The shopkeeper immediately stood up and looked at Song Wanning and said, "If you don't believe me, I can ask you to go out and ask around on the street. These are the prices listed above. I didn't lie a cent."
"As far as I know, it's true that the price of lip balm materials is around this price right now on the entire street, but how could it be this price if you bought more?" Song Wanning narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "If the shopkeeper can't buy more goods to make the prices cheaper for the shops outside, I'm afraid he's unworthy of his position. I pay him a pretty good monthly salary. He's been running the business for many years and has a lot of acquaintances with those shops. I'm afraid the kickbacks he's taking are more than half of that, right?"
"Boss," the shopkeeper choked for a moment before slowly saying, "I...I took some kickbacks. Please give me a chance. I have parents, a wife, and children to support at home. I will definitely fight for you in the future."
Song Wanning's eyes were clear as she said coldly, "One, spit out the kickbacks you took, or two, pack up and leave. It's your choice."
"This... I..." Shopkeeper Sun looked embarrassed, looking at Song Wanning hesitantly, "Boss, it's not that I can't come up with it, but my mother was sick a while ago, and I spent a lot of money. That's why I took kickbacks from the shop. Can you please forgive me this time?"
Song Wanning put the teacup back on the table. "If you can't come up with that much money right now, you can deduct it from your monthly salary. In short, I can't let you spend all this money for nothing. Think it over carefully. Of course, correspondingly, there will be some interest on the deductions from your monthly salary every month."
"Boss..." The shopkeeper wanted to make some excuses for himself, but he saw Song Wanning raised her hand.
"I still have a lot of other things to do. If you really can't choose a shopkeeper, I will send a new one to replace you tomorrow." Song Wanning folded her hands and sat calmly in the chair waiting for the shopkeeper's answer.
Seeing the shopkeeper's expression, Song Wanning knew in her heart that this kind of person was just trying to see if she was weak and could be bullied. If Song Wanning forgave him this time, he would definitely become more powerful in the future.
The shopkeeper had a bitter face. Seeing that Song Wanning was really unwilling to give in, he had no choice but to say hesitantly, "Since the boss said so, I will go back and find relatives to collect money to make up for these kickbacks."
"Okay, pay me back within three days, otherwise don't blame me for being rude." After Song Wanning finished speaking, she stood up and left the rouge shop.
The shopkeeper's face turned gloomy when he saw Song Wanning leave. It took him a long time before he turned around and went back to the shop.
After Song Wanning finished her business at the shop, she went to the street and followed Cai Que back to the Song Mansion.
She looked around after entering the room, and sure enough, she saw a few servants acting suspiciously not far away. They must have been sent by Wen Tingbo to guard here.
Song Wanning walked in and saw Song Lan practicing martial arts in the yard. She walked quickly to him. Song Lan turned around and greeted her, "Sister, you're back."
"Brother, there are a few unidentified people guarding outside. Can you think of a way to drive them away?"
"What? So audacious?" Song Lan narrowed his eyes and was about to go out. "I'll go take a look. I'll throw ticklers at them."
Song Wanning laughed twice, turned around and went back to her own yard.
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In order to go to the Marquis Zhongping's Mansion to discuss Song Wanning's divorce, Song Jing sent a special invitation to the Marquis' Mansion to pay a visit.
In order to avoid being wrongly accused by the people in the Marquis' Mansion, Song Wanning also got on the carriage and went with them.
Song Jing originally didn't plan to bring Song Lan to his home, but Song Lan said that he was good at talking, so he insisted on coming along.
The gate of the Marquis Zhongping's Mansion was now open. As soon as Song Jing entered, Wen Tingbai's mother, Mrs. Wang, appeared at the door for a rare occasion and welcomed Song Jing, Song Lan and Song Wanning in.
Madam Wang smiled brightly as she looked at Song Jing and said, "Father-in-law, since Wan Ning married into our mansion, she hasn't officially met you. Now they've finally met. The younger generations in the family have all said they want to see the mighty general, and now they've finally got the chance."
Seeing that Song Jing was not in a good mood, Madam Wang took two steps back and walked to Song Lan. "This must be General Song Lan, the promising young general of General Song Jing. He is truly a rare talent, a genius."
"Thank you, Madam, for your kindness." Song Lan chuckled twice and said, "Madam, I'm afraid you haven't seen it. There are more men like me in Huizhou than you can count on your hands."
“Is… is that so?”
"No wonder Madam is surprised." Song Lan stepped forward and said with a smile, "After all, my appearance and talent are much better than Madam's son."
"You..." Mrs. Wang's face turned completely black after hearing what Song Lan said, but she couldn't get angry, so she could only keep quiet and go to Rongfu Hall together.
There are quite a few people gathered in Rongfu Hall now. Of course, Wen Tingbo and the old lady are there, but Wen Xian and Wen Tingcheng's families are all there, and even the elusive playboy Wen Tingxun is there.
The old lady above changed her usual cold attitude towards Song Wanning and had a smile on her face.
According to etiquette, Song Jing called the old ancestor sitting above "old lady".
"Wan Ning is back. She was in trouble and yet she asked the general to send her here." The old lady glanced at Song Wan Ning and said, "It's good that she's back. It's good that she's back. It's inevitable that couples don't quarrel."
"Old lady, I didn't come here today to reconcile these two children." Song Jing was always serious, but now in his long robe, his cold aura could be spread everywhere. "I came here today to discuss the divorce of the two children."
"When they got married, I, as Wan Ning's father, was not at home and did not help Wan Ning check in. This is truly my fault. As a result, the two children have a rift in their relationship and have come to this point." Song Jing sighed and said frankly, "My son-in-law also has a lover. It really shouldn't be that the two children are tied together any longer. Since that's the case, let's separate them."
Wen Xian, who was sitting nearby, was also panicked when he heard about He Li and hurriedly said, "This... General, I'm afraid it's not that serious yet, right? Bo Ge'er is indeed naive, but he has said recently that he will definitely make it up to Wan Ning in the future. Why don't you give Bo Ge'er another chance?"
"The Minister only needs to go outside and ask. Which prince or noble doesn't regard Wan Ning as a laughing stock in the capital?" Song Jing started to get angry when he brought up this topic. He said in a deep voice, "If she weren't your daughter, you wouldn't feel sorry for her. But she is my daughter, and I feel sorry for her."
The people in the Marquis' Mansion looked at each other, none of them had expected that the situation had become so irreversible.
Wen Xian sighed, not wanting to let the Song family off the hook. "My dear relatives, is there really no room for negotiation on this matter now?"
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