Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The chef cooked slowly. His emphasis was on displaying his skill so Ming Shu had to slow down her eating.
Opposite her, Zhu Hongjie poured a glass of red wine for himself. He didnât touch the food at all.
âMiss Jiang Xue, how is the food?â
Itâs not as delicious as what my chefs cooked!
âNormal.â
The chef seemed unhappy at this review. He thought that Ming Shu didnât know how to appreciate his cooking because she came from the poor district.
Luckily, the chef was a sensible person. He knew that this was Zhu Hongjieâs house so he didnât say anything. He glanced at Ming Shu and continued cooking.
Zhu Hongjie took a sip of the red wine. âCough... I will get directly to the point. I want to buy lifespan from you. The price is not a problem.â
Ming Shu smiled. âIâm afraid that you canât afford it.â
Zhu Hongjie was confident. âI know that lifespan is expensive, but itâs not a problem for me.â
Lifespan was a rare resource. It could not be bought with just a few thousand dollars.
Zhu Hongjie knew this but with his assets, this money meant nothing to him.
Since her hidden task was to gain Hatred Points from the people in the wealthy district, Ming Shu didnât hold back.
âMr. Zhu has a great reputation and is extremely wealthy...â Ming Shu used all the words she could think of to praise Zhu Hongjie.
At the start, Zhu Hongjie felt happy to be complimented. However, soon after, he felt that something was amiss.
â... For someone like you, you must have a special and custom-made deal. That is the only way to showcase how noble and powerful you are.â
Zhu Hongjie probed, âMiss Jiang Xue, what do you mean by a special and custom-made deal?â
Ming Shu smiled. âWe normally sell lifespan by the year.â
Zhu Hongjie: â...â
If they didnât sell lifespan by the year, how would they sell it?
âBut, Mr. Zhu is different. You are an honorable person. Counting by the years is not befitting of your status. Letâs count by the days.â
Zhu Hongjie: â???â
Assistant He was shocked too.
Young Miss didnât tell him that they were changing the model.
Ming Shu continued, âI estimated your assets and think that your life is worth ten thousand every day. This is 10% of the money you make every day so itâs not much. Mr. Zhu, how many days do you want?â
Ten thousand a day means 3.6 million a year.
The market price was only 150 to 200 thousand a year.
Zhu Hongjie looked at her sternly. âMiss Jiang Xue, this price is too high.â
Ming Shu appeared astounded. âDo you think that your life is not worth this price?â
Zhu Hongjie: â...â
What should he say?
Zhu Hongjie sized up Ming Shu. âMiss Jiang Xue, are you targeting me?â
âOh, you found out.â
Zhu Hongjie was furious.
He scoffed. âMiss Jiang Xue, you are not the only businesswoman in East City, I donât have to buy from you.â
The wealthy district and the poor district was just common terms people used. The proper terms for these two districts were the East District and the West District.
The East District was the poor district. Some people even called the poor district the garbage collector district.
âWell, you can look for other people.â
Ming Shu nodded instantly. She was not afraid of offending him.
Zhu Hongjie narrowed his eyes. The atmosphere was tense.
âSent her off!â
Ming Shu got up and smiled. âAll the best to you then.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Zhu Hongjie stared at Ming Shuâs face. He was boiling with anger. How dare this lady mock him.
Zhu Hongjie said, âMiss Jiang Xue, donât be too confident. In our eyes, you are nothing.â
Ming Shu smiled brighter and agreed with what he said. âYes, you all are very powerful. Youâre extremely powerful.â
Ming Shu left the villa with Assistant He.
Zhu Hongjie flipped the table.
âWhat the hell is this! Who does she think she is? How dare she act arrogant in front of me.â
âDonât be angry.â The butler consoled him. âThere are many people doing this. We can find someone else.â
They chose Du Ji because it was the biggest lifespan-selling organization in the East District. It also had the best reputation.
Zhu Hongjie panted heavily. âThen go and find other people.â
The butler immediately agreed.
...
The moment Ming Shu got into the car, Assistant He said, âYoung Miss, what are you doing? If you donât want to take his business, we can just reject him. Why do you have to make him angry?â
âAngering people is my specialty!â
Assistant He was confused.
Ming Shu looked out of the car window. She said unwillingly, âLetâs go back first. I need to do something.â
Assistant He: â???â
Ming Shu disappeared the moment she returned to the East District. Assistant He stood at the main door in a daze. So why did Young Miss want to come back?
There were many organizations doing this kind of business. All the businesses had to make sure that the people who started before them allowed them to step into this industry.
To make sure that the competition in the market was friendly, the price was standardized. Everyone had to follow this price.
Those black markets which dared to disobey the pricing rule would be punished severely.
Ming Shu visited all the organizations and asked them to raise their price nicely.
When Ming Shu passed the new price chart to Assistant He, Assistant He was dumbfounded. He felt as though he was in a dream today.
âYoung Miss, they... agreed?â
âSince there is money to be earned, why wouldnât they agree?â
âBut... the rise in price is too much...â Assistant He was agitated. âTen thousand a day. How are we supposed to do business like this?â
The wealthy district consisted of rich people, but not everyone was a millionaire.
Many people were just workers receiving a fixed salary every month. Ten thousand for a year was their maximum.
âItâs written that we will review it on a case by case basis.â Ming Shu pointed at the chart. âWe will charge average people at the usual price.â
Assistant He: â...â
Case by case basis? Why is Young Miss saying this?
She sounded like an evil merchant!
âWe must lead the East District out of poverty!â Ming Shu patted Assistant Heâs shoulder. â3.65 million a year can buy many snacks.â
Assistant He: â???â
What does the last sentence mean?
âYoung Miss, if you do this, there will be many uncertainties in the market. Some people might snatch other peopleâs right to sell lifespans and the whole market will be in a mess. That is not good for us.â
âIf wealthy people want to buy lifespans from those people, they have to be careful,â Ming Shu said. âThey might lose everything.â
They were an honest organization, but others might not be.
There would always be people snatching other peopleâs lifespans and selling them at a low price.
However, most of the market was controlled by the main organizations.
âDo what I say.â Ming Shu smiled. âI know what Iâm doing.â
Assistant He: â...â