Chapter 36

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Protagonist:

Jiang Wenyu

There were even some dishes Jiang Wenyu had never seen before; such a lavish feast laid out before him was hard not to be moved by, yet Jiang Wenyu still held back, his expression calm and indifferent, and before he could speak Wang Tao busied himself on his own.

"Come, Mr. Jiang, let me pour you a cup!" Wang Tao said, producing a bottle of white liquor that, though he didn't know what it was, one look told him was high-grade, and was about to pour for Jiang Wenyu; the latter hurriedly said, "I don't drink alcohol."

Wang Tao froze for a moment, then laughed heartily and said, "Alright alright, I didn't expect Mr. Jiang not to drink."

Jiang Wenyu looked left and right; there was basically no one around, their spot was quite secluded, only those two burly men made him glance over a few more times.

Wang Tao immediately said, "Mr. Jiang, don't be nervous. I asked you here just to chat. These two are bodyguards I hired. After all, the world isn't peaceful. Although a leader came to inspect a month ago, no one can guarantee an accident won't happen, right? How about this, you two go to the other side first, I'll call you if there's anything."

The two burly men immediately walked off into the distance, and the atmosphere relaxed considerably at once.

From start to finish Wang Tao behaved quite differently from his impression — very amiable, even serving Jiang Wenyu a piece of large abalone. The cooking wasn't delicate, but the flavor was delicious; ordinary people rarely get to eat such a meal, and even Jiang Wenyu nearly felt the urge to pick up his chopsticks.

He looked at Wang Tao, who wore a kindly smile, and said, "Mr. Wang, speak directly. What did you ask me here for?"

Wang Tao smiled and took a small sip of wine, then said, "Mr. Jiang, don't be so tense. I just want to make friends with you, and by the way chat a bit about electrical appliances."

Jiang Wenyu knew full well in his heart that the treat was a pretense; the latter was the real purpose.

"Mr. Jiang, you've been in this line of work for quite a while, right? Although I've never seen you, the things you've repaired are all quite good."

Jiang Wenyu answered briefly, "I just know some techniques in this area."

Wang Tao smiled and said, "Oh my, no need to be so modest. It's spread all over the streets and alleys that there's a 'Miraculous Hands Jiang' in Li Chen's shop."

Jiang Wenyu also smiled faintly and replied, "Just a name others gave."

Wang Tao said, "I just think it's a pity. Such a fine talent stuck in a little electrical appliance shop. Li Chen's luck is pretty good too; before this he even owed me quite a bit of money. Hehe, let's not talk about that. Actually, Mr. Jiang, I have something I'd also like to ask you to take a look at."

As he spoke, Wang Tao took out an antique black box, pushed it in front of Jiang Wenyu, and opened it.

Inside lay a thing that was entirely gray-black, with two strange round reflective lenses, larger than a brick by a fair margin, and covered with many strange button-like things.

Sharp-eyed Jiang Wenyu blurted out subconsciously, "Twin-lens Reflex Camera?"

Wang Tao immediately laughed and said, "Mr. Jiang truly has seen the world — recognized it at a glance. Yes, this is a twin-lens reflex camera, and a genuine brand, top-quality goods. But it's developed a small fault. Can Mr. Jiang fix it?"

"May I take a look?" Jiang Wenyu said.

Seeing Wang Tao nod, he lifted the heavy thing; it had substantial weight, yet the feel in hand was quite good. This thing, let alone an ordinary family, even a well-off family basically couldn't buy it; who knows where Wang Tao got it from.

After carefully observing and feeling it from the outside for a good while, Jiang Wenyu said, "Shutter malfunction. Repairing it is very simple."

Wang Tao's eyes lit up, and he said, "That simple?"

Jiang Wenyu set it down and continued, "When you get back, take a cotton swab, dip it in a little gasoline, and wipe the shutter blades a few more times; that should do it."

Wang Tao looked surprised upon hearing this. In fact he knew what was broken, but hadn't told Jiang Wenyu; yet the latter, after only observing a few moments, pinpointed the problem and gave a solution — truly a bit inconceivable to Wang Tao.

"Hahaha, Mr. Jiang really is a talent."

Wang Tao took a sip of wine, then continued, "Mr. Jiang, I have some other electrical equipment here. These few days, if you have time, could you trouble yourself to come help repair them? Rest assured, I, Wang Tao, am not a man who goes back on his word; what I owe you, I won't short you a single cent."

Hearing this, Jiang Wenyu didn't hesitate either. The other party was paying, so he was his customer, and Wang Tao's attitude was decent enough; he said right then, "If I have time I'll help you repair them."

"Good, that's settled!"