Li Luoxue was very happy and asked, "Sister, did you come here to buy furniture for the new house? What do you want? As long as my grandfather has it, you can take it without paying!"
Shen Yuan knew that Li Luoxue came from a wealthy family and was a family of merchants, but she did not expect that the carpentry shop she randomly visited was owned by Li Luoxue's grandfather.
What a coincidence!
Shen Yuan thought the set of tables and chairs that Chun Tao had taken a liking to was indeed quite nice, so she said, "There's no such thing as doing business without taking money. Even if it's your own shop, you can't just give it to me for free. The craftsmen and the wood all cost money."
"My sister's kindness to me cannot be measured in money!"
Li Luoxue looked up at Shen Yuan, her eyes filled with gratitude.
If it weren't for Sister Shen Yuan and Brother Xiao Ling saving her and her cousin, she would have been trapped in a brothel for the rest of her life, living a life worse than death.
This kindness deserves to be repaid with her entire life! What does losing a little money matter?
Shen Yuan lowered her eyelids. She had only saved Li Luoxue by chance, and it was not really a matter of saving a life. After all, Xiao Ling was the one who saved Li Luoxue and Jiang Wanzhu's lives.
"What 'en'?" Old Master Li looked puzzled as he saw his granddaughter holding Shen Yuan's hand so intimately.
Li Luoxue ran to Grandpa Li and whispered in his ear, "Grandpa, Sister Shen Yuan is the one who saved my cousin and me—"
After hearing the whole story, Old Master Li immediately knelt down before Shen Yuan.
"Thank you so much, Miss Shen. If it weren't for your help back then, my granddaughter..."
"Please rise, sir. This junior is unworthy of such a grand gesture!" Shen Yuan raised her hand to interrupt Master Li.
She stepped forward, helped Mr. Li up, and gave him a meaningful look.
There were outsiders present, and the woman's abduction would damage her reputation, so Shen Yuan gestured to Old Master Li not to say anything more.
Old Master Li glanced at Jiang Yuchen, then pursed his lips and remained silent.
After a moment of silence, Chun Tao suddenly interjected, "Two hundred and eight taels is far too expensive! Miss Chen, why don't we go look elsewhere?"
Upon hearing Chun Tao's words, Grandpa Li hurriedly said, "I can offer a discount! An even bigger discount!"
Upon hearing this, Chun Tao paused in her action of pulling Shen Yuan to leave.
She asked, "How much more discount can I get?"
"The cost price of this set of tables and chairs is five taels and eight guan, but I can give you a discount and charge you three taels and eight guan. 36 sets of tables and chairs would cost 136 taels and eight guan. I'll round it down to 100 taels and also give you a counter as a gift!" said Old Master Li.
Jiang Yuchen was taken aback. "You rounded it down, so how much did you round down?"
"This..." Master Li chuckled awkwardly, "Aren't all amounts less than one hundred just odd change? Rounding down means omitting the odd change!"
"But that's not what you just told me!" Jiang Yuchen wanted to argue, but when he turned his head and met Shen Yuan's smiling face, the words he was about to say suddenly got stuck in his throat.
He came here simply to use his personal charm to save Shen Yuan some money.
Now that he's saved so much, why is he unhappy?
Jiang Yuchen shook his head, "Never mind."
Shen Yuan smiled and said to Old Master Li, "Let's calculate it as one hundred and thirty taels! With so many craftsmen, we can't let you pay their wages for nothing!"
She just wanted the old man to give her a fair price and not rip her off; she didn't want to force him to make no money at all.
Even the best relationships can't prevent business people from making money or even losing money!
“Miss Shen is indeed a kind and good-hearted person. In that case, besides the counter for collecting payments, I will also give you two cabinets in the back!” said Old Master Li.
Shen Yuan didn't stand on ceremony any longer and asked, "Is half of the deposit required upfront? I'll pay you sixty-five taels first!"
As she spoke, Shen Yuan turned to look at Chun Tao, "Sister Chun Tao, give the deposit to Grandpa Li!"
"Okay." Having saved more than seventy taels of silver and gotten a cabinet for free, Chun Tao was very happy and immediately took out the money without any hesitation.
But Li Luoxue stepped forward and stopped Chun Tao from paying.
"A deposit is to guard against untrustworthy people. I know my sister's character well, so it's better not to accept the deposit!"
Li Luoxue tugged at Chen Yuan's sleeve, her voice soft: "There are so many things to spend money on when a new store opens! There's no rush to give me my money. It's not too late to give it to me after Sister Yuan Yuan's shop makes money!"
“This…” Shen Yuan was a little embarrassed.
But Grandpa Li also said, "Xuexue is right, there's no rush for the money! You can settle the bill after you open for business!"
There are indeed many places where money is needed to open a new store. So Shen Yuan only hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
After agreeing on the delivery time, Shen Yuan and Jiang Yuchen left Li Luoxue's carpentry shop.
Li Luoxue said reluctantly, "Sister Yuanyuan, my family also has a shop that sells spices and porcelain. Is there anything you still need? I'll go with you to buy it..."
"No need! No need! No matter how many shops your Li family has, can they compare to the number of shops my Jiang family has?"
Jiang Yuchen interrupted Li Luoxue, grabbed Shen Yuan's sleeve, and walked out the door, not giving her a chance to speak again.
Shen Yuan was pulled onto the street and coughed lightly. Only then did Jiang Yuchen realize that he was still holding Shen Yuan's hand.
Even though it was through the sleeve, but...
Jiang Yuchen quickly released Shen Yuan's hand, awkwardly touched the tip of his nose, and then said, "It's not that the Li family doesn't respect me, it's just that you, their savior, have more influence... that's all, that's all!"
Hearing Jiang Yucheng's deliberate emphasis, Shen Yuan couldn't help but chuckle: "Yes, Young Master Jiang, your face is quite valuable!"
A breeze blew, lifting the ribbons that adorned Chen Yuan's hair.
A faint smile suddenly caught Jiang Yuchen's eye.
Pedestrians came and went in the market, but the surrounding noise was blocked by the beautiful figure in bright yellow.
Jiang Yuchen could clearly hear his own heartbeat, thump...thump thump...it was half a beat faster than usual.
"Miss Chen, should we buy porcelain plates and bowls first, or should we buy flowers?" Chun Tao asked, tugging at Chen Yuan's sleeve.
Shen Yuan said, "Let's go buy some porcelain first! The kitchen will be on fire in the next couple of days!"
Hearing their conversation, Jiang Yucheng snapped out of his reverie and quickly said, "My family owns a porcelain shop! It's family-run, so I can sell it to you at cost price!"
Shen Yuan smiled and said, "Then please lead the way, Young Master Jiang."
The group went to a porcelain shop, where Shen Yuan took a fancy to several sets of underglaze porcelain.
Although the price is a bit high, the porcelain is decorated with various flowers, making it look very classy.
This time, it was Jiang Yuchen who quoted her the price.
When Shen Yuan came to Jinling City to rent a shop last time, she had actually visited all the shops in Jinling City. She had also visited this porcelain shop and asked about the general prices.
After hearing Jiang Yuchen's quote, Shen Yuan knew that the price he gave her was indeed half the price the shopkeeper offered to others.
So Shen Yuan bought all the porcelain pieces she liked without any hesitation.
Jiang Yuchen also had the shopkeeper send her several large flowerpots, which were delivered to her door by their people.
Later, Shen Yuan went to the flower shop, the cloth shop, and the spice shop...
We shopped until the market was almost closing time before we finally stopped.
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