Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 71

At the Qiao Family Inn, Lu Tang was watching Guo Dawei and Xu Shen having a cricket fight when Yu Shunhai arrived. Beside him was a lean old man with a face resembling a monkey, dressed in high-quality Shu brocade.

Yu Shunhai, in his cloth clothes, followed beside him obediently. As soon as they entered the lobby, before the waiter could greet them, Yu Shunhai called out to Lu Tang, “Young Master Lu, our boss is here.”

Lu Tang glanced at the boss, her eyes quickly meeting those of her two companions.

These three spoiled young masters usually didn’t do anything serious, but they came from merchant families and had seen much more of the world than ordinary children.

Guo Dawei thought: Wearing Shu brocade makes him a boss?

Xu Shen thought: Who’s kidding? What boss has shifty eyes like that? Even if I pretended to be my brother for a business deal, I’d be more composed. Little Tang, don’t fall for it.

Receiving her friends’ signals, Lu Tang’s smile grew brighter. She stood up to greet them, “Nice to meet you. Please, this way. Dawei, serve the tea.”

She led them to a chair by the window and invited the monkey-faced man and Yu Shunhai to sit down, then sat across from them.

Guo Dawei brought high-quality Green Snail Spring tea, and Lu Tang personally poured it. She smiled at the monkey-faced man, “You must be here to discuss our cooperation. Honestly, I’ve been looking forward to this day and night.”

The monkey-faced man coughed, avoiding Lu Tang’s gaze, “That’s right. I heard from Old Yu that the Qiao Family Inn wants to order a batch of Osmanthus Wine from our restaurant?”

Lu Tang stared directly at him, “Yes, Osmanthus Wine has become a signature drink of our town. Our Qiao Family Inn is a landmark here. If we collaborate, we can make our town’s two major brands famous all over.”

She maintained a youthful, carefree demeanor, only concerned with grand plans.

But the monkey-faced man felt uneasy under her gaze, “Old Yu manages the restaurant well. He can handle all the matters there.”

Lu Tang chuckled, “Since it’s a significant order, I feel more at ease with your approval.”

Yu Shunhai interjected, “Young Master Lu may not know, but our boss’s daughter is about to give birth in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The boss and his wife are anxious to see their grandchild.”

Lu Tang quickly apologized, “I didn’t know. In that case, let’s get straight to business and sign the contract today. The details can be discussed with Uncle Yu. How does that sound?”

The monkey-faced man nodded, “How much do you want?”

Lu Tang asked, “What’s your price?”

The monkey-faced man replied straightforwardly, “For individual buyers, a jar is twenty wen. For bulk buyers like you, it’s twelve wen per jar.”

Lu Tang, also straightforward, slapped the table, “Deal! I’ll take five jars!”

Upstairs, Qin Mo, who had been eavesdropping, almost burst out laughing.

Song Qingzhan shook his head, trying not to laugh.

Downstairs, Yu Shunhai wasn’t surprised, as if he had expected this. He only glanced at Lu Tang briefly.

The monkey-faced man froze, “How many?”

Lu Tang boldly extended five fingers, “Five jars!”

His whole demeanor screamed excitement.

The monkey-faced man thought: Are you kidding me?

You need to meet the boss to sign an order for five jars?

Lu Tang, seeing his reaction, smiled enthusiastically, “This is my first order ever. I want to show it to my mother and sister so they know I can do more than just eat, drink, and have fun!”

At this moment, it seemed she had reached the pinnacle of her life.

Brought back by Lu Tang from the Qiao Village, Qiao Fugui showed his first puzzled expression: Does Young Master Lu have less money than me? Should I repay his kindness by lending him some money to round it up to ten jars?

Xu Shen and Guo Dawei exchanged glances. Xu Shen said, “Little Tang, you’re amazing! This is your first independent big order!”

Guo Dawei sighed, “Even Little Tang has signed an order. My father will scold me for being useless again.”

The monkey-faced man thought: Are you serious?

Is this what your spoiled young masters’ world is like?

Lu Tang leaned forward, “Shall we sign the contract now?”

The monkey-faced man looked at Yu Shunhai: Should we?

Yu Shunhai calmly said, “Let’s sign now.”

He took out a prepared contract, wrote in the order for five jars of bulk Osmanthus Wine, and handed it to the monkey-faced man.

With a twitching face, the monkey-faced man signed his name, stamped his thumbprint, and handed it to Lu Tang, feeling utterly humiliated.

Lu Tang solemnly signed her name and stamped her thumbprint.

The contract was made in two copies, one for each party.

Lu Tang said to the monkey-faced man, “Now that we’ve signed the contract, I’ll send someone to the restaurant to pick up the goods. Should I pay the deposit first or…”

The monkey-faced man was losing it. Five jars at twelve wen each is only sixty wen in total. As the young master of Qiao Family Inn, you’re talking about a deposit?

Yu Shunhai remained calm, “According to custom, pay one-third as a deposit. The rest will be paid on delivery.”

Lu Tang immediately instructed Qiao Fugui, “Fetch twenty wen.”

She sounded like she was asking for two hundred thousand.

Qiao Fugui obediently went behind the counter, took out a string of coins, counted out twenty, and respectfully handed them to the monkey-faced man.

The monkey-faced man felt deeply insulted.

Lu Tang continued, “Fugui, follow Uncle Yu to the restaurant and bring back our goods.”

Qiao Fugui wanted to say he could carry five jars by hand.

Before he could speak, Lu Tang added, “Use our new large cart, the one with four horses!”

Qiao Fugui almost tripped, “Alright.”

If someone didn’t know, they’d think it was five giant jars instead of five regular ones.

After the monkey-faced man and Yu Shunhai left, Xu Shen and Guo Dawei couldn’t hold back their laughter any longer.

Four horses to pull five jars!

At Lu Yuchen’s house.

The monkey-faced man and Yu Shunhai stood before Gu Yunhe, who was shocked by the monkey-faced man’s complaints. “He only ordered five jars?”

Yu Shunhai replied, “The Qiao Family Inn has never sold alcohol. This must be the young master’s idea. His family probably doesn’t know, so he only ordered five jars.”

Gu Yunhe:

He felt something was off but couldn’t pinpoint it.

Lu Tang was a spoiled young master, so this fit his style, but something still didn’t feel right.