Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Fight
Divorce?
"Qian Duo, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."
Qin Xiong, who was originally still angry and walking behind and refusing to pay attention to Tian Ge, was surprised to hear Qian Duo's words that Tian Ge should divorce him. He could not wait even for a second and strode forward.
Qin Xiong was talking to Qian Duo, but his eyes were on Tian Ge. He carefully looked at his wife's face, afraid to see Tian Ge show a hint of approval.
From the proposal to the marriage, this was the first time he got angry with Tian Ge.
He is Tian Ge's husband, but his wife tells him nothing.
I didn't tell him when I was bullied by others in the village.
I had a nightmare and cried out loud in the middle of the night but didn't tell him what I was dreaming about.
Now, Tian Ge wants to open a shop in the county town, and he only found out about it from Qian Duo.
Qin Xiong could hardly help thinking, is he such a failure as a husband? Is he so unworthy of Tian Ge's trust and reliance?
Tian Ge's eyes were red from holding back, and she looked at him with a look of grievance, and the corners of her mouth, which were always raised, were turned down.
Qin Xiong's heart skipped a beat.
"Did I say something wrong?" Qian Duo, facing Qin Xiong's murderous look, added more oil to the fire. Tian Ge was his good friend, but Qin Xiong was not.
Qian Duo said logically, "It was you who turned around and left Tian Ge behind in the store just now? It was you who took the initiative to hold your hand and then pushed her hand away? It was you who made gestures to you and didn't look at him? Our little brother is a little soft-hearted, but you guys can act like the bosses?"
It would have been fine if he hadn't said it. As soon as he said it, Tian Ge thought about how Qin Xiong had just dodged his hand, and his nose suddenly felt sore.
They have been married for so long and their lives are sweet every day.
Today, Qin Xiong actually avoided his hand holding.
Qin Xiong was like a cabbage that had been exposed to the sun all day, wilting. He was visibly anxious. He opened and then curled his palms and stretched out towards Tian Ge's arm, "I..."
Qian Duo pulled Tian Ge towards her, leaving Qin Xiong's hand empty. "Let's go check out the shop first. Since you like to walk behind us, then just walk behind us."
Because Qian Duo knew the owner of the shop who wanted to rent, they didn't go through the middleman and went directly to the shop owner.
As luck would have it, the boss was looking after the shop with another person.
She was a woman dressed in noble attire, followed by two maids and two servants. When she squinted at Tian Ge, there was obvious contempt and sharpness in her eyes.
"Are you from Qingshui Village?" the woman asked.
----Who are you?
Qin Xiong stood next to Tian Ge very tactfully.
On the one hand, he protected Tian Ge and supported him.
On the other hand, let everyone hear what Tian Ge said.
Tian Ge looked up and glanced at him, her eyes still a little moist.
The woman looked Tian Ge up and down again.
Just like the concubine who was brought into the family a few years ago, she exudes the smell of poverty.
But she is indeed as good-looking as the portrait drawn by that lowly bastard. The red mole on the bridge of her nose is easy to identify. Without other features, she is indeed a beauty.
But the lower class people only have good looks and always dream in the daydreams, dreaming of flying up to the tree and becoming a phoenix one day, but in fact they are still chickens.
The woman snorted coldly, thinking about how she was exhausted in her youth and could not have children. She had many concubines at home, none of whom could match her talent and ability, but they were all younger and more beautiful than her.
Especially that bitch named Lianzi, who acted so cold and arrogant, and her hypocritical attitude was disgusting. But she made the idiot at home coax her in a humble manner, which made her even more furious.
"A mute, yet you dare to compete with me for my shop?" The woman said with dignity, holding a delicate pink handkerchief in her hand. She folded her hands in front of her stomach and turned to the shop owner and said, "Boss Wu, I want this shop for the price you just mentioned."
Tian Ge looked the woman up and down for a long time, but he couldn't remember where he had offended this person. He didn't know her at all, so naturally he didn't know where this person's hostility came from.
Since we don't know the whole story, we should just keep doing nothing. This person obviously knows his origins, but he doesn't know hers.
Being looked down upon as a mute, he was dumb from birth and bred that way, and he never felt that he was inferior to others in any way. These words passed in one ear and out the other immediately.
Tian Ge watched as Qin Xiong's hands, which were hanging at his sides, were clenched into fists. He reached out and gently covered them with his hands. The calm look in his eyes soothed Qin Xiong's anger.
He wanted to ask more about this person's background, but Qian Duo spoke before him.
"Madam Chen, we are all brothers and sisters who make a living in business. Why get angry? If people get to know you're so mean to an innocent, unfamiliar, mute boy, they'll think you're narrow-minded, jealous, and a bully who takes advantage of your power to belittle beautiful boys and girls."
It is said that businessmen are cunning. They say one thing to one person and another thing to another person. They always give the other party some face so that they can do business with them in the future.
But Qian Duo's words showed no mercy at all, and every word hit Chen's wife in the heart, but she had a smile on her face.
Everyone in the county knew that the Chen couple started from scratch and started a cloth business, supporting each other through thick and thin.
But as the business grew bigger, Master Chen seemed like a different person, bringing concubines into his house one after another.
Regardless of their family background, he liked all young and beautiful women. Many of his concubines looked somewhat like Mrs. Chen when she was young.
In this county town, there are still few men and women who open shops and do business. Qian Duo is a famous one, and so is Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen twisted her handkerchief tightly, her face forced to smile, her eyes gleaming with a look that seemed to want to cut two pieces of flesh from Qian Duo. Then she said with a smile, "Qian Duo, before you meddle in other people's affairs, consider yourself first. Do you like the meal the county magistrate invited you to?"
The county magistrate fell in love with Qian Duo and wanted to take her as his concubine. After being rejected, he would go to the rouge shop to cause trouble every now and then and collect all kinds of miscellaneous fees.
Qian Duo is powerless, and she has to give gifts to the county magistrate during festivals. It's an aggrieved thing no matter how you think about it.
Tian Ge stepped forward and stood in front of Qian Duo. His cold eyes passed over Madam Chen and turned to the shop owner who was watching the fun and not minding the trouble.
-----Boss, how much is the annual rent for your shop?
Boss Wu was a shrewd man, desperate for some cash. He was naturally pleased to have more people asking for the price, so he said with a smile, "My shop is a little small, but in terms of location and the number of people coming and going, you can all see it. Ask around at the shops around here, and you'll find that none of them don't make seven or eight taels of silver a year. I'm a straightforward person, so I'll pay six taels of silver a year. If you want to rent for five or ten years, we can negotiate."
"Boss Wu, you are a good person. I was the one who came here first, and you also said you wanted to settle down. What do you mean by this?" Mrs. Chen asked.
Boss Wu looked embarrassed and said that Qian Duo had come to see him the day before.
-----We want seven taels of silver.
Qin Xiong had no hesitation about Tian Ge's decision and told it immediately.
"Oh, Madam Chen, look at this, I urgently need this money to make ends meet," Boss Wu suppressed the joy in his eyes, pretended to be sad, and hesitated to speak.
"Eight taels." Madam Chen said calmly, how much silver could a country boy have to compete with her for a shop? Now, she had nothing, but she was not short of money. At least it was more than enough to rent a shop.
-----Ten taels.
"Twelve taels!" Madam Chen was obviously angry. When she saw Tian Ge's bright face, she thought of the group of little bitches at home. If she couldn't win at home, would she lose outside? Then all her efforts for more than twenty years would be in vain. It was really a joke.
-----Fifteen taels.
What a fool, Mrs. Chen thought. He was going to spend all his family wealth to compete with her. It was just a small shop. No matter how good the conditions were, the rent of eight years of silver was the maximum. She should have stopped there and watched this ignorant young man lose face.
Mrs. Chen twisted her handkerchief again and again, clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles turned blue and white.
The room suddenly became quiet. Tian Ge and Mrs. Chen looked at each other, neither giving in at all, determined to win.
Qian Duo, who was standing by, suddenly laughed out loud. Just as she said "Mrs. Chen" in a mocking and persuasive tone,
"Twenty taels." Madam Chen looked straight at Tian Ge with eyes like iron hooks and said in a cold voice.
After looking at each other, Tian Ge's tense little face suddenly smiled, and he made a bowing gesture with a frivolous look at the corners of his eyes, which meant that he gave up.
People really should not get angry. When they get angry, their brains will not work properly and even the smartest people will become stupid.
Just like he did before, after hearing a few rumors from Zhou, he was so angry that he ran to Qin Xiong's house in the middle of the night to question him.
Fortunately, her husband is an upright person. If he had met someone with bad intentions, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
-----let's go.
Tian Ge turned around to leave, but was stopped by Qian Duo.
Qian Duo was the one who enjoyed watching the fun and was standing at the door with her arms folded, in stark contrast to the dignified Madam Chen.
He spoke cheerfully, as if the verbal battle had never happened. "Business is all about integrity. I, Qian Duo, have run a shop here for almost ten years, and this is the first time I've seen a small shop with an annual rent of twenty taels. Madam Chen, what do you say? Give me the money and let me open my eyes."
Boss Wu's face was almost broken with laughter. "Mrs. Chen, you see, I really need money urgently..."
"Who said I wanted to rent it?" Madam Chen sneered and said, "Boss Wu, make a new offer. I'll buy your shop."
If you want to buy a shop in the county town, the price mostly fluctuates between fifty and seventy taels.
But compared to the outrageous rent of twenty taels a year, it is still much more cost-effective to buy it, although this was not part of Mrs. Chen's plan.
Being forced into such a humiliating situation by a country boy, Mrs. Chen looked at him with hatred, but her tone was still respectful, "Mute boy, you are so brave despite your young age. I will remember you."
Don't fall into her hands, otherwise, she will make this mute pay for it.
"You can come and try." Qin Xiong, who had been standing obediently behind Tian Ge, replied in a bad tone.
Tian Ge didn't say anything, took Qin Xiong's hand and shook it, then turned and left the shop.
Qin Xiong's heart, which had been uneasy all the way, finally settled down. He obediently let Tian Ge hold his hand and let go of her hand, refusing to let her husband hold her hand. This was a stupid thing to do, but it would be enough to learn from it once.
This time Qian Duo did not stop them, but walked leisurely behind, watching the good-for-nothing boy who was coaxed so quickly, walking shoulder to shoulder with the tall man.
Mrs. Chen was watching from behind, not showing it on her face, but she felt an inexplicable anger rising in her heart, which she could neither dissipate nor let go.
She originally thought that the tall and rough man was Qian Duopin's thug.
Now, after taking a closer look, I was surprised to find that this man was the husband of the mute boy.
Other husbands can stand behind their wives and support them, can watch their wives bid high prices for a shop without blinking, can stand shoulder to shoulder with their wives as if they were one...
And her husband...
That's all.
Mrs. Chen's expression became stern, she raised her head, exhaled secretly, and calmed down again.
Only what she can hold tightly in her hands is hers.
If you hold on to someone who betrays her again and again, and hurts her heart, then just die.
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