Chapter 38: Both
After Xin Yu and the three left, the shopkeeper was still in a state of stupidity.
"Shopkeeper." Dude pulls the shopkeeper sleeves.
The shopkeeper came back to his senses, pulled the guy away, and asked the young man in shock: "The owner, did you really sell the bookstore, 20,000 taels?" β
The young man said angrily: "The notes are all written, can there be any fakes?" β
"But that's 20,000 taels!" The shopkeeper still felt like a dream.
"What's exciting, 20,000 taels is not for you. You just have to follow the new owner and do things well in the future. The young man walked away.
The shopkeeper sighed: "The owner is really calm." β
The guys on the side wanted to speak and stopped, and they couldn't bear to tell the truth.
The old owner has told you to keep it a secret.
Oh, by the way, the new owner told him one thing, and he should hurry up.
In the carriage, Xiaolian also felt that she was dreaming: "Girl, Steward Duan really didn't stop you!" β
Xin Yu was very calm: "It's not strange, just weigh the pros and cons." β
didn't stop her from spending a high price to buy a shop, and she could still push it on her, it was the cousin's willful ignorance. But if there is rumor that the old lady is holding on to her granddaughter's dowry, she will have to bear the anger of the old lady.
In contrast, Steward Duan would naturally choose the latter.
"But what if the old lady doesn't agree? Although the deposit was paid, what if the old lady was willing to lose the deposit rather than pay 20,000 taels of silver? Xiaolian suffered from gains and losses again.
Xin Yu curled her lips: "My grandmother loves me, how can I not agree." β
Xiaolian looked at the appearance of Xin Yu Chengzhu in her chest, and her worried heart was stable again.
Back at Shaoqing's Mansion, Xin Yu walked briskly towards Ruyi Hall, while the housekeeper walked heavily, thinking about how to explain to the old lady.
"Old lady, my cousin is here."
As the maidservant reported to her, the old lady who was in a bad mood saw her granddaughter with a happy face, and she was in a worse mood immediately.
Look at it, the money is spent.
"How's the talk?" The old lady asked lukewarmly.
Xin Yu smiled: "The negotiation went very smoothly, and the deposit has been paid." β
The old lady's eyebrows moved, and she asked, "How much did you buy it?" β
When the housekeeper heard the old lady's words, he couldn't help but lower his head. He thought that his cousin would carefully tell the astonishing number, but he did not expect to hear the girl's words of excitement.
"I bought it for 20,000 taels. Grandmother, don't you see, behind the bookstore there is not only a printing shop, but also a large residence, and even the shopkeeper is ready-made......"
"How much?" The old lady didn't listen to a word of the latter words, and there were only three words in her mind.
20,000 taels, 20,000 taels, 20,000 taels......
"Grandmother, what's wrong with you?" The girl with her eyebrows fluttering realized that the old lady's face was wrong.
The old lady slowed down and looked at the steward steadily: "You bought a bookstore for 20,000 taels?" β
Compared with her granddaughter's million-dollar family wealth, 20,000 taels doesn't seem to be much, but her eldest son's annual income is less than 300 taels!
The steward knelt down in fright: "Yes, it's my cousinβ"
Xin Yumian took over without changing his color: "I like this bookstore very much, from the location to the layout, I am satisfied with all aspects of the bookstore." Although Steward Duan reminded me that it was expensive, I still bought it, after all, it is difficult to buy a good heart, grandmother, did you say? β
The steward couldn't help but cast Xin Yu a grateful look.
The cousin girl is really considerate - bah, if it weren't for the cousin's naivety and ignorance to be the big wrong, how could the old lady be dissatisfied.
After reacting, the steward buried his head lower.
"It's hard to buy a good heart, and you can't throw money all over the world!" The old lady couldn't accept this argument at all, "A poorly run bookstore, even with a printing house and a residence, can buy it at most 10,000 taels, isn't it stupid to spend 20,000 taels to buy it?" β
"But it's cheap, and people don't sell it. Their proprietor offered 22,000 taels, and I bargained for 20,000 taels. β
The old lady was so distressed that her heart ached.
Do you want to praise the co-author?
"If you act like you have to buy it, the other party will not let go. Besides, if you really can't negotiate the price, won't you buy something else? β
"I don't like any other Qingqing." Xin Yu's tone faded.
The old lady had no intention of compromising, and said with a straight face: "Qingqing, it's not that my grandmother is reluctant, if the bookstore is worth 20,000 taels, my grandmother will definitely buy it for you." But if you have to buy something that is only worth 10,000 taels at twice the price, isn't that a waste of money? β
"Qingqing likes it, no matter how much money you spend, you don't think it's a waste, and the deposit is paid-"
The old lady interrupted Xin Yu's words: "The deposit is at most two thousand taels, I'd rather not have it than spend 20,000 yuan to buy a bookstore!" β
Seeing that the old lady's tone was resolute, Xin Yu was silent.
The kneeling butler pouted secretly.
I knew it would be like this, so why bother.
"Manager Duan, you should go to the bookstore again and tell their owner that either the price will be reduced, or the deal will be settled."
"Yes." The steward hurriedly got up and hurried away with the notes that had not yet been released.
Seeing that Xin Yu pursed her lips and said nothing, the old lady decided to appease a sweet date: "Tomorrow, you go out for a stroll, and if there is a shop at the right price and you like, you can buy it." Yuzhu, go and bring the new set of ruby jewelry. β
The maidservant named Yuzhu answered, and soon brought a box, and the old lady motioned for her to open it.
The box is flat and wide, and the inside is covered with plain brocade mats, and a whole set of jewels inlaid with rubies is gorgeous and bright, and it is impossible to take your eyes off it.
The old lady smiled: "As soon as this set of ruby jewelry is sold, my grandmother thinks it is the most suitable for you, so take it and play with it." β
Xin Yu swept his eyes and guessed that this set of jewelry was probably prepared by the old lady for which granddaughter went out of the cabinet, of course, including her granddaughter Kou Qingqing. Now in order to appease her, it was taken out in advance.
"Qingqing likes it very much, thank you grandmother." Xin Yu accepted it unceremoniously.
The old lady saw that Xin Yu didn't make trouble, and showed a relieved smile.
On the way back to Wanqingju, Xiaolian was worried: "Although this set of ruby jewelry is decent, it is too far from 10,000 taels of silver......"
It was so difficult to get back 20,000 taels of silver from the old lady, she really couldn't think of how to get back sixty percent.
Sixty percent, that's at least 600,000 taels!
Xin Yu smiled and patted Xiaolian's hand: "Don't worry, we all want Ruby Jewelry and Qingsong Bookstore." β
Xiaolian still had to ask again, and found Duan Yunling, the third girl waiting not far away.
Xin Yu walked over and took the initiative to ask, "Is Cousin Ling waiting for me?" β
Duan Yunling nodded slightly, subconsciously glanced around, and said in a low voice: "Cousin Qing, how do you guess grandmother punished the second sister?" β
Xinyu waited for her to continue.
Duan Yunling couldn't help but bend the corners of her lips: "The second sister was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall." β
Xin Yu didn't say much about Duan Yunhua's punishment, and said, "Cousin Ling helped me, I will keep it in mind." In the future, if Cousin Ling needs help, you can come to me at any time. β
Duan Yunling nodded hurriedly and asked curiously, "What did my cousin do when she went out?" β
"Buy a bookstore."
"Buying a bookstore? That's a lot of money, right? Bought it? β
Xin Yu glanced at the northeast direction and said with a smile: "It should be." β
At this time, the steward rushed to the Qingsong Bookstore, but what he saw made him dumbfounded.