Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Senior, this isn’t the first time something like this has happened in the Lin family. Similar things have happened before. What do you think?”
“Do you want me to help you deal with it? I can help.”
Ban Feimeng couldn’t help but say this when she saw that Ye Xiu didn’t speak.
She didn’t want the bookstore to disappear after she returned. This was the most important opportunity in her life. How could she give up?
Even if the black mage was arrogant, there were still quite a few Ban family’s ancestors who had ascended to the Divine Realm. Even though they couldn’t easily descend from the Divine Realm, before they ascended, they were top-notch mages in the human world. They left many good things for their family, which were enough to deal with many dangers.
The black mage was only one of the dangers. They weren’t afraid at all.
Ye Xiu looked at Ban Feimeng carefully. Seeing that she didn’t have any intention of joking, he couldn’t make up his mind. This girl had previously used the mages behind her family to threaten Lin Pingzhi, if she went now, she wouldn’t be going to rob him in the name of helping him, right?
But from what she said, something similar had happened before. So, the Lin family’s fire wasn’t a coincidence?
Some underground force was targeting the Lin family?
It was understandable that Ban Feimeng’s family wanted to help. If they really were going to rob him, it wasn’t something a bookstore owner like him could stop. He might as well go with the flow and see what would happen in the future.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiu replied, “Even if you don’t tell me about that, I do know a little about it. I don’t usually have a wide range of activities, so I don’t really have an opinion. It’s fine as long as it doesn’t affect my side.”
“If you want to help, you can visit Lin Suxin and Lin Pingzhi on my behalf. You should have seen Lin Pingzhi last time.”
“I’ll take care of the shop. You don’t have to come and practice painting in the afternoon.”
Ban Feimeng was stunned for a moment before she realized that she had fallen into a misunderstanding.
Yes, the senior was living as an ordinary person now. Why would he deliberately learn about the magic world in the South City? It was fine as long as it didn’t affect him. It was normal that he didn’t know the situation.
Moreover, Senior Ye had lived until now and had seen many life and death situations. It wouldn’t stir up his feelings that much. Lin Suxin and Lin Pingzhi, who had purchased two picture scrolls were worthy of senior’s concern, after all, those two were chess pieces that could be casually placed. An excellent chess player wouldn’t abandon a chess piece unless it was necessary.
Senior said that he wanted her to visit, but in reality, he had other intentions, right?
Thinking of this, Ban Feimeng nodded her head. It could be considered that she agreed and waited for Ye Xiu’s explanation.
Seeing that Ban Feimeng was looking at him without saying anything, Ye Xiu quickly understood something. He turned around and returned to the shop, leaving behind a sentence. “Wait for me for a while.”
Asking others to visit Lin Suxin and Lin Pingzhi empty-handed was never a good idea. Moreover, he hadn’t given the rebates to Lin Suxin for introducing customers the last time. At that time, he was worried about giving gold coins or gifts in person, but now he had a good reason.
After entering the shop, Ye Xiu opened his own cabinet. Inside, there were all sorts of rare items that he had collected.
Among them, the ones that he had collected the most were the finished paintings and a small number of calligraphy pieces.
These were all part of his daily practice. If he felt like it was possible, he would keep them. If he ran into a customer one day, he would sell them.
He had gifted the ink wash painting once to promote it. This time, he naturally couldn’t gift that again. Otherwise, it would affect his reputation and wouldn’t be good for maintaining his previous relationship with the customer.
Ye Xiu’s gaze moved back and forth, finally stopping on a mechanical pocket watch.
This pocket watch was something that he had purchased from a wandering poet in the past. Ye Xiu spent a few gold coins to buy it. It was said that it was a masterpiece of an alchemy mage from ancient times. Until now, there weren’t many alchemy mages, it seemed like these items were even rarer.
Lin Suxin was also someone who liked the ancient culture. Giving a mechanical pocket watch was the best. It was rare, but it didn’t have much value to Ye Xiu.
Looking left and right, Ye Xiu was very satisfied. He put the pocket watch into a small box, he went out and handed it to Ban Feimeng. “When you visit Lin Suxin this time, you can also pass this to her. I hope they can get through this difficult situation as soon as possible.”
“Temporary losses aren’t important. The foundation is still there. Everything can be developed again.”
Ban Feimeng took the box. A hint of envy flashed in the depths of her eyes as she said, “Okay, I’ll deliver your message.”
She took the box and turned around to leave, heading towards the Lin family.
Ye Xiu watched her leave from the door. He let out an indiscernible sigh. As a potential big client, Lin Suxin had actually met with such a thing. He didn’t know if she could recover from it. If she could, they could continue to do business next time, but if her family was defeated, he would definitely lose clients.
After sighing for a while, Ye Xiu turned around and returned to the shop to rest. He didn’t have the mood to practice drawing anymore.
Soon, there was a knock on the door. Then, a 30-year-old woman walked into the shop with a little girl.
Ye Xiu was very familiar with this person. She was a former customer, and also the first customer, Xu Ziqi.
She was the one who suggested that an ink wash painting should be priced at 99,999 gold coins in the beginning. From then on, it had been promoted and maintained until now.
It could be said that without Xu Ziqi, Ye Xiu could only live a normal life and couldn’t enjoy financial freedom.
Ye Xiu smiled as he went up to greet her. “Long time no see. How have you been?”
“I’ve been doing well recently. I’ve made Mr. Ye miss me.” Xu Ziqi’s voice was gentle, carrying a hint of gentleness unique to her age.
“Come in and sit down. What would you like to drink? I have wheat wine and water here.”
Ye Xiu turned his body to give way as he asked.
As a guest who had made him rich, he naturally had to treat her differently. Otherwise, if something good happened next time, how would she remember him?
“No need. I’m not here to purchase anything. I just heard that there was a fire in the South City, so I wanted to ask you…”
“Oh, that matter was quite big. I know a bit about it.” Ye Xiu nodded his head and said, “What’s the matter?”
If it wasn’t a big matter, Ban Feimeng wouldn’t have come all the way here to nag at him.
“Then what do you think?” Xu Ziqi went straight to the point.
“I just heard about the situation from the Ban family. Their lives are not in danger. I believe that they can handle this matter. How can they grow without experiencing some setbacks?” Ye Xiu said casually.
The Lin family’s property had been damaged. He was short of money, so he naturally couldn’t help them. He could only hope that they would survive.
Such a big family wouldn’t decline because of a big fire.
“The Ban family also participated in this?” Xu Ziqi was stunned and then said. “But not long after Mr. Ban Shan left, their strength decreased…”
Ye Xiu didn’t want to talk about this topic, especially since Ban Feimeng had gone to the city. If he talks about this now, it will seem like he was a very bad person.
Moreover, the Ban family’s decline in strength didn’t have much of an effect on Ban Feimeng. She could afford a gift.
That girl had even spent a hundred thousand in his shop last month.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiu said, “It’s fine. If the Ban family forgot, I’ll have someone send something over.”
Xu Ziqi was stunned. A trace of joy flashed through her eyes as she said, “I understand. Then I won’t disturb you..”