novelraw Chapter 840: Buy This Store
Chapter 840: Buy This Store
"What! You guys... you..." Wang Qi nearly passed out from anger at the words of Lin Feng and the other two. As the son-in-law of the Yue Family, he had never encountered such a situation before. To think that there were people who dared to speak to them like this upon hearing that they were from the Yue Family, are these three mad? Seeing so many people here, don’t they fear that it could actually come to blows?
"Fine, the three of you have guts, but we’ve decided on this bag today. You say you have money, well I’m buying this store! Then I’ll be the owner of the store, and I simply won’t sell it to you. Just double the compensation? That’s nothing! Shopkeeper, get out here!"
Wang Qi was driven mad with anger, he completely lost his temper, these three brazen fools before him infuriated him to the point of rampage. If he couldn’t get the bag back, then the Yue Family’s reputation would be lost, wouldn’t it? How could that be allowed? How could the Yue Family afford to lose face like that? If it wasn’t for the public setting, he would’ve loved to deal with these three right now. Thinking of this, Wang Qi was so frustrated. He wanted to snatch the bag but couldn’t resort to violence, how suffocating is that!
In the end, Wang Qi suddenly thought of something. These young people wouldn’t sell the bag, right? Fine, then he would take over the store, becoming its owner, and then simply not sell it to them. Although the cost was significant, it was worth it just to win this argument. Moreover, taking over the store wasn’t such a big deal, and wouldn’t he also make money from it? This was indeed killing two birds with one stone.
Thinking this, Wang Qi bellowed angrily, wanting to call the manager over. These three young people, being tourists, wouldn’t know the situation, but the owner of the store must be a local, and they would certainly be aware of the Yue Family’s prestige. So, wouldn’t buying this store be very easy for him?
"Yes, husband, that’s exactly what we should do. We’ll buy the store and see what they can do then."
Yue Yanli was so aggrieved when she first heard the words of Lin Feng and the others that she couldn’t speak. She really hadn’t expected to encounter three such arrogant young people today, utterly fearless. Do these three even have brains? Even a mighty dragon doesn’t press down on a local snake, and yet these three, just tourists here, dare to slight the Yue Family. This made Yue Yanli’s blood boil. Did these people have a death wish?
But then, hearing what Wang Qi said, Yue Yanli suddenly came to her senses, awoken from her stupor. Indeed, her husband was right. Buying the store would resolve everything. Once they were owners of the store, they could do whatever they wanted. This solution was excellent. Not only would they get the bag, but they would also restore the Yue Family’s pride. As for these three offending the Yue Family’s authority, once they left the public scene, it would be easy to just send someone to cripple them.
With these thoughts, Yue Yanli immediately agreed with her husband Wang Qi’s approach. Now it wasn’t just about the bag, it was a matter of pride. Today, they had to save face at all costs; the Yue Family could not afford to lose this face.
After all this commotion, the sales clerk and shop owner had long since taken refuge at a distance. They didn’t want to offend any of the present parties. It was clear at a glance that neither group was ordinary; otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a big conflict. How could they afford to provoke them? But they never imagined it would involve them. Hearing Wang Qi shouting, the shop owner had no choice but to pluck up his courage and approach.
"Right, we’ll buy this store."
"The store will be ours, let’s see what they do then."
"Blind, to actually say such things."
"We won’t sell to them when the time comes!"
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The bodyguards, hearing what Wang Qi and Yue Yanli had said, all chimed in one after another, agreeing that this was a good way to handle it, a truly excellent idea to take over the shop and become the owner. Then they could do whatever they wanted, and these three young people wouldn’t have any way to resist; they’d just have to obediently return the bags. Wouldn’t this resolve the matter?
Truth be told, what they really wanted to do was charge forward and snatch the bags back. They weren’t afraid of a fight, but to make such a scene in this place would reflect poorly on the Yue Family’s reputation. If they actually did that and the Family Head reprimanded them, it would not end well for them. Therefore, the approach before them seemed best.
Lin Feng watched these people and shook his head, speechless at the stupidity; such nonsense could only be conceived by people like them. With that thought, Lin Feng felt that there was no point in staying any longer. He exchanged a glance with Shen Yao and his Senior Sister, then continued to watch these people make a spectacle of themselves.
Of course, Shen Yao and Chu Meng caught Lin Feng’s look and immediately understood what he meant. Ostensibly, luxury stores like this one operate directly under corporate control, meaning the shop owner here had very little power. The real authority lay with the corporate ownership above. These two actually thinking about buying the shop were absurd. Didn’t they know any of this? To make such brash statements, ah, ignorance truly is frightening.
The two quietly discussed their course of action. Chu Meng had the money but couldn’t intervene at the moment. Without delay, Shen Yao picked up the phone, lowered her voice, and instructed Uncle Fu to acquire Rodanda Holdings in the shortest time possible. She also addressed some related matters, including placing Wang Qi’s and Yue Yanli’s names on the blacklist, hopefully ending this farce sooner. Wasting time here was senseless; that time could be better spent elsewhere.
Uncle Fu, away in Yuegang, upon hearing what Miss had said, instantly knew something was up, and without the slightest hesitation, he arranged for the acquisition. To a colossal conglomerate like the Shen Corporation, purchasing a luxury brand was a matter of minutes. Following Shen Yao’s instructions, Uncle Fu transferred the company ownership to Lin Feng’s name, with all contact details listed under Lin Feng.
Meanwhile, Wang Qi and Yue Yanli were paying all their attention to the shop owner, completely unaware of what was happening over here. The bodyguards did notice Shen Yao making a phone call, but they didn’t think much of it.
"Hello, Mr. Wang, I’m the shop owner," replied the neatly dressed and capable-looking female shop owner, who was quite troubled at the moment. Being local, she of course knew what the Yue Family represented—a force she dare not provoke. How was she to handle this situation?
"Shop owner, you know who we are, right? Name your price. How much for this shop?" Wang Qi said arrogantly, knowing full well the Yue Family’s wealth was not to be underestimated. Not to mention anything else, the gold card his wife held contained three hundred million US dollars. The concept was staggering—acquiring this shop would be like child’s play, especially since the shop owner surely knew who they were and wouldn’t dare to ask for an exorbitant price. How could there be a problem then?
"Mr. Wang, I’m sorry, but our shop is not for sale..." The female shop owner, wiping the sweat of nervousness from her forehead, cautiously ventured to speak. She had no right to sell the shop as she held only a 10% stake and lacked the authority to decide on transferring ownership.
"What do you mean? You think we can’t afford to buy your shop, that the Yue Family doesn’t have the money?" Wang Qi became even angrier at her response, thinking it shouldn’t be hard to buy a shop. The shop owner must be making excuses; otherwise, why would she say such a thing? Then he reconsidered; the shop owner knew they were from the Yue Family, so why would she speak out of line like that? It didn’t make sense. What was going on?
Fuming and unable to understand why the shop owner would say this, Wang Qi glared at her. No store could possibly be unsellable according to common sense, so what was she really trying to say?
"What do you mean? Our Yue Family isn’t good enough to buy your shop?" Yue Yanli, upon hearing the shop owner, also flared up, confronting her directly. Today Yue Yanli had truly been pushed to her limit. It was one thing for those three ignorant youngsters who didn’t recognize the Yue Family to act out of line—they were tourists, so their ignorance was excusable. But this shop owner was a local. Surely she knew what the Yue Family, as a Prominent Family, signified. So her words were nothing short of slapping the Yue Family in the face!
Now Yue Yanli felt like there was a wall stuck in her heart. She simply couldn’t understand why they had to encounter such a situation. Meeting those three young people who refused to give up the bag was one thing, and now the shop owner speaking so insubordinately piled on the indignity. These sorts of incidents simply shouldn’t occur, but there she was, facing it all. The shop owner clearly had no regard for the Yue Family’s prestige; how could she not be infuriated?
"Please calm down, both of you. The situation is this: I really can’t make this decision. I hold only a 10% stake in this shop, the rest is owned by the head office. I only have the right to run the business, not to transfer it. I truly can’t sell the shop to you... If you really want to buy it, I can contact our head office for you... would that be acceptable?"
The shop owner, seeing Wang Qi and Yue Yanli enraged, panicked and hurriedly explained the real reason. It wasn’t her fault; if she truly owned the shop, she would certainly sell it to the Yue Family. With their immense influence, even if she didn’t want to, she wouldn’t have a choice but to sell. How could she possibly provoke the Yue Family? But, the current reality was just that: she had no authority in this matter and was helpless to change it.