Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

"What? You still want to talk?"

Hearing Chen Tian's words, the middle-aged man was startled and rushed forward, trying to stop him.

But as it turned out, he was still a step too late. Just as he lunged towards the table, Chen Tian, with a mischievous grin, picked up the wine jar, causing the man to miss completely.

Looking at the slightly disheveled appearance of the man, Chen Tian shook his head and chuckled before continuing, "Earlier, Manager Bi, you said that this jar of wine has been stored since your ancestors' time, for hundreds of years, right?"

"Uh… This… I might have misremembered. Perhaps not hundreds, but… but… that's right, tens of years!" Hearing Chen Tian's question, Manager Bi quickly changed his tune.

"Oh, so it's tens of years!"

Chen Tian feigned surprise, then, with a look of doubt, stared at the wine jar for a while before shaking his head. "Tsk tsk, but how does it seem to me that this jar has only been stored for a few moments? Manager Bi, look, the sealing mud on this jar is still wet! How could wine stored for decades be so damp?"

"Well… perhaps it's because the cellar is damp and some water got in," the middle-aged man said, already resigned, spouting nonsense.

"Hmm, it looks like it, and a lot of water got in. At least the ratio of wine to water in this jar is fifty-fifty!" Chen Tian shook the wine jar again, teasingly.

Clearly, this jar of wine had just been mixed together temporarily, and to save money, they had used a half-wine, half-water method. One had to say, this middle-aged man wasn't good at business, but he certainly had a lot of bad ideas!

But now, in front of Chen Tian, his little tricks were completely useless. He realized that Chen Tian was more of an expert than he was, and trying to deceive him would only be self-humiliating!

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man sighed and said, "Alright, I admit I was wrong. I accept the punishment. How about this, everyone's accommodation fees for the next few days will be waived, and today's meal and wine will be my apology to everyone."

The middle-aged man had no choice. After all, if Chen Tian insisted on reporting him to the authorities, his inn would no longer be able to operate.

You should know that their Fuyuan Inn was not what it used to be. It had long since declined. If it weren't for the accumulation left by their ancestors, it would have gone bankrupt long ago by his generation.

And because their Fuyuan Inn occupied the best location in this area, many people wanted to take his place. If he wasn't careful, he would be caught with his pants down. By then, he would be powerless to turn the tide and could only watch his ancestral business, which had been passed down for hundreds of years, collapse.

If that day really came, the middle-aged man didn't even know how he would face his ancestors after death!

Therefore, facing Chen Tian's accusation, he could only painfully make this decision, hoping that Chen Tian would be magnanimous and let him off this time.

At this moment, the middle-aged man was like a student who had done something wrong, waiting for the teacher to scold him, standing quietly in front of Chen Tian with his head lowered.

Seeing this scene, Qin Yi, who seemed unable to bear it, came forward and gently tugged at Chen Tian's sleeve, as if pleading for the middle-aged man.

Chen Tian responded with a gentle smile, then sat back down in his chair and said loudly, "How about this, I'll offer five thousand taels to buy this inn. I wonder if you're willing to sell it?"

"What?"

The middle-aged man never expected Chen Tian to say such a thing, and his mouth dropped open in astonishment.

You should know that over the years, it wasn't as if no one had wanted to buy this inn, but the highest price offered among them was only three hundred taels! And Chen Tian's offer was more than ten times higher, which made the middle-aged man overjoyed in addition to his surprise.

Under the huge temptation, the middle-aged man was about to agree, but just then, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and suddenly wore a mournful face and sighed, "Alas, to be honest, my ancestors set a rule that unless in a desperate situation, future generations must never sell the inn. I admit that I am indeed incompetent, but no matter what, I am still a descendant of the Bi family, so I dare not disobey the wishes of my ancestors. I will not sell this inn!"

As he spoke, the middle-aged man's face was firm and serious.

Indeed, although this inn was dilapidated, the annual income was just enough to make ends meet. As long as he was frugal, he could still maintain it. And since he was a child, he had always strictly followed this family motto, so even if Chen Tian used five thousand taels to tempt him, he would never waver.

After all, although he was incompetent, it didn't mean he was foolish. In any case, he would not allow Fuyuan Inn to be ruined in his hands!

"Oh? I didn't expect you to be quite principled!"

Seeing the man's persistent expression, Chen Tian was somewhat surprised.

In fact, Chen Tian wanted to buy this inn because he didn't want to see it continue to deteriorate. He wanted to renovate it and then revitalize it.

After all, this was the only thing Chen Tian could do.

But now, after hearing the middle-aged man's statement, Chen Tian suddenly changed his mind. He reached into his arms and took out three silver notes, lined up in a row, each one worth a thousand taels!

"Three… three thousand taels…"

After seeing Chen Tian take out these silver notes, the middle-aged man, who had been incomparably firm just now, suddenly became somewhat wavering again. After all, he had never seen so much money in his life!

However, although he coveted the money, he quickly continued resolutely, "You don't need to tempt me anymore. I will not sell this inn."

"Haha, you misunderstand my meaning. These three thousand taels will be my investment in you. I plan to buy shares. I wonder if you can agree to this condition?" Chen Tian smiled slightly, saying something that shocked everyone.

"Investment, buy shares?"

The middle-aged man was even more surprised, but after a moment's thought, he was somewhat tempted.

After all, if it was only considered buying shares, then the biggest owner would still be him, which wouldn't be considered a violation of his ancestral teachings.

He didn't have to sell the inn, and he could get a large sum of money. How could he refuse such a great thing?

So, after thinking quickly, he immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I agree."

After speaking, he couldn't wait to reach out and take the three silver notes.

But just then, Chen Tian suddenly took back the silver notes and shook his head. "Before I give you the money, I have one more request. I wonder if you will agree?"