At the small banquet on the top floor of Zhenhai Villa and Lingyun Pavilion, except for Qi Zhentao and his eldest son Qi Zhu, there were only Ye Tao, Dai Qiuyan and Guan Huan. Although Dai Qiuyan had seen Qi Zhentao several times, it was the first time that he had seen this legendary figure in Yicheng at such a close distance, and it was also the first time that he attended such a more formal and advanced banquet with Ye Tao. However, although Dai Qiuyan's calm temperament made her so curious, she still showed very calmness. However, unlike Ye Tao, who could be regarded as an adult and discuss things together, Dai Qiuyan was more like a child brought by Ye Tao, the "parent" at such a banquet.

"If it weren't for this shark, Ye Tao, would you continue to hide from me?" Qi Zhentao naturally knew why Ye Tao had to hide from him recently. Even at the critical moment of shortage of money, he didn't even have to pay the final payment for Zhenhai Villa. If it were someone else, if Qi Zhentao showed his intention to join forces, he would have come up with him flatteringly, so he didn't care whether he had taken advantage of Qi Zhentao, but there were people like Ye Tao who didn't even take advantage of him.

Ye Tao smiled slightly, scooped a bowl of shark soup for Dai Qiuyan, and said, "Old man, the thing you said last time was scared me very much. I always have to think about what I can do to partner with you. I know that you take care of me, but I can't do it for no reason."

Qi Zhu smiled and said, "Ye Tao, I have never seen many like you? Is my Qi family's money hot?"

Ye Tao shook his head and said, "That's not what I said. If it's during the holidays, the old man will throw 100,000 taels of gold to me for New Year's money, and I just think that the old man takes care of me and gives me a lot of money. That's also a famous master. But since it involves business, how to deal with it or how I can do it, and how I can have the ability. Although partnership is an opportunity, if it's something I can't do, I can't get enough of it and I'm hanging in the air by the business, it will feel bad."

Qi Zhu nodded and said, "Xiao Ye, I really don't know how your head grows. How many people have to suffer enough losses to think of this. There are many people who never repent until they die."

Ye Tao quickly said modestly: "Where is there, the Ye family has made a lot of money now, so I just want stability in everything."

Qi Zhentao held his beard and said, "With your statement, I can rest assured to join you. It's true that I can't find anyone who can do this business together except you."

After a little stunned, Ye Tao immediately thought of his reputation and expertise, and asked tentatively: "But is there anything new to build? What kind of business is that?"

Qi Zhentao and Qi Zhu looked at each other and smiled. The father and son were very happy that Ye Tao could understand the meaning. Qi Zhu said: "Eat first, don't let the good soup and dishes get cold. After the meal, let's go and see something fun together."

After a hearty banquet, Qi Zhentao and Qi Zhu led the three of them to the study. Seeing the 14-year-old Ye Tao holding the 7-year-old Dai Qiuyan's hand, Qi Zhentao and Qi Zhu also wanted to laugh. The scene was really strange. Just as Guan Huan said before, if both of them were 10 years older, they might be relatives of gods. Just Ye Tao was 10 years older, and the family scene of father and daughter being together would be very touching. But the two of them were not awkward, and the comparison between Ye Tao's mature, steady and quiet but still romantic Dai Qiuyan was even more significant than the age gap between them.

When he walked into the study, Ye Tao actually saw a clock with many gold decorations in the middle of two rows of bookshelves. Could it be this what Mr. Qi was talking about? When he looked again, the pendulum of the clock was parked and the clock did not make a ticking sound.

"Can you fix this thing?" asked Mr. Qi.

Ye Tao then realized that Mr. Qi traveled thousands of miles to decorate the study, and spent a huge amount of money to get this clock. The gold used for decoration of a clock of more than one person was 5 kilograms. So much gold was piled up together, but due to the careful design of the bell craftsman or the sculptor who specializes in the appearance, he did not look luxurious at all. Although he was rich and dazzling, he was also elegant and generous. Mr. Qi had seen the scene, so he naturally had to use gold decoration to such a level. He was definitely not an ordinary person who could design such decoration. Although he had no intention of looking for this designer thousands of miles away, he loved the clock more. However, the clock was pendant in the study for a few days and stopped.

The strike was held. Mr. Qi searched all over Nanyang and asked many foreign merchants that he had not found anyone who could repair the clock. However, he knew one thing: even in the far west, only Frank can manufacture this clock. A decent clock is priced at tens of thousands of gold coins. After getting such news, Qi Zhentao then remembered that Ye Tao could try it, and then thought that if Ye Tao could repair the clock, could it be made? The craftsmanship of the Ye Family Workshop is excellent and outstanding. Even in Dongping Country, which has the highest average technical level, the Ye Family Workshop is at least 10 years ahead of any other small workshop. If Ye Tao could imitate the clock, it would definitely be an amazingly good deal.

Can it be repaired? For Ye Tao, this is not a problem. I remember that in that era, when he was 10 years old, he could disassemble the alarm clock and install it. There would be no embarrassing things like having more parts or missing parts, and he would definitely continue to work. Later, when he was working on a course in a university, he used a bunch of daily necessities to make parts and create a pendulum clock. At that time, he could turn the clock with a waxed mug as a pendulum, there was no reason why even a ready-made pendulum clock could not be repaired well.

Ye Tao asked back with great confidence: "Is Mr. Qi coming to make me repair this thing? Is this requirement a little lower?"

Qi Zhentao laughed and said, "Can you not trouble you? You can fix it first. Since you are working with me, there is no reason to do small business."

Ye Tao wanted to argue that this was the promise that you should repair the clock. I didn’t agree to work with you. I just thought about it and let it go. No matter how you persuade Mr. Qi decided, it would be useless. It would be better to present facts and reason at that time. Perhaps he can convince Mr. Qi not to underestimate the difficulty of producing a clock too much.

"Come on, take the study room and put this guy in the middle." Mr. Qi gave an order. The servants waiting at the door immediately entered the study room and showed off their strength. Mr. Qi and his two sons are both seeking life at sea, and they are good at doing business and killing and setting fires. In order to gain a foothold in the sea, the sea merchants nowadays have to take into account some pirate business. The study room at home is much more important than the actual function. Qi Zhentao and his two sons usually discuss things, but they never come to this literary place. Most of them talk while drinking wine on the dining table. Several of Qi Zhentao's women

My son had already married. Although he knew that Zhenhai Villa had been completed, he had not had the chance to come and see it. Even if he came back and came to this study, the content of visiting was much more than reading and enjoying paintings. You should know that those daughters were all bold. Mr. Qi had not yet washed away the true nature of a pirate back then, so he naturally could not raise a daughter who could be classified as a lady. The bookshelves and desks and chairs made of rosewood, probably the most commonly used bookshelves should be Qi Ying, the younger daughter of Qi Yuan, Qi Yuan, the second son of Qi Zhentao. The scenes of a group of retired seafarers moving these good furniture carelessly made Ye Tao shake his head.

"Old man, what if you send someone to send Qiu Yan back first? Qiu Yan should be a little sleepy. It is estimated that this bell repair may not be able to be beaten in a few hours." Dai Qiuyan gently pulled Ye Tao's sleeve to make Ye Tao, who was immersed in the structure of the bell, a little alert. He hurriedly said to Qi Zhentao.
Chapter completed!