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Why should I care if he despises me or not!

Lin Yuan frowned and rubbed the back of her hand on her clothes, feeling somewhat annoyed. It seemed like she was increasingly concerned about Xia Zheng nowadays.

Liuzi had been waiting outside the Fuman Building early on.

Seeing the carriage finally arriving, he thanked the Immortals heaven and earth while stamping his numb feet and hurriedly approached, bowing to Xia Zheng, "Young Master, Miss Lin, you’ve finally arrived.

If you were any later, the owner of the shop might have backed out. "

As he helped Lin Yuan down from the carriage, Xia Zheng lifted his chin and said, "If he backs out, then let him be. In the end, he’ll surely be the one regretting it!"

While saying this, Xia Zheng also didn’t forget to scratch the palm of Lin Yuan’s delicate hand.

Feeling his mischievous hand, Lin Yuan blushed at first and then, noticing Liuzi watching them, bit her lip in annoyance, and with a twist of her finger, her short but sharp nails dug into his flesh.

Hiss.

Xia Zheng sucked in a breath of cold air from the pain and hurriedly withdrew his hand, giving her a reproachful look.

Knowing Xia Zheng was just pretending, Lin Yuan smiled amusingly and turned her lips up at the corners, looking to Liuzi, "How is it? Are they the shops I had my eye on before?"

The moment the topic came up, Liuzi’s chatterbox opened again, and he gestured excitedly, "Oh, Miss Lin, you truly are a sage! I’m incredibly impressed, utterly impressed.

How did you do it, to see that a shop, which has been open for over a decade, would be sold off!

You wouldn’t believe it—I almost thought I heard wrong when I got the news.

I had to verify it three times before I could believe it! "

While talking, the three of them entered the elegant room of the Fuman Building, where a thirty-something man was already waiting.

Lin Yuan peeked through the gap in the door and remembered he was the owner of a dried goods shop on West Street.

She had once looked for a suitable shop space on West Street and had fancied his shop.

Moreover, she had noticed that his business wouldn’t last long, so she had instructed Liuzi to keep an eye out for him and to reserve any news of the sale for her.

As it turned out, the shop was indeed sold. No wonder Liuzi was so admiring the moment he saw her.

Xia Zheng also peeked through the gap in the door and looked toward Lin Yuan with some surprise.

Only then did Lin Yuan say softly with a smile, "Don’t be fooled by his shop’s ten-plus years—the man doesn’t look like a businessman, but more like a scholar."

Xia Zheng had noticed this as well, but this didn’t mean a scholarly gentleman couldn’t have a business mind or that he would doom a shop that had been running for over a decade.

Lin Yuan smiled and narrowed her eyes. It wasn’t surprising that Xia Zheng didn’t see it; if he spent some time in the man’s dried goods shop, he would surely figure out the reason it was closing down.

As the door opened and they entered, Xia Zheng did something unusual by not staying by her side but instead turning to find Lao Fan.

This man was obviously a reticent type, certainly at a disadvantage when dealing with young girls.

Besides, even the most experienced merchant would be at her mercy, for with Lin Yuan, the sharp one, there’s never a moment when she’s the one being taken advantage of.

The man in the room originally seated on a stool stood up quickly when he saw Lin Yuan, bowing to her. Even though there was a hint of surprise and confusion upon seeing the young girl, he was especially courteous and didn’t show any neglect just because of her youth.

Liuzi, acting as the middleman, proceeded to introduce them, "Boss Meng, this is Miss Lin whom I told you wanted to buy your shop. And this is Boss Meng, the owner of the dried goods shop."