“It's nothing much. This brat offended me yesterday and I taught him a lesson. Now, his father is bringing him to apologize with thorns.”
Gu Changsheng explained roughly, and Ouyang Ji understood the whole story.
“Xiao Qian!”
Ouyang Ji looked at Qian Renfu.
“Xiao Qian is here!” Qian Renfu immediately responded.
Speaking of which, Ouyang Ji wasn't much older than Qian Renfu, but now Ouyang Ji calling him Xiao Qian, Qian Renfu responded actively, as if a father was calling his son.
“I know it wasn't easy for you to have a son in your old age, but if you keep spoiling him like this, he will cause a catastrophe sooner or later. Take care of yourself.”
Ouyang Ji said earnestly.
Qian Renfu made his fortune when Tianrao City was being rebuilt, and Ouyang Ji was the one who promoted him. Otherwise, why would it be the Qian family and not the Wang or Ye family? So Ouyang Ji was genuinely advising Qian Renfu.
Qian Renfu naturally could tell the sincerity from the pretense. He nodded repeatedly and said, “What the Lord says is true. It's all my fault for spoiling him too much. From today onwards, I will definitely discipline him properly and not let him cause trouble again.”
Ouyang Ji nodded, then he looked at Gu Changsheng and asked, “Old Gu, give me some face, and forgive him this time.”
“He” naturally referred to Qian Jiahai, the brat.
Gu Changsheng had no intention of pursuing the matter, but from the way Ouyang Ji addressed him, it could be seen that their relationship was not that of ordinary friends.
Although they had only known each other for a few days, Gu Changsheng greatly admired Ouyang Ji's knowledge and deeds.
Ouyang Ji was over half a century old. His knowledge and deeds naturally couldn't compare with those of cultivators, but if Gu Changsheng were to compare himself with Ouyang Ji at the same age, he had to admit that Ouyang Ji was definitely the kind of person who would be recorded in history and praised by countless future generations.
So Gu Changsheng admired Ouyang Ji very much. Although he couldn't compare in terms of age, Gu Changsheng had lived for millions of years and had much more experience than Ouyang Ji. The two hit it off a few days ago. Ouyang Ji believed that Gu Changsheng looked young on the surface but was like an old man who had seen the vicissitudes of life, so he called Gu Changsheng “Old Gu.”
And Gu Changsheng always made friends without using strength as a standard. Ouyang Ji made him admire him, so he called Ouyang Ji “Old Scholar.”
“You old scholar has no face here.” Gu Changsheng said with a chuckle.
“Scholar” was Ouyang Ji's eternal pain, because when he was young, he went to the capital to take the imperial examination, but because he liked to drink, he drank too much the night before the exam, which caused him to not be able to get up the next day. The examiner believed that Ouyang Ji did not value the imperial examination of the court, so he was blacklisted, so that even if he became a second-rank official, he was still a scholar.
Although he can now retake the exam to get rid of the name of scholar, his state of mind is already different, so he gave up.
If others said he was an old scholar, that's fine, but Ouyang Ji and Gu Changsheng hit it off at first sight, and he was also impressed by Gu Changsheng's knowledge. It was different when it came out of Gu Changsheng's mouth.
“If you don't give me face, I won't give you wine to drink.” Ouyang Ji raised the unopened jar of wine in his hand and said.
Qian Renfu looked at Ouyang Ji in surprise. It was the first time he had seen the city lord act like a spoiled child today.
It's like saying if you don't give me face, I won't give you candy.
“Oh? What wine?” Gu Changsheng was also a lover of wine. From the moment Ouyang Ji came in, he had been staring at the wine in Ouyang Ji's hand.
“The imperial court's national brew!”
Ouyang Ji said triumphantly. He had just rushed back from the capital. As soon as he came back, he brought the wine he had finally obtained to Gu Changsheng, which showed that he was very concerned about Gu Changsheng.
“It's just the imperial court's national brew, what's there to be proud of.” Gu Changsheng said with feigned disdain.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was mindful. Hearing that even the imperial court's national brew was not taken seriously, Qian Renfu became even more certain that Gu Changsheng's identity was extraordinary. You must know that the imperial court's national brew is not something that ordinary people can get. Even some first-rank officials find it difficult to get a jar.
Now this master doesn't even care about it. Whoever tells him that it has nothing to do with the royal family, he will argue with them.
Ouyang Ji didn't have as many thoughts as Qian Renfu. He said with a chuckle, “Compared with the wine you brew, it is indeed a bit worse.”
“Then what are you still proud of?” Gu Changsheng rolled his eyes.
“Good wine gets boring if you drink it every day. Change the taste.” Ouyang Ji said.
“What you said makes sense. Hey, you, quickly take your brat back and don't disturb my drinking.”
Gu Changsheng pointed at Qian Renfu.
At this time, Qian Renfu was still in his fantasy world. When he heard someone calling him, he looked confused until his son Qian Jiahai tugged at him, and he came back to his senses.
“Thank you, sir, thank you, City Lord.”
After the father and son bowed, they decisively left Changsheng Tavern.
After the two left, Ouyang Ji noticed Yao Xian sitting on the bench. He said to Gu Changsheng in surprise, “Old Gu, could this be your sister-in-law?”
“What sister-in-law? Even you have to call her sister-in-law.”
Gu Changsheng glared at Ouyang Ji. Although he looked younger than you, you can't take advantage of my age.
“Is that so? Hello, sister-in-law.” Ouyang Ji didn't care and directly called out, making Yao Xian stunned.
“No… I'm not…”
“Sister-in-law doesn't need to explain, I understand.” Ouyang Ji looked like he understood, but Gu Changsheng didn't know what he understood.
Gu Changsheng said softly to Yao Xian, “Don't pay attention to him. This guy is like this. In the eyes of outsiders, he is the aloof city lord, but in my eyes, he is just a neurotic old scholar.”
“Hey, Old Gu, can you not mention my dark history?” Ouyang Ji immediately responded to the word “scholar.” Still, that sentence, others would not have any thoughts if they said it, but when Gu Changsheng, whom he regarded as a confidant, said it, he couldn't hold on to his face.
“Hehe, I don't know who got drunk that night and went crazy on me.” Gu Changsheng smiled.
Ouyang Ji's old face turned red. That day, he and Gu Changsheng met for the first time. The two had a pleasant conversation, and he accidentally drank too much. The wine brewed by Gu Changsheng was all strong wine. As soon as he got drunk, Ouyang Ji revealed his old embarrassing things. If he hadn't fainted quickly, he would have revealed things about wearing open-crotch pants when he was three years old.
“Let's not talk about it, let's drink.”
Ouyang Ji took the initiative to arrange a table, opened the sealed national brew, and a scent of wine floated out.
“That…”
After Ouyang Ji poured a glass of wine for Gu Changsheng, he poured a second glass. This glass was obviously not prepared for himself.
“Yao Xian!”
Gu Changsheng introduced, and then introduced Ouyang Ji's name to Yao Xian. The two can be considered to know each other.
The three sat together and slowly tasted the wine.
It's just that as they drank, Ouyang Ji's face turned red. Obviously, this national brew was also a strong wine, and he was getting old, so his alcohol tolerance was not as good as before.
“Uh…” Ouyang Ji hiccuped, and then said as if he was talking nonsense: “Old Gu, although I don't know what your background is, you must have an amazing background. The girl next to you always peeks at you from time to time when drinking. She must be interested in you. You have to hurry up.”
Yao Xian's face turned red. She didn't expect that her secret movements would be discovered by Ouyang Ji. What should I do?
Yao Xian was a little flustered.
Gu Changsheng said, “You have been single all your life, how dare you talk about me?”
“Hehe, do you think I want to be single all my life? It's just that beauty is easy to grow old, and youth is easy to pass away. When I become famous, she is already the mother of two children, uh… I… I…”
After I for a long time, Ouyang Ji finally fell asleep.
Seeing this, Gu Changsheng sighed, “It's good to be young, falling asleep as soon as you lie down.”
“…”
“Don't mind what he said. This guy likes to talk nonsense when he is drunk.” Gu Changsheng said to Yao Xian.
“Yes!”
Yao Xian nodded gently, but her heart kept replaying what Ouyang Ji said before.
Beauty is easy to grow old, and youth is easy to pass away.
For cultivators, this naturally does not exist. But Yao Xian got another piece of information from it.
That is, if you don't act in time, the person you like will marry someone else or take a wife.
“I'll take him to rest first.” Gu Changsheng said, and took Ouyang Ji to a guest room.
Ouyang Ji had just returned from the capital, and he was already exhausted from the journey. After drinking strong wine, he fell asleep completely.
Yao Xian stared blankly at Gu Changsheng's back.
Gu Changsheng didn't know that because of Ouyang Ji's assist, Yao Xian thought a lot.
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