Seeing her so confident, the doubts on Shopkeeper Li's face faded a little, and then he continued, "You two should understand that the rent of the shop here starts at this price."

As he spoke, he raised his open palm towards them.

"Of course, we have also learned about the market situation. The price is not a problem. Shopkeeper Li just needs to help us contact the owner of the store."

This made Shopkeeper Li smile. He liked such straightforward customers the most. He thought he would have to bargain with the two women, but he didn't expect things to go so smoothly. He said quickly, "Since the girls are so straightforward, I won't waste any more words. I will arrange an appointment with the boss in the private room on the second floor of the Wanxiang Building in the city center to discuss tomorrow."

"good."

The next day, the two of them arrived at the private room for negotiation in advance according to the location given by the agent, and met the shopkeeper Li smoothly.

But as time went by, the person he was negotiating with never showed up.

After waiting for a long time, Jiang Xueying couldn't help but frowned, looked at Shopkeeper Li who was sitting next to her, and asked, "Shopkeeper Li, why hasn't the owner of the shop shown up yet? Does this mean he doesn't want to rent it anymore?"

"This...maybe it was delayed by something. Please wait a little longer, ladies."

Shopkeeper Li smiled awkwardly, wiped the sweat from his head unconsciously, and couldn't help but sticking his head out to look outside, obviously a little anxious.

Seeing the look on Shopkeeper Li's face, Jiang Xueying began to guess something in her mind, and her expression gradually darkened. She had always attached great importance to keeping promises. Now this partner did not even have the most basic sense of time, so there might be problems with future cooperation. She couldn't help feeling unhappy.

Although Chen Simin was a little angry, she still persuaded: "Sister Jiang, this is the shop we chose after looking for a long time. Let's wait a little longer."

They had just arrived in the capital, and if they wanted to settle down here, they would inevitably have to endure some hardships.

"kindness."

Jiang Xueying nodded slightly, but the coldness in her eyes became more and more obvious. As a former killer, her patience was really not very good. She only thought this place was really good that she was reluctantly waiting patiently, otherwise she would have left long ago.

Nearly an hour had passed, and this time even Chen Simin's expression looked a little embarrassed.

The two of them then turned their eyes to the shopkeeper Li who was sitting uncomfortably nearby. Seeing the latter's expression that looked like he was eating dirt, they did not vent their anger directly.

However, just when Jiang Xueying was about to give up the negotiation, the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open, and a beautiful woman with her slender waist slowly walked in.

When her eyes fell on the two of them, the beautiful woman narrowed her eyes, raised her chin, and said, "You two want to rent my shop?"

However, Jiang Xueying and the other girl frowned slightly, because they knew this woman. She was the concubine who pretended to be weak and had quarreled with someone on the street yesterday.

They didn't have a good impression of her to begin with, and now seeing her being late and giving them a cold shoulder, their impression of her was further reduced.

If it weren't for the store they had chosen with great difficulty, they would never have wanted to continue talking to her.

"Why aren't you talking? Are you mute?"

The woman's mocking words continued to ring in her ears, and she looked down with disdain, "Two mutes wanting to open a store, isn't that a laughing stock?"

"Hey, ma'am, you are wrong. These two ladies were just dazzled by your beauty and didn't speak."

Shopkeeper Li at the side hurried to help, "Madam, please don't be offended."

Hearing his words, the woman's lips curled slightly, and she said with some pride: "Hehe, Li Fei, your words are still more pleasing to the ear."

"But, can they afford to rent my shop if they are so ignorant?"

These words made Chen Simin's face instantly filled with anger. When she was about to refute, she was stopped by Jiang Xueying. Then she saw the latter took out a gold ingot from her arms and threw it on the table.

"I wonder if Madam thinks I can rent your shop now?"

Her voice was extremely cold, and her beautiful eyes and eyebrows were somewhat sharp.

Whether it was the gold or Jiang Xueying's words, the woman's face turned pale for a moment, and then she said angrily: "Humph, who knows if your gold came from a clean place? What if you harm my shop and get involved in a lawsuit, can you bear the consequences?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xueying sneered, then picked up the gold and shook it in her hand, saying, "Madam, if you have any doubts, feel free to report me to the government."

"But I think Madam doesn't have time to go to the government office recently, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing, I just feel that anything involving the government office has to be handled with some care, not to mention that if your slanderous words can prove that my gold came from a clean source, you might have to spend a few days in jail."

"You...are you threatening me?"

The woman's face turned pale instantly, and she pointed her slender fingers at Jiang Xueying, looking furious.

"Madam, why are you so angry? I am just telling the truth."

Jiang Xueying looked at her calmly and continued, "Besides that, I don't think anyone else wants to rent your shop."

"After all, no one wants to be involved in a lawsuit."

"Shut up!"

The woman was completely furious, and just as she was about to lose her temper, she was quickly stopped by Shopkeeper Li standing nearby.

"Madam, please calm down. Although this lady's words are infuriating, they are also true."

"Li Fei, you...you are going to disobey me too!?"

Seeing that she was so angry, Li Fei was helpless. He quickly pulled her aside and whispered something in her ear. After listening, the latter's face changed several times, and finally she suppressed her emotions.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. Collect all the money that should be collected and keep an eye on them, hum!"

As she spoke, she slapped the contract in her hand onto Li Fei's, then turned and left.

As she left, Li Fei shook his head, took the contract to Jiang Xueying, and said, "Madam, sign this and pay the deposit, and the shop will be yours."

"Don't get angry with her. She has that kind of temper. It's really not worth getting angry with her."

"Why, Shopkeeper Li knows her well?"

"Hehe, I can't say I know her. After all, everyone in the capital doesn't know that she is Lan Jiaojiao, the concubine of the prefect. The former can do such a thing as favoring his concubine and ignoring his wife because of this woman."

“She has a powerful background?”

"That's not the case. She's just a prostitute in a brothel. But the prefect likes her. As for women, as long as they win a man's heart, they can get whatever they want with just a few words."