With a creak, the door was pushed open.
Cai Youde hurried in, with a trace of worry on his face. He bowed to Du Qi and hurriedly said, "Young Master, Cai Bida, the bastard, has been inscribed by Crown Prince Li Jiancheng. Now Cai Bida has hung the plaque of the Number One Tea House in his shop. The news has spread like wildfire in Chang 'an, and countless people know about it. "
Qianxue had mentioned this before and expressed her worry. Now, hearing Cai Youde say it again, Qianxue was even more nervous. She echoed, "Young Master, the Number One Tea House in the World was inscribed by King Qin."
"Now that Cai Bida's tea house has been inscribed by Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, it will become famous and countless people will know about it. It is very likely to have a big impact on us. "
"When Cai Bida left before, you were too kind and didn't hold him responsible."
"As a result, Cai Bida took advantage of you."
Qianxue was very angry. She said, "If I had known this, I would have beaten Cai Bida and made him leave the Number One Tea House in the Chang 'an County Government. It would have been difficult for him to build a tea house."
Cai Youde also angrily echoed, "Miss Qianxue is right. That's what we should do."
Du Qi said, "Don't worry. As the saying goes, watching him build a tall building and watch him collapse. Now Cai Bida is very proud and wants to use this wave of publicity to make the Number One Tea House famous. But all this is just the beginning. We are not in a hurry. The status of the Number One Tea House in the World is not so easy to shake. "
Cai Youde said, "Young Master, you are too kind."
Du Qi shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm being kind, but it's not the time to make a move. Cai Bida's tea house is going to fight with us. Let's wait and see what other tricks he has. It won't be too late for us to make a move when he has exhausted all his tricks. "
For Du Qi, this was a small matter.
It was not a big deal.
Now Du Qi was not a person who could be shaken by the Number One Tea House.
Seeing that Du Qi wasn't panicking, Cai Youde's restless heart gradually calmed down. He said, "Young Master, because of the First Tea House, our Number One Tea House has been affected internally. I'll go and calm the people down now. "
"Go!"
Du Qi ordered.
Cai Youde bowed and left.
Qianxue remained in the elegant room. She said seriously, "Sir, are we really not going to make a move for the time being?"
Her heart was still filled with unwillingness.
Du Qi said, "If we attack Cai Bida now, we'll be playing right into his hands. His First Teahouse was trying to scam him, so he decided to wait and see. It wouldn't be too late to make a plan after learning more about the situation of the First Teahouse. We're not in a hurry. If you don't even have this bit of patience when doing things, how can you accomplish great things? "
When Du Qi did things, he always paid particular attention to planning before acting. Without a plan, he would not act easily.
When Qianxue saw that Du Qi really wasn't going to make a move, she didn't say anything more. She went to fetch the pipa and sat down below to play music to pass the time.
Time passed bit by bit.
In the evening, Cai Youde returned.
Cai Youde entered the elegant room and bowed to Du Qi. There was no longer any panic on his face. Instead, there was a bright smile on his face. He said, "Sir, I've already stabilized the situation in the teahouse today. However, when it comes to the First Teahouse, there really is a situation. Qiu Tong of the First Teahouse arranged for someone to invite me to his residence for a chat. "
A hint of a smile appeared between Du Qi's brows.
There really was a situation.
Du Qi ordered, "If that's the case, make a trip and test Qiu Tong. Find out what he's up to. Is he trying to rope you in for Cai Bida, or does he have other ideas? "
"Yes!"
Cai Youde replied respectfully.
Du Qi said, "Let's go. I'm also going back to my residence to rest. If anything happens, report to me immediately."
"Yes!"
Cai Youde turned and left.
Du Qi looked at Qianxue and said, "Let's go back to the residence."
Qianxue shook her head and said, "Sir, I haven't looked at today's accounts yet. It won't be too late to go after I'm done with today's accounts. "
"Alright, do as you see fit."
Du Qi didn't say anything else and left first. He left the teahouse, boarded the carriage with Mordor and Liu Jian, and went straight back to the residence. Now, Du Qi always had Mordor by his side to protect his safety.
When Du Qi returned to the Du residence, Cai Youde had already left the teahouse and was heading to Qiu Tong's residence.
Qiu Tong's residence wasn't big.
It was rented.
When Cai Youde arrived, Qiu Tong had a smile on his face as he hurriedly welcomed Cai Youde into the residence's inner hall. The host and the guest took their seats. In front of the two of them were top-grade wine and meat.
The dishes were delivered from a banquet table that Du Qi had ordered from his restaurant. The taste of the dishes on the table was superb, and the wine was also top-notch aged wine.
Qiu Tong raised the wine bottle and waved his hand. "Come, Shopkeeper Cai, let me toast you."
"Please!"
Qiu Tong raised his head and drained the wine in one gulp.
Cai Youde chuckled and drained the wine in one gulp. He didn't ask why Qiu Tong was looking for him. He sat there with a smile on his face as he drank his wine and chatted with Qiu Tong about random things.
Qiu Tong didn't get straight to the point at first. He just kept talking to Cai Youde about the Number One Tea House in the World.
The two of them toasted each other, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Neither of them mentioned anything.
They talked about interesting things at the Number One Tea House in the World.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Qiu Tong put down the wine bottle in his hand and sighed. Cai Youde heard this sigh. The corners of Cai Youde's mouth lifted slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.
Here it comes!
Here comes the main topic!
Qiu Tong leaned forward slightly and said, "Shopkeeper Cai, I invited you here today because you're fair and just, and you're a righteous person. I have a matter that I would like Shopkeeper Cai to analyze for me. "
Cai Youde said, "Please speak your mind, Shopkeeper Qiu. As long as it's within my power, I won't stand by and do nothing. After all, we used to work for the young master together. "
Qiu Tong said, "I was fired by Cai Bida today. I no longer work for the Number One Tea House. "
"Oh, is that so?"
Cai Youde was surprised when he heard this.
One had to know that Qiu Tong had been in charge of tea inspection at the Number One Tea House in the World. Qiu Tong was very experienced, and he had always been strict in his work. Qiu Tong was especially good at tasting tea. As long as there was something wrong with the tea leaves, Qiu Tong would be able to tell.
It could be said that this was an extremely important factor.
However, Qiu Tong had been fired by Cai Bida. This was even more surprising.
Cai Youde's heart was filled with curiosity and excitement. He immediately thought of what Du Qi had said. He had seen him build a tall building, and it had collapsed. The Number One Tea House had fired someone like Qiu Tong. Things weren't as simple as they seemed.
There had to be a problem.
Qiu Tong didn't try to hide it. He continued, "It's actually very simple. Cai Bida went to the Crown Prince's residence today and received the Crown Prince's support. He said that the Crown Prince would write an inscription for the Number One Tea House.
"Then, he said that the Crown Prince would personally come to the Number One Tea House in the future. The Crown Prince would even arrange for an official from the Eastern Palace to bring Cai Bida to visit many officials in the imperial court so that he could open up the sales of the Number One Tea House.
"After he said all this, he was very confident. He looked as if the Number One Tea House would be revitalized. I said a few words to him and told him to be careful. After all, even the Crown Prince had been defeated by Young Master Du.
"I didn't expect Cai Bida to be angry.
Qiu Tong said, "Because of this, Cai Bida fired me."
Cai Youde didn't laugh out loud when he heard this, but he was very happy.
Cai Bida was really bold!
How arrogant.
He had fired Qiu Tong over a small matter.
In other words, the reason why Cai Bida did this was to intimidate the group of shopkeepers who left with Cai Bida. Cai Bida's intention was to make everyone obedient and not disobey his orders.
Cai Youde said calmly, "Cai Bida must have his reasons for doing this."
Qiu Tong snorted and gritted his teeth. "He doesn't have any plans. He just has the Crown Prince's support and thinks that he's better than others. He wants to teach us a lesson. That's why I stood out and he made an example out of me. He's arrogant when he gets what he wants. He's just a petty person who gets what he wants. "
Cai Youde nodded. "Cai Bida is indeed a petty person."
He didn't hide his disdain for Cai Bida.
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