Chapter 578: Master Shen Turns Against
"Zhao Si, why are you still standing here? Show the guests out!" After saying this, Hu Xiner took her husband's hand and walked inside.
Zhao Si watched as Mr. Shen’s face grew darker and darker, and he was so frightened that he widened his eyes and dared not move.
He didn’t dare to provoke Master Shen.
"Stop!" Shen Yunzhou blurted out these two words from between his teeth.
He still tried to maintain his refined and well-educated image, but his face was almost distorted with anger: "Mrs. Lu, you signed the contract yourself, don't you admit it? It was clearly you who broke the contract first, but don't you have any remorse in your heart?"
Hu Xin'er turned her head and looked at Master Shen's ferocious expression. She couldn't help but sneer, "Master Shen really makes himself sound so pitiful and upright. But you're trying so hard to find out the whereabouts of our painter. Isn't it just to poach this painter for your own use?"
These words hit Mr. Shen's mind, he stared at Hu Xiner, his expression gradually gloomy.
Zhao Si closed his eyes and thought to himself that it was over. The reason why he had been going around in circles with Master Shen all these days was because he knew Master Shen’s bad intentions.
Mr. Shen looks like a good person on the surface, but there is only one thing about him, that is, because his family background is too good, he looks down on merchants.
At the beginning, Hu Xiner did not convince Mr. Shen with her eloquence alone, but relied on her paintings to make Mr. Shen agree to cooperate.
Zhao Si understood that Mr. Shen had taken a fancy to his own painter, but didn’t their small comic book shop rely on those high-quality paintings to make a living?
If the artist is poached, the roots of the comic book shop will be cut off!
Chen Yunzhou said shamelessly: "A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in. That artist is truly wasting his talent in your comic book shop. If I can impress him, that's my ability. Besides, what I asked your comic book shop for was just a clue from him!"
He glanced at the people in the room and suddenly took out a few pieces of paper. On them were the terms of the contract signed at that time, which clearly stated the responsibilities and obligations that both parties needed to fulfill.
He threw the paper to the servant beside him and said, "Read out the terms of breach of contract to Madam Lu and the others."
The servant beside him was naturally well-versed in literature and immediately read out loud: "If there is a breach of contract, you will need to pay 50,000 taels of silver!"
When Zhao Si heard this number, his face turned pale and he kept shouting, "Sister, sister!"
His body stopped trembling, and he went straight to Hu Xin'er and grabbed her sleeve, fearing that she would run away: "We can't afford to sell us all for 50,000 taels of silver, not to mention it's not worth it! Put aside your anger for now, and don't go against Master Shen!"
Mr. Shen has a government background, and the contract is clearly written in black and white. If he confirms that Hu Xin'er has breached the contract today, he can call a large number of government officials in less than a quarter of an hour and put them all in jail.
Shen Yunzhou also calmed his emotions and looked at Hu Xiner: "Let me ask again, Madam Lu, are you sure you want to break the contract?"
He didn't want to make things so bad that he thought as long as Hu Xin'er and the others kept a low profile, he could take care of these businessmen.
But now, Hu Xiner and others are ungrateful, and the terms in the contract have become a weapon for him to control them.
As long as he gets the clue of the artist, he can easily "turn" Mu Xin Comics Shop into his own business.
Such a talented person should not be under the control of a woman.
Looking at his confident expression and listening to his tone that hinted at complacency, Hu Xiner resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
Fortunately, Hu Xin'er was also a well-versed businessman in the ancient times, so she was always careful in everything she did.
Otherwise, wouldn’t you be cheated by the person in front of you?
As the saying goes, the world is bustling with people because of profit, and the world is bustling with people because of profit.
You can never tell a person's true character until you encounter financial disputes.
For example, this Mr. Shen in front of me. When I first met him, I really thought he was a modest gentleman. I didn’t expect that not long after we started working together, his true face was exposed because of the painter’s incident.
She faced Master Shen's gaze, her eyes clear: "Master Shen, I've been busy with family affairs recently, and the contract didn't specify when to inform the painter's whereabouts, so I was busy with trivial matters and forgot. This is not a breach of contract. Please don't slander my reputation."
Shen Yunzhou thought she was going to quibble, so he said directly: "No time was specified, which means the time of notification can be next year or today."
He seemed to smile: "As long as you tell me today, it won't be considered a breach of contract, otherwise..."
The servant next to him said with disdain, "If you don't tell me the painter's whereabouts, my master has the contract as proof! He's a gentleman and won't do anything to a pregnant woman like you, but he's not sure about your husband and brothers."
Hu Xin'er answered straightforwardly, "Okay, I'll hand it over!"
The reason why she dared to sign such a contract was that all the comics in Mu Xin Comics Shop were written by her alone.
The painter behind the scenes that Shen Yunzhou was thinking about was actually Hu Xiner herself.
She wanted to see how Shen Yunzhou would recruit a pregnant painter to be his subordinate.
She went straight to the study. The servant wanted to stop her: "Sir, this is bad! This woman is trying to escape."
"Why should I run away?" Hu Xin'er was speechless. "Don't you want to see the painter? I'll take you to the study to meet him now."
Zhao Si became even more nervous and said in a very low voice, "Sister, I'm afraid this isn't appropriate."
Mu Qing couldn't stand him always grabbing Hu Xiner's sleeve, so he pressed the numbing point on his wrist.
Zhao Si was frightened and said with a sad face, shaking his wrist, "Brother-in-law, disaster is coming, can't you be gentle with me? You can't just watch me do stupid things."
If Hu Xin'er only told Master Shen the clue about the painter, it would take Master Shen a long time just to find the person.
During this period of time, Zhao Si could have gone to the artist to plead for mercy. The artist, considering his relationship with the comic shop, would probably not switch to someone else so quickly.
But if Hu Xiner directly introduced Mr. Shen to the painter, the nature of the matter would be completely different!
No matter how loyal a painter is, he still needs to eat. After being subjected to the combination of kindness and force by Shen Yunzhou, he will most likely follow Master Shen.
Hu Xin'er was the eldest princess's lover. Having someone close to her wasn't a big deal, but Zhao Si was different! He was counting on this comic book shop to make him a fortune.
Seeing Zhao Si's anxiety, Mu Qing comforted him: "Don't panic, your sister will not do business at a loss."
Zhao Si's smile was uglier than crying: "My sister has such a bad temper, maybe it's because you spoiled her..."
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