The Great Doctor is a Noble Lady 062, Drowning (Ten More Chapters, Cough Cough, Vote...)

  There is a river in front of the county gate of Yuewang, named Bai Lang River. The river is not wide but not shallow either. Even at its shallowest point, it's almost one zhang deep. The scenery along the riverbank is beautiful, with willow branches hanging down gently, and the river edge is lined with large stones, which are part of the embankment built by the county magistrate of Yuewang.

  Ripples walked slowly along the small river, walking a distance before coming back again, making sure not to leave too far away, afraid that Old Horse Head would come back and not be able to find her.

  Walking helps thinking, as it accelerates blood circulation, rich in oxygen, and the brain reacts more flexibly.

  A horse-drawn carriage slowly emerged from the county town gate, with a dark red carriage and black curtains hanging down, extremely luxurious.

  The young attendant sat beside the charioteer, with a clear and handsome face, his eyes shining brightly. When he saw the figure of the woman strolling by the river, he couldn't help but take a closer look, then turned around and gently lifted one corner of the carriage curtain, hesitating. "Young master, I think I saw Su Lianwei."

  Li Yutang, who was meditating with his eyes closed in the train carriage, suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Su Lianwei?"

  "It is." Mo Nong said.

  Li Yutang's eyes were filled with disgust, his fists clenched tightly under his loose sleeves. "Stop the car." His voice was laced with anger.

  The horse carriage stopped quickly beside the official road, not far from the White Wave River. The curtain was lifted violently, and the extraordinary face inside the carriage was exposed, but his eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes were filled with uncontrollable anger.

  Mo Hong hastily jumped down from the horse carriage to make way for his young master. His young master was usually calm and composed, but he didn't know when it started that as long as he had any contact with Su Lianhui, he would lose his composure, which was very unusual.

  In fact, others do not understand Li Yutang at all. He cannot bear to be defeated by anyone, let alone being defeated by a fatso who used to admire him. The humiliation of being ridiculed by the rich young master is still fresh in his mind like yesterday. Today, he is being played around by the source of this humiliation, how can he accept it?!

  Sweltering and windless, the White Wave River is calm and flows slowly.

  A woman in a pale green dress, strolling by the riverbank, her slender figure as delicate as the nearby willows, exuding a subtle yet alluring charm. Even without seeing her face, just her back alone was enough to captivate one's gaze, and even Li Yutang, who wasn't fond of beautiful women, couldn't help but steal two glances.

  But now Li Yutang only had eyes for one person, and even if he saw a heavenly fairy descend to earth, he wouldn't give her a second glance, his mind was solely focused on finding that disgusting fatty to settle the score.

  The river surface is calm, except for the occasional passing fishing boat, no other human figure was found.

  "Is your ink thick, Su Liang?" he couldn't help but ask.

  Mò Nóng pointed a finger at the distant figure ahead, "Young Master, that's the one."

  Li Yutang was shocked, "You say that's Su Lianwei? Impossible!"

  Mo nodded, his tone affirmative. "Young Master, that's Su Lianwei. She has lost a lot of weight over the past two months. According to our informants, it was because she had a severe illness a month ago and was bedridden for ten days. When she reappeared, she looked like this."

  Li Yutang's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, his eyes filled with incredulity. He had seen Su Lianwei a few times before, always lurking in the shadows of the Haitang courtyard, and as soon as he saw him, he would rush up to confess and offer himself. The fat body, the strong smell of cheap perfume, the dirty hair, the face full of pimples and oil, made Li Yutang feel nauseous every time, and it had even become a nightmare.

  What made him most disgusted was that once he wasn't paying attention, Su Lianhui directly pounced on him. Su Lianhui was originally tall and had a sturdy build, with incredible strength, and even the servants nearby couldn't pull her off.

  That time he returned to the yard and bathed for a full two hours before stopping.

  But before her eyes, was that slender figure Su Lianwei? This is impossible!

  "Has she lost weight? Why didn't you tell me the truth?" Li Yutang's tone was tinged with suppressed anger.

  Mo Nong lowered his head, "I'm sorry, young master. It's Mo Nong's fault. Please punish me." Although he said so, Mo Nong felt helpless. The young master would vomit as soon as he heard the name Su Lian Wei, and he wouldn't mention it unless necessary. Why would he bring up Su Lian Wei's weight out of nowhere?

  "It can't be Su Lianwei!" Li Yutang exclaimed in dismay.

  Mo Hen maintained this low-headed posture and could only softly explain, "Young Master, she... is Su Lianwei."

  "It must be you who made a mistake." Li Yutang was furious, and in an instant he flipped over and got off the carriage, heading towards the riverbank.

  "Master, where are you going?" Mo Nong hurriedly followed him.

  "Get lost, don't follow me." Li Yutang said harshly without turning his head. Mo Nong was clever and loyal, he rarely got angry with him, but now the anger in his heart couldn't be vented.

  "Yes, young master." Mo Nong reluctantly returned to the carriage, thinking that the young master should be fine. Although he looked weak and fragile, in reality, he had been practicing martial arts since childhood and could easily take down five opponents at once, let alone a woman.

  Li Yutang's anger surprised even himself, why was he so angry? A deep sense of frustration! He used to think that Su Lianhui was a fat, stupid, and foolish woman, but now what's going on? Su Lianhui has lost weight! She's become clever! Her medical skills are impressive! And she can easily see through his schemes! She even uses the counter-espionage tactic!

  And as for himself? He was like a fool, being deceived and still thinking he was wise and brilliant, but in reality - the real fool wasn't Su Lianwei, but him, Li Yutang!

  All of this is rooted in that hateful Su Lianying!

  Lianyi was summarizing the language, how to use flowery words to coax Li Lao into a good mood, and then how to tactfully remind Li Lao of his original promise, and finally how to utilize Li Lao's resources to expand their Su family business.

  Nowadays, doing business requires some speaking skills, let alone in ancient times when one's words were like a flowing river. This really put Su Liangui, a science student, in a difficult position. If only she had memorized more Tang poems and Song lyrics to cultivate her emotions earlier, now it's too late to regret, as the saying goes: "When you need a book, you'll miss it."

  Suddenly, I heard someone's footsteps, very urgent, almost running over.

  She naturally turned her head and looked back, with a flash of light in front of her eyes.

  What a dashing young man!

  He was slender and tall, with black hair standing upright on his head with a silver crown, while the rest of his long hair fell loosely. He wore an icy silk snow-white robe, and as he walked hastily, the hem of his sleeves fluttered, like a banished immortal descending to the mortal world.

  His face was extremely handsome, with narrow and long eyes slightly raised, but not giving a flirtatious impression. His eyebrows were calm and straight, slanting upwards into his temples, with a thin and high nose bridge, and thin lips.

  It wasn't just his white robes that were fluttering, but also his silky long hair. Su Lianwei saw such beautiful hair for the first time, more beautiful than modern people's carefully maintained hair, and each strand of hair seemed to be flying with a soul, she didn't expect that such beautiful long hair would belong to a man.

  If Little Dragon Maiden were to become a man, it would probably be like this too.

  It's just...

  Tears in her eyes, unspoken.

  Why does this man, who looks like a celestial being, give people a feeling of violent anger? His face is clear and expressionless, and who is he furious with anyway?

  Lianyi looked around curiously, but there was no one in sight. Could it be her? She didn't know him at all!

  The furious man stopped in front of Su Liuwei, his narrow eyes slightly closed, with a hint of scrutiny and a sense of triumphant complacency.

  Ling still didn't understand, and once again confirmed that there was no one around her, while the man in front of her, who looked like an immortal, had his eyes fixed on her. She calmed down and quietly waited for him to reveal his purpose.

  Li Yutang did not take the initiative to react, looking at Su Lianwei with a proud and arrogant attitude, waiting for her to pounce on him, while he would still kick her away as usual. Although, in the instant she turned around, he was slightly taken aback.

  The sultry afternoon finally had a hint of cool breeze, the calm river had ripples, and the willow branches flew up lightly.

  The world is moving, but two people remain still.

  Li Yutang and Su Liangwei stood silently facing each other, looking at each other without saying a word.

  Li Yutang was anxious in his heart, why did this flower-crazy Su Liangwei still not rush up?

  Su Liangwei was sulking, and had something to say. This gentleman didn't speak but only stared at her, what's the logic in that?

  An old man was rowing a small fishing boat, while an old woman on the boat was arranging the fishing net, ready to cast it into the water.

  "Old lady, look." The silver-haired old man pointed at the two standing people.

  The old lady who was sorting out the fishing net looked up and smiled kindly, with deeper wrinkles on her face. "What a lovely young couple! They look even better than those in the New Year's paintings."

  Li Yutang's anger grew even greater upon hearing this - who was paired with this foolish woman?

  Lianyi was also helpless, and asked Uncle and Aunt to please not randomly match her with the swan goose spectrum, she really didn't know him, and besides, there was a husband at home, although... it was just in name only.

  Ripples of reflection, most of it is my own fault. After all, in this ancient era, how can a woman stare so directly at a strange man? Isn't that going against... female... something called female precepts? Although I despise the evil feudal etiquette, when in Rome do as the Romans do, for survival she must learn to adapt.

  A faint smile rippled across her face, she slightly bowed and then turned around to leave.

  "Wait." Li Yutang couldn't help but speak out as he saw her about to leave.

  Ling'er stopped in her tracks, turned around, and to avoid unnecessary trouble, she didn't look directly at the man in front of her. Instead, she slightly turned her head and lowered it, "I don't know what you want from me, sir?"

  It was as if the girl in front of him was a beautiful painting, with her head bowed and a hint of shyness.

  "You..." Li Yutang wanted to ask if you were Su Lianwei, but thought it was not suitable. "You look familiar, are you from Yuewang County?"

  Could this be the legendary pickup line? Having lived in such an open world for thirty-one years without ever being hit on, she was surprised to be picked up by such a stunningly handsome man after coming to ancient times.

  She is also a woman, and all women have vanity, the difference lies in how much of it they have, whether they can control it with reason, and whether they can grasp the degree.

  "No, I am not from Yuewang County." Lianyi replied.

  Li Yutang narrowed his eyes, taking in every move and subtle movement of the woman in front of him, only to find that she really didn't recognize him. Not only did she not recognize him, but apart from the initial astonishment in her eyes, there wasn't a hint of infatuation.

  The woman in front of me is like a slender and elegant lotus flower, cool and fragrant.

  "Are we going to the county?" Li Yutang asked hesitantly, his surprise growing more and more. The woman's eyebrows and eyes resembled those of the fat man somewhat, but her temperament was completely different; if not for Mo Nong, he would have really thought she wasn't Su Lianwei. Mo Nong did things meticulously and wouldn't make mistakes.

  Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, with a hint of vigilance. "Yes."

  "Why not enter the city but stay by the river?" Had she bribed someone from the Li household to know that he would leave the city today? She was both waiting for a rabbit beside a tree and refusing yet welcoming at the same time.

  Ripples of annoyance, "My uncle left something at home, I'll go back and get it, I'll be right back, wait for me here." With no other choice, the young master didn't make his intentions clear, and she couldn't refuse. Should she just blurt out now - "I have a husband"? If he wasn't interested in her, wouldn't that be humiliating?

  "What's going on in the county town?"

  Finally, Lianyi couldn't bear it anymore, the faint smile on her face faded a bit. "Young master, we just met by chance, aren't you asking too much?" Her tone was light and full of vigilance and estrangement.

  "You..." Li Yutang was blocked by this sentence and didn't know how to refute it. Absurd, how did he become a scapegoat without realizing it?

  Lianyi felt that her previous words were too heavy, a gentle and virtuous lady is hard to come by, if someone can appreciate her, it also shows her charm. At this time, she was so proud and cold, what's the difference between her and those modern-day "goddesses"?

  A faint apology appeared on her face. "Sorry, sir, I am a married woman and to avoid suspicion, I was too harsh just now, please forgive me." After finishing speaking, she finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, she had said what she needed to say, poor handsome man, you can leave now.

  Unexpectedly, the man knew she was a married woman and did not leave, but followed her from a distance.

  Su Lianwei didn't have the heart to think about the Li family's affairs anymore, and instead tried her best to shake off the man behind her, looking up at a distance, expecting to see Old Ma Tou's donkey cart.

  "What are you afraid of?" Li Yutang said.

  ...If she hadn't agreed with Uncle Ma, she would have turned around and left. But in ancient times, there were no communication devices, if she left, Uncle Ma wouldn't be able to find her and would worry.

  With a sigh, "Young master, in broad daylight, I'm not afraid of anything, but as a married woman, it's only natural to keep some distance from other men to avoid suspicion. You're so dignified and handsome, I'm sure the women who fancy you are as numerous as fish crossing the river. I... wish you an early encounter with your destined lady." After finishing speaking, she quickly stepped aside several paces.

  Ripples in her mind secretly thought that now she has thickened her skin to explain everything clearly, if the other party still has a bit of upbringing, they should know not to disturb her again.

  Li Yutang was fine until he heard Su Lianwei's lengthy speech, which made him so angry that his liver hurt. What is this? It's clear that she was the one who shamelessly clung to him, but now it seems like he's... pursuing her? This foolish woman still has a face full of sincerity, what a joke!

  Lianyi no longer paid attention to the man, keeping a distance from him as much as possible. She gazed anxiously into the distance, silently praying in her heart: "Uncle Ma must come soon."

  Li Yutang wouldn't give up. He was convinced that she wanted to refuse but still welcome him. Fine, he would play along with her wishes for now and see what other tricks she had up her sleeve.

  "Miss..." Li Yutang took a step forward, and Lianhui hastily followed, trying to keep her distance from him.

  As she stepped on a large stone, her body slightly sank down, and the ripples in her heart suddenly shook violently. The stone was certainly not on the road surface, but was half-suspended in the water, and she had to leave quickly.

  Just as Su Lianwei was about to jump off the big rock, Li Yutang stepped onto it.

  Under this boulder is a suspended area, over ten feet deep, with half of it embedded in the land, so it looks like the ground. It can barely hold one person, if Li Yutang hadn't stepped on and only Su Lianhui was there, she would have had enough time to jump off the rock, but with Li Yutang added, the boulder couldn't bear the weight of two people, and it flipped over, splashing water everywhere, accompanied by two cries of surprise, as both fell into the water.

  Ink was startled and jumped in surprise. What's going on? Just now, the two of them seemed to be talking about something, how did they end up falling into the water? He hurriedly ran over.

  The icy river water calmed down Li Yutang's burning anger, and under the clear water, he calmly observed the spot filled with bubbles in front of him, a smile playing on his lips - if she were to drown like this, it wouldn't be a bad choice either.

  But Li Yutang couldn't laugh anymore, because he saw in the water bubble, a green-clad Su Lianyi was swimming towards him like a mermaid, what did she want to do?

  Li Yutang's swimming skills are good, but Su Lianyi's swimming skills are even better!

  Because she had mentally prepared herself, the moment the man stepped onto the stone, she took a deep breath and got ready to fall into the river. Originally intending to swim directly to the shore, she suddenly remembered that the man might not know how to swim.

  She swam over to take a look and indeed, the man's eyes were wide open, full of confusion. Not only did he not struggle, but he didn't even make any effort to move, as if he had been frightened silly?

  The man's white clothes floated in the water without gravity, beautiful like a silver goldfish, elegant and swaying. But Su Lianhui didn't have the elegance to appreciate it, guessing that if she didn't rescue him soon, the White Wave River would have one more beautiful ghost.

  Lianyi had studied various first aid techniques at the Medical University and even obtained a lifeguard certification, with her specialty being underwater salvage.

  A hint of cruelty flashed through Li Yutang's eyes, he never thought that Su Lianhui would still be able to swim! Then... shouldn't he take this opportunity to think of a way to drown her in the water, to relieve his hatred?

  Su Lianyi didn't know, very skilled, to his side, saw him wanting to do something, Lianyi was anxious - don't resist, I'm saving you. Unfortunately, underwater she couldn't speak. Could only grab one of his arms, a clever capture, twisting that arm behind his back.

  Li Yutang was shocked, could it be that he had tried to harm someone but ended up being harmed instead? Su Lianying was out to get him!

  In a flash, Su's hand movement was strange and cunning, clearly grasping his wrist, but as soon as he resisted slightly, his entire arm felt sore.

  Ripples saw that he no longer resisted, his left hand stroking the water, his right hand quickly grasping him and holding him in a tight chest lock, his legs using force to climb onto the surface of the water.

  With one breath nearly exhausted, if she didn't come up soon, Su Lianying felt that her life would also be handed over to the water.

  "Master, Master——" Mo Nong had already run over.

  Lianyi didn't dare to linger and immediately pulled the man ashore. "Are you okay?" As soon as they reached the shore, Lianyi went to check on the man's injuries.

  Luckily he didn't drown, so she was spared having to administer CPR.

  "Master, are you alright?" Mo Nong was worried but not frightened because he knew Master could swim.

  Li Yutang looked at her deeply, his eyes filled with complexity. Just now, he really thought Su Lianhui would take his life. Although he didn't understand that fatty before, but towards the current Su Lianhui, he was even more unfamiliar, making it impossible for him to associate her with the former fatty in any way.

  "Why save me?" he asked aloud.

  Lianyi smiled helplessly, "Can I still watch you die?" She raised her head and looked at Mo Nong, "This young man, I suppose you are the attendant of this young master? Your young master fell into the water and got a fright, quickly take him home and make him a bowl of brown sugar water to warm up and calm down."

  Her words also stunned Mo Nong, and Su Lianying seemed to be... unfamiliar with the young master, not only did she not recognize him, but she didn't have any lingering feelings either, and there was a sense of... urgency to get rid of the young master.

  Actually, Mo Nong guessed it right, Su Lian Wei was just using an excuse to get rid of him, she's fed up with him.

  Mo Jun brought Li Yutang back in the carriage. The plan to leave the city was also cancelled at the last minute, and they returned to the county town.

  Lianyi watched the distant carriage and finally let out a long sigh. What woman doesn't like being pursued? In the past, she had fantasized about it too, but now that she's actually encountered it, she realized that she wasn't suited for being pursued after all.

  Perhaps in ancient times, she would have also taken the modern path - becoming a conservative and uninteresting old spinster.

  Just then, a cart appeared in the distance, and Old Horse Face returned with his donkey cart. When he saw Su Lianwei drenched from head to toe, he was startled. Lianwei casually mentioned that she had fallen into the river and swum back up, without mentioning the man's name.

  The old horse head didn't know what to do, but Lin Wei thought it was just a trivial matter. As long as they entered the county town, there were many ready-made clothes shops, and buying one to wear would be fine.

  The old horse patted its thigh and praised the ripple as clever. The latter was helpless, what's so clever about it?

  The donkey cart entered the county town and arrived at a clothing store, where Lianyi bought a suitable dress. Only then was she sent to the Li residence by Old Horse Head.

  In fact, Su Liangwei didn't think that she would be so resistant to the man who was "pursuing" her. Was it really because of her rigid personality? Of course not, maybe it's because there is already someone in her heart.

  ……

  Mr. Li's body has recovered more than half, and now except for not being able to engage in strenuous exercise, he is no different from ordinary people.

  Lianying arrived and was personally greeted by the entire Guan family, making Lianying feel very embarrassed. However, the Guan family insisted, and in the end, Old Master Li gave an order that whenever Su Lianying came, there was no need to report her arrival.

  Mr. Li's study.

  "How has Master been feeling lately?" Ling asked.

  Mr. Li smiled and nodded, "Thanks to Lianyi, it has recovered more than half."

  "Nothing, I've said it before, you're blessed with good fortune and a long life," Lianying smiled slightly, changing the subject, "This time I came to disturb you, aside from visiting you, I have some other matters."

  Li Fu'an's eyes flashed with interest, this clever and sharp little girl was finally going to make a move? "Lian Hui, go ahead and say it," he said. Although he didn't know why Su Lian Hui had suddenly changed her personality so drastically, he knew that the current Su Lian Hui would not be confined to Su Village or the small winery of the Su family. This girl was destined for great things.

  Lianyi nodded, his expression firm. "Sir, I want to develop the Su family winery and open a store in the county town to sell Su family wine and Su family medicinal wine."

  Li Fu'an, who had high expectations, was very disappointed. "Lian Hui, I, Li Mou, treat you like my own daughter, and there are some things that must be said. Even if it's a famous wine in the world, there isn't a shop that only sells one kind of wine."

  Lianying nodded, these were all famous wines with a long history, renowned far and wide, and many people flocked to buy them, either for wine houses or wine shops. And that shop also sold many kinds of wine, not just one kind.

  But these are outdated sales methods, using ancient sales methods to compete with the ancients is to use one's own weaknesses to attack others' strengths, in other words, it is to look for death.

  She wants to use modern sales methods, but Li Lao Ye doesn't understand them.

  But she doesn't want to say anything now, after all, there's a saying that "familiar people keep a distance of three inches", and she and Old Man Li are at most business partners, not even close acquaintances.

  "Thanks for the reminder, old master," Ling said, "but someone has to be the first to try."

  Li Fu'an saw that Lian Yi had made up her mind, so he didn't try to persuade her. "Well, what can I do for you?" Since this little girl had come, she must have had her reasons.

  Ripples stirred up a calm demeanor, a sly smile emerged, "I hope, sir, you will become the image spokesperson for Su Family Wine."

  "What's an image spokesperson?" Li Fu'an, who had traveled all over the place, really hadn't heard of this term before and was very curious.

  "It's just a gimmick, telling everyone that the esteemed Mr. Li is our Su Family Wine's most honored guest, and even someone as refined as Mr. Li who has tasted all sorts of delicacies likes our wine, what reason do common people have to not like it?" Lingling cleverly explained while gently patting the horse, coaxing Mr. Li into a hearty laugh.

  But at the end of Mr. Li's laughter was a bitter tone, he let out a long sigh, shook his head, and there was a hint of pain in his eyes.

  Lian Yi saw this and suddenly had a strange idea - could it be that Old Master Li liked Su Family wine, and there was some connection?

  "Alright, I promise you." Li Fu'an said.

  Ripples found that Old Master Li didn't want to say more, so she also didn't ask much. "Ripples learned that the Li family's wine shops were all over Yuewang County and surrounding cities and towns. Ripples took the liberty of asking: Can Su Family Wine be sold in all the Li family's wine shops?"

  Li Fu'an nodded slightly, "These are not difficult, but the problem lies in the price of Su Family Wine. Even if all Li Family wine houses sell Su Family Wine, this high price will limit its sales volume."

  "Don't worry, old man. Su's wine has been discounted to only one or two silver coins per jar." In this era, wine shops were all measured in "hu", with one jar of wine being equivalent to twenty hu. If a jar of wine was one or two silver coins, then one hu of wine would be fifty copper coins, which is only ten copper coins more expensive than ordinary wine.

  It's worth knowing that previously, a jar of Su family wine could be sold for two taels of silver, but now the price has been reduced by half.

  Li Fu'an was surprised, "In this way, can your Su family winery make a profit?"

  Ripples smiled, "Don't worry, old master. Thin profits and more sales. The wine isn't being given away for free, one jar costs two silver coins, but if delivered to Li's Wine Pavilion, I'll only charge nine hundred copper coins, how about that?"

  Li Fu'an had been drinking Su Family Wine for over a decade, so he naturally knew the reason why its price was always high. Now that Su Lianhui took the initiative to lower the price, what exactly happened?

  If Li Fu'an had just now taken a resolutely negative attitude towards Su Lianwei's future prospects, then he is now holding a skeptical attitude. Although he feels that Su Lianwei's way of doing business is unorthodox, he somehow feels that she must have her own reasons.

  "Alright." Li Fu'an nodded. Friendship is friendship, business is business, this is the basic principle of businessmen, for the sake of friendship can reduce benefits, but cannot waive benefits.

  "Next is the shop, it must be a prosperous shop, this really needs to trouble Old Master Li to help me find one." Lian Hui said again.

  "Well, this is easy to say." Li Fu'an agreed again.

  After a few big things were said, Liuli again casually chatted with Old Master Li about some small matters and reminded him of his illness before taking her leave and leaving the Li residence. After all, she had arrived in the afternoon, and now the sun was gradually setting in the west. She took advantage of the excitement of discovering the Su family's wine secret recipe to run directly to the county town, guessing that Dahu and Chuying were still at home waiting foolishly.

  The whole family escorted her to the gate, outside which Old Horse's little donkey cart was waiting in front of the big gate, looking very spirited.

  Farewell to Quan Jia, Lian Yi got on the donkey cart.

  The donkey cart left, and Li Yutang slowly emerged from behind the fake mountain a few feet west of the main gate, looking in the direction of the gate with a thoughtful expression, hesitated for a moment, then turned around and went to his father's study.

  "Father, are you busy?" Ever since Old Master Li took back the business from Li Yutang's hands, the latter had been sulking and responding with a negative attitude everywhere. He would not attend any gathering where Old Master Li was present if he could help it. Now, he surprisingly came to Old Master Li's study.

  "Yu Tang, come in." Old Master Li was also very curious.

  Li Yutang entered the study, still angry. "The child has seen his father, and these past few days may have disturbed Father's rest, so he didn't come to pay respects. Today, he came especially to visit."

  "Yu Tang has made up his mind." Li Fu'an smiled slightly, knowing that this young man would certainly go to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason.

  "Father, has a guest arrived?" Yutang asked.

  "Yes, indeed." Li Fu'an was slightly surprised. Yutang had always been aloof and never bothered with other things, let alone Su Lianwei, who used to pester him a lot in the past. How did he suddenly take an interest in Su Lianwei?

  If it is said that Li Yutang does not know who just came, Li Fu'an would not believe it.

  "Is it Su Lianwei?" Yutang asked again.

  "Yes." Li Fu's eyes narrowed slightly as he fell into thought.

  Li Yutang was somewhat hesitant and embarrassed, this being the first time he had come to ask his father about someone else's affairs. His father was usually very perceptive, would he notice anything? Although he was worried, he couldn't help but ask, "Father, I'll be bold and ask, what brings Su Lianwei here?"

  Li Fu'an did not answer immediately, but stared straight at Li Yutang, making the usually calm Li Yutang feel a bit uneasy, thinking that he was being impolite. After all, filial piety comes first, and as a son questioning his father in this way was indeed inappropriate.

  "Dad, if it's inconvenient to say, let's just pretend I never came. I'll take my leave, you rest." With that, Li Yutang turned around and left, not wanting to linger any longer.

  Li Fu'an smiled helplessly, and indeed Yu Tang was talented in business, but his personality was cold and arrogant, gloomy and stubborn. How could he entrust the Li family's industry to him? The eldest son, Li Yulan, had already taken the official path, and now he could only properly train Yu Tang to take over the heavy responsibility.

  "It's convenient to say." he said calmly.

  Li Yutang, who had turned around, suddenly turned back again, standing straight and waiting for his father to continue speaking.

  Mr. Li's eyes changed from being deep in thought to calculating, and finally turned into a warm smile. "Yutang, it's been a long time since we had a good talk, son. Let's sit down over there." He led Li Yutang to the chairs by the table.

  The maid brought fragrant tea, but what she served Li Fu'an was plain water.

  Li Yutang found it strange, but he didn't have the heart to ask. What he was concerned about now was Su Lianyi's purpose for coming here. "Father, you can say it now." If it were an ordinary visit, they wouldn't come at this hour.

  "Su Lianwei, we must expand the Su family wine business and open a private wine shop in Yuewang County." Mr. Li smiled slightly, with an increasingly calculating glint in his eye.

  "Is that all?" Li Yutang tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart and appeared as calm as possible on the surface.

  Li Fu'an is Li Yutang's father, how can he not see what's on his mind? He even more firmly established his own plan. Then, he told Li Yutang everything that Su Lianwei had asked him to do, one by one.

  As expected, Li Yutang's face was getting worse and worse.

  Li Fu'an's tone suddenly changed, "Yutang, since Lianyi has come to our Li family and I have agreed, the matter of Su Lianyi will be taken care of by our Li family. Do you understand?"

  Li Yutang looked embarrassed, as if he had been seen through, and nodded, "I understand." His father's meaning was that he was not allowed to secretly sabotage within the organization.

  Li Fu'an picked up the white water and drank a few mouthfuls, his eyes scanning Li Yu-tang. "What our Li family needs to do is to fulfill our duties, of course, if there are other wine shops competing with it, in the end, Su's family will not be able to defeat us, but we Li's family can't help it either." After finishing speaking, he lowered his eyes.

  The bait is down, just waiting for the fish to take it.

  Li Yutang's lips curled up in a barely perceptible smile, and he stood up elegantly. "Don't worry, Father, I'm not someone who doesn't understand the ways of the world. I also have some knowledge of business."

  "Of course, Dad believes you." Li Fu'an said.

  "Father, I won't disturb you any longer, take care of your health, son is leaving."

  "Go ahead."

  Li Yutang calmly walked out of Old Master Li's study, and entered the housekeeper's room with a worried expression.

  "Old master, haven't you noticed that the second young master still holds a grudge against Lian Wei? He still thinks it was Lian Wei who caused him to lose power. If you tell him about the plan like this, aren't you afraid he'll sabotage it?"

  Mr. Li slowly drank the plain water, smiling, "Yes, Yutang that child, why does he have such a big grudge against Lianhui? Daquan, you go investigate this, I'm very curious."

  Quan Kang had followed Li Fu'an for many years and naturally understood him. "Master, could it be that you have another plan?"

  Li Fu'an nodded and stood up, pacing inside the house, "Yu Tang that child is impulsive, it's because he can't suppress his mood, just right to use this matter to temper him, and in the future also good to hand over Li family to him."

  Quan Kang was confused, "What riddle is Master trying to say?" Then, he recalled what Master had just said to Young Master and suddenly realized, "Master, you are thinking..."

  Li Fu'an slowly raised his hand and made a "silence" gesture. "It can only be understood, but cannot be expressed in words."

  "But what about Lianyue?" Quan Kang was worried.

  Li Fu'an sat back at his desk and picked up the account book, "Don't worry, Su Lianwei is not a simple girl."

  "Yes, I know, sir." Since the master had made a decision, Quan Kang felt at ease. The master handled things in a way that was always steady and reliable.

  ……

  Li Yutang came out of the study room, shaking off the resentment of the past few days, and was filled with energy. "Meng Nong, let's go, back to Haitang courtyard."

  The ink outside waiting is thick, can't understand why young master comes out of old master's study with a great mood.

  Entered Haitang Garden and went into the study, "Grind ink."

  "Yes." Mo Nong hastily stepped forward to grind the ink.

  Li Yutang spread out the paper, dipped his brush in ink, and began to write fluently on the paper.

  "Young master, this is..." Mo Nong was puzzled.

  "It's the winery plan book." Li Yutang's mood was unusually good, with a slight smile on his lips. "Su Lianhui wants to open a wine shop, but Father said that the Li family would protect her, thinking that by doing so, I wouldn't have any way out? Without relying on the Li family's power, I, Li Yutang, can still make Su Lianhui suffer a crushing defeat."

  Mo Nong thought of the woman with the clear and cold eyes from today, and somehow had a premonition - Young Master's plan might not go as smoothly.

  ……

  In the following days, Lianyi was very busy.

  Writing a plan book, selecting a store location in the county town, designing some promotional materials, busy and happy.

  Su Hao bought a piece of land near the county town in Sujiacun, built a large yard as a factory, purchased a large number of brewing equipment, and spent a lot of money to dig a well in the factory yard, directly using the water from the well to brew Su Family Wine.

  Why can ordinary well water be brewed? It turns out that Su Liang found a way to extract and store "silver flower" pollen, after many experiments, according to a certain proportion, the taste of Xian Shui Tan's 7-9 months' water can be adjusted with pollen, reducing a big step in the process, and without seasonal restrictions, the cost of Su Jia wine naturally plummeted, and it can be produced continuously.

  Next to the new site of Su's winery is a slightly smaller courtyard, which is Su's medicinal wine factory. Su Feng also came with great enthusiasm and moved all his clothes to the medicinal wine factory, focusing on making wine and supporting his children's careers.

  The location of the store has been chosen, and it's extremely good. The price is expensive, but because Mr. Li intervened, it was much cheaper. Everyone thought Su Lianhui would find someone to move in the goods and hang a sign to start business, but unexpectedly, before opening the store, Su Lianhui's first task was to find someone to renovate the entire store, called "decoration".

  The renovated shop has a brand new look, with the floor made of light-colored marble, shining brightly. The counter and display cases are all made of light-colored wood, on which various wine utensils collected with care are displayed.

  The whole shop is bright and spacious.

  All of this can be understood, but what is most surprising is that on the wall at the entrance, a delicate painting hangs, depicting a refined middle-aged man holding a cup and drinking wine.

  When Mr. Li Fu'an, the old master of the Li's mansion, entered the store and saw the huge portrait, he stumbled and almost fell over, because the person in the painting was none other than himself, Li Fu'an.

  On one side of the painting was a large, eye-catching inscription: "Li Lao Ye's beloved!"

  In fact, Su Lianwei is not good at business, after all, she is not a versatile person, but the precipitation of China's 5,000-year history cannot be ignored, the development of modern technology and the operation of market economy cannot be denied. Even if she is not good at business, she has learned some through osmosis.

  No, others sell wine, while Su Lianwei sells a brand.

  Goods have prices, but brands are priceless!

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