As Qingxi Bookstore became popular, the business of the old bookstore also plummeted. Liu Chenggong naturally refused to admit that it was because he did not know how to run the business. This was why he could neither retain old customers nor attract new ones.

He just thought that Liu Yunqing was deliberately targeting him and that several activities were hindering his business.

Although people were very happy to have burned down the perfume shop of the rebellious girl, who would have thought that Lu Xun was so unreliable that he foolishly ran into the government's elephant herd.

Bah! You really think you are the emperor, you don't even have eyes on your face!

Liu Chenggong was lying on a bamboo chair in the backyard of the bookstore to enjoy the cool air. The bookstore was deserted and he was too lazy to go to the front to greet people. He was only thinking about how to bring down Liu Yunqing again.

Lu Yan couldn't take care of his affairs for the time being, so he had to find a way out himself and not let Liu Yunqing be proud for too long.

The burning of the perfume shop previously caused her great loss of vitality. What if her bookstore was burned down too?

You'll have to pay the price!

Thinking of this, Liu Chenggong couldn't help laughing. Although he hadn't taken any action yet, just thinking about the sad and desperate expressions of Liu Yunqing and that bitch Qi, he couldn't stop feeling happy.

It was so nice to follow him in the past, and life was good but something bad happened. How had Liu Chenggong done anything wrong to them, mother and daughter? It was just that he had a mistress outside.

It's just for fun, there's no room for this.

He should have kicked out Qi, who couldn't give birth to a son, long ago, and married Liu Yunqing and the other two to her. He could have earned a large sum of money and ensured that he would have no worries for the rest of his life.

This is what the Qi family owes him, and what they owe to the Liu family.

Liu Chenggong was thinking while sipping his herbal tea, feeling as comfortable as he could be. The waiter in front of him was busy coming and going and passed by several times. The more he looked at Liu Chenggong, the more he disliked him. He threw the book in his hand to the ground, and the waiter began to speak in a difficult manner.

"Boss, it's time for me to get paid, right? It's been two months, and my wife just gave birth to a child, so I need money to buy some nourishing food. You're going to drive me to death by delaying like this!"

When Liu Chenggong heard this, he was so upset that he slammed the tea bowl heavily on the stone table.

"Li Erniu, what do you mean? What do you mean I forced you to death? Did I beat you or mistreat you? Didn't I give you an extra meal at noon? Yesterday you secretly took an extra bowl home, and did I say anything?"

Li Erniu was in the wrong in this matter, but if his wages had not been paid for a long time, why would he bring such a watery soup to his wife and children?

"My whole family depends on me for food. If my employer doesn't pay me, I have to find a way to support them. I just had an extra bowl of rice yesterday. If I don't get paid, I'll use the things in the workshop to pay for it!"

Liu Chenggong is a very conceited person. She used to be the one who had the final say at home. Even if she had no ability, she wanted her wife and daughter to submit to her. She was even more arrogant with her servants.

He slapped his thigh, his eyes widened, and his originally handsome face suddenly became ferocious.

"How dare you! If I find that even a piece of paper is missing from the market, I will sue the Kaifeng government and ask the Lord to punish you!"

After saying that, Liu Yunqing saw that Li Erniu was so angry that his forehead was throbbing. If this guy hit him with a punch, how could he withstand it?

Liu Chenggong immediately spoke softly again.

"Li Erniu, tell me honestly, how many good bosses like me can you find in Bianjing?"

"There aren't many bosses who provide lunch, right? A few years ago, you were short of money when you got married, and I asked the shop to give you ten taels of silver for the purchase. Now that you are in trouble, do I have no troubles?"

"Your family is happy, but what do I have left? And there was that unlucky girl. Not only did she drag her mother into trouble, but she also drove away the son I had so hard to get."

"That's not enough. Look at what our bookshop's business has become because of that unlucky guy. I really want to jump into the Bian River and put an end to it all. Then you can take whatever you want from this shop."

Li Erniu was not a smart man. He was rather honest and straightforward. He had originally been the victim, so he felt guilty when he heard this.

But he was somewhat dissatisfied in his heart.

No matter how difficult the situation was for Liu Chenggong, he could still enjoy a good life every day because he had this bookshop as his foundation.

But what does he have?

The baby is crying for food, and my wife was injured during childbirth. Now she is showing signs of continuous bleeding. Not to mention hiring a doctor for my wife, it will be difficult to even provide food and drink for the family.

Thinking about the difficulties at home, Li Erniu no longer cared about his guilt and just stuck out his neck to ask for money.

"Boss, please give me some money. If you can't afford two months' wages, one month or half a month will do!"

Seeing that Li Erniu was unyielding, Liu Chenggong was too lazy to play along with him any longer and simply revealed his true colors and lay back on the bamboo chair.

It doesn’t cost money, it costs a life!

This is a difficult situation. How could Li Erniu dare to touch him? Scholars like this are the most difficult to deal with. They will report people to Kaifeng Prefecture at any time. The government office is not an easy place to enter. Once you go there, you will be beaten with a few boards first, and the white will become black.

Just when Li Erniu was getting extremely anxious, he suddenly heard several loud and joyful greetings from the front.

Listening carefully, I found out that he was calling "Madam".

The lady is here!

Li Erniu's eyes lit up, and his dull head finally remembered some things from the past.

When they were getting married, they were financially strapped and it was the lady who first suggested to him to withdraw money from the account. It took two days of persuasion before Liu Chenggong agreed.

As for the free lunch, there was indeed no precedent before. I heard that the treatment in the bookstore where the eldest lady worked was very good, and everyone in the old bookstore also wanted to follow suit. The owner included the extra lunch in order to reassure people.

Of course, the food they were given was not good stuff, just some wild vegetable soup and dry biscuits, with no meat at all. But an extra meal was better than no meal at all, and everyone gradually stopped making noise.

The lady hasn't stepped into the old bookstore for several months, but she is here now. Could it be that she is here to take the old bookstore away?

But didn’t the boss say that the lady didn’t bother with him because she cared about her reputation and filial piety?

Li Erniu couldn't figure out so many things. He just had a happy look on his face and ran to greet the lady. When he saw the lady, he acted like he had seen a savior and told her all his grievances.

After hearing this, Liu Yunqing said nothing more and asked the other workers. He found out that Liu Chenggong's withholding of wages was not an isolated case. Except for the master chef in the workshop, everyone else had their wages withheld to some extent.

"I know all your grievances, but the old bookstore is not mine yet, so I can't advance your wages. But don't worry, once I've dealt with it, I'll truly be your boss, and all the difficulties will be solved!"

The servants didn't have the time to meddle in their boss's family affairs, but they would listen to whoever paid them. Now that the lady could make the decision for them, they supported her.

Li Erniu was the first to run to the backyard and drag Liu Chenggong out, and asked him to "discuss" with the lady!

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