"Since that’s the case, how about we do some business together?" Mu Shaoling asked again.
"No!" Yang Chuxia rejected the idea without even thinking.
Upon hearing her response, Mu Shaoling looked unhappy and said, "Little girl, don’t be ungrateful. Many people would want to do business with this young master."
"So what?" Yang Chuxia glanced at him, her eyes saying, "What does that have to do with me?"
"You won’t even ask what kind of business?"
Yang Chuxia rolled her eyes, her expression screaming, "Are you an idiot?"
"You’ve already asked about my wheelchair, so obviously, it’s about making wheelchairs," Yang Chuxia said. "My family doesn’t have enough manpower, and the technology won’t be shared. We already have orders lined up until August, so we can’t work with your business."
"Are you stupid? If you don’t have enough manpower, can’t you find more people?" When he heard this reason, Mu Shaoling was left speechless.
Yang Chuxia gave him a cold look and said, "Who’s really the stupid one here? Great Zhou may be huge, but do you really think there would be many people who need these wheelchairs? And even if there are many people who need them, can ordinary people afford them? One of these chairs costs a hundred taels of silver, and I won’t sell it for a penny less."
Then she added, "Besides, if someone really needs the wheelchair and can afford it, they’ll eventually find out about me. Why would I need you to get a share of the profit? I’m not stupid."
Mu Shaoling was left speechless. Was he really the stupid one?
Yang Chuxia didn’t bother looking at him again. Instead, she turned to Ye Zi’an and asked, "Do you want to go back and rest?"
So, the two of them said their goodbyes to Baili Yan and Mu Shaoling and returned to their current residence.
Once they were back in their courtyard, Ye Zi’an asked, "Xiaxia, why don’t you want to work with Young Master Mu?"
Indeed, Yang Chuxia’s rejection of Mu Shaoling wasn’t really because of a lack of manpower.
"We already have a partnership with Júde Building, and their boss is from the Mu Family too. Why should we only cooperate with people from the Mu Family? It may seem fine now, but what if something happens to the Mu Family in the future, or we have disputes with them? We would be too dependent on them. We can’t put all our eggs in one basket."
"You’re right, Xiaxia. We really can’t rely too much on one family."
"By the way, Brother An, who is Baili Yan?" Yang Chuxia asked, her curiosity piqued by the interaction earlier between Ye Zi’an and Baili Yan.
"Xiaxia, Baili is part of the imperial family."
"What?" Yang Chuxia’s eyes widened in surprise. But she figured that someone who appeared with Mu Shaoling must be extraordinary. Plus, looking at him, his presence exudes the demeanor of a ruler.
"Is he a prince or a small royal prince?"
Ye Zi’an considered the question and said, "I’m not sure, but anyhow, he’ll be a prince in the future."
"Holy shit, that’s such a high status," Yang Chuxia exclaimed, amazed that she could meet someone with such an impressive title. A prince was among the top-ranking people in this era. "But he’s actually come to this small place."
"Who knows?" Ye Zi’an replied.
"But Brother An, let’s go back to Yangshu Village as soon as your leg is no longer being treated with acupuncture," Yang Chuxia suggested. "We shouldn’t have too much contact with these big shots now. I’ve heard that the struggles within the imperial family are fierce. And people like that have many taboos. If we accidentally step on one, our lives could be easily ruined."
These people and Mu Shaoling were different. No matter what, Mu Shaoling was still a civilian, while the imperial family was like heaven. Civilians, no matter how powerful, were still civilians and could maneuver to some extent, but who could ever fight against heaven?