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No problem!

She had some connections in this town, but how could Er Ya know that the old man had returned from retiring in the capital?

All I can say is that Er Yatou's luck at this time is just too incredible!

He made 250 taels of silver just by flipping a shop. Where can you even begin to reason with that?

"Little girl, I'm asking you a question! Are you selling this shop or not?"

Seeing Ye Qingqing and her companion whispering to each other, the man with the hoarse voice immediately became impatient. "Our master is used to living in a grand mansion in the capital and isn't used to this small rural place. Just name your price, and he's determined to have this shop!"

Ye Qingqing scratched her nose and, without any hesitation, held up a finger to him.

"One thousand taels... I won't sell it for a single coin less. This shop is my family's business, and I'm not willing to sell it!"

Manager Zhou's eyes widened instantly, and his throat felt like it was stuffed with cotton; it took him a long time to finally squeeze out a sentence.

"You fucking dare to ask for that?!"

"This little girl is quite bold to speak up!"

The man with the hoarse voice looked her up and down and saw that she was a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a fine cloth jacket and a silver hairpin in her hair. She was not considered rich, so he looked down on her.

However, he remained polite on the surface, raising his eyebrows as he spoke.

"You just bought it for 550 taels, we paid 800 taels and you resold it for a net profit of 250 taels, and you still think it's not enough?"

Two hundred and fifty taels of silver—an ordinary person couldn't earn that much money in a lifetime. Who wouldn't be tempted by that?

Before he could finish speaking, Manager Zhou was already so regretful that he wanted to slap himself twice.

Even Miss Zhen couldn't help but nudge Ye Qingqing with her elbow.

Ye Qingqing just smiled slightly and shook her head, "Big brother, I finally found a shop I liked, and you're telling me to sell it before I've even had a chance to enjoy it. I'm not happy about that!"

To be honest, I don't need those two hundred and fifty taels. If you don't give me a price I'm happy with, I really won't sell.

The man with the hoarse voice paused for a moment, seemingly speechless after being rebuked, and only frowned as he said...

"Young lady, that's not how it works. Eight hundred taels is enough for you to buy two shops elsewhere... Don't be greedy, or you'll end up with nothing!"

Ye Qingqing's tone was calm and even, with a hint of a smile.

"If I weren't greedy, would I still buy a shop and work from dawn till dusk to earn money?"

Another thing I have is a bad habit: once I get something, I don't like to let go of it...

The man with the hoarse voice frowned. "Little girl, although our master is easy to talk to, he's not one to be easily taken advantage of."

You haven't even bothered to find out about our master's reputation; he's no ordinary person!

If you don't sell this shop today, you might face difficulties later... Don't blame us.

Ye Qingqing raised an eyebrow, and said with a cold smile, not in a hurry or slow manner,

"What do you mean by 'cheating'? It's a matter of one party willing to give and the other willing to receive. I was cheated out of fifty taels just now when I sold this shop. Who can I complain to?"

Ye Dazhuang glanced at her silently, his dark eyes then fixed on the man with the hoarse voice.

Although he couldn't remember who he was, being threatened made him very unhappy.

What's more, it was Ye Qingqing who was being threatened!

Miss Zhen caught a glimpse of his tense posture out of the corner of her eye. Without making a sound, she took a step forward to block him, crossed her arms, and a charming yet disdainful sneer curled at the corner of her lips.

"Who are you trying to scare, brother? I, Bian Saizhen, am a well-known figure in this town. I haven't inquired about your master's name, though."

The man with the hoarse voice couldn't help but darken his expression.

"Have you two thought this through? Don't push your luck."

There was clearly a hint of threat in those words!

Miss Zhen's expression changed, and just as she was about to speak, she saw Ye Dazhuang take half a step forward from behind Ye Qingqing.

His eyes held a chilling aura as he coldly said,

"What are you going to do?"

The man with the hoarse voice instinctively shrank his neck back.

The man exuded a menacing aura, like an iron tower, and his imposing presence was so overwhelming that it was hard to breathe.

Ye Qingqing glanced at Ye Dazhuang, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes, and said lightly,

"Brother, if you can't make the decision, please go back and ask your master. If you want to buy it, it'll be a thousand taels. If not, I'll keep the shop for my business and save you the trouble of looking for another one."

The man with the hoarse voice gritted his teeth and stared at her for a few moments.

Seeing that the young girl was completely unmoved by reason, and with a burly man standing nearby, his expression darkened considerably.

"Alright, young girl, you're hot-blooded, I won't say more. But..."

Before he could finish speaking, Manager Zhou couldn't hold back any longer. He grabbed the sleeve of the man with the hoarse voice, his voice urgent and almost splitting.

"Sir, you...you just said eight hundred taels? You really mean eight hundred taels?"

The man with the hoarse voice impatiently shook him off. "I said eight hundred taels, and that's it. What, you have something to say?"

Manager Zhou pointed at Ye Qingqing, his voice trembling with frustration and resentment.

"If she won't sell, I will!"

As he spoke, he did something that left Ye Qingqing, Miss Zhen, and everyone else speechless...

He pulled out the sales contract from his pocket and tore it up in a few quick snips!

He tossed several more silver notes to Ye Qingqing, gritting his teeth as he said...

"Here's the money, but I'm not selling the shop! You—you give me back the deed!"

Ye Qingqing, "..."

"Get the hell out of here!"

The man with the hoarse voice looked at him like he was a complete idiot, raised his hand and pushed Manager Zhou over, his face full of disdain.

"The documents are all stamped, the property deed has been given to the owner, you've settled everything, and you still want to back out? Dream on!"

Manager Zhou's legs went weak, and he almost knelt on the ground.

The sky has fallen...

His smugness at having Ye Qingqing under his thumb vanished completely; he was filled with regret... so much regret that he was green with envy!

If he had known someone would offer eight hundred taels, he would have kept the shop even if he had tied him up!

Manager Zhou felt like a complete idiot for losing 250 yuan!

Ye Qingqing's face was full of black lines.

She turned to look at Miss Zhen, a hint of smugness in her eyes, and chuckled softly.

"Aunt Zhen, do you see that? That's what you call being greedy and trying to swallow an elephant!"

Miss Zhen reached out and gently tapped her forehead, a playful and amused expression on her face.

"Aren't you afraid those guys will try to force you?"

Ye Qingqing raised an eyebrow. "What are you afraid of? The shop is mine. I won't sell it unless the price is right. Even if the Emperor himself comes, I'm still in the right!"

As she spoke, she glanced at Ye Dazhuang with a smile, thinking to herself with smug satisfaction:

Besides, with him around, what am I afraid of?

"Little girl, so there's no room for negotiation?"

The man with the hoarse voice gave an impatient snort and pointed at her.

"If anything really happens, don't regret it... Hey hey hey?"

Before he could finish speaking, his fingers were gripped tightly by a hand as strong as an iron clamp, causing him to change color in pain. "You brat, what are you doing...?"

"Speak your mind, don't point at her."

Ye Dazhuang suddenly tightened his grip, his voice cold as he said, "How dare you point fingers at her?"