Chapter 281: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 281: Securing the Shop, Trapping the Zhang Family (Part 3)
Mo Yan was puzzled, evidently not understanding his meaning.
Seeing her bewildered look, Yan Junyu found it somewhat amusing. "It's exactly what you understood. In the future, don't think about bringing Xiao Hua back. It would be very heartbreaking for it if it knew."
As he spoke, the melancholy in his heart became even more intense. Xiao Hua's mother saved him in the ice and snow, giving him warmth. Although he initially raised Xiao Hua to repay his mother's kindness, after so many years of companionship, he had long regarded Xiao Hua as family.
Now, handing it over to someone else to take care of, even though he knew this person would take good care of it, he couldn't help but worry.
Yan Junyu's feelings were akin to a father giving away his daughter in marriage. Even though he knew Mo Yan was reliable, he still couldn't help but worry that she wouldn't take care of Xiao Hua well.
"Young Master Yan, rest assured, I will take good care of it. If it wants to come back to find you in the future, I won't stop it." Mo Yan didn't understand Yan Junyu's thoughts but assured him solemnly, feeling happy to have lived with Xiao Hua all this time. Despite her complaints about it, she truly liked the greedy and arrogant creature.
Yan Junyu nodded uncomfortably, and with a nod, didn't say anything more.
Seeing that he didn't intend to speak further, Mo Yan also fell silent. She had originally intended to bid farewell and leave, but seeing him lost in thought, she didn't speak, just stared out the window, hoping that Shopkeeper Xing had already settled the matter with the Zhang family regarding the shop.
Mo Yan's hope came true. An hour and a half later, Shopkeeper Xing returned, holding a document in his hand. With this document, Mo Yan could go to the yamen and transfer the shop into her name. However, the Zhang family said that the items in the shop hadn't been cleaned up yet, so they would have to wait two days.
Shopkeeper Xing was indeed a skilled businessman. The price of the shop was even lower than what Mo Yan had budgeted, costing only three thousand and three hundred taels of silver. Mo Yan quickly took out the silver notes and handed them to Shopkeeper Xing herself, thanking him profusely.
Shopkeeper Xing wasn't polite either. He took the silver notes with a smile and whispered, "Miss Mo, does your family still have that white fruit wine? Just now, the master rewarded me with a small cup, and as soon as I tasted it, it was gone."
Seeing his eager look, Mo Yan smiled and realized that she had lied in front of Yan Junyu and couldn't tell him that she had it. So, she said there was no white fruit wine but she could send over a few jars of plum wine instead.
Although Shopkeeper Xing felt somewhat disappointed, he figured that if the white fruit wine was so delicious, plum wine couldn't be too far off. He readily thanked Mo Yan.
Leaving Huixian Residence, Mo Yan and Li Zhong headed straight to the Zhang family. Naturally, she had to transfer the shop to her name as soon as possible. With the kind of people in the Zhang family, who knew if they would play tricks and promise the shop to someone else using the same method, then run away with the money?
It had to be said that Mo Yan was right.
When the two arrived at the Zhang family, a middle-aged man dressed in silk, looking like a steward from a wealthy family, excitedly walked out of the Zhang family. When he saw Mo Yan and Li Zhong, he smirked smugly at them before getting on the carriage and leaving.
A hint of doubt flashed through Mo Yan's mind. She looked at Li Zhong, and he spoke first, "Yan'er, something doesn't seem right. No matter what, we must make Zhang Fugui go to the yamen to transfer the ownership."
"I understand, Grandpa Li." Mo Yan nodded solemnly, then stepped forward to knock on the door of the Zhang family.
The one who opened the door was Zhang Ming. Seeing the lively Mo Yan standing at the door, he was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to ask her what was going on, he saw Li Zhong standing behind Mo Yan, and he froze in place as if struck by lightning, not moving at all.
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