A sickly bamboo horse dressed as a villain

Qiao Wen turned around clearly: "Sir, what's the matter?"

Guan Zhenbao came out alone, walked up to him with a grin and said, "Thank you very much for ordering Bai Fangfang's song tonight, so that I can take a ride and enjoy it for my ears."

Qiao Wen smiled and said, "I like Bai Fangfang's songs very much, and I came here tonight just to listen to her songs."

Guan Zhenbao suddenly showed an expression of resentment for seeing each other late, and excitedly held his hand and said, "Bosom friend, brother, most of the guests who come to the Rose Palace are for the singer Ye Weilan. This is the first time I meet someone like me. It's specially for Bai Fangfang. I know how to appreciate it! It's tasteful!"

Chen Jianan, who was carrying half a bottle of wine at the side, looked at his hands holding Qiao Wen, frowned unhappily, stretched out his hand to forcibly separate his hands, and said in a cold voice: "Speak as you speak, move your hands What are the feet doing?"

Guan Zhenbao is indeed the foolish seed who was cheated out of most of his wealth. He didn't see his hostility at all, and he smiled and said enthusiastically: "Since my little brother and I hit it off so well, it's still early, or I'll go to the opposite side together. Having a drink at an izakaya is like making friends.”

Qiao Wen raised his eyebrows calmly, smiled softly, and nodded: "Okay!"

Compared with the bustling Rose Palace, this izakaya is much quieter, only a few Japanese exiles are drinking wine in silence.

Three people asked for a box.

Although Guan Zhenbao has been confused for more than 20 years, he is enthusiastic. He took the initiative to pour a glass of sake for the two new friends. Vulgarity does not understand appreciation.

Qiao Wen nodded very cooperatively, adding a sentence from time to time to satisfy his desire to talk that no one understood.

At the end, Guan Zhenbao sighed heavily: "When I get the money from selling the land, I will definitely ask her to hold a special show and give her a new record."

Qiao Wen snorted, "Master Guan has any land to sell?"

Guan Zhenbao scratched his head a little unkindly, but he was very frank and honest: "It's ashamed to say that although others call me Master Guan, I really don't treat myself as a young master. I don't have the ability to make money, and I don't have any skills By the way, fortunately my parents left me some property before they passed away, and these years I have relied on selling the property to live so that I will not be impoverished."

Qiao Wen pretended to think of something, and said: "Young Master Guan said this, but I remembered one thing, did you sell a six-story building in Kwun Tong the year before last?"

Guan Zhenbao nodded hastily: "Yes, yes."

Qiao Wen laughed and said, "Young Master Guan is really too modest. That building alone is worth more than 300 million. It's not a trivial matter to hire Miss Bai Fangfang."

Guan Zhenbao waved his hand and said with a smile: "No, it's all rumors outside. That building was built in the period of the Republic of China. It has been more than 30 years. It is worthless and sold for more than 100 million. It took two years It’s almost done, otherwise there’s no need to sell the land.”

Qiao Wen pretended to be surprised and said: "How is it possible? The boss Zhang who bought your building is a distant relative of mine. I have seen his contract. It really cost more than 300 million at that time." As he spoke, he tried again, "Master Guan, Didn't you get cheated by the real estate agent?"

Guan Zhenbao is really a fool. When it comes to this, he has no doubts at all, he just smiled and said: "Impossible, these things are all taken care of by my housekeeper, and the contract is also handed over to me. At that time, many people Selling real estate, selling more than 100 million is not bad.”

"Is that so?" Qiao Wen pondered for a moment, and then said, "No, at that time my distant relative went to the bank to borrow money. It's better to find out, I'll give you the phone number of Boss Zhang, and you can call and ask yourself when the time comes, it won't bother you anyway."

He took out a card that had been transferred in advance and handed it to him.

Guan Zhenbao took it casually, nodded and said indifferently: "Okay, I'll ask tomorrow."

Qiao Wen smiled again and said, "By the way, Young Master Guan said he wanted to sell the land. What kind of land is it? How much is the price?"

Guan Zhenbao said: "A piece of land of 70 mu is on a hillside near the sea near Qingshui Bay. The terrain is not very good. Uncle Wang, that is, my housekeeper, has inquired about the market and should be able to sell for more than [-] yuan. If Brother Qiao is interested , I will ask Uncle Wang to take you to see it. We hit it off so well, the price is easy to negotiate."

Qiao Wen was not surprised when he heard the price he revealed. After all, a house of more than 300 million yuan can be eaten up by half of the money. It can be seen that this is really a muddle-headed shopkeeper. He guessed that Uncle Wang would get him a share. He wouldn't even take a look at the fake contract, that's why the old housekeeper was so reckless as a moth.

The master's family property is almost being eaten away.

He nodded and said with a smile: "That's great, Young Master Guan left a phone number for me, so that I can contact you in the future."

Compared to his calmness, Chen Jianan couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock. He also saw that this Guan Zhenbao was really a bit precious, and he wasn't deceived so that he didn't have any pants left. It was all because his family was rich enough .But if it goes on like this, it's probably about the same.

He was almost looking at people with sympathy.

Originally, his attitude had always been cold, but at this moment it suddenly became softer. Guan Zhenbao actually felt it, but he didn't realize that the other party was sympathetic to him. People, showing a big sincere smile, said: "Oh, I really hit it off with you two. If you two are free tomorrow, why not come to my house for a cup of tea and listen to Bai Fangfang's records together."

Qiao Wen nodded: "Okay."

Of course, Qiao Wen paid for the sake at the izakaya.When Guan Zhenbao was away from home, he was always taken advantage of by the one who paid the bill, and it was rare to be invited once. Even though it didn't cost much, he was very happy in his heart.

When I got into the taxi, I waved goodbye almost joyously.

Waiting for people to leave, Chen Jianan, who held back for a long time, finally couldn't help but said: "I think this young master Guan is really a fool!"

Qiao Wen smiled and said, "Actually, it's not necessarily true that you're so confused, maybe you're just pretending to be confused."

Chen Jianan didn't understand, so he asked, "What do you mean?"

Qiao Wen shook his head, sighed and said, "It's just that life has its own hardships, and some people may have to pretend to be confused in order to live well."

Chen Jianan still didn't understand, and turned to ask: "Are we really going to Master Guan's house tomorrow? Why don't you just tell him that the housekeeper cheated on him?"

Qiao Wen said: "As long as he is old, he has known the housekeeper for many years. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a relative. How long have we known him? Do you think he will believe it directly?"

"That's true." Chen Jianan sighed, "This young master has neither father nor mother. It's actually quite pitiful that the most trusted butler cheats him like this."

At first, Qiao Wen just wanted to get the land at a cheaper price, and didn't really want to be nosy, but after meeting this Guan Zhenbao, he found that the other party was somewhat different from what he had expected.

He didn't know how to describe it accurately at the moment, probably he could only use the word pitiful like Chen Jianan.It's not pity that he was cheated, but pity that he may know that he was cheated but still choose to be cheated.

The next afternoon, Qiao Wen and Chen Jianan arrived at Guan Zhenbao's house as agreed in advance.

The Guan family is an old-fashioned garden house, not too big, and the location is not too good. It can be seen that this house is not the home of the Guan family in its heyday.

Guan Zhenbao opened the door himself.

Qiao Wen glanced inside the room, only seeing a maid in white clothes and black pants, and asked casually, "Is your housekeeper here?"

Guan Zhenbao enthusiastically said: "Uncle Wang has gone out to do some errands, come on, let's go upstairs to the study and chat slowly."

Although the layout of this house is far from being luxurious, it is indeed a mansion for the two slum dwellers, especially Chen Jianan, who has never seen the world, suddenly showed envy, and compared his love to him last night. Guan's sympathy for fools is completely put away.

Such a stupid guy can still live in such a good house, no matter how many times he is cheated.

Qiao Wen didn't know his hatred of the rich, so he followed Guan Zhenbao to the study room intently. After entering, he saw a room full of books, and he couldn't help showing envy, and said with a smile, "It seems that Master Guan is a scholar! I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Guan Zhenbao also laughed: "It's better to study at home than to go out and spend money, or you will always be cheated."

Chen Jianan twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking that you still know that you have been cheated.

Guan Zhenbao said again: "You can call me by my name, don't call me young master, I will also call you Awen Anan."

Qiao Wen nodded: "Okay, it's a real treasure." He casually flipped through a book spread out on the table. It was a play by Oscar Wilde, and it was carefully marked with a pen. It can be seen that there are many books in this room. Not for arty decoration.Guan Zhenbao is a real scholar.

His eyes fell on the two pieces of paper inadvertently. On them were a few lines of drama fragments. The handwriting was unexpectedly elegant and handsome. He asked casually, "Zhenbao, do you create drama yourself?"

Guan Zhenbao, who was loading vinyl records into the gramophone, turned his head and walked over quickly when he heard the words, grabbed the two pieces of paper on the table and stuffed them randomly into the drawer, and said shyly, "Writing casually will not be on the table."

His expression was not modest, but he was really ashamed of himself for doing this.

However, Qiao Wen didn't think so. At least the few lines he saw just now were enough to show that this down-and-out young master was a talented person.

He didn't worry about it any more, and just asked casually, "What books do you usually like to read?"

Guan Zhenbao: "Shakespeare and Wilde also like to read ancient chivalrous tales." He said with a smile, "I most envy those heroes who are not afraid of the sky and the sky."

Chen Jianan said: "Hey, I like it too, but I don't like reading, I just listen to stories."

Guan Zhenbao: "I also like storytelling." He waved his hands and said, "Don't stand still, sit down, the servant is going to prepare tea, and it will be delivered in a while."

Chen Jianan sat down on the cloth art sofa, looked around at the walls full of books, curled his lips and said, "It's strange that you can't lose in poker with so many books every day."

Qiao Wen: "..."

In Zhang Jiaming's information, it was indeed written that Guan Zhenbao would lose every gamble, but luckily he only gambled for fun.

He sat down, looked at Guan Zhenbao, and asked casually, "By the way, did you call Boss Zhang?"

Guan Zhenbao was taken aback for a moment, a trace of unease flashed across his face, and then he immediately regained his calm expression: "Not yet, I'll play again later. I'll play Bai Fangfang's record."

Qiao Wen looked at him trying to cover up, and he understood, and confirmed what he thought last night.He didn't press him any more immediately, and began to appreciate Bai Fangfang's wonderful singing voice with him in a face-saving manner.

After listening to the three songs, the servant brought up snacks.

Guan Zhenbao stopped the music, sat on the sofa and greeted the two of them: "Eat, try my servant's handicraft."

Given that there is a tea house owner, Qiao Wen has been fed too many delicious snacks by Lin Zihui, so the refreshments of the Guan family are not outstanding.He ate a few tokens, and then said in a roundabout way: "Zhenbao, you said that you were always deceived by others before, and we hit it off quite well, and we will be friends from now on. I don't want to see you being deceived by others again."

Guan Zhenbao waved his hand indifferently: "Actually, it's not a big deal. Everyone says that suffering is a blessing."

Qiao Wen smiled, and said abruptly: "Is it a blessing to be deceived by the closest person?"

Guan Zhenbao was taken aback for a moment, a look of fear appeared on his face.

Chen Jianan didn't have the patience of Qiao Wen. At this moment, he simply followed Qiao Wen's words and cut straight to the point: "Young Master, do you know who you have been deceived the most? It is your old butler Wang. If you don't believe me, tell me Take out the contracts you used to sell the house and land, and check carefully to see if these contracts are true or not, and whether the money you got from the sale is the same as the money you got?"

Guan Zhenbao's face became a little ugly, and he wanted to stop them from talking, but his flaws in character made him afraid to do it again.

Qiao Wen said softly: "You actually know it, don't you? It's just that you dare not face it. But Zhenbao, you can't always escape from reality."

Guan Zhenbao buried his face in the palms of his hands, and said in a broken voice, "Stop talking, why are you telling me these things? Wouldn't it be good to keep me in the dark? Why do I have to cover my last layer of self-deceiving window paper?" Break it. I'm just such a family member, what will you do if you ask me to do it in the future?"

Qiao Wen and Chen Jianan looked at each other, and both sighed slightly.

"True treasure," Qiao Wen stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "To tell you the truth, I met your butler once, and he asked for 120 million yuan for that piece of land, which is double the price you said. The contract is just a fake contract worth 70 yuan. His driving son wears a Patek Philippe worth tens of thousands of yuan. You treat him as a relative, but maybe he just treats you as a silly young master who can cheat at will."

Guan Zhenbao finally couldn't help sobbing, choked up and said: "My parents are gone, I don't know anything, I am very happy when someone comes to make friends with me, because I am not alone anymore if someone plays with me , but they are just trying to cheat my money. I got married and married my wife, and I only care about her, but she just wanted my money, and then ran away with someone. Now, you have broken even my last support , what should I do in the future?"

Qiao Wen said: "Zhenbao, you are too self-deprecating. You have read so many books, your handwriting is so beautiful, and you can also write articles and dramas. Why can't you do anything? If you don't believe me, you can submit what you wrote. , keep it and publish it.”

In fact, Qiao Wen read the information given by Zhang Jiaming, saying that Guan Zhenbao didn’t gamble much, drank some alcohol but didn’t take drugs, and that the showgirl was the lukewarm Bai Fangfang from the Rose Palace, so he probably guessed this person , not the rumored playboy prodigal son.

After entering his study today, I am even more certain that this is just a poor person with a low self-esteem and insecurity due to the early death of his parents, and a flattering personality.

He said that Guan Zhenbao didn't gamble much, drank some wine but didn't take drugs, and that the showgirl was the tepid Bai Fangfang from the Rose Palace, so he roughly guessed that this person was not the rumored playboy.

After entering his study today, I am even more certain that this is just a poor person with a low self-esteem and insecurity due to the early death of his parents, and a flattering personality.