My God of Wealth is a Short-lived Ghost

"Okay, okay, I'll pay! Just give me a quick death, no matter how much I'll pay." Jia Fugui knew he was in the wrong. Even if Wanfulou emptied his family's assets, he couldn't say anything. But if they reported it to the police, according to the laws of the Kingdom of Zhao, he would have to pay everything in the restaurant to Wanfulou, and he would have to spend a few days in jail. So he had no choice but to agree.

Mr. Zhou smiled cheerfully and said, "Sure, sure." Then he started to use his abacus. "A total of forty-three taels!"

Jia Fugui nearly spat out a mouthful of blood when he heard this. When he spoke again, his voice was very weak and a little angry, "Did I hear it right? Forty-three taels!"

"That's right! Forty-three taels!" As soon as he finished speaking, the waiter chuckled.

Jia Fugui heard the laughter and turned to glare at the waiter, then tremblingly handed the purse to Mr. Zhou, and then took out three strings of copper coins from his waist and said, "That's all. Business has been bad in the past six months and I only made eight taels of silver."

Uncle Sun patted Jia Fugui's shoulder heavily. "Isn't this enough?" Jia Fugui knelt down and kowtowed to everyone. "This is all I have! I will never dare to do it again. Please forgive me, sir! I was wrong! I will never dare to do it again!"

Unexpectedly, the waiter said in confusion, "That's not right! I clearly remember that you counted a total of 38 taels yesterday, and you put 30 taels into a purple purse and put it on the second floor?" As soon as this was said, everyone except the waiter and Jia Fugui burst into laughter.

Jia Fugui's face flushed red instantly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, yes, yes! I forgot! Go! Get it quickly!"

The waiter said "oh" in confusion, and then quickly walked up to the second floor. Seeing this, Wan Sutong nodded excitedly, "System, I like this waiter. Can you help me find out how to make him willing to work in my restaurant?" As soon as he finished speaking, he began to look through the waiter's information. "His name is Xiao Liuzi, the sixth child in the family. Four years ago, he came to Beicheng to work as a waiter for Jia Fugui. A year later, because his mother was seriously ill, he borrowed six taels of silver from Jia Fugui. Originally, Xiao Liuzi's salary could be repaid in one year, but Jia Fugui deducted his salary everywhere, so that in three years Xiao Liuzi didn't get a penny and only paid back three taels. His mother was not seriously ill, but Jia Fugui used three buckets of poisonous rice to replace Xiao Liuzi's salary as a deliberate trap." As soon as he finished speaking, the waiter hurried down with a purse in his hand, and then handed the purse to Mr. Zhou

Mr. Zhou opened the purse and counted it to make sure it was thirty taels of silver. Then he looked at Wan Sutong and Luo Lin.

Wan Sutong nodded and whispered in Luo Lin's ear, "Don't take the three strings of copper coins. I think his waiter is pretty good. If we dig him up and bring him to our house, we won't have to look for someone else."

Luo Lin raised her lips slightly and then walked to Mr. Zhou's side and pushed the three strings of money back. "We don't want these three strings of money. I think your waiter is sincere and efficient. We will take them all away." After saying that, Luo Lin looked at Xiao Liuzi and asked, "How much do you make in this restaurant per month?"

Xiao Liuzi looked at Jia Fugui and then at Luo Lin. "At first it was 400 coins, but the shopkeeper often deducted the wages, and the most he paid was only 300 coins."

Luo Lin nodded slightly. "My shop assistant earns 500 wen a month, and as long as you don't make any mistakes, I promise not to deduct your wages."

Xiao Liuzi frowned slightly as if he was hesitating about something. "How can it be considered a mistake? The shopkeeper said the same thing at the beginning."

Seeing this, Rowling raised her eyebrows and said, "As long as you don't hit or scold the guests, it's not considered wrong."

After hearing this, Xiao Liuzi took off his hat and threw it on the table. He finally said what he had been holding back for a long time, "Jia Fugui! I quit being your grandpa!" After that, he stepped behind Mr. Zhou.

Jia Fugui was so angry that he pointed at the waiter and started to curse, "Xiao Liuzi! You have no conscience! Don't you forget it! You still owe me three taels of silver! If it weren't for me! Your mother would have died!"

Hearing this, Xiao Liuzi put his hands on his hips and became more confident. "Bah! How dare you say that! It's all because of you! You always said that business was bad this month so you would reduce my wages, or you deliberately broke a bowl and said it was me who broke it! You also said that I was lazy and didn't work. If you hadn't deducted my wages in various ways, I would have paid it back long ago!" The waiter clapped his hands suddenly with an expression of sudden enlightenment. "That's right! My mother said that she got sick because she ate the rice you gave me in exchange for her wages! I didn't care at first, after all, it was you who lent me the money so that I could treat my mother's illness! Now I understand! I was wondering why you had to say that you had no money and wanted to use three dou of rice to replace the wages! I think this was your idea in the first place! Bah!"

Jia Fugui's eyes flashed with guilt, but he immediately became righteous and said, "I lent you money out of kindness so that you could treat your mother's illness, but I didn't expect that you would turn the tables on me now!"

After hearing this, Uncle Sun sneered and tightly grasped Jia Fugui's shoulders. "Since you are so kind-hearted, why do you still withhold his wages instead of thinking about asking him to return the silver to you as soon as possible?"

"Ouch! It hurts! He always makes mistakes while working. If I don't deduct his wages, then do I have to pay him back? Ouch, be gentle! Ah!" Uncle Sun's strength was so great that Jia Fugui felt as if his bones were about to be crushed.

Wan Sutong sighed, "You're really stubborn. How about this? I don't want you to pay now. Let's report it to the police! Including Xiao Liuzi's matter, everything in your restaurant will be mine."

Jia Fugui's back was instantly soaked with sweat when he heard this, but his tone was not false at all, "Do you have any evidence? You slander me for no reason!"

Xiao Liuzi sneered when he heard this and said, "My family thought that the three buckets of rice were damp, so we only ate half of it and then stopped. If you really have a clear conscience, there is a doctor who will come to my house today to test it and you will know."

Jia Fugui lost his temper immediately after hearing this, and no longer had the toughness he had just shown. "I was wrong, it was indeed me who poisoned your mother! I beg you not to report him to the police!" At this time, the waiter came over with the soldiers following the sound, and the constable also heard this. "You, Jia Fugui, not only stir up trouble, but also commit murder for money!" He then waved his hand to signal the soldiers to come forward and "arrest him!"

The constable looked at Wan Sutong with a flattering expression, "Prime Minister's daughter, can you go to the government office with me, the accountant of your restaurant?"

Wan Sutong chuckled and shook her head slightly. "It's not that I don't want to go with you, but I'm not the shopkeeper of Wanfulou. I'm the owner of Wanfulou. Today I'm just here to support her." Then she raised her hand and motioned the constable to look at Luo Lin. "This is the shopkeeper of Wanfulou."

After hearing this, the constable nodded repeatedly and asked the officers and soldiers to make way for Luo Lin. "Oh, oh, oh, so that's the case. Miss, please follow me." After hearing this, Luo Lin looked at Wan Sutong hesitantly.

Wan Sutong smiled and sent a message to Luo Lin, "Sister Luo, go ahead and let them know that the owner of my Wanfulou is not someone to be trifled with. My restaurant is counting on you in the future." After she finished speaking, Luo Lin nodded and walked out of the restaurant with Mr. Zhou in a determined look.