Chapter 44 Who Advertised for Me?
"His father cheated him out of money? What do you mean?" Lin Zhaozhao tossed the money bag in her hand thoughtfully. Her fruit and bonsai business was starting to take off, and most of her customers were repeat customers. Once she gained a reputation, she would need to find a legitimate source for her fruit trees and bonsai, which would require someone to help her.
Lin Dagen had worked with her before, but he was cunning. However, compared to other merchants with ulterior motives, he was still alright. Now, there's this stubborn Lin Xiaohu. If this father and son were a combination of the shrewd but unhappy man and the simple-minded but clueless man, it wouldn't be a bad thing.
She has plenty of stock now, so she can hold off for a while and see how Lin Dagen is behaving, or maybe try to lower the price.
Lin Zhaozhao's principle is to save money wherever possible.
They said the fruit trees they sold to us were defective and meant to be uprooted.
Lin Zhaozhao:...
She'd be sick with anger if she had such a simple-minded son.
Lin Dagen is a true warrior.
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"The Zhang family is really stingy. Who would give an apple as a return gift when hosting a banquet? It's something that can't be presented to the public."
"If it weren't for his sycophant climbing the social ladder, he would still be a nobody now, standing on equal footing with me. It's so annoying." Madam Xu glanced at the gift list, her face full of disgust. "From now on, tell the eldest son to stay away from those two playboys from the Li and Zhang families. The imperial examination is just around the corner, so he won't be distracted by playing around."
"The Ning family is full of troublemakers. A perfectly good daughter of a prefect was spoiled and lawless; if it weren't for..."
"Mother, Mother, I want to eat an apple." The door was pushed open, and the voice stopped abruptly. Madam Xu stepped forward and affectionately tapped her youngest son's forehead, then glanced at the maid who was following her. The maid knelt on the ground in fear, not daring to raise her head.
"Bring some fruit for the young master."
"I want to eat an apple." Young Master Xu whined in a spoiled manner, like a monk chanting sutras, which gave her a headache.
With her fingertips touching her forehead, the kneeling maid said in a trembling voice, "Madam, the young master is referring to the apples from the Zhang family's return gift yesterday."
Madam Xu was furious. "You useless lot! You can't even take care of a child properly, how could you let the young master eat that unclean stuff!"
Young Master Xu trembled with fright and shut his mouth. After Madam Xu calmed down, he pouted and cried tears of joy. His pitiful appearance made Madam Xu's heart ache.
"Buy them all! Go buy them for me!" She refused to believe that it had to be the Zhang family's apples!
Madam Xu already looked down on the Zhang family, so why would she go out of her way to ask for apples?
After several attempts, Young Master Xu would take a bite and then smash the apple on the ground, saying, "No, no, I want to eat an apple."
Spoiled and pampered, Young Master Xu became increasingly unruly. Just as Madam Xu was exhausted, the nanny pointed out a solution: "Madam, I passed by the Zhang residence today and saw what appeared to be a potted plant bought from a merchant."
"Send someone to find out which merchant it is and buy some back."
"yes."
As night fell, the Lin family was sitting in the courtyard eating hot pot. Xiao Guai, Meimei, Xiao Li, and Xiao Teng each had their own bowls. The animals ate vegetables and drank soup, while the plants just slurped up the soup.
Just as they were enjoying their meal, there was a knock on the door. Lin Yangyang went to open it and saw a tall, elegant, and poised stranger. Her demeanor suggested she came from a wealthy family.
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