Chapter 140 The Little Devil Comes to Negotiate

Although the wool still comes from the sheep, the money is considered to be paid by the old lady. But Xu Wan thought that it could almost be considered a birthday gift. At worst, she could wait until his birthday next year and give him a separate gift.

Just as she was thinking this, a maid came in to report that the little devil wanted to see her and was waiting in the yard.

Xu Wan was shocked as if she had seen a ghost. She said to Cuizhi, "Doesn't he usually just barge in and keep yelling?"

Cuizhi was also a little confused: "Yes... yes..."

How come Mr. Cheng has become so polite after not seeing him for a while?

She remembered the etiquette teacher Bailiweihong, but she would not officially start teaching in the class until the day after tomorrow.

Xu Wan thought: "He probably has something to ask of me, otherwise he wouldn't be so honest."

After fighting with her rebellious son for nearly half a year, Xu Wan knew the little devil very well.

"Let him in. It's a cool night outside."

"yes."

The little devil was brought in by Cuizhi, staring at Xu Wan with a pair of big eyes, a little embarrassed and a little uneasy. He said awkwardly: "You, you haven't slept yet."

Xu Wan smiled and found a chair to sit down, motioning him to sit down as well: "I'm going to sleep for a while. What's wrong? Do you want to talk to me about something?"

It was a rare moment for the mother and son to be together peacefully. The atmosphere was weird and awkward. Cuizhi tactfully took the people away and let the two of them talk alone.

The little devil was probably traumatized by her, and all he could think of was her ruthless and difficult to communicate with. He was afraid that he would be rejected as soon as he opened his mouth, but he and his brother really needed money.

When you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

A real man can bend and stretch.

He brainwashed himself silently in his heart, and then changed the subject and asked, "I, I just want to ask, I have made such rapid progress in my studies recently, do you agree with me?"

Xu Wan glanced at him and said truthfully, "I agree."

The little devil heaved a sigh of relief and began to feel less nervous. He continued to strike while the iron was hot, "Well, since I'm making such rapid progress, won't you give me a reward? My grandmother even gave you two big rewards, the 50,000 taels and the 100,000 taels."

The old lady said it in front of him, so he knew the two numbers.

Xu Wan smiled slightly and understood.

It turns out that this guy came here to ask for money.

She said, "Well, that's what happened. Why, do you want me to give you some? It's not impossible. If you pass the imperial examination successfully and can be among the top three in three years, I will reluctantly reward you with 12,000 taels of silver."

By that time, the task of educating the rebellious son will be completed, and the boy can spend the money of the Marquis' Mansion as he pleases. The ten thousand taels did not come from her pocket, so Xu Wan did not feel sorry for drawing this big pie.

The little devil got anxious when he heard this: "No, your goal is too far away. I have to wait for three years. I will be dead poor in three years!"

"Then how do we do it? Tell me." Xu Wan also wanted to see what he could say.

It's been five months. Let me see what level you've reached now.

The little devil said quickly: "I think rewards should be realistic and develop steadily. It takes too long to get into the top three, and it's easy to run out of motivation. You need to add a few more rewards and take down the 50,000, so that I can help you achieve your goal better!"

Xu Wan raised her eyebrows slightly: "You help me?"

Little Devil: “…”

You are fooling people so seriously that you even say such things.

He and Xu Wan are sworn enemies, how could he help her?

But if you want her to agree to a monthly salary increase, you have to speak to her heart and make her moved.

The little devil, who knew how to please others, clenched his fists and struggled for a while before continuing, "We call this a win-win situation, okay?"

Screw the mortal enemies, my brother is the most important.

I'll get the money first, and then I'll become enemies with her.

The little devil thought so, his body was forced to surrender but his mind had not surrendered yet.

"Oh, double win, you also know this?" Xu Wan said thoughtfully, "Then tell me, what kind of reward should I give you?"

When Zong Jincheng heard that the highlight he had been looking forward to the most had finally arrived, he hurriedly said, "Set a goal, set a price for each stage! For example, I will take the twelve-year-old test next month. If I pass, I will get fifty taels, if I'm in the top fifty, I will get one hundred taels, and if I'm in the top ten, I will get two hundred taels! Then there is the test for the children's class, which is super super difficult. Even Luo Chen and Qin Shi from the Hanlin North Courtyard couldn't get in. If I can get in, you must reward me with one thousand taels!"

Xu Wan: “…”

This guy really talks a lot. Such incentives are indeed useful in the short term, but the money is too high. After he has enough money to spend, he will no longer have the motivation to continue making money.

Xu Wan is an adult and would want the fifty thousand taels to live on for the rest of her life, but the little devil, as a child, cannot think that far ahead. Moreover, he has the status of the grandson of the marquis to back him up, so he does not care about the fifty thousand taels of silver at all.

Right now, he probably only wants these one thousand taels.

But once he got the one thousand taels, he became uncontrollable again.

Xu Wan asked him, "You have enough to eat and drink, why do you need one thousand taels of silver?"

Of course, it was to buy a house for his brother's family to live in.

Houses in the capital are very expensive.

However, Zong Jincheng promised his brother that he would keep it a secret, so he would definitely not tell the truth to Xu Wan.

So he lied, "Of course I want to pay you back all the money I owe you as soon as possible, and then go out to eat and drink and enjoy the comfortable life I haven't had in the past five months."

After saying this, he was still afraid that Xu Wan would misunderstand that he was wasting money, so he quickly added: "But you don't have to worry about me wasting money. I have learned from my brother how to live a good life and I won't mess around."

After the little devil finished speaking, he stared at Xu Wan's expression, observing whether she was unhappy or dissatisfied, but this woman was so boring. She either had a smile on her face or no expression, so he couldn't tell even if he wanted to read her expression.

She is even more difficult to deal with than Liu from their Xu family.

Xu Wan said, "I'm sorry, you didn't convince me."

Little Devil: “!!”

This woman is a tough guy who can't stand the temptations of others!!

He knew it wasn't that easy!!

Zong Jincheng was so angry that he stood up from his chair and was about to turn hostile.

Xu Wan said at this time: "But you have really performed well recently. I wanted to wait until your birthday tomorrow to tell you, but seeing that you are so anxious to get the silver, I will tell you in advance. I plan to increase your monthly allowance by an additional ten taels of silver starting from this month. You don't have to pay me back for now, you can spend it yourself. How about it, do you want it?"

Zong Jincheng was not happy at all after hearing this, but became even angrier.

Ten taels, she only planned to give her ten taels.

What can ten taels of silver do? He can’t even buy a kitchen with it!

But even so, you can't refuse something that's given for free. If you save a little, you can still make a small kitchen!

The little devil, with a ferocious face, said with humiliation: "Yes!"