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Shopkeeper Han saw Liu Siyu's dilemma.

He smiled and said, "But if you have any concerns, you might as well tell me."

Seeing that Manager Han said this, Liu Siyu was no longer polite.

"To be honest, my father once had a secret recipe for hand cream. When my family was at their wits' end, I approached the shopkeeper Fu of Cha Xiang Ji."

"We signed the cooperation document in black and white, but then Shopkeeper Fu turned around and wanted to steal the secret recipe."

"Tell me, do I dare to cooperate with such a person?"

Shopkeeper Han and Master Jiu were silent, because in their eyes, this kind of thing was common in the business world.

They often cooperate with enemies who almost cost them their lives for the sake of business and profit.

Compared with these people, Manager Fu’s little tricks are not worth mentioning.

Seeing that things had come to a standstill, Qin Feng immediately tried to mediate.

"How about this, I will be your guarantor for your cooperation with Cha Xiang Ji. If she dares to play tricks on you, I will bear the consequences for you."

Lai Xi's gaze immediately fixed on Qin Feng's face. He didn't expect this man to be so protective of Liu Siyu.

Even Shopkeeper Han and Master Jiu were a little surprised, but they were both veterans and laughed off the young and impetuous thoughts.

Han Dongyi has always known that Qin Feng protects Liu Siyu, but he didn't expect him to do so blatantly.

With Qin Feng around, even if the owner of Chaxiangji had the courage, she wouldn't dare to do anything rash.

Liu Siyu was a little hesitant. She was naturally grateful that someone guaranteed her.

But thinking of Qin Feng's performance these days and his words about taking her to Cangzhou, she retreated slightly.

After thinking for a while, he said, "How about this. I agree to provide Cha Xiang Ji with fermented bean curd, but we have to sign a document. Every time we provide fermented bean curd to Cha Xiang Ji, we have to inspect the goods on site. After confirming that everything is correct, Cha Xiang Ji will sign for it."

"Okay, he's a careful person. I'll explain this to Cha Xiang Ji."

Jiu Ye's words carry more weight than Qin Feng's guarantee.

Liu Siyu naturally agreed with full of gratitude.

With someone acting as a guarantor and being able to get more orders, she didn't suffer any loss. But she'd better be careful when dealing with Shopkeeper Fu in the future.

As for Mrs. Qiao's family, even if Liu Siyu didn't mention it, Manager Han would not give up easily.

I just wonder what choice Wang will make after hearing this?

With the assistance of Shopkeeper Han, Liu Siyu and Shopkeeper Fu signed the document.

But Jiu Ye left Lai Xi alone.

It was not until it was getting dark that Lai Xi walked out of Qingfeng Tower with heavy steps.

On the way back, Liu Siyu couldn't help but feel curious when she saw Lai Xi with a serious expression on his face.

"What did Master Jiu say to you?"

"I talked about some things about my grandfather's life," Lai Xi's tone was slightly bitter.

"Even Master Jiu knows someone like your grandfather, why are you still not happy?"

Liu Sihan also looked curious.

Lai Xi smiled bitterly.

“Some things are better known than unknown.”

Liu Siyu looked at Lai Xi, whose face was filled with sadness, and wanted to say a few words of comfort, but she felt that it was not good to expose other people's scars.

Judging from Xi's behavior, we know that what the two of them were talking about was definitely not good. Talking about painful things again is undoubtedly like rubbing salt into other people's wounds.

Liu Siyu smiled and said, "If you don't want to talk about it, don't make it difficult. Let the past be the past."

Lai Xi sighed deeply.

"I used to regard my grandfather as my role model and worship him as a hero, but now I don't know what kind of person I should define my grandfather as."

It turned out that when Lai Xi’s grandfather Tian Tieniu was 12 years old, his family suffered from famine, so he chose to go out and explore the world with other young people.

Ten years later, he came back in high spirits with a beautiful, well-educated and well-mannered girl.

Now that he had money in his hands, the first thing he did when he returned home was to marry the beautiful girl and replace their thatched cottage with a large brick and tile house.

He also proudly told everyone that his wife was not a lady from a wealthy family, but a personal maid of a lady from a wealthy family.

She was sold to the master's family when she was young and was the young lady's right-hand man.

Later, her master showed her kindness and gave her a good status, and she also chose Tian Tieniu with her wise eyes.

The bride was indeed just as Tian Tieniu said, not only well-educated and well-mannered, but also proficient in needlework and cooking.

She has grown into a graceful and elegant girl, like a blooming flower.

At that time, this incident caused a huge sensation in the surrounding area.

After marriage, Tian Tieniu still worked hard outside, and everyone took care of his parents-in-law and raised children for him, and his life was prosperous.

But the good times did not last long. Twenty years later, Tian Tieniu had both legs broken and died of depression a year after returning to Xinghua Village.

Everyone told their family and others that Tian Tieniu ended up in this situation because he was betrayed and framed by people around him.

Those who were unaware of the situation were all sighing.

It was not until today that Lai Xi learned from Jiu Ye that his grandfather was not engaged in a legitimate business, but was a robber who killed people and robbed them. Later, he had a son.

Gradually, he no longer wanted to be a bandit, and changed his career to become a grave robber.

Later, they had a second son. The younger son did not like farming and only wanted to study.

He felt that this son had hope, and when he wanted to retire, his brothers refused to let him go.

But he insisted on his own way. When his subordinates saw that they could not persuade him, they had evil intentions and reported to the authorities when they went to the tomb.

Tian Tieniu and his gang were thrown into jail, and they spent all their savings in order to save their lives.

After he got out, he decided to try something big, but instead of kidnapping the hostage, he also had his legs broken.

Lai Xi was unwilling to admit this fact, but Jiu Ye had no reason to lie to him.

The most important thing is that when Jiu Ye was young, he worked under his grandfather for two or three years, but was only taken in by his own family later.

In his mind, whether it was robbery or grave robbing, it was all forced by life and there was nothing to be ashamed of.

And when he talked about Tian Tieniu, there was a look of admiration in his eyes.

He felt that people are born to be the prey of the weak, and it would be better to take a gamble with his life than to starve to death.

Liu Sihan was horrified when she heard this. She didn't expect that there was such a complicated person in Lai Xi's family.

Liu Siyu was not surprised. It was impossible for a small person from the bottom of society to become successful within 10 years without taking some crooked paths if he wanted to fight for his fortune in such a society with a strict class system.

Unless he is extremely lucky and meets a great benefactor in his life who helps him achieve success overnight.

But such things only happen once in a century, and the poor have very little chance of getting ahead.

But she didn't know how to comfort Lai Xi.

A hero whom I have admired since childhood suddenly turned into a tyrant who would do anything to achieve his goal.

Maybe he is not even a hero. The mountain in his heart has collapsed. This kind of mental devastation is terrible.

But Liu Siyu doesn't want Lai Xi to go astray.

He whispered, "We can't choose our origins, nor can we choose our families, or what kind of relatives we have around us."

"But we can choose the path we want to take, what kind of person we want to be, and what kind of life we ​​want to live. These are all choices, aren't they?"

Lai Xi was silent for a long time.

"You're right. There are many things we can't care about, but we can choose."

"Just like today, when Master Jiu asked me if I wanted to follow him, I refused without even a second thought."

"I don't want to be a grandfather outside, nor do I want to live like Jiu Ye."

Liu Siyu was a little anxious. She still wanted to find Jiu Ye to set up a stall at the dock. She didn't know if Lai Xi's refusal would offend that great god.

Immediately asked: "Is he angry?"