"Master." Seeing Fu Man'er come down, the shop assistant next to her immediately went to greet her.
The commotion inside is too loud and has disturbed the other guests.
Everyone craned their necks to look inside, their faces filled with curiosity, since Fu Kee had always been very quiet.
"Tell the guests first and invite them upstairs to the lobby so they don't feel uncomfortable."
Most of the people reading downstairs are scholars who want to take the imperial examinations. Many of them are from poor families and cannot afford to buy books, so they can only come here to read.
Reading books downstairs doesn't actually earn you much money in a day, but Fu Man'er is willing to do this business.
For her, it was simply providing them with a place to read.
But for these scholars, it was a great hope.
The waiter responded and went to lead the guests to the second floor.
Fu Man'er raised her chin and walked inside with great interest.
After running the shop for so long, finally someone came looking for trouble. For some reason, she actually felt a bit eager to get to it.
"Where is your boss? Bring your boss out here."
"Tell him to open his eyes wide and see who's standing in your store!"
After the waiter tried to persuade her a few times, Cui Ruhua not only didn't stop, but became even more demanding.
Qian Dayong originally wanted to go up and pull his wife back, but he stopped himself when he thought of the high price of Fuji Books.
He wanted to curry favor with the governor, but he didn't expect that buying books would cost so much money.
If Cui Ruhua makes such a scene, the owner of Fu Ji will find out his identity...
His position as a deputy commander was quite prestigious in Lanzhen, and many people wanted to curry favor with him.
If the owner of Fu Kee is reasonable, he will know what to do.
Cui Ruhua was truly shrewish; the young man, who was only 78 years old, was driven to desperation by her.
"Master." Seeing Fu Man'er slowly walking over, he almost wanted to cry; his savior had arrived.
Cui Ruhua turned around upon hearing this, "Where is your employer?"
I didn't see anything else, just a blond-haired girl.
The waiter hurriedly ran to Fu Man'er's side and whispered, "Master, I'm sorry, I didn't entertain the guests well."
He felt incredibly guilty. He had thought he was going to make a big deal, but he hadn't expected the customer to be so unreasonable.
These are clearly priced items, yet this woman called it a rip-off shop, and it even affected other customers.
Fu Man'er glanced at him and asked, "Where are the guests?"
"Huh?" The waiter looked up at her blankly. Didn't the boss see the two people in front of him?
Cui Ruhua, with her nose in the air, looked Fu Man'er up and down.
"So you're the owner of Fu Kee, a mere greenhorn?"
Fu Man'er looks very young. Today she wore her hair in two buns, without any makeup, and simply inserted a jade hairpin in her hair.
Especially the innocent and bright look in her eyes makes her appear still quite young.
"Ha, I knew this was a shady business. Turns out it's run by this young girl."
If it were a man, Cui Ruhua might have been more restrained, but seeing that it was such a young girl, she was simply unscrupulous.
"We've already said that Fu Kee only serves customers. Why are you letting all sorts of barking things in?"
Fu Man'er lazily raised her eyes and glanced at the woman who was chattering incessantly.
Her cherry lips parted, and what she said almost made Cui Ruhua want to punch her.
"What did you say? Who are you calling a barking idiot?" Cui Ruhua said angrily.
"Of course I'm talking about you, isn't it obvious?" Fu Man'er tilted her head and looked at Cui Ruhua.
“You…” Cui Ruhua pointed at Fu Man’er, “I’m going to tear your mouth apart.”
She was, after all, the wife of a deputy commander; everyone fawned over her and treated her with utmost respect.
"Hmm?" Before Cui Ruhua could make a move, Fu Man'er grabbed her finger and pulled it backward.
"Ah!" Cui Ruhua cried out in pain.
Upon seeing this, Qian Dayong immediately intervened, thinking that the woman in front of him was thin and small, and he could easily push her away with a single gesture.
but……
Fu Man'er glanced at him and delivered a side kick, causing Qian Dayong to stagger backward.
"I underestimated her," Qian Dayong thought to himself after regaining his footing. "It seems this unassuming little girl is actually a trained fighter."
Cui Ruhua was still howling in pain, which annoyed Fu Man'er, so she pushed Cui Ruhua down next to Qian Dayong.
"Do you know who's standing in front of you?"
Cui Ruhua, clutching her swollen fingers, yelled at Fu Man'er.
"Who is it?" Fu Man'er shook her hand, as if touching Cui Ruhua just now was such a dirty thing.
"Hmph, you little brat, let me tell you, the man standing in front of you is the deputy commander of the guard."
"You little brat, is this your first time seeing us? Quickly kowtow and apologize to us properly, or you'll be in big trouble."
Although Cui Ruhua often looked down on Qian Dayong, when it came to showing off, she still really liked Qian Dayong's official position.
“Deputy commander?” Fu Man’er muttered to herself, “Is a deputy commander as high-ranking as a commander?” She remembered that her brother was a commander.
If she remembered correctly, the deputy commander was not as high-ranking as the commander, but just to be on the safe side, she still asked.
Little did she know that her question had struck a chord deep within Qian Dayong's heart.
His face turned a deep purplish-red, and he didn't know how to answer.
"Hey, judging from your appearance, the deputy commander isn't as high-ranking as the commander, is he?"
"None of your business, you brat! You dare to run a shady business? I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget."
Cui Ruhua angrily grabbed the book next to her. The shop assistant tried to stop her, but Fu Man'er slightly raised her hand, signaling him not to go over.
With the book in her hands, Cui Ruhua exerted force, and it tore in two with a tear.
The waiter's eyelids twitched when he saw the book's title.
This book just arrived at the store recently. When it first arrived, the owner was so fond of it that he had it carefully stored away.
I wonder if the boss is so angry he's about to explode at the sight of this.
The waiter cautiously looked up at Fu Man'er.
Hey, why is the boss smiling so slyly? It's like he's spotted some big, fat sheep.
Just kidding, how can you not be happy when you're doing business?
Seeing Fu Man'er smiling like that, Qian Dayong felt uneasy.
Furthermore, seeing the yellowed paper drift past his eyes, he couldn't care less about Fu Man'er for a moment.
"What are you doing?" Qian Dayong turned his head and saw Cui Ruhua going to the bookshelf to get a book again, and hurriedly grabbed her.
"What are you doing? I'm going to smash this shady shop to pieces, Qian Dayong, and you call yourself a deputy commander?"
"Isn't this something you should be in charge of? Today, we're going to teach this brat a lesson."
Cui Ruhua was cursing and swearing, her temper flaring, but Qian Dayong held her back forcefully.
The couple started pulling at each other immediately, and Fu Man'er had no interest in watching.
He simply leaned against the desk next to him and turned to the waiter.
"Have the shopkeeper bring the abacus over."
"Yes." Although the waiter didn't understand, he quickly ran over.
After they arrived, the couple finally calmed down from their argument.
"Go and calculate the money," Fu Man'er said to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper walked over with his abacus, quickly started counting, and finally gave a number.
"Master, the three books will cost a total of 456 taels of silver."
It's pretty good. The store hasn't made a lot of money selling books for a while.
"Although you just disturbed my guests, I will let it go since you bought so many books."
"How will you pay? Silver or banknotes?" Fu Man'er flipped her little hand and looked at the two of them.
Cui Ruhua, who had just calmed down, became irritable again. If Qian Dayong hadn't held her back, she probably would have charged forward again.
"You little hussy, what did you say?"
Fu Man'er pouted, "Sure enough, I'm getting old, my hearing isn't working well anymore."
"Madam, the three books you just destroyed cost a total of 456 taels."
"After you pay, we will pack up and wrap the books for you." The shopkeeper came out at the right time.
"Didn't you hear what my wife said? I am the deputy commander of the guard!"
While holding his wife's hand, Qian Dayong said something meaningful to Fu Man'er.
"What? The deputy commander doesn't have to pay for his purchases? What law says that?"
Would she let go of such a free business opportunity? Absolutely not.
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