Chapter 91: Get it at the Lowest Price
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
However, the next moment, Shu Yu said, “The money is not easy to get, so I have to go back and discuss this with my parents. I’ll see if I can find a way to borrow some from my relatives and friends. After all, we need capital for future business too.”
Intermediary Quan facepalmed while Butler Yu was getting impatient. He was just about to say that if she couldn’t pay the rent, he wouldn’t consider her.
Just then, Shu Yu said, “Butler Yu, can you wait for me for a while? I live in Shangshi Village, not far from here. I’ll be back in the afternoon.”
Butler Yu’s hand paused, “Shangshi Village?”
Shu Yu put on an innocent expression, “That’s right. I promise it won’t take more than two hours to make a roundtrip.”
Butler Yu frowned. He had personally investigated the matter of the Ruan family’s old lady colluding with the steward to buy and sell a pair of twins. He also knew that the twins were from Shangshi Village.
Butler Yu suddenly recalled Intermediary Quan’s introduction and asked hesitantly, “Are you surnamed Lu?”
Shu Yu nodded, “Yes…”
“I heard that there’s a pair of twins with the surname Lu in Shangshi Village.
Do you know them?”
Shu Yu immediately took a step back alertly, “Why do you want to know about twins? You… Could it be that the Yu family still hasn’t given up on the idea of taking my younger brother and sister away? I’ve heard that Lord Yu didn’t know about this and even went to smash the Ruan family’s residence. Isn’t this matter already in the past?”
Butler Yu looked at her with a complicated expression. So those twins were her younger brother and sister. After a long while, he sighed and said, “Miss Lu, let’s sit down and talk about the rental of the shop.”
Shu Yu didn’t budge, “Butler Yu, renting the shop has nothing to do with my younger brother and sister. I do like the location of this shop, but I won’t trade them for it. I thought that these were two different things, so after I found out from Intermediary Quan that this shop belonged to the Yu family, I thought that these two matters wouldn’t be mixed up. After all, we don’t know each other, and both families are innocent victims. But if you have any ideas about my family, I… I won’t rent your shop.”
“Miss Lu,” Seeing that Shu Yu was about to leave, Butler Yu hurriedly stopped her and said helplessly, “Miss Lu, please calm down and listen to me first. Our Lord really doesn’t know about this. The rumors of him wanting to adopt a pair of twins are false. He was being framed! Who knew that the Ruan family would take the opportunity to harm your family? Regarding this matter, it’s indeed in the past.”
“Really?”
Butler Yu nodded his head sincerely, “Really.”
Intermediary Quan listened from the side and gained a grasp of the situation. He was an intermediary, after all, and was well-informed. Although Lord Yu lived in town, how could he not know that the Lord had sent people to destroy a farmer’s house?
What he didn’t know was that the rumored twins were Miss Lu’s younger brother and sister.
When Intermediary Quan saw that Butler Yu’s att.i.tude had softened, he knew that this was a good opportunity and quickly persuaded Shu Yu.
Shu Yu took the cue and quickly sat down with Butler Yu in a room that had been tidied up.
“Miss Lu, I’m sorry for just now. I intentionally raised the rent a little, mainly because you’re still young and I was afraid that you were just messing around.
Now that I know about your family’s situation, let’s have a proper talk. According to the market price here, our shop’s rent is worth about three taels of silver.
Intermediary Quan’s mouth twitched. Three taels of silver were the lowest price.
Unexpectedly, Butler Yu continued, “Of course, Miss Lu can still bargain..”