Chapter 80 - Young Master Summons (1/2)
14 Comments
Fang Yu’s forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and he couldn’t help but pray in his heart that the wine bottle must definitely be trash.
“Tong Shidi, don’t tell me that there’s more to that lousy wine bottle than meets the eye?” A lackey asked.
“I can’t tell for the time being, but it shouldn’t be anything valuable judging from its exterior.” Tong Le said indifferently.
He wasn’t trying to put on a pretence. He really didn’t feel any unordinary Qi from that extremely average-looking magic treasure.
Read more BL at chrysanthemumgarden.com
But, Chief Steward He’s ambiguous and strange attitude made that wine bottle seem a bit unpredictable.
Don’t tell him, that lousy toy was actually a good item?
Tong Le couldn’t guess the answer to that even after thinking about it for awhile, so he felt a bit unsettled.
No, he can’t just sit here to wait for the outcome.
Tong Le changed his mind and said, “Let’s go down to take a look.”
Downstairs, Lin Xuanzhi and Yan Tianhen had been invited by a smiling Xiao Lou to an adjacent resting area.
Xiao Lou poured some tea for them, then blinked his eyes and said, “I have a feeling that the ware you gave me just now can definitely be sold for a very good price!”
Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.
Lin Xuanzhi smiled warmly and said, “How do you know that?”
Even though his wine bottle was of a top-grade quality, he had consciously hid all the energies that could reveal its grade inside the wine bottle during the crafting process. This was the so-called “concealment of one’s brilliance”.
A magic treasure’s true prowess need not always be conspicuous. Only unfathomable magic treasures were more likely to be truly impressive magic treasures.
Unless you use your Qi to probe this kind of magic treasure that concealed its brilliance, it would be very difficult to discover its actual grade.
Xiao Lou sat opposite Lin Xuanzhi and Yan Tianhen. He rested his chin on his hand as he said, “I don’t really know why either. Anyway, whenever I come across top quality items, I can tell how good it is just by touching it.”
“Really?” Yan Tianhen asked out of curiosity.
“Of course, why would I lie to you about that?” Xiao Lou said.
“Then tell me, what are the best wares here?”
“I don’t know about the ones upstairs because I’ve never been there and never had the chance to touch the items there, but out of all the items down here, the best one must be that forged engraving pen.”
Xiao Lou pointed at the forged engraving pen in a crystal box and said, “I had secretly touched the pen before when I was helping the steward move it, so I can pat on my chest proudly to assure you that it’s the best! Ai, but it’s just too expensive.”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
Yan Tianhen’s eyes lit up a bit, then nodded and said, “Unexpectedly, you have the same thought as me. Looks like you do have pretty good taste!”
Xiao Lou, “…” Why did he have to use the word “unexpectedly”?
Yan Tianhen then asked, puzzled, “But, since you’re so amazing, why are you still getting by so miserably here?”
Xiao Lou’s face stiffened as his face fell.
Read more BL at chrysanthemumgarden.com
Lin Xuanzhi pressed down on Yan Tianhen’s hand and said, “Ah Hen, don’t say that. When you speak, you must know how to leave people some leeway and not expose their shortcomings so easily.”
Yan Tianhen knew that his tongue slipped, so he stuck his tongue out and said, “Ah, I’m sorry, I accidentally said the truth. I didn’t have any ill intentions.”
Xiao Lou, “……..”
Actually, he didn’t need to explain himself.
But Xiao Lou didn’t mind it. His clothes really were one of the most shabby-looking ones amongst all the waiters here. There were even patches here and there on his clothes, so one look at him and you could tell that he was broke.
Xiao Lou sighed and said, “Forget it, you only spoke the truth anyway. I can feel out an item’s quality, but it doesn’t mean that I’d have the opportunity to feel it. Those first-class items won’t go through my hands in the first place, and I’m not in a position to decide whether or not I could receive the clients who possess those good items either.
Yan Tianhen empathetically nodded and said, “If I’m a big client, I wouldn’t look for you to receive me either.”
Read more BL at chrysanthemumgarden.com
“Why?” Xiao Lou looked at Yan Tianhen like he had just received a huge blow.
“Because you look especially poor. And the salary of the waiters here are given out based on commission, so just one look at you and people wouldn’t think that you’re reliable.”
“What’s the use of changing my clothes?” Xiao Lou asked.
“Firstly, you’ll gain more confidence. Secondly, you’ll look like a more proper and amazing waiter. Create an imposing aura for yourself as a bluff first, then there will be clients who would be willing to look for you. After all, the clothes make the man!”
When Xiao Loud heard this, he nodded pensively. He had always loathed spending money arbitrarily, and had always thought that as long as his clothes were wearable it would be good enough for him. But, he never thought that his neglect of his own image would seriously affect his sales performance.
Xiao Lou looked at Yan Tianhen gratefully and said, “I’ll change my clothes when I go back. When I become a gold-plate salesman, I’ll definitely treat you to a good meal.”
Yet Yan Tianhen sighed again.
Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.
Xiao Lou asked out of curiosity, “What’s wrong? Don’t tell me you’re someone who doesn’t like to make a profit at the expense of others, and doesn’t like it when others treat you to a meal?”
“No.” Yan Tianhen said, “I just thought that the day I get to enjoy this meal of yours will never come.”