Chapter 814: A World of Difference
Shopkeeper Su had miscalculated one detail after all.
Shen Xiu was a secretary dispatched by Tang Manor, but was such a position so easily held?
Without exception, the secretaries of Tang Manor had the lives and livelihoods of their wives, children, and elders bound to the manor. This was why the trading firm's secretaries were kept on such a short leash, rarely colluding with the regional shopkeepers.
In earlier years, such measures had not existed. They were only implemented after certain unpleasant incidents. It was back then that Tang Mingjing realized human nature simply could not withstand scrutiny.
Shopkeeper Su's situation was much simpler.
A large proportion of the shopkeepers promoted from Tang Manor were orphans. It was an issue left over from the past, and it gave men like Shopkeeper Su the audacity to abuse their positions for personal gain. He was entirely alone.
Just like what he was doing now: using his authority as a shopkeeper to collude with bandits and threaten his employer.
Yunxiang watched this unfold with utmost calm.
Not a trace of fear showed in her eyes.