Mrs. Xie clicked her tongue in astonishment, "Throwing a meat bun to a dog, isn't that like throwing it away and never bringing it back?"
“It’s not like he’s never coming back,” Jiang Nuan sighed and walked into the hall, feeling dejected.
"Mom, you're back?" Huang Xiaosan heard the voice, looked up, and saw Jiang Nuan.
"Hmm," Jiang Nuan nodded listlessly, then casually asked, "How did the talks go? What did your father-in-law say?"
“Mother,” Huang Xiaosan said excitedly, “Back then, when we bought cabbage in the building, it cost one coin for three catties. My father-in-law was going to sell it to us at the original price and even help us deliver it back to Huangjiakou.”
“No way,” Jiang Nuan thought of Manager Jin’s smugness and felt a surge of anger rising in her heart. “Things are different now. Tomorrow will be February, and all kinds of vegetables will be available soon.”
These cabbages are too much for Wuweilou to use and will just rot in the cellar. Since we're not buying them, Wuweilou will have to bear the loss. Five catties for one coin; sell if you want, don't if you don't.
“Mother,” Huang Xiaosan looked at Jiang Nuan helplessly, “You don’t have to live like this, it’s not like you have much money.”
It's only a tael of silver.
His mother spent more than that amount yesterday.
Thinking of this, Huang Xiaosan noticed something was wrong. Her mother was the kind of person who wouldn't even blink an eye when spending five hundred taels of silver, so why would she care about a few hundred copper coins?
Could it be that her father-in-law offended her?
Touching his chin, Huang Xiaosan became more and more convinced that this was the case.
However, he couldn't understand how that shrewd old fox could have offended his mother.
They'd rather fawn over them than risk offending them? That's not like the style of an old fox...
“It’s alright, your father-in-law has plenty of money,” Jiang Nuan snorted. “A man who is willing to spend eight taels of silver on vegetables would not care about such a small amount of money.”
Jiang Nuan made a decision: she would buy five catties of vegetables for one coin and then sell them back for five coins per catty, just to infuriate that old fox.
He likes to spend money, so let him spend it to his heart's content!
Anyway, she's determined to earn back those five taels of silver.
"Eight taels of silver for vegetables?" Huang Xiaosan's eyes widened in surprise. "My father-in-law is actually willing to spend eight taels of silver on vegetables?"
At this point, Huang Xiaosan realized, "Wait a minute, where would we find green vegetables now?"
"Why do you care about these things? Go to the front and state these conditions."
Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about!
Jiang Nuan slapped Huang Xiaosan across the face in annoyance.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
When Huang Xiaosan went to the front yard, the vegetables had not yet been delivered, and he was fortunate enough to witness the true appearance of the eight taels of silver.
"Brother Dashan, are these vegetables really worth eight taels of silver?"
"Has that old fox lost his mind? Isn't cabbage delicious? Three pounds for a penny, why spend so much money on these vegetables?" Huang Xiaosan kept muttering to himself.
"Worth it!" Da Shan exclaimed with emotion. "If our manager hadn't acted quickly, we could have raised it even higher."
After years of working his way up in the restaurant business, he came to understand a principle: good things don't necessarily fetch a good price, but rare things are always in high demand and everyone is eager to give them money.
Making money can be incredibly difficult at times, but sometimes it's as easy as picking it up for free. Ping'an County may be small, but it has many wealthy people who are willing to spend any amount of money as long as they're given enough prestige.
This unique vegetable dish is a unique status symbol, and many people are willing to spend money on it.
"Are these people out of their minds?" Huang Xiaosan smacked his lips, shook his head, and left.
"Xiao San, what brings you here again?" Manager Jin was about to leave the main house to deliver some things when he saw Huang Xiao San. "Didn't I tell you to spend time with your mother?"
“Father-in-law,” Huang Xiaosan said after giving a junior’s greeting, “My mother said that three catties of cabbage for one coin is too expensive. She is not happy about it. She wants five catties for one coin, delivered to our home. Otherwise, she doesn’t want it.”
"That old woman is really pushing her luck," Manager Jin said, his eyebrows furrowing with anger. "Fine, don't buy it then, I don't want to sell it to you anyway!"
"Oh," Huang Xiaosan said dismissively, "I'll tell my mother right now that you don't want to."
With that, he turned around and left cleanly and decisively.
As I walked, I counted in my mind: one, two, three, four...
"Come back!" Seeing Huang Xiaosan leave without hesitation, Manager Jin's face darkened, and he roared, "You brat, do you even know how to do business? Just because I said I wouldn't sell, you won't buy? Can't you even try to negotiate?"
"No," Huang Xiaosan said innocently, shrugging. "My mother said that if you don't sell them, these cabbages will just be stuck in your hands. When the fresh vegetables come in later, no one will eat them."
Even meat gets boring after eating it every day, let alone eating cabbage for several months.
"It's your mother again," Huang Xiaosan's words made Manager Jin explode. "You're a grown man, married for over a year, and you're still being breastfed. Why do you listen to your mother in everything? Can't you have your own ideas?"
Her son-in-law was already clever, and he only managed to fool people because he had been around for a few more years. Now that he had a mother-in-law to rely on, she was no match for him at all.
From now on, it will be difficult to use any tricks!
Thinking of this, Manager Jin looked at Huang Xiaosan with increasing disappointment and frustration. How could a grown man listen to a woman in everything?
What will he do in the future?
“No,” Huang Xiaosan touched his nose, pretending to be nonchalant, and said, “The only thing I didn’t listen to was my mother’s advice. I signed a 20-year long-term contract behind my family’s back, and now I have to spend 500 taels of silver to cancel it.”
Don't assume he doesn't mind just because he doesn't show it; in fact, he does mind a lot.
Admittedly, he signed the contract because he was out of his mind and didn't know any better, and the old fox's deception certainly played a part.
He admitted his mistake, and he would also find a chance to retaliate against the old fox's scheming.
Seeing Manager Jin's face turn from black to green, Huang Xiaosan felt a surge of relief, as if the sun had broken through the long rain and the sky had suddenly become vast and boundless.
Huang Xiaosan's hurtful words left Manager Jin speechless.
Even though he was in the wrong first, he didn't have the confidence to say that.
After a long silence, he grunted, "Consider it an obligation I owe you and your daughter. Wait, I'll have someone deliver it to your home in a bit."
Manager Jin was heartbroken.
It is said that a son-in-law is like half a son.
My whole family are servants, and the indenture is in the hands of the master. I can't rely on my son at all; I can only rely on my son-in-law.
To secure his own future, he used his daughter to lure someone else's son back.
As a result, it was a complete disaster!
My daughter got involved, but my son got away scot-free. It's like the duck that was about to be eaten slipped away. It's so frustrating.
This mother and daughter are just here to bring bad luck to me.
Growing increasingly frustrated, Manager Jin decided to leave, out of sight, out of mind. He didn't want to see this irritating thing and feel like slapping it.
In the past, if a fight broke out, it was over, and any excuse could be made to cover it up. But that's not possible now.
With a mother who's practically a shrewd protector, if anyone dares to bully Huang Xiaosan, they'll be in for a world of hurt.
"If you can't afford to offend them, then avoid them," Manager Jin snorted arrogantly, picked up his bamboo basket, and left unhurriedly.
He would never admit to being afraid of an old woman!
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