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Chapter 261: Chapter 263 New Thing_1
Bai Yifan nodded inwardly, thinking that these two could indeed make friends.
However... he wasn’t sure if they would be willing to be his friends.
Soon, the housekeeper brought over the silver, a total of five silver ingots, which is fifty taels.
Bai Yifan personally received the tray and handed it to Qiao Duo’er, "Madam, please check the silver. If there is no issue, we can proceed with the transaction: payment for goods."
Qiao Duo’er took out her purse and retrieved two taels of broken silver.
"In total for the six silver fungus, you owe forty-eight taels. This is your change."
"Madam, please keep the silver as an apology from me," Bai Yifan said with a light smile.
It’s still paying people off, but while some make one grit their teeth with hate, Bai Yifan just isn’t someone you can easily despise.
Perhaps it’s mostly because he is handsome.
People always have a higher tolerance for all things beautiful.
Qiao Duo’er accepted the five silver ingots, leaving the two taels of broken silver on the tray.
"Young Master Bai, as long as you recognize your mistake and discipline your people properly, since I have forgiven you, I won’t bring up these matters again," Qiao Duo’er said slowly. She knew all too well that the two taels of silver were meant to seal her lips.
If it had been two hundred taels, she might have accepted it, but for only two taels of broken silver, she would end up owing someone a favor, which was unnecessary.
Bai Yifan politely responded, "That’s not what I meant. I just wanted to express my regret."
"Young Master Bai, you are too kind. We haven’t suffered any loss, so there’s no need for you to be troubled," Tan Zhenghong refused again. 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
What is hers she never part with, and what isn’t hers she never covets. These were Qiao Duo’er’s principles in life. As her husband, he most certainly couldn’t hold her back.
Bai Yifan didn’t insist any further and his favorable impression of the two increased a little more.
With the deal concluded, Qiao Duo’er and Tan Zhenghong took their leave. Watching the couple’s retreating backs, Bai Yifan felt a bit stifled in his heart.
As to why he felt that way, he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.
Oh well, maybe he was just frustrated by those two taels of broken silver.
"If there’s a next time, the position of housekeeper will need to be filled by someone else."
Bai Yifan glanced at the housekeeper, giving him one final warning. Another incident like this, and he would be fired immediately.
The housekeeper immediately nodded and bowed as he accepted the order, not daring to entertain any further thoughts of self-interest.
Despite his gentle appearance, the young master was someone who held firm to his words.
"Have someone stew the silver fungus. If the old madam feels like eating it, make it available every day. I’ll find a way to buy more from other places," Bai Yifan instructed.
The person he cared about most in this world was his grandmother. If the old madam wanted to eat silver fungus, he would spare no expense to satisfy her desires.
"Yes," the housekeeper hurried off to follow the orders.
As Qiao Duo’er and Tan Zhenghong were leaving, Uncle Huang was already waiting for them at the door.
Uncle Huang said with slight embarrassment, "I just remembered that my old lady asked me to buy some soap powder. If you are in a hurry, I can take you back first."
"We happen to be going that way as well, and we need to do some shopping."
At the grocery store, Qiao Duo’er bought five pounds of salt, two pounds of white sugar, and one pound of brown sugar.
Being able to buy so many seasonings in one go, and dressed in fine cloth clothes, they were certainly not from a poor family. The shopkeeper’s eyes gleamed with hope.
"Honored guests, the store has just received some new and interesting items. Come, have a look!" the shopkeeper eagerly led the way to the innermost shelves, where the new items were displayed.
"This is called a toothbrush, to be used with tooth powder, capable of whitening your teeth, and this is called Poria, useful for washing hands and bathing, and it smells good, too. There’s also this Hundred Fragrant Cream, which is something wealthy people love!"
