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The Lucky Heiress-Chapter 161 - : Want to Buy Wei Ruoโs Formulai
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Chapter 161: Chapter 161: Want to Buy Wei Ruoโs Formulai ๐ป๐ป๐โฏ๐ธ๐ฆ๐๐๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐.๐๐ฐ๐ถ
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Wei Ruo said with a faint smile, โMr. He, do you intend to seek public trouble and get thrown into jail?โ
โNonsense. I just want you to let the people go. What right do you have to detain people? I can file a charge against you for injuring them!โ Mr. He pompously argued his point.
โYou injured first. We intend to take the person to the Government Office. If you have anything against us, you can choose to take us to the Government Office as well. I can go there with you right now if you want. So, whatโs it going to be: will you go or not?โ Wei Ruo retorted.
Mr. Heโs face turned sour. He hadnโt expected this young man with an ugly blue birthmark on his face to be so sharp-tongued.
โYou little brat, you really are shameless!โ Mr. He went into a rage out of embarrassment.
โI think the person acting shamelessly is you. You become envious because my business is good so you come to make trouble, and you donโt even dare to use your own name, instead hiding behind othersโ. Iโve seen shameless people before, but never as shameless as you!โ Wei Ruo shot back.
โFine, you rude brat! You wonโt listen? Then Iโll teach you a lesson, I donโt take insults lightly!โ
Provoked by Wei Ruoโs words, Mr. He ripped off his last shred of dignity, intending to resort to violence against Wei Ruo.
Many people had gathered in the street to watch the commotion, but Mr. He was still unafraid to resort to violence. His years of impunity had conditioned him to do as he pleased, and the local residents were all too afraid of him to stand against him.
The locals, whoโd suffered at the hands of Mr. He before, watched Wei Ruo stand up to him with a mix of worry and sympathy.
At that moment, one of the guards pulled out his waist plate and showed it to Mr. He.
Mr. He, once arrogant and cocky, quickly lost his color at the sight of the waist plate.
โTheโฆ.the princessโฆโ
These are Princess Jingminโs people!
Seeing this, Mr. Heโs eyes bulged in shock, not knowing what to do.
His own men, whoโd been following him, promptly dropped the โweaponsโ in their hands.
They were all mere common folks, how could they dare to offend royalty?
Li Biao, who had initially hoped that Mr. He would save him, found his hopes dashed.
โEsteemed officers, I was short-sighted and didnโt recognize you. I hope you can forgive this.โ Mr. He quickly apologized.
On any given day, no one would dare to offend these guards dressed in their official uniform.
Today, in order to assist Wei Ruo, they had purposely dressed like common people.
โMr. He, it would be best if you accompany us to the Government Office.โ
As the guard spoke, Mr. Heโs face turned a sickening shade of white, he tried to struggle: โEsteemed officers, this is all a misunderstanding. I donโt know this man named Li Biao. I merely mistook your actions for bullying the common folk, hence why I brought my shopโs men to help.โ
Both guards remained silent, instead they looked at Wei Ruo.
Mr. He got the hint that is the young man with the ugly face was the one calling the shots.
โYoung master, it was all a misunderstanding.โ Mr. He smiled weakly, a stark contrast to his earlier belligerence.
โIs that so? So getting Li Biao to bring his men to vandalize my shop was also a misunderstanding?โ Wei Ruo asked.
โNo! Iโm not familiar with him! I did not send him to smash the shop!โ Mr. He denied.
โIs that so? So, Li Biao was the mastermind? This was all his own doing? In that case, his offense would be much graver.โ Wei Ruo turned to look at Li Biao.
On hearing this, Li Biao became frantic and quickly pointed at Mr. He and said, โMr. He gave me the money, he was the one who instigated me!โ
He didnโt want to take all the blame himself!
Mr. He also panicked: โYou hoodlum! This is complete nonsense!โ
โIโm not talking nonsense, I took your five taels of silver to do your bidding! If Iโm lying may the heavens smite me!โ Li Biao cried out loudly.
โShut up!โ Mr. He frantically tried to signal Li Biao, hoping he would take full responsibility for everything.
But Li Biao, in his panicked state, didnโt catch the signals Mr. He was sending him and continuously confessed his dealings with Mr. He.
โEnough, save it for the Government Office.โ
Wei Ruo instructed the guards to take Mr. He and Li Biao to the Government Office, deciding not to go along herself.
The main reason being that both their identities were fake, and if they went along and were questioned in detail at the Government Office, it could lead to complications.
Once the guards had revealed their identities, Mr. He and Li Biao had no choice but to comply even if they had the physical strength to resist; they didnโt have the courage to do so.
Afterwards, Wei Ruo led Xiumei towards Xuโs braised food shop.
At a window on the second floor of the Zuixian Residence, boss Fan had watched everything unfold on the street below.
Only after Wei Ruo and the others had left did Fan rise from his seat and return to his table.
Then he asked the shopkeeper in the room: โWhat do you know about this young master?โ
The shopkeeper who stood by, carefully replied: โMy apologies, sir. Iโm not sure either as I had only learned today that heโs the boss of the new braised food shop. I havenโt seen him before.โ
The shopkeeper quickly added: โHowever, itโs likely that heโs a young master from some official family, otherwise he wouldnโt be able to employ Madam Yuanโs guards.โ
โTake some men over to the braised food shop later and offer a high price for their recipe.โ Fan Chengxu ordered.
They had tried to fathom the recipe for the braised food at the Zuixian Residence, but had failed.
The Zuixian Residence, which he ran, claimed to be the best in the Taizhou prefecture. He never thought they would be outshined by a tiny braised food shop.
If he canโt figure it out himself, then heโll just buy it.
As long as he offered enough money, there is nothing he couldnโt buy.
โAt once, sir.โ
The shopkeeper hurriedly set off to prepare.
When the shopkeeper arrived at Xuโs braised food shop, Wei Ruo and Xiumei were just about to leave.
The shopkeeper walked up to them with a smile on his face: โGreetings, young master. I am the shopkeeper of the Zuixian Residence, my surname is Shen. We met at the Zuixian Residence just now, Iโm not sure if you remember me.โ
โI remember. Is there something you need, Mr. Shen?โ Wei Ruo asked.
โActually, my master wants to purchase your braised food recipe.โ
Wei Ruo lightly smiled and politely refused, โIโm sorry, this recipe is not for sale.โ
Mr. Shen was undeterred and continued, โYoung master, donโt be so hasty in refusing, we can negotiate the price.โ
Wei Ruo shook his head, โNo matter the price, I wonโt sell.โ
Wei Ruo had no intention of running just one shop. If possible, she wanted to expand. And with that in mind, she would not sell the recipe easily.
โWhat if my master is willing to offer 500 taels?โ Shen, the shopkeeper, made his offer.
500 taels for a recipe was an astronomical price.
Wei Ruo shook her head, โIโm sorry.โ
The persistent shopkeeper raised the price further: โ600 taels.โ
Wei Ruo again shook her head.
โ800 taels.โ
Wei Ruo was still shaking her head.
โ1,000 taels!โ Shen the shopkeeper raised the price to 1,000 taels..