Chapter 439 [Curious and changeable]
There is a portrait above. On the picture, a young woman was wearing a cheongsam and holding a folding fan in her hand, with her eyebrows and eyes as picturesque. When Su Le saw her appearance clearly, she found that the woman was actually his mother Shen Jiayin. He couldn't help but move. He looked at the inscription next to him, which was written with a song called "Untitled" by Li Shangyin. He looked in the mirror at the age of eight, and had a long eyebrows. He went out for a hibiscus at the age of ten, and was dressed in a skirt. He learned to play the zither zither, but never took off his silver armor. He hid fourteen and had not married. He cried in the spring breeze on his back and was under the swing on his back.
The signature reads Su Donglai. Judging from the date on the inscription, the painting should have been painted twenty-seven years ago, when even the eldest sister Su Mingyue was not born. It is estimated that the mother in the portrait is in her youth.
Shangguan Xiongba quietly observed Su Le's expression, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "This painting was painted by Zun's father twenty-seven years ago. It was painted by Mrs. Su when she was young. It should be that they accidentally lost this painting. This year, by chance, I saw it in a calligraphy and painting market in the south, so I spent some money to buy it. It is not a great treasure just in terms of calligraphy and painting, but I think this painting should have a different meaning to Mr. Su, so I will use it as a meeting gift for you."
Su Le looked at the painting. At this time, he could not say a reason to refuse. He could not refuse at all. He rolled up the painting and nodded with some emotion: "Mr. Shangguan's generous gift moved me deeply, and I also owed a great favor!" There was no hypocritical element in this sentence.
Shangguan Xiongba smiled and said, "Feel is love, business is business. I admit that giving this gift is playing the emotional card, but in business, you must not be disturbed by emotions."
Su Le put away the painting and stood up and brewed a cup of tea for Shangguan Xiongba. Such actions have shown his sincere gratitude to Shangguan Xiongba.
Shangguan Xiongbadao: "Actually, the encounter last night was not as expected. I just arrived in Shenhai yesterday and originally planned to meet you today."
Su Le smiled and said, "Mr. Shangguan and Mrs. Li are good friends?"
Shangguan Xiong was domineering: "Mr. Li took care of me during his lifetime, and I always respected Mrs. Li very much." He admitted his friendship with Zhao Caimo.
Su Le said: "Mr. Shangguan already has a metropolis, why do you still want Guanghan Palace?" He smiled and said: "I am not good at business, but I feel that the metropolis is not inferior to Guanghan Palace. Does Mr. Shangguan want to expand his business in Shenhai?"
Shangguan Xiongba took a sip of tea and said, "Mrs. Li said that Mr. Su is a honest and generous young man, so I will not go around the corner with you. If you have some understanding of me, you will know that Metropolis is not a very important part of my business. My business focuses mainly in Guangdong and Guangxi, not Shenhai. I rarely care about the business here. After the Guanghan Palace closed down, Metropolis' business soared. I didn't have the energy to expand my business territory in Shenhai, but the Metropolis' lease is about to expire in two months. According to the contract, under the same conditions, I have the right to renew the contract first, but the owner is unwilling to rent it to me, no matter how much the price I pay!" Shangguan Xiongba said this, a hint of anger appeared on his face.
Su Le finally understood why Shangguan Xiongba was eyeing Guanghan Palace. He was confused and said, "There are still people who can't get along with the money?"
Shangguan Xiongbadao: "I asked from many sources and found out that someone had put a lot of pressure on the homeowner and spent a lot of money. He was determined to drive me out of the Metropolis. Although the city's business was booming, I have invested a lot of money around the years. Now it is time to make a profit, but I have to leave, which means that all my previous efforts have been in vain."
Su Le said: "This man has a grudge against Mr. Shangguan?"
Shangguan Xiongbadao: "As far as I know, someone has reached an agreement with the homeowner. When my contract expires, he will sign a contract with the homeowner and take over the Metropolitan area."
Su Le said: "Wouldn't you get a bargain for nothing?"
Shangguan Xiongba: "You probably never imagined that this person is Liu Bingrong!"
Su Le really couldn't believe his ears anymore. No matter how you look at that kid Liu Bingrong is a character who can't raise tofu with ponytails, he didn't expect that he could actually plan such a sinister idea behind him, and he could drive Shangguan Xiongba, a veteran of the world, from the territory. It seems that people are really not good at being pretentious.
Shangguan Xiong was domineering: "Liu Bingrong and I have no grudges. This person is just a spoiled yamen. Just because of him, it should not be a big deal. I guess someone must be instructed behind him."
Su Le nodded. He and Shangguan Xiongba had the same view on this point. Judging from Liu Bingrong's methods of doing things last night, that person should not have much ability. He just relied on his family background and pretended to be powerful.
Shangguan Xiong was domineering: "I asked people to investigate from multiple sources and finally found out that Liu Bingrong had been very close to someone recently. This person is named Fu Mingliang, who was born in the Qingluan Sect, and is known as Zhuge, a person in the world," said he was sick from Zhuge!"
Su Le suddenly thought of Chu Tianyue. When Shangguan Xiongba said this, he had gradually distinguished the context of the whole matter. The real cause of this matter was the open and secret struggle between Shangguan Xiongba and Chu Tianyue. Looking back, both of them were from the Orchid Sect. Chu Tianyue merged three sects to establish the Qingluan Sect. Shangguan Xiongba was not satisfied with the union and set up his own door to Guangdong and Guangxi for development. Chu Tianyue was imprisoned for ten years, but Shangguan Xiongba's power flourished in the past ten years. This person's eyes should not be limited to Guangdong and Guangxi. The Metropolitan City has fully demonstrated his intention to expand to Shen Hai. Chu Tianyue should have realized the threat of Shangguan Xiongba and began to counter him. Metropolitan City is just Chu Tianyue's first step.
Su Le also understood why Chu Tianyue had to take down Guanghan Palace at all costs. There is no doubt that Guanghan Palace has now become the core of the competition for everyone and has become a veritable hot commodity. And he is just in line with the saying that every man is guilty of being guilty of being a treasure, because Guanghan Palace is in his own hands, he will naturally inevitably be involved in the whirlpool of the struggle between them.
Thinking of Guan Xiongba's saying last night that he had caused trouble for him, Su Le was still a little puzzled at that time, but now he finally understood completely. As for Liu Bingrong, maybe his provocation was not accidental. Did he already know that he had rejected Chu Tianyue?
Shangguan Xiongba did not know Su Le. Most of his current understanding of Su Le was derived from Zhao Caimo's analysis. Judging from his only contact with Su Le, Zhao Caimo's high evaluation of Su Le is still very reasonable. Facing a shrewd young man, it is best to tell the truth. If you want to achieve your goal, you must impress the other party. Shangguan Xiongba can give gifts that Su Le cannot refuse, and also offer conditions that Su Le cannot refuse.
Money can impress many people, but it is difficult to impress someone who regards money as a number. Su Le has long been indifferent to the concept of money.
Shangguan Xiongba, who had been living in the world for half his life, would not be so confused that he used money to lure Su Le. He whispered: "Xu Wanying has always been doing it in Guanghan Palace. You probably don't know that I, Chu Tianyue, and Xu Wanying were all from the Orchid Sect!"
Su Le has always known very little about Xu Wanying's information. He only knows that his father and Xu Wanying are close friends and are sworn brothers and sisters, and they know nothing else.
Shangguan Xiong was domineering: "The leader of the orchid sect in the past was Xu Beifeng. He was Xu Wanying's father. He had already passed away before the merger of orchid, divine tune and red handkerchief. Xu Wanying was once the most determined supporter of the merger of the three sects, but after the death of the sect, she turned out to be a 180-degree turn."
Su Le still has a deep understanding of this. After all, Qianji Sect has also experienced the same merger process as Qingluan Sect. On the surface, this merger has made the sect stronger and more influential in the world. However, within the several-fold expansion of the sphere of influence, the intrigue between each other really exists. Qianji Sect is inevitable, and Qingluan Sect is the same. Recently, many troubles surrounding Guanghan Palace have caused Xu Wanying's death to reappear in front of Su Le. He began to consider the cause of Xu Wanying's death. Although Xu Wanying's death has been considered suicide, there are rumors outside that Xu Wanying's suicide was for Su Dong to commit suicide. Judging from the relationship between the two, this rumor seems to be very likely.
After a brief pause, Shangguan Xiongba said, "Xu Wanying shouldn't have committed suicide!" Shangguan Xiongba just revealed the news one by one. He did not explain the key points, but if the various information he revealed was arranged and combined, it would give people a lot of hints. This is exactly what Shangguan Xiongba is so clever.
Su Le said: "Before you looked for me, Chu Tianyue had already offered the conditions."
Shangguan Xiongbadao: "I know that he has increased by 30% on the market price, and I can give you double it!" An amazing price, a price that no one can bear to refuse.
Su Le laughed.
Shangguan Xiongbadao: "I know that too high a price will make you doubt my real motive. I am not interested in anything in Guanghan Palace. You can move all of them away. If you are willing, you can also give me these equipment as a price, and I will give you 20 million on the basis of the original."
Su Le said: "I really doubt what good things are hidden in this Guanghan Palace."
Shangguan Xiongba smiled and said, "The Metropolitan Contract has expired in two months. If you are satisfied with my price, I can send someone to your account today. I will leave you ten days. Within these ten days, you can move all Guanghan Palace. As long as you don't demolish the house, I don't care even if you take the doors and windows away."
The snipe and clam fight, and the fisherman gained profits. Because of the battle between Chu Tianyue and Shangguan Xiongba, the already dusty Guanghan Palace suddenly shone with glory and became extremely popular. Su Le couldn't help but remember the previous assassination in Guanghan Palace. Who planned the matter behind the scenes? The competition around Guanghan Palace made the situation strange and changeable. Su Le looked at Shangguan Xiongba who seemed frank and silently pondered his true motives in his heart.
Chapter completed!