Chapter 184: Pay Now
Then the scene suddenly became quiet.

"Gu Tingye, Hukou!"

"Qi Heng, Hukou!"

"Gu Tingye, pierce my ears!"

"Qi Heng, Hukou!"

"Gu Tingye, Hukou!"

"Qi Heng, take off the pot!"

"..."

There is no suspense, no suspense at all.

Even though Gu Tingye released the water, in order to avoid embarrassing Qi Heng, he also followed his example and took off the pot twice, to show that moving the mouth of the pot back three steps really added a lot of difficulty, but Qi Heng's final score was still not as high as Gu Tingye's.

There is nothing we can do about it.

Qi Heng has always had few recreational activities, and only started to be active outside in recent years. He doesn't even have enough time to play polo, so how could he have time to take care of pitching pots?

What's more, he happened to be facing Gu Tingye, a man of both civil and military talents.

If it weren't for the friendship between his second uncle and classmates, the situation would have been even more embarrassing.

But I don’t know whether Qi Heng was blinded by Minglan’s fragility and beauty, or he really didn’t realize that Gu Tingye was letting him win (or maybe Gu Tingye’s acting skills are superb?).

Anyway, the result was somewhat unexpected for Gu Tingye.

Everyone thought Qi Heng would automatically withdraw after being defeated, but Qi Heng saw that the scores of the two were almost the same and he seemed to have a hope of catching up, so he actually wanted to do the same as Minglan and switch the order and start another game.

Gu Tingye: "..."

Are you a girl or a child? Do you think this rule applies to you?
Seeing that Qi Heng was really insistent, Gu Tingye had no choice but to agree.

As before, the results are clear.

However, Gu Tingye seemed a little impatient. This time, none of the arrows escaped the pot or pierced the ears, but all went into the mouth of the pot.

Qi Heng continued to perform steadily and sent two arrows out.

"I won!"

A bright smile spread across Gu Tingye's face, and at this moment he was even eager to pull Yang Wenyuan down to compete with him.

Don't get me wrong, I, Master Gu, am not trying to cheat, but everyone here...

"Den!"

In the corridor in the distance, Yang Wenyuan took an arrow in his hand at some point, aimed it at the mouth of the pot, and then exerted force on his wrist lightly. The arrow in his hand drew a perfect arc in the air and fell straight into Guan'er.

"East……"

Gu Tingye had just mustered up his confidence and turned around to ask Yang Wenyuan for advice, but when he saw Yang Wenyuan suddenly showing off his skills, he was immediately unable to speak.

You can throw it into my ears even though the distance is 20 meters...

Gu Tingye silently took back his words, walked slowly to the three pots, picked up the arrow on the ear, took a quick look, then nodded and praised:

"The stuff is really good. It's not damaged even after falling in from such a long distance!"

"Brother-in-law!"

When Rulan, who was comforting Minglan not far away, saw this scene, her eyes lit up immediately and she hurried over to ask for help, completely thinking that Gu Tingye was a bad guy who bullied the little girl.

Yang Wenyuan naturally didn't want to help out.

As a married man, what's the point of showing off in front of my sisters-in-law?
How can you feel comfortable putting money in your pocket when you are receiving admiring looks from your fans?

Uh……

Thinking of this, Yang Wenyuan's thoughts paused.

Which one is better? I couldn't tell them apart for a moment...

Fortunately, Changqing's arrival interrupted Yang Wenyuan's thoughts.

"Sir, I got the account book you asked for back."

After getting Gu Tingye's instructions at the beginning, Yang Wenyuan sent Changqing back to get the account book.

This account must be settled now and cannot be put off until tomorrow.

Although Yang Wenyuan didn't mind going to the house in person to ask for wages during the New Year, Ning Yuanhou might mind.

So based on the principle of "it's all good for you, it's all good for me, and it's all good for everyone", Yang Wenyuan had no choice but to trouble Changqing to go home.

of course.

Yang Wenyuan still has a conscience.

This account book only records the purchase of raw materials, personnel expenses, ship leasing, acquisition of foreign fireworks workshops, and other financial items in the past three months.

Not much.

The goods arrived, and Yang Wenyuan didn't dare to offend Gu Tingye, the rich man, and immediately pointed to his right hand to Rulan:
"I'm injured and can't move!"

"But you threw it with your left hand just now, brother-in-law? Your left hand is not injured!"

"My left hand is used to hold the account book, so I don't have time."

If you hold the arrow in your left hand, you will not be able to kill the fat sheep; if you don’t hold the arrow in your left hand, you will have a lot of wealth.

Fifth sister, your brother-in-law has to support the family!

After Yang Wenyuan gave a simple perfunctory reply, he let Rulan go back to play in the mud (to be honest, in Yang Wenyuan's eyes, the preparation work for burning incense was no different from playing in the mud).

"Mr. Gu is here!"

After Yang Wenyuan finished answering Rulan, he immediately greeted Gu Tingye with a smile.

Although Yang Wenyuan had Gu Tingye's promise, he hadn't paid yet.

Throughout history, those who owe money are always the bosses.

It's about making money, not shameful!
Looking at Yang Wenyuan's smiling face, Gu Tingye inexplicably felt his sleeves tighten, exactly the same feeling as before at the dinner table. His sleeves were almost raised to the sky. No matter how he searched with his eyes, he couldn't find the reason. It was strange.

Gu Tingye scratched the back of his head and decided that since this dress was uncomfortable to wear, he would not wear it anymore.

Anyway, I have enough money, so I can just go to the clothing store and make a new set of clothes.

Thinking of this, Gu Tingye immediately instructed the stone next to him:
"After we leave the Sheng family, I will go back home first. You go to Liuyun Pavilion and tell them to make me a new set of winter clothes."

"Yes!"

Gu Tingye buys most of his clothes himself outside.

Liuyun Pavilion is a tailor shop that Gu Tingye specially selected to make winter clothes.

It was cold this year, and Gu Tingye did a lot of shopping at Liuyun Pavilion, so the shopkeeper already knew the size of his clothes by heart, and all he had to do was send Shitou to inform him.

"How? Did you figure it out?"

After Gu Tingye gave his instructions, he asked Yang Wenyuan:

"What do you want me to pay for you?"

"Here it is!"

Yang Wenyuan stuffed the account book in his hand into Gu Tingye's hand and said with a smile:
"All the expenses of the fireworks workshop for the past three months are here. You can take a closer look."

"Three months, why three months?"

Gu Tingye was not surprised that Yang Wenyuan said it was a fireworks workshop, but he had doubts about the time and asked immediately:
"Didn't you just raise one finger at me? How come it's been three months?"

"I shook it three times!" Yang Wenyuan said confidently.

"..."

The reason was so strong that Gu Tingye was speechless for a moment.

"alright."

But Gu Tingye doesn't care.

Is there a difference between three months and one month?

To me, the rich man Gu, it's just a drizzle...

"Wait, wait..."

Gu Tingye turned his head to look at the account book that Yang Wenyuan handed to him, and suddenly he had a bad feeling in his heart. He felt the unexpected weight.

This account book is probably, perhaps, unexpectedly thick...

However, since the words had already been spoken, Gu Tingye was not a man who would go back on his word. He just flipped through the account book with tears in his eyes, roughly estimated the specific amount, and then consciously put on a "mask of pain" and agreed.

"Okay, I'll have someone deliver it to your house tomorrow."

When he said this, Gu Tingye's face was grinning.

Even the landlord’s house cannot afford to be treated like this!

However, although he was surprised why Yang Wenyuan could spend so much money on the fireworks workshop, Gu Tingye did not ask any specific questions and just paid the money honestly.

Now it was Yang Wenyuan's turn to be shocked.

I didn’t expect that Gu Tingye didn’t even need to collect so much money and could take it out in one night.

It’s still less!

Yang Wenyuan didn't expect that Gu Tingye's nature as a local tycoon would be so strong, but the money and goods had already been paid, and he was a man of his words, so he just licked his lips with satisfaction.

"But are you sure what you're doing this afternoon will work?"

After finishing his business, Yang Wenyuan was in a good mood. He immediately discussed love with Gu Tingye. Even Changbai, who was standing next to him, leaned over to listen.

"I saw your performance just now, just like a clown in a play. Why do I feel like you have achieved the opposite of what you want? I'm afraid Yu Yanran will have an even worse impression of you now."

This was also the question in Changbai's mind, and he immediately nodded in agreement.

"Oh, this is exactly what I want!"

Talking about this, Gu Tingye's heart aches and his waist aches, and he explains:

"Do you think that even if I hadn't done what I did today, I would have been able to catch Yu Yanran's eye?"

Yang Wenyuan and Changbai both shook their heads at the same time.

What a joke! Gu Tingye has always been an old customer of Guangyuntai and he visits Wei Xingtou every few days. It's impossible for Yu Yanran to like Gu Tingye.

"Yes!"

Gu Tingye glanced at Yu Yanran who was talking, and seeing that she didn't notice him, he leaned over and whispered:

"Today is the first time I meet her. I will leave a bad impression on her. After today, I will not go to Guangyuntai anymore. I will repent and turn over a new leaf. Then I will find an excuse to talk to her and explain that I fell in love with her at first sight. From now on, I will turn over a new leaf and stop wasting time. What do you think?"

!!!

Yang Wenyuan and Changbai turned their heads at the same time, and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

What Gu Tingye said makes so much sense!
At the same time, Yang Wenyuan's mind was racing.

Stereotypes are difficult to erase, so let’s not change them for now.

It is better to remove the firewood from under the pot than to stir the water to stop it from boiling. It is better to stir-fry it over high heat than to simmer it over low heat.

Which girl can refuse a man who is willing to change for her? Especially in the national conditions of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is a blessing to find a husband to live with, let alone a husband who is willing to make major changes for her.

But the timing is very important and must be chosen well.

Otherwise, if I were to come to her house and tell others that I had reformed for her and started a new life, I would probably be treated as if I had hysteria.

So, when is a good time?
Of course the hero saves the beauty!

The prodigal son returns and improves himself silently. One day, he sees injustice and helps out. It turns out that the girl is the one he fell in love with at first sight. He then takes this opportunity to tell her that he has changed his ways for her, which immediately breaks the original stereotype and turns to the present.

Even today's showing off can be understood as the abruptness of meeting the one you love by surprise.

Yang Wenyuan understood Gu Tingye's perseverance.

He studies when he says he wants to study and cuts ties with Wei Xingshou when he says he wants to, portraying himself as a top self-disciplined man.

When Yu Yanran finds out everything, Gu Tingye will come to propose marriage...

Damn, even the coolest novels don’t dare to be this cool!

Gu Tingye, you are really unscrupulous in order to get married!
This was the case with Minglan in the original story line, and it is also the case with Yu Yanran now. What a “scheming boy”!
Yang Wenyuan suddenly had an idea in his mind -

Wait, I think I mentioned to Gu Tingye before that Yu Yanran was often bullied by Yu Yanhong at the polo match, so that unless the Sheng family wanted to go to the polo match, Yu Yanran would not dare to go at other times, so as not to be bullied by her sister again, so...

In order to verify his guess, Yang Wenyuan suddenly said:
"Mrs. Wu's polo club?"

Changbai, who was simple-minded, naturally didn't understand the brain waves of the two old bastards that were already matching each other, and only asked blankly:
"What does this have to do with the polo club? Zhong Huai, are you going to look for another girl from the Yu family at the polo club?"

But Gu Tingye just smiled softly and said:
"Exactly!"

Yang Wenyuan was surprised, Changbai understood and said:

"Oh, as long as you do as you said just now and stop going to brothels and clubs, I will ask my two sisters to help me tell me when the Yu family girls go to the polo club, so that they can meet them every time."

No one responded to Changbai's words. Yang Wenyuan just felt a pain in his teeth.

He admitted that he was superficial.

I was only thinking about the present just now, but I didn't expect that Gu Tingye has already planned for the future.

Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not qualified to plan for a specific area. From this point, we can see that Gu Tingye is really a talented general. The fact that he is destined to fail in the imperial examination may be God's will, forcing him to the right path, so that he does not have to waste several years in the Hanlin Academy after passing the imperial examination.

Are you a time traveler or am I a time traveler?
Or is it that the aura of a time traveler is not as strong as his aura of a protagonist? Yang Wenyuan pondered secretly.

Qi Heng's side.

Seeing Qi Heng lose again and seeing that the sky was gradually getting dark, Buwei hurriedly stepped forward and said to his son:

"Sir, it's getting late. I'm afraid the princess is already waiting for you at home."

Qi Heng also knew that his plan to help Minglan get back her face had failed, and he was no match for Gu Tingye at all.

"Okay, I'll go talk to Brother Changbai first."

After Qi Heng finished speaking, he immediately walked towards Chang Bai and the other two.

"Brothers, it's getting late now. I'll go back first."

"Let's go together!"

Minglan and the others had just come over and said they were going back to the backyard. Seeing that he could no longer "show off" in front of Yu Yanran, Gu Tingye also felt a little distant, so he took the opportunity to explain to Qi Heng why he didn't let them win.

It’s not that your second uncle doesn’t want to help you, it’s just that I, your second uncle, haven’t gotten ashore either!
After a few brief words, the group separated.

Yang Wenyuan and Changbai went to Shou'an Hall.

Gu Tingye left with Qi Heng.

On the way out, Gu Tingye explained to Qi Heng why he liked the eldest daughter of the Yu family and that he had to do it just now -

Gu Tingye had no taboos about saying things that Qi Heng was too embarrassed to say.

Love should be said out loud!

Qi Heng naturally had no complaints.

Although he was lucky at first that Gu Tingye would give in to him and fulfill the promise he made when he instigated him, he was ultimately not as skilled as him, and Gu Tingye also had a lover. Qi Heng was so happy for this cheap second uncle that he naturally would not feel resentful.

Qi Heng left in the carriage of Duke Qi's Mansion, and Gu Tingye also waited for his own carriage.

Gu Tingye climbed onto the stool and prepared to leave.

Stone then said:

"Sir, I will go to Liuyun Pavilion and ask them to make clothes."

After saying that, he was about to leave, but before he turned around, he was stopped by Gu Tingye.

"What kind of clothes do I need? My clothes are new, can't I wear them? Besides, we have a lot of winter clothes at home, why do we need to buy more?"

When he said this, Gu Tingye felt as if his heart was bleeding.

Damn Yang Wenyuan, he is ruthless when it comes to killing people. I’m afraid I won’t be able to buy many new clothes this year!

Gu Tingye felt that he had found the reason why his sleeves had been feeling tight today.

With Yang Wenyuan always watching closely from the side, how could he not be short of money?
Shou'an Hall.

When Yang Wenyuan and Changbai came in, Minglan, Rulan and Yu Yanran were already sitting next to Old Madam Sheng, Wang Ruofu and Old Madam Yu respectively.

However, they were not talking about the game of throwing pots just now, but were passionately discussing the "war" on the mahjong table.

Although the three girls did not play on the field, they were very enthusiastic in giving instructions and reviewing the troops on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)