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"Yes, Miss, since that’s the case, you’d better hurry on your way.

Make sure you’re not deceived." Cheng Yuexiu pressed her advantage, only to hear Lin Yuan firmly shake her head, "No, no, Miss, you must not have heard me clearly.

Although the things here are expensive, we sisters have had a hard time making it into the city.

So, even if it means spending silver, we plan to have a meal here so that we can at least brag about it to Da Hua, Doggie, and the rest back in the village. "

A twitch appeared at the corner of Cheng Yuexiu’s mouth as she silently cursed: Stubborn to the end!

Lin Yuan’s eyes flickered as she continued, "And besides, we’ve already spent quite a bit of silver booking our rooms. If we leave now, will the shopkeeper refund our money?"

Seeing Lin Yuan look over, Butler Luo hurriedly said, "No..."

"Exactly! He won’t!" Lin Yuan didn’t wait for Butler Luo to finish before carrying on, "Since the shopkeeper won’t give a refund, we might as well go have our meal.

It’s okay if it costs a bit more! Ah, what a pity though, we country girls don’t dare order the really expensive dishes, we’ll have to settle for something average. "

Butler Luo curled his lips and mumbled under his breath, "I was trying to say that booking a room doesn’t cost silver, not that we don’t give refunds."

Of course, Cheng Yuexiu didn’t hear this, and even if she did, she wouldn’t care, because she had already figured out Lin Yuan’s intention. She was just angling for silver, wasn’t she?

"Ah Ling!"

Ah Ling nodded, took out a lump of silver from her purse, and handed it to Lin Yuan with a look of disdain, "Take it."

Lin Yuan cast a quick glance at it and scoffed inwardly; so this place was worth five taels of silver!

Was this charity for a beggar?

Lin Yuan didn’t take it, looking troubled, "Miss, I’m not asking for your money. No matter how much it costs, it wouldn’t matter for my sisters’ sake. Look at them, each one eagerly anticipating dining here, right?"

Lin Wei, Xiao He, and Xiao Linshuang timely showed expressions of longing so quickly that it left Dong Qing gobsmacked.

Cheng Yuexiu bit her lip and directly interrupted Lin Yuan, who was still prattling on, impatiently asking, "Just how much silver will it take? Say a figure quickly, it’s almost noon."

At those words, Lin Yuan instantly understood. No wonder this woman kept looking outside, she must have arranged to meet someone for lunch!

With this thought, Lin Yuan felt even more confident, she secretly smiled and began to count on her fingers, "I don’t really care, but these three sisters of mine might not agree.

Besides, Miss, this five taels of silver you offered, I definitely plan to keep for myself.

What about my sisters? Here’s what we’ll do instead of beating around the bush; five people, five taels of silver each, cash for room, how’s that? "

Five taels of silver each? That would be twenty-five taels of silver!

"Are you robbing us?" Ah Ling was the first to exclaim!

By now, Lin Yuan had shed her earlier air of subservience, spreading her hands in feigned innocence, "How is this robbery? You must realize, Miss Sister, we came here to dine in peace. We have neither forced nor threatened anyone, it’s been you two all along asking for our room.

Well, if you’re not willing, then let’s forget about it.

You go ahead and keep waiting; maybe you’ll find someone willing to give up their room without asking for twenty-five taels of silver.

Anyway, we’re hungry and going up to eat. See you later!"

Saying this, Lin Yuan motioned to Xiao Linshuang and the others, and they started walking away.

Their swift departure left Cheng Yuexiu frantic, unable to find her bearings.

This little country girl might seem easy to talk to, but every word targeted her Achilles’ heel.

What does ’someone who wouldn’t need twenty-five taels of silver to give up their room’ even mean?

If only such a person really existed. But who among those who come to eat at Drunken Immortal Tower isn’t wealthy?

They wouldn’t glance twice at twenty-five taels of silver if it were dropped on the ground.

Cheng Yuexiu knew all too well that Lin Yuan and her companions were her only lifeline for that day.

And more pressing was the fact that it was nearly noon, and Miss Su from the Su family was bound to arrive soon. If she couldn’t secure the room before her arrival, it would certainly be an embarrassment!

She couldn’t possibly have Su Qiuyu, the proud daughter of the Prime Minister, sit in the main hall for lunch, could she? If word got out, that would surely become fodder for mockery!

"Wait! Here’s your twenty-five taels of silver, now vacate the room!"

Lin Yuan’s lips curled into a smug smile, and she raised her eyebrows triumphantly.