Chapter 920 - 922 Awkward (2)
Cai Wei picked up a tassel phoenix hairpin with a carved lotus and examined it, and she couldn’t help but be impressed by the craftsmanship of the jade carver.
"Was this set of jewelry also carved by a master from our Zhenbao Pavilion?"
"In response to the young lady, indeed, we have three such master craftsmen in Masterpiece Building who can do such fine carvings!"
Huo Yuan’s eyes fell on the five jade combs in a row and he said in a deep voice, "When it comes to craftsmanship, indeed it’s slightly superior to that of Masterpiece Building!"
Cai Wei teased with a smile, "What, jealous? Thinking of poaching someone?"
Huo Yuan said seriously, "Indeed, I want to poach, but the new boss of Zhenbao Pavilion is too awesome, I don’t dare!"
Manager Feng of Zhenbao Building said with a smile, "Young Master Huo is really joking. The craftsmen of your Masterpiece Building are who knows how many times stronger than ours at Zhenbao Pavilion, so how could you take an interest in our people, hehe..."
Zhenbao Pavilion relied entirely on these master craftsmen’s ingeniously crafted skills to have today’s status. If the Masters were poached by others, could Zhenbao Pavilion still continue to operate? If it couldn’t, he, as the esteemed and respectable shopkeeper, would naturally have to get out and go home to eat his own cooking. So even if Huo Yuan jokingly mentioned poaching someone, Manager Feng was as nervous as if facing a great enemy, even more fearful than Cai Wei.
After seeing the jewelry on the second floor and meeting the master craftsmen of Zhenbao Pavilion, Cai Wei felt very satisfied and began to discuss the specifics of acquiring Zhenbao Pavilion with Manager Dong.
Manager Dong was very cautious, as his master needed a favor, so he didn’t dare to be arrogant. Moreover, his master had already ordered that, as long as they could make this young lady happy and prevent her from spreading yesterday’s incident to the Emperor, it was acceptable to let the price be more generous.
"Hehe, miss, look, just the storefront is worth more than 20,000 taels, and together with the items on both floors, a total of 70,000 taels is more than enough. However, our young master said that as long as the miss agrees to yesterday’s matter, it is permissible to give you a better price," Manager Dong said.