Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 97 Negotiating Conditions

The head shopkeeper of Jinlefang did not dare to look down on the girl in front of him at all.

If it were in the past, he would have looked down on such a young girl running a shop. However, in recent events, Jinlefang had suffered losses. If she didn't have some skills, how could she have escaped danger every time? It was obvious that this girl was not simple.

Chen Fugui's tactics were so despicable that even experienced business veterans wouldn't be able to see through his schemes. This young woman not only saw through them, but also turned an unfavorable situation into a gust of wind, carrying her soaring into the sky.

The young are to be feared, and the enemy should not be underestimated.

"Jing'er, serve tea." Su Yaoguang ordered.

Jiang Jing nodded and went to the tea room next door to make tea.

The head shopkeeper scolded Chen Fugui, "Why don't you kneel down and apologize?"

Chen Fugui was originally fat, and now his face is even more swollen than before. There are also many scars on his body, which shows that he has suffered some torture.

He knelt on the ground honestly and kowtowed to Su Yaoguang: "Boss Su, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again. Please forgive me this time!"

Jiang Jing brought the tea over.

Zhang Zhaodi and others stood guard nearby, fearing that these people would bully Su Yaoguang.

Zhang Zhaodi said sarcastically, "Let's not talk about the first time. Although your methods were a bit shameless, at least you paid us. But the second time, you actually bribed two ruffians to slander us. Can you forgive me for saying I was wrong? We should report you to the authorities now and let them judge you."

"Chen Fugui is from our Jinlefang. As the head manager of Jinlefang, I am also responsible for not managing my men properly. Today, we sincerely want to apologize and make friends with Boss Su, resolving our differences. Boss Su, how do you think we can resolve this feud?"

"The shopkeeper is so sincere, we won't be unreasonable. I can let this matter go, but let me be frank. This man has a bad style. If he continues to use this as an excuse, the shopkeeper must hand him over to the authorities for investigation, and then we will settle all the old and new accounts together. Now, if he just stands in front of our store with a sign for one day, I will make the decision and this matter will end here. In the future, as long as Jinlefang doesn't provoke us again, we will not cause trouble for Jinlefang."

"What kind of sign is it?"

"What he did to offend Taoyaofang, and how he feels guilty and sorry about it, must all be clearly written down."

"Boss, let me hang up the sign, this..." Chen Fugui asked the shopkeeper for help.

The shopkeeper knew that this was humiliating, even more shameful than asking them to pay compensation. However, they were in the wrong, and the other party's demands were not excessive, so they had no reason to refuse.

"Okay, let him stand here." The shopkeeper said, "Jinhua Gold Shop, you two stay here and keep an eye on Chen Fugui."

The shopkeeper left two trusted assistants here to keep an eye on Chen Fugui, fearing that Chen Fugui would make another mistake.

"Boss Su, do you have any other instructions? If you have any conditions, just ask. Regarding compensation..."

"Actually, the culprit in this matter is Chen Fugui. It has nothing to do with the shopkeeper and Jinlefang, right? Jinlefang is the number one rouge shop here, and there's no need for them to haggle over trivial matters with a newly opened shop like us. Chen Fugui is narrow-minded and did something wrong, which implicated Jinlefang. You've been punished, and I don't have anything to ask of you. If you really want compensation, just take good care of your own people." "Boss Su, are you really going to let this matter go?"

"Of course, once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back."

"Boss Su is really open-minded and generous." The shopkeeper looked at Su Yaoguang with admiration. "In that case, thank you very much, Boss Su."

After the shopkeeper left, Wang Huanzhi wrote down all the evil deeds Chen Fugui had done on a sign and asked Chen Fugui to hang it around his neck and stand at the door for people to see.

Many people saw Chen Fugui standing there like a dog with something hanging around his neck, and came over curiously to see what was going on.

Those who couldn't read asked those who could read, and those who could read read the words aloud.

"So he was the one who caused all that trouble a few days ago. He's truly shameless. Unable to come up with a new product himself, he bought other people's rouge and powder, tinkered with them in his own bottles, and then claimed they were his own new products, selling them to regular customers at several times the price. If Taoyaofang hadn't seen through his scheme, those regular customers would have suffered greatly. He lost his chance to make a fortune, and holding a grudge, he even hired someone to frame others. Shameless, truly shameless!"

"The head shopkeeper at Jinlefang is quite honest, but this second shopkeeper is a piece of shit. Fortunately, we discovered it in time. Jinlefang should be thankful for that."

"The owner of Taoyaofang just let Jinlefang go like that? That's too generous!"

"I heard from them that the owner of Jinlefang came to apologize and asked the owner of Taoyaofang if he needed any compensation. The owner of Taoyaofang said that as long as this person stood in front of their store for one day, the matter would be forgotten and it would be as if it never happened."

People outside the door were talking.

Zhang Zhaodi didn't understand Su Yaoguang: "My dear, I don't understand. The shopkeeper asked how much compensation you wanted, why didn't you want it?"

"Then how much compensation do you think we should ask for?" Su Yaoguang asked while fiddling with the new product.

"Hmm...it can't be one or two taels, twenty or thirty taels is about right."

"Twenty or thirty taels, that's about the same amount of money, but taking it makes it seem like Taoyaofang is taking advantage of Jinlefang. Everyone sympathizes with the weak. Jinlefang's business is bad right now, and the owner is usually very popular. Everyone in the city knows who he is. This incident was caused by Chen Fugui, and as a result, Jinlefang not only lost business but also had to pay compensation. In that case, Jinlefang will only lose a little money and gain a good reputation for keeping its promises. Taoyaofang's business is good to begin with, and there are many people in the city who are jealous of us. Now we go to Jinlefang to ask for money. We are in the right, but now we are accused of extorting money from them."

"One or two taels of silver isn't worth the reputation of being greedy. Twenty or thirty taels will only make us lose our popularity. It's better to be generous and build a good reputation for being magnanimous and open-minded, so that more people will know that we at Taoyaofang are upright and broad-minded."

"Yaoguang is right. Once that man stands at the door, more people will know the whole story, and the people will stand on our side. Now people outside are praising Yaoguang for her magnanimity. She didn't make things difficult for Jinlefang even after such a big incident, and she shook hands with the owner of Jinlefang and made peace." Wang Huanzhi said.

"Wangshu, what have you been standing here looking at?" Su Yaoguang followed Zhou Wangshu's gaze.

Zhou Wangshu turned around and said, "We'll be back to the academy tomorrow. Tonight is the last lantern festival, and I want to go shopping."

(End of this chapter)