sbdcsierra Chapter 363 Shuo Rat
Chapter 363 Shuo Rat
In this hot and humid weather, taking a shower makes me feel a lot more relaxed.
The three of them took Li Ping's carriage and arrived at Yunfeng Tower, but Zhong Yunfeng was out on business and had not returned yet. Quan Youfang politely asked someone to lead Ye Changyan and others to the private room reserved on the second floor.
Before Ye Changyan could give any instructions, a waiter brought over two plates of sliced watermelon.
Li Ping picked up a piece of watermelon and stuffed it into his mouth, joking with a smile.
"This brother-in-law is different when he comes to visit. He gives us watermelon as soon as he arrives."
"You can't stop eating this, this plate is all yours."
As he spoke, Ye Changyan pushed one of the plates containing watermelon directly in front of Li Ping.
Liang Jingcheng shook his head, smiled, picked up two slices of watermelon from another plate, and handed one to Ye Changyan.
"These are indeed fellow disciples, and no one offered me a slice of watermelon or anything."
Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng were both slightly shocked by Li Ping's sarcasm, but Ye Changyan took the watermelon handed to him by Liang Jingcheng, then turned to look at Li Ping and retorted.
"We two still treat you, Li Ping, as a brother. We even gave you a bath just now. Now we are a sincere friend. But you just stuffed the watermelon into your mouth. We didn't say you didn't treat us as brothers, but you have the nerve to mock us."
Li Ping chuckled and pushed the plate that Ye Changyan had just pushed in front of him towards Ye Changyan.
"Come on, eat watermelon, eat watermelon, don't be so angry, it was me who said something wrong, I apologize to both of you."
Ye Changyan glared at Li Ping, then took the plate that Li Ping pushed towards him, brought it in front of himself, picked it up and started eating.
Seeing Li Ping looking at Ye Changyan eagerly, Liang Jingcheng found it funny. He pushed the other plate with watermelon towards Li Ping again, smiled and shook his head.
"How old are you two? Yet you act like three-year-olds."
While they were joking, the waiter started serving the food.
"It has been dry for more than half a year. Although the wheat in the fields has been harvested, I heard that the grain prices in some counties around Shengjing have been rising quietly in recent days."
Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng had never paid attention to this matter before. After hearing what Li Ping said, they were a little shocked for a moment and looked at Li Ping who was holding the wine jug and preparing to pour wine.
Seeing that Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng were staring at him and seemed very interested in this topic, Li Ping simply put down the wine jug in his hand and continued.
"It is said that before the wheat harvest, some people around Shengjing were already hoarding food. It seems that they are planning to take advantage of this drought to make a fortune."
Li Ping's words reminded Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng of the time when Mr. Cai was appointed as the prefect of Zhangzhou. At that time, local grain merchants in Zhangzhou took advantage of the severe flood in Zhangzhou to hoard grain and manipulate grain prices, causing public resentment. Fortunately, Mr. Cai acted decisively, otherwise it might have caused a disaster even more terrible than the flood itself.
Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng hated these unscrupulous businessmen who hoarded goods and planned to make a fortune from disasters.
"These grain merchants are too bold under the emperor's feet. Is it possible that no one in the court sees the suffering of the people and allows these profiteers to do whatever they want?"
Hearing Ye Changyan say this, Li Ping just chuckled.
"Chang Yan, your future brother-in-law, when he opened Yunfeng Tower in Shengjing, he even thought of giving some shares to the Xiao family, hoping to find a backer to do things. How stupid can those grain merchants be? Don't they know how to find a backer? To tell you the truth, many of these grain merchants may just be a cover, just a puppet used by the powerful in Shengjing City to deceive others."
Li Ping's words left Ye Changyan speechless for a moment. He had indeed had this in mind when he asked Zhong Yunfeng to give up 20% of the share of Yunfeng Building to the Xiao family. Since he had such a plan, why did he dare to ask others not to have such a plan?
Just when Ye Changyan was lost in his own thoughts, he heard Liang Jingcheng speaking from the side.
"Li Ping, I think your statement is biased."
Liang Jingcheng's words made Li Ping look at Liang Jingcheng with curiosity, and Ye Changyan's thoughts were also pulled back by Liang Jingcheng's words.
Seeing that Li Ping and Ye Changyan were looking at him curiously, Liang Jingcheng picked up the wine glass and raised his hand towards the two of them. The three of them clinked their glasses and drank it all in one gulp. Then Liang Jingcheng opened his mouth to ask Li Ping.
"What do you think of the wine in Yunfeng Tower?"
“It’s delicate and mellow, with a unique and rich aroma. After it goes down your throat, your lips and teeth will feel sweet. It’s a good, premium wine.”
"So what do you think of the dishes at Yunfeng Tower?"
“The dishes are novel, varied and delicious!”
Hearing Li Ping's decisive and straightforward answer, Liang Jingcheng chuckled.
"Then do you think the price of Yunfeng Tower is fair?"
"This kind of mellow wine, paired with this kind of delicious dishes, is not inferior to Fan Lou and other famous restaurants in Shengjing. As for the price, it is much more affordable than Fan Lou and other famous restaurants in Shengjing."
Liang Jingcheng and Ye Changyan both nodded with satisfaction, and then listened to Liang Jingcheng.
"Such a mellow wine, paired with such delicious dishes, is so reasonably priced that even the most ordinary students in the Imperial College can afford it occasionally. However, Zhong Yunfeng is a foreign businessman from Yuzhou Prefecture. He has no foundation or connections in Shengjing. With just his passion, it is estimated that Yunfeng Tower will be targeted by others within two days after it opens. Perhaps among them are the dignitaries you just mentioned. Therefore, it is understandable that Zhong Yunfeng looks for the Xiao family as a backer."
After hearing what Liang Jingcheng said, Li Ping and Ye Changyan nodded at the same time.
"But the reason why I said that what you said just now was biased is that Yunfeng Tower is run with integrity and never cheats anyone. Can those unscrupulous merchants you just mentioned be compared with Yunfeng Tower?"
Liang Jingcheng's words left Li Ping speechless for a moment.
"Yunfeng Tower only wants to rely on the Xiao family to run its business in peace of mind and avoid unnecessary harassment. In business, the most important thing is credibility. In the face of ruthless natural disasters, those unscrupulous merchants not only have no compassion for the world, but also hoard goods and try to make a fortune from the disaster. They also collude with a few powerful people who have lost their humanity and try every means to squeeze the people's money. What's the difference between them and rats?"
Ye Changyan, who was originally stumped by Li Ping's question, suddenly felt enlightened after hearing Liang Jingcheng's words.