Chapter 34 Still asking the prince
Ye Qiaoqiao, however, had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter. She played with the token in her hand and said, "No way! I have the token my grandmother gave me. Who dares to disobey?"
After a pause, Ye Qiaoqiao added, "They wouldn't dare."
Li Runrun didn't say anything. No one is so easy to control. If it weren't for Haitang's extraordinary means last night, those beauties would have dared to make trouble in front of the prince.
Sure enough, after waiting for a long time, the shopkeeper still showed no sign of coming.
Ye Qiaoqiao frowned and ordered the waiter standing beside her: "Who are you calling? Did you say someone is coming from the Hou Mansion?"
The waiter replied lazily, "I told you that the second young lady from the Marquis' Mansion came to check the accounts. The shopkeeper said he knew and that he was currently receiving a distinguished guest and would come over after he finished."
The waiter bowed and gave a rather disrespectful greeting: "Please wait a moment, Miss."
The waiter knew very well that if the second young lady was really powerful in the mansion, she would not come to check the accounts in person. She would ask a capable nanny to manage the situation.
I don't know how this little concubine's daughter coaxed the old lady into giving her a token, but now she really treats chicken feathers as if they were her authority.
Their shopkeeper is the younger brother of the nanny who is popular with the old lady. Otherwise, how could the restaurant not make money and still pay monthly wages?
The nanny is an old lady who lives by the old lady's side. She has followed the old lady since she was a child. Because of the old lady, she is a person that even the marquis respects.
How could a shameless concubine's daughter dare to shout in front of their boss?
The waiter followed the shopkeeper's orders and looked at Ye Qiaoqiao with contempt and disdain.
Ye Qiaoqiao had no choice but to wait patiently for a while. Then, she got angry and slammed the table: "What kind of distinguished guest is your shopkeeper receiving that takes so long? Do you want me to go and invite him in myself?"
Seeing no one paying attention to her, Ye Qiaoqiao slammed the table twice again: "Do you want me to go back and report to Grandma?"
The waiter then lazily said, "Don't worry, Miss, I'll go and urge her."
The waiter left again.
Ye Qiaoqiao held her wrist. When she was angry, she didn't pay attention to the strength, so her hand hurt from clapping.
Her fingertips trembled slightly.
Li Ruanruan held her hand and blew gently: "Why are you angry with them?"
Li Ruanruan then guessed, "This restaurant isn't doing well, but it's still open. I guess the owner is related to the Marquis' Mansion, otherwise he wouldn't dare to neglect you like this."
After a pause, she continued, "It's our fault that we don't have a capable and respectable nanny around us. We can't control these old idiots."
"Old fox?"
Ye Qiaoqiao didn't understand this new word.
Li Runrun explained it again.
Ye Qiaoqiao cursed angrily: "They are really experienced people."
As they were talking, the shopkeeper, who was fat and had big ears, said that the food there was very good at first glance.
Shanshan arrived late at this moment, and saluted with a smile that made people feel uncomfortable: "Greetings, Second Miss."
As expected of an old hand, he did a good job on the surface. As soon as he arrived, he ordered the accountant: "Go, bring the account book and let the second lady check it carefully."
The accountant immediately turned around and went to get the account book.
Ye Qiaoqiao suppressed her anger and was about to speak when Li Ruanruan grabbed her hand and whispered in her ear, "You have to check. You have to check the accounts thoroughly when you take over a shop. If you check the accounts thoroughly, he'll be more afraid of you and know you're not a fool."
Ye Qiaoqiao's eyes turned sharp, and she sat on the chair in a rather intimidating manner.
Li Ruanruan stood behind her and said sternly, "Why don't you serve the tea? You will suffer the consequences if you neglect the Second Miss."
The shopkeeper was still a little disdainful. He didn't believe that anyone would dare to give him a hard time.
But he didn't get angry with the little girl. He waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and serve tea to the second young lady. Serve the best tea in our store, otherwise the second young lady will go back and tell the old lady that we neglected her."
There is something else behind these words, a dagger hidden in a smile.
Li Runrun knew that the tea being served would definitely not be good tea. Sure enough, when the teapot was brought up and poured into the cup, the tea leaves were still in it.
Even the coarse tea is not this bad. I wonder where the shopkeeper found it.
Without waiting for Ye Qiaoqiao to curse.
Li Ruanruan had already picked up the teacup and smashed it on the shopkeeper's head: "How dare you give the Second Miss such bad tea. If something goes wrong after drinking it, who will be responsible? You?"
The shopkeeper covered his head and was about to curse when he saw Li Ruanruan holding the token: "Open your dog eyes and see clearly, the second young lady is working for the old lady."
The shopkeeper covered the corner of his eye that was hurt by the blow, and only became more obedient when he saw the token. He was really a little frightened by Li Ruanruan's attitude.
He was the type who bullied the weak and feared the strong, but he still refused to accept it. Seeing her kneeling, he cried out in grievance, "I didn't mean to neglect the Second Miss. It's just that the shop is running at a loss. All the good tea has turned into stale tea, and we don't have the money to buy new stock."
The shopkeeper cried and wailed, complaining about his poverty again: "Old Madam, have you remembered our shop? Now the Second Young Miss has taken it over? That's wonderful! We haven't received our monthly salary for six months. I wonder if the Second Young Miss has brought any money. It's not that we want to neglect the Second Young Miss, but we really can't make ends meet at home. Oh my..."
As soon as the shopkeeper started crying poor, the people behind him also knelt on the ground and started crying poor.
For a moment, the shop was filled with smoke.
Ye Qiaoqiao finally opened her eyes. She hadn't even asked them to hand over the revenue, but they started asking her for money?
Li Ruanruan scolded: "I will report the shopkeeper's words to the old lady truthfully. Once it is verified, you will certainly not lose a single cent. Shut up, what are you doing crying like that!"
She was mean to them, but her hands were actually shaking and she was a little scared.
She also relied on the merits of Suzhou embroidery to bully others.
The shopkeeper stopped crying.
The accountant quickly brought the account book, and Ye Qiaoqiao opened it to take a look.
She had studied accounting, but she wasn't very good at it, and her brows were furrowed as she watched.
Li Ruanruan said, "Second Miss, please let this servant come."
The two of them exchanged glances, and Li Runrun picked up the account book and quickly calculated it in her mind.
Then he threw the account book in the shopkeeper's face: "Your account book has only a few entries, and it's full of mistakes and omissions. Who are you trying to fool?"
The shopkeeper didn't believe that the young girl could calculate clearly, and he still didn't believe it: "This accountant has been with me for many years, how could he make a mistake in the calculation?"
Li Ruanruan flipped through the account book: "This one, and this one, the accounts are all unbalanced."
The accountant took it and looked at it, then exchanged a look with the shopkeeper. He didn't dare to treat them lightly anymore and said hurriedly, "It must be my old eyes that made a mistake. Give me three days and I will recalculate it and give it to the second young lady."
"Come back in three days to get it."
Li Runrun gestured for Ye Qiaoqiao to leave, and the two of them got on the carriage.
Ye Qiaoqiao was very angry: "I will definitely report it to Grandma and punish them severely."
Li Ruanruan said, "If we trouble the old lady for everything, we will definitely not be able to run this shop."
"ah?"
"This shopkeeper has a complicated background and is a sly person. We absolutely cannot keep him here. There's no need to waste our breath talking to him."
"Then...what should we do?"
Li Ruanruan looked thoughtful, and finally said, "We still have to discuss investment with the prince first, and then borrow manpower from him. As long as the interests are tied together, there will be no worries about not being able to deal with this old sly guy."
Li Ruanruan grabbed Ye Qiaoqiao's hand and said, "It's up to you to talk."
Ye Qiaoqiao hurriedly withdrew her hand, and then she imitated Li Runrun and grabbed Li Runrun's hand as if she was grabbing a life-saving straw.
After swallowing hard, she said, "Ruanruan, I'm not good at talking and I'm timid. I think you'd be more reliable. Why don't you go talk to Big Brother? I think the chances of him agreeing would be higher. Honestly, Ruanruan, I'm really scared of Big Brother. I'm afraid that if I fail to reach an agreement and upset Big Brother, what will happen to the shop?"
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