"Boss Tang, you're generous!"
Qin Guan swiftly stored the three Jade Pendants in the Little Black Tower. "Then this junior won't stand on ceremony. It's getting late, so we won't disturb you any longer, Boss Tang. We'll come back another day for tea!"
With that, Qin Guan rose to his feet, bowed deeply to Tang Jian, then exchanged a glance with Su Qingjie and the others before turning to leave.
Su Qingjie and the others hurried after him, smiling apologetically at Tang Jian as they quickly departed the inner hall.
Tang Jian said nothing more and simply watched them leave the inner hall.
After Qin Guan and the others left, a plump woman suddenly appeared in the hall.
"Old Tang, you just let them leave like that. Will Qin Guan understand your intentions?" the plump woman could not help asking.
Tang Jian raised a hand slightly. "There's no need to say it so bluntly. We all know what's what."
Hearing Tang Jian's words, the plump woman hurriedly said, "Old Tang, Qin Guan was famous for being calculating back when he was on Fish Dragon Island.
"When he first came to my Fishing Tackle Shop to buy things, he immediately tried to buy on credit, always looking to take advantage of a small bargain. Are you sure he knows what's what? Those things were given to him in your name as gifts."
Hearing the plump woman's words, Tang Jian's heart suddenly thudded for no apparent reason. "This old man has never misjudged a person..."
After saying this, Tang Jian suddenly turned his head toward the plump woman and asked, "Did that brat exchange his body for supplies with you while he was on the island?"
"No, he didn't."
The plump woman shook her head, then suddenly licked her red lips.
"I've