"I thought Elder Huo had asked about it personally because he wanted to discuss the Trading Base. How could I have known Elder Huo would go out of his way to ask about something as trivial as a single shop?
Besides, Tang Yan also complained that the previous shop was too small and asked to rent the Trading Base himself. I couldn't very well refuse, so I simply let him try it for a month," Xiao Cangshan protested his innocence.
"He never complained before, and he never complained later-he chose that very moment to complain?
He was thinking of the academy! He didn't want the academy getting involved in grudges between students, so he deliberately found an excuse!
Besides, if he thought it was too small, couldn't you have given him a bigger one?" Elder Huo was so furious his beard bristled and his eyes bulged. This little old bastard had been playing dumb despite knowing perfectly well what was going on. Otherwise, he wouldn't have avoided mentioning the shops in the Trading District at the start.
Damn it, I finally found an alchemy genius, and I was planning to consult Tang Yan properly about alchemy in the future. If this mess ruins things, I'll have to teach Xiao Cangshan a lesson!
Xiao Cangshan smiled wryly. "Calm down, Elder Huo. Of course I knew why you came to see me.
Tang Yan is smart. How could he fail to see that I'd arrange a shop for him as long as he asked? That brat is thick-skinned enough. He certainly wouldn't be too embarrassed.
But he chose to establish a Trading Base, which means that really was the option he preferred.
Two hundred and fifty thousand Star Value a month is a lot to other people, but he can earn it