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Chapter 55: The Importance of Power

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  Du Haoran ignored him and walked around the workshop by himself, even reaching out to touch the anvil, before turning back and looking at the man standing in front of Ye's family with a cold sweat, saying: "What? I don't have the right to know either?"

  "No, no, Mr. Du, the reason is that he has an old relationship with Boss Zhou and has a favor to repay him, so he wants to use a low price to buy out the workshop. However, since Mr. Du thinks this is unfair, I will buy the workshop at market price." The man said while staring at Boss Zhou with a hint of intimidation. He now only hoped that Boss Zhou would be afraid of their revenge and not dare to speak the truth.

  Mr. Zhou was already in this situation, and he was worried that these people would be angry and harm his son's life. Moreover, since his son had entered their trap, it was also because of his son's bad temper and lack of integrity. Even if Du Gong intervened, they wouldn't get any justice back. So at this time, Mr. Zhou just wanted to sell the workshop smoothly and didn't want to cause more trouble. Therefore, after hearing what the man said, he didn't say a word.

  "If the boss is willing to make a fair deal, then let's do it. Shouldn't this workshop be sold to us first?" Zhou couldn't speak up, but Ye Zhuo wasn't afraid. Since Du Haoran had arrived, she would naturally have him guarantee the contract, and wouldn't be afraid of Gong Shuban making trouble during the handover. Moreover, knowing that she was acquainted with Du Haoran, the Tao and Gong families wouldn't dare to bother her again in the future. This workshop could probably continue operating for a long time.

  Ye Yiqi was indeed a straightforward person, and now that someone was presiding over justice, he had no reason to be less brave than his granddaughter. He immediately said: "Yes, my granddaughter is reasonable. Mr. Zhou, since the price offered is the same, it should be sold to me according to the principle of first come, first served."

  Boss Zhou had always hated the people who tried to swindle him, and even if he was going to lose money, he didn't want to sell the workshop to them. At first, he agreed, but it was out of helplessness, and also feared that he would bring trouble to the Ye family. Now that Ye Zhuo had brought such a big mountain, and could still sell it for a good price, naturally he readily agreed, and very happily said: "Alright, this workshop is now Brother Ye's."

  "Hold on." The man was anxious. His task for the day was to buy back the workshop. Even if the price was high, he had no choice but to make a move, gritting his teeth as he said: "I'll give 360 taels of silver." Afraid that Du Haoran wouldn't be pleased, he hastily added: "The young lady just agreed, it's a fair deal. In business, the highest bidder wins."

  "Three hundred and eighty taels." Ye Zhuo naturally wouldn't give in. She still had two hundred taels of silver on her, if she was short of money, she could go gamble again, losing the battle but not the war, she couldn't let these people succeed in their scheme. Moreover, calculating the final price, it was raised too high, she thought it wasn't worth it, being able to make these people pay a high price for this workshop was also a form of revenge, and could help Boss Zhou out, why not? Also, she knew that Boss Zhou had a deep relationship with Ye Yuqi. As the saying goes, "birds of a feather flock together", with Ye Yuqi's temperament, Boss Zhou must also be a kind and honest person. Even if she quoted a high price, he might still sell it to the Ye family at the original price. Of course, if Boss Zhou didn't bring it up himself, she naturally wouldn't mention it either.

  However, she had just passed the main house and didn't quite understand Ye Yuqi's nature. Afraid that he would blame her for taking liberties, she hastily turned back to glance at Ye Yuqi. Seeing his face showing approval and no sign of blame, her heart warmed up, and a smile appeared on her face.

  "Four hundred taels." The man's eyes turned red. This workshop had spent an extra 150 taels of silver, and who knows what punishment they would receive when they returned. However, if the workshop couldn't buy it back, their fate might be even worse.

  Ye Zhuo glanced at Ye Yuqi, seeing that he didn't intend to stop her, and called out again: "Four hundred and twenty taels." This price should be the highest for this workshop. If she calls out a higher price, it would be a loss, and besides, how could that man do business? If he adds more on top of that, she wouldn't be able to make decisions on her own anymore and would have to stop and discuss with Ye Yuqi.

  The man's face turned pale, he opened his mouth to call out again, but no sound came out for a long time. Finally, gritting his teeth and clenching his fist, he turned around and walked away.

  As soon as he stepped out of the door, Mr. Zhou bowed deeply: "Today, I would like to thank Mr. Du, Brother Ye and Miss Ye for their joint efforts. I am deeply grateful."

  Ye Zhuo also stepped forward two steps, in front of Du Haoran, and bowed: "Thank you, Mr. Du, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to preside over justice for us."

  Du Haoran stood up and cupped his hands: "Just busy, no need to thank you. If everyone has nothing else, I will take my leave."

  "Mr. Du, one thing doesn't require two masters, can you help sign a contract and be a guarantor for a moment? Otherwise, this workshop may have trouble being transferred." One favor is owed, two favors are also owed. Ye Zhuo bluntly brought out the second request as well.

  Du Haoran nodded and said "Alright". Then he sat back down.

  Because they often need to engrave characters on jade, those who do jade carving are more or less familiar with writing. Now, Mr. Zhou takes up the pen and writes out the contract. Ye Yiqi and Du Haoran both sign their names on it. Mr. Ye does not mention anything about reducing the price of the sale, nor does he bring up this topic.

  Du Haoran signed his name and stood up, turning to Ye Zhuo: "Miss Ye, when will you go to Guangneng Temple again? I'd like to have another game of Go with you."

  Ye Zhuo first met Master Neng Ren when Du Haoran was playing chess with the master. It seemed that his chess skills were also very impressive. People who are good at playing chess often have a habit, they get itchy fingers. Especially when facing someone stronger than themselves, they want to play a game against them to see if they can win. So Du Haoran made this request, and Ye Zhuo didn't think it was strange, smiling: "I don't know how long Mr. Du will stay in Nan Shan Town? If you feel convenient, I can do it anytime." Being able to get close to the Nie family was something she would naturally seek after. When one's own strength is not enough, borrowing someone else's power is very necessary.

  "In that case, tomorrow morning, I'll wait for you at the Chan Institute of Nengren Master. Du Hao Ran nodded his hands and nodded to Zhou Lao Ban and Ye Yu Qi before walking out."

  "It's a good thing that Ye Jie knew Du Gong, otherwise I would have been bullied again today." Old Zhou said with emotion. At first, he thought it was just Ye Zhuo who had made a desperate attempt to send Qiu Yue to invite Du Haoran. But Du Haoran was a man of his word and came here to uphold justice. Only now did he realize that Ye Zhuo and Du Haoran were actually acquaintances. It was all because of Ye Zhuo's face that they came to help.

  Ye Zhuo smiled: "I've also met Du Gong once. I invited him with a try-it-out mindset, didn't expect he'd actually come over. This is still thanks to Old Man Zhou's good luck."

  Zhou boss sighed, shook his head and said to Ye Yuxi: "Brother Ye, are you free tomorrow? Let's go to the government office to handle the procedures. And about the money, you only need to pay 350 taels now." Seeing Ye Yuxi opening his mouth to speak, he added: "Today you've helped me a lot, how can I still have the conscience to ask for more of your money? Brother, we've known each other for many years, if it were you, would you want that extra 70 taels of silver?"

  Ye Yiqi naturally knew that Zhou Laoban was the same as himself. He stretched out his hand and patted Zhou Laoban's shoulder heavily, saying: "Alright, about the money, I won't say much more. Tomorrow at noon, I'll wait for you at the street corner. Then I'll give you all the money together."

  "This is the key." Old Zhou took out a key from his bosom and handed it to Ye Yiqi, then cupped his hands together in a gesture of respect, "See you tomorrow." With that, he left the workshop. The tall and thin figure, under the blowing of the autumn wind, looked especially desolate.

  "Grandfather, you're not blaming me for acting on my own initiative, are you?" Ye Zhuo finally had the chance to talk to Ye Yuqi.

  Ye Yiqi burst out laughing and said, "No wonder, how could it be otherwise? You are indeed my granddaughter. This temperament is just like mine. When I was young, I was even more prone to taking up justice than you." After he finished speaking, he leaned on his cane and took a look around the house before telling Qiuyue to lock the door: "Let's go, let's head back home."

  At this time, they were not far from home, and the three of them did not hire a car. Ye Zhuo supported Ye Yuqi and walked slowly towards home. It was only then that Ye Yuqi had the chance to ask about Ye Zhuo's acquaintance with Du Haoran. After listening to Ye Zhuo finish speaking, he pondered for a moment before saying: "Zhuo'er, although you are a girl, in terms of jade carving, you have the most talent among those I've seen. I've been thinking that if you had a good master, your future prospects would be boundless. Among our Southern School, the most exceptional jade carver is none other than Nie Zhongkun, the head of the Nie family. Moreover, the Nie family holds a prestigious position; as long as you became their disciple, your status would surpass that of even the county magistrate. In Nanshan Town and even in Nan Yun City, no one would dare to bully you. Since you are acquainted with Du Gong, can you ask him to introduce us so that we might try to get Master Nie to assess your carving skills?"

  Ye Zhuo had been thinking about this issue since she saw that man forcing Old Man Zhou to get up. In her past life, as the daughter of a national duke, she naturally knew the importance of power and influence. Reborn as Ye Zhuo, at first, she thought that if she could live like an ordinary person, with a simple and peaceful life, away from the intrigue of the imperial court, it would be quite good. However, when trees want to be still but the wind will not subside, when Ye Yuzhang, Gong Shi, and even Wang Niangniang all wanted to bully her and control her fate because she had no power, she realized that there was no pure land in this world. Today's encounter with Old Man Zhou made her feel this way even more strongly. If she wanted to live the life she wanted, protect her loved ones from harm, just making money was not enough; she also needed to find a compromise path, one that would allow her to avoid being directly drawn into the whirlpool of political struggle while still having some ability to resist bullying by others. Therefore, entering the Nie family and becoming Nie Zhongkun's apprentice seemed like the most appropriate choice.

  "Grandfather, who is this Du Haoran? Is he also a disciple of Nie Daoshi?" Ye Zhuo asked.

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