The First Customer

A young man had entered the shop and was greeted by Fang Chen. The young man looked around and saw that the whole shop was empty, with only multiple counters. A young man with white hair was sitting behind one of the counters and had greeted him.

The young man was quite good-looking himself. He had a perfect jawline and long eyelashes, and the way he walked was slow and feminine. If the person didn't have a little bit of hair on his chin, Fang Chen would have thought that this was a girl. The young man seemed to take interest in the shop as he continued to check everything in the shop even though it was empty.

He started to move toward Fang Chen. However, Fang Chen didn't move and stood there. Even though he had entered the shop and Fang Chen had greeted him, he was still not considered a customer as he had not made any demands. Fang Chen knew even if the young man was a customer, upon reading the instructions, he would leave the shop.

The young man continued to move towards Fang Chen, and Fang Chen didn't say anything. As he moved closer, his eyes fell on the board behind Fang Chen, where the shop's rules were written. His eyes grew larger, and a shout echoed inside the shop and throughout the tranquil street.

"What the fuck! You will only deal in spirit stones and you won't provide anything for a proper price. Do you think you are from the royal family? Have you gone insane from greed? Do you think that anyone will come into your blackhearted shop?"

The scream sounded in his ears, but Fang Chen completely ignored it. He was checking his status through the system's panel.

Host: Fang Chen

Cultivation: Locked

Talent: Locked

Skills: Locked

Tools: None

Pawned Items: 00

Sold Items: 00

Profit: 00

Remark: Rookie businessman who has a long way to go.

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"Hey, look here! Where is your attention? Are you the shop owner?" the young man shouted angrily while looking at Fang Chen.

Fang Chen only knew that someone had entered the shop and he unconsciously greeted him. Because he was practicing, as the door opening meant a customer was there and the system had said to greet them properly. Fang Chen looked at the young man as the panel disappeared, he went to the chair and sat on it as he had been standing behind the desk the whole night.

"The rules of my shop are there and everyone has to follow them. You can leave if you can't follow the rules. It is your will if you want anything; I am not forcing you."

The young man was shocked by Fang Chen's attitude. After thinking for a while, his face contorted and his eyes started to become red. He thought, "Is this how you should treat your customer? Do all shop owners have the same attitude?"

"You...look at your rules! How dare you say that you will only accept Spirit Stones? I bet you are looking for a way to earn quickly. You are just waiting for a sucker who will fall for your scheme, but I, Tian Cai, will not fall for it!"

"Do I look stupid to you?" Fang Chen had become angry this time. He couldn't believe that his luck was this bad.

"It is your choice if you want to buy anything or pawn anything. Did I force you to buy from my shop? Why are you making a ruckus? If you don't want anything, leave. Why are you disturbing me?"

Fang Chen was seething in anger. He thought he had finally gotten a customer. Who could have thought that the first customer to come into the shop would be a condescending young master? He thought, "Looks like this day will also go without a customer. Why is my luck so bad? First the position of the shop and now a bad customer. Should I even call him a customer?"

The young man was now standing directly opposite the counter of Fang Chen. He was very thick-skinned, thinking Fang Chen was leading him to buy anything from the shop. "Do I look like an idiot? Do you think that I don't understand how people like you work? You are trying to lead me into buying from your shop but you can forget about it. I will not fall for this trick."

Fang Chen had had enough. He stood up and moved towards the young man.

"Now you are using force. Hey, look at this blackhearted owner!" the young man started to shout when he saw Fang Chen coming towards him. But Fang Chen completely ignored him and went outside to sit.

The young man was shocked. He couldn't believe that he was being ignored by a lowly shop owner. He went outside. "What's wrong? You don't have any answers as I have seen through your scheme? Let me tell you that I, Tian Cai, am not stupid. I will take justice for others who have fallen for your scheme."

Fang Chen completely ignored him. Seeing this, Tian Cai continued to shout at Fang Chen and called him names to get Fang Chen riled up, but Fang Chen completely ignored him and sat on the chair, closing his eyes. Tian Cai continued to harass him, but he was completely ignored and the shouting eventually stopped. Tranquility returned to the streets.

Seeing Fang Chen completely ignore him, Tian Cai couldn't help but get angrier. He saw that the sky was starting to get visible, meaning the sun would rise any moment. He shook his head and thought, "Let me get to my house, I will destroy your shop. How dare a mere shop owner ignore me?" He started to leave the shop. But as he climbed down the stairs, he spat a mouthful of blood and collapsed. Fang Chen also opened his eyes but didn't move to help him.

Tian Cai sat up using the support of the stairs and closed his eyes. After a few minutes, he opened them and spat another mouthful of blood. He was shocked by something, his face had started to look pale and he was shivering.

He looked at Fang Chen. "You claim that your shop can provide anything as long as anyone has enough spirit stones," Fang Chen expressionlessly nodded.

Deep down, Fang Chen was shocked when he saw Tian Cai spitting blood. But he remained aloof because he had the dignity of a shop owner and businessman. When he heard Tian Cai asking about the shop, he couldn't help but get happy as the first customer had finally come to the shop.

"I want anything that can cure my illness. The price doesn't matter," Tian Cai looked at the expressionless face of Fang Chen.

Fang Chen stood up and went into the shop. He was frowning when he heard Tian Cai's request. He was totally dependent on the ten things provided by the system. He wanted it to be anything as long as it satisfied the customer. Otherwise, the deal would fall through, and from the look of it, Tian Cai would die, and bad luck would continuously follow.

"System, do you have anything that can cure his illness?" Fang Chen asked while crossing his fingers.

If the system said no, then everything would collapse. The system didn't reply, but one of the ten things that were kept on the main counter started to become visible. Fang Chen was sweating heavily when he didn't hear a reply from the system. But his attention was also drawn towards the counter, and he was able to see ten bottles lined up with the shop's symbol on them, which was of yin & yang.

"Host, these pills can heal anything. The price of the pills is 20 spirit stones and you can only increase the profit margin up to ten percent," the system replied when Fang Chen moved towards the counter and took the bottle.

Fang Chen didn't know much about why the system was telling him to increase the price but he didn't ask anything. He took a pill bottle and went outside. He saw that Tian Cai was still shivering.

"This pill can heal any illness and injuries," Fang Chen moved toward Tian Cai and showed him the pill bottle. Tian Cai extended his left hand to take the bottle, but Fang Chen pulled back the bottle with an expressionless face, "First pay the spirit stones then you will get your pill." Tian Cai was shocked seeing this type of attitude.

"How much is it?" Tian Cai was thinking that Fang Chen was going to ask for a sky-high price.

"Only 22 spirit stones," Tian Cai was shocked hearing the price. It was very low for Tian Cai as he was a young master of Tian clan.

"Are you sure this pill can heal me? The price is only 22 spirit stones?" Tian Cai looked at Fang Chen to confirm it.

"Do you want to buy it or not? Otherwise, leave. Don't die in front of my shop," Fang Chen said this but he was shivering inside.

Tian Cai was shocked seeing Fang Chen's attitude. He couldn't help but get angrier. But as he got angry, the pain started to increase. So, he snorted and took out 22 spirit stones, handed them to Fang Chen, and took the bottle. In the whole process earlier, Fang Chen was expressionless but when he got the stones, he couldn't help but smile.

Tian Cai opened the bottle and took out the pill. It was pitch black. He thought this was poison and smelled it to check. As he smelled it, his blood started to boil as if it had been waiting for this moment. Tian Cai understood that it didn't contain any poison. As he was from a big clan, he was able to tell. He hesitated and at last swallowed it and closed his eyes.