Chapter 457 - 351. Seizing the salt permit
The store manager of the Chen Family Salt Shop, Chen Yue, stood at the threshold, hands behind his back, watching as Chen Ji’s figure disappeared into the thin mist.
He brushed off nonexistent dust from his brocade robe and instructed his staff with a cold sneer, "Remember, if that brat comes again tonight, treat him politely, don’t give him any obvious handles. But if he asks about the managers of the salt shop, just use the excuses I taught you before, say none of them are here."
"Yes."
Chen Yue walked towards the back courtyard.
In the back courtyard, next to a pomegranate tree, there was a square table around which a few people were gathered playing dominoes.
An old man with graying hair pondered for a moment while holding an ivory card, then flicked it to the center of the table with his finger: "Eight characters.
Chen Yue returned to his seat, glancing across his cards laid out before him: "Ladies and gentlemen, whether we can continue to live well depends on our unity. If we let this snot-nosed kid ride on our heads, life will be worse than a dog’s."
To his left, a middle-aged man with a goatee played a nine bamboo tile: "Store Manager, after all, the kid was sent by the master as the new landlord, just let him cool off a bit. Don’t really lose your temper, I’m afraid we won’t be able to end it."
Chen Yue gave the middle-aged man a sideways glance: "Ye, if you dare to secretly submit to him, I’ll yank out your guts to feed the dogs."
Shopkeeper Ye stroked his goatee: "Don’t try to scare me, even if your surname is Chen, my relationship with the master is closer than yours. Let me remind you, this vast Chen family, people like you and me are as numerous as the branches and leaves, with or without us, the Chen family is still the Chen family. Don’t take yourself too seriously."