Ci Jinzhi

  Chapter 39 settled

  It was already evening, and when teahouses and restaurants were bustling, places like bookstores were supposed to be deserted, but the front of Qingsong Bookstore was very abnormal, and many people gathered.

  The steward was startled when suddenly crackling firecrackers sounded, which startled him. Looking at the many red whips on the ground, it turned out that the firecrackers had been set off more than once.

  The steward was even more puzzled, and asked the person next to him, "It's not a festival, why did Qingsong Bookstore set off firecrackers?"

  The man seemed talkative at first glance, and couldn't wait to say what he knew: "Qingsong Bookstore has changed hands!"

  The steward's face changed: "Change owner?"

"Yes, I heard that the cousin girl from the Shaoqing Mansion took a fancy to this bookstore and bought it for 20,000 taels of Qingsong Bookstore. The old owner is happy to make money, and the new owner has a new atmosphere. Firecrackers were set off. Brother, you are late, and you just scattered copper coins..."

  The person became more and more excited as he talked, and the people next to him also added in: "20,000 taels to buy such a bookstore? The little girl is not sensible, and her adults agree?"

   "It's the little girl's own money, and the old lady of the Shaoqing Mansion loves this granddaughter very much, so why not agree?"

  The person who joined the chat nodded: "That's right, you can spend your own money as you want."

Seeing the heated discussion here, another person interjected: "Tsk tsk, I heard that Shaoqing's mansion was worried about this cousin girl's family wealth before. Now look, do you really want to worry about letting the cousin girl spend so much money? The rumors are really unbelievable."

   "Why did my brother leave—" Seeing the steward leave in a hurry, the man yelled, and then started discussing with other people.

  The steward went back faster than when he came, and went straight to Ruyi Hall to see the old lady.

   "Is it done?" After the old lady asked, seeing the steward's face clearly, her heart sank.

  The steward wiped the sweat from his forehead, and told what he heard and saw at Qingsong Bookstore.

   "The old slave dare not make decisions without authorization, so come back and ask the old lady for instructions."

   "Bastard!" The old lady grabbed the teacup and threw it on the ground, her face blacker than the bottom of the pot.

   It happened that Duan Shaoqing came in and was surprised when he saw the mess on the ground: "Mother, what made you so angry?"

Hearing this, the old lady had too much to say, and she put aside her administrative affairs and said: "Your good daughter, in order to vent her anger for her divorced mother, ran to the garden to beat Qingqing, and even took Qingqing's sleeves in public. Torn!"

  Duan Shaoqing was shocked: "Hua'er did such a thing?"

   "Qingqing is not willing to suffer. She clamored to stand on her own, and rushed to the street with her luggage!"

  Duan Shaoqing was even more shocked: "Running to the street with a bag? This, what does this look like!"

  The old lady became more and more angry: "In order to appease Qingqing, I promised her to buy Qingsong Bookstore, but she spent 20,000 taels!"

   "Twenty thousand taels?" Duan Shaoqing was so shocked that his tone changed.

  The old lady hadn't finished her sentence yet: "I didn't agree, so I sent the steward to leave. As a result, the Qingsong Bookstore has already set off firecrackers. Now we all know that the cousin of the Shaoqing Mansion spent a lot of money to buy the Qingsong Bookstore!"

  Duan Shaoqing was so shocked that his eyes straightened.

  He just went to the office as usual, so many things happened in just one day?

   After a while, Duan Shaoqing came to his senses, and said sadly: "Mother, this is holding up Shaoqing's mansion!"

  The old lady sneered: "Of course I know."

   Originally, it was over if I went quietly to refund it, and the deposit would be lost at most two thousand taels, but in this way, Qingsong Bookstore had to buy it if it didn't want to.

   "In this situation, either the owner of Qingsong Bookstore is afraid that we will break the contract and deliberately spread the word, or—" Duan Shaoqing's eyes turned cold, "It is Qingqing who is afraid that you will not buy arrangements because of the price!"

  The old lady was heartbroken after hearing this: "What's the use of saying this now, if Hua'er hadn't troubled Qingqing, how could such a thing have happened!"

  Duan Shaoqing was also annoyed at her daughter's waywardness, but the heartache over the 20,000 taels of silver overwhelmed her anger: "Mom, are you really going to buy Qingqing a bookstore and let her move out?"

  The old lady cast a glance at her son: "Why not? Let the world laugh at the Shaoqing Mansion for holding on to the cousin girl's wealth and not letting go?"

   Duan Shaoqing was speechless.

   "With 20,000 taels, it is not a loss to let the world see that the Shaoqing Mansion respects the arrangement of the cousin girl's family wealth." After a long silence, the old lady sighed.

   These words are both persuading his son and comforting himself.

  Duan Shaoqing also knew that 20,000 taels was a fixed loss, and said coldly: "My son is just surprised that a little girl like Qingqing has such a means."

   "It's not necessarily Qingqing. With so much money for nothing, the owner of Qingsong Bookstore is willing to spit out all the fat?" Although the old lady said so, the impression of her granddaughter was different in her heart.

  After the mother and son finished chatting, the old lady sent Yuzhu to invite Xin You.

  Xinyou has already changed her clothes, it is a half-new pair of apricot-colored beanbags.

This color is more than fresh, but not beautiful enough. Hearing Ruyitang's invitation, Xinyou's heart was completely at ease, and she smiled and told Xiaolian: "Go and bring me the earrings from the set of red jewelry that the old lady gave me to wear." .”

   Not long after, Xinyou, who was wearing new earrings, arrived at Ruyi Hall.

   "Grandmother, uncle." Xin You blessed her body.

  The girl's gesture of saluting is elegant but casual, and the whole body is simple and elegant, so a pair of gently shaking drop-shaped ruby ​​earrings are particularly conspicuous.

  People are beautiful, and gemstones are even better gemstones. The two complement each other, making people more outstanding.

  The old lady's eyes fell on the earrings for a long time, she was so blocked that she forgot to speak.

  Twenty thousand taels of silver were still spent, and the expensive set of ruby ​​jewelry was gone!

  Although this set of jewelry was originally intended to add makeup to my granddaughter, but I have given it now, so I have to prepare a better set in the future.

  The old lady's silence aroused Duan Shaoqing's doubts.

  Mom, what's wrong?

  Hearing Duan Shaoqing's cough, the old lady regained her senses and forced a smile: "Qingqing, grandma and your uncle discussed it. Since you like the bookstore very much, you can buy it."

  Xin You raised her lips: "Thank you, grandma."

  Duan Shaoqing said with a straight face: "Just one thing, our family has no experience in managing bookstores, so I'm afraid we can't help you much."

   "Qingqing will work hard, if the business is really not good, then sell it."

  Old lady and Duan Shaoqing: "..."

  The next day, Xin You ignored the old lady's unbearable distress, and went to Qingsong Bookstore with money, but she didn't expect that there was a person there.

   "Master He."

   "Miss Kou, is it convenient for Fang to say a few words?"

"certainly."

  The two stood under a tree behind the bookstore, and Xin You raised her head slightly and asked, "Does Master He have anything to say to me?"

   "I came to the bookstore today and heard that Ms. Kou bought Qingsong Bookstore."

  Although Xin You was puzzled that the other party came to ask this behavior specially, she didn't show any emotion on her face: "Yes, today is to pay the balance."

  He Qingxiao was silent for a moment, and said: "Miss Kou is too expensive."

  (end of this chapter)