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Chapter 26: She Won't Pay!
Having sold the He Shou Wu, Wen Nuan and Wen Chun headed off to Fugui Restaurant to pick up Wen Xin.
Wen Chun was happy and sighed: "I thought that He Shou Wu could only be sold for a dozen taels of silver at most. I never expected to make a hundred taels of silver! This is enough money to build a house!"
Wen Nuan said disapprovingly: "Therefore, there is no fixed number when it comes to making money. To make a small amount of money depends on pragmatic hard work and diligence. Then money will naturally accumulate. But making big money, in addition to unique vision, depends on opportunity and connections. To put it bluntly, there are noble people to help you. As long as noble people appreciate you and give you opportunities, you can make big money if you grasp the chance well. If you don’t grasp it well, you can only make a small amount, or even miss the opportunity entirely without making any money. Today, Liu Yuanwai was a noble person with an opportunity. "
Wen Chun considered it thoughtfully.
Wen Nuan explained up to this point, but there are some things that need to be understood by yourself, and then integrated.
People will know after more experience.
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Fugui Restaurant
Wen Xin washed the last plate happily. She can finally go home today!
She has been washing dishes here for a year! The restaurant is open all year round, only during the New Year celebration when the restaurant is closed has she been able to go home a few days.
She picked up the stack of dishes that were taller than her and walked to the kitchen, then carefully placed them in the cupboard.
Xiao Zhu came in and looked at Wen Xin with a vicious light flashing in her eyes. She quickly covered it up with her usual expression, then walked over with a smile: "Sister Xin has finished washing the dishes? Will you go home later? I just steamed these buns over the stove, take a few to eat on the way, and also give some to Brother Chun and the rest of the children to taste."
Wen Jiarui came by yesterday, and said that he would take Wen Xin home today.
Wen Xin shook her head: "Thank you Auntie, no, let’s leave the buns for the guests. Daddy should come by soon to pick me up, I'll go back first."
She didn't dare to eat this food. A customer once left a bun on his plate. She'd been so hungry because she'd only been given one steamed bun to eat all that day. Seeing that it was not dirty, she couldn't help but eat it herself.
Who knew that someone would tell Eldest Aunt. Then Aunt said that she can’t be allowed to break the rules, or other workers will do the same, so she punished her to wash dishes for another two months.
She dare not ask for this bun.
"You kid, why are you polite with your eldest auntie." Although she said that, she didn't really mean it.
The buns in their restaurant are all made with white flour and meat. Can she afford it?
"Sister Xin, this tableware set here is very expensive. You can help your aunt by giving it to the noble guests at the first table in the hall and then go home! You should only be done today after washing all dishes in the afternoon, but Aunt is not that kind of petty person. Since your father is here to pick you up at noon, you can go home now!" Xiao Zhu held up a set of exquisite and beautiful tableware and handed it to Wen Xin.
Wen Xin, after seeing such an expensive set of tableware, originally wanted to refuse. She subconsciously didn't even want to touch it, but after hearing this, she could only agree: "Okay."
Wen Xin carefully picked up the set and walked to the hall.
"Don’t break it, this tableware was brought by a distinguished guest. I heard a set costs dozens of taels of silver!"
Wen Xin was even more careful after listening to this.
It’s just that she feels it's a little strange. Why would a guest bring a set of tableware worth dozens of taels of silver to a restaurant? Why do they eat out in the hall? They don't even get a private room!
Xiao Zhu looked at Wen Xin's cautious back and sneered, a fierce light in her eyes.
In fact, she didn't intend to do it this way, but who made her daughter be bullied by that plague star at the market just now!
Don't blame me for being unrighteous if you are unkind.
At this time, it was the most popular hour to eat lunch, and the restaurant was full of people.
Wen Xin cautiously held the tableware, avoiding the people passing by, and walked over to the first table in the hall.
Just as she was about to reach the first table, Wen Xin's foot was suddenly tripped. She staggered a few steps, but couldn't stabilize herself.
A bowl flew out and fell to the ground with a loud sound, then shattered into three pieces.
The bowl lay broken in front of the guest at the first table. The distinguished guest saw that his beloved bowl was broken, and instantly stood up: "Look at what you did! Where is the shopkeeper? Come here!"
It's over! How many years of washing dishes will it take before she can make up for this?
Wen Xin looked at the broken bowl on the ground, so scared that her hands shook. She hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it! I'm sorry! The bowl fell when someone suddenly stretched out their foot and tripped me. ."
Wen Xin stretched out her finger to the person sitting next to him: "It was him, it was him who suddenly stretched out his foot and made me drop the bowl."
Yang Chao, who Wen Xin pointed at, jumped up and yelled: "Bitch, don't spit blood on people, when did I stretch out my foot?! Where is the shopkeeper? Is this how you do business? This maid broke the bowl and doesn't want to pay for it. She thinks she can just push the account on guests? Who would dare come to your restaurant for dinner in the future?"
Wen Xin anxiously blushed: "It really wasn't me!"
The shopkeeper hurriedly walked over at this moment: "Guest, please stay calm, speak slowly!"
Lin Zhong saw the shopkeeper coming and rushed to say: "Shopkeeper, you came just in time. My tableware is very expensive. It is the work of Master Cheng En. A full set costs fifty taels of silver. Now the maid in your shop broke it. Who will pay for this bowl?"
Yang Chao also rushed to speak and said: "Shopkeeper, is this how you do business? The maid in your shop broke the bowl by herself, then tried to slander me and accuse me of tripping her purpose!"
The shopkeeper glanced at the bowl on the floor, frowning at Wen Xin: "What did you do? You dropped the bowl and want to blame the guests? Hurry up and apologize to Young Master Lin and Young Master Yang! Then compensate Young Master Lin!"
After scolding Wen Xin, he nodded and bowed respectfully to several people: "Young Masters, I'm really sorry, the people in this shop are too reckless! I will make it up to you both. Young Master Lin, tell us how much this bowl costs, and I will let her pay for it."
Yang Chao coldly snorted, “Looking at the face of the shopkeeper, I don’t care about this matter!”
Yang Chao sat down again.
Lin Zhong was still furious: "What's the matter with you? I warned you this set of tableware was very expensive, and it is my favorite! I asked you to take care, and you actually broke it right in front of me! And you! Do you only want to compensate me for one bowl? This tableware is a set, and now that one is ruined, the whole set of tableware is ruined! You have to pay me fifty taels of silver, no less!"
Fifty taels of silver? Wen Xin panicked: "Shopkeeper, it really has nothing to do with me. It was he who tripped me, then I accidentally dropped the bowl! If you want someone to pay, he should pay for it!"
Fifty taels of silver for a bowl, she can't pay it off even if she washes dishes for a lifetime!
It's not her fault, so she won't pay!
Yang Chao heard this, and started causing a scene again: "Smelly girl, what did you say? Do you have any evidence?"
The pressure of fifty taels is too much, Wen Xin gritted her teeth and said: "You tripped me and broke the guest's bowl. You pay for the fifty taels! Someone here must have seen it."
The shopkeeper looked at the guests at the two tables next over: “Has anyone seen Young Master Yang tripping her on purpose?”
No one speaks.
Yang Chao is so enraged, they can see at first glance he is not someone they dare to provoke.
Wen Xin saw this and said directly: "Anyway, he tripped me. It's none of my business. I won't pay even if he kills me!"
"You bitch dare to slander me! I will kill you!" Yang Chao raised his hand to slap Wen Xin's face.
Seeing the big palm about to hit Wen Xin's face, a cup flew over and hit his hand.
A deep voice called out: "I saw it."
Wen Nuan and Wen Chun had just walked into the restaurant and happened to see this scene, so they rushed over.
Wen Chun looked worried: "Second Sister, are you okay?"
Wen Xin saw the two, and was especially surprised to see Wen Nuan: "Brother Chun, Sister Nuan, why are you here?"
Wen Nuan saw tears in her eyes, a broken bowl on the ground, and a set of cutlery in her hand. She guessed what probably happened.
"We're here to take you home. Second Sister, is someone bullying you?" Wen Nuan looked at Yang Chao coldly.
She was just outside the door, and she clearly saw this man make a move!
At this moment, those beautiful apricot eyes of hers exuded a cold, icy light, which made people afraid to look directly.
He Shou Wu: root of Polygonum multiflorum, multi-purposeful herb in Chinese medicine, said to nourish blood, strengthen muscles, promote vitality, treat various ailments, etc.
spit blood: maliciously slander or attack
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