Nan Feng asked again who it was, but Ruan Ye didn’t say anything.
Xue Ling wanted to start a fight, but was stopped by Nan Feng. She believed that force couldn’t solve the problem during such times, and the root cause must be looked into.
Nan Feng looked at Ruan Ye: “Ruan Ye, if we really have to fight, none of you guys are our match. So if you insist on closing the shop, in the end we would both be losers. What am I afraid of if I can’t open my shop? At most, I’ll land in jail for a few days and pay you some money. We’ve got money to spare. But as for you, would the Yamen want some handicapped layabouts?”
Nan Feng continued, “How about this, we each give in a bit. I can stop doing business for a few days, but you can’t put a seal at the shop entrance. Otherwise, our hard-earned reputation would disappear. I’ll put up a ’Closed for Three Days’ sign outside the shop. You, go back and talk to your superior and see what we can do to avoid the shop’s closure.”
“This…” Ruan Ye hesitated. However, when Xue Ling stepped menacingly towards him, Ruan Ye had to agree.
“I’ll go back and ask the official at the Business Department about how to resolve this issue.”
…
As Nan Feng put up the ’Closed for Three Days’ sign on the shop’s front door, Xue Ling was still glaring at Nan Feng: “You shouldn’t have stopped me earlier, I should have taught them a lesson!”
Nan Feng looked at Xue Ling, who usually couldn’t care less about anything, but now looked indignant. She couldn’t help but ask, “Isn’t it better not to work? You won’t have to work here, you can return to Ping County.”
Look at what you’re saying. Didn’t I participate in everything in this shop except for choosing the location? From decoration to opening, I put in a lot of effort. How could I bear to see it closed just because they say so?”
Nan Feng couldn’t help feeling sad. How could she bear it either?
She had to pat Xue Ling’s shoulder: “Don’t be disheartened. Closing is just a temporary measure. Our shop will reopen. e on, let’s figure out a solution now.”
As they were about to turn around and leave, the owner of the jewelry shop next door called them, “Lady, e into my shop and sit?”
The jewelry store owner was a woman. When Nan Feng first arrived, she gave her two bottles of facial cleanser and mask, thinking that they should look out for each other as neighbors. Now that the owner was calling her over, she probably knew something.
After Nan Feng sat down in the shop, the jewelry shop owner started talking: “A few days ago, there was a big meeting at the Business Association in the county. My little uncle attended it. He’s in the same line of business as you. After the meeting, he asked me if Spikenard Square was next to my shop. I said yes, and then my uncle shook his head and said it was bad. I was curious and asked him why, he said Spikenard Square had caught the attention of Lin Shouye in the city.”
Nan Feng asked, “What does ’caught the attention’ mean? And who is Lin Shouye?”
“Your shop caught their attention since the day you opened. But they thought the stuff in your shop was strange, so they didn’t pay much attention at first. But then they saw how good your products were selling, so Lin Shouye sent someone to investigate you in Ping County. They found out you had a large shop in Ping County. Rouge shops that Lin Shouye targets usually get hit hard. You see, the trouble in your shop arose even before I could inform you of this.”
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