Jiang Youran, reborn at the age of four, decided to marry her mother, Mrs. Su—who died in depression before she was 28 in her previous life—to her cousin, Duke Ping, who had always harbored feeling...
The old man nodded vigorously, "What the official says is right, that's exactly the point."
Wang Wu's tone changed, "So you mean you didn't recognize this as a treasure before, and sold it to those two siblings, so the deal doesn't count?"
The old man said matter-of-factly, "Of course! These are my things. They recognized them but didn't tell me. Instead, they made me sell them to them at a low price. What is that if not fraud?"
Wang Wu suddenly slammed his hand on the table. "How dare you! According to your logic, when you bought it from the seller for twenty taels of silver, you were also cheating them? Because the seller probably didn't know it was a treasure, which is why they sold it to you for twenty taels of silver?"
The old man was speechless.
Wang Wu continued, "If all discerning people are as swindlers as you say, then who would dare to buy antiques? It's all about willing buyers and sellers. How can you be so faithless and go back on your word?"
The old man turned pale and then red after being scolded.
Xiao Youran gave Wang Wu a thumbs up, "Brother Wang Wu is absolutely right!"
Wang Wu smiled at her first, then looked coldly at the old man, "Why aren't you taking your silver notes and contract and getting out of here?!"
With soldiers present, the old man could only take his things and slink away.
Wang Wu then looked at Jiang Youchen and the others, and laughed, "You guys... you really have a lot of nerve!"
How dare you take out such a valuable item in front of others!
Even if you know you've gotten a bargain, why not just keep it to yourself and be happy?
Jiang Youchen lowered her head. "We were wrong."
Xiao Youran knew she was wrong, but she immediately tugged at his sleeve and said in a clear voice, "Brother Wang Wu, Uncle Lu said last time that you are the most kind-hearted person, and seeing you now, it is indeed true."
Wang Wu was immediately filled with patty-hearted enthusiasm, and patted his chest, saying, "Of course! Our Five Cities Garrison is here to serve the people and speak up for them!"
He looked at the group of teenagers, then at the priceless jade carving on the table, and asked, "What are you planning to do with this?"
Xiao Youran quickly said, "I'm going to pawn it. It's really not safe to keep it in my hand."
“Then pick them up and let’s go! I’ll see you off!” Wang Wu said heartily.
Jiang Youchen was overjoyed and stepped forward to hug the jade carving.
Xiao Youran then said, "Brother, you're not strong enough. Please ask Brother Shen for help. You two can go together."
Brother Shen nodded immediately and carefully picked up the jade carving.
Sister-in-law Shen was terrified. She quickly grabbed a dark tablecloth from a nearby table, wrapped it around her, and stuffed it back into Brother Shen's arms. "Husband, you have to be careful."
The group left quickly.
Shen Zhangyu stared blankly at Xiao Youran, "Little...Little Boss...this...this restaurant, is it...yours now?"
Xiao Youran shook her head, "It's not ours, it's ours!"
She drew a big circle, "It's just the two of us siblings, and you three brothers, all together!"
Shen Zhangyu didn't understand. "What?"
Sister-in-law Shen was also confused, "What do you mean the three of us together?"
Xiao Youran said, "How can you be so stupid? Didn't we say that our cooperation is 70% for us and 30% for you? That means you also own 30% of this restaurant."
Shen Zhangyu and Sister-in-law Shen both gaped, "I...we...also take 30%?"
They didn't contribute a single penny!
Xiao Youran nodded, "Of course, we agreed on this yesterday, didn't we? Once we get the money from the jade carving, we'll pay back the five hundred taels I borrowed from my mother, and then we can divide the extra money. It would be best if we had two thousand taels left so you can renovate and decorate the restaurant properly, and then slowly prepare for the opening. How about that?"
Shen Zhangyu didn't react in time, but Sister-in-law Shen was so excited she couldn't speak. "You...you...Young Master, you mean...that jade carving...we also have a share?"
Xiao Youran gave her an idiotic look, "You don't want it? Oh, if you don't want it, then forget it."
After saying that, he turned to leave.
Sister-in-law Shen rushed to her side, almost kneeling down, "Yes, yes, yes... how can I not want it?"
This little god of wealth is truly a godsend!
She almost wanted to kneel down and beg this little god of wealth!
It took Shen Zhangyu a while to come to his senses, and he was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.
With such a stroke of good fortune, how could we possibly lose to our second uncle?!
Xiao Youran then handed the land deed she had just taken from Jiang Youchen and the contract she had just signed to Shen Zhangyu, saying, "I'll have to trouble Brother Zhang Yun to help me register this with the government and get a new official deed."
Shen Zhangyu naturally accepted it without hesitation.
While the group was discussing how to renovate the restaurant, Jiang Youchen and the eldest brother of the Shen family returned.
During their casual conversation, Xiao Youran had already learned that the eldest brother of the Shen family was named Shen Zhangfu.
Shen Zhangfu calmly stepped across the threshold and sat down at the table.
But his hand, reaching for the teapot, trembled so much that he could barely hold it.
Sister-in-law Shen came over, saw what he was doing, patted the back of his hand, took the teapot and poured him tea, saying, "Look at you, so pathetic!"
Jiang Youchen also sat down, panting heavily.
Shen Zhangyu immediately closed the door and locked it.
Then he sat down at the table and cautiously asked, "How much did you pawn?"
Little Youran had already climbed onto the stool next to her brother and sat down, looking at him with bright eyes.
Jiang Youchen held up three fingers.
Shen Zhangyu was shocked, "Three...three thousand taels?"
Jiang Youchen first nodded, then shook her head.
Sister-in-law Shen also became anxious and pinched Shen Zhangfu's hand, "Is it three thousand taels?"
Shen Zhangfu also nodded at first, then shook his head.
"It's...it's three thousand taels..." he stammered, "No...but not silver, it's gold!"
With a loud crash, the pot in Sister Shen's hand fell to the ground.
Shen Zhangfu glanced at his wife and said, "Look at you, so pathetic!"
Sister-in-law Shen: ...
Shen Zhangyu was even more shocked, and stammered, "Three...three thousand taels of gold?"
That's... thirty thousand taels of silver!
Oh my god!
Jiang Youchen took out a stack of bills from his pocket. "Yes."
He divided the bills into two piles. "The gold bills were 2,500 taels, and the other 500 taels were exchanged for 5,000 taels of silver bills. I used 500 taels to redeem the jewelry that my mother had pawned for me, and I also took 200 taels to give to Brother Wang Wu and his brothers for tea and wine. The remaining 4,300 taels of silver bills are left."
Then they pushed them all in front of the younger sister, "Sister, how do you think we should divide them?"
Xiao Youran said, "When we signed the contract yesterday, we agreed that if we make money in the future, we'll split the profits 70% and you 30%."
She looked at Jiang Youchen and said, "Although we paid money, without these brothers, we wouldn't have bought this restaurant, and naturally we wouldn't have discovered this great treasure. So, brother, don't feel like we lost out."
Jiang Youchen shook his head. No, no, no, how could he feel like he lost out? It was a huge profit, okay?
She counted the gold notes, took out 750 taels and pushed them to Shen Zhangyu, then kept the rest in her arms. "You get 30%, that's 750 taels. You do the math, is that right?"