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Chapter 137 Asking for money openly
When Xiao Wujin accepted Pei Chongguang as his disciple, he did not hold the apprenticeship banquet in a low-key manner.

When the Shen family received the invitation, they were still puzzled.

"Aru, it's a good thing for Mr. Xiao to accept Pei Chongguang as his disciple, but why do you invite us?"

Shen Yan looked at the invitation in confusion.

"Please invite Mr. Shen to visit us with his family and congratulatory gifts."

"Is this... obviously asking for money?"

Shen Ru took the invitation and looked at it carefully. It was obviously a gift. Isn't Xiao Wujin afraid of being talked about?

After thinking about it, Shen Ru thought she should ask Yan Shaoqing next door!

"Father, mother, since Mr. Xiao invited us, let's go. I'll go to the Yan family next door to find out."

Shen Ru said, "Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. We still need to have good relations with our neighbors!"

"Then...it's not a good idea to go empty-handed, otherwise..."

Mother Shen thought about what else she could use at home.

"Dad, Mom, I'm prepared. I'll just go over and take a look after afternoon."

She has everything in the warehouse at home, and she can buy whatever she wants.

Shen Ru also did as he was told. After going back to his room to check the things in the space, he picked a pair of palm-faced jade screens as a door-to-door gift and went to Yan's house next door.

The Yan family was surprised when they heard Shen Ru coming to the door, but they still led him into the living room.

"Miss Shen, wait a moment, I will go and invite the eldest young master."

"Ok!"

Shen Ru responded that the Yan family was indeed a big family. From the front door to the living room, she saw more than a dozen servants.

"Who do you think is looking for Shaoqing?"

The servant met the eldest daughter of the Yan family on the road. When he heard that it was a woman who came to see Yan Shaoqing, he looked wary.

"The eldest young master of the Shen family next door has ordered that if the eldest lady of the Shen family comes to visit, she should be brought in directly."

"He's just a prisoner. Why does Shaoqing pay so much attention to him?"

Yan Shuhui looked a little impatient.

"I'll go meet the eldest lady of the Shen family first. Shaoqing, please wait and report later."

Shen Ruzheng was waiting leisurely for Yan Shaoqing. After all, it was not easy for her to ask Xiao Wujin directly if the governor was accepting money openly!
Suddenly, a bright-looking woman walked toward him with an unkind look on her face. Her words came before the person arrived.

"I don't know how beautiful the country is. It's nothing more than that. You came here alone to find my brother. What do you want?"

Is this...dislike of her?

Shen Ru raised his eyes, met Yan Shuhui's wary and contemptuous eyes, and said calmly:

"I'm here to see Young Master Yan. As for what I'm here for, I'll tell him when I see him."

"Can my brother also meet anyone?"

Yan Shuhui looked at Shen Ru, "Why, no one has ever taught you not to come empty-handed when asking for help?"

"Oh, it can't be this. You dare to deliver such a small box to your door. Don't you know the status of our Yan family in Liangzhou City?"

Yan Shuhui said, picking up the brocade box next to Shen Ru.

"Put it down quickly."

Shen Ru's face changed slightly, why is this young lady from the Yan family so virtuous?

"Why, what kind of gadget is this? With your status, is it worthy of joining my Yan family?"

"Be careful, you'll regret it if you break it."

Shen Ru sat still, saying what should be said, if the eldest daughter of the Yan family is so ignorant, well... she can just get some cash.

When Yan Shaoqing came, he saw his sister holding a box, shaking it in front of Shen Ru, and then, very obviously deliberately, she dropped the box on the ground.

"Yan Shuhui, what are you doing?"

When Yan Shaoqing stepped forward quickly, he heard the sound of jade breaking. "Brother, why are you so cruel? My hands just slipped. What good things can the criminal get?"

Yan Shuhui said angrily, and glanced at Shen Ru with disgust.

Shen Ru blinked innocently, stood up and looked at Yan Shaoqing.

"Mr. Yan, am I here in the wrong place?"

"If the Yan family feels that the Shen family is not worthy of a visit, why were you so polite before?"

"Yan Shuhui, why are you so crazy?"

Yan Shaoqing glared at the eldest daughter of the Yan family angrily, then stepped forward to pick up the box.

"Miss Yan keeps saying that this thing of mine is unworthy of elegance. Mr. Yan might as well open it and take a look. It's a pity that the Shen family has so few of them..."

Shen Ru said and sighed heavily.

"Don't worry, Miss Shen. No matter what it is, I will compensate you."

"Why? The things she brought belong to our Yan family. Even if they are lost, they still belong to the Yan family. Why should we pay compensation?"

Miss Yan's words shocked Shen Ru. What kind of gangster logic is this?

Yan Shaoqing ignored his sister, opened the brocade box, looked at the broken jade screen, and was silent for a moment.

He has seen many good things, and he can tell at a glance that this jade screen is of excellent quality.

"What is it!" Miss Yan stepped forward to take a look, her face changed, "I'm afraid it was broken when it came. Brother, don't let her lie to you, she is here to extort money."

"Pull it down, why don't you quickly pull the eldest lady down?"

Yan Shaoqing shouted loudly, "Madman!"

Shen Ru had never seen Yan Shaoqing's look like this before. Yan Shaoqing, who had a dignified temperament, now had a gloomy face and fierce eyes.

"Brother, she must be a liar, she must be."

The eldest lady of the Yan family, who was pulled down by the servants, was still yelling.

"I'm going to make you laugh. This jade screen is worth a lot of money at first glance. Miss Shen can tell you how much it is."

"This is just a gift, forget it."

Shen Ru took retreat as an advance, with a look of regret on his face: "This jade screen was also my father's favorite thing in the past. When the house was ransacked, the family spent a lot of effort to hide this thing. Hey, I think I came to visit you, and only this kind of thing is worthy of your status as the young master of the Yan family, so..."

"5000 taels, I will give you 5000 taels of silver, and I will accept this jade screen!"

Yan Shaoqing fixed the price in order to continue his friendship with Shen Ru.

After saying that, Yan Shaoqing asked someone to take the things back to the house and bring over the banknotes.

Shen Ru blinked, this was what he said, not what he wanted.

"This... I'm sorry!"

Shen Ru's face was a little complicated. He was so happy, but he couldn't show it!
"If you don't talk about this, why did you come here today?"

Yan Shaoqing didn't want those disgraceful things about her family to give Shen Ru a bad impression, so she immediately changed the topic.

"Oh, I just received an invitation from Master Xiao. This...congratulatory gift is..."

Shen Ruye immediately said, "My parents originally wanted to keep a low profile in Liangzhou and only accept Master Shi's invitations, but they seemed embarrassed not to go. They just don't understand the past practices, so I came here to ask you for advice."

"Oh, you're recruiting a disciple and holding a banquet. Why, don't you and Governor Xiao have a good relationship? Didn't you ask?"

"How can you ask this kind of thing in person?"

Shen Ru smiled and then asked tentatively: "It's obvious that receiving gifts is..."

"Xiao Wujin is too poor, and this is the first banquet for accepting a disciple. In the past, there were banquets for Dragon Boat Festival, Double Ninth Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival. There were no good things, but you should not be lenient in accepting gifts. Well, you go, just give me some money. ”

"What Xiao Wujin wants is money. Of course, he doesn't use it for himself. He takes it from the people and uses it for the people!"

There was some disapproval in Yan Shaoqing's words, and there seemed to be some sarcasm.

(End of this chapter)