Chapter 407 Buying a Good Reputation
"Uncle Qian," a clear young man's voice sounded, "I'll pay for this."
Boss Qian and Gu Ruinian looked over at the same time.
I saw Gu Jingzhe and Master Su coming down from upstairs.
Master Su loved the food at Fengle Tower, so Gu Jingzhe used the money he had saved to treat Master Su to a big meal.
They heard a dispute downstairs, and when they came downstairs they saw that Gu Ruinian and Gu Honglian could not pay for their meal.
"Uncle Qian, I will pay for my cousin and aunt's meal." Gu Jingzhe said to Boss Qian.
Boss Qian waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's just a meal. Rui Nian is also my junior, it's not too much for me to treat him to a meal."
As a new resident of Qinghewan Village, Boss Qian doesn't mind building good relationships with the villagers.
What's more, this child is Tong Huaqiong's nephew. He would greet him warmly when he met him in the village, and he had a good impression of Gu Ruinian.
Gu Jingzhe untied his purse, took out some silver and handed it to the waiter, insisting, "Uncle Qian, I'll pay for this."
Boss Qian had no choice but to let the waiter take the silver.
Gu Honglian was surprised and fortunately met Gu Jingzhe.
"Jingzhe, if I had known you were here, I would have ordered a few more dishes. The sweet and sour pork ribs just now were so delicious that Ruinian ate most of it, and I didn't even have enough." Gu Honglian said.
She has reminded me of this.
If Gu Jingzhe was sensible, he would order a takeaway for her.
Gu Jingzhe was not sensible enough and did not tell the waiter to pack a portion of sweet and sour pork ribs for Gu Honglian.
He paid for the two of them, but he thought that in the eyes of outsiders, the Gu family was a united group and he couldn't let them down.
Fortunately, this is Boss Qian's shop. If it was someone else's shop, the other party might have gone to Taohua Dessert to ask for money.
Gu Ruinian bit his lips hard with an expression of humiliation on his face.
Being seen by Gu Jingzhe as if he was eating for free and accepting Gu Jingzhe's help made him feel more uncomfortable than being ridiculed by the waiter.
He really wanted to throw the silver at Gu Jingzhe's head and tell him that he thought he was so great just because he had a few dollars and dared to put on airs in front of him.
Gu Ruinian realized that even a penny can make a hero fall.
"Cousin, aunt, the money has been paid, let's go." Gu Jingzhe said to Gu Ruinian and Gu Honglian.
He didn't care about their feelings at all.
Gu Ruinian and Gu Honglian followed Gu Jingzhe out of Fengle Tower.
"Jingzhe, please be a good person and help us hire a carriage." Gu Honglian said.
She didn't want to take the ox cart back because the smell was too strong.
Gu Ruinian also didn't want to ride in a ox cart, and he also hoped that Gu Jingzhe could hire a horse carriage for them.
I have already paid for a meal, how much does it cost to hire a carriage?
Gu Jingzhe directly refused: "Aunt, how did you come to town? Go back the same way you came."
Gu Honglian stamped her feet and muttered, "I don't want to ride in a bullock cart. It's too bumpy and smelly."
Gu Jingzhe said, "Then let's walk back. It's not far anyway. We can get home before dark."
Gu Honglian angrily scolded, "Gu Jingzhe, why are you as annoying as before? I stole your milk when we were little and you still hold a grudge against me."
Gu Jingzhe stared at Gu Honglian and sneered. Gu Jingzhe felt uneasy. To be honest, she was still a little scared of this nephew.
"Ruinian, didn't you count how much money you and your aunt had when you came to town? How could you be so careless as to order such a large table of dishes? If I wasn't here, how would you two end up? Don't do this next time." Gu Jingzhe acted like a cousin and gave Gu Ruinian a lecture.
Gu Ruinian's face turned red. In order to win over his cousin, he obediently accepted Gu Jingzhe's lecture and said that he would not be so reckless in the future.
After expressing his opinion, he suddenly asked out of nowhere: "Brother Jingzhe, do you know Jay Chou?"
Gu Jingzhe asked in surprise: "Who is that?"
Not expecting an answer, he just turned and walked away.
Gu Ruinian stared at Gu Jingzhe's back. The young man had a tall and straight figure.
Gu Ruinian lowered his head to hide the hatred in his eyes.
Does Gu Jingzhe really not know or is he just pretending? If he is pretending, he looks too good to be the one.
Gu Jingzhe paid for him today, not to help him out at all.
He used this incident to build a good reputation for himself as a philanthropist.
Many people knew that the two branches of the Gu family did not get along, but Gu Jingzhe did not mind paying for his meal. If this got out, everyone would definitely praise Gu Jingzhe for his magnanimity, and he would become a villain.
You are such a good guy, Gu Jingzhe, no matter you are an ancient person or a time traveler, I will not let you go.
The provincial examination will be held next month, and he must get the first place.
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Gu Jingzhe said goodbye to Master Su and went to Taohua Dessert.
He told Tong Huaqiong that he had paid for Gu Ruinian's meal.
Tong Huaqiong said: "You have done a good job. It is only a matter of one or two taels of silver. It is worth buying a good reputation."
Gu Jingzhe: “…”
He really wasn't doing this for his own fame.
I just feel that even though this cousin is annoying, he is still a member of the Gu family after all.
Besides, there is my aunt. We can’t let a girl like her aunt embarrass herself by eating and drinking for free in a restaurant.
If this gets out, the reputation of the girls from the Gu family will be damaged.
"Did Ruinian tell you anything?" Tong Huaqiong asked.
Gu Jingzhe said: "He asked me if I knew anyone."
Tong Huaqiong asked, "Who is it?"
Gu Jingzhe thought for a moment and said, "He asked me if I knew Jay Chou? I don't know what this person does. Could he be his teacher in the south?"
Gu Ruinian was able to transform from an illiterate person who could not read a single word into a student. Gu Jingzhe suspected that he must have received guidance from a famous teacher.
This famous teacher is probably Jay Chou.
Tong Huaqiong almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.
It is confirmed that Gu Ruinian is her fellow villager.
Gu Ruinian couldn't help but test whether Gu Jingzhe was a native or a time traveler.
Very good, after all the calculations, Gu Ruinian found that it was not her fault.
I’m afraid that Gu Jingzhe’s reaction will make Gu Ruinian more suspicious.
"Mom, do you think Gu Ruinian suspects that I was able to pass the examination to become a student with the help of Master Zhou? And is he trying to trick me into telling you something?" Gu Jingzhe asked.
These days, Gu Ruinian always talks to him no matter what.
He didn't feel that he and this cousin whom he hadn't seen for several years were close enough to have a heart-to-heart talk.
Tong Huaqiong smiled and said, "Maybe. You don't have to worry about him. Just prepare well for the next provincial examination."
Gu Jingzhe nodded.
While checking the accounts, Tong Huaqiong thought that Gu Ruinian might be suffering these days.
A modern person would find that many of Taohua Dessert’s pastries are the same as modern recipes. The fact that Gu Ruinian was able to pass the examination to become a Tongsheng so quickly in this era showed that he had excellent qualifications, which he could not have failed to see.
Then he would definitely be confused about who was the time traveler between Tong Huaqiong and Yiwo Daizhu.
Tong Huaqiong's purpose was to confuse him.