NFBE Chapter 278 Showdown
Chapter 278 Showdown
When Song An Ning asked this question, she immediately turned on her mind reading ability. This question has been lingering in her mind.
It's already awkward enough, so why not make it even more awkward?
She just asked casually, but she didn't expect that Manager Dong would kneel down in front of Song An Ning regardless of the crowds of people on the street.
"Miss, I do know that there was something fishy going on in that fishing competition, and I also know that the people from the First-Class Chamber of Commerce will take action.
But I never expected that you would also participate..."
"so……"
Song An Ning raised her eyebrows. She already knew what he was thinking. It all depended on whether he was telling the truth.
However, with so many people on the street, it was really unacceptable for the owner of Zuixianju to kneel down with a little girl like her. Song An Ning could only help him up and said calmly: "Uncle Dong, I think the twists and turns here can't be explained in a few words. Why don't we go back to Zuixianju?"
"Okay, thank you for saving my face, young lady."
When the two returned to Zuixianju, Manager Dong wanted to kneel down again, but was stopped by Song An Ning.
"You are the elder, there is no need to be like this. Just say whatever you want to say."
Shopkeeper Dong sighed and then began to explain:
"I know what Ali's people want to do, and I also know that Yanyu Pavilion will take advantage of the opportunity to attack, but..."
Song An Ning lowered her head and took a sip of tea, then said calmly, "You are naturally happy that someone is taking action to deal with Ali.
The unexpected thing here was that I also got on the boat. Chen Guanghui told me that you were very surprised to hear this, and I knew it from then on.
In fact, after you knew about it, you also thought about stopping it, but for the sake of the overall situation, you had to play dumb and sacrifice me and the innocent people on that ship.
Am I right?
"..."
"Actually, I completely understand. People who achieve great things don't pay attention to trivial matters. When someone isn't that important, of course they'll be abandoned.
But Uncle Dong, we are all doing business, and profit comes first.
Whether it's you or Su Chen, we can just do business as usual."
"Aning, I..."
"Yesterday I asked you about the Chen family, and you took this opportunity to put pressure on Liu Quan.
You said you were helping me, but in fact you didn't want to see the businesses in Linhai Town gradually wither away, so that you wouldn't be able to do business in Linhai Town.
And this morning, you deliberately lured Liu Quan to Chenji Tea House to watch the excitement and put pressure on him again. Am I right?"
"..."
When Manager Dong's thoughts were revealed by Song An Ning, his face turned red. No wonder his master asked him to be cautious when dealing with Song An Ning. This girl was too smart and could see through what he was thinking at a glance.
After Song An Ning finished saying this, she took out the jade token given by Su Chen from her arms and placed it on the table, still looking calm and composed.
"The waters of Linhai Town are too deep, I have no intention of getting involved, I just want to find my father.
Please tell Su Chen that I am grateful to Zuixianju for doing business with our Banyue Village. It has given us the opportunity to make money and has helped me a lot.
But this kind of thing is about win-win cooperation. I hope we can grow bigger and stronger and make money together in the future."
Seeing this, Shopkeeper Dong quickly explained: "This is all my fault. The master has been in the south recently and has no idea about what happened in Linhai Town.
I apologize to the young lady. Please don't let my mistake affect the friendship between the young lady and the master."
Song An Ning chuckled and said, "Su Chen and I are good partners in business, that's enough.
Although I don't have any great abilities, I really hate being taken advantage of.
Liu Quan has the Misty Rain Pavilion behind him. If he can't pay the silver this time, the Misty Rain Pavilion will definitely find out who's blocking their path to wealth. And I'm that cannon fodder.
Don't use such tricks on me in the future. That's all I have to say. Goodbye."
After Song An Ning finished speaking, she walked out of the gate of Zuixianju. She had felt something was wrong since this morning. Combined with her previous doubts and what Manager Dong said at the Chen family, she guessed roughly what was going on. After using mind reading, she found that it was true.
She didn't know what kind of person Su Chen was, but she knew very well that with so many things happening in Linhai Town recently, it was impossible for Su Chen to be completely unaware of everything.
"Master, you looked so handsome when you questioned Shopkeeper Dong just now! Xiangxiang was stunned."
Song An Ning was walking on the street and looked back at the tall City Lord's Mansion in the center of the city. There was a hint of complexity in his eyes.
After a long while, she said quietly, "It's good to show our cards like this."
“If the master hadn’t said so, Xiangxiang would never have thought there were so many things going on here.
Do you think Su Chen will be angry and stop doing business with us?"
"Of course not. Nowadays, the most profitable dishes at Zuixianju are inseparable from chili peppers and braised food. Although the unit price is not high, it is still something that others don't have.
Business should continue as normal, but we shouldn't get so close to Zuixianju.
Just like yesterday, I simply went to ask about the situation in Linhai Town, and so many things happened."
"Okay, Xiangxiang kind of understands."
After walking across a street, they arrived at Chenji Tea House. Manager He was moving things with a few young men. When he saw Song An Ning coming, he hurried forward to greet him.
"Miss Song, we'll be done cleaning up soon, please wait a moment."
Shopkeeper He thought Song Anning had come to close the shop and quickly explained. He had seen everything that had happened that morning and was now extremely grateful to Song Anning.
"Uncle He, don't rush to pack up. Go to the Chen Mansion and ask if the tea shop should continue to operate. I bought this shop but I don't have any plans at the moment. I can rent it out."
"Really? Then do we not have to leave? Wait a moment, young lady. I'll go ask."
"No hurry, I'll come and see Xiaochuan and Xiaoyu. I see they've gained some weight, which shows Uncle He is taking good care of them. Thank you for your concern."
"Of course not! These two kids are serious, well-behaved and sensible. I really like them.
They are packing their luggage inside, please go in and take a look, I won’t disturb them."
After talking to Shopkeeper He for a few words, Song An Ning, led by a young man, walked to the backyard and saw two little guys packing their bags seriously. Hearing movement at the door, Yu Xiaoyu turned around and called out in surprise, "Sister Aning!"
"Come here quickly and let Sister Aning take a look. Are you okay these days?"
"Everything is fine. Xiaoyu and her brother earned a lot of money and bought a small gift for Sister Aning."
As she spoke, she began to search carefully in her bag, and found a small wooden box in a small box and put it in Song An Ning's hand.
"Sister Aning, this is something Xiaoyu and I picked out specially at the jewelry store. I wonder if you like it.
We can’t afford anything expensive, so this is just a token of our appreciation, please don’t despise it.”
When Song An Ning opened the box, she saw a pink headband lying quietly in the box. The headband was inlaid with small pearls and there was a jade in the middle.
Yu Xiaochuan scratched his head a little embarrassedly and looked at Song Anning eagerly:
"Xiaoyu and I saw that Sister Aning often tied her hair up, so we thought this might be useful, so we bought it."
Song An Ning touched their little heads. She happened to be wearing a pink dress today, which matched them perfectly.
She took out the hairband from the box, tied it directly on her head, and squatted down: "Thank you Xiaochuan and Xiaoyu, Sister Aning likes it very much.
How is it? Does it look good?
"Yeah, it looks good! Sister Aning is beautiful, and she looks even better with this headband."
"Haha, this little mouth is so sweet."
Song Anning pinched Xiaoyu's face and was about to tell them not to rush to pack up when she heard messy footsteps coming from the door.
Looking outside, it turned out to be the old man of the Chen family coming with his two sons, followed by the shopkeeper He.
"Aning, are you really going to rent the shop to us? If so, that would be great!"
Song Anning nodded and joked, "I can rent it to you for as long as you want.
But I've already bought the shop, I can't regret it!"
"Don't be afraid, Aning. I will never regret it. But you are Xiaohui's master, so you have to give me a friendly price."
"Hahaha……"
After Song An Ning and the old man of the Chen family finished talking, they both smiled knowingly. Song An Ning would not ask for a high price, and the Chen family would not treat her unfairly. That was all that was good.
"Aning, according to the market conditions in Linhai Town, a shop this big would cost at least 550 taels of silver a year. How about we rent it for five years?"
"I have to give my apprentice some face. Five hundred taels, let's say. Two thousand five hundred taels for five years. Let's sign the contract."
"Okay! Okay, I'll also benefit from Xiaohui's presence today."
The few of them had a very pleasant conversation. After signing the contract and the Chen family paying the silver, the few of them talked for a while longer in the shop.
Upon learning that the Chen family was planning to rest for a while before reopening for business, Song Anning saw Xiaochuan and Xiaoyu standing aside and suddenly had an idea.
"Xiaochuan and Xiaoyu, come here, you two. You don't have to work for the next few days. Do you want to go to Banyue Village with Sister Aning? Ayuan and Ayue miss you very much."
When the two children heard Song An Ning's words, their faces were full of surprise. Yu Xiaoyu quickly ran to Song An Ning and asked happily:
"Is it okay, Sister Aning? Is it really okay?"
"Of course, it's just in time for the new house's beam raising ceremony, so we can have some fun."
"Okay, then Sister Aning, wait a moment. I'll go buy some things for my grandparents at home, as well as the little shells that Yue likes."
After saying that, the two children happily got busy. They didn't have much money, but they also wanted to bring some things from Linhai Town to Sister Aning's family.
At this time, the old man of the Chen family glanced at the silent Chen Guanghui and winked at Song An Ning frantically.
Song Anning: ???