Need for Uncle

Chapter 63

Chapter 62 Conventions

"Under Zhang Defu."

"Nice to meet you."

After some long-winded etiquette, the two began to chat. It could be seen that this young man seemed to be very talkative. He talked about the probing questions in Ma Xiaoshuai's words, incisively and boldly. He revealed that he was serving in the imperial court and that his name had something to do with forging, and that he was in urgent need of manpower. He meant to win him over. This young man named Yu Bo quickly understood, but Ma Xiaoshuai politely declined unexpectedly.

"Brother Zhang, it's not that I don't know how to flatter you, but I really can't." Yu Bo said apologetically, but Ma Xiaoshuai caught something in his eyes sharply. Realizing that there might be something hidden, Ma Xiaoshuai began to question, but Yu Bo didn't seem to notice either. What Ma Xiaoshuai didn't expect was that his deceased grandfather and father used to belong to the Ministry of Industry, and their official positions were not small, but they were squeezed out and killed several times in the end, but finally retired sadly. The grandfather who devoted all his efforts to forging left a will when he was dying. The descendants of the family can study forging, but they must not forge for the court...

"That's the way it is. It's my father's fate." After Yu Bo finished speaking, he shook his head sadly. Forging has always been his dream. When he was young, he had no choice but to accept his father's fate, and he was not allowed to enter the imperial court, so he would not have a platform to show his talents. For him, it was undoubtedly a painful thing.

Ma Xiaoshuai sighed unceasingly, the aftermath was indeed contradictory in his heart, but it was not a bad thing for Ma Xiaoshuai, after all, his previous rhetoric was just a test, and the intention to recruit Yubo was only for his future business manpower considerations.

"It's all right." Ma Xiaoshuai patted Yu Bo's shoulder and said, "But you don't need to be discouraged. To be honest, I have a plan, but it's just my own idea, and it has nothing to do with the imperial court. Talents like you are needed right now. I can give you the platform you want to show yourself, if you can do it well, it will be no less successful than doing things for the court."

"My lord means..." Yu Bo looked at the confident Ma Xiaoshuai in a daze.

"Wait, come here." Ma Xiaoshuai thought that to recruit this person, he must use the same strategy as he did at Jiugong Mountain. The most important thing is to be respected and convinced. Thinking of this, he called Yu Bo out of the booth, and the two of them squatted On the ground, take out a stone and draw a gear in detail, "What do you think of this thing, Mr. Yu?"

Yu Bo frowned, pondered for a long time, then shook his head, "It's not very useful."

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled, and inserted the cog into this gear again, another gear, "How about this?"

Yu Bo's face changed, and he looked at Ma Xiaoshuai in surprise, "It's clever enough, but what's the use?"

Next, Ma Xiaoshuai demonstrated the movement of the gears during the running process, and talked about the convenience that can be used in a certain field. When Ma Xiaoshuai answered patiently, he gradually realized the beauty of this gear that he had never seen before.

"It's so ingenious, it's so ingenious." Yu Bo muttered to himself and praised again and again, looking at the two blurred gears on the ground, his eyes were out of focus, but various images kept flashing in his mind, thinking about where the gears are used It can be shared to the maximum extent, and the blood in the body seems to have a tendency to boil...

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled with satisfaction, as he expected, Yu Bo is indeed extraordinary, just pointing out that the brains that can be understood at this point are indeed talents that can be created, he interrupted Yu Bo's meditation, and asked: "Brother Yu, can you promise to help me in the future?"

Yu Bo, who came back to his senses, frowned and asked, "Dare to ask Brother Zhang what's his plan?"

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and said, "I'm a businessman, and I have something to do with business. I can't tell you the specific plan yet."

"Oh?" Yu Bo didn't show any dissatisfaction with Ma Xiaoshuai's straightforwardness. After a little thought, he apologized and said, "Brother Zhang, I can't promise you yet, but I will close the stall and go home right now, and despise my father, if my father agrees." , I will go to Brother Zhang’s house to look for you, if not, then..." Yu Bo sighed and became a little nervous. Although it is indeed a rare opportunity in front of him, if his father disagrees, he will Only give up.

"It doesn't matter." Ma Xiaoshuai waved his hand, and said indifferently: "I believe Brother Yu will fight for it, for me as well as for himself. If it's not feasible as you said, then we will be friends from now on, and I have a good opinion about forging. In this aspect of hobbies, we can communicate more in the future, I believe it will be a good thing for everyone.”

"Brother Zhang, take this seriously." Yu Bo said excitedly.

"really."

"Okay, okay." Yu Bo nodded again and again, and walked back to the stall vigorously, "I will close the stall now, and go home immediately to ask my father. If possible, I will go to Brother Zhang in the afternoon." Speaking of this, Yu Bo raised his head, embarrassed He said: "By the way, Brother Zhang, after chatting for so long, I still don't know where the residence is."

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and said, "Xiangguofu."

"Xiangguo Mansion?" Yu Bo was taken aback, "Oriental Xiangguo?"

"Exactly, old Xiangguo is my wife's grandfather."

"No wonder, no wonder." Yu Bo smiled and said, "Brother Zhang is indeed not a mortal, and it's really impressive to be favored by the old Xiangguo."

Ma Xiaoshuai blushed, he wasn't the one he was looking at, he was just the unlucky uncle, "Too modest, too modest"

Yu Bo tidied up and said, "Then go home first, and discuss with my father."

"Wait." Ma Xiaoshuai said, "Brother Yu has some friends who are good craftsmen, except for forging."

"This..." Yu Bo replied, "Yes, but I don't know if Brother Zhang will use it or not."

"It's useful, if Brother Yu convinces my father, he can bring it."

"Okay, that's it. I'll return to Xiangguo Mansion the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"Okay, then I will take my leave."

"Farewell."

Saying goodbye to Yu Bo, Ma Xiaoshuai is in a good mood. According to his thinking, Yu Bo really intends to join his plan. As for his father's request for instructions, he will definitely work hard to persuade him. Due to his mood, this guy who was giggling all the way was about to return to Xiangguo Mansion, suddenly took the little hand of Lu Chang beside him and ran all the way, completely ignoring the latter's blushing, and ran all the way to the gate of Xiangguo Mansion before stopping.

"Young Master... Young Master." Lu Chang lowered her head with a blushing face, her watery eyes staring at her toes.

"Ah...hehe, don't mind." Ma Xiaoshuai, who realized that he had lost his composure, let go of his hand, still a little excited, and said, "I'm so happy, don't mind, let's go, go back."

"En." Lu Chang replied with a blushing face, hesitated for a while, looked at Ma Xiaoshuai, and ran away.

Ma Xiaoshuai stood there in embarrassment, scratching his head, and returned to the backyard with a wry smile.

"Xueyu, why are you at home?" I saw Dongfang Xueyu sitting on the stone bench as soon as I entered, and I was a little puzzled. She should be in the restaurant at this time. Could something have happened?Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoshuai quickened his steps to meet him, and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Dongfang Xueyu who stood up told Ma Xiaoshuai to sit down, and said, "It's okay, I'm just a little tired."

Hearing this, Ma Xiaoshuai felt relieved, and said, "Well, come back and rest when you're tired, there's no need to work so hard." Speaking of this, he felt a little sorry, "Why don't you stay at home, and I'll go to the shop to look after you. It’s not good, don’t get tired, then the gain outweighs the loss.”

"No need." Dongfang Xueyu smiled sweetly, "Don't worry about me, my husband. I know my own body. I am not tired in the shop. It is enough to have Qianyue and Wang Butler. The main reason is that I don't want to Stay in the mansion all the time and do nothing."

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled, no wonder this girl was so active in opening a restaurant for business.

"By the way, I just received the invitation card." Dongfang Xueyu suddenly remembered something, took out a red piece of paper from the armhole, and said to Ma Xiaoshuai: "Tomorrow is a friend of mine's birthday tomorrow, and we are invited to attend." , is your husband going?"

"Go." Ma Xiaoshuai readily agreed, and these few days are really boring, "Since I'm invited, why don't you go, anyway, I have nothing to do, and you, you can also take this time to have a good rest, I will accompany you."

"En." Dongfang Xueyu was obviously happy, and said with a smile: "Then what do we want to give, Mr. Xiang?"

Ma Xiaoshuai replied, "What do you think?"

Dongfang Xueyu rolled her eyes, looked at Ma Xiaoshuai, and said: "Her family is also a big family, and there is no shortage of gold and silver jewelry, so it must be disingenuous for us to give these things when the time comes..." Speaking of this Glancing at Ma Xiaoshuai, he felt a little uneasy, "Actually, that friend asked me about the fragrance in our shop two days ago. I told him that it was the secret recipe prepared by my husband to cover up the smell of paint. At that time, she said..."

"She said she wanted it too." Ma Xiaoshuai was sipping his tea, secretly amused, his daughter-in-law would beat around the bush whenever she spoke, and just say what kind of perfume to give each other. Just as stingy, "Then give it away, since it's your friend, there's nothing wrong with it."

"That's great." Dongfang Xueyu clasped her hands together happily, and said to Ma Xiaoshuai, "Master, you're so kind."

"Really? I'm fine?" Ma Xiaoshuai's complexion changed, he stared straight at Dongfang Xueyu whose expression was gradually getting shy and unnatural, and said with a smile: "Then lady, do you want to reward me?" He said without hesitation Dongfang Xueyu's shyness, she took her into her arms, put her on her lap and kissed her with her big mouth, her arms were full of fragrant jade, it was so cool...

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In the afternoon of the second day, after preparing gifts, the two of them dressed up and went out after playing at home all day.

According to Dongfang Xueyu, the birthday friend should be the daughter of a royal family, so Ma Xiaoshuai and Dongfang Xueyu also paid more attention to this birthday party. In addition to a small bottle of perfume as a gift, there is also Some valuable accompanying gifts, because the restaurant's income has been good recently, Dongfang Xueyu has also been extremely generous, and the things that are half a car are not distressed at all.

The host's house lived in the east of the city, a little far away, so the two chose to take a carriage.

It is the first time for Ma Xiaoshuai to take this kind of luxurious transportation which is the first choice in the world, but the comfort is shameful. In the car, he was also thinking secretly, waiting for Yu Bo and his party to belong to his subordinates, should they come up with some shock-absorbing things and put them on the carriage, so it should be more comfortable, right?
Thinking all the way, I soon reached my destination.

The mansion is not bad, although it is not as exaggerated as the Xiangguo Mansion, but it is also much better than ordinary officials and eunuchs. It can be seen that the people who mark the Nangong Mansion on the door plaque must have a high status in the court. From this point, there is a lot of traffic in front of the mansion. The busy scene can also be seen.

(End of this chapter)