After Waking Up, I Inherited a Bookstore 6

Chapter 6: “Becoming a Disciple”

Wang Yang was so furious he started cursing. “This is extortion! You bastards are targeting me, aren’t you? You motherfcker, you’re this desperate for money, huh? You idiot, fck you…”

Xiao Xu maintained her professional smile. “Mr. Wang Yang, please do not shout. This is a bookstore, after all. Also, please watch your language. Thank you for your cooperation!”

Wang Yang now found the little girl’s smile increasingly fake, but he couldn’t possibly argue with a child here. How embarrassing would that be?

“Fine, I won’t speak loudly. But call that woman from before out here. I need to have a good talk with her.”

“I’m sorry, sir. Spirit Master Li has gone to complete another mission and is not in the store right now. Anything you want to say to her, you can say to me. It’s the same.” Xiao Xu felt her face was about to freeze from smiling, even though it was just a sensation.

“Really? It’s the same talking to you?”

“Yes, Mr. Wang Yang.”

Wang Yang thought for a moment and then said, “How about you introduce me to that doll-like woman in the white dress? It’s not like I can’t afford this 100,000.”

Xiao Xu almost lost her composure. She had truly never met such a shameless person before. “Hehe, Mr. Wang Yang, Spirit Masters cannot be with ordinary people. I cannot fulfill this request of yours.”

“Then I’ll just join you. I’ll become a disciple right away,” Wang Yang said with a grin. He thought he was a genius for coming up with a solution so quickly.

Xiao Xu also smiled. “Mr. Wang Yang, if you wish to become a disciple, please go to the four great families. However, only the Zhang family is currently recruiting, and there’s only one spot left. Would you like me to help you secure that spot now?”

Wang Yang thought to himself: This is too good to be true. She’ll even help me secure a spot? Could this be a trap?

He glanced at Xiao Xu, then turned his head to look around the hall, stealthily moving closer to the front counter and speaking in a low voice, “Really? You’ll help me?”

“That’s right. Do you need it, Mr. Wang Yang?”

“Yes! Yes! Yes! Quick, get it!” Wang Yang was practically flying with joy. If he really succeeded in becoming a disciple and entered this circle, not only could he win the beauty’s heart, but he could also make a fortune. A single case was twenty thousand, and he could even raise the price himself. The thought was thrilling.

“Alright, Mr. Wang Yang, please settle the bill here first. The fee for securing the spot is fifty thousand, and the registration fee is 500,000. The total is 550,000.”

“What? A fee for securing the spot? A registration fee?” Wang Yang’s smiling face instantly vanished. He stared at Xiao Xu with wide, shocked eyes.

Xiao Xu really had to hold back a laugh. “Yes, Mr. Wang Yang. I can’t possibly secure it for you for free. I hope you can understand. As for the registration fee, of course you have to register before you can secure a spot.”

Wang Yang was dumbfounded. He had never imagined there was such a way to scam people out of money. Yes, that’s right, he felt this was a scam.

“Mr. Wang Yang, will you be paying now, or…?”

“No, I don’t need it anymore,” Wang Yang quickly refused. He wasn’t that stupid. There was no way he would spend over 600,000 on a woman. It was not worth it.

“You don’t need it anymore? Alright. Then, Mr. Wang Yang, would you like to pay for your order now? If you don’t pay today, please come back tomorrow. I’m about to go on my lunch break.” Xiao Xu really didn’t want to talk to this shameless man anymore. He was ugly, too!

Wang Yang thought about it and decided to just pay the money today. He had originally wanted to take advantage of the situation, but it seemed that wasn’t possible. Besides, the paper had said that once an order was submitted, it couldn’t be canceled, or he would have to bear the consequences. The kid had also just said that if it exceeded 24 hours, there would be an additional charge of twenty thousand per hour. Who could afford that?

Having weighed the pros and cons, Wang Yang decisively took out his phone and paid for the order using WeStar transfer.

Xiao Xu spoke with a beaming smile, “Thank you for your support of our Supernatural Affairs Bureau. If you have any other questions in the future, you can come and ask me. Please take care, Mr. Wang Yang.”

After paying, Wang Yang turned and left without looking back. 100,000! Gone just like that. He felt terrible right now and just wanted to get out of this place as quickly as possible.

Xiao Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief. That man was really difficult.

“Well done.” Li Hanyan emerged from a hidden door behind the front counter and walked over to Xiao Xu, patting her shoulder lightly.

“Big Sister Hanyan, you’re so heartless, just leaving him to me like that. By the way, was it you who changed the price of the order, Big Sister Hanyan?”

Li Hanyan sat down beside her and looked at the computer screen in front of her. “Mhm. I made a call, said the client was difficult and was also lusting after our Liu family heir. They agreed on the other end.”

“They agreed that easily? Was it because of Big Sister Chuxia? Before, they would never agree no matter how much we wanted to add to the price,” Xiao Xu complained with a pout.

Li Hanyan finished organizing the materials, then turned to look at Xiao Xu. “It’s not because of A Xia as a person, but because she’s the Liu family heir. They just want us to owe them a favor later on. After all, the Blood Pearl hasn’t appeared for a long time. Now that they’ve finally got someone who can make it, how could they not have some ideas?”

“Hmph, they just want us to sell it to them cheap. They don’t even think about how the underground auction house would never give them a discount. Are these people stupid, Big Sister Hanyan?”

“No, what they want are the failed products. Even if a failed product only has half the efficacy, it’s still much more useful than an ordinary evil-warding talisman. They know they can’t compete with the big shots at the underground auction, so they’re focusing their efforts here,” Li Hanyan explained.

“Wow, so they’re actually targeting the failed products. What if Big Sister Chuxia succeeds on her first try? Wouldn’t their plan be completely wrong?”

Xiao Xu found it a bit amusing. These people really knew how to underestimate others. She had a feeling that Big Sister Chuxia would definitely succeed on her first try.

“It’s too early to talk about this now. A Xia hasn’t even passed the assessment yet. We’ll talk after she gets the Blood Jade.”

“Oh~”

Li Hanyan was about to leave, but she suddenly remembered what Liu Chuxia had said that morning, so she asked, “Did you block A Xia’s phone yesterday?”

Xiao Xu turned to look at her, stunned for a few seconds before remembering. “Ah… that. I just didn’t want anyone to disturb me and Big Sister Chuxia. Did I do something wrong?” Her eyes cautiously peeked at Li Hanyan.

“You should at least tell A Xia about it. Don’t make decisions on your own in the future. I’ve told you this more than once. Have you remembered or not?” Li Hanyan was quite terrifying when she put on a stern face. Her voice was also slightly deeper, which made the atmosphere serious.

Xiao Xu lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers, defending herself. “I thought it was a small thing, so I didn’t tell Big Sister Chuxia. Did it cause her trouble? It should have been unblocked last night, right?” She lifted her head but didn’t dare to look directly at Li Hanyan, only daring to glance at her before quickly looking away.

“Go and tell A Xia yourself. Remember that you will be with her from now on. If she doesn’t trust you, there will be many things you won’t be able to accomplish. Go and apologize properly to A Xia.”

After speaking, Li Hanyan turned and went upstairs. Xiao Xu seriously considered Big Sister Hanyan’s words and felt they made sense. After all, she would be teaching Big Sister Chuxia combat experience in the future, and she would also be her sparring partner. If Big Sister Chuxia didn’t trust her, she could really get scared and accidentally injure herself. To avoid getting hurt, she would definitely cultivate a good relationship with Big Sister Chuxia!

As for Liu Chuxia, she had no idea what she was about to experience. But right now, her most important task was to figure out how to resign from her job. As she had expected, her boss didn’t want to let her go, even though she had skipped a day of work with a lame excuse and hadn’t answered her boss’s calls all day. None of these things had succeeded in getting her out of it.

“Xiaoxia, if there’s anything wrong, you can tell me. I’ll do my best to help you solve it. Why do you have to resign?”

“I’m really sorry, boss. I have an urgent family matter to attend to. I have no choice!” Liu Chuxia put on a sad expression, trying to get her boss to relent.