Chapter Sixteen: The Stubborn Cow of the Medicine Shop

  After that, Gan Jing often invited Qi Xie to dinner for various reasons, and the location was still his family's Xin Kaiyuan. Of course, there is no free lunch in the world, and during meals, Gan Jing would often ask some questions that made people think hard. These things were brought up during meals, which was really disgusting. Qi Xie was also annoyed by those questions, which were mostly: What do you think of my money house? Two days later, it changed to a silk store, wine shop, and restaurant. Qi Xie felt like she had become the Gan family's super consultant, but although she said so, she did give her opinions seriously. After all, the successful experiences of two lifetimes can be borrowed from past lives.

  In fact, although the Gan family has a wide range of businesses, their main focus is on the money house. The Hui Feng Money House has branches all over the country, and the Zhu family's Huifeng Money House is also one of the top money houses in this field. In recent days, Gan Jing has been locking himself in his study, thinking only about the money house business. If he used to work hard just to prove himself in front of his father and to have a place in the Gan family, now he is completely obsessed with making money, which has become his only hobby and almost his entire life.

  When Qi Xi threw out new terms such as installment payments and additional loan amounts, Gan Jing was initially bewildered, but relying on his years of experience working in the money house, he quickly grasped what she meant. He couldn't help but look at Qi Xi with newfound respect. Back in Heifeng Village, he hadn't realized that this young woman had so many clever ideas; now it seemed as if she had changed her brain entirely. Of course, he didn't express his doubts openly, only patted his chest to guarantee that he would take care of any matters that arose and told her to just let him know if anything came up.

  After getting rid of Gan Jing, Qi Xi finally had time to do the planning she had been putting off for several days. Also, thanks to her many suggestions for the Gan family's business over the past few days, Qi Xi earned a considerable amount in consulting fees. Although it wasn't real gold or silver, what could be more valuable than a promise from the head of the Gan family? Gan Jing promised that if Qi Xi had any difficulties with funds, he would lend her some money first.

  It's been a long time since Qiuxi had been planning to expand the store, and today she finally has the confidence to make it happen. The neighboring pharmacy originally had poor business, and the owner was an outsider, so it should be easy to settle with some silver money. Qiuxi is not a cunning merchant, and she wouldn't let others suffer losses. Of course, there are still preparations to be made, but it's unnecessary to bring them up unless necessary. If it has the opposite effect and brings more trouble, that would be bad. As for the neighboring wine shop, because business is good, it would take a lot of money to get it, even if she had the money, the owner might not be willing to sell, which is a bit tricky, but there's no rush at this moment.

  Qī Xié is a doer, once he thinks of something, he immediately takes action. After resigning as the manager of Guangyuan shop, he feels somewhat relaxed, but although there's Sima taking care of things on the other side of the ocean, it's still his first business venture after all. Being an absentee boss isn't ideal, no way around being born with a laborious fate! As Qī Xié muttered to himself, he walked into the medicinal herbs shop. Perhaps because the shop usually didn't have many customers, this time seeing someone come in, the shop assistants welcomed him with gleaming eyes: "Sir, what do you need?"

  "Yes, I have something to discuss with your boss." As soon as he heard that the other person wasn't there to buy anything, his enthusiasm immediately disappeared and he put on an air of indifference. However, a middle-aged man who had been quietly looking at something else glanced over at Qi Xiang and asked in a very polite but slightly disdainful tone: "I don't seem to know this young lady, may I ask what business she has with me?"

  "I don't know how to address you."

  "My surname is Tang."

  "May I have a word with Mr. Tang?"

  "Whatever it is, just say it here, after all, there's no outsider." For a moment, the atmosphere was somewhat awkward. As soon as they met, Old Master Tang had already lost face in front of Qiuxi, but Qiuxi didn't get angry and showed some understanding. This guy must have done poorly in business, leading to hormonal imbalance. Anyway, it wasn't something that couldn't be seen in public, so it was the same wherever he said it: "I'm Liu Qiuxi, I came here today just to ask if Old Master Tang has any intention of selling this medicinal material shop."

  Old Tan burst out laughing the moment the words left her mouth: "Little girl, I still have to do business, go play somewhere else. Don't think that finding a wealthy backer and setting up such an unusual shop means you're doing business. Not to mention whether you can make decisions about taking over this shop yourself, if you take over this medicine shop and go to Sha Zhou, there will be many officials who will cry."

  This guy's imagination is really rich, and he must have heard of Liu Qiuxi's name, after all, it's hard not to know who Liu Qiuxi is as a neighbor. However, in his opinion, this Pacific Department Store was completely supported by her backing a big shot. What a pity that he didn't start writing from the beginning. Wait, what did the second half of his sentence mean? Is this poorly managed small shop still related to the nobles in Shazhou City?

  "Mr. Tang, just name a price, no matter what kind of background this shop has, it should have a price, as long as you can afford it, I, Liu Qiuxi, will pay."

  "Is it true that as long as I open the door, you'll give it to me? Even your Young Master Jing wouldn't dare boast about such a big mouth. You can go back, I don't have time to play with little girls. Besides, even if you can afford this silver, it depends on whether I'm willing to sell or not."

  Unexpectedly, this guy was so stubborn, not only unwilling to give up the shop, but also repeatedly humiliating her in his words. This stalemate would also lead to no result. Qiuxi smiled and bid farewell to Tang Old Board, but in her heart, she was calculating whether to let Xiaoshi sneak over tonight to directly smash this shop and throw Tang Old Board to feed the pigs.

  After leaving the pharmacy, Qi Mei's face didn't look good at all, with a fierce expression as if she would kill anyone who crossed her path. This girl was in an extremely bad mood today, and she warned herself that no one should mess with her. Qi Mei turned around and glared fiercely in the direction of the pharmacy, thinking to herself that this shop would soon be hers. Just then, someone happened to bump into her, but as the saying goes, "even a soft touch can melt steel", and Mei Niang twisted her waist and beckoned to her with a wave of her hand.

  "Hey, isn't this Old Liu from Dayang Department Store? I really like the things in your store. As they say, it's better to meet by chance than to be invited. If you don't mind, Old Liu, why not come and sit at my Wu Zui Wu Gui (a small wine house west of Dayang Department Store)? The owner of the wine house is a middle-aged woman with a lingering charm, still an enchantress in the eyes of those wine customers. It's said that she used to be from a brothel, her eyes and lips full of seduction. Even Seven Xi, this woman, felt a thrill when hearing her soft voice."

  Originally, Qi Mei had a setback in the medicine business and wasn't so eager to find Mei Niang to talk, but if heaven gave her such an opportunity and she didn't grasp it well, who knows if she would be struck by thunder. Mei Niang intimately held onto Qi Mei's arm, occasionally throwing flirtatious glances, unfortunately Qi Mei was asexual, it's really unknown whether Mei Niang had occupational disease or she simply was a lesbian.