Chapter 136: Treasure Two Master

  Zhu Xiaohua's efficiency is still very high, and on the second day of Zhou Yi's arrival in Chudu, Liu Xue's work was settled - a part-time secretary of the Writers' Association.

  In the cultural circle, the Writers' Association and the Literary Federation are the most unreliable units, basically belonging to idle personnel. But for Liu Xue, this job is too reliable, every day going to the unit to drink tea, printing a few files that can be done or not, helping to contact and entertain some stars, that's all, although it can't be done at will, but has the right to work three days and fish for two days.

  Some people say that the women in Wenlian are all good at knitting sweaters, and the men are all culinary masters. This is not an exaggeration at all, this is a place where talents emerge!

  The willow catkins had a place to settle, and Zhou Yi was also relieved. He followed Liu Ke and Zhang Zong, the two big bosses, onto the plane bound for Kyoto.

  As the two bosses, they naturally worked in first class; Zhou Yi was also a country bumpkin who had opened his eyes to the world for the first time and enjoyed the treatment of being surrounded by beautiful flight attendants with charming eyes and fragrant bodies. The flight attendants were extremely attentive, and as soon as Zhou Yi sat down, they took turns coming to find him to ask: "Sir, do you want a drink?" "Sir, do you need service?" "Sir, your shoelace is untied, do you need me to tie it for you?" "Sir..."

  My god, this is just like the animal kingdom, excellent male beasts don't need to move, just the smell they emit can attract a group of female goods.

  It's no wonder, this is the first class cabin of Airbus A380, who can sit here if not an elite? Excluding the old men and married diamond guys, unmarried young men are as rare as giant pandas. The flight attendants aren't easy either, they're all stuck in a state of being neither high nor low, wasting their years, seeing Zhou Yi this big fish with no marital flavor but only unmarried youth pheromones didn't directly pounce on him. This is already considered professional quality, can you blame them for giving some sweet harassment?

  Zhang Zhao looked on with envy and jealousy, and said in a spoiled tone: "Ladies, my brother-in-law isn't very talkative. If you need anything else, just call for us, okay?"

  With just this sentence, Zhou Yi's peach blossom luck is gone. Kong Zhong's sister looked at Zhou Yi with a changed gaze, from 'hating not to hold hands with you' directly transformed into 'hating not to meet before marriage', although both are hateful, but the difference is tens of thousands of miles apart.

  "Zhou, little brother. No need to thank me, hehe......" Zhang Zhuang let out a long sigh of relief, feeling much better.

  "Liu Ge, who initiated this winter insect meeting? I'm really curious..."

  Zhou Yi is too lazy to care about him, although his buddies don't have any ideas, but being surrounded by beauties doesn't feel bad either. You're full and idle, can you help me drive them away?

  "Haha. This guy is something else, with a loud name called 'Bao Er Ye'..."

  Liu Ke smiled mysteriously: "Not to deceive you, Brother Zhou, if this time we can establish a good relationship with Bao Er Ye, it will be much easier for our company to enter the Kyoto market. Unfortunately, they have high standards and may not look favorably on us."

  "Is this Master Bao's second son? Could it be that there is also a wife in this household who loves to cry?"

  "Ha ha, Liu Ge, I understand what you're saying. You're not going there to have fun, but to take a picture of someone's butt!"

  "Isn't it hard to hear flattery? Don't even mention Bao Er Ye's background, no matter how you guess, it's not enough! But there is one thing, he and your brother are similar. They are also idle people who don't care about anything with their hands spread out, playing is his theme, his idea, whoever plays well with him, that's an iron buddy..."

  "This guy is interesting, he doesn't care about anything and just knows how to have fun?"

  The Book of Changes is laughing at this, isn't it just a kindred spirit? It's just that one is idle in Kyoto, while the other is hiding in the mountains, one is a noble son, and the other is a recluse.

  However, Zhou Yi felt that his own status seemed to be even higher than this precious second master. Looking down on him was a certainty.

  "Zhou young brother, are you very interested in this second master? Wait until you arrive in Kyoto and you will know. This master is a person with very special characteristics, friends all over the world, yet he has no friends to speak of, because his friends are either idle playboys or just drinking buddies..."

  Yang Ke's words were laced with subtle hints, piquing Zhou Yi's curiosity - how could he not pick up on it? Yang Ke was trying to get him to take the bait. Unfortunately, given his temperament, Yang Ke's efforts would likely end in vain.

  Go to Kyoto and see how the guys in Si Jiu Cheng play, if possible, introduce those things to Yun Shui Village, the villagers are too idle, they also need to find some fun.

  As for Bao Er Ye, who cares if he is a child of the Zhang family or a son of the Li family, Zhou Yi doesn't bother to get entangled in that.

  However, when Yang Ke and Zhang Zhao mentioned this Bao Er Ye, Zhou Yi was still a little surprised. He never thought that with Yang Ke's identity, he had spent a lot of effort to establish some connection with this master, which was really a bit miserable for a national top 500 enterprise's CEO-level character.

  This Bao Er Ye not only plays with insects, he also plays with people. Of course, it's not that kind of lowly play, but rather like the princes and nobles of the late Qing dynasty, who liked to patronize opera singers; and now they have to be called "people's artists". Moreover, what they patronized were not ordinary opera singers, but Kunqu female opera singers known as "Yang Chun Bai Xue".

  It was more than a year ago that Yang Ke met this gentleman at the Nanjing Theater, where he was listening to Kunqu Opera, and happened to have a newly acquired "Shahe Liu" high-quality calabaza, so he tried his best to give it to Bao Er Ye.

  Bao Er Ye, being a connoisseur, naturally recognized the value of this calabaza and took a liking to it at first sight. From then on, he had some connection with Yang Ke. Otherwise, relying on Yang Ke's identity alone would make it somewhat difficult for him to squeeze into Bao Er Ye's circle.

  Listening to these stories, Zhou Yi also gained a lot of insight. He really didn't expect that in today's world, there would still be such a group of 'Eight Banners' descendants with deep backgrounds, and when it comes down to it, they are not inferior to those iron-clad farmers from back then.

  In Kyoto's social circle, the place that makes those wealthy young masters envious is not some "paradise on earth", nor any of those colored "lounges", but rather the "Zhuo Gu Yuan" located near the front gate.

  Entering the "Jue Gu Yuan" is equivalent to squeezing into the core circle of young and powerful figures in Beijing. Absolutely can look down on China, laugh at Huaxia, and become a truly privileged class. Compared with people in this circle, what's the so-called "Four Young Masters and Five Young Lords" on the internet? That's just a joke.

  Of course. There are also old goods like Liu Ke who want to drill in by cutting off their brains, but for those who have no roots in Kyoto and can't even make it into the Forbes list despite having money, even if they manage to mix in, they will still be despised by others, and probably won't even be able to attract a fly.

  Liu Ke is still beautiful, but it's not enough. As soon as he got off the plane, he didn't linger and took a car to rush to "Zhuo Gu Yuan". Zhang Zhao complained that he hadn't even had time to eat the braised dishes in Zengwa City yet, Liu Ge, what's the hurry? It's still early! Liu Ke just glared at him, you don't understand anything, what is Zhuo Gu Yuan? It's just a place with many old things. The braised dishes in Zengwa City are nothing, the braised dish master from Bao Er Ye's place is a skill passed down from the palace...

  Even Zhou Yi wants to roll his eyes at this, and you're still a Confucian merchant? Do you eat braised dishes in the palace? This emperor is also quite miserable, isn't he?

  Caoyuan is the current name, if it were to be changed back to its original name from early years, that would be Qīnwáng Fǔ (Prince's Mansion). It is said that the master of this place was a Prince. Since the people became the masters, the ordinary officials' residences from early years were divided into individual quadrangle courtyards, specifically for accommodating the common people's humble belongings; while the buildings above the level of wangfu (prince's mansion) either became government offices or protected scenic spots. Just looking at how Bǎo èr Yé (Treasured Second Master) quietly transformed it into his own property can reveal his capabilities.

  These days, if you don't have a certain amount of wealth, forget about the old royal mansions. Even an ordinary quadrangle courtyard isn't something that can be bought with just money. Having a luxurious villa in Kyoto is nothing, owning a well-preserved old house is the symbol of status!

  The ancient garden is well preserved, with an outer courtyard surrounding the main courtyard. The main gate faces north and has a large vermilion door with copper studs, flanked by side doors and beast-shaped door knockers. On either side of the east and west wings are five smaller gates, each with an old-fashioned name that no one can remember.

  The Zhouyi followed Liu Ke and they had just arrived at the outer gate when he started to get excited. This young master was really interesting, from the outer gate onwards, the gatekeepers were all dressed in green clothes and hats, each one looking like a servant; now that it was getting dark, there were no electric lights at the entrance, but instead, a row of large red lanterns were hung up, and a row of horse-drawn carriages were parked at the entrance, regardless of whether anyone was sitting inside or not, this was just a setting to create an atmosphere.

  One after another, people came, all dressed up and looking extraordinary, with a rich and noble air about them. The cars they drove were even more impressive, one more luxurious than the last, with dozens of ordinary Lamborghinis on display, making it look like a car show.

  These people all held a yellow card, showed it to the doorman, and the doorman would loudly shout: "One at a time, please enter!" This feeling of being in control made Zhou Yi feel like he had traveled through space and time, as if he was about to perform a thrilling show.

  "Everyone is working hard?"

  In front of the Prime Minister's gate, a seventh-rank official, Liu Ke was quite polite to these doormen and took out a cigarette from his pocket. The doorman took it and looked at it, then glanced at Zhou Yi and Zhang Zhao, chuckled: "Alright, a big shot from another province... one good man helps two, three people share one cigarette, you're making the most of your resources..."

  In order to facilitate carrying family members, the pieces given by Bao Er Ye can carry up to two people at most. So this person said that it is a full utilization of resources, and it can be praised or scolded, depending on the heart of the person involved.

  "Oh, right, did the three masters bring bugs?"

  The little gatekeeper was quite enthusiastic, and seeing that Zhou Yi and the others were from out of town, kindly reminded them: "If you don't have any connections, you'd better hurry up and find a way to get one, otherwise even if you enter through the main gate, you won't have anywhere to stand."

  "Don't worry, I know the rules." Liu Ke pulled out a few red tickets and stuffed them into the doorman's pocket: "Thanks for taking care of me, brother."

  "Alright, after you..." The soft sister's words were like a charm that opened the way, and the three of them easily entered the outer courtyard, following the crowd towards the main hall.

  Zhou Yi's heart was filled with doubts and confusion, "Without a place to stand, how can one have a foothold?" What does this mean? I just can't figure it out...

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