""Big Brother Huo, I’d like to talk to you about the Shen shop!"
Huo Yuan laughed, "How about it? Made up your mind? Want to take over the Shen shop?"
Cai Wei nodded, "I apologize for rejecting you last time, Big Brother Huo, but this time I’m serious, I hope you will fulfil my wish!"
Huo Yuan said, "This Shen shop was originally prepared for you. If you want it, you can take it tomorrow!"
He spoke very casually, as if ’Mu’s Shen Record Shop’ was some worthless trinket that could be casually given away. But Cai Wei had seen ’Mu’s Shen Record Shop’. The quite substantial shop, along with the goods inside, was worth at least a hundred thousand taels of silver. However, no one would accept such valuable things for free. How could she just take it from someone else!
"Big Brother Huo, what I meant is that I want to buy the Shen shop, not just take it for free!"
Huo Yuan gave a bitter smile, "Cai Wei, why are you always so reserved with me!"
"This is not about being reserved or not. As the saying goes, ’even brothers keep accounts’. The same applies to friendship. Once money is involved, the flavor of friendship changes!"
She was determined to buy Huo Yuan’s Shen shop with her own money. This was her bottom line. Without money, she wouldn’t want it even if it was given to her for free. Now that she had money, she should rightfully buy what she needed!
Seeing her insistence, Huo Yuan said helplessly, "Well then, if you want to buy it, you can buy it. But you don’t have to rush to pay me. After all, you can pay me back whenever you make money!"
Taking over ’Mu’s Shen Record Shop’ would cost at least a hundred thousand taels of silver. He didn’t believe she had that much silver to open a Shen shop. Therefore, he specifically mentioned, ’you can pay me back whenever you make money’.
However, Cai Wei said, "Hundred thousand taels, in cash. In a few days, I will personally come to the shop to handle the transfer procedures with Big Brother Huo. Then we will consider the transaction complete!"
"You have a hundred thousand taels?"
Huo Yuan was taken aback. He never imagined that she would have so much money. But on second thought, considering the man behind her, it wasn’t hard to guess where the money came from!
He gave a self-deprecating laugh, bitterness filled his eyes, "Does he agree with you opening a Shen shop?"
Cai Wei paused for a moment, then understood what he meant.
Whew! He actually thought the money to open the Shen shop was given by Nangong Yi.
However, even though she knew she had been misunderstood, Cai Wei had no intent to explain. Because she suddenly had so much money, without a legitimate reason, people would be suspicious about where the money came from. It’s better to let him think it was given by Nangong Yi. That would explain the origin of the money and also make him give up on her.
So, she simply took the blame and said, "He agreed!"
Huo caused a light laugh and turned his gaze down.
Outside the window, the warm and bright sunlight filtered through the spotted curtain and cast onto the man. The man’s face clean and elegant, yet with a touch of loss and sorrow...
As Huo Yuan accompanied Cai Wei into Huifang Garden,
Lady Du, accompanied by Huan Qiu and Dou Momo, was taking a stroll on the corridor of the courtyard. Upon catching sight of Cai Wei, she immediately covered her mouth in astonishment, staring blankly at her daughter who had suddenly returned. After a moment of shock, she quickly walked up to her, embracing her and sobbing again and again...
The pent-up worry from the past few days, and the sleepless nights, all disappeared the moment she saw her daughter.
Same as Mu Zhongqing, even though she knew Cai Wei was alive, as long as she didn’t see her, as long as she didn’t see her alive in person, even if they had written correspondence, they would be uneasy and having second thoughts. They would dread and let their imagination run wild. Only when they witnessed her safe return, could they finally put their hearts at ease!