Chapter 34 Negotiation Done (1)

"Two hundred taels?"

  Shopkeeper Shen frowned and shook his head repeatedly: "Miss, are you here to have fun in the bar? Just two dishes, but you actually asked for a sky-high price of two hundred taels. It's really outrageous. Brother Qiyun, what do you think?"

  Shopkeeper Shen said, and looked at the county magistrate, as if he wanted him to say a few words for him.

  Fortunately, the county magistrate ignored Shopkeeper Shen's hint. He still sat firmly on the chair, tapping the table lightly with his index finger, looking at Caiwei inquiringly.

  Shopkeeper Shen's words made Caiwei so angry that she almost turned her face. It was a pity that this cunning profiteer knew that her dishes could help him make a lot of money, but he was reluctant to spend money and even wanted to take a mere twenty taels of silver to get such a big bargain. He thought she was really a thirteen-year-old child who could be deceived by a few words. It was really funny!

  Not wanting to waste any more words with him, Caiwei leaned forward like a candle and said, "Since Shopkeeper Shen is unwilling to offer, I will take my leave. I hope you will forgive me for disturbing you!"

  After that, she walked away.

  "Hey, wait a minute!"

  Seeing Caiwei was about to leave, Shopkeeper Shen was anxious and winked at the waiter.

  The waiter immediately stopped her at the door and said with a smile on his face, "Young lady, why are you in such a hurry to leave? You are sincere in selling and we are sincere in buying. Why don't you sit down, have a cup of tea, and discuss slowly. We want to make the deal happen so that everyone is happy. How can you be sincere in doing business if you just leave like that?"

  The shopkeeper also became polite, "Yes, young lady, don't just stand there. Come on, please sit down and let's talk slowly."

  Caiwei said, "Shopkeeper Shen, I'm really sorry. I'm in a hurry to find a buyer and don't have time to sit here and drink tea. You know very well whether my two dishes are worth two hundred taels. If you really think they are not worth it, that's fine. I can just go out and find someone who knows the value of them. Why bother talking so much?"

  "Haha, you're quite stubborn!" the county magistrate laughed and looked at Caiwei with appreciation.

  "Your Excellency, thank you for your compliment."

  Caiwei glanced at Shopkeeper Shen and said indifferently, "I am just speaking the truth."

  Shopkeeper Shen saw that she was stubborn and was afraid that she would really go out to find a buyer, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "Okay, one hundred taels, not a penny more."

  Caiwei refused to give in and argued, "Two hundred taels, not a penny less."

  The shopkeeper's face turned red, and he shouted with a little anger, "Girl, how can you do business like this? You set a fixed price and don't even give people a chance to bargain."

  "Isn't it already?" Caiwei said calmly.

  "You..."

  Shopkeeper Shen was furious!

  "Hahaha..."

  The county magistrate who had been watching from the side could not help but burst into laughter, "Brother Shen, it seems that the young lady will not give in. Brother Shen is afraid that he will lose money."

  Caiwei said slowly: "Shopkeeper Shen, there is no need to force it. If you don't want to, my daughter will find another restaurant."

  "Bang!"

  The table was hit hard. Shopkeeper Shen gritted his teeth and said angrily, hatefully and helplessly: "Okay, two hundred taels is two hundred taels!"

  When he thought that Caiwei would sell these two dishes to other families, and other families' businesses would become prosperous, making a lot of money and snatching the title of the first restaurant in his town, his liver couldn't stop aching. Oh, forget it, just buy it. These two dishes are indeed a bit expensive, but they are definitely worth the money!

  The deal was done, Caiwei was very happy in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She calmly collected the banknotes, got up and said goodbye, preparing to follow the waiter to the kitchen to teach the chef the methods of crystal jelly and phoenix eggs.