A New Dawn for the Whitlocks Chapter 17

Xia Yuanzhang paced around the room with his hands behind his back. Caleb Whitlock led Boss Wu into the room and said, "Boss, Boss Wu is here." Xia Yuanzhang said with a frustrated look on his face, "Boss Wu, please sit down." Qiaoyun offered tea. Xia Yuanzhang said, "Boss Wu, didn't you say you hadn't seen the new sister-in-law? You have seen her this time, right?" Boss Wu began to call him brother, saying, "Oh, brother Xia, the new sister-in-law is really pretty. Brother Xia is really lucky in love. Oh, I think you don't look very well. The new sister-in-law is beautiful. Did you cut too much wood at night? Hehe."

Xia Yuanzhang sighed and said, "Alas, Boss Wu, to be honest, I really have no interest in that aspect, otherwise why would I think of remarrying when I was nearly fifty years old?" Boss Wu said, "Then what's wrong with you?" Xia Yuanzhang said, "It's not uncomfortable, I'm very uncomfortable." Boss Wu said, "Well, you have to find a master to see it, don't delay it." Xia Yuanzhang said, "The master can't treat my illness. It's a heart disease." Boss Wu said, "Oh?" Xia Yuanzhang said, "Boss Wu, you are not an outsider. I will tell you the truth. We were fooled by Mr. Tong. What he left me was a fake ginseng!" Boss Wu was shocked and said, "What did you say? No way?" Xia Yuanzhang said, "He hid it from me, and from you as an expert, but he didn't hide it from my little apprentice. Caleb Whitlock, show the thing to Boss Wu." Caleb Whitlock brought the ginseng box, and Qiaoyun left tactfully again.

Xia Yuanzhang opened the lid of the box, took out a magnifying glass and said, "Manager Wu, take a good look." Boss Wu looked at it for a long time and said, "I really can't tell it." Xia Yuanzhang said, "If Caleb Whitlock hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have seen it either. This is a worthless platycodon. The head and whiskers are fake, carved out and glued on." Boss Wu looked at it for a long time again and said, "Hey, your reminder is really the case. This Tong guy is so cunning!"

Xia Yuanzhang said: "He was too cunning. I was deceived by his appearance. I thought that a child from a wealthy family would not do such a despicable thing. But he did it." Shopkeeper Wu lowered his head and said: "So I, the middleman..." Xia Yuanzhang said: "Well, it's none of your business. You are just a middleman. You didn't even look at the things at that time. It's not your fault. I just think I'm unlucky."

Boss Wu was extremely angry: "This Tong guy is so Fcuking heartless, he must be handed over to the government if we catch him!" Xia Yuanzhang said: "Forget it, no one can hear you stomping your feet behind your back, so you're just making money and getting wronged. Caleb Whitlock, go and bring the brazier." Caleb Whitlock said: "Boss, it's not autumn yet, what do you need a brazier for?" Xia Yuanzhang glared at him and said: "Just take it when I told you to, why are you talking so much nonsense!" Caleb Whitlock walked away and brought the brazier in a moment.