Brother Qi smiled awkwardly and said vaguely, "Ah, he looks familiar. I didn't expect that he is from the same hometown. He has been away from home for a long time. The elders at home miss him and hope he will come back, so I went to persuade him."
"So that's what happened. No wonder both of you have the last name Qi. It's such a coincidence that we meet an old friend in a foreign land. Brother Qi is treating us. We must seize the opportunity today and not leave until we are drunk..."
As the friends were talking, the topic went off track. Brother Qi breathed a sigh of relief. His family scandal almost got exposed to everyone. Oh, having a troublesome brother is really a headache, Brother Qi thought depressedly.
Qi Zhixi had no idea that his elder brother disliked him so much. When he saw his elder brother today, he was happily mixing cocktails. He wanted to show his elder brother the real skills he had learned, so that his elder brother would worry less about him.
At this moment, Qi Zhixi was still glad that Liu Shichu did not come to the tavern today, thinking that he had kept his identity well hidden. However, he had no idea that his sneaky meeting with Brother Qi in the corner just now happened to be seen by Liu Shichu.
Liu Shichu had seen that Qi Zhixi had been working in the tavern for such a long time and had been very honest. Moreover, he had performed very well during the earthquake, calmly and quickly leading everyone to escape, which reduced the losses in the store a lot. So Liu Shichu had let down her guard against him. She didn't expect that he would suddenly do something that made her suspicious.
Liu Shichu was not too close to them, so she did not hear what they said, but she had good eyesight and could tell at once that Qi Zhixi looked very similar to the gentle and elegant middle-aged man, and they must be related by blood.
But when Qi Zhixi first came, he said that his scholar father had died a long time ago, and he was the only son, with no close relatives. So, who was this man who looked so much like him
Liu Shichu's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he told the guard beside him to quietly follow the man who looked very similar to Qi Zhixi, and then find out his identity and background. Then he should be able to know Qi Zhixi's true identity.
After instructing someone to do this, Liu Shichu did not go to the pub again and went straight home.
When she got home, she saw the calligraphy written by Qi Zhixi for her hanging on the wall. It was so elegant and graceful. How could an ordinary person be able to write such calligraphy
Liu Shichu knew that she had thought too simply at the beginning. Not to mention that Qi Zhixi had beautiful handwriting, just Qi Zhixi's appearance, temperament, conversation and way of doing things were obviously not something that could be cultivated by an ordinary family. Why did she believe his lies at the beginning
Could it be that lust really blinded her mind? Liu Shichu thought of the dimples on Qi Zhixi's handsome face, covered her eyes and sighed. It turned out that not only beautiful women were the most deceitful, but also good-looking men were not honest. She was naive.
The next day, the guard handed over all the information he had obtained about the middle-aged man to Liu Shichu.
Liu Shichu looked at the information written on the paper, and the confusion in his eyes grew deeper and deeper.
It turns out that the middle-aged man who looks very similar to Qi Zhixi is indeed related to Qi Zhixi by blood. He is Qi Zhixi’s eldest brother, how could he not look alike
Qi Zhixi's real name is Qi Xi, which is missing a middle character. However, the name Qi Xi is very famous because it is the real name of Mr. Xizhou. Mr. Xizhou was a genius who became successful at a young age and became the top scorer in the imperial examination at the age of fifteen. Xizhou was his courtesy name. Later, he became famous all over the world, and people respectfully called him Mr. Xizhou.
This genius did not choose to pursue a career in officialdom. After passing the imperial examination and having given his family an account, he ran away from home to travel and study. During the past 20 years, he wrote many poems, articles, miscellaneous studies and travel notes. After their circulation, they impressed many literary masters, and literary giants all praised him for his extraordinary talent. Gradually, he became a master of literary talent.
Moreover, he was not only an excellent writer, but also a master of calligraphy and painting. The calligraphy and paintings that have been passed down are worth a fortune, but unfortunately, it is difficult to find even one of their calligraphy or paintings.
Because this genius left home very early and traveled all over the country, he did not stay in one place for long and often lived in hiding. Therefore, apart from his family, not many people knew Mr. Xizhou's true face. People only said that he was handsome and elegant, a rare beautiful man.
Seeing this, Liu Shichu thought, no wonder he could fake his identity and come to work as a waiter in her tavern. But why did he go to so much trouble to create a name of gratitude and come to work as a waiter in her tavern? He couldn't be trying to understand the people's feelings, right? If he wanted to understand the people's feelings, why did he have to come to her
Liu Shichu couldn't figure out Qi Zhixi's purpose in coming to her. Of course, she couldn't imagine that who would have thought that the famous Mr. Xizhou would willingly serve as a waiter just to learn how to mix cocktails by himself
Maybe the difference between the brain circuits of ordinary people and geniuses is just that huge
Qi Zhixi could be considered a young man from an aristocratic family. His family was an aristocratic family that had been passed down in Jiangbei for hundreds of years. Many famous officials had come from his family. His eldest brother was the governor-general of Jiangnan, and his uncles and father all held official positions in Jiangbei. You can imagine what a prominent family this was.
However, he was able to work as a waiter and bartender in a down-to-earth manner. He did not have the arrogance and aloofness of a young master from a noble family or a literary giant, and he could get along well with people from all walks of life.
This is amazing. He grew up in luxury, surrounded by servants, but after leaving home he was able to live a happy and self-reliant life.
Liu Shichu was a little impressed by him. With such tenacity and character, it was no wonder that he became so famous.
Now that Liu Shichu knew Qi Zhixi's true identity, he no longer had to worry about him leaking his secret cocktail recipe, but he was a little undecided whether to let him continue. After all, it didn't matter if he didn't know before, but now that he knew his identity, and saw him dressed up as a waiter so vividly, he felt a little strange.
Moreover, his elder brother, who was in a high position and had great power, knew that he was a waiter in his own tavern. Would he be angry at his own tavern? Liu Shichu was a little worried. Although she also had an elder brother who was an official, she didn't want to implicate her elder brother for no reason.
Alas, no matter what, whether Qi Zhixi will leave or not, Liu Shichu feels that he has no choice but to accept this path. However, before Qi Zhixi leaves and before he "doesn't know" his true identity, asking for more of his calligraphy and paintings is the way to make money.
Liu Shichu was suddenly alerted, looking at the calligraphy written by Qi Zhixi on her wall, she couldn't help but be proud of her foresight. Look, her previous plan was not in vain. Qi Zhixi's calligraphy and paintings were indeed rare and valuable. She still had good vision.
Liu Shichu thought that she could get more out of Qi Zhixi, and she could even choose to forgive him for deceiving her - after all, she didn't lose anything.