Chapter 512: Sun Junyan’s Idea
Seeing Zhang Family and Tong Tiehu were suddenly stunned, especially Zhang Family, their face was as ghastly as if they had eaten a dead rat.
Sun Family couldn’t help but feel smug.
Of course, this trick wasn’t her own creation, it was taught to her by Sun Junyan.
Sun Junyan had once calculated for her. If as the Zhang Family stated, one pound of soybeans could only yield four pounds of bean sprouts, then in the past, when Qiao Xiaomai sold two pounds for one coin, four pounds would only earn two coins. But the cost of soybeans was three coins per pound. So, by this calculation, Qiao Xiaomai would suffer a loss of one coin.
In addition to the potential cost of other ingredients and labor, if one pound of soybeans really only produced four pounds of bean sprouts, Qiao Xiaomai would suffer a great loss.
Would such a smart person as Qiao Xiaomai agree to do business at a loss?
Only when dealing with nobles could one afford to operate at a loss. But when dealing with the villagers, she had no need to pay out of her own pocket to run the bean sprout business. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novelꜰire.net
So, based on these calculations, Zhang Family must have lied.
Sun Junyan didn’t know that Qiao Xiaomai was trying to curry favor and build goodwill. Still, his calculation was a lucky accident.
When it came to the matter of proposing marriage to Qiao Changshun, Qiao Xiaomai’s refusal was within Sun Junyan’s expectations, and Sun Junyan had also provided a solution: cause a commotion.
If a ruckus ensued, Tong Tiehu would certainly have to step in to uphold justice.
When the time came, if Sun Family brought up the bean sprout matter, it would tarnish the reputation of Tong Family, leaving Tong Tiehu without a stand to uphold justice. Afterwards, when Sun Family caused a commotion, the resistance they encountered would be less.
By that point, they could solely focus on defeating Qiao Xiaomai.
As expected, as soon as the matter was revealed, the color drained from Zhang Family’s face.
Sun Family couldn’t help but raise their chin triumphantly, and said, “Why don’t you dare to speak? Let’s hear it!”
Zhang Family clenched their teeth and cursed, “Why should I have to sell you my family’s money-making method?!”
“I’m offering a high price for it, I’m doing this to restore justice to everyone. The Tong Family is making a fortune selling bean sprouts, we need to get this matter straight.”
“When did you become so rich? And when did you start thinking so much for the villagers?” Zhang Family tried to hide their inner feelings with a cold laugh.
Sun Family laughed, “It’s the silver that my Xiaowu earned, he’s now working for Sir Cen, buying a small bean sprout recipe isn’t a big deal.”
“And besides, even though I was kicked out of the village, I’m still a villager at heart. I can’t just sit back and watch my fellow villagers being treated unfairly.”
“Also, if Xiaomai is being foolish, I can’t afford to be, I’m also doing this for the good of Qiao Family.”
“Stop talking nonsense. The bean sprout recipe was my own idea, it has nothing to do with Qiao Xiaomai!” Zhang Family put their hands on their hips, cursing at Sun Family, “And also, Sanlang hasn’t seduced Qiao Xiaomai, you stop slandering his reputation!”
“It’s clear that Qiao Xiaomai herself climbed up to a noble, despised my Sanlang, she herself scorned the poor and loved the rich, what does this have to do with my Sanlang!”
“Shut up!” Before Sun Family could retort, Tong Tiehu, who had a dark face, reprimanded her, “You just clear up your own issues! Why do you have to pull Xiaomai down with you?!”
“Did I drag her down? It was Sun Family who brought it up first! And besides, everyone knows that she was flirting with Sanlang. Now she suddenly doesn’t bother with Sanlang anymore, isn’t that because she’s climbing up to the nobles?!”
“Don’t make such baseless accusations!” Qiao Changshun couldn’t stand it anymore.
He had been quite worried about the Tong Family, but when those words came out of Zhang Family’s mouth, he trembled with rage again.
“Oh, so Qiao Xiaomai has stopped bothering with Tong Sanlang?” Sun Family, as if hearing some terrible news, started to shout out loud.