Chapter 244: A Little Difficult to Negotiate
Yan Qingqiu recognized her, after all, he had lived in the North Courtyard for quite a while at that time.
This woman is the youngest daughter of the old man in the North Courtyard, Beichen.
Beichen looked at the three people in the room one by one. She finally stared at Li Rongsen for a long time without saying anything. Then she looked at An Yan and said to her, "The city lord is not only not supernatural, but also a cute little woman. It's really interesting."
An Yan didn't answer, she didn't understand what she meant.
Beichen looked at Li Rongsen again and asked, "Yan Qingqiu is a monkey scoundrel, but you shouldn't be. Why is a grown man always following a little girl around?"
"Who are you calling a monkey? Can you please respect me a little?" Yan Qingqiu was very unhappy that she described him like that.
"I'm talking about you. Why bother asking such unnecessary questions?" Beichen laughed.
An Yan felt that she was just a child, and she was so young, probably less than twenty years old.
Seeing Beichen asked Li Rongsen again: "I'm asking you a question, why would an old man follow a little girl around?"
"I'd love to." Li Rongsen responded coldly.
Beichen chuckled and said, "You guys take a rest. My father won't be coming today." Then he left.
"What does she mean? Is she just coming here to watch a peep show like this?" Yan Qingqiu was very dissatisfied. He really didn't like this Beichen. He had disliked him since he came here before, because this woman completely ignored his own beauty. How could such a handsome man look like a monkey?
"Go and have a rest. There's no need to wait. We'll talk about it tomorrow." An Yan gestured for them to go and have a rest as well. She was indeed a little sleepy.
Li Rongsen said, "This woman is really strange. Who is she?"
"She's the youngest daughter of the old man in the North Courtyard. She always looks arrogant, and everyone here gives in to her. I heard that the old man in the North Courtyard likes her the most, so he wants to pass this place on to her. This always makes her brothers and sisters jealous of her."
An Yan yawned.
Li Rongsen saw this and immediately pushed Yan Qingqiu out, saying, "Let's go, we're going to bed too. We can talk about it tomorrow."
Yan Qingqiu and Li Rongsen lived in the same room, but slept on separate couches.
Yan Qingqiu lay down on the couch and said, "You're really good at stirring up trouble. Wen Jiaer is your friend, but you insist on dragging An Yan into doing things for you. That's not good."
"What do you mean?" Li Rongsen asked him.
"Don't pretend. If you hadn't asked An Yan to do this for your friend, she might not have been willing to do it. When has she ever been so concerned about someone who has nothing to do with her? Why would she bother with him?"
Yan Qingqiu's words pierced Li Rongsen's heart, and he didn't know how to explain it for a moment.
It seems that even Yan Qingqiu realized that An Yan really cared about him.
Yan Qingqiu was already beginning to doze off, and he added, "His illness is difficult to cure. Just tell your friend to accept his fate. It's all just obsession." Then he fell asleep.
Li Rongsen sighed and tossed and turned all night.
The next day, An Yan got up early in the morning. After washing up, she saw servants bringing breakfast.
Li Rongsen and Yan Qingqiu also came over.
One of the servants said, "Please have breakfast first."
"Wait a moment." An Yan stopped him, walked up to him, and said, "Go tell the dean that I'm waiting for him to come over, otherwise I will go find him myself."
The man's face changed, he immediately bowed, and then hurried out of the yard.
"Hey, you should have done this a long time ago, otherwise we would have lived together forever." Yan Qingqiu had already sat down at the table and started eating.
An Yan had no appetite, as she knew the old man from the North Courtyard would be here soon.
As expected, the old man came over with a group of servants. After he entered the house, he laughed coldly and said, "I'm so sorry. I'm so busy with the affairs in the courtyard that I can't get away at all. If it weren't for the Lord of West City coming, I really wouldn't want to greet you."
"It's okay. Let's make things clear as soon as possible so we can leave earlier. We don't want to delay the dean's busy work." An Yan said to him coldly.
The old man in the north courtyard sat down at the table and asked, "What's the matter?"
"I know there is a treasure in the courtyard called Yongchun. I would like to ask the owner for a price." An Yan didn't beat around the bush with him and asked him straight to the point.
"This is a wonderful treasure."
"Although it's a good treasure, there are so many of them in the North Courtyard that they can fill up the warehouses." Yan Qingqiu interrupted.
"Even food can't stop your mouth, Master Yan." The old man in the north yard snorted at him.
Yan Qingqiu was already full, and he couldn't bear to see An Yan suffer, so naturally he had to say a few words to help.
The old man in the north courtyard looked at Li Rongsen, but asked An Yan, "Name a price, and I'll consider whether to sell you one."
"Let the dean name the price." An Yan didn't know how to name the price, so it would be better to let him name it honestly.
The old man in the north courtyard chuckled and said, "The city lord is begging me."
Li Rongsen's face darkened.
Listen to An Yan say: "Please name the price, Master."
"Okay, since that's the case, I won't beat around the bush. I don't want money, I just want the city slave of West City, the man next to you." The old man in the north courtyard pointed at Li Rongsen.
"He can't." An Yan immediately refused and said, "Let's talk about money."
"Don't be anxious, just listen to what I have to say." Beiyuan signaled An Yan to calm down.
Yan Qingqiu also became nervous and said, "Exchanging things for people is not a fair transaction."
The old man in the North Courtyard smiled and said, "I want him to stay in the North Courtyard for three months, calculate the accounts for me, and then come up with a business plan. How about that?"
"No, three months is too long, and he can't get away." An Yan said to him seriously.
"That's nothing we can do. This is the minimum requirement. If you can't do it, then forget it." The old man in the north yard looked unhappy and stood up to leave.
Li Rongsen quickly stopped him and said, "It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that three months in a row is too long."
"Don't say anything. Let's listen to the dean on this matter. Forget it." An Yan signaled Li Rongsen not to interrupt. She didn't expect that he would take the initiative to talk, and now she regretted bringing him here.
But for the first time, Li Rongsen stubbornly ignored An Yan's advice and said, "I can help, but we need to come up with another solution."
Beiyuan turned around to look at Li Rongsen, then looked at Anyan's face and said, "You two can discuss it. I can give you three Yongchuns. It won't be considered as taking advantage of you." After that, he strode away.
After seeing the old man walk away, Yan Qingqiu said to Li Rongsen, "You shouldn't have acted on your own. Even though he said so, it doesn't mean he can let you leave in three months."
"Is he a man who doesn't keep his word?"
"Anyone who has stayed here for three months is willing to stay, and you are no exception." Yan Qingqiu said to him seriously.
"How could such a weird thing happen?" Li Rongsen frowned.
An Yan sighed and said, "It's not necessary to get this thing. Let's think of another way."
"He deliberately treated you with arrogance and indifference, but you were willing to accept it. This has never been your character. It shows that you think this thing is very important. If so, of course I have to get it." Li Rongsen said to An Yan seriously, and then said, "Besides, it is my responsibility to do this for Wen Jiaer."
An Yan was stunned. He actually knew this.
Yan Qingqiu frowned. He was worried in his heart and hated himself for not listening to An Yan and telling Li Rongsen. Who would have known that the old man in the North Courtyard was so cunning.
"Is there any other way to get Yongchun?" Li Rongsen asked again.
An Yan and Yan Qingqiu didn't answer. Of course not, otherwise who would be willing to come and ask for help from this stinky old man.
(End of this chapter)
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