Invitation Card

  The Ou Yang family?

  When Lianyi received the invitation letter, she couldn't think of who this Ou Yang family's renowned doctor and noble lady was.

  After opening the letter, she saw that the content was actually an invitation to a gathering of second-hand merchants at the Ouyang family home. In modern terms, it's like they're hosting a PARTY. They must all be rich kids or something. She didn't have time for this, with only twelve hours in a day, she wished there were fifteen hours to use.

  After handing over the winery's affairs, Lianyi hurriedly drove a small donkey cart to the county town.

  No more open cheating with Sheng wine, nowadays people return to Su Jiu's arms - consumers are always so shameless.

  "Miss Lianyi, you've arrived." Qiao Liu hastily came out from behind the counter to greet Su Lianyi.

  Her face still wore a signboard smile, "En, Uncle Qiao worked hard, how was the business this morning?"

  "It's not bad, from opening the store in the morning until now, we've sold ten tanks of Su wine and medicine wine. Two restaurants have settled their accounts from the previous few days. One household took away 50 tanks of wine this morning, and another wants 30 tanks, which they'll come to collect this afternoon." Qiao Liu reported seriously.

  Lianyi nodded and was about to go upstairs to settle the account, but just as she was about to do so, she remembered something. "Uncle Qiao, do you know the Ouyang family of Anji City?" Although she had decided not to go, her curiosity still lingered.

  "It's known that the Ou Yang family in Anji City has a history of several hundred years, and they established their foundation in the previous dynasty. Although they haven't been involved in worldly affairs for decades, their prestige still exists. Every year, Old Master Ou Yang holds a grand gathering, and businesspeople consider it an honor to receive his invitation letter. This is because the people he invites not only need to have power and intelligence but also need to be of good character. Therefore, many people would do anything to get an invitation letter."

  Ling stunned, came down from the stairs again, took out the letter from his bosom and handed it over. "Uncle Qiao, take a look, is this the one?"

  Qiao Liu was shocked, both hands received it, and when he saw the envelope, his face was already filled with incredulity. When he carefully took out the letter, he was overjoyed. "Miss Lianyi, congratulations to you, this is indeed an invitation from the Ouyang family of Anji City's Qunxing Association. You are truly deserving of Miss Lianyi, able to receive an invitation from the Ouyang family, it's really great."

  Su Lian's head was foggy, what about the Ouyang family, why did they send her an invitation? She wasn't some big businesswoman, at most she just had a small wine shop under the Su family name, and even that wine shop and winery belonged to her brother, so she could only be considered a helper.

  "Oh, I see." Lianyi's expression was calm and collected as she took the invitation letter and prepared to go upstairs.

  Through this period of contact, Qiao Liu has come to understand that this young mistress is a formidable character, with a smile on her face but actually being very easy-going and not competing with others. She often turns big things into small ones and small ones into nothing, and will not confront people head-on unless necessary.

  Qiao Liu hastily chased after her, "Lian Wei Miss, you mustn't go!" From his understanding of the young mistress, she wouldn't leave.

  Lianyi turned back, smiled at Qiao Liu and said, "Uncle Qiao, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

  Qiao Liu didn't understand, "Of course it's true."

  Lianyi nodded seriously, "So I'm telling you sincerely, Uncle Qiao, your guess is correct. I won't go."

  Qiao Liu cried and laughed, "Miss Lianyi, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Many people spend a lot of money to buy this invitation letter. This invitation letter is a symbol of status, with it, you can meet the famous businessmen from all walks of life in Luanguo, and there are many opportunities to talk business."

  "Identity? My identity is Su Lianwei, no need for symbols. As for business, I just need to take care of the winery and wine shop, expanding the market is Qianhui's and my brother's thing, don't need me to worry about it." After finishing speaking, she thought of going upstairs.

  "Miss Lianyi..." Qiao Liu was unwilling and wanted to persuade her again.

  Lianyi turned around, "Did Uncle Qiao just say that someone bought this invitation letter with a lot of money?"

  Qiao Liu saw the ripples "returning to one's heart and changing one's mind", extremely delighted, "Yes! This invitation letter is worth a thousand gold, in previous years, famous merchants even offered a price of a thousand taels of yellow gold, but couldn't buy it."

  Her eyes sparkled as she turned around, "Does he still want it this year? If so, I'll sell it to him."

  "......" Qiao Liu couldn't help but laugh and cry, "Miss Lianyi, this can't be sold. If it's sold, not to mention missing a good opportunity, it would also offend the Ouyang family."

  Lianyi shrugged her shoulders, "Not interested." She no longer paid attention to Qiao Liu and went upstairs by herself, because there were still a lot of accounts on the second floor that she needed to calculate.

  Su Lian learned to use an abacus, many people think that the vertical calculation method is fast, but in fact, when calculating a large number of additions, the abacus is still faster.

  It was soon noon after being busy for a while.

  The wine shop was in charge of meals, and Lianyi found a hardworking aunt nearby to pay by the month. After that, Aunt would deliver lunch to the wine shop on time. This was mealtime, so Leizi brought up the dishes, and Lianyi ate directly on the second floor. After finishing eating, he continued to audit accounts.

  Su Lianwei thought that today would pass quietly again, but not long after noon, the building's wine shop suddenly became noisy, saying they were looking for the boss of Su Family Wine Factory.

  Ripples vaguely heard that something happened downstairs, thought for a moment, didn't go downstairs, and continued to calmly hold the account book. She had just learned abacus calculation and wasn't very fast yet, first because there were too many accounts that needed time, second because she was practicing abacus calculation. Qiao Liu was a good shopkeeper, some troublesome things, Ripples entrusted them to Qiao Liu with peace of mind.

  But as the time for tea arrived, the noisy voices downstairs not only did not subside but became even more intense. Qiao Liu finally had no choice but to go upstairs with a face full of shame. "Miss Lianyi, something has happened that I couldn't settle, the visitor is the owner of Wan Zhen Wine House, saying that they found a huge rat in our Su family wine and came to reason."

  Dazed, he put down the account book in his hand, "A mouse?"

  "Yes." Qiao nodded six times.

  Lianyi simply tidied up the account book and then went downstairs after adjusting her collar.

  Downstairs, a middle-aged man who looked like the shopkeeper led two young men to tap on the counter and said he wanted to return the wine. Not only did he want to return the wine, but also all the wine that had been ordered before, and he wanted his money back.

  When Su Lianwei came downstairs, the middle-aged man's expression slightly subsided, and he showed some respect. "Miss Su, I am the shopkeeper of Wan Zhen Lou. In business, we value harmony above all else, but this matter has forced me to come to your doorstep to seek justice. The Wan Zhen Lou is a property of the Li family, and our superior has instructed us to use only the Su family's wine. We have followed their instructions, but now that something has happened, it's very difficult for us. If anything happens to the guest, I, as the shopkeeper, will be held responsible in the end. Miss Lianwei is known for her magnanimity, so we'll see how she handles this matter."

  Lianyi listened patiently to the shopkeeper's words and then nodded, "May I ask your surname."

  "My surname is Zhang," replied the middle-aged man, still with a tone of indignation.

  Lianyi nodded, with a permanent smile on his face. "Boss Zhang, I can understand your mood. If something goes wrong, the boss will be held responsible and may even get sued. So now you're furious and ran over to smash the store in a fit of rage, it's understandable."

  When Su Liang said that, the shopkeeper surnamed Zhang also realized that he had indeed lost his identity by running to someone else's store and shouting. All business people know that smashing a store can't solve any problems.

  But then Su Lianwei took the initiative to help him find a reason and gave him an excuse.

  "Then, Miss Lianyi, what do you think we should do?"

  Lianyi didn't rush or get annoyed, "I can guarantee the quality of Su Family Winery's products. Before each barrel of wine leaves the factory, there are special people to inspect it. There must be some misunderstanding here. Would you please take me to see how things are?"

  Zhang thought to himself, "What misunderstanding could there be?" but still took Su Lianying to the Wan Zhen Building.

  Qiao Liu initially wanted to follow along as well, but was stopped by Lian Yi, who went alone.

  From Su's wine shop to Wan Zhen Building, it's not far but not close either. The four of them walked there, and Lian Yi thought as they walked, "This mouse is really because the Su family winery didn't guard strictly? If that's the case, how can it be good? If not, then someone must have framed us. Who is the person who framed us? Could it be Li Yutang again?"

  For some reason, Su Lianwei didn't think that the mouse was Li Yutang's doing. Although Li Yutang was somewhat arrogant and proud, he wasn't the kind of person who would do something so unscrupulous. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to the trouble of creating a rival wine to suppress the Su family's wine business. Using behind-the-scenes power to harm others is not impossible for an experienced businessman.

  Who else could it be?

  ……

  On the other side, the Li residence.

  Today is the day of reckoning for Li Fu's fabric store, and the bosses from other towns and counties have all arrived at Li's residence to report on their business dealings over the past few days. Li Fu'an's study is packed with several big bosses who have rushed here from afar, sitting in a crowded hall.

  The whole family was naturally helping out, but suddenly, a young servant outside the door looked flustered and called out to Quan Kang.

  Quan Kang was summoned by Li Fu'an, but he still insisted on calling him. Helpless, Li Fu'an nodded and Quan Kang left the study.

  "Didn't you see I have something important today? What is it that can't be told?" Quan Kang was very angry.

  That young fellow looked embarrassed, "The whole household is under my care, I have made a mistake, but this matter I really can't take charge of... it's the Wan Zhen Building, where a mouse was found in the Su Family Wine Shop. The owner of Wan Zhen Building, Zhang, is notorious for being strict and hot-tempered, he rushed to the Su Family Wine Shop to make a scene."

  Everyone in the Li household knew that Su Lianwei and Quan Guanjia had a deep relationship, and because of Master Li's illness, Quan Guanjia was even more respectful to Su Lianwei. If it were an outsider who got into trouble, they would naturally not get involved, but since this was Su Lianwei's affair, they must report it in a timely manner.

  Quan Kang was shocked and jumped, his first reaction was that Su Lianying had been harmed. This shopkeeper Zhang's straightforwardness is well-known in the industry. If it were true that the Su family wine had a problem, even if Old Man Li spoke up for them, Shopkeeper Zhang would not use the Su family wine again.

  Wanjun Building is also a big restaurant in Yuewang County, although it can't compare with Fengshan Building, but it's not inferior either.

  The merchants of Yuewang County were very informed. If it was really decided that Su Jia wine was the case, then other wine houses would not dare to use Su Jia wine again.

  If it's really been sabotaged, then we're in trouble! Quan Kang has been doing business with Master Li for many years and has seen all sorts of tricks like this before. However, there's no way to stop the perpetrator from spreading rumors even if the Li family tries to cover up the incident, which will ruin the reputation of the Su family wine.

  Quan Kang realized the severity of the problem, hastily entered the study room, and apologetically interrupted the report of the shopkeepers. He bowed down beside Mr. Li's ear and quietly informed him of the matter.

  Li Fu'an was also shocked, "Is it Yu Tang?" He reacted first, although he suspected that his son was not right, but Li Yutang had just fallen into Su Lianhui's hands and was the most motivated person.

  "No, sir, Second Master Li would never do such a thing." Quan Kang hastily said, clearing up for Li Yutang.

  Li Fu'an's expression was not good, and he nodded slightly. "Indeed, with Yu Tang's temperament, she wouldn't stoop to such things." After a moment's thought, "Daquan, you're not needed here. Go to the Wan Zhen Building immediately, investigate the truth, and find a way to protect Lin Hui."

  Li Fu'an's heart was tied up, not only because Su Lianhui was Xu Guihua's daughter and he wanted to protect her, but also because Lianhui had indeed saved his life. If it weren't for the fact that he really couldn't get away today, he would have gone in person, now he could only entrust Quan Kang with the task.

  "Yes, sir, rest assured that I will do my best." After finishing speaking, he hastily turned around and quickly walked away towards the Wan Zhen Building.

  At the same time, elsewhere, a certain courtyard in Yuewang County.

  This house belongs to Li Yutang, and sometimes when Li Yutang doesn't return to the Li Mansion, he stays in this house.

  At this time, another courtyard had a noble guest, who was the third son of Ye family, the richest family in the capital city, Ye Ci.

  Two men were discussing a cooperative venture between the Li and Ye families. Although they didn't like each other, as sons of wealthy merchants, they never mixed personal feelings with business.

  Mo's face didn't look too good, he lightly knocked on the door and said in a low voice, "Young Master, there's something important." If it wasn't for something extremely urgent, Mo wouldn't have disturbed Li Yutang so easily.

  Li Yutang heard this and prepared to stand up and leave. But Ye Ci spoke up, still with his usual nonchalant demeanor, looking at Li Yutang with a slanted gaze, full of disdain and mockery. "Second Master Li is really busy, always having so many secrets, could it be that you're plotting something in secret again? Under the bright sunshine, how can there be so many people who can't stand the sunlight?"

  Li Yutang was so angry that his whole body was shaking, knowing that Ye Ciyu had ridiculed and mocked him for holding a victory banquet to suppress Su Liuli, but ultimately failed, yet he didn't know what words to use to refute.

  "Speak plainly, what's on your mind? We're open and aboveboard, not afraid of others knowing." Li Yutang said angrily in a low tone.

  "Tell the young master, Li's family-owned Wan Zhen Building, Zhang the shopkeeper found a dead mouse in Su's wine, now it's causing trouble, forcing Su Lianhui to cancel the order and return the previous payment."

  Ye Ciyu was shocked after hearing this, it's absolutely a trap!

  He ordered four thousand jars of wine from Su Lianwei, without any issues, whether it was packaging or transportation. For an order of this scale, it's common to have one or two empty jars, but the wine from Su Lianwei's house had no problems at all, showing how meticulous they were. Now, the wine that has been sold elsewhere is fine, but the wine sold in our county has issues, which clearly indicates a conspiracy.

  Ye Ci shot Li Yu Tang a mocking glance with her bare eyes, seeming to smile yet not quite smiling, her intention very clear.

  Li Yutang hastily denied it, "It's not me, this time it really isn't me! How would I use such a lowly tactic?"

  "Whether it is or isn't, it's none of my business." Although he said so with his mouth, his heart was actually worried.

  "Go, to Wan Zhen Building." Li Yutang didn't care about discussing any business anymore, he wanted to go to Wan Zhen Building immediately, to clear himself of suspicion.

  Ye Ciyu followed behind, and Li Yutang did not stop him.

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