Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 30 A Wise Man Knows When to yield (Please read on, please vote with monthly tickets)

"Apologize?"

Li Jieman and Wang Shuang immediately opened their mouths wide and stared at Wang Xi in disbelief.

"if not?"

Wang Xi, however, spoke with a serious expression.

Li Jieman and Wang Shuang exchanged a glance.

What did we miss?

Bai Ningsu was completely bewildered, staring blankly at Wang Xi. "Apologize?"

"Ah."

Wang Xi raised his head arrogantly and said, "I came here specifically on the orders of my teacher to apologize to you for what happened a few days ago. Look!"

He pointed at the wine jar that Wang Shuang was holding, "If I were here to cause trouble, why would I bring wine?"

Bai Ningsu glanced at Wang Shuang sideways. Seeing that the scoundrel was indeed carrying a jar of wine, she began to believe him to some extent. She slowly put down her knife, but remained vigilant. "I...I don't need your apology. Just leave quickly and don't come to my shop again."

"No."

Wang Xi acted all high and mighty, raising her eyebrows and saying, "You think I won't apologize? Well, what about me, Wang Xiaoque? Don't I have any dignity? Besides, this is what the teacher ordered, and this apology is a must."

"His!"

Li Jieman and Wang Shuang immediately gasped.

elder brother!
That's way too domineering of you!
Bai Ningsu had never seen such an apology before, and she held the knife to her own neck again, saying, "I think you're just here to cause trouble."

Li Jieman glanced at Bai Ningsu, then at Wang Xi, scratching the back of his head, and inexplicably felt that the two were quite a good match.

Suddenly, an anxious shout came from the back door, "Su'er, Su'er, don't be impulsive."

A middle-aged man rushed in in a panic. He was about thirty years old, thin, with a goatee, a headscarf, and a gray-white scholar's robe, exuding the air of a scholar.

Upon entering the hall, the man immediately stood in front of Bai Ningsu and repeatedly bowed to Wang Xi, pleading, "Young Master Wang, spare my life! Spare my life!"

Bai Ningsu stepped in front of the middle-aged man again, "Father, I will take responsibility for my own actions. Please don't do this."

"Oh, just say less."

The man grabbed Bai Ningsu's hand and pulled her behind him.

Wang Xi suddenly put one foot on the stool and said, "I have to say, you two are really weird. One of you won't let me apologize, but the other is apologizing to me. It's outrageous. You're bullying me."

"what?"

The middle-aged man asked in confusion, "I am foolish and do not understand what you mean by this, young master?"

Wang Xi said excitedly, "I came here on the orders of my teacher to apologize to you, but your daughter is refusing to let me. Could it be that she wants to cause me to be punished by my teacher when I go back? How wicked she is."

"Young master, do you mean to apologize to us?" the middle-aged man asked, looking completely bewildered.

"of course."

Wang Xi shouted, "It was my fault for harassing your daughter last time, and of course I should apologize. Do you expect me to apologize to you? Is there no justice in this world?"

As he spoke, he became so excited that he gestured wildly with his hands and feet.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, "No, no, how could I dare to ask the young master to apologize?"

"What did you say?"

Wang Xi glared and said, "Don't tell me you also want me to get punished by the teacher?"

"No no no!"

The middle-aged man waved his hands frantically, then said anxiously, "Then...then...my daughter and I accept...the young master's apology."

“That’s more like it. You and your daughter are really strange. Someone came to apologize in good faith, and you still don’t accept it.”

Wang Xi snorted and then said to Wang Shuang, "Brother Shuang, let's have a feast."

Wang Shuang was completely dumbfounded; what was going on?

"Brother Shuang?"

"Oh! Let's have a banquet! Let's have a banquet!"

Wang Shuang put down the wine jar with a confused look on his face, and at Wang Xi's prompting, he took three bowls and poured three bowls of wine into them.

Wang Xi approached the table, holding up a bowl, and asked, "Uh, what are your names?"

The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "My name is Bai Siyong, and this is my daughter, Bai Ningsu."

"Oh."

Wang Xi, holding up his bowl, said, "According to the rules of the martial world, Lao Bai, I was ignorant before and shouldn't have teased your Xiao Bai. Today, I'm here to apologize with this wine. Cheers!"

Having said that, he tilted his head back and drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp.

After setting down the bowl, seeing that the father and daughter remained unmoved, Wang Xi raised an eyebrow. "Not accepting?"

"Accept!"

Bai Siyong quickly pulled Bai Ningsu to the table and said to Wang Xi tremblingly, "Drink this bowl of wine, and everything will be fine."

"of course."

Wang Xi nodded. "I know it perfectly well."

"Then drink, little one." As she spoke, Bai Siyong tugged at her daughter's hand, and Bai Ningsu reluctantly picked up the wine glass.

After seeing this, Bai Siyong drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp.

"Ahem.!"

Bai Siyong hadn't expected the liquor to be so strong, and it made her cough.

"Father, how are you?" Bai Ningsu quickly put down her bowl and said to Wang Xi, "You are sincere."

Wang Xi said, "Of course I'm here to apologize sincerely. This wine was brewed by our teacher himself. It's just that you guys can't hold your liquor."

"No no no!"

Bai Siyong waved his hands repeatedly, "It's not your fault, young master. This is good wine. I just didn't expect it to be so strong."

Wang Xi chuckled and said, "Old Bai really has good taste."

As he spoke, he looked at Bai Ningsu provocatively.

Bai Ningsu held the bowl, took a small sip, her eyes filled with doubt, then drank it all in one gulp and put the bowl down. Seeing Wang Xi's smug look, she was furious, but she didn't say anything. Clearly, she agreed with her father that this was good wine.

Bai Siyong said with a forced smile, "Young master, look!"

"I know."

Wang Xi interrupted him, "Your shop's business is bad, and it's all my fault, so you think I'm not being sincere."

"Ah? No, no!"

"That's what it is."

Bai Ningsu muttered something under her breath.

This woman is really shrewd. Wang Xi heard this clearly and said, "Don't worry, the teacher ordered me to come and apologize today. I am absolutely sincere. Since it was my fault, I will definitely take full responsibility."

After saying that, he paused, then asked, "What do you think of this wine?"

Bai Siyong hurriedly said, "Although the young master's wine is very strong, it has a mellow aroma and is a fine wine."

"You know your stuff!"

Wang Xi snapped his fingers: "I might as well tell you that this wine was made by my teacher using a unique secret method. My teacher ordered me to pass on this secret method to you as compensation for your loss."

Bai Siyong's eyes widened in surprise. Such a good thing? Could it be that they really came with sincerity?

The ancients valued secret recipes highly, even considering them the foundation of their livelihood. Yixianjue established itself in the West Market with just one dish of fresh fish soup.

Bai Ningsu asked in surprise, "Really?"

Wang Xi said, "Do you think that Brother Shuang went through all this trouble to bring this jar of wine just to have a bowl with you? Let me tell you, you have no choice but to accept it."

Bai Ningsu was overjoyed and immediately said, "Why shouldn't we accept it? This is what you should compensate us for."

"very good!"

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Truly, those who understand the times are the wise ones!"

Li Jie said dejectedly, "Brother Que, are you talking about yourself?"

"Don't interrupt."

Wang Xi glared at him, but her eyes suddenly flickered a few times.

Li Jieman and Wang Xi had been going to brothels together since they were young, so their tacit understanding was self-evident. He immediately realized what was going on, straightened up, walked to Bai Siyong's side, and coughed: "Hey. You guys aren't planning to keep all this benefit for yourselves, are you?"

Bai Siyong's heart skipped a beat. "What do you mean by that, young master?"

Li Jie said confidently, "If it weren't for the teacher's instructions, we wouldn't have come. This wine is so good, it's sure to sell like hotcakes, so what do you think?"

Xiao Bai immediately understood what he meant and said, "Aren't you afraid your teacher will punish you for doing this?"

Li Jie snorted, "If you dare tell my teacher, you won't get away with it either."

Bai Siyong immediately sensed something was wrong. These spoiled brats weren't so kind, so she asked nervously, "Then what does this young master mean?"

Li Jieman immediately looked at Wang Xi; this was all he could understand.

Wang Xi smiled and said, "It's very simple. I will tell you the method of making wine and help you sell it well and make your business prosperous. However, we want 30% of your store's profits."

Seeing that they were eyeing her shop again, Bai Ningsu instinctively said, "Don't even think about it. I knew you scoundrels had ill intentions."

Wang Xi said, "Use your brain, okay? In your current state, I wouldn't even take you for free. You're just a money-losing proposition."

"With this wine, I guarantee you'll earn twice as much as you did at your best, and I'll only take 30% of the profits. Is that too much to ask?"

Bai Ningsu glanced at the empty hall and couldn't help but frown.

Bai Siyong said with great difficulty, "Young master, although your wine is good, it is impossible for it to double the income of my shop."

Wang Xi said confidently, "If it doesn't double, we won't take a single penny."

Bai Siyong remained hesitant. Partnering with these纨绔 (spoiled brats) was no different from asking a tiger for its skin.

Bai Ningsu suddenly said, "Why should we believe you?"

Wang Xi smiled and said, "We can draw up a contract as proof."

Bai Ningsu readily agreed, "It's a deal."

(End of this chapter)