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Chapter 425: Chapter 428: Name Your Price_1
Chen Yi Ling pondered for a moment, "Well, give me a price, and I’ll buy it."
After she purchased it, she could rent the shop to Qiao Duo’er. She wouldn’t have to go back on her word to gain weight, and Shopkeeper Zhu would not be put in a difficult position.
Qiao Duo’er hurriedly intervened, "Yi Ling, don’t be rash, if the Shopkeeper insists on buying, we can purchase it too."
Chen Yi Ling got up and approached her, then said guiltily, "Duo’er, it’s all my fault, if I hadn’t been so foolish, Madam Liang wouldn’t have had the chance to take advantage."
Madam Liang’s most common tactic was to threaten, forcing others to make concessions against their will.
But the detestable one was Madam Liang, neither Chen Yi Ling nor the Shopkeeper were at fault.
Qiao Duo’er gave a slight smile, "But I want to take a look at the shop first, if we can buy it, we’ll even save on rent in the future."
"Are you serious?" Chen Yi Ling asked to confirm again.
For her, buying a small shop was a matter of lifting a finger, but for an ordinary family, it was not easy.
Seeing that Qiao Duo’er gave a positive answer, Chen Yi Ling finally put her mind at ease.
"ChunTao, prepare the horse... actually, forget it, Duo’er, I’d like to ride in your family’s ox cart, let’s hurry."
Chen Yi Ling said uneasily, the thought of the carriage reminded her of last night’s incident.
It was embarrassingly mortifying, so better forget about it.
"Did Lord Qin punish you in the carriage last night?"
Qiao Duo’er raised her eyebrows, realizing that the history of ’car shaking’ went back a long way.
Chen Yi Ling immediately shook her head, "Don’t talk nonsense, nothing like that happened, let’s go, let’s attend to serious matters!"
Qiao Duo’er gave Chen Yi Ling a knowing look; if that wasn’t the case, why else would Chen Yi Ling opt for an ox cart?
An ox cart was inferior to a carriage, lacking a carriage compartment, being slower, and much more bumpy.
Chen Yi Ling gritted her teeth, "I’ve said nothing happened, why won’t you believe me?"
Her answer was Qiao Duo’er’s mischievous smile, causing Chen Yi Ling to pivot her head away, unwilling to engage with Qiao Duo’er any further.
They arrived at Boss Zhu’s store quickly, it was just a small sundries store, all told about six or seven square meters.
It was only space enough for a counter, a table, and a few stools.
Small as it was, it was more than enough to sell stewed meat.
After all, stewed meat was a small business; renting a larger shop would be a waste.
Boss Zhu greeted them, "My shop is modest, please make do while sitting, I don’t have much to offer for your comfort."
"It’s fine, how much silver would you want for this shop?" Tan Zhenghong politely inquired. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
"Well, since I was the one who breached the contract first, I won’t ask for an unreasonable price, just Twenty Taels of Silver. You see, this shop’s location is good, there’s a lot of passing traffic, and many sailors come here to buy and sell goods, the business will definitely be good."
Boss Zhu could hardly contain his sincerity; every word he said seemed heartfelt.
Although the shop was small, its location was excellent. He was actually giving them a deal out of respect for Lord Qin and Madam.
Qiao Duo’er and Tan Zhenghong exchanged glances, deducing from their discussion that the deal wouldn’t be a loss for them.
"Young Master, Madam, my shop is indeed good, you will not regret buying it," Shopkeeper Zhu urged again.
Tan Zhenghong nodded, "We definitely want the shop, but we didn’t bring that much silver with us. Is it okay if we write the contract tomorrow?"
"Sure, with your word, I’ll certainly keep it for you."
Shopkeeper Zhu readily agreed; after all, no one would carry around Several Tens of Taels of Silver in the streets.
Chen Yi Ling waved her hand, "Why make it so complicated? If you want to buy, I’ll front the Silver. You can pay me back whenever."
