"Fu Shun, go find a persuasive maid to follow that Miss ahead and see what’s wrong with her? Why is she unhappy?" Liu Xi called over his personal servant and instructed.
The little boy agreed and left like a puff of smoke.
"Oh, isn’t this Eunuch Liu? It’s truly a pleasure to et you."
A sudden voice echoed, and as Liu Xi turned around, he saw a man in his forties wearing an edged cotton robe made of Xiangjin, with a large rabbit fur cloak over it, bowing to him.
"Mr. Huo, it’s a pleasure to et you!" Liu Xi collected his thoughts and bowed to Huo Qi, who was speaking to him.
Huo Qi was a rchant in the capital, once the second uncle of Huo Yuan, the richest person in the Great Jin Nation. After Huo Yuan left the Great Jin Nation, he took the family’s share of the property, leaving the rest to be shared among the clan mbers. Huo Qi got a portion, although significant, the Huo family was still a major household in the capital, but compared to the forr Huo family, it was no longer comparable.
"Eunuch Liu, I happened to have sothing to discuss with you, and it was such a coincidence to et you today. I wondered why I had a good dream yesterday; it turns out it was about you. I wonder if you would be willing to spare a bit of your ti to discuss this matter?"
Huo Qi’s attitude was very polite. Without Huo Yuan and Consort Huo, the Huo family had no standing in the capital, just an insignificant rchant. Even the identity of an imperial rchant was taken away, so Huo Qi no longer dared to act as before, especially when eting with dignitaries, he almost humbled himself to the dust.
Since Liu Xi had nothing to do at that mont, he casually said, "No problem, Mr. Huo, please co inside!"
The two exchanged pleasantries and went to the self-service restaurant male guest area.
It turned out that Huo Qi had heard that Liu Xi was going to sell off his bicycle factory and buffet restaurant, which stirred his thoughts, wanting to take over these profitable businesses. However, he was troubled by not having enough capital, so he shalessly sought Liu Xi to discuss it.
He planned to first pay a deposit to Liu Xi, and once he made money, he would slowly pay off the remaining portion, which in modern terms is called an installnt paynt plan.
However, Liu Xi did not approve of this type of transaction because he planned not to return to the capital after leaving. If Huo Qi couldn’t pay in full, he would inevitably have to return to the capital once or twice more, and Huo Qi’s business ability wasn’t very strong. He was too profit-driven and couldn’t handle big business.
Therefore, after weighing the situation, he tactfully rejected Huo Qi’s request and politely showed him out.
Huo Qi was refused, and his grand plans to get rich were ruined, leaving him very angry. He stord ho in frustration, just in ti to encounter his daughter Huo Qingyin, who was returning to her natal ho. Seeing her father’s sullen expression, Huo Qingyin couldn’t help but ask a few questions.
Huo Qi angrily said, "Isn’t it just that dead eunuch surnad Liu? I heard he wanted to get rid of a few shops in his hands, and I wanted to buy them, but I didn’t have enough silver, so I wanted to pay in advance and pay the rest after profiting. But that dead eunuch outright refused , leaving no face at all, truly infuriating!"
This year, Huo Qingyin, eighteen years old, was married as a noble concubine to the heir of the Auxiliary Duke. As Jing Shizi’s official wife was unable to bear children, and she gave birth to two healthy sons one after another, she elevated her status due to her children’s success. In the House of the Auxiliary Country, she was very prominent, even the heir’s wife gave way to her three points. Though she was not the heir’s wife, she lived no worse than the heir’s wife.
Hearing her father’s complaints, Huo Qingyin felt compelled to say, "That Liu Xi, relying on being the confidant of the Empress Dowager, has never cared about anyone. Not to ntion a re rchant father like you, even our heir doesn’t get any respect from him. Father, you know, our heir has suffered losses at his hands several tis now."
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