Chapter 285: We Agreed On Buying Copper Coins, So What’s With The One-yuan Coin?
Chen Han looked at the flickering marriage thread and thought of something. He deliberately teased his uncle, saying, “Uncle, should I be offering you my blessings now?”
During this period, whenever he saw his uncle, the marriage thread in his uncle’s hand kept extending far away, which meant that Ms. Liao was doing office work on the Chen Clan’s side.
After she went to Qingmin City, because of the distance, the red thread did not extend out.
Now, with the red thread flickering like this, it meant the thread was about to disappear.
The red thread would naturally disappear because the two sides had successfully been tied together.
When Chen Lin heard his nephew’s words, he became even more embarrassed. “Xiao Han, I will just shamelessly say it. It is that Ms. Liao. Recently I have been coordinating the Merit Industry matters with her. She has been clinging to me. You know, what men fear most is women clinging to them…”
Chen Han directly cut his uncle off. “Uncle, I understand this kind of thing. As long as you like her, nothing else matters. So, is Ms. Liao outside right now?”
Chen Lin nodded and beckoned toward the outside.
A moment later, that Ms. Liao walked in from outside.
A dignified female president, yet right now she also had the embarrassed look of meeting the family elders.
When she saw Chen Han, she respectfully said, “Chen Family Head, Brother Lin said this matter needs your approval. If you agree, then it is fine. If you do not, then we will drop it. I can guarantee that I am sincere. I am not lying, or I will have bad luck right now.”
Chen Han smiled. That was indeed the case. If she lied in front of him, even though it was a small matter, the Minor Punishment as a Warning attribute would definitely activate, even if it was just a splatter of bird droppings or an even smaller punishment.
So he said straightforwardly, “Of course I agree. I can see my uncle has a good feeling toward you. Many people say my uncle is an old virgin. You can help him clear up that rumor.”
“Xiao Han, who said that?” Chen Lin became anxious. Was this not slander? He said angrily, “Was it Dagou and Shuisheng talking nonsense?”
When Liao Shuang heard this, she looked at Chen Lin with a peculiar expression, and the corners of her lips unconsciously raised into an indescribable smile.
At this moment, Chen Han went to the table, picked up the “Hidden Wind” Feng Shui ornament, and handed it to Liao Shuang. “Ms. Liao, since you and my uncle have that intention, as the family head, I will give you this Feng Shui ornament as a gift. Place it on your desk. It can ‘Borrowing Fortune, Ward off evil and Concealing Wind,’ which will benefit you in business.”
This ornament happened to suit her very well.
However, his form of address did not change. He still called her Ms. Liao, since she was only his uncle’s girlfriend for now.
Although the red thread indicated that they were fated, their relationship was also influenced by his uncle’s identity as the Chen Clan’s hall master, and by the Hero Saves the Beauty incident with the kidnappers before.
In the end, it would depend on whether they were suitable in the long run.
If the two of them really married in the future, he could change and call her aunt.
Full of surprise, Liao Shuang accepted this Feng Shui ornament.
After all, the Chen Family Head had said this Feng Shui ornament was helpful for business.
If someone else had said that, she would have scoffed.
If doing business could rely on a Feng Shui ornament, then everyone could just put a Feng Shui ornament in their office.
But it was the Chen Family Head who said this, and she knew the ornament’s effect must be real.
After all, she knew that people of the Chen Clan understood Feng Shui.
That Feng Shui Room might be able to fool ordinary tourists, but she had studied it many times and could confirm it was definitely not an air conditioning system. It was absolutely Feng Shui.
Moreover, she had witnessed the Chen Clan’s mysterious power. She knew very clearly how her burns had been healed.
As for the rockery carved by the Chen Family Head, it was truly lifelike.
Just as she was looking at it carefully, she suddenly froze.
She clearly saw a rune abruptly appear from the woods of the ornament, then turn into a small cluster of mist that dispersed in the forest.
This…
Liao Shuang had seen some Feng Shui ornaments before. Her father had bought some. At his age, believing in Feng Shui and such things was normal.
But the ornaments her father bought had never shown such a strange effect.
Now, by comparison, she immediately realized that what the Chen Family Head had given her was the real Feng Shui ornament. Those her father bought that lacked such a wondrous effect should be fake.
This made her itch to try it out.
After all, the Chen Family Head had said this Feng Shui ornament was good for business.
For Chen Lin, this was a first. Although his nephew’s seniority was lower, the nephew was now the family head, so he felt as if he was bringing his girlfriend to meet the parents.
Mainly, he did not want to be laughed at by his nephew, so he said a few words, then took Liao Shuang and left his nephew’s courtyard.
Chen Han clearly saw that when his uncle left, the flickering red thread in his hand completely disappeared. That meant the relationship was officially confirmed.
Once out of the courtyard, Liao Shuang said to Chen Lin, “Let’s go to the county now and sign the last document. Then the factories for the integration of the Merit Industry can all start operation. I also want to see the Feng Shui ornament that the Chen Family Head gave me.”
“Okay.” Chen Lin nodded. After leaving the Chen Clan, he got into Liao Shuang’s car. The two naturally sat in the back. Liao Shuang had a dedicated driver.
When they reached the county and finished signing the documents for the Merit Industry, Liao Shuang went back to the company and had the driver send Chen Lin back to the Chen Clan.
She was increasing investment in the planting base in Linhe County. Although she planned to do office work at the Chen Clan, she had also rented an entire floor of an office building in the county for the staff there, and she had an office of her own.
Once in her office, she placed the Feng Shui ornament on a spot on her desk according to the Chen Family Head’s instructions. She even adjusted it specially and found that it matched her desk quite well.
After finishing this, she sat down in her office chair, and this time she paused. As soon as she sat, she clearly felt much more at ease.
It was a kind of ease in body and mind, as if her mood had suddenly brightened.
She recalled what the Chen Family Head had said about Dispelling Evil and Concealing Wind. Was this the “dispelling evil”?
With the Sha Qi gone, was that why it felt like this?
However, when the secretary came in with a document for her, she read it and frowned.
The secretary said, “President Liao, there is inside information from Feifei Xiner company. They do not agree with your plan, so we may have to choose another company to cooperate with.”
“Well, if there is really no way, we can only do that.” Liao Shuang nodded. She was increasing her investment in the planting base with the Chen Clan. Later, for product production, there would need to be a whole series of processes and related partner companies.
One of the steps required Feifei Xiner company, so she had intended to invite them to invest in a factory in Linhe County as well.
She was optimistic about the environment in Linhe County. After all, the county’s tourism was doing well now, exposure was high, and most importantly, there was the Chen Clan. She felt Linhe County would take off with the Chen Clan’s lead.
Besides, she herself now counted as having aligned with the Chen Clan.
It was just that Feifei Xiner did not seem to agree, so she could only pick another partner.
Just as she sighed, her mobile phone ringtone suddenly sounded. Seeing the number, she answered immediately.
The number belonged to the person in charge at Feifei Xiner company.
The words from the other side surprised her. “President Liao, I have thought it over carefully these two days. The popularity of Linhe County has been very high recently, especially since Chen Dalong from the Chen Clan appeared, and Linhe County’s fame has been growing. We can try first by setting up a factory there and starting a trial cooperation.”
Liao Shuang was immediately astonished.
They had just refused this matter, and now they had suddenly agreed.
This made her subconsciously look at the Feng Shui ornament given by the Chen Family Head. Was it related?
If so, it was rather miraculous.
…
The Chen Clan.
After his uncle left, Chen Han continued refining the three-dimensional diagram of the “Hidden Wind” Feng Shui ornament, making it more detailed.
Once he was sure there were no omissions, he called his uncle.
In the end, he decided to first teach his uncle how to refine this Feng Shui ornament.
After all, his uncle should know something about the situation with the Artifact Refining Furnace.
The furnace was built by his uncle.
So once his uncle learned it, he could go to the Artifact Refining Furnace in the third step to do the refinement.
He had already thought up an excuse for his uncle: it was the consecration process for the Feng Shui ornament.
Was it not reasonable that a Feng Shui ornament had to undergo consecration to be effective?
And the Daoist Sect was not rigid. Various objects with various consecration methods were perfectly acceptable, right?
Chen Lin was sitting in the car on his way back to the Chen Clan when he received his nephew’s call and answered immediately. “Xiao Han.”
“Uncle, come to my courtyard,” Chen Han ordered directly.
“I am on my way back to the Chen Clan. I will come over when I arrive.” After hanging up, Chen Lin began to feel uneasy.
He did not know whether his nephew wanted to discuss the matter of Liao Shuang again. That really made him feel embarrassed now.
After returning to the Chen Clan, he hurried to his nephew’s courtyard and saw his nephew holding a sheet of paper. When he came in, his nephew handed the sheet to him.
He asked in confusion, “Xiao Han, what is this?”
Chen Han explained, “It is the carving blueprint and runes for the Feng Shui ornament, called ‘Hidden Wind,’ the same kind I just gave Ms. Liao. I recently did some research on Feng Shui ornaments and made one. It really works.”
“Uncle, take this carving blueprint to Fifth Uncle and learn carving from him. When you can carve it perfectly, I will teach you the refinement method for the Feng Shui ornament.”
Chen Lin’s eyes lit up when he heard this.
His nephew clearly knew more and more now. That compiled Feng Shui Book earlier had already earned the respect of those Daoist Priests from the Daoist Sect.
He suspected that the Old Ancestor of the family had secretly been teaching his nephew.
After all, the Chen Clan previously had nothing, and their inheritance had obviously been cut off.
Now that his nephew knew more and more, it would not be surprising if the Old Ancestor had come out to train the family head.
What made him curious was what the Old Ancestor had been doing before. The Chen Clan had been living in hardship, and the Old Ancestor had not shown up.
Had he been in seclusion?
That was very possible.
Naturally, Chen Lin very much wanted to learn the refinement of this Feng Shui ornament. After leaving his nephew’s courtyard, he went straight to Fifth Uncle.
He had not gone far when his mobile phone ringtone sounded.
It was a call from Liao Shuang.
He answered and heard her excited voice. “Brother Lin, the Feng Shui ornament from the Chen Family Head seems really miraculous. After putting it on the desk, sitting there feels much more comfortable.”
“And it really seems to be very helpful for business. There was originally a cooperation where the other party had clearly refused. After putting the Feng Shui ornament there, they actually agreed.”
Hearing his girlfriend’s astonished report, Chen Lin looked at the blueprint in his hand with even more eagerness.
Clearly, the Feng Shui ornament that his nephew was going to teach him was something extraordinary.
After hanging up, he quickened his steps toward Fifth Uncle.
After his uncle left, Chen Han returned to the attic and continued cultivation, planning to break through Breaking Meridians as soon as possible. Then he could learn the advanced Qi Cultivation Method and the accompanying spell Immortal Light Merging.
Without Feng Shui Stone, he had no way to continue researching Feng Shui ornaments with the Feng Shui Spirit Record Stone.
Just as he sat down cross-legged, the telephone call from Mr. Zheng in Qingmin City came. It was about Dalong. He had helped contact the Qingmin Sports Bureau, and the people from the Qingmin Sports Bureau would visit the Chen Clan in the next day or two.
This made him even more certain that someone in the Sports Bureau was connected to Mr. Zheng. Otherwise, Mr. Zheng would not have gone to such lengths to help.
After talking about this matter, they chatted casually for a bit. Chen Han could clearly tell that Mr. Zheng was probing about the Old Daoist Priest.
He knew it was because of the news online, and Mr. Zheng must have had some guesses about the cruise ship incident.
Naturally, he responded with total ignorance, claiming he knew nothing.
After all, the cruise ship incident had nothing to do with the Chen Clan.
After hanging up, he took two Primary Spirit Stones from the Game Warehouse and operated the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture basic Qi Cultivation Method》 to cultivate.
Thanks to the two Demon Extermination Instances, many Spirit Stones had dropped. Now he had about seventy Primary Spirit Stones, so he did not have to worry about cultivation resources for the time being.
Half a day passed. While cultivating, he also tried to break through the last Governor Vessel meridian.
Unfortunately, he ultimately failed.
This last Governor Vessel meridian was harder to open than the other seven, and it seemed it would take more time.
By evening, he came out of the attic. When he sat down on the lying chair in the courtyard, he received a call from Liu Ye, President Liu.
He answered right away.
Hearing what Liu Ye said, a look of surprise appeared on his face. “Chen Family Head, I am about to arrive at the Chen Clan. I have brought you a batch of copper coins. Are you free now?”
“Come to my courtyard,” Chen Han said at once.
With these copper coins, he could pick out usable ones and, together with the Kaiyuan Tongbao coin dropped from the dungeon, forge the sword that combined popularity and luck.
Soon, Liu Ye entered the courtyard.
Chen Han saw at a glance the bag in his hand, obviously full of copper coins and definitely not a small quantity.
“Chen Family Head, these are all the copper coins I had people purchase. There are cheap ones and expensive ones. I do not know which ones you need.” As soon as he entered, Liu Ye put the bag on the table. The collision of copper coins could clearly be heard.
“President Liu, thank you very much.” Chen Han expressed his gratitude, then turned his palm and took out a Small Bottle from the Game Warehouse, handing it to Liu Ye. “President Liu, inside this bottle are some Body Tempering Pills from the Chen Clan. After taking them with exercise, they will greatly improve your physical fitness.”
“Thank you, Chen Family Head.” Liu Ye took it, his eyes lighting up. He knew that helping the Chen Family Head would definitely bring benefits.
At his age, a pill that could improve physical fitness was exactly what he needed.
As for money, that was just numbers to him.
Poor health came with one risk: dying before having spent much of his money.
Being able to spend money to have the Chen Family Head handle things in exchange for better health was a huge bargain.
Liu Ye had already heard about the Body Tempering Pill at the Chen Clan, so holding it now, he wanted to try it immediately and took his leave.
Chen Han opened the bag Liu Ye had brought. Inside were densely stacked copper coins.
But when he flipped through the various kinds of copper coins, he suddenly froze and pulled out a one-yuan coin.
This… was this supposed to be a copper coin?
