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Chapter 259: Chapter 261 We Won’t Take the Blame_1
"Exchanging the snow lotus for silver should be enough for several years’ food and drink for you all, so think it over carefully," the housekeeper kindly reminded.
Snow lotus is precious, and it might take years to find a single one; this chance might not come again for a long time.
Tan Zhenghong spoke indifferently, "But we cannot let ourselves be deceived."
The quality of the snow lotus was evident, yet the housekeeper pretended not to see it, claiming the snow lotus was of only average quality.
He believed it was not that the housekeeper couldn’t recognize its value, but that it was intentional.
What else was there to say at this point?
The housekeeper said sternly, "The Bai Family has always been fair, how could we possibly deceive you? Don’t slander us!"
"Then how about we have someone on the street appraise the quality of the snow lotus?"
Qiao Duo’er raised an eyebrow, the key question being, would he dare?
The housekeeper’s face couldn’t take it; anyone with eyes could see what was going on.
At this rate, the reputation of the Bai Family would be ruined in his hands, and if word reached the old madam, he certainly couldn’t escape the consequences.
Just then, a young master clad in white approached; he was the Eldest Young Master of the Bai Family, Bai Yifan.
Qiao Duo’er still remembered him; when she was once scornfully dismissed by a shop assistant at Deji Hall, it was he who stepped in to resolve the issue.
The second encounter was because his housekeeper wanted to take advantage, what else could she say?
In any case, Qiao Duo’er simply wanted to say that the people of the Bai Family were not of good quality!
"What is going on here?" Bai Yifan asked, frowning. n𝚘𝚟pub.𝚌o𝚖
The two men blocking Qiao Duo’er and Tan Zhenghong immediately stepped back, bowing their heads, not daring to speak.
The Eldest Young Master of the Bai Family had left home for eight years to study medicine and was now back, taking over the family business; if they offended him, they’d be packing their bags and leaving for good.
The housekeeper quickly said, "Young Master, what brings you here? These two people are here to sell snow lotus, and we are negotiating a price."
Bai Yifan nodded, but looked at the two people standing by the door: "Do they need to be involved in price discussions?"
The housekeeper wiped sweat with his sleeve, wondering what to do.
He must have had some skills to rise to the position of housekeeper. After a brief moment of panic, he thought of an excuse.
"These people are asking an exorbitant price, and they accuse the Bai Family of dishonesty. I was just about to have them escorted out," the housekeeper explained.
After speaking, he signaled to the other two men to act quickly and definitely not to give the game away!
But clearly, Qiao Duo’er wasn’t going to let him succeed.
Qiao Duo’er scoffed lightly: "We refuse to carry that pot."
Tan Zhenghong got the hint and immediately opened the box: "The housekeeper says that this snow lotus is worth three or two silver per piece. My wife and I refused to sell, so the housekeeper had people detain us, and we don’t know what the housekeeper intends to do."
Bai Yifan glanced at the snow lotus, then turned to the housekeeper: "Is this true?"
"Young Master, don’t be fooled by them, look at the color of this snow lotus—it’s not right, who knows what they did to it!"
The housekeeper scrambled to defend himself. The snow lotus naturally turns yellow when dried, and these were lustrously white, definitely irregular!
By his demeanor, it was almost as if he were about to outright declare the snow lotus poisonous.
Qiao Duo spread her hands: "If that’s what you say, I can’t do much about it, Young Master, it’s up to you to handle this matter."
Bai Yifan picked up a snow lotus and looked at it closely. He was well-versed in pharmacology; if there were anything amiss, he would surely notice. But the snow lotus was normal in every way.
The only explanation was that the housekeeper tried to press the price too low, and when the sellers refused, he intended to coerce a sale.
"Apologize to them," Bai Yifan said coldly.
The housekeeper had no choice but to comply: "My apologies to you both."
