The shopkeeper’s surname was Jia. He had worked at Yingkelai for a few years, but was later fired because his boss hired his cousin from another marriage.

Mr. Mo asked someone to ask him if he was interested, and if so, he could come to Jiujiangli to work. The salary would be 20% higher than Yingkelai, and there would also be commission.

Of course, Shopkeeper Jia was willing to do so. He had elderly parents and children to support, so he had to rely on himself to support his family.

Shopkeeper Jia is worried about the master's son-in-law's sister coming to eat. She will definitely buy him on credit, which will become a bad debt.

The waiter then said that the Gao family had also taken the painting. Shopkeeper Jia was not only troubled, but also cursed: "Shameless!"

"Who is shameless?"

When Shopkeeper Jia saw two people coming, one of them was leaning against the counter and laughing, he was overjoyed. Wang Dongjia's brother-in-law's brother-in-law, based on his many years of experience, knew that these two people were not to be trifled with.

Shopkeeper Jia sighed deliberately and said, "One table of guests took down a painting hanging on the wall and rolled it up, as if they were going to take it away."

Xiao Xiangming said with a smile: "I didn't expect that guests from the capital city have this habit. But can he afford this painting?"

Shopkeeper Jia said, "I don't think he will pay the bill."

Xiao Xiangming still smiled and said, "Who is so proud? Come to eat and not pay the bill?"

Shopkeeper Jia looked embarrassed, and the waiter beside him said indignantly, "It's the in-laws of Mr. Mo's son-in-law's sister. From what I heard them say, it seems like Mr. Mo's son-in-law's sister is treating us."

Xiao Xiangming knew the situation of the He family early in the morning, why the old lady of the He family was sent away, and how shameless Mr. He's sister was.

He said, "Well, I'm going to take a good look today to see how she walks out of this door without paying the bill."

Shopkeeper Jia knew that he was about to stand out, so he hurriedly asked them to sit down by the window in the hall. At this time, another person came, Mr. Qiu San.

Xiao Xiangming stood up and went to greet him, "Third Master is here, it's my treat today."

When Mr. Qiu saw it was him, he said, "How can I let you treat me? I'm inviting a few friends today. Brother Xiao, are you interested in joining us?"

Xiao Xiangmingxia said, "Oh, I have something to do today so I won't join in the fun, but I want to ask you a favor later."

Mr. Qiu San said, "What's the matter? Leave it to me."

He even patted his chest.

Xiao Xiangming said, "I'd like to trouble Mr. Qiu San to be the shopkeeper for a while and help collect the money."

He pointed to the words "No Credit" hanging on the wall and said, "These four words were written by my brother-in-law. Why can't I hit my brother-in-law in the face?"

Mr. Qiu San said, "That's right."

He guessed that someone wanted to buy on credit, and he thought to himself that since it was the beginning of the business, who would dare to buy on credit?

Then he became interested and wanted to see who was so bold.

As for the Gao family, the He family's in-laws, they didn't know that the nobles who came to the Mo family to open the business were not on the same level, so any news could not be passed on to them.

If Mo Chenxi didn't own this restaurant, if it was another one, she wouldn't know what happened.

It’s like when something spreads, it only spreads at their level. It will take some time for the grassroots people to hear about it.

After He and her friends finished eating, they picked up the rolled-up painting and went downstairs together, taking the women's passage instead of going through the hall.

He said to the waiter, "Today's account is kept. My sister-in-law is the daughter of the owner of this restaurant."

The waiter said, "Excuse me, sir. You have to go to the counter and tell them to keep the bill. I am not very good-looking and don't know who the distinguished guest is. If every guest who comes claims to be a relative of our boss, we will be in trouble."

He's sister-in-law said, "I think you're not only short-sighted, you're also blind. My eldest sister-in-law's brother, Lord He, is a fifth-rank official. Aren't you relying on our eldest sister-in-law's brother to open this hotel?"

The waiter didn't care what she said and just stopped them from leaving. Just then, a group of women came out of another private room. The leader said with a smile, "Waiter, I'm your boss's niece. Can I leave without paying the bill?"

She said this on purpose, also to help the waiter.

He's sister-in-law wanted to glare at the person, but when she saw her clothes, she shrank back. She knew at a glance that she was a woman from a wealthy family.

The lady stood there and said, "Why not just go to the counter and tell the shopkeeper? Why bother the waiter?"

She didn't leave yet, just stood there looking at He and the others.

He's mother-in-law said to He, "Then go and tell them, we're going back first."

The waiter couldn't possibly stop everyone, but when he saw a woman holding a rolled-up painting, he stopped her and said, "Sir, I'm sorry, we don't sell any of the paintings hanging in our shop."

He's sister-in-law exclaimed, "Isn't it just a broken painting? We take it because we think highly of you."

The lady next to her covered her mouth and laughed, "What you think of as a tattered painting is worth three thousand taels of silver, but they wouldn't sell it to you."

When He's sister-in-law heard this, she couldn't return it. She said to He, "Sister-in-law, this is the painting you said you would give to your mother-in-law."

He was originally provoked by her sister-in-law's words and had to treat the guests reluctantly, and then she had to let her sister-in-law take the painting. Now the waiter stopped her from leaving, so she decided to go and tell the shopkeeper to see what he could do to her.

He's sister-in-law looked at her eldest sister-in-law and the waiter walking over there with pride. She supported her mother-in-law with her arm and said, "Mom, let's go back first. I'll hang the painting in your room later."

He's mother-in-law patted her hands and said, "You are really filial."

The lady looked at them with contempt, and the maid beside her stopped the Gao family and asked the master to go first.

He's mother-in-law could also see that these women were from wealthy families, so she didn't dare say anything.

He followed the waiter to the counter. Seeing that the person standing at the counter did not look like the shopkeeper, she asked, "Where is the shopkeeper?"

Mr. Qiu San said, "That's right, I need to pay the bill. Your table is five taels and two cents."

He was shocked. The food was so expensive. It seemed that her sister-in-law's family was going to get rich.

She said, "My eldest brother is the son-in-law of the owner of this restaurant. I will keep the account today and make up the difference when he comes back."

Mr. Qiu immediately frowned and pointed at four words on the wall. "Do you know these four words? If not, I'll read them to you. No credit! Your eldest brother is the boss's son-in-law, and I'm his nephew. I still pay for my meals. How dare you?"

He patted the counter and said, "Even if the Shangshu comes to eat today, he still has to pay."

When He saw that the other party was not buying it, she thought that the Mo family had found this idiot from nowhere.

She said with a sullen face, "Who are you? What right do you have to interfere in the affairs of my sister-in-law's family? I came here for a meal, and my sister-in-law's family has the nerve to ask me for money? I came over to say a few polite words, and you are so arrogant?"

Mr. Qiu San has only been scolded by his sister since he was a child, but he has never been scolded by a common lady, not to mention that Xiao Xiangming next to him was laughing so hard that he slammed the table.

He said to his attendant, "I don't hit women. Go get her man."

At this time, He's in-laws were pushed in by several maids. The maid said, "We caught someone stealing paintings."

He's sister-in-law yelled, "Who said we stole the painting? This was given to my mother-in-law by my eldest sister-in-law. This shop was owned by my eldest sister-in-law's family."

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