Seeing that these words did not seem to convince He Yusheng, An Le licked his lips and continued to speak.

"And another point, as you said, is that you know how to eat and drink."

As long as you can have fun and know how to have fun, that's enough. All I do at Anle is consumer entertainment stuff.

"They don't know how to eat or drink, and they're not good at playing. I, Anle, wouldn't even look down on them."

Looking at the little girl in front of him, who was holding her head high with her arms crossed, He Yusheng smirked and couldn't help but laugh.

Anle looked at that smile, unsure whether it was a self-deprecating laugh or a laugh at his own words.

"What are you laughing at? If you're a man, just be straightforward. Are you going or not? Give me a straight answer."

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; don't miss out!

He Yusheng opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, a group of people rushed in and entered the mourning hall.

"Where is the He family? Have they all run away? Is there no one in charge?"

"Pay back the money! The money must be paid back! Even if the person dies, the money still has to be paid back."

"Hurry up, Young Master He, let's settle this account."

Anle glanced sideways at the person who swaggered into the mourning hall, paused for a moment, and then looked at He Yusheng with a questioning gaze.

He Yusheng was equally stunned.

Pay back the money? Pay back what money?

Settle accounts? Settle what accounts?

Before this, the He family had never fallen to the point of owing money or having to buy on credit.

"What's the meaning?"

The leader of the group sneered and spread out the bill in his hand, placing it in front of He Yusheng.

"You must be the young master of the He family."

It's written clearly in black and white on this paper.

Your He family has been buying goods from me, and you haven't paid back three installments yet.

Let's settle the bill today!

"Hmph, bringing in a delicate young woman to run the business, your He family is really declining. I knew from the start that you were unreliable."

"That's great! They owe us money, then just pack their bags and run away."

"Heh, it doesn't matter if the person runs away, there's still someone in charge, isn't there?"

If the old one dies, it's the same as finding the young one to take care of the old one.

"The son should pay for the father's debts; it's a matter of course."

"Yes, that's right. Since they are from the He family, they have to pay off this debt to us no matter what."

"This is an IOU. Take a good look at it yourself. You don't even know what it means? Your He family really treats you like royalty, making sure you don't have to worry about anything!"

He Yusheng leaned closer and glanced at the handwriting and seal on the IOU, his eyes narrowing.

That damn woman!

It's her again!

The handwriting was undoubtedly hers. In the past two days, he had seen countless similar handwritings and the red stamp of his He family's seal.

"Do you understand now? Pay back the money, three hundred and twenty taels of silver."

"My family's debt is only 180 taels of silver. Let's pay it off first."

"Four hundred and sixty-six taels, not a tael less. If this account isn't settled today, you can forget about burying your father's remains."

"My family runs a small business. Let my family pay it off first. It's only twenty taels of silver."

"This is twenty taels of silver from my family. It's all written clearly in black and white on the receipt. Take a good look at this order."

He Yusheng was furious. How could he possibly come up with a thousand taels of silver?

How much money did that woman embezzle from the He family under the name of the He family?

Anle smiled and asked, "Could you all show me this bill and IOU?"

"Look at you? What's so interesting about you, kid?"

"Of course we need to verify its authenticity. If the debt really belongs to the He family, you won't be shortchanged by a single penny."

"Are you afraid that we two kids, holding your IOU, will run away?"

"This is written in black and white with a big red stamp. How could it be faked? Take it and see for yourself."

An old woman slammed the bill in her hand to Anle, not caring if they took it, but she looked at Anle with suspicion and asked a question.

"You little brat, you know how to read this? Can you even read?"

Anle's expression stiffened slightly, then she smiled and handed the bill to He Yusheng.

"Take this and write down or copy all the bills here."

"What are you trying to do?"

These can't be faked. I recognize the seals on them; they belong to the He family.

These words, too, belong to... that woman.

"Listen to me, write it down, it will be useful in other ways."

He Yusheng glanced at An Le, puzzled, and did as she said.

Anle smiled at He Yusheng's creditors.

"He really can't come up with that much money right now."

But it's impossible for them not to pay it back.

Could you all give Young Master He some time to figure out how to raise the money?

People, of course, can't escape either.

There's a dessert shop called Paradise in this town; if you ask around, everyone knows it.

I am the owner of Paradise Dessert Shop, and I guarantee in the name of Paradise Dessert Shop that you will not be shortchanged a single penny.

If you can't come up with the money by then, you can take whatever you want from my Paradise Dessert Shop, how about that?

The group looked at each other, completely bewildered.

What kind of place is this?

The old woman was suspicious and uncertain.

Have you heard of it?

The creditors all shook their heads.

Anle smiled and said, "It's alright. I'll take you there and you'll see."

You can run away from the monk, but you can't run away from the temple.

The young master of the He family will stay in the Paradise Dessert Shop from now on, where he can find others at any time.

If you go and see it and still don't believe in my Paradise Dessert Shop, we can go to court, and I'll personally vouch for you in court.

An Yi, standing behind An Le, tugged at her sleeve, looking somewhat uneasy.

"Little sister—" Friendship is friendship, and no matter how close she is to Young Master He, she can't use his Paradise Dessert Shop as collateral, because that's a thousand taels of silver.

It directly relates to all of his family's assets.

Anle's face remained calm and composed as she raised an eyebrow and gave An Yi a reassuring smile.

"Third Brother, it's alright. If I say I can pay it back, then I will."

"But--"

There are no buts.

Third Brother, you stay here. In a little while, you and He Yusheng will dig out all the account books of all the properties in his mansion and bring them to my Paradise Dessert Shop.

Also, send over those bills that Teng copied down.

She needs to thoroughly investigate the issues involved, gather evidence, and then bring that woman to court.

As for where the person is and where to look for them, that's the government's business.

The creditor's wife glanced at Anle and looked him up and down.

"You little brat, you're so young, but you've got quite the big mouth. You talk as if you're the master of this He family."

Anle smiled arrogantly with narrowed eyes.

"I can't be the head of the He family, but I can certainly be the head of my friend's household."

Now, only my friend remains in the He family mansion, so naturally, he'll be the one to pay his debts.