Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

Tao Yao quickly looked up and saw Cheng Tianshui standing on the second-floor terrace holding a washbasin, looking at her.

"Oh! I'm sorry, niece-in-law, I didn't know you were coming. I was pouring foot washing water here, I hope it didn't splash on you?" Cheng Tianshui said with a smile.

Tao Yao pouted, it was hard to tell whether Cheng Tianshui was deliberately causing trouble for her.

Tao Yao's business has been booming lately, and she's in a good mood. She didn't argue with Cheng Tianshui and instead offered him a smile: "Doctor Cheng, didn't you just say you'd give me a sign? I'm thinking of opening a small shop the day after tomorrow, but I haven't decided on a name yet. Since you're so knowledgeable, I thought I'd ask for your help in thinking of one."

"Oh oh oh... that's easy to say, that's easy to say..."

Cheng Tianshui called out as he trotted down to open the door for Tao Yao. As soon as Tao Yao entered, she smelled a strong smell of ink in the hall. Looking closely, she saw a wooden plaque on the large round table that Cheng Tianshui usually used to grind medicinal powder, and next to it were a lot of ink and pastels.

Tao Yao's heart moved, and she smiled and said, "Doctor Cheng, have you already started working on becoming my signboard?"

Cheng Tianshui smiled and stroked the silver beard on his chin, feeling somewhat proud: "Well... it's not just started, it's almost finished."

"What?!" Tao Yao was shocked. "But I haven't even decided on a name for my shop yet..."

"Oh - no problem, no problem. I have already thought of it for my niece-in-law."

Tao Yao suddenly had a bad feeling and hurried over to the table to take a look. The large wooden plaque was indeed exquisite, but the three large characters written on it, depicting a dancing dragon and a dancing phoenix, really surprised Tao Yao.

"Huan...Huan Tao Pavilion?! Doctor Cheng, what a messed up name you came up with?" Tao Yao exclaimed.

Obviously, it is a pair of phrases formed by taking the "Huan" from Chu Huanjun's name and the "Tao" from her name.

Moreover, the patchwork is very awkward and rigid, with no substance at all.

Cheng Tianshui immediately put on a smile and came over to greet her, using a very flattering tone, "Hehe, niece-in-law, think about it, although these two words seem unrelated, only those who understand can understand the love between them that is stronger than gold... In this world, others cannot see through it, but only you two understand the deep meaning between each other. Isn't it touching and beautiful?"

"Bah!" Tao Yao interrupted him, "If your precious nephew saw this, he would laugh at me to death, thinking I have a one-sided love for him. No, no, you can't use that name."

"Hey, niece-in-law, that's wrong. You can't be considered unrequited love. I can see my nephew's affection for you."

"Doctor Cheng, please don't change the subject. Can you see if you can change it a little bit?"

"No, this wooden plaque is from a place I wanted to replace the one for my clinic, but I couldn't bear to part with it, so I kept it. It's made of top-quality rosewood and is very precious. If you hang it on the door of your shop, it will definitely be impressive. By then, not only will your business be booming, you can even open a shop in Beijing, Hangzhou, the northern border, or the western regions. That won't be a problem."

"No." Tao Yao turned and was about to leave. "I'll go around town by myself and see if there are any suitable shops."

If Cheng Tianshui's work was not to her liking, she would just pay for it herself and find a craftsman to do it. Now that she had money in her pocket and felt more confident, she walked with more pride.

The next day, Tao Yao searched around Qingshui Town, but couldn't find a single shop that made plaques. After finally finding a carpenter, Tao Yao insisted on giving him money. The carpenter, forced to tell her frankly, said it wasn't that he didn't want to make a plaque for her, but Cheng Tianshui had given him double the money before she arrived, asking him not to take Tao Yao's order.

Tao Yao was furious and ran back to find Cheng Tianshui. By then, Cheng Tianshui had already called five or six strong men to carry the signboard with the three large characters "Huan Tao Pavilion" written by him in a flamboyant style to the roof beam of the cosmetics shop and was about to hang it up.

Cheng Tianshui stood below, concentrating on giving orders and making all the arrangements, and didn't notice Tao Yao slowly approaching from behind him.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Tao Yao shouted, "All of you get down here!"

Cheng Tianshui was caught off guard and was frightened. Several strong men who were busy working on the roof beams also stopped and stood there in a daze.

Turning around, he saw Tao Yao standing angrily behind him. He quickly put on a smile and said, "Eh? Niece-in-law? Why are you back so early? Oh no, I mean, didn't you say you were going to open the shop tomorrow? I thought I'd call some people to help hang up the sign quickly. That would make it more convenient for you to do business, right?"

As Cheng Tianshui spoke, he took out a huge red cloth from his arms and continued with a smile: "Later, when the sign is hung up, we will cover it with this red cloth. When we officially open tomorrow, my niece-in-law will come to unveil it herself."

He finished his words in a hurry, then turned to direct the burly men on the roof beams: "Keep working! Huan Tao Pavilion will open tomorrow, everyone should work hard and be careful!"

Tao Yao frowned and said, "Doctor Cheng, is it you who's opening the shop or me? This 'Peach Pavilion' doesn't sound like a shop selling rouge and powder at all. It sounds more like the name of a brothel! I'm saying, can I choose the name of this shop myself?"

"Hey, go, go—" Cheng Tianshui saw that Tao Yao was not going to listen to his soft words, so he said forcefully: "What brothel or red building? You little girl, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. Huan Tao Pavilion, I think this name is quite good, festive and auspicious!"

Tao Yao found that she couldn't communicate with Cheng Tianshui, so she simply went to find a ladder and wanted to climb up and remove the plaque herself.

Cheng Tianshui seemed to have opened his third eye and could tell what Tao Yao was trying to do at a glance. He quickly slid to the ground and fell right at Tao Yao's feet.

"Oh! Niece-in-law, even if you don't like the plaque I made for you, you don't have to do it!"

Cheng Tianshui shouted loudly, which immediately attracted a large group of neighbors and passers-by who gathered around to watch the fun.

"No?!" Tao Yao was startled and tried to dodge, but Cheng Tianshui secretly pulled her and froze her in place. "Doctor Cheng, why are you trying to scam me?"

Cheng Tianshui pursed his lips and winked at Tao Yao - Tao Yao immediately realized that he had learned this scam from her.

Tao Yao had no choice but to let the "Huan Tao Pavilion" sign go up on the beam, as it would have been a good sign for business and she couldn't afford to give the neighbors a bad reputation the day before the grand opening.