The merchant's rebirth led to the complete downfall of the Marquis's mansion.

These past few days, Jiang Liu has been thinking about other ways out.

Jiang Su didn't really care about making money, so Jiang Liu had to rely on himself.

But in his previous life, he always followed Qin Yao's orders and never made any decisions himself.

Besides this wildly popular hot pot restaurant, all of Qin Yao's other businesses are fairly conventional.

Competing with Qin Yao for business... maybe they could do it if they had money and time, but the problem is they don't have either!

Jiang Liu racked his brains for a long time before figuring out where to start.

They had just finished negotiating and paid the deposit when they returned and ran into Liu's maid.

The old nanny was a shrewd old woman; she certainly couldn't say that the old lady and the young lady had gone in to eat on their own initiative.

They said they couldn't stand Qin Yao stealing their business, so they went to cause trouble for her.

As for the people in this shop, the old lady will definitely deal with them when she returns. The priority now is to redeem them!

After a long and tearful plea to Jiang Liu, the nanny managed to get him to rush off to Guolixian without even entering the shop.

When Jiang Liu arrived, Qin Yao was seeing Chen Yiru off.

Chen Yiru got into the carriage, and as soon as the carriage left, he came over. He looked around but didn't see the person he was looking for, so he stopped being polite to Qin Yao.

"Miss Qin, let's discuss this openly and honestly. There's no need to make things difficult for my wife and young lady!!!"

Qin Yao had just come to her senses when someone appeared in front of her. Before she could even see who it was, she was bombarded with insults.

Qin Yao took a step back and stood with Liu Qingping.

The two looked at each other, as if they could see in each other's eyes, "Is this guy crazy?"

The old woman chased after Jiang Liu, but she couldn't keep up with his pace, so she only arrived now.

By the time she arrived, Jiang Liu had already confronted Qin Yao. She tried to step forward to explain, but Qin Yao had already spoken with disdain.

"I don't know how I made things difficult for them. Was it wrong to make them pay for their meal after they ate and dashed? Or was it wrong to make them work to pay off their debts?"

"Eat...eat and dash???" Jiang Liu was shocked.

Wasn't he here to pick a fight with Qin Yao and give her a piece of his mind?

How does this relate to dining and dashing?

Jiang Liu turned to look at the newly arrived nanny, who immediately lowered her head.

How could she know that something had already happened? She thought that the madam and young lady would at least be waiting, and once inside, the old lady would explain, Jiang Liu would pay the bill, and that would be the end of it?

Jiang Liu understood everything from the old woman's expression! This was making him lose face completely!

Detained for dining and dashing! What kind of catastrophic thing is this?

He was surrounded by influential people in the Qin and Jiang families; he had never encountered anything like this before.

Still...still his current masters, Jiang Liu felt that Liu Shi and Jiang Xiaoxiao were practically rubbing his face.

Shame!

Jiang Liu's lips twitched. He really wanted to turn around and leave, but... he was now the Jiang family's housekeeper. What was the point of them working here?

If Jiang Su knew about his mother and sister... never mind!

"I wonder... how much silver my mistress and young lady will need to pay?"

"That's easy to discuss!" Qin Yao found the shopkeeper and asked him to talk to him.

Qin Yao left in a carriage with Liu Qingping.

Before leaving, Qin Yao reminded the shopkeeper that she could only become a person after the money was in the account.

Jiang Liu suppressed his anger, paid the money, and led the person out.

Liu and Jiang Xiaoxiao were like quails, perhaps frightened by the people inside.

It wasn't until they arrived at Jiang Liukai's "Immortal Pot" that the two seemed to come back to life.

As soon as Jiang Xiaoxiao saw the shopkeeper and the lazy waiter sitting on the stool, she started complaining.

"It's them! Jiang Liu! Beat them all up and drive them away! They dared to steal our things! And they even tried to hit us!"

Liu did not stop them. She had just felt frustrated with Qin Yao, so it would be good to regain some of her superior arrogance from these people.

Both of them were waiting to see what would happen to them, but after a while, Jiang Liu still didn't make a move, so they both looked over.

Seeing his stern face, Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't dare to act rashly, so Liu called out to her.

"Jiang Liu?"

Jiang Liu didn't speak. "So you not only dined and dashed across the street, but you also ate here?"

"This... how can this be called dining and dashing? We just came to see how the food is." At this point, Liu also remembered that she had come to cause trouble for Jiang Liu.

"How dare you talk to us like that? We paid you money and this is what you did! You even... you even supported this bunch of opportunistic thugs!"

"You have to give me an explanation today, or you'd better give me back the money!"

Jiang Liu's face darkened upon hearing this; he couldn't suppress his anger at all.

What money did they give you? How much money did they give you?

The money they gave wasn't even enough for their own expenses; they also had to send gifts to the young master in prison.

He used all the money to open the shop himself!

What does this have to do with them?

Besides, what about the people in his shop? What's wrong with them? If it weren't for them, this shop would probably have gone bankrupt long ago!

The shop assistants and manager also gathered around. Hearing how rude Liu and her companion were to their elder brother, the manager also became angry.

"Brother! These women have been treating us like dirt since they arrived, they ate our food and don't want to pay!"

With Jiang Liu around, Jiang Xiaoxiao became bolder.

"This is my family's business! Why should we give it to them? Bring me the hairpin right now!"

Only Liu heard the words "Big Brother!"

What kind of title is this? This shopkeeper is much older than Jiang Liu, so they can't possibly be related!

Only gangsters in the underworld address people like that.

"If there's nothing else, Madam and Miss, you can go back now!" Jiang Liu said and left without even glancing at them.

Jiang Xiaoxiao wanted to say something, but Liu stopped her and dragged her away.

As soon as she stepped out the door, Liu brought her over, and Jiang Xiaoxiao said with dissatisfaction:

"Mom! Why are you pulling me?! We haven't taken the things out yet!"

Liu was so disappointed in her that she poked her forehead hard.

Liu explained her conjecture.

"How could that be? Mother, you're overthinking it! They're just a bunch of servants!" Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't believe it.

"Go back first!" Liu didn't care what Jiang Xiaoxiao was thinking; all she wanted now was to get home as soon as possible.

Things can be retrieved later, and matters can be discussed again later.

Standing on the street, I always have the feeling that someone will target me and drag me away.

……

A few days later, Jiang Liu's goods arrived, and he happily led his men to the dock to pick them up.

This is a batch of novelties transported from the west. In his previous life, Qin Yao asked him to handle the goods, and he got to know some people. This time, he specially went to find someone to reserve a batch of goods for him.

These items are rare in Kyoto and are highly sought after by dignitaries and nobles.

He wants to turn his life around with this batch of goods!

After the goods were transported to the warehouse, Jiang Liu eagerly opened the boxes.

The smile on his face immediately vanished.

The contents of the box were badly damaged, some so badly that they were unrecognizable.

"How could this be?" Jiang Liu opened several boxes, and without exception, they all contained damaged items.

Jiang Liu took several steps back and stood there for a long time before remembering that he needed to go to the dock to find someone.

But when he arrived at the dock, there was no one there.

Jiang Liu stood on the dock, watching the ships sail away, and for a moment his blood rushed to his head.

"Pfft!" Jiang Liu spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Brother!" The shopkeeper was the first to step forward and help him up.

Jiang Liu couldn't hear anything; all he felt was utter despair!

He's invested his entire fortune; if there's a problem with this shipment, he'll lose everything!