The old man quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, my granddaughter dirtied your clothes, but we can compensate you for them. Please don't be angry."
Su Tian snorted and said, "Sir, this dress is made of the finest material. Do you think you can just pay for it?"
"Please just name a number, and we will compensate you accordingly. We just hope you won't hold it against us."
"Alright, since you said so, as long as you can give me these ten taels of silver today, I can let this matter go. Otherwise, I won't let this little girl off so easily."
The old man was also taken aback. He could tell that the other person's clothes were indeed quite nice, but asking for ten taels of silver right off the bat seemed a bit too much to ask.
None of the surrounding guests dared to utter a sound, after all, Su Tian was a young master of the Su family in Jiangyang City, and no one dared to offend him easily.
The little girl clung tightly to her grandfather's clothes. She knew she had caused a huge problem, but it wasn't intentional. She couldn't understand why the uncle in front of her was being so aggressive.
The old man took out a few taels of silver from his pocket, but it was clearly not enough. "This is all the wealth I have left. I hope you can be lenient and not hold it against my granddaughter."
Su Tian said with a cold laugh, "Why do I feel like you're threatening me? Why do you people say such unpleasant things when you've suffered a loss?"
"No, no, please accept this money first. I will pay it back slowly in the future, and there will be no delay in paying it back."
Su Tian ignored the old man and instead grabbed the little girl, carefully examining her appearance.
"I think this young lady is quite pretty. How about she come to my residence as a maid? I can pretend that what happened today never happened. What do you think?"
The old man's expression changed drastically. "Young Master Su, please, I beg you to show mercy! This is absolutely unacceptable. I will definitely repay you."
Su Tian slammed his hand on the table and said, "Old man, don't be so shameless. I'm only doing you a favor by arguing with you here. Don't be ungrateful."
Within Jiangyang City, everyone knows that Su Tian has a peculiar hobby: he has a particular fondness for young people.
Moreover, he treats boys and girls equally, so this incident today may have been premeditated.
Su Tian didn't care about anything else; what he set his sights on had to be his. Just as he was about to order his men to make a move, a slightly lazy voice came from behind him.
"I don't know if I saw it wrong, but it looks like the little girl was tripped and spilled the tea."
Upon hearing this, Su Tian's eyes turned like those of a vicious wolf, immediately fixed on the source of the sound.
The person who spoke was none other than Ning Ye. Whether he actually saw what happened or not is another matter, but he couldn't bear to watch a little girl fall into the wolf's jaws.
"Kid, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. If you keep talking nonsense here, you might not be leaving here today."
Ning Ye slowly stood up. "Then I won't talk about whether what I saw was real or not. Let's talk about something else. It's just ten taels of silver, right? I'll pay for it. Now you have nothing to say."
Su Tian snorted and said, "You look unfamiliar. You must not be from Jiangyang City. Are you sure you've thought this through? Or have you just become incredibly audacious?"
Ning Ye said nonchalantly, "I'm only asking whether Jiangyang City is still a hotbed of conflict. If it is, then you can only abide by the laws here. Do you intend to snatch someone in broad daylight?"
With a series of clanging sounds, ten taels of silver were thrown directly onto the table. Su Tian looked at the money and felt uncomfortable all over. He had planned everything, but an unexpected obstacle had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Very well, I will remember you. When we meet again in the future, I hope you will still be as tough as you are today, otherwise I will be disappointed."
After saying that, Su Tian didn't take the silver. He stood up and left, which further proved that he wasn't after the money at all.
As soon as Ning Ye turned around, the old man pulled the little girl down to kneel on the ground, saying, "Thank you for your great kindness, young master."
Ning Ye quickly helped him up, saying, "Sir, you're making me feel terrible. I helped you voluntarily, and I didn't expect you to apologize to me like this. You're making me feel terrible."
“Young master, you have saved my whole family’s lives today. I am so grateful that I have no way to repay your kindness. I will repay you by serving you like a cow or a horse in my next life.”
"Sir, you mustn't say that. Although this matter has been resolved, that person just now doesn't seem like a kind person. Since he has already set his sights on you, you should leave Jiangyang City as soon as possible."
The old man shook his head with a wry smile, "Young master, I am already this old, and my granddaughter is still so young. If we, an old man and a young girl, were to leave Jiangyang City, where would we go, and would we even be able to survive?"
The little girl said with tears in her eyes, "Grandpa, let's go anywhere, even if there are bad people here. We're sure we can find somewhere else."
Ning Ye patted the little girl's head. "I've saved her, so I'll see this through to the end. After you leave Jiangyang City, you can go to Qingyuan County and find a big house in the east of the city. Just tell them I sent you there."
The old man said in surprise, "Why are you helping us so much, young master? Is there something about my old body that you have taken a liking to?"
"If you insist on thinking that way, then I'll just say I enjoy listening to your storytelling, and I'll definitely listen again in the future."
After saying that, Ning Ye turned and left, as he naturally couldn't make too much of a commotion now.
The old man held his granddaughter's hand, and after some internal struggle, he made his decision.
If this place doesn't want me, there's always another place that will. Wherever I am, it's all just about making a living.
When Ning Ye returned to the inn after wandering around all day, Zhang Zihe had already ordered a table full of food and was waiting for him.
Ning Ye sat down casually, picked up his wine glass, and said, "I have errands to run today, so I won't be drinking."
Zhang Zihe smiled wryly and said, "Actually, I think we should put this matter aside for now. At the very least, we should meet with his parents first."
Ning Ye raised an eyebrow. "If you're going to change your mind at the last minute, there should be a reason. Why is it happening so suddenly?"
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