Dog Egg is clearly just a background actor; his acting skills are nowhere near as good as Fat Ball's.

When he heard Fatty Ball make those tough remarks, his face lit up with a big smile.

"So, Fatty, how do you plan to teach that stingy shopkeeper a lesson?"

Fat Ball shook his head and said sullenly, "I haven't thought of anything yet, so I'm still staying there. Once I figure out how to deal with him, I'll pull off one heist and leave immediately!"

After saying that, he spat on the ground again to express his anger. However, Gou Dan was too close to him, and the spit landed squarely on Gou Dan's foot.

Just as they were getting to the crucial point, Gou Dan, though furious, dared not speak out and pretended not to see it.

He squinted and smiled, "Fatty, I do have a solution!"

"Oh? What method?"

"Fat Ball asked."

So, Gou Dan whispered something in Pang Qiu's ear.

"Is it really that mean?"

After hearing this, Fatty took a step back, raised his eyebrows, and grinned mischievously, saying, "But I really like it!"

Hehehe!

Dog Egg never expected that this fat guy would be so like-minded. He compromised without much effort. But what was the meaning of the hand he stretched out?

"Although I can't stand this stingy shopkeeper, I know that the ice-making method is their livelihood. Stealing someone's job is like cutting off their limbs, and they definitely won't let me off easily! So, I took a huge risk by stealing their ice-making method for you. I definitely won't be able to stay in Yongzhou later!"

"Yes, yes, Fatty is right!"

Dog Egg nodded in agreement.

"In that case, leaving home must require a lot of travel expenses. As you know, I'm short of money, otherwise I wouldn't be working for this stingy shopkeeper!"

Do you need money?

That makes things easy!

Dog Egg had already planned to ask Fatty for a kickback, but the other party's quick agreement made him almost overlook it.

"Don't worry, as long as you steal the ice-making method for me, I will certainly not treat you unfairly!"

Fatty shook his head repeatedly, "No way! You can't believe me if you just say a few words about something so dangerous!"

Dog Egg smiled. Just as he was leaving, Lin Tong had given him ten taels of silver as start-up capital, so he simply took it all out.

"Here, this is ten taels of silver. Fatty, do you believe me now?"

Fat Ball took the silver and stuffed it into his clothes, then shook his head.

"Ten taels of silver? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"

"???"

Dog Egg suddenly realized that things weren't so simple.

"Ten taels isn't enough? It's just stealing a method—"

Upon hearing this, Fatty Ball's face was filled with indignation: "If that's the case, then go steal it yourself, I'm not going to serve you anymore!"

He made a move to take out some money and leave.

Seeing this, Gou Dan panicked and immediately grabbed his hand, saying with a forced smile, "Don't worry, Fatty! We can talk this out!"

"Speak properly? Do you think I'm stupid? How am I supposed to speak properly?"

"Fatty, you've misunderstood!"

Dog Egg patted his chest and said, "Fatty, do I look like someone who would lie, looking so honest and simple?"

That doesn't seem like it at all; you look like you've been scammed.

Fatty sneered inwardly, but said aloud, "You can know a person's face but not their heart; who can say for sure?"

"Fatty, what do you think is a suitable amount?"

Fatty held up two fingers, and Dog Egg looked delighted.

"Twenty taels?"

"Bah! Twenty taels isn't enough for this old man! Two hundred taels!"

"hiss!"

Dog Egg gasped, "Two hundred taels?"

For a young master like Lin Wenyao, two hundred taels of silver was indeed not much; it was less than what he had delivered in one night at Chunshui Tower.

But for a watermelon shop, that's too much. Is it worth spending so much money on an ice-making method?

“Don’t complain about the amount,” Fatty Ball explained, “Do you know how much money these popsicles make? The Cool Summer popsicle sold 220 taels of silver in just one day the day before yesterday. You can ask anyone in the city and they’ll know. Not to mention, the money keeps coming in!”

Gou Dan had heard that Qingliang Yixia sold more than two hundred taels of silver a day, and he thought that if he could get the ice-making method, with his young master's influence, it would be no problem to shut down Qingliang Yixia.

When you do the math, two hundred taels of silver really isn't much...

But he didn't have that much silver, so he could only say, "Brother Fatty, please keep these ten taels of silver for now. Two hundred taels is too much. I need to go back and inform them!"

"Then you'd better hurry, the old man is in a hurry, if you're late, he won't serve you anymore!"

Fatty looked up and said, his mind already wandering to Chunshui Tower.

"Alright! I'll give Fatty my answer again in half an hour, at the same place!"

After saying that, Gou Dan dashed off, while Pang Qiu stared at his retreating figure, sneering repeatedly.

...

"Two hundred taels..."

At the watermelon stall, Lin Tong paced back and forth after receiving the news.

His analysis was similar to Gou Dan's. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "We can give him two hundred taels, but we must send one of our people in. We can't let him fool us!"

"Alright, Brother Lin. Then I'll find a new face and have him arrange for me to join the 'Cool Summer' program. If he agrees, I'll give him another two hundred taels."

Lin Tong nodded, finding the plan acceptable.

At the same time, enjoy a cool summer.

Even Lin Tong and Gou Dan together are no match for Pang Qiu, let alone Jing Zhe.

Two hundred taels? Fatty's awesome!

Jing Zhe gave Fatty a thumbs up and then said, "I think he'll definitely agree, but he can't just agree so easily."

"So, how about we do this first, then this, and finally this? What do you think?"

Fat Ball nodded repeatedly, agreeing that the plan was flawed.

...

Half an hour later, the alley was deserted.

"Brother Fatty, this is one hundred and ninety taels!"

Fatty was overjoyed and reached out to take it, but Dog Egg pulled his hand back.

"?"

The fat ball slowly typed out a question mark.

"Fatty, you have to be careful. How can we give you all the money before things are done? What if you run away?"

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

Dog Egg clapped his hands, and at that moment a guy walked out from the corner.

"Fatty, you've arranged for my men to work at Cool Summer, which will be perfect for assisting you. Once you steal the ice-making method, we'll give you all the money!"

assist?

Are they here to spy on me?

But Fatty didn't even hesitate, and waved his hand casually: "It's a deal!"

"Okay, it's a deal!"

The two swore an oath by high five, both agreeing that this method was feasible.

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