"Princess, are we going to Yicui Tower?" Han Yu asked.

She found that this road was not the shortest way to Yicui Tower. Based on her understanding of Chen Jingxi, she would never choose a long way.

As Chen Jingxi herself said: If I can lie down, I will never sit; if I can sit, I will never stand.

In short, she wants to live a life of lying down.

Chen Jingxi said: "No, let's go somewhere else today."

Yicui Tower is almost completed, so there is no need for her to keep an eye on it.

The money in her account is almost gone.

Yicuilou will be able to make money in the future, but 30% of the profit is just enough for her to provide rouge, powder, and alcohol.

From the very beginning, she didn't expect Yicuilou to make money for her. She wanted Yicuilou to be used by her and provide her with information.

The money won from Tuoba Yan cannot be touched for the time being.

She needs to think of other ways to make money.

"It's just ahead, almost there."

"The Jinsheng Pawnshop is in front. Princess, do you want to pawn something?" Han Yu knew she had asked the wrong question as soon as she said this.

How could a princess fall to the point of pawning her things in a pawnshop?

Chen Jingxi shook her head. "This pawnshop is the dowry my mother left me. It's also one of the few profitable shops."

However, it is the shop with the least profit.

She only recently discovered some problems in the account books. It is impossible for a pawn shop to have such a small profit.

According to Heshen's criminal record file, when his house was searched, he was running seventy-five pawnshops.

People like Heshen were keen on opening pawnshops, so it is conceivable that pawnshops must be a highly profitable business.

When Chen Jingxi arrived at the door of the pawnshop, before she even stepped inside, she was greeted by a loud noise mixed with crying and roaring.

She frowned slightly, and was already prepared in her heart.

Places like this are bustling with people coming and going every day. Someone might come to pawn something today, but they might not be able to redeem it tomorrow, so disturbances are common.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw a girl with tear marks on her face slumped on the ground, her eyes full of despair, and her hands tightly grasping the corner of the man's clothes beside her.

"Dad, I don't want to stay here. Please don't leave me."

"Chan'er, just think of this as repaying Dad for all the years of raising you. Dad is really broke. If Dad doesn't pay you back, they'll kill me."

"Wait for me, Dad. I will redeem you, tomorrow at the latest."

Hearing this, the woman smiled and let go of her hand.

She had heard these words twice, once from her eldest sister and once from her second sister.

Each time, Dad promised to redeem them as soon as possible, but they never came back.

The shopkeeper said impatiently, "Alright, is this a good idea or not? If not, then leave. Don't act out some father-daughter romance here. I don't have time for that."

The man said hurriedly: "Ding, ding, ding."

"If you want to pawn it, sign and seal this paper."

"Okay, okay, I'll sign it right away."

The man was about to sign when he suddenly stopped writing and carefully examined the terms of the contract with wide eyes.

"How can it be only twenty taels? How can this be possible?"

The shopkeeper glanced at him and said coldly, "Twenty taels is good enough. Do you think your daughter is some kind of gold nugget that can be sold at a sky-high price?"

"Shopkeeper, please give me a few more taels."

"Sure! If you pawn your ancestral home, I can give you this amount." The shopkeeper stretched out his hand.

"How can that be possible? That's what my Lin family has passed down from generation to generation. I can't accept it. If I accept it, where will my mother and I live?"

"If you can't take the position, then sign and seal it quickly."

The man nodded, and just as he was about to write, he suddenly looked up and said in surprise, "Why is the interest 20 cents a day? That's too much."

"Why do you think twenty cents a day is too much? If you think it's too much, then don't be a pawnshop owner. I don't have time to waste with you." After saying that, he pretended to put away the contract.

Seeing this, the man waved his hands and said, "I'll take it, I'll take it! Don't even mention twenty cents, I'll take it even thirty cents!"

He quickly picked up the pen, signed his name, and pressed his fingerprint.

The shopkeeper put away the contract with satisfaction.

Only then did he notice Chen Jingxi standing at the door and winked at the waiter beside him.

He turned and went into the inner room.

The clerk immediately stepped forward and asked, "Sir, do you want to pawn anything?"

Chen Jingxi shook his head and said, "I won't pawn it."

The waiter then asked, "Sir, do you want to redeem something?"

Chen Jingxi shook his head again.

Seeing this, the waiter lost his enthusiasm and asked, "What's the matter, sir?"

Chen Jingxi smiled softly and said bluntly, "I do have something to do, but I'm not here to pawn or redeem anything. I'd like to see the accountant at your pawnshop. I have some questions about the accounts that I'd like to ask him."

The clerk laughed and said, "Sir, are you kidding me? You want to see our accountant? Can anyone see the accountant? If you don't have anything to do, just go away. Go away."

"How dare you! Watch your claws!" Han Yu grabbed the waiter's hand and twisted it behind his back, sternly saying, "Call out your managers."

"What do you want to do? Let me go! How dare you come to Jinsheng Pawnshop to cause trouble? Do you know who the owner of this pawnshop is?"

"Han Yu, let him go." Chen Jingxi said with a smile, "Oh, who is it?"

The guy loosened his arms and looked at Chen Jingxi.

He was also used to big scenes. Although the person in front of him was dressed exquisitely but not luxuriously, he must not be from a prominent family.

Thinking of this, the guy raised his chin triumphantly and said, "I'll scare you to death if I tell you."

Chen Jingxi looked at him with amusement, "This young master was not brought up to be scared, tell me now."

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