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How does this look like the attitude of inviting people to dinner? Qian Zhuang and Xing Zhu immediately stared at Tian Kun, and their footsteps were slightly ready to go.

Although Huo Yu didn't move at all, he also looked at Tian Kun twice.

Cheng Yuan frowned. Tian Kun is a Jianghu man. He speaks bluntly and is also common sense. But today, Xie Wan was polite. In any case, he should show some of his rudder. Now that he has only said a few words, he is so impetuous. How can he look like a rudder? If you say such a thing, it is equivalent to making trouble. I don't know if Xie Wan can deal with it calmly, so he took two distractions.

Xie Wan is very calm.

She served tea and said with a smile, "I'm a girl anymore. Isn't it normal for my mother-in-law? On the contrary, I was surprised by the appearance of Master Tian.

"When a person is quick and straightforward, he also scores. If the other party touches your bottom clearly, and you don't even know anything about him, and you are still so knowledgeable and straightforward, then you must be impatient to live. The greatest advantage of me is that I'm not tired of fame. God sometimes doesn't love you so much. In order to survive, you have to throw away something.

She handed the tea to her lips, took half a sip, and put it down.

Tian Cong was speechless, and the sarcasm just now suddenly in his eyes and turned into a touch of consterification.

Cheng Yuan's eyes were very relaxed. If I had known that Xie Wan was strong and soft, she was not the kind of person who was easily manipulated by others. So it seems that she has her plan! Thinking through, he relaxed, stood on the side with his hands, and made up his mind to watch the change.

Xing Zhu took the pot to add hot tea to Xie Wan at the right time, put it down, and retreated to the side.

Huo Yan's eyes were as silent as water. When he looked closely, his eyes showed traceless appreciation. But Xie Wan couldn't see it. She drank half a sip of tea again.

The fragrance of Tieguanyin is in the whole elegant room, which makes people's mood slow down without trace.

Tian Kun also raised the teacup in front of him, looked at Xie Wan opposite him, and said, "The third girl is not afraid. Am I poisoned in this tea?"

"How can the helmsman Tian be such a person?" Xie Wan laughed and looked over generously, "I had heard that Second Master Ning said that the rudder master Tian was a large amount of people, but not only did he not see half the smell of wine on the banquet today, but the helmsman Tian also specially chose my favorite Tieguanyin, which shows the sincerity of the helmsman. If the rudder wants to hurt me, why bother? What's more, Tian Duo mainly asked me to say something, but he hasn't said it yet.

Tian Kun raised his eyebrows and said, "It's obvious that you invited me to dinner, but why did I talk to you again? I'm afraid the third girl made a mistake!"

Xie Wan slowly straightened up and said, "If Tian hadn't come to me for something, why did he try to provoke me and test me? Not only do I know that the helmsman Tian has something to do with me, but I also know that this matter must make the helmsman very annoying, otherwise, you will not turn to me, who I have never seen before. This shows that you have no other way, helmsman.

Tian Kun was speechless. He looked at Xie Wan, who sat opposite him, but sat in peace between the curtains of brocade embroidery, and his face was officially a little dignified.

He is also a sophisticated person, but in front of her, he suddenly felt as if he had been stripped naked and stood in front of her. Although he had investigated her background, he still couldn't see through her. She knew nothing about him. In this moment, she had seen through his motives between talking and laughing.

He turned his head and exchanged eyes with Du Biao, and Du Biao came back to his senses from consternation.

It's not that they haven't seen careful and witty people. What they haven't seen is that they are so young, and in addition to being witty and careful, they can be so calm. According to experience, anyone who has a young ambition does not have the problem of being proud and irritable. Tian Kun provoked each other with words, and Xie Wan is not surprised. With this determination, it is no wonder that she can get so many hidden people around her.

Tian Kun looked at these people beside Xie Wan, and then looked at Xie Wan. His tone was already very modest. "No wonder everyone said that Qinghe people are outstanding. I didn't believe it before, but now that I see the third girl, I can't help but believe it. Only then did you get the crime, and please don't blame the third girl. As for the identity of the third girl, as long as the girl doesn't say it, I can guarantee that no one in Cangzhou will know about it again.

Xie Wan said, "Where is the rudder master? However, it would be best if the helmsman could keep a secret for Xie Wan. Although I'm not tired of fame, it's not like the girl's appearance. If it can be avoided, I will still choose to avoid it.

Tian Kuang smiled and said, "The girl's character is generous, which makes Tian admire him. Naturally, he will maintain the girl's reputation first." He turned his head and said behind him, "Tell me to cook." He motioned Du Biao to come and brew tea for Xie Wan.

At this point, the atmosphere is harmonious. Cheng Yuan and others retreated to the screen to drink tea and wait, leaving only Xing Zhu to wait inside.

Tian Kun ordered a lot of dishes, and to Xie Wan's surprise, the dishes ordered were very exquisite and light, which was very in line with Xie Wan's eating habits. However, she thought again that for this meal, even the tea would be her preference, and this dish would be her, so there was nothing strange.

However, since he knows her eating habits well, why did he find this embarrassed lucky building?

After tasting all the dishes she ordered, she printed her lips and said, "I don't know that the helmsman Tian has so bothered to entertain me. What can Xie Wan help?"

Tian Kun hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Tian has set up another table and banquet next door. Why don't you ask the girls to move to the neighbors and rest for a while? What do you think?"

Xie Wan was silent. Tian Kun politely proposed to talk to her alone. It seemed that it would not be a small matter, but after all, when he met Tian Kun for the first time, although he showed sincerity, it was difficult to guarantee that he was uneasy, so he casually turned his hand to the teacup and was speechless.

Xing Zhu said, "Please forgive me, Lord Tian. Our girl has been dressed and eaten since she was a child, and there are always people around her."

Tian Kun couldn't, so he had to send Du Biao and others down first, and then discussed with Xie Wan, "In this case, can you just leave the lady beside you and let the people outside the screen go to the next door for dinner?"

Xie Wan thought about it and agreed. So he asked Xing Zhu to go out and send a message to Cheng Yuan and others.

The two compartments are only separated by a screen, and Qian Zhuang heard it early. Hearing this, he looked at Cheng Yuan and asked him to make a decision.

Cheng Yuan thought for a moment and arched his hand to Du Biao, who came out, and said, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

With that, he led out of the door.

Huo Yan went outside the door and said, "I'm going to wash my hands."

When Cheng Yuan was about to speak, Qian Zhuang gave him a wink and let Huo Yu go. When Du Biao and others left first, Qian Zhuang whispered to Cheng Yuan, "He probably took the opportunity to listen. There is only Xing Zhu in it. It's okay for him to have a look. Cheng Yuan thought it made sense, so he went into the next room with him.

After Du Biao led them out of the door, Xie Wan raised his lips and said to Tian Kun, "These people are all my confidants. Why does the rudder of Tian taboo them so much?"

Tian Kun said, "To tell you the truth, I think the Huo guard around you is very kind, but if you look closely, it is faintly powerful. It's not like the person we begging for food on the edge of the knife. And what Tian said was not on the stage. For fear of some unnecessary future troubles, he wanted to talk about it alone with the girl.

Although Huo Yan was born as a prodigal son, after all, his ancestors were people who fought with the king of Zhongshan, the ancestor of the Huo family. His iron bones were not comparable to those ordinary people, and Tian Kun's momentum was not all flattering him. The conversation between Xie Wan and Tian Kun is bound to touch on some of the topic that can't be seen, so it is really inconvenient for Huo Yan, who has just returned, to be present.

Xie Wan then said, "So now, the rudder master Tian can always say it boldly."

Tian Kun nodded and said, "Before I say it, I'll ask the girl first. When the old man of the Ning family came back to borrow a boat from the girl, did he tell you about the current situation in the Caobang?"

Xie Wan thought out, "I've mentioned a little bit."

Tian Kun sighed and said, "Then the girl must know that the boat business is privately developed because of the uneven interests in the Cao Gang.

"Now the competition in Cao Gang is very fierce, because after General Cao took office, he revised the rules. The dock is now under his own management, and the income and expenditure are borne by himself. In this way, it is beneficial to develop your own power. The bad thing is that if you want to develop your power, you have to have more money, so Collecting money has become a top priority for each dock.

"Mr. Tian has so many brothers under his hands to feed him. Naturally, he can't avoid vulgarity. To tell the truth, Mr. Tian also did a lot to bully business and squeeze civilian boats. But I can't help it. In addition to the brothers below who have to support their families, the dock also has to take out a fixed amount of money to hand it over to the rudder every year. If not, I won't even take over a business like a girl.

Speaking of this, his face showed a trace of shame on his face, as if he was worried about hurting Xie Wan's face.

Xie Wan said calmly, "Master Tian, please say it further."

Tian Kun straightened up his mood and said, "But with more than 20 rudders in the whole boat, everyone wants to get the most meat. How can it be possible? Because of this, I didn't make a knot with other helmsers. Three months ago, a grain boat under my family accidentally crashed into a grain boat under Tong Fen, the helmsman of the stagnant pool, in the Tongzhou River section.

"Tong Fen has relied on the important town of Beijing in recent years, which is originally the richest one in the Cao Gang, but Tong Fen is greedy and still has no concessions to the rudder grain ship below the Tongzhou River. This time, it was my ship that hit his ship, and he is even more unreasonable.

"It's just a three-foot-long crack, and he asked me for compensation of 5,000 taels of silver. Of course, I didn't follow. I didn't expect that Tong Fen actually sued General Cao's helmsman, and forged evidence to frame me of destroying his ship. He also sued me for plotting to rebel and make trouble, which made the court blame the helmsman.

"I can't argue in the face of perjury, so the chief rudder sent a youth envoy to supervise me to rectify my internal affairs. If it is not effective within three months, I will be dismissed and replaced." RS