Give Me Back My Hard-Earned Money / Yu Xian's Virtues

He thought to himself: Joan of Jeanne d'Arc herself tied it up. Hmm, Jeanne d'Arc as a child.

I don't know what Little Jeanne was thinking back then, but she tied herself to the cross and shouted for her Master to save her.

She was severely criticized for this incident, which became a dark chapter in her life.

Unexpectedly, the Queen Sheba kept that cross. What a shrewd merchant! She won't let go of any item of value.

Seeing the confusion on Vignette's face, Yuxian smiled and said, "It's getting late. Tomorrow we'll go together to help you get your wages back. Don't worry, you won't lose a single penny."

The Queen Sheba was selling Chaldea goods for money, and as her Master, he certainly had the right to intervene.

"Finally, I've found something on you. "Yuxian thought to himself.

With a look of skepticism, Vignette said goodbye and went home first.

Anyway, everyone will be going to the store together tomorrow, so she's not in a hurry. Things will eventually come to light.

Chapter 27, Section 398: Return My Hard-Earned Money

Is this the place?

Looking at the antique shop in front of him, decorated in a quaint and unique style, Yuxian asked Vignette, who was standing next to him.

A group of people stood at the store entrance; the lineup of the group demanding back wages was quite impressive.

For Vignette's one month's salary.

Not only did two demons and an angel arrive, but also a great monster, Magical Girl, Santa Claus, and so on.

Everyone except Gabriel and Osakabehime was present.

"This is it!"

Vignette walked ahead, pushed open the door, and entered.

"Vignette, you're here." Roman greeted Vignette with a smile as she entered.

Vignette's face hardened. "I'm not here to work today."

Meifen emerged from behind the shop, looked at Vignette, and said, "You said you wouldn't ask for wages, you're not going to go back on your word, are you?"

"Otherwise, you can continue working in the store, and I'll let bygones be bygones."

"Hmph!" Vignette snorted coldly. "Don't even think about me continuing to work here."

She'd had enough. She'd rather be more frugal in the future than suffer like this again.

She refused to do that job no matter what.

A voice came from outside the door, "Miss Mei Fen, are you going to settle the payment for the goods you owe today?"

The Meifen instinctively said, "Who is it? I don't charge for my goods."

"Really?" Yuxian walked into the shop with a smile, looking at Meifen, the Queen Sheba, with a leisurely air.

He didn't even need to look around at the merchandise in the store; he simply pointed to a pyramid model not far away.

"Why do I remember this being the pyramid model Nitocris gave me? Why is it here?"

When Meifen saw Yuxian and the group of people behind him, his eyes widened in astonishment.

Before I could even say hello, she immediately retorted, "Nitocris gave me one too!"

"Really?" Yuxian looked at her with a smile.

He didn't believe Nitocris would give Queen Sheba's pyramid, especially since the model in his room was missing—the one Nitocris had given him, needless to say.

"Oh my, oh my, what brings you all here?"

Upon seeing Yuxian and his group, Roman immediately stood up and greeted them with a smile.

"We're here to demand back pay from Sister Vignette."

The children immediately stood up and unfurled the banner they had prepared beforehand.

The words written on it were crooked and messy, "Unscrupulous merchants, give me back my hard-earned money!"

This was something they prepared last night, just to make a fool of the Queen Sheba.

"Put it away, put it away, it doesn't look good."

Roman quickly tried to smooth things over, thankfully there were no customers in the store, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing.

"Doctor, don't speak well of her. She's gone too far. Not only did she withhold Vignette's wages, she even lent money to Osakabehime at interest rates."

Mash angrily accused the Queen Sheba, who this time was on the side of the children.

"Come on! Mash, don't be angry. Everyone needs to have some hobbies, otherwise it will be too boring."

Roman said with a smile, "Vignette's wages will certainly not be less; it's just a small misunderstanding."

That's true. Roman never intended to deduct any money from Vignette's wages; he wasn't short of money.

"No!" Little Jeanne's little face hardened. "I heard you sold my cross for 100,000 dollars, but it's mine, and you have to give me the money back."

"Impossible!"

The Queen Sheba screamed, and it was extremely difficult to get the money out of her pocket.

"That broken cross is worth at most two hundred dollars, no, only one hundred dollars. It's all thanks to my business acumen that I was able to sell it for such a high price."

"I can only give you a hundred yuan for the cost."

Little Jeanne Arc was not about to give up. She said, "Then I don't want the money, just give me back the cross!"

The cross had already been sold, and it was impossible to get it back. Little Jeanne knew this, and began to make things difficult for the Queen Sheba.

She was indignant; her dark past had been brought up again because of the Queen Sheba, and she wouldn't feel satisfied unless she made things difficult for her.

"The goods have already been sold. I can only give you more money, five hundred yuan, which is a lot. You can buy a lot of food with that."

The Queen Sheba began to bargain.

Little Jeanne insisted, "Don't think I'm a child who can be easily fooled. Today I will get my cross back."

"Or... six hundred? No! A thousand!"

The Queen Sheba tried to persuade Little Jeanne, but Little Jeanne wasn't after money; she just wanted to make things difficult for the Queen Sheba.

"Give me all 100,000 yuan, or give me back what I have!"

Little Jeanne's words immediately provoked a strong rebuttal from the Queen Sheba, "How could that be! My shop rent is free, and my labor costs are free!"

The two of them went back and forth, haggling over the price.

Yuxian watched with amusement as Little Jeanne Queen Sheba, without any intention of intervening.

Finally, with the Queen Sheba looking pained, Little Jeanne managed to secure 90,000 coins, leaving the Queen Sheba with only a small profit.

After their negotiations ended, Yuxian took over the conversation, saying, "Now that the matter of Little Jeanne has been resolved, it's my turn."

He said slowly, "Everything in this store seems to have a share in mine. What do you suggest we do, Miss Mei Fen?"

The Queen Sheba looked aggrieved and pitifully cried out, "Master..."

"Stop! We need to be serious now. We can reminisce later." Yuxian immediately called for a halt; playing the family card wouldn't work at this point.

The Queen Sheba was anxious, her eyes darting around incessantly.

Suddenly she lowered her head and stretched it Yuxian.

With a soft pop, two fluffy ears popped out.

"Master, please touch my ears and spare me, poor me. I'm really going to go bankrupt if this keeps up."

Roman covered his face in despair. This shameless, greedy woman, doesn't she feel ashamed at all?

Yuxian was bewildered by the Queen Sheba's actions; he hadn't expected her to have such a tactic.

He's now in a dilemma, unsure of what to say next.

The Queen Sheba lowered her head, a triumphant smile secretly spreading across her face.

She knew that Yuxian wouldn't dare to touch her, and that with Mash Yuxian, Yuxian would be the one to make a move, so all the firepower would be directed at him.

Splat!

The Queen Sheba felt her ears being grabbed, and her face immediately showed a look of shock and disbelief.

They actually... touched it!

"Migu! It's so fluffy and comfortable!"

Tamamo no Mae grabbed the Queen Sheba's ears with both hands and rubbed them hard twice.

The Queen Sheba breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that it was Tamamo no Mae had grabbed her ear, but she soon realized that something was wrong.

Tamamo no Mae gripped her tightly, and she couldn't break free from her Tamamo no Mae.

"It's falling off! My ear is going to fall off!"

She begged for mercy repeatedly, and only with great difficulty did Tamamo no Mae let her go.

The Queen Sheba covered her head, gently easing the pain in her ear from Tamamo no Mae's tugging, and complained, "Can't you touch your own ear?!"

Chapter 28, Section Yuxian

"From today onwards, I will own half of this store."

Yuxian unilaterally announced this decision, leaving the Queen Sheba no room for rebuttal.

"This is robbery, you're a bandit!"

The Queen Sheba glared angrily at Yuxian, as if taking her money was tantamount to taking her life.

Yuxian said, "Just tell me if it's okay or not. I don't care. It doesn't matter if we close down."

"Alright..." The Queen Sheba drooped her ears, looking dejected.

She was powerless to resist the circumstances, and she was extremely unwilling to let the shop close down, as it represented her hard work and dedication.

Yuxian, now the major shareholder of the store, smiled and said to Vignette, "Vignette, you can continue working here. I'll give you a raise."

"This..." Vignette was a little caught off guard by the changing situation.

"Isn't this still a lie?"

Yuxian shook his head and said, "It's not exactly a lie. Antiques are inherently a mix of real and fake, and what you can't buy is someone's appreciation for them."

"Besides, the items here are no less valuable than ordinary antiques; they are all very valuable. It just depends on whether anyone can appreciate their worth."

The item is not an antique, but it is of great significance.

Just like the wine glass used by the King of Heroes, you can treat it as an ordinary wine glass, or you can treat it as an antique, depending on your Human Order.

After all, it really was used by the King of Heroes Gilgamesh, even if only once.

Yuxian felt that the price of these items, which the Queen Sheba had taken from Chaldea, was not expensive at all.

With the matter resolved, it was time for us to catch up.

Yuxian smiled and said to Roman, "Doctor, I'm so glad I found you. How have you been?"

"It's so-so," Roman replied with a smile. "Let's go inside and sit down to talk."

Inside the antique shop was a reception room. After sitting down, Roman poured tea for everyone.

As he poured tea, he asked, "How are you all at Chaldea?"

Yuxian replied, "Everyone got separated. I've only found less than half of them so far, and I'm still searching."

"Although I don't know what happened, since you're alright Yuxian, then everything is fine," Roman said with a smile. "You're the most important one."

"Everyone is important," Yuxian said earnestly.

He is the core of Chaldea, the glue that holds everyone together, but Yuxian doesn't think he's more important than anyone else.