klisemfg Chapter 439: Come here, bring 2 silver coins!
Chapter 439: Come here, bring 2 silver coins!
The shopkeeper looked Madam Bai and her group up and down, his eyes almost filled with disdain:
"Hey! Look at your tattered clothes, and you dare to break into the number one silk shop in Bianjing, and keep asking to see Qingyu.
Qingyu is our boss here, can you meet him whenever you want?"
Mrs. Bai frowned tightly, with obvious displeasure on her face:
"Go and announce that Madam Bai is here. She used to call me Junior Sister.
I haven't seen her for so many years, I just wanted to come and see if she was doing well."
"Junior Sister?" The shopkeeper twitched his lips and uttered a mocking sneer: "Alright, I'll take what you said as the truth."
After saying that, he raised his chin to the waiter beside him and ordered, "Go and ask the boss if he has seen this person who calls herself Junior Sister."
The waiter took the order and hurried around the screen painted with "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix". His figure quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
Not long after, the waiter came back angrily, shouting at the top of his voice:
"The boss said that he doesn't know any Junior Sister at all.
I know there are always people who dream of getting close to the boss all day long.
Humph! Come on, kick these people out and stop them from dirtying our silk shop!"
Several burly guys quickly surrounded them from all sides, rolled up their sleeves, looked fierce, and approached step by step.
Liang Tieshan and Zhao Lei stood directly in front of them, and the guys rushed over with their fangs and claws bared. The people on Mrs. Bai's side were not afraid at all and quickly got into position.
In an instant, tables and chairs flew everywhere in the store, accompanied by the screams of the waiters.
In just a moment, they were beaten to the ground by Liang Tieshan and his men, and they let out wails one after another.
At this moment, the sound of jingling rings was heard, and Qingyu walked out of the inner room slowly with light steps.
She was dressed in a bright red robe with gold embroidered cloud patterns, made of top-grade Shu brocade. She looked at Madam Bai indifferently, "Su Wan'er, you look so dusty and dirty. Have you fallen to the point of begging in my shop?"
After that, she waved her hand casually and shouted, "Come here, bring ten taels of silver!"
After a while, the waiter presented the silver respectfully.
Qingyu snatched it away, flicked his wrist, and ten taels of silver drew an arc in the air, and fell heavily at Su Wan'er's feet with a "bang", splashing some dust.
"Take it! Consider it my kindness in helping you. You don't have to pay it back."
Qingyu crossed his arms across his chest, his tone full of alms:
“Although we once came from the same school, we are now worlds apart.
From now on, don't embarrass yourself here again!"
Madam Bai stared at the silver on the ground, her eyes reddened, her voice choked with sobs: "Senior Sister Qingyu, what exactly do you mean by this?"
The smile on Qingyu's face disappeared instantly, replaced by a look of disgust.
She took a step forward and said:
"Stop playing innocent in front of me! You used to be as arrogant as a peacock, always putting me down.
Now, what's the difference between you and the beggar on the street?
You still want to use the same old tricks and act so noble. Let me tell you, I hate this kind of you the most.
When you were in the master's sect, all the senior brothers surrounded you and the master also favored you.
I practiced hard day and night, but in their eyes, I could never compare to you!"
Madam Bai looked at Qingyu and said, "Senior Sister, I just wanted to come and see you. You don't have to be so hostile. I don't want to ask for help from you."
Qingyu sneered and said:
"Don't you want to ask me for help? Su Wan'er, don't act like you've been wronged. My brothers will buy into that, but I won't.
I'll tell you in secret, your two sons and one daughter are all dead, and I'm happier than anyone else.
As expected, there is no perfect life. Now that I see you like this, I feel relieved."
Mrs. Bai looked at her and said, "So that's what you think. Okay, then we won't bother you anymore."
When Mrs. Bai took Zhao Qiaoniang out of the silk shop, she heard people around them talking about something.
"What's going on with these people? Are they really here to ask for money?"
"Maybe they are! Look at how they are dressed, so dusty and dirty, they don't look like people who can afford the silk in this shop.
"I guess they're looking to cash in on the shopkeeper's wealth." A wealthy lady clutched her handkerchief, her face filled with disgust, and deliberately moved aside, fearing she'd be tainted by any bad luck.
"No matter what her reason is, she's causing trouble in Bianjing's number one silk shop and is simply not giving face to our shopkeeper Qingyu!"
"Maybe he came here to make friends, but the owner of the shop refused to acknowledge him.
These days, there are many people who want to use their connections to get free food and drinks.”
Qingyu raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile:
"Thank you all for speaking up. In this world, everyone has a few troublesome relatives.
This is my junior sister. I guess she is really struggling at home, so she came to me.
"I thought of our past friendship and gave her ten taels of silver out of kindness, but I didn't expect she would look down on me. Oh! It's so hard to be a good person."
The middle-aged man in the indigo robe crossed his arms and had a look of disdain on his face.
"That's right! If you need help from someone, you should act like one.
Wanting money while putting on airs, there's no such thing as a good thing in the world."
The rich lady covered her mouth with her handkerchief and snorted coldly:
"This kind of person is the most annoying, wanting to save face but also wanting to take advantage.
If you ask me, if you really come to beg, you should behave properly and kneel on the ground.
How can we be like them, with such a condescending attitude, it makes people sick to look at them."
The young scholar closed his fan, tapped his palm, shook his head and sighed:
“Human nature is like this, we love vanity but we can’t let go of ourselves.
You are kindhearted, that's why you are being treated so harshly. If it were someone else, they would have kicked them out long ago."
The shop assistants also joined in the commotion, craning their necks and wearing ingratiating smiles. "That's right! Our shopkeeper is such a kindhearted person. If it were any other shopkeeper, he wouldn't have bothered with them so much and would have kicked them out long ago."
Mrs. Bai's chest heaved violently, and her whole body was shaking with anger.
Zhao Qiaoniang reached out and gently pulled her, and Lin Wanwan kissed her directly and said, "Grandma, don't be angry..."
Madam Bai reached out and gently touched Lin Wanwan's head, and said with a smile:
"You little girl, you are the best at comforting grandma. Grandma is not angry anymore.
Humph! What's the best silk shop in Bianjing? I was worried that the newly opened silk shop would take away her business and hurt our old friendship.
Since she humiliated us like this today, I'm going to open one and let her know who's more capable!"
Zhao Qiaoniang nodded vigorously, her eyes full of support: "Mom, we can do it! With your ability, you will definitely make this store pale in comparison."
Lin Wanwan also clenched her fists and said in a baby voice, "Grandma, come on!"