Chapter 25 – Killing The Chicken To Warn The Monkey
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“Uncle don"t have to worry about it since Tao Di Restaurant"s business is not doing good.” Yun Ling Xuan said sarcastically. She was thinking in her heart that they must be regretting now. They tried to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it. (T/N: The actual Chinese words are 偷鸡不成蚀把米 which means to try and gain an advantage only to end up worse off.) But all these, she would not care about it. She would be even happier if they went to bang the wall in agony. “Do all of you feel the same way as Shopkeeper Yuan, that the business is declining?”
Everyone looked at the young girl who was standing in front of the owner"s seat. They were thinking that she was not having any stage fright, and she had a domineering little face. They finally realized that the children raised by the mistress was not to belittle.
Like their children and grandchildren, at this age, they would only cry and behaved like a spoiled brat. They would not have such courage to do so. They had long regretted coming here and create such a mess for themselves.
“To report back to Miss, we come here today, the number one reason is to console Miss not to be too sad. You must take care of your body. The second reason is to tell Miss that the Yun Family"s businesses are very stable. Some of them even have a tendency to rise.” After the smart old shopkeeper opened his mouth, the rest of them also agreed to it and nodded.
They were not like Shopkeeper Yuan. Even though they had made a lot of money over the years, they hadn"t done a decent job in the capital. In the future, their children and grandchildren would have to lower their heads.
“You….” When Shopkeeper Yuan heard them turned over, his face immediately turned dark and wanted to yell out something. In the end, he was interrupted by Yun Ling Xuan. “Since all the shopkeepers feels that the businesses are good and stable, it just means that this is really the problem of Shopkeeper Yuan. If that is the case, Uncle He, go and take out one hundred taels of silver and give it to Shopkeeper Yuan. From today onwards, he is not needed in Tao Di Restaurant!”
Yun Ling Xuan"s tactics were resolute, even ShangGuan Liang could not speak. She even told ShangGuan"s family people that she had to discuss some business matter with the shopkeepers. It was inconvenient to keep them here today, so she let Uncle He to send them out of the residence.
Shopkeeper Yuan left with ShangGuan Liang and the others. As for what they wanted to say, Ling Xuan did not have any control over it. In any way, it was impossible for Shopkeeper Yuan to return to Tao Di Restaurant.
“Today, Ling Xuan wants to thanks all the shopkeepers for your support.” No matter what kind of thought they originally had, their final turn-over was the best thing for her. Her methods were harsh, but she couldn"t throw all the old shopkeepers away. From the beginning, she was aiming at Shopkeeper Yuan, making an example of killing the chicken to warn the monkey (T/N: The actual Chinese words are 杀鸡儆猴 which means to punish an individual as an example to others.) She wanted to intimidate them because ultimately, working for Yun Family was better than working for other people. “It is very unfortunate for the Yun Family that both my parents died. But with the support of all the old shopkeepers, it is Ling Xuan"s blessing. Today, here, Ling Xuan wants to first thanks, everyone!” After that, she got up and wanted to bow down to everyone. However, one of the old shopkeepers who was standing at the side, quickly stepped forward to stop her.
“Miss, please, this is what we should do!” She did this, wasn"t she trying to slap them in the face?
After Ling Xuan spoke with the old shopkeepers for a while, she then asked Uncle He to send them out.
Outside the Yun Family residence, all the old shopkeepers turned and looked at the high-hanging plaque. Some of them were sighing, some were confused, and the others thought it was strange today.
“Young and formidable. The daughter taught by the mistress is really amazing. Her method of killing the chicken to warn the monkey had really hold us down!” Once out of the Yun Family"s residence, and after a cold wind blowing, everyone was awake. A few of the old foxes immediately understood the mystery. They did not know whether they should be angry or lament.