Traveling to ancient times, with space

Chapter 216 Sobering Up

The shopkeeper's eyes widened as he stared intently at the jade pendant, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying, and his body began to tremble involuntarily.

The next second, his legs went weak, and if he hadn't been holding on, he probably would have collapsed to his knees on the spot.

After Gu Yuan put the jade pendant back into his pocket, turned around, went into the room, and closed the door,

The shopkeeper finally let out a long sigh of relief, his forehead already covered with large beads of sweat.

He held onto the stair railing and staggered down the stairs.

The waiter downstairs had sharp eyes. Seeing the shopkeeper in such a state, he quickly rushed forward and reached out to support the swaying shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, how is it going?" the waiter asked cautiously in a low voice.

At the same time, he secretly glanced at the wealthy young man next to him, who was dressed in a royal blue robe and wearing a jade crown.

This young master was accompanied by several other wealthy young men.

"Shopkeeper, how's the inquiry going?" Li Haoming asked, slowly waving the exquisite folding fan in his hand.

He frowned, a hint of displeasure on his face, and asked in a questioning tone.

The shopkeeper forcefully shook off the waiter's hand that came to help him, then hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and greeted Li Haoming.

With a forced smile, he replied, "Oh dear, Mr. Li, I'm so sorry!"

That guest has already gone to bed to rest, so it's really inconvenient for me to disturb him.

Moreover, his maidservant told us to wait until tomorrow to go and inquire.

Upon hearing this, Li Haoming's face instantly darkened. He snorted coldly and said irritably, "Hmph! Who is this young master who dares to disrespect me like this?"

I want to see if he really doesn't want to stay on West Street any longer!

Upon seeing this, Zhao Yibin, a man in a gray robe standing to Li Haoming's left, quickly stepped forward, pointed at the shopkeeper, and adopted an arrogant and rude attitude.

He echoed Li Haoming's loud voice, "That's right! He dares to disrespect even our Young Master Li. I think this guy is tired of living!"

At this moment, Wu Ziming, a young man in a green robe standing to Li Haoming's right, also stepped forward and tried to smooth things over with a smile.

But his words were also full of threat: "Haha, shopkeeper, don't you dare refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."

"If you offend our young master Li over such a trivial matter, you might as well forget about opening this shop in the future!"

The shopkeeper was so frightened that he trembled all over, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He quickly raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his face, and pleaded with a bitter expression, "Oh dear, gentlemen, please calm down! How could I dare not do my best to serve you?"

The guest upstairs is really someone important; I really can't afford to offend him!

I hope you gentlemen will be lenient and understanding..."

"Oh! Then tell me, what exactly makes him unapproachable!" Li Haoming's face was full of disdain, as if he didn't believe what the shopkeeper said at all.

The shopkeeper looked nervous, and a layer of fine sweat appeared on his forehead. He stammered, "Upstairs...that person is...is...is the young master of the Gu family."

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Li Haoming and the others, afraid that they might suddenly rush upstairs and cause trouble, thus angering the distinguished guests upstairs.

Upon hearing the words "Gu Mansion," Zhao Yibin was taken aback at first, but then casually asked, "Gu Mansion? Which Gu Mansion? When did another Gu Mansion appear on West Street?"

Clearly, he did not confuse this so-called Gu residence with the Gu residence in the inner city.

Just then, Wu Ziming, who had been standing silently to the side, seemed to suddenly realize something and abruptly reached out and grabbed Zhao Yibin, who was about to continue asking questions.

However, Zhao Yibin completely failed to grasp Wu Ziming's meaning, still muttering, "Why are you pulling me? What's so great about the Gu family..."

But before he could finish speaking, he felt a sharp pain in his head.

It turned out that Li Haoming couldn't stand it anymore and gave him a flick on the forehead.

"Brother Li, why did you hit me?" Zhao Yibin rubbed his head where he had been hit, glaring at Li Haoming who had just withdrawn his hand with a look of dissatisfaction.

Li Haoming glared at him fiercely and growled in a low voice, "Shut up! Don't talk nonsense again!"

Then, he quickly put on a smiling face, turned around and politely asked the shopkeeper, "May I ask which young master of the Gu family is upstairs?"

The shopkeeper inwardly groaned. He hadn't actually seen the person upstairs at all; he had only seen a jade pendant from the Gu family.

So he could only reply with a bitter face, "Young Master Li, I really don't know which young master of the Gu family it is. I just saw that jade pendant from the Gu family."

"Thank you for the reminder, shopkeeper. You don't need to ask tomorrow; I will inquire myself." Li Haoming's expression was completely different from before; the disdain he had shown earlier was gone.

He pondered to himself, the abacus beads clicking away.

If what the shopkeeper said is true, and the other party is indeed from the Gu family, then I absolutely cannot afford to offend them.

After all, the Gu family is a powerful and influential family in the capital. If we can take this opportunity to befriend them...

This would undoubtedly be a rare opportunity for the Li family, and perhaps their father could even use it to rise to a higher level.

Thinking of this, Li Haoming made a quick decision: "Alright, innkeeper, arrange three superior rooms for us."

He decided to stay put for the time being and wait for the right opportunity to approach and befriend the other party.

The next morning, Su Yue slowly woke up, feeling extremely dizzy. She reached out and pulled away the thighs draped over her, then rubbed her still aching forehead.

"This alcohol is way too strong!" Su Yue muttered in complaint.

Meanwhile, Gu Yuan had already been awake for quite some time.

Seeing that Su Yue had finally woken up, he quickly came over to help her up and said with concern, "Get up quickly, rinse your mouth first, and then drink some hangover soup to wake yourself up."

As he spoke, he quickly and efficiently brought the prepared mouthwash to Su Yue.

After Su Yue finished washing up, Gu Yuan brought over the hangover soup.

"Oh dear! I didn't drink that much yesterday, how did I get so drunk?" Su Yue exclaimed as she took the bowl without hesitation and downed it in one gulp.

"Hehe, my alcohol tolerance is much better than Dali's! Look at her, she only had one drink and she's already this drunk, still sleeping soundly. Looks like I can't let her drink so easily anymore!"

Su Yue chuckled softly as she gestured with her hands.