Chapter 635: 635 Who is more capable
Su Qingyue picked up each of the five gold bars to examine them closely. “It really is genuine gold,” she said after looking at them. She put them back, turned around, and caught a disappointed look in Tao ijiao’s eyes. “You must be thinking that money is more important than friends right now, huh?” she said with a light laugh.
The look on Tao ijiao’s face stiffened, revealing that her thoughts had been exposed.
Su Qingyue didn’t hide anything from her. “Xiao Jiao, honestly, I do really love money. You must be calculating that if I take the money, our budding friendship will be over. If I’m not moved by wealth, you’ll continue to be friends with . After all, we’ve only t twice, so our so-called friendship might not even be worth these fifty taels of gold. By taking these fifty taels, it would be more practical for to part ways with you. But, I plan on being friends with you. As for the fifty taels of gold, I won’t take it. I, Su Qingyue, love money, but there is a thod to my madness.”
With a shift in her tone, she continued, “However…”
Qingyue’s eyes beca sharp, “This is the only ti you test like this. If it happens again, don’t talk about being friends or not.”
Tao ijiao was amazed at her intricate train of thought. “I…”
Su Qingyue glanced at her indifferently, “From our brief encounters earlier, Miss Tao seed innocent and sincere, admiring so much that you wanted to be friends with . You’re not a foolish rchant. For rchants, pursuing profit is eternal, unchanged. The Tao family runs restaurants, with three large restaurants in the town and two in Liuan Town 300 miles away. I heard your family’s restaurants were doing well, but after the Drunken Immortal Pavilion opened its branch in town, the business of the Tao family’s restaurants plumted. Rich Source Tavern couldn’t compete with Drunken Immortal Pavilion either. I sold the stir-fry recipe twice to Rich Source Tavern, helping their struggling business improve. And you, Miss Tao, if you beco friends with , you’d definitely be the first to know about any new stir-fry recipes I co up with.”
“I…” Realizing her thoughts had been revealed, Tao ijiao’s face showed embarrassnt. “I won’t deny that I had such thoughts, but I really do want to be friends with you…”
“I just hope our friendship doesn’t involve anything else in the future.”
Tao ijiao’s eyes lit up, “You still want to be friends with ?”
“I’ve already said it, as long as you don’t make the sa mistake next ti,” she replied, “Who knows, maybe one day I’ll beco holess and need you to shelter .”
“How could that happen?” Tao ijiao looked at her admiringly, “You’ve already sold two recipes for three hundred and fifty taels, and caught a thief, even daring to cripple Lai Tou’s legs. You are very well-known in town. I definitely don’t have your abilities.”
“You’re already quite capable. You single-handedly support your family’s business as a woman.”
“My family’s business was passed down from my ancestors. Moreover…” she said with a lancholy expression in her eyes, “When my elder brother was alive, our restaurants were prospering. But in my hands, they have barely managed to stay afloat. If not for the fact that we own the land deeds for the restaurants, and don’t have to pay rents, we would have long stopped operating. On the other hand, you started from scratch. I’ve heard about the situation with the Xiao Family, and how your three husbands have been unwell, with one being bedridden and the other suffering from leg problems. Despite being in debt for over six taels, you’ve managed to repay the debts and support your family in such a short amount of ti. I’ve never heard of any woman as capable as you. If I were in your position with nothing, even with so knowledge of how to run a restaurant, I wouldn’t have any ideas on what to do.”
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