The shopkeeper looked puzzled, then glanced at Shi Murou, who nodded at him.
"Miss Shi, what's wrong—"
“These are all for you, Manager Ma,” Shi Murou said. “This is my pocket money that I’ve saved up for three years.”
Manager Ma was even more puzzled: "Why are you giving me so much silver for no reason, Miss Shi?"
"I just need you to do one thing for me," Shi Murou said. "It's very simple, you can do it with just a few clicks."
The shopkeeper was, after all, a man who had lived for several decades. This was a considerable sum of money; how could it be simple?
He wasn't in a hurry to be happy: "Miss Shi, tell me, can I do it? It's really just a matter of lifting a finger. I wouldn't dare to charge you so much money."
Shi Murou said, "Isn't my fiancé Shen Liang interning at your family's teahouse? But you know he's not interested in that. He wants to go to the prefecture, or at the very least, the county, to become a professional surveyor. Before taking the exam, he needs two years of apprenticeship experience. You can write him a certificate proving that he studied at Tianxiang Tower for two years."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's face turned pale.
“No way.” He refused righteously: “The government investigates strictly. If someone is found to be forging, the person who forged the document will also be imprisoned and must honestly serve as an apprentice for two years. If someone is talented and learns quickly, half a year or a year is not impossible. Shen Liang has only just begun to grasp the basics. If you do this, you will harm him.”
"Besides, he has only studied at the academy for three months, and he won't pass the academy's exams. Why is Miss Shi in such a hurry?"
Shi Murou immediately got angry: "Manager Ma, do you think I'm stupid? I'm not just managing things here, I also have to manage things at the academy."
Manager Ma shook his head: "What about the exams in the county or prefecture? If you don't pass, you'll still be sent back."
"We'll figure something out then. We'll deal with it if we fail the exam."
Manager Ma's face grew even colder.
This Shi Murou is incredibly audacious. She probably wants her family to bribe officials in the prefecture. If she's not careful, she might end up getting her family involved.
“I can’t do that. I won’t take that risk. I have a family to support. I just want to be an honest and upright manager. I would never dare to do anything wrong.”
"Miss Shi, please go back. I'll pretend you never said anything about this." Manager Ma dismissed her directly.
"If you don't want to help, then don't. I don't even need your help. If you don't help, there are plenty of other people who will."
Shi Murou closed the box, hugged it, and stormed off.
As soon as she stepped out of Tianxiang Tower, she ran into Shen Liang, who was coming in.
Seeing that Shi Murou was in a bad mood, Shen Liang pulled her aside.
"Rou'er, what's wrong? Did someone bully you?"
"Tianxiang Restaurant is no good. Manager Ma is tactless. You'd better not stay here."
"What happened?" Shen Liang asked, puzzled.
Then, Shi Murou told Shen Liang what had happened, and Shen Liang's expression changed upon hearing it.
"Rou'er, you can't do this."
"Why? I'm doing this all for your own good, and even you're opposing me." Shi Murou's eyes filled with tears, looking extremely aggrieved.
Shen Liang said, "You know that in our dynasty, cheating is punishable by death. Once it is discovered, I, the shopkeeper, and your family will all be implicated."
"Is it that serious?" Shi Murou exclaimed in surprise.
"That's the rule." Shen Liang was also somewhat helpless. Now that he had climbed up to Shi Murou, why wouldn't he take the shortcut if he could do so without any obstacles?
Moreover, he has only been learning for a short time, so it's easy for him to reveal his weaknesses.
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