Chapter 177: Taking Advantage of Both Ends
After a long time, his expression returned to normal.
"The girl is indeed destined to be with you."
Bai raised her chin and said, "What the young lady said is probably what I planned. However, since the young lady has guessed this, she is still willing to come to my house. I guess there is nothing we can do."
"Most people in the world believe in ghosts and gods, and they are very concerned about their fate and fortune. Your shop has been involved in such a thing. If you let it go on like this, it will affect your own business."
"I don't ask for much, just ten taels of silver. With just ten taels of silver, I can agree to your request, offend Feng Ershu completely, and take that brat away in front of everyone in the town. From now on, there will be no brats in your tofu shop, and others will no longer be afraid of this matter."
Zhuang Qingning's eyes dimmed a little.
It was exactly as she had guessed. Bai asked Xiao Liuzi to pass the message, intending to take advantage of both sides.
"Ten taels of silver?" Zhuang Qingning sneered, "That's a lot. My tofu shop doesn't produce much tofu in a day, and I can't make much money from it. Banxian asked for ten taels of silver right away. That's really a lot."
"Ten taels of silver may seem like a lot, but it can keep your shop safe, so why not do it? If your shop becomes taboo because of this, and business becomes bad, you may not make a penny. But if you pay this ten taels of silver, the shop will be prosperous in the future, and you can make back any ten taels of silver."
"The girl is a businesswoman, she should be better at accounting than me." Bai smiled sinisterly.
Zhuang Qingning narrowed his eyes and said, "Since you know that I'm a businessman, you should also know that businessmen are always the most stingy and unwilling to spend a penny. It's probably not easy to get money from me."
"What you mean is..." Bai curled the corner of her mouth.
"The cost of this business is too high, and the profit is just so-so. I'm afraid we can't reach an agreement on this matter. Goodbye." Zhuang Qingning sneered, stood up, and prepared to leave.
After taking two more steps, he turned back.
"I knew that the young lady would agree to this deal." Bai's face was full of sarcasm: "After all, this is a deal that can buy peace and harmony, and the young lady will not lose anything."
"I came back just to tell you something." Zhuang Qingning said quietly, "Before I came here, I went to Feng's Tea Shop and had a chat with Shopkeeper Feng. But looking at his expression, it seemed that he was not doing well."
"I think we can't reach an agreement on this deal, but maybe we can still talk to Shopkeeper Feng."
Zhuang Qingning left without looking back, leaving behind a string of silver bell-like laughter.
The girl's laughter was the most pleasant to the ear, especially for someone with a nice voice like Zhuang Qingning. Unfortunately, it sounded extremely harsh to Bai's ears.
As Zhuang Qingning's footsteps and back figure gradually faded away, Bai's face became more and more ugly, and she almost broke half of the long nails on her hands.
Not only was he ignorant and stupid, not knowing what it meant to lose money to avoid disaster, he was also insidious and vicious. He actually went to Feng Ershu's place.
The fact that Zhuang Qingning could appear in Feng’s Tea Shop meant that, given Feng Ershu’s personality, he would definitely assume that she had told Zhuang Qingning everything.
This Zhuang Qingning, he didn't want to do business anymore, but he actually cheated her! Bai was so angry that her face turned pale.
"Mom, what should we do next?" Xiao Liuzi looked at Bai with some uneasiness.
"Go and get the tables and chairs back from the street first. We won't set up the stall today." Bai shouted.
"Okay." Xiao Liuzi nodded, but then he became very worried: "What about Shopkeeper Feng..."
Do you want to explain something?
"Don't worry about that guy. If he has any questions, he can come and ask me. If we rush to explain, it will make us look guilty."
Bai narrowed her eyes, her face full of viciousness: "As for that Zhuang, he is so rude that he refuses to accept my toast. He really doesn't want to do business with me anymore."
"Go ahead and talk to those little guys you usually play with. When you go there tomorrow, make a bigger scene. Spread the word a little over the next two days, saying that the people who bought tofu from their store had such and such bad luck."
"I just don't believe that I can't cure her?"
"I understand." Xiao Liuzi nodded vigorously and hurriedly did what Bai instructed.
After Zhuang Qingning came out here, he went all the way back to the shop.
At this time, most of the things in the shop had been sold out, and there was only a small piece of tofu and two or three sheets of rice noodles left.
"It's getting late. Auntie and Qiuying should pack up and go home early." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile, "Auntie can take the remaining things back and cook for dinner."
Cao hesitated for a while and nodded: "Okay, you and Qingsui should go back early as well."
"It's getting early today, and we have to get up early anyway. Qiuying and I have nothing to do at home, so let's come to the shop early. If Ning is able, please bring the things here earlier."
Those annoying kids usually come in the afternoon, and sell everything early in the morning to avoid being unable to sell anything in the afternoon.
"I understand your concerns."
Zhuang Qingning pursed her lips and said, "I just went out for a while. I figured out the situation and know how to deal with it. But I'm afraid these kids will come back in the next two days. When they come, they'll make even more noise, which will have some impact on our business."
"When I get back, I'll tell the tofu shop to produce a little less tofu these days, so that it won't go bad if it can't be sold."
"Yeah." Cao nodded, then her face was full of anger, and she said angrily: "Those kids are really annoying. When they come again tomorrow, I must teach them a lesson and let them know how powerful we are."
"That's not necessary." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile: "When those people come again tomorrow, there is no need to argue with them, just watch them."
"By the way, prepare some tea tomorrow. I'll buy all the donkey rolls that Qiuying will sell tomorrow. When the children come, we must treat them well."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Cao and Zhang Qiuying looked at each other.
"You mean, we are planning to treat them to good food and drinks?" Zhang Qiuying couldn't help but ask.
"Well, it would be best if there were some gongs and drums, so that others could come and see this so-called little devil who can do somersaults."
Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "Don't ask why yet. Just do it this way for now. When the time comes, I will invite you to watch the fun."
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