her, Nanny Wu reported: Mr. Zhao has arrived.
Yes, Zhao Minghua hurriedly ca over after a brief refreshnt at ho.
He wanted to see Chun Nuan, to give her sothing nice.
"Mr. Zhao, please co in."
After paying respects to the elders of the Xiao family, Zhao Minghua took out a small wooden box he carried with him and handed it to Chun Nuan.
"This ti I couldn’t bring you a gift; see if you like this?"
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