Unlike Su Yuanyuan, upon hearing the vow of "fake goods will be compensated tenfold", the customers immediately dispelled their doubts.
"I lost my temper at the shopkeeper without fully understanding the facts just now. I hope the shopkeeper will forgive me."
"Right. The jewelry of Hanyu Zhai was personally commended by Concubine Tong. And it has been in business in Shengjing City for so long. I'm sure they won't do anything to ruin their own reputation. I trust them."
"The way Hanyu Zhai displays the jewelry on the shelves is really great. It's not only unique in Shengjing City, but perhaps in the whole of the Great Chu!"
Some people even blamed Su Yuanyuan. "You're just a young and impulsive girl. You almost made us misunderstand Hanyu Zhai."
"Exactly. I wonder which family this girl is from. She's so noisy and inexperienced. She's not at all steady."
"Presumably she's a wild girl from some back - water place."
"Didn't you hear what the shopkeeper said just now? This girl knows a thing or two about jewelry. Maybe she's from another jewelry shop, jealous that so many of us come to Hanyu Zhai, so she came here to make trouble!"
Seeing the tide turn and everyone starting to point fingers at Su Yuanyuan, the shopkeeper pretended to be magnanimous and said to her,
"Madam, although the jewelry we display outside is all fake, they are painstakingly made imitations. Naturally, they are more valuable than ordinary hairpins. It's really inappropriate of you to break one with a single move..."
"Forget it. Considering your young age, Hanyu Zhai won't argue with you. You'd better go home."
This statement was equivalent to implying that Su Yuanyuan was here to cause trouble, while Hanyu Zhai was being magnanimous and not arguing with her. It had to be said that this shopkeeper's ability to distort the truth was just like Su Qingyu's.
Chunxiao couldn't bear to see Su Yuanyuan being wronged. She immediately rolled up her sleeves and was about to go up and reason with the shopkeeper of Hanyu Zhai.
But Su Yuanyuan stopped her, gently shaking her head to signal her not to act rashly. Chunxiao had no choice but to return to Su Yuanyuan's side, feeling aggrieved.
Su Yuanyuan said to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, don't worry. It's just a hairpin. I have plenty of silver to compensate. But my mother told me that fake goods are fake goods. When shopping outside, if you come across a merchant selling fakes, just expose them. Doing business depends on integrity. Without trust, one cannot stand. Since the shopkeeper said that these fake goods outside are to confuse thieves, I'll believe you."
"However..." At this point, she paused, then smiled extremely innocently and cutely. "I've taken a fancy to this hairpin in my hand and want to buy them all. I wonder how much stock you have in your shop and whether you can hand them over to me immediately?"
Then, she pointed to other hairpins on the shelf. "This one, this one, and this one. I've taken a fancy to all of them. Take out all the stock in your warehouse. We'll pay the money and take the goods."
The shopkeeper's face almost lost its composure.
Su Yuanyuan's generosity once again caused people to talk.
"The hairpins she pointed at are all of the higher - grade ones in the shop. One costs dozens of taels of silver. If she buys them all, it'll cost at least a thousand taels of silver. She's so generous!"
"It's not worth spending a fortune on just a few hairpins."
The shopkeeper said, "Young lady, you'd better go back and ask your family for advice. Although our shop does business openly, we have a conscience. Unlike the shops in the East and West Markets, which only make customers spend their money in vain and treat them as fools."
Caiyun also realized something from the shopkeeper's attitude. She shouted coldly, "Stop talking nonsense. As long as you take out the goods and prove that all the stock in the warehouse is genuine, our young lady will surely offer the silver with both hands."
"Look at this girl. Sure enough, she's young and spends money so extravagantly. It's really pitiful." The on - looking customers behind sighed.
Under the shopkeeper's deliberate guidance, Su Yuanyuan was now seen by everyone as a crazy girl who spent money recklessly and made trouble!
Su Yuanyuan didn't mind being misunderstood.
Wasn't she misunderstood enough in her previous life? She was so determined because just now, Xiao Ba told her that since Su Qingyu took over this shop, she had indeed earned huge profits by passing off inferior goods as high - quality ones.
Hanyu Zhai did have genuine goods, but those were all taken by Su Qingyu to curry favor with the concubines in the palace and other noble ladies. As for other customers, they either got low - priced inferior goods or fakes like those on display in the shop.
In any case, today she was determined to expose the fact that Hanyu Zhai sold fake goods. She didn't want to see this sign swaggering in Shengjing City anymore!
Hearing so many people blaming her, Su Yuanyuan slightly pursed her red lips, frowned her elegant willow - leaf eyebrows, and her round almond eyes like a fawn's were covered with a faint mist. She took out her money bag from her sleeve and poured out a handful of shiny gold beans. She said rather aggrievedly,
"The shopkeeper just said that there was enough stock in the warehouse and asked everyone to choose at will. Why do you start to make excuses when I say I want to buy them all? Well, the silver is here. The shopkeeper doesn't have to worry that I can't afford it. Just take out the goods from the warehouse."
Seeing the gold beans in her palm, the on - looking customers didn't dare to say anything more.
In terms of wealth, this young girl was richer than them. Not to mention a few hairpins, she could even afford to buy this shop.
Now, these people began to support Su Yuanyuan.
"Since this girl is willing to buy, the shopkeeper might as well take out the goods from the warehouse."
"The shopkeeper has been hesitating to take them out. I'm afraid there's something wrong with the goods in the warehouse?"
"Right. Take them out and let us have a look!"
At this point, the shopkeeper had no reason to refuse. With a smile that almost faded from her face, the shopkeeper replied, "Then please wait a moment, dear customers. I'll ask the shop assistants to go to the warehouse to pick up the goods."
After saying that, she waved to two waiters.
Hanyu Zhai served the noble guests in Shengjing City. The shopkeeper had encountered difficult customers before, but most of them just wanted a better price. She never expected that the young girl she received today would be so tricky.
Just now on the second floor, the shopkeeper had seen the carriage that Su Yuanyuan was in. A carriage pulled by three horses was rare in Shengjing City. Even the carriage their boss took when going out was only pulled by two horses.
This young girl's status must be more noble than their boss. She was definitely beyond the control of a mere shopkeeper like her. It seemed that she had to send someone to the Marquis's Mansion to invite the boss...