novelaction Chapter 122 has been sold!
Chapter 122 has been sold!
When Mu Xinyao went outside, she saw that he was a fairly handsome young man.
Mu Xinyao was more careful this time. She personally led the young master around inside and out, up and down, before softly asking, "I wonder how much silver this young master is willing to offer?" As she spoke, she didn't forget to wink at him.
Although Mu Xinyao is only ten years old, she is beautiful and has the soul of an adult. Her every move is naturally inconsistent with her actual age.
The young master looked around and said directly, "The feng shui here is terrible, and the railings and walls in this courtyard also need to be repaired. At most, it's worth two thousand taels."
Upon hearing that the price he offered was a thousand taels more than the one offered yesterday, Mu Xinyao was naturally delighted! But before she could reply, the young master continued, "However, your reputation here is now ruined. If we take over some of your businesses, we absolutely cannot do gold and silver business anymore, otherwise, we will definitely be vandalized! Moreover, no one can guarantee that someone won't come to cause trouble again. If we have to clean up the mess, it will probably be a loss for us."
Mu Xinyao's half-smile froze instantly. Did this mean she wasn't going to buy it?
Before she could even catch her breath, she saw the young master was almost at the door. Mu Xinyao quickly called out to him, "Young master, if it weren't for the fact that my family urgently needs money, I would never want to sell this place. Today, you seem to have a kind face, so please name a price and buy this place."
As Mu Xinyao spoke, she put on a tearful expression, "Don't laugh at me, young master, but I have several mouths to feed at home. Please have mercy on me, young master."
These words were spoken in a very low voice, so no one else could hear them. Moreover, Mu Xinyao herself was trying to maximize the effect of being wronged and sad, and she also kept her head down. How could she have seen the look of disdain that flashed quickly in the man's eyes?
"I see. So young lady, you're already managing a household at such a young age. That's truly admirable! Well then, the most I can offer is nine hundred taels. Not a tael more! Young lady, please think it over some more."
After the man finished speaking, as if he had anticipated that Mu Xinyao would not sell, he turned and walked out.
Mu Xinyao was dumbfounded! She had never seen anything like this before. Was she afraid that she would agree?
Mu Xinyao gave a signal, and Qiaohui immediately went out to stop them, persuading them to come to the inner room to talk.
The shopkeeper paced back and forth outside, feeling that something was amiss. This place, even if it didn't sell for ten thousand taels of silver, should at least fetch six or seven thousand taels, right? The main reason is that the two-story shop is valuable! But why is it that one person comes and offers a thousand taels, and another comes and offers nine hundred taels? This doesn't seem like how business should operate.
The shopkeeper was baffled. It had been a whole day, and not a single person had come to discuss buying the shop. The only young man he'd seen had offered nine hundred taels! How much was that practically robbery?
The land in the capital is incredibly valuable! How could it be that when someone mentions reselling it, not a single person even comes to buy it?
The shopkeeper muttered to himself as he thought this, just as a young waiter overheard him and sneered, "Shopkeeper, have you forgotten who we've offended? It's the Duke of Anguo's mansion! Even if this shop is sold, it's highly likely that it will fall into the hands of the Duke of Anguo's master."
The shopkeeper suddenly realized!
He slapped his forehead. "Isn't that right? If that's the case, then this shop absolutely cannot be sold now!"
The shopkeeper was about to remind the young lady when he saw Qiaohui escort the young man out, personally seeing him off at the shop door. When he went inside to look, oh no! The young lady was there looking at the banknotes!
"Miss, nine hundred taels?" The shopkeeper's voice trembled as he spoke!
"One thousand taels. All the documents are ready. I'll go to the government office tomorrow to go through the motions. Manager, you should make arrangements for the staff. Let them all go on leave. I know everyone has been waiting anxiously these past few days. Let them pack their things. Tomorrow, the people will be coming to take back the house."
As Mu Xinyao spoke, Qiaohui presented the shopkeeper with a purse that looked rather heavy.
"Here's fifty taels of silver; consider it your hard-earned money!"
The shopkeeper was taken aback. "Miss, do you mean we'll all go our separate ways from now on?"
"Otherwise what?" Mu Xinyao raised an eyebrow. "I also want to continue running the jewelry shop, but I don't have any money right now. The money from selling the shop will have to go into the clothing shop. Besides, now that our reputation is ruined, who would want to buy our jewelry anymore?"
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper became truly anxious!
This jewelry, made to look like inferior quality, not only damages the shop's reputation but also the owner's! After all, this is what he's been running all along. If people say anything, they'll say he used inferior gold to pass off as pure gold. Who knows who the boss behind this is?
In other words, Mu Xinyao could still open another shop, change the manager and staff, and change the signboard, since no one would know it was her business! But what could he do? Make a big fuss about it? How could a poor commoner like him compete with the Mu family? They were now the daughter of a high-ranking official!
He weighed the fifty taels of silver in his hand, thinking of the several people in his family who needed to be fed. This amount of silver was enough for the family's expenses for a year. But how would they survive in the future? His son was approaching marriageable age. Before, people thought his family was somewhat respectable and were willing to introduce them to some good match, but now?
The shopkeeper was truly dumbfounded this time. By the time he came to his senses, he was the only one left in the shop!
"You're Zhou Fu?"
The shopkeeper looked up and saw a man he didn't recognize. "This is I. And you are?"
"My young master wishes to see you. Please come with us."
Zhou Fu noticed that the man was accompanied by two guards, and knew at a glance that he must be from a wealthy family. He quickly tidied himself up and followed them.
About half an hour later, Zhou Fu came out of a restaurant with a troubled look on his face. He went back to the shop that he had locked and looked at it again. His brows were full of struggle.
Three days later, Mu Xinyao spent nearly a thousand taels of silver to purchase a large quantity of brocade and silk.