Just as Wei Yingshuang was about to leave the shop, Su Ruojin said to Xing Yue, "A Yue, we earned an extra 3,400 taels of silver for Fifth Brother. We'll go ask Fifth Brother for it back later."
Su Ruojin's voice wasn't loud, but she made sure Wei Yingshuang could hear it.
That's right, this Jade Pavilion is a property under Su Yiting's name.
Xing Yue had previously mentioned wanting to visit this place, and Su Ruojin hadn't stopped her.
Anyway, it doesn't matter where we buy it, we might as well keep the money in the family. We can also ask Fifth Brother to find a way to return the money to Xing Yue later.
She knew that Xing Yue hadn't brought much money with her to Da Chu, so she figured that the thought was enough.
But Wei Yingshuang insisted on bumping into him, so there's no one to blame but her.
It's a fool not to make money when it's available, especially not Wei Yingshuang's money.
"Princess Fengxi, how did I tease you?"
"You knew it was your brother's shop, yet you pretended to pay to lure me in." Even Wei Yingshuang, who was usually naive, realized what was going on.
“Princess Fengxi, haven’t you ever heard of siblings keeping clear accounts? It’s true that the shop belongs to my fifth brother, but I still have to pay for what I buy there. If you hadn’t tried to take it from me, I would have paid and left with the hairpin long ago.”
"Since you're going to bid, we'll have a fair competition. If you don't raise the price, even if I raise it to four thousand five hundred taels, if you choose to give up, I'll willingly pay. Did anyone force you during this whole process? Besides, you are Princess Fengxi of our Great Chu; who would dare force you?"
After Su Ruojin finished speaking, she looked at the waiter and said, "Bring out any other good things in the shop for us to see."
The waiter recognized her voice and realized that she was the owner's sister, so he quickly said, "Alright, this way, please."
Wei Yingshuang felt a lump in her throat, unable to breathe or let it out, yet unable to vent her anger. She angrily threw the jewelry box in her hand to the ground and turned to leave.
Qingyun hurriedly picked up the box and chased after her princess.
Xing Yue gave Su Ruojin a thumbs up, "Xiao Jin, you're amazing."
This is absolutely infuriating!
Su Ruojin smiled and said, "Aren't you angry now?"
"I'm not angry anymore, I'm not angry anymore."
Having made over three thousand taels of silver for free, who would be angry?
Xing Yue picked out two more hairpins, insisted on buying them with her own money, and returned to the Su family.
Su Ruojin, without any hesitation, went to Su Yiting, told him what had happened that day, and asked him for 3,400 taels of silver, which she split in half with Xing Yue.
Actually, Su Ruojin wanted to give all the silver notes to Xing Yue, but Xing Yue definitely wouldn't accept them, so this was the only way she could do it.
Sure enough, seeing that Xiao Jin took half, Xing Yue felt less burdened holding the 1,700 taels of silver notes and smiled broadly.
"Xiao Jin, why don't you find out where this Princess Fengxi will appear next, and we'll figure out a way to squeeze some money out of her?" Xing Yue whispered.
This Princess Fengxi is targeting Xiao Jin so much, she doesn't seem like a good person. Xing Yue is eager to squeeze money out of her.
Su Ruojin: ......
Xing Yue is addicted.
*
New Year's Eve.
Every household lit lanterns and pasted paper-cut window decorations, creating a strong festive atmosphere. The streets and alleys of the city were filled with the sound of firecrackers.
Su Wenzhou, who had been stationed away from home, also rushed home for the Spring Festival.
When General Su and his family returned to the general's mansion after attending the palace banquet, the servants had already prepared a new table of food and wine.
The banquets in the palace were just a formality; who could truly relax and eat their fill?
When the officials returned to their residences, they would have another meal together; this was the true reunion dinner.
Grandpa Su led the whole family to pay respects to the ancestral tablets, and the eleven of them sat together around a large round table.
Grandpa Su raised his glass first, "Fifteen years have passed, and Xiao Jin has finally returned. This is the first time our Su family has truly had a reunion for the New Year. I wish our Su family everlasting prosperity and ever-increasing success."
Everyone drank it all in one gulp.
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