Chapter 42 Filial Piety

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Chapter 42: Chapter 42 Filial PietyInside the bookstore. The young clerks were lazily leaning against the counter, staring blankly with a listless expression. They heard footsteps approaching. A sudden jolt brought them to alertness. Not a single customer had visited all morning, leaving them sleepy and dazed. The young clerk put on a smile and stepped up to greet, but as he reached the door, his smile froze. A wave of deep disappointment hit him. Why was it the Eldest Young Master and Eldest Young Madam? He rearranged his facial expression and stepped forward to greet them. Before he could speak, he was given an order. "Lead the way to the backyard," Xie Jingchen said. "..." The servant led the way in front. Su Jin and Xie Jingchen followed behind. As they reached the backyard, Xingxing’s cheerful voice came from behind. "Miss, the inn next door has lowered the price again, now it’s at forty thousand taels!" "..." "The price has really dropped fast," said the Hidden Guard. "..." "Yes, as soon as Miss and Master entered the bookstore, they dropped the price by eight thousand taels and asked if Miss intended to buy the bookstore." "..." "How did you respond?" Su Jin asked curiously. "I told them if Miss wants to buy, it’s the shop next to the bookstore, not the bookstore itself. They said you’re sly." "..." Xingxing looked bewildered. She spoke the truth; Miss definitely wouldn’t buy the bookstore because the bookstore already belonged to her family. If the bookstore wasn’t enough, she would only buy the next-door shop. No problem there, so why say her Miss is sly? Su Jin rubbed her forehead. The innkeeper was overthinking, assuming she intended to buy the next-door shop to sandwich the bookstore out of business, forcing them to sell cheaply in the end. With such a vivid imagination, no wonder the inn’s price dropped so fast. Su Jin continued to examine the bookstore backyard, about the same size as the inn’s, but if half was given to Tianxiang Building, the pharmacy wouldn’t be large enough. Su Jin still leaned toward buying the inn; after all, their price was indeed appealing, just lacking funds. Such a good opportunity was right in front of her; missing it would be too unfortunate. Su Jin glanced at Xie Jingchen, "Can you gather another thirty thousand taels for me?" Xie Jingchen, "..." Pouring in a hundred thousand taels to open a shop. He was very curious about what kind of shop she intended to open. Seeing Xie Jingchen silent. Su Jin guessed she might be asking for too much, so she said, "Twenty thousand taels then, I’ll go to the Marquis Mansion for the extra ten thousand." Until now, she hadn’t sought help from Marquis Dongxiang. Xie Jingchen said, "You can advance from Duke Mansion first." After saying this, Xie Jingchen frowned deeply. Why did he indulge her so much? Su Jin’s eyes lit up and she asked, "Is it easy to advance?" If possible, she wanted to advance a bit more. "Very difficult." "..." She knew it wouldn’t be easy. After all, managing the Duke Mansion household was Princess Nanzhang, who had given her a bowl of sterility medicine on the first day she entered the door. But no matter how difficult, she had to give it a try. As they left the bookstore, it was close to noon. Xingxing said, "The previous owner of Tianxiang Building still hasn’t come; is he not planning to redeem it?" Su Jin, "..." Xie Jingchen, "..." This maid’s words were way too impactful. With Tianxiang Building almost emptied out, how could they possibly redeem it? Xingxing looked around, spotting a middle-aged man in luxurious clothing passing by on horseback, and excitedly said, "Miss, aren’t you short of money? He looks wealthy." Su Jin, "..." Xie Jingchen, "..." The hidden guard’s mouth twitched uncontrollably, "That’s Marquis Beining." The maid really had a knack for picking people. Having just hijacked the man’s son, now eyeing his father. "Ah, he’s Marquis Beining, but that’s even better." "..." "Madam always said, ’like father, like son.’ If the Heir of Marquis Beining is easy to hijack, his father surely is too, and richer," Xingxing said enthusiastically. "..." "Miss, should I call him over?" "..." The maid looked eager. Su Jin felt a headache coming on. She suspected this maid wouldn’t be comfortable without doing something familiar for a day. What was worse, some agreed with her. "Go ahead." Heir of Marquis Beining said. Xingxing turned her head to see the Heir of Marquis Beining standing behind her, laughing wildly. Chu Shun patted the Heir of Marquis Beining’s shoulder, "You must be the most filial son in the Capital, no doubt about it." Encouraging a young bandit to hijack his own father. He didn’t even doubt his father was adopted. The Heir of Marquis Beining stood up straight and said, "You don’t know, but when I returned yesterday, my father spanked me for flaunting wealth outside, making me a target." Within a day, he became the target himself. Su Jin, "..." Xie Jingchen, "..." The Heir of Marquis Beining laughed happily, brushing Chu Shun’s hand away. "If it were you, you’d probably pay this little maid to hijack your dad," said the Heir of Marquis Beining. "..." "Do you have to know me so well?" S~eaʀᴄh the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "..." "Ah, ah, your dad ran away; I can’t catch up!" Xingxing was just about to call him over when Marquis Beining rode off into the distance. "..." "Next time, hijack him next time is the same." "Mm." Xingxing nodded heavily, then looked at Chu Shun and the others, seriously asking, "Do your dads need to be hijacked too?" Chu Shun, "..." Prince NanAn, "..." Young Master Dingbei, "..." The three of them looked at the Heir of Marquis Beining. The Heir of Marquis Beining broke out in a cold sweat. This little maid wasn’t joking; she was serious. Luckily, his dad ran fast. If his dad knew he encouraged the maid, he wouldn’t just smell of poverty now but would be beaten half to death. Nowadays, never mind real bandits. Even a little maid bandit can’t be provoked. Xie Jingchen looked at Chu Shun and the others, asking, "Do you need me?" Chu Shun shook his head, "Not really, we were just about to get some noodles, saw you here, thought to ask if you want to join." Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen and said, "You go with them, I’ll go back to Duke Mansion with Xingxing." "I’ll accompany you back," Xie Jingchen said. "Are you prioritizing love over friendship?" Chu Shun exclaimed. "..." "That beef noodle place is something I can’t afford," Xie Jingchen murmured. "..." "This reason is irrefutable, let’s go, let’s go, get some noodles." "..." After a few steps, Chu Shun turned back, uneasy. He draped an arm over Xie Jingchen’s shoulder and said, "I’m a bit scared when the Young Madam’s maid gets serious, make sure to keep her in check, otherwise I’m afraid I can’t even afford a noodle stand, only my dad’s bamboo shoots stir-fried with meat." Su Jin, "..." Xie Jingchen, "..."

Chapter 42 Filial Piety

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