Qin Siyang held out his hand, leaving it suspended in the air for about three seconds.
Chu Baxing, standing before him, gave no response.
The atmosphere was awkward and delicate.
Seeing this, Chu Xiaoang tilted his head toward Chu Baxing beside him. "Xiao Qin is offering you a handshake. Can't you see?"
Only then did Chu Baxing nod at Qin Siyang and reach out to shake his hand.
Then he forced an even more awkward smile. "I look forward to learning from you."
After the handshake, the four of them sat on four separate sofas.
The Conference Room had already been arranged before their arrival.
Qin Siyang's seat occupied the position of honor, with Tang Wangong on one side and Chu Xiaoang and Chu Baxing, father and son, on the other.
Though he was the youngest, the arrangement made it clear that Qin Siyang held the initiative.
"You're all busy men, so as your junior, I'll skip the roundabout pleasantries."
"Shall we get straight to the deal?"
Tang Wangong and Chu Xiaoang each voiced their agreement.
"Certainly."
"Just what I had in mind."
"Good."
Qin Siyang took two boxes the size of Rubik's Cubes out of his pocket.
These were First-Tier Storage Boxes he had specifically asked Lu Daoxing for.
In both value and functionality, they fell far short of the Fourth-Tier Storage Box he used himself.
But they could still hold objects.
They had also been fitted with Special Locks that only he could open.
He could hardly haul Thunder Snow Wolf remains larger than a house into the meeting.
"There are just two things up for trade this time: Thunder Snow Wolf remains and fragments of titan reed inner leaf."
"I weighed the Thunder Snow Wolf remains. Altogether, there are nearly ten thousand jin left."
"The titan reed