Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 206 Chen Zhengye's Drinking Party
In the afternoon, Wang Defa brought a store doctor to find Chen Ce.

Chen Ce was a little curious and didn't know who the other party was, but after Wang Defa introduced him, he found out that the other party was the owner of Cuiwei Tower by the lake on Chengqingfang Street.

What a familiar place! Chen Ce felt like he had heard it somewhere before. However, his mind had been filled with too many things these days, so he didn’t think about it too much.

The owner of Linhu Cuiwei Tower came to Chen Ce this time because he wanted to sell the entire Cuiwei Tower.

Chen Ce felt that the express delivery and newspaper businesses were enough to support his business operations, so he was not willing to buy another restaurant.

However, the owner of Cuiwei Tower was also very frank. He said that his restaurant had offended a young man not long ago because of its poor hospitality. The other party had official power and he could not afford to offend him.

If they continue to operate, losing the restaurant would not be a big deal, but their lives might even be in danger.

After hearing this, Chen Ce was even more reluctant to take over. It was not because he was afraid of the other party, but because he did not want to cause trouble. However, the owner of Cuiwei Tower said that he had talked to many people, but no one was willing to take over.

The owner of Cuiwei Tower and Wang Defa were old friends. Wang Defa wanted to help him, so he brought him to see Chen Ce. He knew that his owner also had some influence in the Jinyiwei.

Moreover, even if we take a step back, Cuiwei Tower is located in the middle section of Chengqingfang Street. It is very famous and makes a lot of money every day. If Chen Ce really wants to buy it, he will not suffer any loss but will make a lot of money.

The price offered by the other party was also very cheap, the entire purchase costing only about 20,000 or 30,000 taels.

Chen Ce thought that Wang Defa might have some misunderstanding about him. How cheap is this? Tens of thousands of taels of silver!
The initial construction of his entire express delivery industry cost only a few thousand taels.

If it weren't for the fact that the owner of Cuiweilou had a good relationship with Wang Defa, Chen Ce would not have bothered to intervene, "Boss Liang, don't worry about selling the restaurant for now."

"Can you tell me who you offended? Did you use any connections to apologize?"

The owner of Cuiwei Tower said, "Of course I used my connections, but the other party didn't buy it at all. It is said that the other party is the son of the official of the East Palace, and his surname is Jiao."

Jiao Fang’s son?

Chen Ce nodded and said to the owner of Cuiwei Tower, "I will try to find someone first. If the conflict can be resolved peacefully, it is not necessary to pawn the restaurant. Wait for my news."

The owner of Cuiwei Tower was so excited that he kept expressing his gratitude: "Thank you, Mr. Chen. Thank you, Mr. Chen."

"Thank you, Old Wang."

Chen Ce smiled.

Wang Defa hurriedly said, "Boss, please don't flatter me. I am not worthy of this honor. If I hadn't recognized you in this life, I would be nothing!"

He had a clear understanding of his own position. He knew that it was Chen Ce who was the powerful one from the beginning to the end, and he was just taking advantage of the power of the powerful.

In the end, Zhu Houzhao had to step in to handle this matter, after all, Jiao Fang was his teacher.

In the afternoon, Chen Ce found Li Zhen and briefly informed Li Zhen of the situation, asking Li Zhen if there was any way to deal with it.

He naturally didn't expect Li Zhen to be able to handle it, but Li Zhen could go to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao stepped forward, but Jiao Fang still refused to give face to the prince and went back to scold his son Jiao Huangzhong. In addition, Liang Dongjia of Cuiwei Tower personally apologized, and the conflict was resolved.

In the evening, Liang Dongjia from Cuiwei Tower came to Huaihua Hutong personally with many gifts to thank Chen Ce, but happened to miss Chen Ce.

The weather was gloomy tonight, and Chen Ce came to Chengqingfang Street holding an oil-paper umbrella.

Only now did he remember why the name of Cuiwei Tower sounded so familiar. It turned out that Chen Zhengye was hosting a banquet for him here tonight.

As soon as Chen Ce came in, he was pulled upstairs by Chen Zhengye, who introduced it as he walked: "This is the best restaurant in Shuntian Prefecture. It's not cheap to have a meal here."

"You haven't been here, have you?"

Chen Ce thought about it and nodded: "No."

"I have heard of it, but I didn't expect it to be so large. If I really buy it, I can make a lot of money."

Chen Zhengye: “…”

You are really good at boasting, I am just letting you see the world. Are you starting to fantasize about buying this restaurant now?
Even my dad doesn’t dare to brag about this!

Only then did Chen Zhengye understand Chen Ce's intention, because they had already arrived at the private room. Did this guy say this on purpose? Just to attract Miss Ning's attention?

This is such a vicious idea!

Chen Ce walked in and found that there was a woman and a maid in the room. He hurriedly said, "Sorry."

He thought he had come to the wrong place. After all, Chen Zhengye said that he wanted to discuss the return of the Chen family's ancestral property with him alone.

If Chen Ce hadn't wanted to see what tricks the Chen father and son were up to, he wouldn't have come to the banquet.

Seeing a young lady and her servant in the private room, he naturally thought he had come to the wrong place.

Chen Zhengye quickly grabbed Chen Ce and said, "We are not wrong. This is the place."

Chen Ce said "oh" and when he walked in he found Ning Zhijun and Xiao Man. He couldn't help but look at them in confusion.

Ning Zhijun obviously saw Chen Ce and nodded slightly, while Xiaoman showed an obsessed smile.

Chen Ce is so handsome, so handsome, and he has a unique temperament. It’s hard not to make Xiao Man crazy about him!

Chen Zhengye said with a smile: "Just now my cousin was thinking about buying this restaurant. If you don't know, you might think that my cousin knows the owner of the restaurant."

Ning Zhijun looked at Chen Ce suspiciously and asked, "Do you know the owner of Cuiwei Tower?"

Without waiting for Chen Ce to speak, Chen Zhengye said, "Hey! What does he know? He is already ill and it is difficult for him to run a business. Otherwise, we would not have helped him run the family business in the first place."

"I'm sorry, cousin. I said the wrong thing. Look at my mouth."

Chen Zhengye punished himself with two glasses of wine. He was very considerate in his hospitality etiquette and speech. Compared to Chen Ce, he was much more low-key and reserved.

"Cousin, you don't know who this girl is, do you?"

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"Cousin, your future wife?"

Chen Zhengye smiled shyly and said, "Don't talk nonsense, drink some wine first."

"The drinks here are good, and the roast duck is excellent. We can eat and chat at the same time."

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "I can't drink, you drink it yourself."

Chen Zhengye smiled and said, "What man doesn't drink? Whether you are socializing or making friends, drinking is a must."

Chen Ce said: "I don't need to socialize, and I don't want to make friends. Drinking is useless."

Chen Zhengye was delighted. Well said, little brother! This shows that you are incompetent!

"Miss Ning, shall we have a drink?"

Ning Zhijun shook his head and said, "I don't drink either."

This time, Chen Zhengye was embarrassed.

Miss Ning?
Chen Ce raised his eyes to look at her and asked tentatively, "The daughter of Master Ning Chengning?"

Ning Zhijun: “Yeah.”

Chen Ce: “Oh.”

My cousin, your plan is very good. I am breaking off the engagement, and you are trying to marry someone more wealthy. You even call me over to highlight your talent.

Chen Ce knew Chen Zhengye's little thoughts and began to sympathize with him.

Your father should have joined the game by now, right? I hope you can still be so high-spirited by then.

(End of this chapter)