OBS Chapter 88 How come you have a brain?
Chapter 88 How come you have a brain?
Cui Niang's eyes were practically glued to the sights since she entered the Drunken Immortal Pavilion. Now, seeing Bao Zi grabbing things randomly, she didn't stop him. She was actually hoping her son would grab as many things as possible to take back with him.
They all look valuable.
When the waiter served the tea, she immediately took a liking to the teapot and teacup set, and her eyes were glued to it.
In reality, these teapots and teacups were simply made by a workshop that Zuixianlou had found, and they weren't worth much money at all.
Baozi had already pulled down all the beaded curtains in the private room, and he was about to reach for a large luminous pearl on the pillar.
"That one looks good, I want that one!" He moved a stool and climbed up.
Startled, Li Xianda quickly stepped forward and hugged him tightly. "Baby, you can't just take these things. They belong to other people. If you break them, you'll have to pay for them. You just broke their curtain. Your father will probably have to pay a lot of money later."
This large bead is priceless; you can't buy it even if you want to. Only the highest-class private rooms in this Drunken Immortal Pavilion have one.
“My mother said that my father is a high-ranking official and has a lot of money. All of these things are mine, and I want to take them all back.”
Li Xianda felt a pang of heartache at this moment, secretly annoyed. It was one thing for the servants to book private rooms, but why did they have to book such nice ones? How many rooms were there enough for this little devil to squander?
But he forgot that every time he came to Zuixianlou, he would come to these private rooms; he had never booked a regular private room.
Upon hearing that she would have to pay compensation, Cui Niang was so frightened that she quickly stepped forward and hugged Bao Zi to stop him from continuing to cause damage.
"Baby, if we're good, we'll have food soon."
Baozi only quieted down a little when she heard there was food.
Seeing that food could tame this little devil, Li Xianda quickly ordered some snacks to be served first.
Zhou Hanzhang saw that it was almost time and Jia Yi would be arriving soon. He was afraid that the little devil would turn around and shout out recklessly, making sure that the people around could hear.
Just then, the waiter brought in a plate of pretty plum blossom cakes. Zhou Hanzhang took it directly, walked up to Baozi, and forced a gentle smile.
"Baby, do you think this is pretty?"
Upon seeing it, Baozi immediately threw the pearl curtain in her hand to the ground and reached out to grab it, saying, "It's so pretty, so pretty, give it to me, give it to me."
Seeing Baozi throw the pearl curtain to the ground, Cui Niang instinctively picked it up and put it in her arms.
To everyone's surprise, the waiter approached and said, "Madam, please return the curtain. This is a pearl from the East China Sea that our master specially sought out. If you take it, you will have to leave behind 150 taels of gold (approximately 6 million yuan)."
Upon hearing this, Cui Niang was so frightened that she froze completely.
She had thought this little thing might be valuable, but she never imagined it would be this valuable.
She didn't want to take it out, but since everyone had seen it, she had no choice but to reluctantly pull it out.
"I was just kindly picking up your things because I saw them fall on the ground."
His ability to blatantly lie left everyone present speechless.
She continued, "If my baby accidentally swallows these beads and something happens to him, I'll hold you accountable for hanging them here like this."
The waiter took the beads, didn't even glance at her, and turned around to collect the other beads that had been torn off.
At Li Xianda's signal, the waiter also took the large luminous pearl from the pillar.
What did he mean by that?
Cui Niang was furious when she saw that the waiter ignored her and took away all the beads.
Zhou Hanzhang said, "Sister-in-law, he didn't mean anything by it. It's just that these things are too valuable, and we might not be able to afford to pay for them if they get damaged."
Besides, Baozi is still so young. What if he accidentally swallowed it? If he survives, great; but what if he dies? No amount of money could bring Baozi back to life, wouldn't you say?
Cui Niang thought it made sense. Her son was more important. In the future, she would have to rely on Baozi in addition to her husband. She barely suppressed her displeasure.
Her eyes followed the pastries in Zhou Hanzhang's hand. "What are these? They look so beautiful."
Baozi was still reaching out, trying to grab the pastry, but Zhou Hanzhang wouldn't let him touch it.
"Baby, let me play a game with you. If you can do it, besides this bowl of pastries, I can give you lots of other delicious treats."
Baozi was eager to eat the plum blossom cake. "What game?"
"From now on, you will sit on this little stool, behave yourself, and not move or talk. All this food is yours."
“Okay, sure, I can do it,” Baozi quickly replied.
Seeing this, Zhou Hanzhang placed the plum blossom cake in front of him.
He immediately stretched out his hands and grabbed two in each hand. There were only five plum blossom cakes on the plate, and he took four of them.
Cui Niang saw that there was one left on the plate and was about to reach out and take a bite. She had never seen such a beautiful pastry in her life.
Who knew that Baozi would suddenly put the two plum blossom cakes from one of her hands back into the plate.
Cui Niang was overjoyed, thinking that her son had seen her wanting to eat them and had given her back the two.
She was all smiles, wanting to praise her son, when unexpectedly, he grabbed the plate and hugged it to his arms.
"These are all mine! You old hag, don't even think about taking this food from me. I'll get Grandma to beat you to death later!"
Looking at her son like this, and with so many important people around, Cui Niang couldn't help but feel somewhat embarrassed.
She opened her mouth as if to say something, but ultimately couldn't utter a word.
Zhou Hanzhang and the others were nearing their limit of patience. Jiang Mingyun couldn't take it anymore and went outside to look at the road leading to Zuixianlou, wondering when Jia Yi would arrive.
Li Xianda had long disliked the mother and son. Coincidentally, the teachers at the academy were all arriving around the same time, so he went to wait at the entrance.
Zhou Hanzhang still needed to use the mother and son, and he had to maintain his persona, so he could only smile and say, "Sister-in-law Cui Niang, it's alright, I'll have the waiter bring a few more dishes."
Cui Niang was immediately delighted.
Just then, Jiang Mingyun came in from outside. "Brother Hanzhang, the person has arrived."
Zhou Hanzhang nodded and said to Baozi, "Baozi, you can't talk now, okay? If you talk, you won't get anything to eat, understand?"
It was the first time Baozi had ever tasted such beautiful and delicious pastries, so how could she disagree? She nodded while munching on them.
Zhou Hanzhang immediately ordered the waiter to bring two plates of each type of pastry from Zuixianlou, and the table was instantly covered with all kinds of pastries.
Cui Niang and her son were dazzled by the food; all they could see was food.
Baozi's mouth was stuffed full; she ate this and that, unwilling to put any of them down.
Jiang Mingyun whispered to Zhou Hanzhang, "Brother Hanzhang, you're not doing this on purpose, are you? How will they be able to eat anything else later if they eat like this?"
Zhou Hanzhang gave her a strange look. "How come you have a brain?"
"Brother Hanzhang!"
"Alright, I'm not kidding you anymore. It's not that I'm trying to save money. Spending a little money isn't a big deal if we're going to achieve our goal. But they need to eat their fill first so they'll have the energy to fight later, right?"
Zhou Hanzhang can look forward to this family feud.