98: Li Shao pretends to be calm and buys pills. The package is more expensive than the retail price.

“Can’t we just not open today?”

“I just finished saying all those harsh words; how can you expect me to go to the Ye Family to buy Medicinal Pills now?!”

“Isn’t that just humiliating me?!”

Li Xiaotian said, so angry his teeth were almost grinding to dust.

The shopkeeper quickly replied.

“Isn’t it because there’s no other way?!”

“Today, all of Ye Family Pass is watching us!”

“And the drum and lion dance teams have already started their performance!”

“If our shop can’t open today, then we’ll truly be shamed beyond belief!”

“We won’t be able to survive in Ye Family Pass anymore!”

“But!”

Li Xiaotian clearly still didn’t want to beg Ye An!

If he could at least wait a couple of days, he might be able to swallow his pride.

But his harsh words hadn’t even lasted as long as a fart; they probably hadn’t even cooled down yet, and now he had to go to Ye An to buy Medicinal Pills.

The humiliation would be far too quick!

The shopkeeper seemed to sense Li Xiaotian’s hesitation and, with a flash of inspiration, quickly said.

“Young Master, you have to think of it this way!”

“How can this be humiliating you?!”

“You coming to the Ye Family’s shop to buy things is a normal action!”

“They, the Ye Family, are open for business; is there anything wrong with you coming to buy?”

“If you think of it this way, doesn’t it feel like it has nothing to do with humiliation?!”

Li Xiaotian was startled by these words and couldn’t help but feel they made a lot of sense.

“Yes, they’re doing business; is there anything wrong with me coming to buy things?”

“If I don’t mention the merchant caravan being robbed, who would even know?”

“If no one knows, how can it be considered humiliating me?”

Thinking this, Li Xiaotian couldn’t help but smile, as if he had discovered a new continent.

“As expected of the shopkeeper, his mind works fast!”

“Alright then, I’ll go buy some Medicinal Pills and come back!”

With that, Li Xiaotian quickly turned to a nearby attendant and said.

“You! Go down immediately and tell the drum and lion dance teams!”

“They are not to stop performing until I go down!”

“I’ll give them double their wages!”

“Alright, alright!”

The attendant quickly ran down after hearing this… Ye An was currently leaning on the balcony, watching the performance.

Suddenly, a maid’s voice came from behind him.

“Why haven’t you left yet?”

“The performance is almost over; aren’t you going to do business?”

Li Xiaotian heard this and laughed.

“If this Young Master doesn’t go down, can his performance really end?”

“Little girl, go pack all the High Grade Medicinal Pills in your shop for me!”

“This old man is happy today, so I’ll patronize your Ye Family’s business!”

“Ah?”

The maid was stunned by his words.

She clearly didn’t understand what Li Xiaotian was doing!

However, Ye An, who was nearby, knew perfectly well and smiled.

“How could Mortals like us understand the thoughts of wealthy people like Young Master Li?”

“If there’s business, just do it!”

The maid was still a bit confused, but seeing that Ye An had said so.

She didn’t delay any longer and immediately ran downstairs to start packing the Spirit Pills.

Only then did Li Xiaotian turn to look at Ye An.

“You, surnamed Ye, you can really keep your composure!”

“Even at this critical juncture, you still have the mood to do business!”

“This makes me have to suspect something!”

Li Xiaotian’s eyes turned cold as he spoke.

Ye An’s completely unconcerned demeanor made him suspect that it might be related to the robbery!

Otherwise, it didn’t make sense!

However, Ye An smiled and asked.

“Our Ye Family’s shop is open for business; of course, if there’s business, we do it!”

“As for keeping my composure, Young Master Li’s shop is opening today, and he’s been so composed he hasn’t gone down yet!”

“Naturally, I’m not in a hurry!”

“But what do you mean by ‘suspect,’ Young Master Li?”

“Did something happen?”

Li Xiaotian wouldn’t admit it and immediately laughed.

“Something happened? What could possibly happen to this Young Master?”

“My Li Family is a prominent one in Jianglan City; what could happen to us?!”

Ye An smiled upon hearing this, thinking to himself.

“Let’s see how long you can keep up the act!”

Out loud, Ye An also said.

“I was just saying, with the Li Family’s strength, how could anything happen?!”

“But why aren’t you leaving yet, Young Master Li?”

“Your shop’s opening is imminent; shouldn’t you hurry back to oversee things?”

“The Medicinal Pills you want to buy need to have their price calculated carefully, otherwise, should I send them to you after I’ve calculated it?”

Li Xiaotian heard this and laughed.

“I’m not in a hurry either!”

“The drum and lion dance teams still have to perform for a while!”

“I’ll just wait for your clumsy maid!”

Ye An smiled, said nothing more, and simply started eating fruit.

The maid didn’t know about last night’s events.

She truly thought Ye An wanted to do business, and in a short while.

She came running up with a storage ring.

“It’s all packed!”

“Our shop currently only has five hundred High Grade Medicinal Pills!”

“They’re all packed for you!”

The shopkeeper nearby quickly whispered.

“Enough, enough, later just say there wasn’t that much in the first batch of goods!”

“Let’s just get through the opening first!”

Li Xiaotian quickly nodded upon hearing this, then stood up and laughed.

“Even packing goods takes forever!”

“Here, take this, no need for change!”

Saying this, Li Xiaotian actually took out a bottle!

Inside that bottle, there was a full half-bottle of High Grade Spirit Liquid!

When the maid saw this, her eyes immediately lit up.

The value of this half-bottle of High Grade Spirit Liquid, let alone five hundred High Grade Medicinal Pills!

It could probably be worth a thousand High Grade Medicinal Pills!

She hadn’t expected Li Xiaotian to be so generous.

However, just as Li Xiaotian put down the Spirit Liquid and was about to take the storage ring.

Ye An, who was nearby, suddenly spoke.

“You clumsy maid, how are you calculating the bill?!”

“Young Master Li’s bill is clearly incorrect!”

The maid quickly said.

“This isn’t what I calculated; he himself said no need for change!”

Li Xiaotian also straightened his back and said.

“That’s right, I said it!”

“This old man’s half-bottle of High Grade Spirit Liquid for your five hundred High Grade Medicinal Pills!”

“Isn’t that more than enough?!”

“What, surnamed Ye, you wouldn’t still want to say this old man didn’t give enough, would you?”

Li Xiaotian spoke with a face full of disdain.

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Ye An, who was nearby, actually spoke.

“Young Master Li, what you gave truly isn’t enough!”

“What did you say?”

Li Xiaotian’s expression immediately changed upon hearing this.

Even the maid nearby was a bit confused!

That was half a bottle of Spirit Liquid!

Ye An actually said it wasn’t enough?

Even the shopkeeper nearby couldn’t listen anymore and quickly stepped forward!

“Brother Ye, what you’re saying isn’t right!”

“The price of your Ye Family’s Medicinal Pills has always been very transparent!”

“One High Grade Medicinal Pill is clearly priced at one hundred Spirit Stones each!”

“Our Young Master gave half a bottle of Spirit Liquid; how can you still say it’s not enough?!”

Ye An heard this and laughed.

“We do clearly price them at one hundred Spirit Stones each!”

“But that’s the retail price!”

“And you forgot? Your Young Master bought them at a bulk price!”

“Can a bulk price be the same as a retail price?!”

“Ye An!”

Li Xiaotian couldn’t listen anymore and reprimanded him.

“Is it meaningful to drag out the time like this?”

“Even if one hundred Spirit Stones per High Grade Medicinal Pill is the retail price!”

“I’m buying a lot, so the bulk price should be less!”

“I said no need for change for the rest, do you understand me?!”

The maid also looked at Ye An with a confused expression, clearly not knowing what he was trying to do!

However, who knew that Ye An would stand up and laugh.

“Young Master Li, it seems you still haven’t understood my meaning!”

“Retail price is retail price, and bulk price is bulk price!”

“The Medicinal Pills in our shop, the bulk price is 300 Spirit Stones each!”

“So your High Grade Spirit Liquid truly isn’t quite enough!”

“You’ll need to make up at least another half-bottle!”

“What did you say?!”

Li Xiaotian was immediately stunned upon hearing this.

Even the shopkeeper nearby couldn’t help but exclaim.

“That’s simply absurd!”

“Where is there a bulk price that’s more expensive than the retail price?!”

“And it’s even so much more expensive?!”

“You’re clearly just robbing us!”

Ye An heard this and laughed.

“Who said all bulk prices are cheaper than retail prices?!”

“In our Ye Family’s shop, the bulk price is more expensive!”

“If you don’t believe me, ask this maid, see if I’m lying!”