Madam’s Awakening Shocks The Whole World
Chapter 224 - 176: The Antique Street Incident_5

Chapter 224: Chapter 176: The Antique Street Incident_5

Qin Qin curled her lips into a cold smile, "Two hundred yuan."

"Ah, it’s a loss, but I conduct my business very honestly and can’t stand to see others get cheated. So, how about this, I’ll buy the hairpin from you for three hundred yuan, that way you make a profit of one hundred yuan. What do you think?"

A cold light flashed in Qin Qin’s eyes, "Not very much. I thought this Juqi Antique Shop was a reputable place, only to find it’s a shop that cheats its sellers."

At that moment, a customer entered and upon hearing what Qin Qin said, stopped in their tracks. The shop owner and his wife’s faces turned unsightly.

"Young lady, how can you spout nonsense? When has Juqi Antique Shop ever cheated you? For a broken hairpin, I’m even letting you make one hundred yuan, and yet you accuse me like this," the owner seemed very angry.

The customers who came in shook their heads at Qin Qin, feeling that this girl was utterly ungrateful.

"Young lady, you should leave," the owner said, shaking his head as if heartbroken.

Qin Qin spread out her hands, "Give me back my hairpin."

"Give back what? You slander our Juqi like this and still have the nerve to ask us to return your things?" The shopkeeper’s wife, knowing her husband’s demeanor just now, was certain the girl’s hairpin was genuine. She figured the girl looked easy to bully and that a loud rebuke would surely scare her away, at which point the hairpin would be theirs.

Seeing how shameless the two were, Qin Qin’s face turned cold, and she smirked with irony, "So you’re planning to take my belongings as your own! Quite bold!"

The owner’s wife became somewhat guilty but then puffed out her chest, "Who saw that this hairpin was yours? You’re talking nonsense."

"Oh, really? Shopkeeper’s wife, by doing business like this, don’t you realize that there will be consequences one day?"

The owner and his wife turned pale, "Pah! How dare you curse us here? We at Juqi conduct our business with integrity; how could we possibly face retribution?"

Qin Qin nodded, "Oh, is that so? But I say it will happen, and the retribution will come knocking soon. Do you believe that? Most of the things here are fake, and even the genuine items are overpriced, pure consumer deception. A shop like this shouldn’t stay open."

"What’s going on?" A stern voice rang out as the elder who was speaking with Qin Qin earlier walked in. Upon seeing Qin Qin, he smiled, "Young lady, you’re here?"

"Master Hou, you must stand up for me, this girl is accusing me of wrongdoing for no reason!" The owner, upon seeing the elder, quickly pleaded, knowing Master Hou was a respected figure here.

Master Hou’s gaze turned toward the owner, his eyebrows knitting, "Boss Fang, how exactly has this young lady wronged you?"

The owner shook his head sorrowfully, "I kindly agreed to buy this girl’s hairpin, and she slanders me, calling me a cheat and even cursing me."

Qin Qin’s lips remained curled in a smile, saying nothing.

The owner and his wife thought Qin Qin was too scared to speak and continued to slander her.

Little did they know, Master Hou’s face turned grave as he spoke quietly and sternly to the owner and his wife, "Boss Fang, I saw the young lady pick out the hairpin myself, so I know well it’s a good item. Yet here you are, claiming her hairpin is fake; how could she not be angry?"

The owner and his wife’s faces stiffened, speechless, not having expected that Master Hou had been present when the girl was selecting the hairpin and had watched her pick it out. Could it be that Master Hou had advised her to choose it? They were in trouble now.

Some onlooking customers shook their heads in contempt at Boss Fang, surprised that he would act in such a manner. They were regular patrons of his business! They decided they would never patronize such an unscrupulous shop again!

"Boss Fang, what you’re doing is not right, to curse the young lady and refuse to return her hairpin," a fellow antique shop owner, who disliked Boss Fang’s business practices, said gleefully at the door. It was Boss Fang’s turn to face his comeuppance; how could he not strike back hard to make up for the business he had lost to Boss Fang before.

Hearing what the man at the door said, Elder Hou’s kindly face instantly grew stern, "Boss Fang, is this true?"

Boss Fang’s face flushed red, and he forced a smile, "Elder Hou, it’s all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. I was just joking with this girl, only because she spouted nonsense here, saying someone would come to cause me trouble and that by doing business this way, I would surely face retribution. I meant no harm. Here, young lady, this hairpin from the Ming Dynasty is somewhat damaged, I’ll offer you ten thousand yuan."

Qin Qin smiled faintly, "No need, I’ve decided not to sell the hairpin. Please give me back my item."