Chapter 148: A Good First Impression
Ye Xiaoxian also saw them. The young man was around eighteen or nineteen years old. He had a tall and slender figure and looked like a rich youth with a nice family background. When the young man saw Lord Liu, he also bowed properly.
Judging from his behavior, he must be a very cultured man.
Ye Xiaoxian then said, âI think he looks very nice.â
âItâs only the first impression which isnât bad but letâs observe more.â
âDo you know his name?â asked Ye Xiaoxian,
âHis name is Jia Zhenbo, from a major business family. He also has an elder uncle in the provincial city as a, aâ¦anyway he is a small official. Compared with our family weâre considered to be fairly well-matched.â
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Jia Zhenbo had come with his pa. When they arrived on the second floor of the tea house the father and son were sitting on one side and Lord Liu sat on the other. Jia Zhenbo happened to sit right by the window, so Ye Xiaoxian and Liu Qianqian could see him clearly.
Most of the time it was the two fathers who were talking while Jia Zhenbo was listening beside them. Occasionally Lord Liu would ask him some questions and Jia Zhenbo would then answer.
Although they could not hear what Jia Zhenbo was saying, Ye Xiaoxian still found that this young man behaved very well as was not pretentious or self-important. He never interrupted anyone else and looked very scholarly and refined.
She asked Liu Qianqian quietly, âWhat do you think?â
Liu Qianqian actually quite liked him. She said, âHeâs good-looking and has a nice bearing. I just donât know if heâs a man of integrity, nor do I know how to test him.â
âWe can test him soon.â
âHow?â asked Liu Qianqian curiously.
âNow itâs time for my Baoshan to take action.â
Liu Qianqian still felt confused, wondering if Xiao Baoshan could also test whether a person has integrity or not.
âDo you have a sliver coin?â Ye Xiaoxian asked Liu Qianqian.
âWhat for?â
âHurry up and give it to me. Youâll know soon!â said Ye Xiaoxian in a mysterious tone.
Liu Qianqian could only fish out a silver coin and said, âWell, do whatever you want.â
Ye Xiaoxian gave the silver coin to Xiao Baoshan and whispered something at his ear. Xiao Baoshan understood and then gently flipped his finger, and then the silver coin actually landed stably beside Jia Zhenbo.
Ye Xiaoxian knew Xiao Baoshanâs skills well. He knew the lightness kung fu and that he was able slip into Fang Shandingâs room late at night, so he surely could manage such a small trick.
However, it shocked Liu Qianqian. âAmazing! Baoshan, your skill isâ¦â
She had not finished talking when Ye Xiaoxian dragged her down. âHide!â
Jia Zhenbo, who was across the street from them, suddenly found a silver coin by the window. He felt very confused, so he looked around and wanted to find out who had dropped the silver. He first asked Lord Liu and his father but neither of them claimed it to be theirs. Jia Zhenbo then looked downstairs. Could it be that someone downstairs had flipped it up? But there was no one behaving in such a way downstairs and n.o.body was looking for any silver.
The teahouse across the road?
No way. There was a street in between and n.o.body could throw a silver that far.
Jia Zhenbo then put the silver back where he found it, thinking that if someone came to look for it, he would return it to them.
When they saw Jia Zhenboâs behavior clearly, Ye Xiaoxian then whispered to Liu Qianqian, âIt seems he did not keep the silver for himself. That shows that he is an honest man.â
Liu Qianqian, however, said in a complicated tone, âMy silver has gone just like that.â
Ye Xiaoxian comforted her. âYou can observe a manâs character by spending just a silver coin. Itâs worth it.â
Lord Liu and Jia Zhenbo talked for around an hour. They must have thought that was enough, so the two parties bid goodbye to each other.
Before leaving, Lord Liu looked at the silver coin by the window and said, âHas no one come to claim this silver coin? If so, Zhenbo, why donât you take it.â