Chapter 5

Zhang Lin said he would list the Nine Gates, which surprised Huo Huo Hongxiu.

She thought Zhang Lin would find an excuse to shirk, but she didn't expect him to be completely unafraid!

The guests below were cheering, and Huo Huo Hongxiu also smiled and nodded to Zhang Lin, then walked into the private box.

At this time, the fatty also finished watching the fun and closed the door to return to the east private box.

He said to Wu Tianzhen: "Hey! The capital is still extraordinary. You can see such a top-notch babe just by listening to a story in a theater!"

Wu Tianzhen's mind was full of his grandfather losing the Warring States silk book.

He had no time to deal with the fatty picking up girls.

Wu Tianzhen stared at Zhang Lin below with a heavy heart and said casually: "Didn't you see the pendant on that girl's neck?"

The fatty was confused. Pendant? What pendant?

Tianzhen said: "That pendant of hers is full of green water; it's enough to buy a house in the capital."

Hiss—

The fatty exclaimed, a pendant can buy a house? And in the capital!

This is too... too beastly!

But the huge disparity in wealth could not stop the fatty's youthful heart.

He said indifferently: "It's better to have money. If she has money, I can marry into her family!"

Wu Tianzhen ignored him and said: "Don't be noisy, Mr. Zhang is about to start talking about the Lower Three Gates!"

……

"Before talking about the Lower Three Gates, let me summarize the Nine Gates for you."

"I said before that the Nine Gates came from old Old Changsha, and their names were derived from the Nine Gate Commanders of old Old Changsha!"

"And each family of the Nine Gates can be summarized in three sentences."

"Military men, actors, and cane immortals."

"Yama, prodigals, and laughing Buddhas."

"Beauties, calculators, and chess players reaching the heavens!"

"Today, let's talk about the beauty, the calculator, and the chess player reaching the heavens of the Lower Three Gates."

Clap clap clap—

Zhang Lin's three-sentence summary of the Nine Gates had already made some people applaud excitedly.

Old Lady Huo in the private box on the second floor looked calm.

Only Huo Huo Hongxiu's face was full of curiosity because she knew that the Huo family belonged to the Lower Three Gates.

And Old Lady Huo was the only woman in the Lower Three Gates!

So this beauty naturally refers to her!

Huo Huo Hongxiu was also hearing for the first time that someone could make the Nine Gates into such a catchy phrase.

She couldn't help but look forward to Zhang Lin's subsequent storytelling.

Especially since even Huo Huo Hongxiu didn't actually know about her grandmother's past.

Naturally, she was even more interested in these old stories!

At this time, Zhang Lin's tone carried a smile as he continued: "I know that when you hear 'beauty, calculator, chess player reaching the heavens', your first reaction is to know who this beauty is!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Only Old Lady Huo on the second floor had a face so gloomy it could freeze!

Zhang Lin was also smiling, but he changed the subject and said: "Since you all want to know so much, let's talk about this chess player reaching the heavens first!"

Huh?

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

At this time, Old Lady Huo's expression on the second floor was like ice and snow melting, and she began to smile!

Zhang Lin's feint actually suited Old Lady Huo's taste.

……

"In the Nine Gates, the Upper Three Gates are officials, the Middle Three Gates are thieves, and the Lower Three Gates are merchants."

"This chess player reaching the heavens refers to the head of the Xie family in old Old Changsha, Little Xie Jiu!"

"Some people also call him Ninth Master. This Xie Ninth Master is steady, has the best concentration, and does things without any leaks."

"The Xie family of old Old Changsha has produced many talents, and Xie Ninth Master is also the only intellectual among the heads of the Nine Gates."

"It is said that Xie Ninth Master studied abroad in the East in his early years."

"Xie Ninth Master's personality, like the Xie family, has no special characteristics."

"Therefore, he is also the one with the fewest legendary stories in the Lower Three Gates."

"The Lower Three Gates are in business, so naturally the Xie family does the antique business."

"The Xie family's business, whether it's manpower, routines, or channels, is not the most outstanding, but it is the most stable."

"Xie Ninth Master likes to play chess, and he will definitely set a strategy in advance for everything he does, just like playing chess."

"Chess players have a saying about looking three steps ahead. With Xie Ninth Master, he can see at least ten steps ahead."

"Therefore, decades ago, in old Old Changsha, where warlords were in chaos, no one wanted to go against Xie Ninth Master."

Zhang Lin reached this point, picked up his teacup, and took a sip of tea.

Huo Huo Hongxiu also let out a long sigh of relief.

To be honest, she was completely addicted to Zhang Lin's storytelling!

Especially since the Xie family often interacted with their Huo family, but she didn't know about the Xie family's past.

She only heard Old Lady Huo say every time she mentioned Xie Ninth Master: "Ask him for advice? Forget it."

"Little Xie Jiu, this person, if you ask him to come forward, you have to explain the cause and effect clearly."

"If you don't let him sort out all the possibilities, he won't make a move."

"So, by the time you find him, the food is already cold."

Before, Huo Huo Hongxiu didn't know why Old Lady Huo said that.

Now that she heard Zhang Lin's storytelling, she understood that Xie Ninth Master just had this personality.

Being steady in his conduct is the only way to ensure that other families have had more or less turmoil over the past hundred years.

Only their Xie family's business has always been steady.

Even in special times, they could retreat unscathed.

In contrast, the Huo family was much more turbulent!

At this time, Zhang Lin continued: "Although Xie Ninth Master has the fewest legendary stories, it doesn't mean there are none."

"Today, I will tell you a strange story about Xie Ninth Master."

"Chess player reaching the heavens, a battle of wits with the Chess Saint of Yangcheng!"

…….