C23 (2/2)
Qi Miao waited for Zhou Leping to finish speaking, then continued, ”If Third Miss does not eat, our general will not be able to eat, and if General does not eat, our soldiers will not be able to eat, and if soldiers under us can not eat, then we will not be able to rest at ease.
”If we were to lose in the future, when the issue arises, you, as the shopkeeper, would have quite a bit of responsibility.”
The storekeeper trembled with fear. ”This general doesn't dare say such things. This humble one cannot afford to take responsibility for such a matter.”
Zhou Leping smiled warmly, ”They were just joking with the shopkeeper. The reason why I came here today, is because I wanted to ask where the hairpin that I ordered for you went.”
”This …” The shopkeeper stuttered, unable to speak.
”Is that a difficult question?”
”No …” ”It's not hard.”
”Then why can't you answer?”
”That hairpin... I was bought by the Miss Lin. ”
Zhou Leping sat on the chair, crossed his legs, and tapped his fingertips on his knees, ”That hairpin was something my sister told you in advance and told you guys to customize it?”
The manager wiped his sweat. ”Yes.”
”Since it was customized in advance, then why did it end up in the hands of the Miss Lin?”
”This... Yesterday, Miss Lin came here and also took a fancy to that hairpin, and Miss Lin was willing to offer a higher price to buy it, so … ”
”You can pay a deposit when you customize the hairpin?”
”Yes.”
Zhou Leping's finger paused for a moment, then laughed out loud: ”That's strange, business people always have a basis for sincerity in business, the hairpin was customized by my sister in advance and paid the deposit, then the hairpin will be my sister's. Even if I did not pay the full amount, at least I considered it to be not, then there should be a first come first then, then how can I buy the hairpin that my sister set for me after Miss Lin?”
”Your Jade Pavilion is the number one jewellery workshop in the capital. Now that you've made it big, aren't you bullying the customers?”