The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

"Don't worry, the relationship between you and the princess will not be like that between this girl and the owner of this ship. After all, you have the ability to marry her." Situ Yaorao comforted.

Mo Zhu heard this and shook his head: "I don't know why, but I always have a bad feeling in my heart. Maybe I'm too sensitive."

"Excuse me, is the owner of this ship here?" Just as Mo Zhu finished speaking, a woman's voice was heard from outside. Situ Yaorao and the other two glanced at each other, and Yu Sheng walked out.

"I'm the host here. What can I do for you?" Yu Sheng's attitude was gentle, his eyes slightly narrowed, and his lazy demeanor was revealed to the woman. The ship the woman was on was a large ship, with a lifelike golden sculpture on the bow. The woman was dressed in plain clothes. Seeing that it was Yu Sheng, she was delighted. "Sir, to be honest, my son had to leave our current ship due to some matters. So, I wonder if you could leave us a seat on your ship?"

The woman's attitude was sincere, but Yu Sheng frowned.

This situation often occurs, with many people asking others to share the boat for various reasons. If Situ Yaorao wasn't here, he would have agreed. But now, Situ Yaorao is on the boat. As a woman, it's not appropriate for her to come to Bingxin Painting Boat. If she were to share the boat again, it would inevitably be awkward.

So, Yu Sheng was in a dilemma.

Although Yu Sheng seems to be indifferent to everything on a daily basis, she is actually very meticulous.

Just as Yu Sheng was hesitating, Situ Yaorao also came out: "What's the matter? Is this girl looking for you?" Situ Yaorao asked puzzledly.

"Miss, our young master has something to do, so he wants to get on this ship. Could you please give him some convenience?" The little maid was smart. The moment she saw Situ Yaorao, she understood Yu Sheng's dilemma.

Situ Yaorao hadn't expected this woman to come here to share a boat. Seeing Yu Sheng's troubled expression again, she suddenly understood. So she smiled and said, "Sharing a boat? It's not impossible."

When the woman heard Situ Yaorao's agreement, she was overjoyed and said hurriedly, "Thank you for your convenience."

"Wait, I haven't promised you yet." Situ Yaorao stopped the woman from enjoying herself and said lightly.

"I wonder if the young lady has any other instructions?" the woman asked hurriedly.

"Situ, what are you doing?" Yu Sheng frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

Situ Yaorao gave the man a reassuring look, then said nonchalantly, "People always have to pay a price for everything they do. Sharing a boat is nothing, after all, it's just one more person on board. However, I'm a woman. It would be a bit difficult for me to let your young master share the boat with me."

The woman's expression instantly fell when she heard this. This was the reason she had thought of before.

Just when the woman thought there was no hope, Situ Yaorao changed the subject: "It's just that, although this is a bit difficult for me, I am also happy to help your young master. Lanlin is so big, and there are so many boats on the lake. It is a kind of fate that your young master has come here. So, I won't make it difficult for you. As long as you can give me a price that makes me excited, I will agree to share the boat. What do you say?" Situ Yaorao smiled.

Now, not only the girl, but even Yu Sheng understood what Situ Yaorao meant. Want to share the boat? Sure, bring the money. Yu Sheng really didn't know how Situ Yaorao grew up. Why did she love money so much?

Could the eldest daughter of the Situ family also be short of money?

You know what, Yu Sheng really guessed right. Situ Yaorao wasn't short of money; she simply had no money before! If she hadn't blackmailed the Dongfang family when they broke off their engagement, she wouldn't even be able to open a restaurant.

Right now, the restaurant is about to open, and there's a lot of money needed. Her plan is to open restaurants all over the country, including the four kingdoms. Naturally, the money she needs will increase. So, every penny she can cheat is a penny she can!

Situ Yaorao's straightforward attitude left the woman stunned. She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say. Finally, under Situ Yaorao's smile, she could only say, "This... I need to ask my master."

"Okay, young lady, please do as you please." After saying that, Situ Yaorao turned and went into the cabin, looking very cool. The woman saw that Situ Yaorao was determined to ask for the money, so she had to go back and report it.

"You are really so greedy for money." Yu Sheng walked into the cabin and said to Situ Yaorao helplessly.

Situ Yaorao glanced at the man indifferently and said, "You know, our restaurant is about to open, and we have a lot of expenses. It seems that you can get a monthly salary just by staying in the restaurant, but I'm the one who has to pay the monthly salary. How can I not be greedy?" Situ Yaorao's face was full of "it's all your fault", which made Mo Zhu, who was drinking beside him, pause for a moment and wondered if he should ask for less wages? Otherwise, Situ Yaorao would tear her face off and kick them all out one day.

"Miss, our master has agreed." A woman's voice came from outside the door. Situ Yaorao and Yu Sheng heard this and walked out. Seeing Situ Yaorao follow her out, the woman said, "Miss, our master said that since we are here to share the boat, we naturally cannot let you go for free. Your boat should be worth at least 100,000 taels of silver. Our master is willing to pay one-tenth of the price to share the boat."

"Your young master has a pretty good plan. Ten thousand taels of silver can give you safety in Bingxin Lake? Isn't it a little too little?" Situ Yaorao said indifferently.

"Ah?" The woman was a little confused.

"Twenty thousand taels of silver. If you are one cent short, you can go find another ship."

"You...you are asking for too much." The woman was furious.

"You're so smart. I'm just asking for too much. But whether you, this piece of fat meat, are willing to be eaten by me is your own business. You might as well look for somewhere else. Just see if those people are willing to let you in." After saying that, Situ Yaorao turned around and entered the cabin.

"Ah! Miss, I'm so sorry. Situ is just like that. But now that she's said that, I don't think she'll change her mind. If you can't reach an agreement, we can only forgive her for being unable to help."

"We agreed." The woman said with a dark face.

"Oh? Don't you need to ask your young master for permission this time?" Yu Sheng raised an eyebrow. The woman blushed at this and said, "No, I can make the decision on this matter." She said this, but she felt depressed. Her young master had offered her twenty thousand taels of silver, but he had also said that if the price could be lowered, the remaining silver would be hers. After all, who doesn't love money? Ten thousand taels for a boat is not a small amount. But who would have thought that the girl, who seemed easy to get along with, was so sensitive about money.

"Here's a 20,000 tael silver note. Please take a closer look and see if there's anything wrong with it." The woman took out the 20,000 tael silver note and handed it to Yu Sheng. Yu Sheng smiled and said, "Please, sir, come in." With that, Yu Sheng also entered the cabin and gave the note to Situ Yaorao.

"This boat is yours, and the banknotes are naturally yours too. No need to give them to me," Situ Yaorao said calmly, not even looking up. Yu Sheng put one of the banknotes away and handed the other to Situ Yaorao. "Although this boat is mine, if it were me, I would have agreed to pay ten thousand taels of silver. So, the rest is yours, Situ. I called you here, and then let a strange man into the cabin and disturb you. It's already my fault."

Yu Sheng said this, and Situ Yaorao naturally stopped being pretentious. She accepted the banknote, glanced at Yu Sheng, and said, "I'll take this banknote."

"Please accept it. If you don't accept it, I will feel uneasy." Yu Sheng smiled faintly.

After the spoils were divided, they heard footsteps on the boat. As the footsteps approached, a dark red figure gradually appeared before everyone.

As the man's appearance gradually became clearer, the entire cabin fell silent.

A gentle breeze blew across the bow, and the man's black hair danced in the wind, like a fairy in the night. The man had thin eyebrows, peach blossom eyes, and a pale, almost sickly face, which made people feel frail. His eyes were dark and his eyelashes were long, which made people doubt his gender. There was a touch of seductive red between the man's eyebrows.