My Livestreaming Metaphysics & Gossip Became an Internet Sensation Ch. 114

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"Alright then," Jiang Yiqing spoke up, seeing that things had been more or less cleared up. "Since it's come to this, why not redo the ceremony and invite it back properly?"

Having a house guardian was definitely a good thing—especially for someone in business. Xu Kaida obviously wasn't about to say no.

Zhuang Kangyu, who had originally shown up just to laugh at Xu Kaida, now felt like a clown himself. He was supposed to be enjoying someone else's misfortune—and yet, here Xu Kaida was, landing himself a house deity.

It sucked to fail, sure. But watching your rival succeed? That was a whole new level of pain.

In the end, Xu Kaida respectfully completed the ceremony and promised to build the koi a huge custom pond first thing tomorrow morning, just like it wanted. The golden koi finally looked satisfied.

Xu Kaida, still cradling his poor, puffy cheek, felt like this was a blessing in disguise. He glanced at Jiang Yiqing, remembering how just yesterday he'd thought the guy didn't have any real skills. Now, he was thoroughly ashamed of himself.

Thankfully, Master Jiang didn't seem the type to hold a grudge.

"Master Jiang, thank you for your trouble today. Sorry we didn't treat you better—we'll make it up to you. Tomorrow I'll get the best chef on the estate to prepare a proper meal for you," Xu Kaida said earnestly, hoping to show his sincerity. He wasn't stupid—Jiang Yiqing clearly had real abilities, and he needed to get on his good side.

Jiang Yiqing, of course, could see right through him. But he still nodded graciously, giving him some face. Not that he was in the mood for small talk—it was way past midnight, and he was barely holding back his yawns just to keep up the mysterious expert act.

He was so, so tired o.O

Thankfully, Xu Kaida got the message and quickly arranged for him to get some rest.

As for Zhuang Kangyu... Xu Kaida was in a great mood now. With a cheerful smile, he walked over, completely ignoring the frown on Zhuang Kangyu's face, and patted him on the shoulder. "Hey, Old Zhuang, I owe you one this time! Don't leave tomorrow—make sure you stay and enjoy a proper meal made by my estate's top chef!"

Zhuang Kangyu huffed in response, clearly annoyed, but said nothing.

Meanwhile, Mei Qian had pulled some strings and finally managed to get in touch with a wealthy lady who was close with Mrs. Xu. The lady had agreed to help Mei Qian get in contact with Mrs. Xu.

Naturally, Mei Qian showered her with grateful words, her smile sweet as ever. Meanwhile, Zhou Ding had learned from his lawyer that Mei Qian had gone out of her way to meet Jiang Yiqing, probably intending to confront him.

But when he found out that Mei Qian had successfully connected with Mrs. Xu, all that petty stuff didn't matter anymore.

He sighed, figuring it wasn't worth dwelling on. What was more important now was preparing for how to negotiate with Xu Kaida. This collaboration had to go through.

The scenery of the Xu family estate was nice. Behind the estate was a mountain, and even though it was outdoors in this season, there was a slight cool breeze. This place was definitely the first choice for a summer retreat.

With Xu Kaida's frantic attempts to keep him there, maybe he was worried that he had accidentally offended Jiang Yiqing the day before. Anyway, Jiang Yiqing didn't rush to leave.

There was nothing pressing today.

Seeing that Jiang Yiqing didn't like people following him around, Xu Kaida, with good sense, didn't disturb him.

Jiang Yiqing was actually curious about the mountain behind the Xu family estate. After asking Xu Kaida, he learned that the small mountain wasn't private, and it was okay to go up, so he decided to go alone.

Though it was summer, the mountain was covered in dense trees, even cooler than the Xu family estate.

Jiang Yiqing also found a cluster of mushrooms and decided to pick them to make some soup.

He leisurely climbed the mountain, while Mei Qian and Zhou Ding were not so relaxed.

Mei Qian had put in a lot of effort and finally got in touch with a noblewoman who had a good relationship with Mrs. Xu.

The noble lady had quite a bit of influence with Mrs. Xu, so she told her about Mei Qian's matter and then said, "If you want to meet, just meet. Don't worry about me. I heard your family has some things going on recently, so I didn't want to agree hastily."

If the Xu family's situation hadn't been resolved, Mrs. Xu wouldn't have agreed. But now that it had been settled, and with the bad turning into good, her mood was exceptionally good.

So she asked who the person was, and the noblewoman told her.

"Mrs. Zhou from Zhou's Building Materials?" Mrs. Xu searched her memory for a while before finally remembering someone by that name.

Mrs. Xu didn't know much about the Zhou family, but their business was somewhat related to their Kaida Construction, having collaborated a little while back, though they hadn't worked together since.

That collaboration hadn't been an issue, and recently, Kaida Construction had taken on quite a bit of business, so they were in need of building materials. No matter what, they needed a supplier, and since the noblewoman, who was close to her, had brought it up, Mrs. Xu was naturally willing to give the other party a little favor.

"But today, we have important guests at the estate. I need to check with Kaida," Mrs. Xu said.

The noble lady smiled and said, "It's fine, no rush. She came to me, so I'm just doing her a favor. Whether to meet or when to meet, it's all up to you."

Mrs. Xu asked Xu Kaida, "She says it's a private visit, but we all know it's probably about building materials. Since we're in need of a supplier, do you think we should meet?"

Xu Kaida remembered that the boss of Zhou's had called him the day before. At that time, he had been so annoyed by the "water ghost" situation that his tone had been sharp. He hadn't expected the Zhou boss to be so polite, not angry about his attitude, and even sent a message.

—Of course, Xu Kaida had no idea that Zhou Ding had been furious, even throwing a fit, and was in a rage later on.

Anyway, because of that, Xu Kaida had a good impression of Zhou's, and out of guilt for his bad attitude yesterday, he thought for a moment and said, "Let's meet. It'll also be an apology for my attitude, and if we can cooperate, then let's do it."

Xu Kaida had built his company up to where it was today, so it was clear he had emotional intelligence. His attitude yesterday had been completely an accident. Business is all about harmony and prosperity, of course, except when it comes to people like Zhuang Kangyu.

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