Chapter 299 Sinking
The young man was irritated by Xia Daohua. He panted for a long time and pointed at the candy jar on the cabinet opposite him and said angrily: "Wrap these up for me!"
Xia Daohua smiled and dissuaded him, "Sir, these candies are not only made of real ingredients, but also exquisitely crafted and sweet. They are suitable for friends of all ages and are also suitable for gifts. They are high-end, classy, low-key, luxurious and meaningful... so the price is also very high-end."
I nodded at him implicitly and was about to continue:
"If you just want to try something new or just to show off, it's not appropriate to buy so much at once."
Unexpectedly, the young man, like a provoked cricket, angrily took out a large ingot of silver, and shouted with his eyes and nostrils spitting fire: "Wrap them all up!"
Xia Daohua stepped back slightly, avoiding a wave of anger, and continued fearlessly: "Then this ingot of silver is not enough!"
The boy felt around his body again, but unfortunately, what was left was less than this one ingot. Seeing Xia Daohua's sympathetic look, he burst into tears and rushed out.
Xia Daohua felt a little puzzled.
How did such a kid come into our store?
This time, the kid suffered such a great injustice in his own store and was accidentally angered and ran away. Will the adults in their family suddenly pop up from some corner?
Xia Daohua was happily imagining this when she heard the sound of the welcoming wind chimes at the door of Daohuaxiang's shop. She looked up and found that the young man had come back with a red face, sniffling and his eyes were a little red. It seemed that he had really cried.
The young man was accompanied by a girl with a slender figure and a round face. Xia Daohua took a closer look and felt that she looked somewhat familiar and yet somewhat strange, but she recognized her - the girl turned out to be Helan Yue!
I haven't seen Helan Yue for a long time since I last met her at the flower-viewing banquet hosted by Wang's family.
Could this young man be her relative?
Xia Daohua was about to speak when she saw Helan Yue bowing to her without hesitation:
"Madam Xia, my cousin didn't know the truth and mistakenly thought you were a bad person. I apologize to you on his behalf. My cousin was very rude just now. I'm sorry!"
A servant boy and a maid who came in behind them were extremely surprised. They wanted to step forward to stop them but did not dare to. They could not help but look at Xia Daohua.
Xia Daohua was just guessing about the relationship between Helan Yue and the young man, but she didn't expect Helan Yue to be so quick and decisive. She hurried forward to help her up:
"Madam Helan, why are you doing this? My shop is open for business, and everyone who comes is a guest. How can I fail to treat my guests well and ask them to apologize instead?"
Helan Yue stood up with the help of Xia Daohua, looked at Xia Daohua firmly and said to her: "Madam Xia, let me explain it to you slowly."
She tugged at the boy's sleeve, with a pleading look on her face:
"Cousin, you really misunderstood. When my cousin left, Madam Xia was very helpful. She was the only friend besides me who went to see my cousin off."
At this point, Helan Yue choked up a little.
She held back her tears, turned her gaze, and said to Xia Daohua, "This is my cousin Murong Qian."
Xia Daohua was stunned for a moment. Murong family?
Isn’t that Li Gan’s maternal clan?
So, Helan Yue and the Murong family are actually related?
That means Li Gan and Xie Fanglan are actually relatives?
Li Gan was punished to kneel at the palace gate. Was it because of the Xie family's involvement?
No, that's not right. Didn't Li Gan's subordinate, whose name was Li Shitou or Li Shisuo, say that Li Gan was forced to kneel before receiving the evidence?
Xia Daohua was thinking quickly when she heard Helan Yue continue to speak:
"I don't know where Cousin Qian got the news from, saying that Madam Xia is an unregistered servant of the Murong family. She opened a shop for the Murong family, but she is very arrogant on weekdays. She never visits the Murong family, and never sends gifts to the Murong family...
I don’t know where I heard some mean person gossip that my cousin Xie Fanglan’s family got into trouble because she helped Madam Xia and bought a lot of things from your store, which ended up offending Madam Xia’s enemies…”
As Helan Yue spoke, she stole a glance at Xia Daohua's expression.
Xia Daohua's expression suddenly became serious.
Where did this rumor come from?
If it came from the Helan family, then they might just want to seize their own property and are jealous of the profits of "Daohuaxiang".
If it comes from the Murong family, then it will be a big trouble.
If this rumor came from the Murong family, then it means that the Murong family is no longer a united front, and some people are not in agreement with them and are no longer willing to help Li Gan.
Doesn’t that mean that Li Gan’s current situation is very dangerous?
After Xia Daohua traveled through time, she almost always got benefits from Li Gan every time she met him.
Li Gan can really be considered a customer of pretty good quality.
Moreover, he treated himself equally, without the arrogance that the powerful and wealthy have towards ordinary people, as if they were ants or grass.
Nor will I feel contempt for others just because I am "too young" or "just a little girl".
I have already regarded Li Gan as a friend, and a very reliable friend at that.
If the Murong family betrayed him and planned to stab him in the back, he would never agree!
Xia Daohua didn't know that she was usually lazy and peaceful, and actually had no deterrent power.
But at this moment, because the information revealed by Helan Yue happened to touch her forbidden zone or reverse scale, all the aura in her body was released at once.
It was just like a sword drawn from its sheath, emitting cold light, murderous aura, and awe-inspiring power, as if it could fly into the air in an instant and take off someone's head thousands of miles away with ease.
Murong Qian and Helan Yue were both shocked for a moment, and were almost unable to move due to the oppression of Xia Daohua's aura.
Murong Qian's expression became even uglier.
Xia Daohua noticed that the two people's faces began to sweat, and then she realized that she had accidentally scared the two children. She restrained her murderous aura, nodded to Helan Yue and said:
"Thank you, Madam Helan. Do you know where this rumor came from?"
After asking, he turned to Murong Qian and asked, "Does Master Murong know?"
The pressure on the two of them was relieved, and they felt the breath they had been holding unconsciously relax. They first took a few quick breaths, and then hurriedly answered Xia Daohua's question:
"Madam Xia, I'm not sure where this rumor came from. My cousin heard it from a servant at home, but he met him by chance and doesn't know who the person who said it was."
"Right, cousin?"
Murong Qian nodded:
"Yes. Sister Fanglan has always loved orchids, so I often look for rare orchid species to take home and raise, and when they are ready I give them to her to play with.
That day I happened to see a new plant in the flower market, and I couldn't help but think of my sister Fanglan, so I bought it. When I got home, I was about to ask the servants in the greenhouse to take good care of it, and I heard someone talking behind the rockery..."
Xia Daohua's heart sank.
Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. ^_^ Love you guys, (づ￣ 3￣)づ.
(End of this chapter)
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