"Today is a good day, all my wishes are coming true..."
Su Chen walked out of the central courtyard with a smug look, carrying two bags full of his "spoils" fleeced from Elder Xiao.
The bags were filled with things like the elder's exclusive white-box cigarettes, Moutai, and tea. As for the tea, Su Chen had shamelessly pestered Elder Xiao for two *liang* of Da Hong Pao tea from the mother trees on Wuyi Mountain.
By the time Su Chen was leaving, Elder Xiao's face had gone sour. He shooed Su Chen away as if he were a plague god, telling him it would be best if he never came back, since he couldn't withstand being fleeced like this.
Just as he reached the front courtyard, he saw the two guards who had stopped him earlier standing ramrod straight at the entrance.
A glint in his eye, Su Chen pulled a half-finished pack of Elder Xiao's white-box cigarettes from his pocket. As he walked past the two men, he stuffed it directly into the older guard's pocket.
