Chapter 1698 - 1612: Fragrance Garden’s Store Manager_2

On the side, Young Master Julian was already so happy he was about to cry. Sob, he wanted the WeChat contact card too, he was begging on his knees for a forward.

When Marcus heard that, the knot in his heart finally loosened. Otherwise, his own wife chatting on WeChat with some other man had him feeling stifled.

"Mm, then from now on if you have anything, just talk to Mrs. Stewart. I’m not good at socializing, I’ll have to trouble you with this kind of thing in the future." Marcus also naturally added Constantine Stewart on WeChat, but anyone could tell at a glance they weren’t from the same world. Constantine had the bearing of a noble young master, Marcus was the silent, hands-on type. So Constantine didn’t make things hard for Marcus and went straight to A’tan instead.

"Okay~" A’tan replied with a sweet smile. A tough guy like Marcus, asking him to socialize was harder than killing him.

"Sister A’tan, you guys know Mr. Stewart from the Imperial City?" Little Julian asked on the side, so anxious his face went red, but he forced himself to sound calm.

"Mm, you know him too?" A’tan smiled at him, almond eyes squinting as a flash of cleverness went by.

"Sis, don’t tease me. Someone like me who just eats and waits for death every day, how could I know Mr. Stewart? Constantine Stewart is a legendary figure in the Imperial City business world." Julian said with a face full of worship.

Oh? Turns out he was a little fanboy. A’tan smiled and patted Little Julian on the shoulder, saying, "Pick those chestnuts properly. Maybe one day you’ll become a legendary figure like Constantine Stewart too."

Julian: "..."

Are you coaxing a kid here!

Little Julian was just about to fish for a few more words when he saw Marcus’s chilly gaze sweep over, landing right on the spot where Sister A’tan’s hand had patted his shoulder. He shuddered at once and hurriedly lowered his head to pick up chestnuts.

Big Bro Marcus’s gaze was just like X-rays. Sob, terrifying.

Roar roar, today you’re picking chestnuts at the village entrance, tomorrow you might be the second Constantine Stewart. Little Julian gave himself a pep talk, then miserably went off to work.

A’tan and Marcus mailed some local specialties over. It was originally to express their thanks, but Constantine, being a businessman with power, influence, and more money than he knew what to do with, was best at reciprocating favors. So after sending A’tan a photo, he went and posted a Moments update.

"Local specialties a friend mailed over. Personally cooked a homestyle meal for my wife to win her favor!" The attached pic was an obviously luxurious haute-couture dining table, set with four dishes and one soup: Steamed Golden Thread Fish, Stir-fried Cured Pork, Braised Venison, Mountain Mushroom Steamed Egg, and Three-Delicacy Soup.

Constantine often showed off his love life in high-profile fashion; the circle was long used to it. Everyone glanced at the picture and, hey, not gonna lie, those dishes looked downright gorgeous.

The golden thread fish was glistening gold, the cured pork had a translucent amber sheen, the fresh mountain mushrooms cradled little mounds of steamed egg, and the half-plate of garnish in the braised venison alone was enough to make people drool.

[Just looking at it makes me want to eat.]

[Looking at it makes me want to eat +10000]

[That fish can’t be that million-a-piece Longevity Fish that’s been hyped to the sky lately, right?]

[What he’s showing off isn’t love, it’s money. Thick stacks of money.]

[Eh, am I the only one who noticed these are "local specialties"? Longevity Fish is a specialty too? Holy crap, begging for the address on my knees.]

[The one upstairs needs their brain checked. If a fish this impossible-to-get-at-any-price is a local specialty, I’ll go net fishing overnight.]

Everyone was arguing like crazy in the comments, and Constantine got N private messages, all asking about the golden thread fish. This fish had been hyped to heaven in the Imperial City; lots of people still hadn’t tasted it, it was practically becoming a mental thorn.

Constantine narrowed his eyes at the DMs and didn’t reply to a single one—he couldn’t be bothered. His original intent was to show off his love life, okay? How did it turn into him becoming a fish dealer instead.

He honestly hadn’t expected Marcus to be able to send over two golden thread fish. If the golden thread fish really were a product of the Holiday Village, it’d be way too easy for Marcus to gain a firm foothold in the Imperial City. Constantine had traveled half the globe and it was his first time meeting a combo like Marcus and A’tan; he thought this little couple was pretty interesting, not living the way most people do these days.

After Constantine posted that picture on Moments, Minister Li back in the Imperial City was almost harassed into insanity.

[Old Li, you’re so not playing fair. Didn’t you say if there was Longevity Fish you’d split one with me? How come you gave it to Constantine Stewart?]

[Old Li, sure, we can’t compare to Constantine Stewart in power or influence, but you gave him two fish in one go. I’ve been crying for two months and haven’t even seen a fish tail.]

Minister Li was completely dumbfounded. He saw Constantine’s photo and let out a "damn" under his breath, then, utterly exhausted, explained things one by one, and finally gave Marcus a call.