(Are you looking down on people? You only sent your men to negotiate...)
Bai Minghua bit his lip unconsciously.
The operation that was originally intended to gain an advantage was reversed by the opponent, and as a result, he was extremely passive. Although it would definitely be particularly embarrassing to see Gu Chen at this time, the idler did not come in person and only sent his followers to Rishengchang.
The negotiation also gave Bai Minghua a sense of humiliation of being looked down upon.
She was obviously just a freeloader, but she suddenly turned into a master at some point, forcing her to readjust her strategy. After finally adjusting her strategy, she even formed a master team there, and even recruited a handsome and beautiful woman.
It makes no sense for a swordsman to be an assistant!
(Even for a Servant, his level is quite unusual...)
Bai Minghua quietly looked at Feiyan across from him.
The appearance of the female swordsman is undoubtedly top-notch, and her upright and upright conversation also shows her family background and upbringing. Coupled with her outstanding strength to kill the Nether Lord, it can be said that such a character is a valuable treasure in any organization.
It's really hard to understand that such a talented person is willing to work for someone who has nothing to do. Bai Minghua even couldn't help but wonder if that guy used some despicable means to make Feiyan succumb?
When he noticed the dark thoughts emerging in his mind, Bai Minghua couldn't help but feel even worse. He was obviously just a useless freeloader. As the president of the Rishengchang branch, why did he have to be bullied to such an extent by him?
OK?
Bai Minghua kept a stiff expression on his face, but clenched his fists unconsciously under the table. At this time, the fat shopkeeper noticed that the branch manager was in poor condition, and emphasized his tone with some concern.
"...Miss, what do you think?"
"I'm so annoyed! How dare you, a mere freeloader, be so arrogant!"
Hu Ji's words were like throwing a torch into a room full of dry firewood. When Bai Minghua noticed it, the depression filling his heart had turned into angry words bursting out of his mouth.
Those words, which could not be called appropriate in any way, made everyone present widen their eyes, and the atmosphere in the living room froze on the spot like a hailstorm.
At the moment when everyone was at a loss, a stern shout suddenly sounded.
"Take back what you said!"
The female swordsman suddenly stood up from the sofa and looked down at the branch manager opposite with a condescending attitude.
"The freeloader, do you mean Gu Chen? If so, I can't pretend I didn't hear it! Ri Shengchang dares to insult my Lord in front of me, shouldn't Ri Shengchang wake up!?"
Feiyan pressed the hilt of her sword and stared at Bai Minghua. From the eyes of the obsidian stone, an almost burning gaze shot out. Although the thunder sword had not yet been unsheathed, it already looked like "Those who insult my master will not be killed."
"Forgive" momentum.
"Uh, I'm sorry, Miss is probably too tired to settle accounts..."
Hu Ji wanted to intervene to smooth things over, but was immediately silenced when the female swordsman glared at him.
Although Hu Ji was confident that he had seen strong winds and waves, the female swordsman's gaze made him shiver uncontrollably. The tingling sensation, as if an invisible sharp blade was pressed against his throat, made Hu Ji's hands and feet cold and he could no longer speak.
Words come.
You must know that pioneers are originally the elites that countries rely on to resist the disasters of wild monsters, and Feiyan is even a powerful person among them who can cut down the mud lord. As long as she has that intention, even if she kills him in Rishengchang Merchant Hall,
No one could stop them going in and out. What's more, the swordswoman was so angry because of Bai Minghua's violent words, so even if she spoke the truth, she wouldn't be on Ri Shengchang's side.
"Take back what you said."
Feiyan turned to look at Bai Minghua, her voice as hard as steel.
Bai Minghua, who was stared at, also turned pale. Although she knew it was going to be bad when she blurted out the words, Feiyan's reaction was far more violent than she expected. This showed that she had guessed before that the female swordsman had no choice but to be caught.
The situation of surrendering to Gu Chen could not be further from the truth.
If someone was really being coerced into surrendering, then they would not care about the reputation of the coercer. However, the female swordsman shouted out to stop Bai Minghua before anyone could react, showing an almost instinctive and violent reaction——
If you don't really take the other person into consideration, you can't do it no matter what.
Later on, the female swordsman even adopted the attitude of "insulting my lord is unforgivable", which further shows that her relationship with Gu Chen is no longer just a formal thing like "a guard hired by the master", but something from the bottom of her heart.
He was impressed by him and offered his loyalty.
The female swordsman is obviously a powerful person who can cut down the mud lord, but she actually chooses to be loyal to a soft-footed shrimp who wants money but no money, reputation but no reputation, and is easy to bully? Bai Minghua really can't understand the logic of this.
However, there do exist in this world the kind of pretty boys who can't do anything else well, but are particularly good at treating women. If those who are freeloaders are really such people, then their methods of taming female swordsmen will be different.
Bai Minghua couldn't help but admire him.
But in any case, at this stage, Rishengchang has no need to conflict with Gewufang, nor does he have the strength to compete with the female swordsman. Regardless of bowing to the idle pretty boy, since it was his own mistake that caused the trouble, Bai Minghua certainly has the same problem.
The confidence to clean up on your own.
"I'm really sorry. I made a mistake. Please forgive me."
Bai Minghua said, bowing his head deeply towards Feiyan, showing his sincerity.
The female swordsman looked at the branch manager who bowed his head and apologized with a serious expression. After a few breaths, she hummed, lifted her posture and sat back on the sofa. The shopkeeper Hu Ji who witnessed this scene couldn't help but exhale, and when he noticed Xiao Bai opposite him
When Yuan actually had the same reaction, shopkeeper Hu Ji's expression became quite subtle.
"Speaking of which, is this the Xiao Yu Shui you sell?"
After apologizing, Bai Minghua immediately changed the topic to trading. After all, she was the businesswoman who pulled Liyang Branch out of the quagmire of deficit. Bai Minghua, who lowered his head to examine Xiao Yushui, quickly regained his composure.
"There are five bottles of Xiaoyu Shui in total. Each bottle is divided into twelve bamboo tubes. If each bamboo tube is calculated based on the previous price...the total payment is one hundred and eighty silver coins. Is this okay?"
Bai Minghua raised his head and confirmed with Feiyan.
But this time it was the female swordsman's turn to fall silent.
Except for the weird monsters born from the spiritual world, the customs and culture of the Chenghuang world are highly similar to those of ancient China. Just like not everyone in ancient China could read, those who knew arithmetic were also quite rare in Chenghuang.
Talent. And because there were no Arabic numerals at that time, someone like Bai Minghua who could mentally calculate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division was simply a unique talent.
Of course, mental arithmetic skills are not a standard feature of a Thunder Sword user, so even if Bai Minghua quoted the payment, Feiyan would not be able to check on the spot whether his quote was accurate.
Speaking of which, Gu Chen should be somewhat responsible for this. Since the application problems of the four arithmetic operations are only standard for elementary school students on Earth, Gu Chen really didn't expect that arithmetic is a rare skill in Chenghuang, otherwise he would have helped Feiyan do the calculations in advance.
Good price.
However, although Feiyan was unable to calculate the total price, fortunately Gu Chen mentioned that the payment was enough to repay Rishengchang's 200 Yintong debt, and Bai Minghua's quotation was obviously less than this amount.