Seeing the situation, Qiao Zixun sighed and said in a low voice, "Boss Luo, it wasn't my intention just now. My second uncle was nearby. He's an upright man and couldn't stand by and watch, so he sent me to stop it."
"Don't worry, I'll go back and persuade him. We still have to do this business."
Upon hearing this, Luo Wei immediately relaxed a lot: "With Young Master Qiao's words, I feel much more at ease."
Qiao Zixun didn't say much to him: "Alright, nothing's wrong, you can go now. Remember, this is my sister."
"I've got it, I've got it."
Qiao Zixun turned around and gestured for Pei Yuezhi to walk together.
Pei Yuezhi turned around a little late, just in time to see Luo Wei's face and notice the ruthless glint in his eyes.
"Young Master, what about this girl?" The servant who followed Qiao Zixun out the door looked at Liang Zhenzhen, who was trembling on the ground, and was a little at a loss.
"Take her back to the manor to wash up and change her clothes," Qiao Zixun said after thinking for a moment.
When Liang Zhenzhen heard that this young man wanted to take her away, she quickly shook her head and refused.
"Madam, can't you take Zhenzhen with you?" she said, looking at Pei Yuezhi with a hopeful expression.
Pei Yuezhi intended to take her away, but did Qiao Zixun mean to send Liang Zhenzhen to his residence?
"Zixun, what about this child?" Pei Yuezhi asked, seeing that Liang Zhenzhen seemed reluctant to go with him.
Qiao Zixun smiled and asked Liang Zhenzhen, "Come back to the Qiao residence with me, and I won't treat you badly. My servants are all well treated. Wouldn't you like to work for me?"
Liang Zhenzhen looked conflicted, glancing at Qiao Zixun and then at Pei Yuezhi.
Having made up her mind, she said, "Please, Madam, take me with you. I can work, I don't need wages. I just need a place to live."
"You silly girl, what do you think, Sister Pei?"
Seeing Liang Zhenzhen like this, Pei Yuezhi also wanted to take her back, but Boss Luo only let Liang Zhenzhen go because of Qiao Zixun. If Qiao Zixun was unwilling, it was not good to force him. Moreover, the Qiao family was not like other places, where they really treated their servants well.
Seeing that Pei Yuezhi wanted it, and looking at Liang Zhenzhen's pleading face, Qiao Zixun said, "Originally, this lady was going to take you away, but my place is closer, so I'll let you go back and freshen up and change your clothes first."
Upon hearing this, Liang Zhenzhen was overjoyed and kowtowed twice more to Qiao Zixun.
"What are you doing? Get up right now."
Qiao Zixun gestured to his servant to take her back quickly.
"Take this girl to the Moonlit Restaurant later," Qiao Zixun instructed.
After everyone else had gone far away, Qiao Zixun said he would see Pei Yuezhi off for a while.
Pei Yuezhi wanted to thank him anyway, so she agreed.
Qiao Zixun said apologetically, "I was in a bit of a rush today, and I had no choice but to get so close to you. Please don't take offense."
Pei Yuezhi quickly said it was nothing: "We're like siblings, it's alright."
"Thank you so much for today. I was so stupid. I have no power or influence, yet I dared to stand up for someone else. Not only did I fail to save the girl, but I also became a target."
Despite saying that, Pei Yuezhi wasn't particularly afraid. After all, the reason he dared to forcibly abduct a woman in broad daylight was because Liang Zhenzhen's second uncle, as her guardian, had given his consent.
He didn't dare to do anything directly about himself, since the county magistrate here wasn't completely indifferent. However, when he thought of what Luo Wei had said and that lewd look in his eyes, he couldn't help but feel disgusted.
Qiao Zixun quickly comforted her, "It's because you're kind and can't stand seeing such dirty things happen. If it were me, I would have stopped it too."
"I'm still a little resentful that he was let off so easily today. People like him should be in jail! How dare he be so frivolous towards you!"
Seeing that he was a little agitated, Pei Yuezhi had to comfort him instead: "It's okay, he only dares to say it verbally. Thank you for today."
"By the way, when he left just now, I saw that his eyes were fierce, as if he harbored resentment. I'm worried that he might do something to your family."
Qiao Zixun gave her a reassuring look: "Luo Wei is not easy to deal with. He has a strong desire for revenge and has connections with many wealthy businessmen, but I have also left myself a way out."
“I told him that it was my second uncle who was dissatisfied with him, and even if he wanted to retaliate, it wouldn’t affect me.”
Pei Yuezhi felt something was off: "Don't you and your second uncle get along well?"
Qiao Zixun was a little downcast: "My father passed away. This business originally belonged to my family. Back then, he said that I was still young and he would help me manage it temporarily. But I am already twenty years old this year, past the age of coming of age, and he has not made any offer."
"However, I have already trained my own people. He has been careless in various ways over the past few years and has made many mistakes. It won't be long before I can take back the family property that belongs to me."
It turns out that Qiao Zixun has such a background. All I knew was that his family was very well-off and was the richest in the town. I never imagined that even the best families have their own unspeakable secrets.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't know any of this and brought up your painful memories," Pei Yuezhi said somewhat embarrassedly. "But why are you so careless, telling me everything?"
Qiao Zixun smiled at her: "I've talked to Yun Zhi about these things. He's someone I trust, so naturally I trust you too."
“You have your own considerations, so I won’t say anything more.” Pei Yuezhi nodded. “We’re at the shop. You haven’t eaten yet, have you? Would you like something to eat?”
"Let's not eat. You're resting today, so don't bother yourself."
Pei Yuezhi wasn't really in the mood to cook anyway, so she didn't stand on ceremony and agreed immediately.
"You are the owner I have ever met who loves taking breaks the most. But it is true, you cook all by yourself and there are many customers in the store, so it is inevitable that you will get tired."
"But with so many customers in your shop, haven't you considered moving to a bigger store?" Qiao Zixun asked casually.
Pei Yuezhi, who was pouring tea, sighed upon hearing this, put down the teapot and said, "We've been planning to move to a bigger shop, but we haven't found a suitable one yet."
After hearing this, Qiao Zixun laughed and complained, "I often come to this restaurant to eat, but you've never told me about it. I do have a suitable large restaurant here. Why don't we go take a look at it another day?"
"Isn't this too much trouble for you?"
“What’s the trouble? You need to rent a shop, and I happen to know someone who’s looking to rent one out. Isn’t that convenient?”
Pei Yuezhi thought about it and realized that made sense: "I happen to be off today. Are you busy?"
"I'm not busy. How about I come to your house this afternoon?" Qiao Zixun replied.
This is truly a case of finding something you've been searching for without even looking for it, only to have it come to you effortlessly.
If things go well, we should be able to close the deal for the shop today.
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