After Xin You and the others left, the shopkeeper was still dumbfounded.
"It belongs to the shopkeeper." The clerk tugged on the shopkeeper's sleeve.
The shopkeeper suddenly came to his senses, pulled the waiter away, and asked the young man in shock: "Boss, did you really sell the bookstore for 20,000 taels?"
The young man said angrily: "The documents have been written, how can they be false?"
"But that's twenty thousand taels!" The shopkeeper still felt like a dream.
"Why are you excited? The 20,000 taels are not for you. You just have to work hard with the new owner from now on." The young man left with his hands behind his back.
The shopkeeper sighed: "My boss is so calm."
The waiter on the side hesitated to speak, trying not to tell the truth.
My old boss told me to keep it a secret.
Oh, by the way, the new owner told him one thing, and he had to do it quickly.
In the carriage, Xiaolian also felt like she was dreaming: "Girl, Butler Duan really didn't stop you!"
Xin You was very calm: "It's not surprising, it's just weighing the pros and cons."
He didn't stop her from buying a shop at a high price, but he still pushed it on her. It was because the cousin was willful and ignorant. But if there are rumors that the old lady is holding on to her granddaughter's dowry, she will have to bear the old lady's wrath.
In contrast, Butler Duan would naturally choose the latter.
"But what if the old lady doesn't agree? Although I paid the deposit, what if the old lady would rather lose the deposit than pay 20,000 taels of silver?" Xiaolian started to worry about gain and loss again.
Xin You curled her lips: "Grandma loves me so much, why wouldn't she agree?"
Xiaolian looked at Xin You's confident expression, and her anxious heart felt at ease again.
Back at Shaoqing's Mansion, Xin You walked towards Ruyi Hall with brisk steps, while the housekeeper walked with heavy steps, thinking about how to explain to the old lady.
"Old madam, my cousin is here."
Following the report from the maid, the old lady who was in a bad mood immediately felt even worse when she saw her granddaughter who was looking happy.
Look at this, the money has been spent.
"How was the discussion?" the old lady asked lukewarmly.
Xin You smiled brightly: "The negotiation went very smoothly, and the deposit has been paid."
The old lady raised her eyebrows and asked, "How much did it cost?"
After hearing what the old lady said, the housekeeper couldn't help but lower his head. He thought that his cousin would tell the astonishing amount carefully, but what he didn't expect was that the girl was talking excitedly.
"I bought it for 20,000 taels. Didn't you see, grandma, that there is not only a printing shop behind the bookstore, but also a large house, and even the shopkeeper is ready..."
"How much?" The old lady didn't hear a word of what was said, and there were only three words in her mind.
Twenty thousand taels, twenty thousand taels, twenty thousand taels...
"Grandma, what's wrong with you?" The beaming girl realized later that the old lady's expression was wrong.
The old lady calmed down and looked at the steward: "You spent 20,000 taels to buy a bookstore?"
Compared to her granddaughter’s millions in wealth, twenty thousand taels seems small, but her eldest son’s annual salary is less than three hundred taels!
The steward was so frightened that he knelt down: "Yes, it's my cousin——"
Xin You took the words without changing her expression: "I like this bookstore very much. From the location to the layout, I am satisfied with every aspect of the bookstore. Although Manager Duan reminded me that it was expensive, I still bought it. After all, it is difficult to buy a good heart." , Grandma, do you think so?"
The steward couldn't help but give Xin You a grateful look.
The cousin is so considerate - bah, if the cousin hadn't been taken advantage of because of her naivety and ignorance, why would the old lady be so dissatisfied.
After reacting, the steward lowered his head.
"You can't buy a good idea with a lot of money, and you can't just throw money around!" The old lady couldn't accept this kind of rhetoric at all. "A poorly managed bookstore, even with a printing shop and a residence, can only be bought for a maximum of 10,000 taels. Spending 20,000 Wouldn’t it be foolish to buy it for two?”
"But they won't sell it if it's too cheap. Their boss asked for 22,000 taels, and I negotiated the price down to 20,000 taels."
The old lady felt so congested that her heart ached.
Do you want to praise the co-author?
"If you show that you insist on buying it, the other party will naturally not let go. Furthermore, if you really can't negotiate the price, won't you buy something else?"
"I don't like other Qingqings," Xin You said calmly.
The old lady had no intention of compromising, and said with a straight face: "Qingqing, it's not that grandma is reluctant to part with it. If the bookstore is worth 20,000 taels, grandma will definitely buy it for you. But you have to buy something worth only 10,000 taels at twice the price. Come on, isn’t that a waste of money?”
"Qingqing likes it. No matter how much money you spend, it doesn't feel like it's a waste. And the deposit has been paid -"
The old lady interrupted Xin You: "The maximum deposit is two thousand taels. I would rather not give it up than spend twenty thousand to buy a bookstore!"
Seeing the old lady's firm tone, Xin You fell silent.
The kneeling butler secretly pouted.
If I had known this would be the case, why would my cousin do this?
"Manager Duan, you should go to the bookstore again and tell the owner that you should either lower the price or let the deal go."
"Yes." The steward hurriedly got up and hurried away with the still-warm papers.
Seeing Xin You pursed her lips and said nothing, the old lady decided to comfort Tianzao: "Tomorrow you go out for a stroll, and if there is a shop you like at a suitable price, buy it. Yuzhu, go buy the new red suit. Bring me the jewelry.”
The maid named Yuzhu responded and quickly brought a box. The old lady motioned for her to open it.
The box is flat and wide, covered with plain brocade cushions, and a set of jewelry set with rubies is so gorgeous and bright that it is hard to take your eyes away.
The old lady smiled and said: "As soon as this set of ruby jewelry is finished, grandma will think it is most suitable for you, so wear it and play with it."
Xin You glanced at it and guessed that this set of jewelry was probably prepared by the old lady for one of her granddaughters to leave the palace, including her granddaughter Kou Qingqing. Now in order to appease her, I took it out in advance.
"Qingqing likes it very much, thank you grandma." Xinyou accepted it without politeness.
Seeing that Xin You didn't make any fuss, the old lady smiled happily.
On the way back to Wanqingju, Xiaolian was worried: "Although this set of ruby jewelry is decent, it is far behind the 10,000 taels of silver..."
It was so difficult to get back 20,000 taels of silver from the old lady. She really couldn't figure out how to get back 60%.
Sixty percent, that’s at least six hundred thousand taels!
Xin You smiled and patted Xiaolian's hand: "Don't worry, we both want Hongbao Jewelry and Qingsong Bookstore."
Before Xiaolian could ask any more questions, she spotted the third girl, Duan Yunling, waiting not far away.
Xin You walked over and asked proactively: "Is Cousin Ling waiting for me?"
Duan Yunling nodded slightly, glanced around subconsciously, and whispered: "Cousin Qing, do you think how grandma punished the second sister?"
Xinyou waited for her to continue.
Duan Yunling couldn't help but curl her lips: "Second sister was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall."
Xin You was not interested in saying more about Duan Yunhua's punishment, and said seriously: "Cousin Ling helped me, I will keep it in mind. If cousin Ling needs help in the future, you can come to me at any time."
Duan Yunling nodded hurriedly and asked curiously: "What did your cousin do when you went out?"
"Buy a bookstore."
"Buying a bookstore? It costs a lot of money, right? Have you bought it?"
Xin You glanced toward the northeast and said with a smile, "Probably."
At this time, the steward felt wind on his feet and rushed to Qingsong Bookstore. What he saw in front of him made him dumbfounded.
