Chapter 581 - 581 Whetted their appetites again

581 Whetted their appetites again

They all supported Shi Qingluo’s decision to open a winery and destroy the Tu family, so their mood wasn’t as bad now.

When Kong Yuelan first heard that the Tu family’s fourth young master wanted to treat her daughter like this, she was furious.

Now that she had heard her daughter-in-law’s idea, she felt that it was great.

Hence, she went to the kitchen to cook more dishes since she was in a good mood.

Xiao Baili was also angry, but she didn’t take it to heart.

After all, he wanted to marry her, but she didn’t have to.

Her heart warmed when she knew that her family and friends were so upset about her situation that they were planning to seek vengeance.

She also went to the kitchen to help her mother prepare more food for everyone.

They didn’t start eating and waited for the two of them to come back from the kitchen.

After the meal, Liang Yulin and the others didn’t leave but went to the study room to drink tea.

“By the way, I heard that the gambling house outside had a new bet, it was betting on whether you or Madam Tu can brew better wine,” Liang Yulin seemed to have just remembered and said to Shi Qingluo. “I’m betting a million teals on you.”

Shi Qingluo sipped his tea and chuckled. “I’ve already found out about it. I’ve already asked someone to place a bet of a million teals on myself.”

She added, “I went to the gambling house opened by Prince Jin’s son.”

When she won, the casino would naturally have to compensate her.

Liang Yulin laughed out loud. “Me too.”

If he wanted to earn money, he would have to earn it from that annoying fellow.

The eyes of Xi Rui and the others lit up when they heard their conversation.

“Then I’m going to place a bet too,” Xi Rui said with a smile. “I happen to have a hundred thousand teals on hand.”

In addition to the money his family had given him, he also earned a lot of it from the knitting workshop he opened in Heyang County.

“Then I’ll bet a hundred thousand taels too,” Liang Youxiao said.

Thanks to Shi Qingluo, the thing he had the most in his hands now was money.

“I just received last months’ profit from my rouge shop,” Xi Rong said. “I’ll go and bet a hundred thousand teals too.”

Most of her money was spent on recruiting soldiers and buying horses for the female soldiers.

However, the rouge shop was making more and more money, so it was not difficult to take out 100,000 taels.

Liang Hengyu was speechless.

He suddenly felt that he didn’t fit in with these people.

He had only brought out around thirty thousand silver as a prince.

Now, even a wastrel like Xi Rui was willing to pay a hundred thousand taels.

It wouldn’t hurt if there wasn’t any comparison.

He was now a poor ghost.

In order to blend in, he also went all out.

“I only brought out 30,000 taels. I’ll go and bet all of it.”

Shi Qingluo had bet 100,000 taels on herself, so it was unlikely that she would lose.

If she lost, he would cry.

Of course, if she won, he would also be able to make a fortune.

She couldn’t help but think that if they won after betting so much, Prince Jin’s son would probably cry from the loss.

Who asked everyone to be ready to catch a sheep’s wool to loot?

But just thinking about it made her feel good.

As a result, they immediately had their personal attendants place their bets on Shi Qingluo.

Other than the poor fifth prince, the others all placed their bets on 100,000.

Prince Jin also received the news very quickly.

Liang Yujun was speechless. Are these people crazy?

A few young people were making a fuss, but why was his smart and black-hearted brother also making a fuss?

Was this what it meant that one would be influenced badly after spending enough time with the baddies?

Most importantly, these people were all going to his son’s gambling den to place their bets.

If Shi Qingluo won, not only would his son not earn anything, but he would also lose a lot of money.

However, it was too late to stop the bet now.

He couldn’t help but feel stifled.

He had originally wanted to bet on Madam Tu with fifty thousand taels of silver, but he changed his mind and bet on Shi Qingluo instead.

He couldn’t let those little bastards take all the advantages.

Following that, everyone’s attention was on Shi Qingluo.

All of them wanted to know what she was going to do with the banquet.

When Xiao Hanzheng went to the carriage, he met many people who tried to test him, and they also expressed their intention to participate.

He knew that these people just wanted to watch a show.

However, he and his wife had already discussed this.

This time, not only would they invite the madams and young ladies from the aristocratic families, but they would also invite the patriarchs and young masters from the aristocratic families.

How could the women be the only ones who were slapped in the face?

As his wife had said, this banquet was the best time to advertise their wine.

Then, he announced that he would also invite male guests to attend.

Hence, everyone could not help but look forward to it.

The next day, Shi Qingluo brought Xi Rong and the others out to find a suitable place for the banquet.

The place they were living in was not very big, so it was not appropriate to hold a big banquet.

They thought of booking the entire restaurant, but they asked around and found that many of the seats had been reserved in advance, so they could not book it.

Shi Qingluo led Xi Rong and the others down one of the main streets in Northern City and saw a closed shop unintentionally.

They raised their heads and saw the words “Fang’s Winery” written on the plaque.

This was originally the Fang family’s wine shop, but after the Tu family destroyed it, even this shop was forced to close down.

Shi Qingluo noticed that the shop had two levels and did not appear to be small.

She suddenly had an idea and asked someone to invite Fang Zhijun over.

Fang Zhijun had just met Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo in the morning.

Shi Qingluo had told him that she was interested in buying his family’s wineries and shops.

He was stunned and did not expect Xiao Hanzheng’s wife to be interested to buy it.

He didn’t want to cheat his friends, so he told them about how the Tu family had suppressed his family and how they had threatened others not to buy their wineries.

He wanted to tell Xiao Hanzheng and his wife that if they took over his family’s winery, it would be equivalent to going against the Tu family and offending them.

What was even more unexpected was that Shi Qingluo had actually said that she wanted to go against the Tu family, saying that the Tu family had offended her.

She wanted him to sell it without worrying.

She even asked him if he wanted to take revenge.

Of course, he wanted to.

No one would be able to take it lying down if they were killed in such a way.

Shi Qingluo had repeatedly assured him not to worry.

They were not afraid of the Tu family’s revenge. Instead, they were afraid that the Tu family would not take action.

Fang Zhijun could not understand this, but he could tell that Shi Qingluo and her husband were not afraid of the Tu family.

Hence, he gratefully sold the wineries and shops to Shi Qingluo.

Shi Qingluo then asked them if they wanted to stay in Northern City’s winery to help out.

Every month, the Fang family would be given 10 percent of the profits as a reward.

Fang Zhijun had heard the news of Shi Qingluo’s ability to brew wine, but he was still skeptical.

After he drank a glass of wine that Xiao Hanzheng had poured for him, he agreed to stay and help without hesitation.

If he wasn’t forced to, he didn’t want to bring his family back to his hometown.

Since there was a chance for him to stay and take revenge, of course he had to seize it.

He had just shared the good news with his family when he heard the servant say that Shi Qingluo had sent him an invitation.

Then he followed Shi Qingluo’s guards to the entrance of the Fang family’s largest wine shop.

At this moment, Shi Qingluo and the others also came over from the teahouse across the street.

When Fang Zhijun saw Shi Qingluo, he greeted her with a smile.

“Princess, is there something you need me for?”

Shi Qingluo nodded at him. “I asked you to come over mainly because I want to take a look at this wine shop. If it’s suitable, I would like to hold the banquet in a few days’ time here.”

When Fang Zhijun heard this, he took out his keys to open the door and asked in surprise, “A banquet in a wine shop? How?”

This was the first time he had heard of someone holding a banquet at a wine shop.

The others did the same, all looking curiously at Shi Qingluo.

Shi Qing’s lips curled up. “I want to organize a buffet, so as long as the location is suitable, I can do it.”

Holding a banquet in the Fang family’s winery would not only be a better way to advertise the wine, but it would also be a slap in the face for the Tu family’s mother and son.

Everyone was puzzled. “What’s a buffet?”

Shi Qingluo gives a blink. “You’ll know when the time comes.”

Liang Youxiao and the others were speechless.

She whetted their appetites again.

However, they couldn’t help but look forward to it.