Chapter 282
282: Stubbornness (24th update)
Although he bullies others by exploiting his power, this Lian Sheng is no good person either.
Seeing how he coveted the wine inside but was unable to open the stone door, now that the door is open, he actually wants to sit on the ground and raise the price.
“…”
Lian Sheng clenched his fists, “Even if you have power and influence, you cannot force a sale!”
“What if I insist, what will you do then?” Li Hengyi asked in a deep voice.
He pulled Xie Zhinuan behind him and handed her to Yuanbao for protection.
With a flick of the fan in hand, his eyes stared at Lian Sheng like sharp arrows.
“Shengsheng, Shengsheng, sell her half, sell half to Zhinuan, consider it as your father compensating her. We still have the brewing techniques, we can still make the Drunken Snow Brew!” Lian Huai quickly spoke up, stepping forward to hold Lian Sheng back.
He knew that this Li Hengyi was the King of Stability.
If the King of Stability wanted it, let alone his personal involvement, just the wine alone, no one would dare to buy it.
“Father…” Lian Sheng said in a heavy tone.
“Shengsheng, give it to Zhinuan, after all, she called me ‘Master’ a few times, after all, she has kowtowed to me. If it weren’t for her today, we wouldn’t have been able to open this stone door. Shengsheng, take a step back for a broader perspective… Shengsheng…” By the end, Lian Huai was almost pleading.
Lian Sheng glared at him furiously.
Turning his head away was tantamount to tacit agreement.
Xie Zhinuan took out the Jade Pendant and handed it over with both hands, “Mr. Lian, your Jade Pendant, I am returning it today!”
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She then looked towards the mute servant.The mute servant had red-rimmed eyes, somewhat unable to accept that Lian Huai was simply sending him away.
All for two medicine pills.
He felt miserable and utterly disappointed.
So many years of guardianship, yet not worth two medicine pills.
“Master!” the mute servant called out softly.
Lian Sheng was utterly shocked.
Could the mute servant speak now?
But Lian Huai said, “You go with Miss Xie, from now on, you’ll have nothing to do with the Lian Family. You are not indentured to the Lian Family, so there’s no longer any talk of an Indenture Contract!”
The mute servant closed his eyes and knelt down heavily.
Tears fell from the corners of his eyes; he was heartbroken.
Both resentful and blaming.
“From now on, master, take good care of yourself!” After several kowtows, he stood up and walked to Xie Zhinuan’s side.
From then on, he would be Xie Zhinuan’s person.
The master had become a thing of the past.
The past…
Xie Zhinuan turned her head and looked at the mute servant with concern.
“Uncle Mute?”
The mute servant shook his head, indicating he was alright.
Following Xie Zhinuan actually felt safer and more comfortable than following Lian Huai, with a stronger sense of belonging to a home.
As for the wine in the cellar, Xie Zhinuan wanted to buy half, but Lian Sheng didn’t state a price, Lian Huai didn’t state a price, and Xie Zhinuan wouldn’t state a price either.
Li Hengyi was silent, also being shrewd, letting Yuanbao bring people to carry the wine. He intended to have the shares of the wine sorted out today and the accounts settled.
“What if I don’t have that much silver?” Xie Zhinuan whispered.
“How about trading with medicine pills?”
“…” Xie Zhinuan glared at Li Hengyi, “Ask for something else, why don’t I give you the formula for this medicine pill instead?”
“Excellent!”
Having the formula was far more precious than the pills themselves.
The two whispered to each other, as Lian Sheng also called people over.
He didn’t enter first because there were still traps inside, and he couldn’t break them.
Li Hengyi did not move because he was aware of this, so he was still waiting, waiting for Lian Sheng to speak up and clarify the price of the wine before he would go in to break the traps and move the wine.
Xie Zhinuan had already started feeding Xie Yi desserts soaked in warm water, small bites at a time, with the mute servant helping on the side.
Perhaps because their relationship was now settled, the mute servant’s behavior toward Xie Zhinuan was distinctly different.
Just the way he looked at Xie Zhinuan, with affection no longer suppressed, his sincerity also expressed.
“Uncle Mute, will you go in later?” Xie Zhinuan asked.
The mute servant shook his head.
That was the Lian Family’s wine cellar; he would not go in.
Chapter 283