Zhou Shiye was generous too. He pulled off his money pouch and gave her everything inside without haggling at all.
The pouch of silver struck Lan Ruoyue, hurting as though she had been hit with a brick.
"There are fifty taels in loose silver inside, plus three hundred taels in banknotes. That should be enough to compensate you for your clothes."
Huahua: [Oh dear, too much! That outfit looks expensive, but it actually only cost eighty-odd taels. What a crushing loss!]
Jiang Shuyue exclaimed: [What the heck? This woman wears an eighty-tael outfit? Granny Liu's whole family only spends twenty taels a year. What makes a thief like her worthy of that?]
[Shi Ye is far too wasteful! Three hundred and fifty taels! That's several times what it's worth!]
[Letting her use the shop for free was bad enough, but now we're giving her silver too? Good heavens, we've taken a crushing loss on this one!]
Even the gossip she had just savored no longer tasted sweet.
Jiang Shuyue stared mournfully at the money pouch. [I really want to take it back. What do I do?]
This was a little awkward.
How could they take back money they had already given away?
Zhou Shiye had never done anything like that before. He blinked at Zhou Luming, begging for help.
Zhou Luming smiled. "Three hundred and fifty taels to buy some peace and quiet is worth it. Miss Lan, don't go claiming later that we dirtied your clothes and refused to pay."
"How dare you humiliate me with money! Do you really think I'm so easy to bully?"
"Let me tell you, I may not be as rich as you, but poverty hasn't diminished my ambition. I have an unbending backbone, and I won't let you trample me!"
Jiang Shuyue froze