"The master is so wise! Don’t worry, master, we servants have prepared everything. As soon as you give the order, we’ll set the fire! Ji Xinhe’s winery hasn’t noticed anything, and they’re still rushing to finish work day and night!" The servant chuckled.
"Humph! Let them rush. In the end, their efforts will all be in vain, like water poured into a bamboo basket. They dare to compete with me? They’re courting death!" Yuchi Gong sneered.
"But, master, are you not afraid of being found out? After all, this is under the feet of the Emperor of the Daqian Dynasty..." The servant appeared somewhat hesitant.
"Found out? Let them investigate! What does this have to do with me? Am I scared of their investigation? With what basis can they suspect me? They brought this upon themselves!" Yuchi Gong was utterly fearless.
The servant hurriedly praised, "That’s right, master is wise. It’s just me who’s too cautious."
As the conversation continued, a servant suddenly entered in a hurry, "Master, master!"
Yuchi Gong was quite impatient, "What’s the rush? Can’t you see I’m busy?"
"No, it’s the owner of Qinghe Small Shop. She’s here!" The servant hurriedly said.
Yuchi Gong’s face instantly darkened, and he slapped the table, "What?! She actually dared to come to my door?!"
"Miss Ji is currently waiting in the hall outside! When she arrived, she revealed her identity as the owner of Qinghe Small Shop, saying she came today for the agreement made with you half a month ago. Our guests in the shop all perked up when they heard this and gathered outside to watch."
"What kind of dogshit agreement?!" Yuchi Gong was furious.
"I’m not quite sure either. She said it seems, it seems to be a celebration of her new series of fruit wines," The servant said, paused, and then smacked his head, "Oh, that’s right! She even brought three wine jugs, saying they’re filled with new products, specifically for you, master!"
Yuchi Gong’s face turned black as a pot in an instant, his stiff face said word by word, "You said she brought new products?"
Just now, the busy bootlicking servant was dumbfounded, "Didn’t master say that her new products would only be produced three days later?"
Yuchi Gong’s face turned pale, and suddenly realized something, and angrily slammed a whole set of tea sets on the table, "Scoundrel! That mean person deceived me!"
She played him again!
Yesterday he suffered such humiliation, and he thought he had got her to talk, but even that was a lie!
It must have been yesterday that her new products were already produced!
That cunning woman!
Yuchi Gong’s fists were cracking, he snapped angrily, "Why are you still standing there?"
"What does master mean...?"
"Go! Set fire to her winery right now! I want to burn her winery down! Let’s see how arrogant she can be then!"
The servant trembled, "Isn’t it too late now?"
As Ji Xinhe had already brought the new products as a provocation, once she presented her new products today, she could clear her name of stealing skills and revive Qinghe Small Shop’s reputation, which could no longer be stopped by Yueke Lai.
Yuchi Gong roared angrily, "Even if she clears her name, I still want to make her lose her goods! Once her winery is burnt, let’s see what she has left to sell! It takes at least half a month for her to make her fruit wine. If she can’t open for business in that half month, I’ll think of other ways to make sure she’s closed for life!"
What’s the point of clearing her name? What’s the point of having a good reputation?
His family’s craft, passed down through five generations, business knowledge absorbed since a young age, he didn’t even have a way to deal with a woman? He truly lived in vain!
If he didn’t take her down, he couldn’t let out the stifled breath in his heart!
"Yes! I’ll do it right away."
A servant hurriedly ran out.
The messenger servant was still trembling and standing in place, awkwardly said, "Master, Ji Xinhe... is still in the hall outside."
Yuchi Gong spat out a ball of phlegm, and with an ominous look, strode out, "I’ll meet her!"
At this time, the hall of Yueke Lai was bustling with excitement.
Originally, Yueke Lai’s business was booming, and it was quite crowded, but now Ji Xinhe had brought three jugs of new fruit wine, which was to be given to Yuchi Gong, the owner of Yueke Lai, instantly attracting everyone’s interest, who stopped to watch.
"Hey, what’s going on? Why would the owner of Qinghe Small Shop come to Yueke Lai to give wine? Aren’t these two supposed to be rival businesses?"
"Hey! Don’t you remember? Half a month ago, the owner of Yueke Lai went to Qinghe Small Shop to cause a scene, claiming that Miss Ji had stolen skills and learned the craft from their Yuchi Family. Miss Ji immediately retorted, saying that she had no interest in Yuchi Family’s craft, and that she could not only make grape wine but also a series of fruit wines, with grape wine being just one of them."
"Really?! I thought the grape wine was already quite exquisite, but I never expected that grape wine was just one of the fruit wine series developed by Qinghe Small Shop! Has she produced them?"
"Yes, look at the three small jugs by her side. I think they are the new products. She deliberately brought her new products to Yueke Lai as a gift for Yuchi Gong, but isn’t it just a slap in his face?"
Some people had already begun to covet Ji Xinhe’s new fruit wines, "The grape wine is so delicious, I wonder if the three new ones will be the same. I really want to have a taste."
Xin He sat casually on an armchair by the hall, with three small jugs of fruit wine placed next to her. Li Saner stood protectively behind her.
Even though people were discussing fervently and looking at her from time to time, she remained calm, with no turbulence on her face, nor any signs of anxiety or arrogance. She just quietly sat there, saying nothing, but somehow made people feel as if she was not to be profaned or offended.
Yuchi Gong stormed out of the room to find the hall already overcrowded. Since everyone had been anticipating this exciting event for half a month, when it finally happened, naturally many came to watch. There was no telling how many people were gathered around the entrance, waiting to see the outcome.
Although Yueke Lai’s business has been thriving since its opening, this was the first time it had been so full of guests!
Yuchi Gong looked at the bustling scene in his shop, but there was not a hint of a smile on his face. Instead, it was pitch-black, and his eyes seemed to shoot fire at Ji Xinhe.
Bystanders saw Yuchi Gong’s menacing look and his huge figure and couldn’t help but feel a little scared.
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