Chapter 32 Don't panic

"Daddy, this is how the world works!"

Mo Ruhai looked at the teacup and said nothing.

"In fact, my daughter realized it when Boss Zhang mentioned changing the counter last year. He must have seen that our business was good and felt that the rent should be reduced. You have already agreed to increase it for him, so my daughter didn't say anything more."

"Yiyi... our stuff doesn't bother him at all, it's just free money. And Xiao Fuzi has done a lot of work for him. When his assistants are idle, Xiao Fuzi is busy! Dad saw it with his own eyes! And they are friends, so it shouldn't be like this..."

Mo Yi smiled and comforted: "Dad, it's normal for businessmen to pursue profits. It's just... the customers who come to the shop to buy these jade ornaments are extremely limited. If he wants to do it, we will be affected. He tried it a little and failed, I'm afraid he will ask us to cooperate..."

"Oh!" Mo Ruhai was startled: "So... was he going to tell Dad about this just now?" He was just a little naive, but not stupid.

"What did he say?"

"I didn't have time to elaborate, but what he meant was: this business is so good, we should invest more. Dad said it's not easy and the investment is too large. He said he wanted to talk to me... and then Yi Yi came."

"Hmm..." Mo Yi was more certain now.

Seeing his daughter's solemn expression, Mo Ruhai became nervous. "Daughter, what should we do now?"

"I'm afraid we'll have to find another place!"

"Ah?" Mo Ruhai suddenly lost his confidence and looked embarrassed.

It is not easy to run this stall. If it doesn’t work here, I have to start over again... He immediately panicked.

“Well… not yet, right?”

Mo Yi said nothing.

"Yiyi..." Mo Ruhai felt heartbroken when he thought about how he had sacrificed half his life to get this opportunity by chance.

Mo Yi smiled when he saw it. "Dad, don't be alarmed! Things are not that bad. Back then, we didn't worry when we didn't open the business for a few months! Even if we stop doing it, we are still making money!"

Mo Ruhai's eyes were red, and he sighed, "My daughter, it's okay if the business has been bad. But it was good, and now it's not working. This feeling is unbearable."

"Dad, the facts have proven that our approach is correct. And we have already succeeded. Moving to another place will only be better than here. Don't worry, it will be fine."

"Yi Yi, we...can't cooperate with Boss Zhang, right?" Mo Ruhai asked carefully.

"No!" Mo Yi said firmly: "It's better to ask mother to pay the money than to cooperate with him!"

Mo Yi analyzed seriously: "My mother invested money, so at least the meat is rotten in the pot. The open profits and hidden deductions are all for the family to spend. If we cooperate with Boss Zhang, it may not be the same!"

Mo Ruhai shook his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, if no one cooperates, we will do it ourselves. At worst, we can find another place!"

"That's right! Even if we don't make the ingredients you brought back, we can still make a lot of money by selling them."

"I brought this back with so much effort, so I can't use it as raw material! If I don't want to make it... I can keep it for myself!" Mo Ruhai was also very generous.

Mo Yi smiled again.

"Yiyi, what should we do next?"

"It's almost the New Year, and there aren't many old things left, so let Song Jiafu take a break. We won't give up this place for now. We'll do what we have to do. When my daughter has thought of the conditions, you and Song Jiaxing can go find a new place accordingly. We'll walk on two legs!"

"Then what should we do if Boss Zhang talks to Dad again?"

"For this part, just do it like this first..." She taught her father in a low voice, and Mo Ruhai nodded like a chicken eating rice.

After the father and daughter had discussed it and saw that it was getting late, they decided to go home and just walked out of the teahouse.

I noticed that there was a lot of noise on the street. Many yamen runners were shouting, "Move to the side! Make way! Stop and don't run around! Violators will be punished!" They were holding whips in their hands, showing off their power!

The common people didn't know what was going on, so they cleared the road and stood quietly on the side of the road.

Some soldiers came over, wearing military uniforms and with serious expressions. There was a guard post every ten steps and a sentry every five steps.

"What's going on?" The people's faces were excited and they were whispering even though they were standing still.

"Dad! What's going on? What happened?" Mo Yi usually couldn't even go out of the door, so how could he have seen such a scene?

Mo Ruhai's face was solemn: "Some important person should be passing by here. Yiyi, come over here..."

He led Mo Yi back to the entrance of the teahouse, thinking that if there was any commotion on the street, they could retreat to the teahouse at any time.

There is a difference between going out with his daughter and going out alone!

Then, everyone stretched their necks to look into the distance. The road was empty and nothing could be seen. Mo Ruhai asked the person next to him: "Excuse me, which adult is passing by?!"

The man also shook his head: "I don't know! This scene... could it be the Emperor?!"

Mo Ruhai shook his head: "It can't be the emperor. If the emperor wanted to come out, he would have cleared the streets long ago!"

"Dad, what kind of person would come out to cause such a procession?"

Mo Ruhai thought about it seriously and said, "Generally speaking, it must be a prince, right? Besides, an ordinary prince would not go out like this. There must be something wrong!"

"Where is the princess? Will she be like this when she comes out?" Mo Yi's eyes sparkled. Which little girl doesn't want to see the princess described in storybooks and operas?

Mo Ruhai shook his head. "Unless the princess is getting married, she won't go out like this. Unmarried princesses rarely leave the palace. The one today is most likely a prince who just returned to the capital!"

"Prince!? He's the Emperor's son?" Mo Yi was so excited that he got goosebumps all over his body.

I've opened my eyes, it's here today!!

"Well, he could also be the emperor's brother..." Mo Ruhai looked into the distance.

As he was speaking, a rumbling sound came from the other side!

"Here it comes!" people said excitedly.

"Where is it? It's so loud and I can't see anyone?!"

Although everyone was speaking in low voices, there were so many people talking and everyone was excited that it was still a bit chaotic.

Immediately there was the sound of whips cracking in the air, and a soldier shouted, "Silence! Don't move!"

A long while passed.

The rumbling sound became louder, and the team finally arrived.

"Those wearing black are from the city defense. Those wearing red are from the palace defense." Mo Ruhai pointed at the four people in the lead. The four people had serious expressions and their eyes were scanning the crowd.

Following behind were eight heavily armored cavalrymen wearing helmets, so their appearance could not be seen clearly. I could only feel the iron armor on their bodies gleaming coldly in the sun. Before they even got close, I could already feel the terrifying iron-blooded aura.

Two people stand side by side, and there are four rows in total.

The four people in front held long spears.

The four people behind held a knife in one hand and a flag in the other.

The flaming red flags fluttered in the wind.

On it, there is a character "齐" written in a flamboyant style!

Hey, what a mistake. Did anyone notice?

(End of this chapter)