Chapter 527 I hate defaulting on my debts
But Mr. Huo did not do so.
Shen Xuan is a smart man, so how could he not know that Mr. Huo’s mind has changed?
I’m afraid that the Huo family will be excluded by Shen Xuan in the future.
“Master Shen, this, this——” The chief shopkeeper also heard the determination in Shen Xuan’s words and felt that something was wrong.
"Today's meal——"
Before Shen Xuan finished speaking, Fu Zhaoning took over.
"Is this meal today just a reward for my knife work? You won't ask us to pay you money, right?"
"How can that be possible? How can I ask you to pay for it? No way."
Fu Zhaoning hadn't finished speaking yet, "I'm asking a question, big boss, you may not be able to make the decision on this matter, but I have to make my words clear."
"Miss Fu, go ahead."
The chief shopkeeper had a bad feeling again.
"If it weren't for my cousin and my great uncle, your Qianxue Mushroom would be useless today, right? You wouldn't be able to make it, right? And, you must have offended those distinguished guests, right? I saw them all so angry before."
"Yes, yes, yes."
"It can be said that we not only saved the situation, but also recovered a lot of losses for your First Floor, right?"
At this time, Shen Xuan already understood what she was going to say, and he felt warm in his heart. Fu Zhaoning felt sorry for him and wanted to avenge him.
Mr. Du, who had been silent all the time, also spoke up at this time to respond to Fu Zhaoning's words.
"Isn't this obvious? Do you know how much a plate of Thousand Snow Mushrooms in the First Floor sells for?"
"How many?"
"Five hundred taels!"
A plate this small costs five hundred taels.
"It's so expensive? The price of this plate of Thousand Snow Mushrooms is enough for an average family to buy a small house with two entrances in a remote place?" Fu Zhaoning was surprised.
This is really a dare.
"Isn't it?"
"So there are more than ten plates today, right? That means we have collected nearly ten thousand taels today!"
Fu Zhaoning raised his eyebrows and said to the head shopkeeper, "Your First Floor didn't just lose nearly ten thousand taels of silver. Even the Second Prince and Marquis Ping'en are here. If you can't give us the Thousand Snow Mushroom today, your First Floor will be in big trouble, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes." The chief shopkeeper had no objection at all and nodded continuously. He thought so too.
Fu Zhaoning was not wrong, especially the group of people led by Marquis Ping'en. There was also a young master from a military family here, who was a little devil and almost wanted to smash the first floor today.
"Since we have nothing to do with the First Floor, and I'm not a saint who does good deeds everywhere, then of course we should talk about business. Just treat it as a business deal. Today, I helped in the kitchen and helped the First Floor get through a difficult time. I want 10,000 taels. Is that not too much?"
Mr. Du immediately said, "So little?"
The manager was sweating profusely.
"You think it's too little, uncle?"
"Did you not include me? I didn't even go when the palace asked me to cook. Today I gave it to the chef of the first floor." Old Du snorted.
At this time, Eleven immediately took over the conversation.
"We just went downstairs and took a look around. We saw quite a few people entering the first floor. They were talking a lot. I heard that Chef Du is coming to the first floor today. So we have to have a meal here!"
Thirteen tacitly continued, "This means that Mr. Du has also brought business to the First Floor."
Fu Zhaoning gave them a thumbs up in his heart.
"This is called traffic, it's the advertising effect. You don't need to understand these two words. Just understand that my great-uncle has also helped a lot. So, great-uncle, what is your appearance price?"
"Since I'm helping you, I'll just ask for five thousand taels," said Mr. Du.
"That's fifteen thousand taels. As for Chef Sun's consultation fee, I'll settle it with him. Fifteen thousand taels, the chief shopkeeper, should ask Master Huo for permission, right?"
Fu Zhaoning tilted his head and looked at the chief shopkeeper.
The chief shopkeeper smiled bitterly.
"Yes, then please invite Miss Fu, Master Shen, and Mr. Du to dinner first. I will go to the Huo family right away."
"I won't make it difficult for you," Fu Zhaoning said, "so you just need to be the messenger and tell Mr. Huo that if he doesn't give me this money, I will come to ask for it in person. I don't like being denied a debt."
"Yes. Please wait a moment, young lady."
The head shopkeeper went out in a hurry, but when he reached the stairs, he was pulled into another room by Mr. Huo.
"Master, you are here?"
"I've been here for a while, and I know what happened."
Mr. Huo now looks nervous and uneasy.
"I was just coming to see you—"
"What did Master Shen say?"
The chief shopkeeper quickly told Shen Xuan and Fu Zhaoning what they had said.
After hearing this, Mr. Huo also smiled bitterly.
"How dare I refuse to give you this fifteen thousand taels? I'll get a banknote now and you can deliver it right away."
Although he was under pressure and wanted to draw a clear line with the Shen family, he did not dare to break off relations with Shen Xuan too openly.
Otherwise, when the news gets out, many people will definitely say that he is ungrateful. Doesn’t he still care about his reputation?
Originally, he thought that Shen Xuan had been so arrogant all his life, and after listening to his words, he would just cut off all ties with him and would not have any other tricks.
I didn't expect that there would be a Fu Zhaoning here.
This girl is really amazing. She is an excellent doctor, a skilled knife worker, and a good talker. Moreover, she is not even afraid of Marquis Ping'en and the Second Prince.
He asked for fifteen thousand taels at once.
“Won’t the master go and apologize to Master Shen in person?”
Aren’t you going to say thank you to Fu Zhaoning and Mr. Du?
Although they asked for silver, compared with the help we provided today, these fifteen thousand taels were really nothing.
It is reasonable and moral for Mr. Huo to show up and express his gratitude.
Mr. Huo waved his hand and sighed. "I won't go. It will be embarrassing to see you."
After he said that, he left quickly, as if he was afraid of being bumped into by Shen Xuan.
The chief shopkeeper looked at his back and shook his head. It was not a good thing for the master to behave like this.
The chief shopkeeper felt very disappointed.
After Fu Zhaoning and his friends had finished their meal, Chef Sun's wife came over. When she saw Fu Zhaoning, she knelt down and cried, and kowtowed three times.
Following her were Chef Sun’s three sons, who also kowtowed three times in unison.
Mr. Du's sullen expression finally eased a little at this moment.
Mr. Huo is not a good person, and he had misjudged him back then. Fortunately, Chef Sun's family is a good one, otherwise he would feel that he had lost face in front of Fu Zhaoning.
Look at what he helped collect.
Fu Zhaoning carefully explained some precautions to them.
"Observe him for a while longer. If he's more alert and awake, take him home to have a good rest."
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Doctor Fu, this is the medical fee we brought. We don't know if it's enough. If it's not enough, we will send it back to you later."
Mrs. Sun handed over a stack of banknotes with both hands.
Xiaoqin took it, took a look at it, and said to Fu Zhaoning, "Miss, here are six thousand taels."
Phew! Fu Zhaoning almost burst out laughing.
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