Even so, Hong Xiaoduo didn't think the other party had any ulterior motive for following her.
She's not afraid of being targeted by malicious people anymore; if that happens, she'll just take action! Anyway, so far, she hasn't suffered any losses.
Hong Xiaoduo had already warned herself in her heart: Don't get carried away!
She wondered if things continued like this, would some martial arts figures give her a nickname—Invincible East?
"Young Lady Hong is back?" The shopkeeper behind the counter finished calculating the accounts, looked up, saw her, and quickly greeted her.
Hong Xiaoduo stopped and turned around to greet the other person: "Yes, you're back."
"I just happened to have something to tell you, young lady. Yesterday evening, you said you wanted to stay here for the Year of the Dragon and asked if you could get a discount. My young master agreed, and the room rate will be 20% of the original price." The innkeeper told him, and after speaking, he glanced at his young master and saw that he did not seem displeased when he heard about the 20% discount.
A 20% discount is quite a good deal. Hong Xiaoduo was very happy: "Thank you so much. Please also thank the young master for us. He's so easy to talk to. If he doesn't get rich, who will?"
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper burst into laughter and said, "This is our young master."
Hong Xiaoduo looked in the direction he was pointing and saw that it was the person Tian Shu had mentioned who had been following them. No wonder, it turned out that he was the young master of this inn, so naturally he was coming this way.
"Thank you very much," Hong Xiaoduo said, clasping her hands in thanks.
"Young lady, please don't be so polite. You've all patronized my business, so I should be the one thanking you. If you need anything, just tell the staff," the young man in the blue robe said with a smile, returning the greeting.
After exchanging pleasantries, Hong Xiaoduo and the others headed up the stairs.
As soon as they entered the room, the innkeeper brought over the packages that had been retrieved earlier, and the children excitedly searched for their robes.
Downstairs at the counter, the shopkeeper couldn't help but laugh as he watched the young master lean against the counter, his head turned towards the stairs.
"Young master, when are you going back to the old house? You can take the account books back with you to show the master." The shopkeeper asked, remembering the situation.
The landlord went back to his hometown in the countryside a few days ago, which is two days away from here.
"I'm not going back. I'll stay here and help you run the inn. Please clean out an empty room upstairs for me," Su Yejun replied.
"What? Young master, you're staying here for the New Year?" The shopkeeper thought he had misheard and asked in disbelief.
Having worked for the Su family for many years, I know the young master's temperament quite well. The master had long intended to hand over the inn to the young master to manage, but the young master had absolutely no interest in doing business.
I rarely visit the guesthouse throughout the year, and each time I do, I just take a brief look around, ask a few questions about the guesthouse, and then leave.
This time, we're actually going to stay at the inn for the New Year?
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and found the answer.
"The rooms opposite and next to Miss Hong's are still empty. Which one do you think is suitable, young master? Or how about the top-tier room?" the manager asked, suppressing a laugh.
After thinking for a moment, Su Yejun said, "Let's go with the one across from her."
"Alright, I'll have someone clean it up right away." After saying that, the shopkeeper immediately told the staff to clean it up.
Regardless of the young master's reasons for staying at the inn for the New Year, as long as he is willing to stay, that's good.
"I'm going back to the house to get some clothes. Remember, if anyone comes looking for trouble, have Lao Tong and the others handle them," Su Yejun earnestly instructed.
"Causing trouble for that young lady? No way, they only arrived yesterday afternoon, and they've already offended someone? Who did they offend?" the shopkeeper asked, puzzled.
"It was about what happened before they came back; they offended Yao Niangzi from Prefect Wu's family," Su Yejun told him with a smile.
The shopkeeper was dumbfounded: "What? Just going out for breakfast and he offended the prefect's daughter? And he said he wanted to stay here for the New Year, doesn't he know who she is?"
How reckless is this young lady? She's already offended the daughter of the highest-ranking official in the area as soon as she arrived? Why isn't she packing her things and running away? Why is she still staying here for the New Year?
The key question is, since their young master knows all this, how could he still dare to let them continue living here?
Oh my god, I originally thought the young master had taken a fancy to that young lady and that's why he wanted to stay at the inn for the New Year. I never expected that the young master planned to stay at the inn to watch the show!
Seeing the innkeeper's expression, Su Yejun knew what he was worried about and what he was thinking. "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Even if things really get out of hand and we lose this inn, we have other shops. I'll make sure you have a place to continue being the head manager."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper sighed, took the fine tea that the waiter had just brought, and personally poured a cup for the young master.
Come to think of it, even if we know that young lady has provoked the wrong people, so what? Are we supposed to kick them out?
The shopkeeper felt a pang of regret. Had he known this would happen, he should have made an excuse to ask for leave before the owner left, and perhaps he could have avoided this whole mess.
He wasn't afraid of death, but he had been the innkeeper for over twenty years and simply couldn't bear to see the inn smashed up!
"If you want to go back home for the New Year, then go back. I'll take care of things here," Su Yejun said with a smile, seeing through his manager's thoughts.
The shopkeeper waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, my parents are both gone, what's the point of going back? My three sons all say that my wife and I are unfair because of the previous division of the family property, I don't want to go back and see their attitude."
Now things are much better. He works as the manager of an inn, and his wife does laundry for the guests. Together, they earn a good amount of money and live a very leisurely life.
"Young master, are you really sure? Once Lord Wu sends people over, can Old Tong and the others hold them off?" The shopkeeper thought for a moment and couldn't help but remind him again.
"We'll see if we can't handle it. Besides, I don't think that young lady Hong is someone to be trifled with. Just watch, this year's New Year will definitely be more lively than ever before, hahaha." Su Yejun finished speaking, laughed, and left.
Watching the young master leave with an air of enjoying the show, the shopkeeper felt a headache coming on. After thinking for a moment, he called over the shop assistants to call Lao Tong and the others over. It was better to explain some things in advance.
Inside the Dawuguan government office, after hearing the servant's whispered report, Wu Lu, dressed in official robes, remained silent for a long time with a sullen face.
"Sir, should I arrange for someone to teach him a lesson?" Chen, the clerk beside him, asked.
Wu Lu shook his head: "Just arrange for someone to keep an eye on things near the inn. Since they dared to act this way after hearing Yao'er's identity, does that young lady have some bigger background?"
As he climbed his way up to his current position as a fifth-rank prefect, his temperament became increasingly calm and composed with each higher rank.
His youngest daughter, Yao'er, knew how to be patient and apologized to the other party first...
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