Chapter 78 Who Got Outsmarted_1
"Sir, this is the situation, what do you think..."
In the Huixian Residence, Punishing Shopkeeper recounted the entire morning’s events, how Mo Yan refused to trade the Secret Technique and Mo Yongshou sought them out on his own initiative. He anxiously watched the patriarch who had been making him anxiously excited these past few days.
"Hmm, interesting!" Resting the Jade Bone Fan on his smooth and handsome chin, Yan Junyu’s narrow eyes glistened with a fox-like cunning. "However, one thousand Liang is not enough. Tomorrow, bring ten thousand taels and repeat today’s words, and have him leave some evidence."
"Ten thousand taels—" Punishing Shopkeeper was shocked, failing to understand why the patriarch would do this: "Sir, this Mo Yongshou clearly wants to make a fortune without lifting a finger, using this as a trap to set up his cousin. We haven’t even caught a glimpse of that Secret Technique, and I’m afraid ten thousand tael silver will just be wasted. It’s not worth it!"
In his opinion, no matter how good the Vegetable Secret Method was, it was only useful for growing vegetables. Compared to the other assets of the sir, it was as superfluous as a chicken’s rib. Rather than expending so much energy and silver coin on a Secret Technique, it would be better to open another Huixian Residence!
Yan Junyu did not explain but elegantly turned around, smiling amiably at Punishing Shopkeeper, the sharpness in his eyes fleeting.
Punishing Shopkeeper shuddered, all too familiar with that look—it was a sign of scheming. He hurriedly lowered his head, daring not to harbor any further doubts.
Yan Junyu’s smile grew wider, clearly satisfied with his understanding: "Do as I say, and if you do well, you won’t have to be banished to Mangzhou for the New Year. If not... your eighty-year-old mother won’t be allowed to stay in Jing City either!"
Punishing Shopkeeper silently shed tears of bitterness for himself. His face was that of extreme misery, like that of a young woman who was forced into prostitution by a harsh madam.
After bullying his subordinate, Yan Junyu was in a good mood. He ordered several dishes and instructed Punishing Shopkeeper to tell the kitchen to prepare them.