Tang Qingshan rushed to the shop where he worked, but in just a few days, everything had changed. The shopkeeper was a complete stranger, and the shop assistants avoided him like the plague.
Tang Qingshan said excitedly, "What, you don't recognize me? I'm Tang Qingshan! I was the manager here just a few days ago!"
A former colleague said irritably, "You said it yourself, he was the former manager. Our current manager's surname is Wu! Didn't you get into trouble? Why are you back?"
Tang Qingshan felt disappointed to see that the shop had a new manager, but he comforted himself that someone had to take over the shop eventually, and he had previously thought he wouldn't be able to leave.
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He then asked, "Has Master Qian come by these past few days?"
The shopkeeper surnamed Wu was a shrewd man, unlike the other shop assistant who wore his disdain for Tang Qingshan on his sleeve.
He said very politely, "You've come at a bad time. Master Qian hasn't come these past few days!"
Tang Qingshan chuckled: "It's alright, I'll wait for him here. Master Qian comes to check the accounts every three days. Since he hasn't come for several days, he'll definitely come tomorrow!"
Manager Wu's face immediately turned cold: "We're running a business here, not a refugee camp."
Tang Qingshan assumed he didn't know who he was, put his arm around Manager Wu's shoulder and said, "Manager Wu, we're on the same side. This position used to be mine. Don't worry, I won't bother you. I used to live here too!"
Shopkeeper Wu stepped aside with disdain and said contemptuously, "You country bumpkin, who's on our side?"
The waiter next to him added fuel to the fire, saying, "Tang Qingshan, the room you used to stay in is now occupied by Manager Wu. There's no spare room for you here!"
"What about my things in the room?" Tang Qingshan asked through gritted teeth.
In an attempt to curry favor with Manager Wu, the waiter relentlessly belittled Tang Qingshan, saying sarcastically, "We've already thrown away all that garbage in your room. Go cool off somewhere else and don't get in our way of doing business!"
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Tang Qingshan was furious. He roared, "You bunch of snobbish bastards! Wait till I find Master Qian, and I'll show you what I'm made of!"
The shop assistants kicked him out: "You'll have to find him first! Hurry up, hurry up!"
Tang Qingshan was thus kicked out. She spat viciously and cursed, "When the tiger is away, the monkeys become kings! You just wait and see!"
The people inside laughed and said, "He's only been the manager for half a day, and he really thinks he's someone important. Master Qian is just playing with him!"
"Exactly! Otherwise, if he goes back, we'll just lose all his stuff!"
Tang Qingshan didn't hear a word of these words; all he could think about was where to find Master Qian!
The Qian family was a prominent and wealthy household in town, and he could never get in. Besides, Master Qian rarely came home; he spent most of his time with his mistress.
Tang Qingshan knew that place. Once, when Li Caie came to the shop looking for Master Qian, he was the one who went there to call for him.
When Tang Qingshan arrived, the door was opened by Qian Yuanwai's mistress. The woman was only wearing a thin veil, and Tang Qingshan didn't dare to look at her. He cautiously asked, "Is Qian Yuanwai here?"
The woman then laughed foolishly.
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Master Qian shouted from inside, "Who are you flirting with outside? Get back here right now!"
The woman said in a sweet voice, "He's your cousin who came looking for you before!"
Master Qian angrily said, "What brother, what cousin? I don't know him. Get rid of him!"
The woman was about to close the door when she heard this, but Tang Qingshan quickly pushed the door open and squeezed in, calling out, "Master Qian, it's me, Tang Qingshan."
After saying that, he disregarded all etiquette and went straight into the house to find someone.
Master Qian was lounging on his recliner, shirtless, when he saw Tang Qingshan and his face turned very ugly: "How can you be so ignorant of manners? What kind of place is this where you dare to trespass!"
Tang Qingshan hurriedly nodded and bowed, saying, "Master Qian, I know I was being presumptuous, but the situation was urgent and I had no other choice. Only you can save me this time!"
Master Qian put on his coat and said casually, "What happened? They left without saying goodbye, causing my shop to lose a lot of money!"
Tang Qingshan sighed and said, "Oh, don't even mention it. Li Caie has exposed everything about us. I was locked up by Xu Lanzhi for several days and only got out today. I went to the shop to find you, but the shop assistants there actually kicked me out!"
Master Qian said with a displeased look, "Don't talk nonsense. I don't know any Li Cai'e, and I have nothing to do with you!"
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Tang Qingshan understood immediately and said, "Master Qian, you're right. Xi Lanzhi tortured me severely, but I stubbornly insisted that I did everything by myself. She couldn't persuade me otherwise, so she released me!"
Master Qian said in disbelief, "You caused her so much loss, and she just let you go like that!"
Tang Qingshan immediately flattered him, saying, "That's why you're the boss. Nothing can be hidden from you. She let me go, but I'm demanding five hundred taels of silver in compensation. That's why I came to you for help when I had nowhere else to turn!"
Master Qian jumped up from his chair: "What? Five hundred taels of silver? I don't have that!"
Tang Qingshan said obsequiously, "It's like this, my father scraped together four hundred taels for me, and now I'm short one hundred taels. Don't worry, I won't take this money for nothing; it will be deducted from my wages!"
Suddenly intrigued, Master Qian squinted and asked, "Your old man, a farmer, can actually scrape together four hundred taels for you? Really?"
Tang Qingshan said with some heartache, "They pawned all the valuables in their house!"
"Where is the money now? You'd better keep it safe!" Master Qian asked again.
Tang Qingshan patted the pocket on his chest and said, "I've put it in my pocket, it won't get lost. Just lend me a hundred taels so I can settle this matter. After all, I took the risk for you!"
After thinking for a moment, Master Qian's attitude suddenly softened. He asked Tang Qingshan to sit down and said to him, "Don't laugh at me, but my wife is a real shrew. Although she has quite a lot of wealth, I don't manage the money."
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"Don't worry, brother, I'll definitely help you with this. You go back first, and I'll figure out a way to get you the money. Let's meet at the alley entrance in the west of the city tonight!"
When Tang Qingshan heard that Master Qian had no money, he was disheartened. But when Master Qian said he was willing to raise money for him, Tang Qingshan was happy.
He said embarrassedly, "Brother, I have nowhere else to go, so let me wait for you here!"
Master Qian burst into laughter: "Brother, think about it yourself, with such a beautiful sister-in-law, is it appropriate for you to wait for me here!"
Tang Qingshan smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother is right. Goodbye, see you tonight!"
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