After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

The two were speechless for a moment and fell into a brief silence.

Jin Chu caught a glimpse of the undisguised impatience on the face of the waiter not far away, and shook his head secretly.

She was just about to pull Huizhen to pick up the earrings and go to pay the bill when she saw the girl whispering in her ear again as if she had made a decision.

"If that doesn't work out, I'll go back and talk to my parents. Why don't you come live with me? Although my family is large and our house isn't as independent and quiet as Aunt Sun's, at least we won't bully you two."

With that beginning, she spoke faster and faster. "This year, you may have to share a room with me, and your brother will have to live with my younger brother. But my younger brother will be going to the capital to study next year, and then I can vacate his room for you and your sister to live in separately."

Seeing Huizhen discussing this matter with her seriously, Jinchu was touched and couldn't help but smile. She waved her hands repeatedly, "I appreciate your kindness, but it's really not appropriate for me to live in your house. After all, I'm already so old, and Brother Wang hasn't been engaged yet. If I rashly move in, people will inevitably gossip. As an orphan, I'm not afraid of being gossiped about, but Brother Wang is such an outstanding young talent. I must not let his reputation be tarnished because of me. After all, he is the hope of your family, and he will definitely pursue a career in the government in the future."

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what should you do?" Huizhen was so anxious that she was at a loss. If there weren't people coming and going in the store, she would have wanted to stand up and turn around a few times.

Her brother is the hope of the whole family. Thinking of what Jinchu had just said, she couldn't help but feel scared. The idea of ​​letting her good sister live in her home had to be interrupted. She was back to the situation where she had to watch her good sister in danger but was unable to help.

"It's better to stay still than to move. Let's take it one step at a time and deal with it as it comes!" Jin Chu met the fat guy's disgusted gaze again and turned his head calmly.

She pulled Huizhen's hand soothingly, and her palms were sweaty even on such a cold day.

This girl is really worried about herself!

In this strange world where she has no relatives, she feels lonely and recalled the inspirational quote from her past life: "There is always a little wind in the world to fill my thousands of dreams.

Jin Chu thought, this is the first friend since coming to this other world who treats her sincerely without considering personal gain! It is her blessing, and also her luck.

Seeing Huizhen still frowning, Jinchu changed the subject. She pointed at the earrings with fish-shaped pearls and asked, "How much are these earrings worth?"

"Two taels." Huizhen replied absentmindedly. She looked behind the counter and met the clerk's contemptuous gaze not far away. She could only curse him angrily in her heart as a "snob".

The fat waiter had been there the last time she'd come. When she'd asked for the price, he'd been indifferent, his face stern, and he'd been indifferent. Huizhen had assumed he was just that cold, but then a wealthy concubine came in and asked for a pair of gold and jade headpieces. The waiter immediately changed his attitude and began to warmly entertain her, flattering her in every way, even calling a concubine "Madam" for a long time.

Huizhen was dumbfounded. After the man left, the fat waiter returned to his previous sarcastic look and replied to her impatiently: "Three taels of silver, no bargaining! If you can afford it, buy it. If you can't, leave!" Huizhen was so angry that she had only 1,800 coins with her and could only leave reluctantly.

She had two thousand five hundred coins of silver with her today, which was more than enough to buy the earrings.

At that moment, she didn't care about the guy's flattering face and shouted confidently: "Hey, I want these earrings!"

"Thank you for the three taels of silver!" The fat clerk leaned against the counter, without even a smile, and just said lazily.

"How much?" Huizhen paused as she took out her purse, and looked at the waiter in front of her with wide eyes to confirm again.

"Miss, three taels of rice for you!" the waiter repeated impatiently.

Huizhen immediately refused to accept the offer. She pointed at the earring and retorted, "Uncle, did you remember it wrongly? The last time I asked you, you said two taels of silver. Today I came again, and it's the same earring, how come you said three taels of silver?"

The man snorted with a forced smile, "Maybe you remembered it wrongly, young lady! I never said that."

"You're kidding me! The last time I asked, you quoted me a price of two taels of silver! This huge black mole on your face almost takes up half of my face. I'd rather recognize you than anyone else!" Huizhen pointed at the waiter and sneered.

As soon as she said this, the guests nearby covered their mouths and laughed.

"This sister is right! This old man does have a very big black mole!" A clear child's voice came, and all the people in the room who were trying to hold back their laughter suddenly burst into laughter.

A little kid of four or five years old opened his big, clear eyes and pointed at the fat boy's face seriously. He was the one who made the sound just now.

The laughter around him was like a steel knife scraping past, and the fat guy's face suddenly turned ashen.

A woman nearby quickly stepped out, grabbed the child, and whispered to him, "What are you talking about, kid? You don't listen to your mother and just run around everywhere. Watch out for the beggars to come and catch you, so you won't see your mother again!"

"Mom, Huai'er is not talking nonsense! What that sister said is absolutely right. That old man just has a big black mole on his face!" The little child glared at his mother with a look of grievance.

Seeing her son's stubbornness, the woman had no choice but to turn around and bow to the fat waiter to apologize, "Children's words are innocent. Children are ignorant. I hope this big brother will forgive me and not argue with me."

"Children's words are innocent, and they are all true!" Another customer who couldn't stand the waiter's attitude made a clever comment.

Then there was another burst of laughter.

The fat guy is totally overwhelmed!

He could no longer hide his anger, and glared viciously at Huizhen, who had embarrassed him, with his narrow eyes. He looked as if he wanted to bite the damn girl twice.

Frightened by his fierce gaze, Huizhen shuddered imperceptibly, but continued to argue, "The same earrings, last time they were only two taels, but today, seeing that we're interested in buying them, I'm going to increase it to three taels! Jin Yu Zhai is a famous shop in the city. Uncle, aren't you afraid of ruining the store's reputation by doing this? Where's your boss? He's just letting you do business like this, ruining the store's reputation? Isn't he going to come out and do something about it?"

"How our shopkeeper manages me is his business, so you, a little girl, don't bother with it!"

The fat waiter rolled his eyes, pointed at Huizhen, and started to chase her away: "Last time you came, you stood there for a long time, asking about the price but not buying anything. This time, two of you came and asked about the price but not paid. Our Jinyuzhai store is big and has many items, so we naturally have a lot of customers. If you can afford it, buy it. If you can't, leave. Don't stand here and delay my business. I'm very busy, and I don't have time to bother with you two girls!"

After saying that, he glanced at the two of them again, his gaze lingering for two more breaths on Jin Chu in particular, and then he started to curse, "Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself, what a filthy thing! You're so poor that you can't even afford brocade clothes, yet you come to Jin Yu Zhai to pretend to be rich! You can't even afford jewelry worth three taels of silver, so why are you pretending to be rich!"

"You're already so old, and you still have the nerve to scold me after you've done something wrong? Besides, is this just a matter of three taels of silver? It's you who's asking for an exorbitant price! You're a conscienceless profiteer!"

Seeing Huizhen's pretty face flushed with anger, Jinchu quickly pulled her over to comfort her: "Don't bother with villains. You should know that what they are best at is doing evil and playing tricks. That is the foundation of their existence!"

The store was immediately filled with discussions. Some said that Jinyuzhai store was bullying its customers and that the waiters had gone too far in bullying the two girls. Others said that the two girls had been too fussy in public over a pair of earrings and had lost their gentle nature. There were also people who were simply attracted by the noise of the quarrel and came over to watch the fun.