The Shocking and Extraordinary Romance of the Great Sage

(16) Three Smiles by Zhang Guolao

Chapter Ninety-six The merchant king of Cangzhou in Hangzhou (Lin'an) was a merchant who handled a huge amount of industrial and commercial affairs. Oil, salt, food and clothing, all kinds of business are done; houses and land are also prosperous. Not only is he rich in wealth, but his wealth is as small as a small mountain of gold or a small mountain of silver. His family business is prosperous and he also has elite masters under his command.

This wealthy businessman is only fifty years old and has had three wives. The fourth wife, Tang, is twenty-eight years old and as beautiful as a peach blossom. This was the great blessing of the Shang King, but he was still not satisfied, and was extremely greedy. He secretly wanted to pick flowers and climb willows, and fell in love with another eighteen-year-old woman.

The King of Shang wanted to make plans for the young woman Shi Wanli, who was the wife of Lao Shiban. And Lao Shiban was a man under Shang Hao who had both ability and political integrity, and was extremely intelligent. He is really a master, proficient in everything in business, and has many strategies. Many big and profitable businesses, earning tens of thousands of taels of silver at a time, are all planned by Lao Shiban.

The young wife of Lao Shiban is eighteen years old, and Lao Shi is already thirty-eight. Thirty is like a wolf and forty is like a tiger, a time of prosperity. His wife was very beautiful at that time, but she lived up to her reputation. Her name was just like the person she was, and she was so beautiful that she could be said to be thousands of beautiful women. Her body was completely penetrated and perfected, her appearance was extremely beautiful, and her color was astonishing to the West Lake.

Who would have expected that the master would have a bad idea about the beloved wife of his best friend! The King of Shang often came and went with his adviser Lao Shiban, and they often discussed important business matters in private. He often saw his wife, Shi Shi, without any hesitation. Shi Wanli glanced at his beautiful wife, but couldn't get enough of her, and gradually began to harbor ill intentions.

Several times, the King of Shang came to see Lao Shiban, but it was actually a lie. He knew that he was out running a business in order to seduce his wife. On this day, when I arrived at the main hall of the Lao family, Shi was in the bedroom. Before he could rush to greet her, his boss rushed in and entered the bedroom.

This businessman is extremely wealthy and is known to everyone inside and outside Suzhou and Hangzhou. Many merchants call him the Shang King, and some call him the Shang Ba. He is domineering and cannot be offended. Shi Wanli, an eighteen-year-old young woman, had heard about it a long time ago, and she did not dare to offend her husband's boss, otherwise, not only would the blame be thrown at her, but something even more unpredictable would happen. She served him diligently and personally, serving tea and snacks, asking him to sit down, treating each other with a smile, and being polite.

This Shang king had been doing business in China for more than twenty years. He was proficient in the Jiangnan language and was named Canglijing. Today, he is smiling, caring and asking questions. He usually doesn't talk much, but today, his chat box is open, and he is pouring out his thoughts, talking nonsense, and can't hold it back. For a moment, he lost control and said something unspoken, which made Shi blush with embarrassment and his heart beat. He didn't know what to do for a moment. Accidentally, trembling all over, he knocked the cup to the ground, smashed it into a bag of debris, and hurriedly apologized.

The Shang king extravagantly desired secrecy, and his heart was crazy and happy. He would have criticized him, but instead comforted him. He had even more irregular plans, so he left for now.