Chapter 15: Not Worth My Concern At All
The customers in the shop could not help but glance sideways. “Is this the rumored Qiao family’s eldest daughter who came back from the countryside? Looking at her, she’s really from the countryside. She’s so petty.”
How shameless.
“That’s right. I just saw her touch those guitars on the wall, and one of them is what I wanted to buy. What bad luck!”
A female customer flung her hands in disgust, as if the guitar Qiao Xi had touched now carried an infectious disease.
Qiao Xi did not withdraw her hand and instead played with the guitar strings a few more times. She slowly said, “Bad luck… It’s really bad luck…”
Qiao Rou said anxiously, “Sister, don’t misunderstand. The customer didn’t mean that…”
Then, she turned to the female customer and said apologetically, “Hello, I heard that you want to buy this guitar? How about I give you a discount and sell this guitar to you at a cheaper price?”
The female customer was delighted. The instruments in this shop were all top-quality goods. A guitar here would cost tens of thousands. The rest were all about this price as well. When she heard Qiao Rou offering her a discount, she no longer minded that the guitar had been touched by Qiao Xi.
“Of course, I’m okay with that. Miss Qiao, you sure know how to do business, unlike that…” The female customer snorted.
Qiao Rou smiled gently and waved her hand to call the sales assistant over to pass the receipt.
Right at this moment, Qiao Xi suddenly stepped forward to stop the sales assistant and confronted Qiao Rou.
“What do you mean by this? You’re selling the guitar that I touched at a discounted price? Do you agree with her words? Do the guitars that I’ve touched bring bad luck?”
Qiao Rou pursed her lips. “Sister, you’ve misunderstood. That’s not what I meant.”
Qiao Xi’s eyelids twitched.
Misunderstanding? Screw this misunderstanding!
Gu Moling protected Qiao Rou behind him and looked at Qiao Xi with dissatisfaction. “Qiao Xi, don’t go too far. Rou Rou is obviously doing this for your sake. You got yourself into trouble and Rou Rou is the one spending so much effort to clean up your mess. What exactly are you dissatisfied about?”
Business owners were most scared of bad luck.
In his opinion, Qiao Xi had better stay in the villa for the rest of her life, lest she embarrassed the Qiao family!
“Brother Moling, don’t say anymore. Sister, she… She just doesn’t understand these things.” Qiao Rou tugged on the corner of Gu Moling’s shirt, looking like she was compromising.
The customers at the side could not stand it anymore and said, “Miss Qiao Rou is so sensible even at such a young age. She’s clearly the younger sister, but she’s more like an elder sister.”
“I can’t figure out why the Qiao family wanted to bring this person back from the countryside. Couldn’t they just let her stay in the countryside and give her some money? No matter how big the Qiao family is, they can’t handle such a scourge.”
“In the future, wherever Eldest Miss Qiao is, I’ll walk away. I’m just going to become stupid if I stay in the same space as such an idiotic woman.”
When she heard the surrounding voices, Qiao Xi shifted her gaze and looked at Qiao Rou.
“Is this your ability? To incite others to attack me?”
“Sister, what are you talking about?”
After a pause, she continued, “I know that you’re anxious and want to learn more to help our family, but there are some things that can’t be rushed. I’ll help you settle this matter. You don’t have to worry about it.”
Qiao Xi chuckled. “This isn’t something worth my concern at all.”
So what if she touched something in her own shop?
If she was in a good mood, she could even play the instruments directly.
The people around her were infuriated by her self-righteousness. Damn, how could this woman say such things?!
Too arrogant! Too overboard!
She was the one who made the mistake. Qiao Rou was kind enough to help her deal with the aftermath, but she could not even say anything nice. Did she think that someone owed her money?
“Sister…”
Qiao Rou’s eyes turned red. “How could you say that…”
Gu Moling held Qiao Rou’s shoulder and berated Qiao Xi coldly, “Qiao Xi, what’s wrong with you?! Even though you came back from the countryside, you should at least understand basic gratitude, right? After the Qiao family brought you back, they found countless teachers to teach you etiquette. Is this how you repay the Qiao family’s efforts? Quickly apologize to Rou Rou!”
The surrounding customers looked at each other in dismay. “I’ve long heard that the Qiao family’s eldest daughter is a piece of trash. Now that I’ve met her today, she really lives up to her reputation.”
“Tsk tsk, if Qiao Corporation is handed to such a person, it won’t be long before they file for bankruptcy.”
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted, “Hey, isn’t that Mr. Zhang? He’s here to seek justice for Miss Qiao Rou, right? After all, Miss Qiao Rou is too gentle, so she’ll be at a disadvantage against some shameless people.”
“Definitely. Mr. Zhang doesn’t usually appear. If it weren’t for Miss Qiao Rou, why would he suddenly appear today?”
Mr. Zhang was the manager and had long received the news that the eldest miss was coming to check on the shop today. However, he was caught up in an urgent matter and only managed to come over now.
“Miss, I’m sorry I’m late.”
He pushed through the crowd while panting.
When Qiao Rou heard Mr. Zhang’s voice, her body was shaking. She looked back aggrievedly.. “Mr. Zhang, are you here to deal with my sister? It’s okay, I’ve already appeased the customers…”
Chapter 16: The Real Owner
Qiao Rou boosted herself up by stepping on Qiao Xi.
One was causing trouble in the shop while the other was cleaning up the mess.
It was a pity that Mr. Zhang, the manager, did not even look at Qiao Rou. He hurriedly ran in front of Qiao Xi and smiled awkwardly. “Eldest Miss, I’m sorry I’m late.”
With that said, he scanned the crowd around him and shouted at the sales assistant, “What are you doing? Hurry up and serve Eldest Miss some tea! This is the first time Eldest Miss has come to look at the shop. Is this how you’re supposed to be serving her?!”
Everyone was stunned.
Mr. Zhang… Why did he walk up to Qiao Xi and even greet her as ‘Eldest Miss;?!
Was this shop not owned by Qiao Rou?
Qiao Rou also panicked. What was wrong with Mr. Zhang? Why was he so respectful toward Qiao Xi?
She was clearly the daughter of the Qiao family. Although Qiao Xi had taken the title of the eldest daughter upon her return, everyone in the company knew that Qiao Xi was a good-for-nothing and no one took her seriously at all. Why was Mr. Zhang so obsequious to Qiao Xi?!
She had a bad feeling.
The person next to him could not stand it anymore and took the initiative to remind him, “Mr. Zhang, you’ve got the wrong person. That woman is the eldest daughter of the Qiao family who was abandoned in the countryside back then. She doesn’t hold any position. Your boss is Miss Qiao Rou.”
Mr. Zhang frowned.
Qiao Rou observed his expression and thought that he had made a mistake. He must have mistaken Qiao Xi for her and that was why he showed such a flattering attitude toward Qiao Xi. Now that Mr. Zhang knew her identity, he should…
“Miss Qiao Rou? What are you talking about?”
Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhang shouted loudly, “Our immediate superior is Miss Qiao Xi!”
“What?”
Everyone widened their eyes and subconsciously looked at Qiao Rou. Did Qiao Rou not say that this shop was hers?
Qiao Xi, who had been silent all this while, calmly took a sip of tea and said slowly, “This shop is under Qiao Corporation, and I have 65% of the shares. So this shop…”
“That’s impossible! You’re not married yet, and the transfer of shares has yet to take effect. You’re not the owner of this shop!”
“The equity transfer agreement is in effect.”
Qiao Xi calmly took out the share transfer agreement.
Qiao Rou’s face turned pale. “No, that’s impossible…”
Her body swayed and she almost lost her balance. The share transfer agreement in Qiao Xi’s hand was like Pandora’s box, making her not even have the courage to look at it.
Mr. Zhang was filled with righteous indignation. “Qiao Rou, what do you mean? First, you took over Eldest Miss’ shop and said strange things to make the customers misunderstand her. Now, you’ve started to question Eldest Miss’ identity. How can you be so scheming at such a young age?! I think Eldest Miss’ bad reputation was all caused by your nonsensical words!”
Qiao Xi could not help but raise her eyebrows. She had to say that Mr. Zhang was doing a good job of revealing the truth.
Gu Moling was also shocked by this sudden twist of events. “This shop belongs to Qiao Xi? Rou Rou, what exactly is going on?”
Had they not said that before Qiao Xi got married, the Qiao family would temporarily hold on to the shares?
Qiao Rou’s face froze as her nails dug into her palms. She also wanted to know what was going on!
She bit her lip and took a deep breath. She tried her best to use a gentle voice to reply to Gu Moling. “Brother Moling, I’m not too sure about this either. Dad didn’t mention anything about transferring the shares… My sister has changed too much recently. Sometimes, I don’t quite understand what she’s doing. Since she said that this shop is hers, then it’s hers. Right?”
As she spoke, she sized up Qiao Xi and Mr. Zhang as though the two were in an adulterous relationship.
Gu Moling fell for it and misunderstood the situation.
He narrowed his eyes and sneered in disdain. “Heh, she’s going astray and degrading herself!”
Qiao Xi, “???”
What were these two doing?
She did not understand Qiao Rou’s gaze, but it did not mean that Mr. Zhang could not.
He was so angry that his whole body was trembling. “Qiao Rou, what do you mean by that?! Tell me clearly in front of all these people. What do you mean your father never mentioned the transfer of shares? What do you mean Eldest Miss has changed too much recently? You mean to say that Eldest Miss and I are colluding to deceive you, right?”
Qiao Rou bit her lip. “I-I didn’t mean that…”
The surrounding people could not help but speak out in support. “Qiao Rou has already said that she would give the shop to Qiao Xi, so why are you still pursuing the matter?”
“I think Mr. Zhang has a special relationship with Qiao Xi. Otherwise, why is he helping her?”
“Bah, shameless!”
When Mr. Zhang heard what the people around him were saying, he was so angry that his face turned red. He was already in his middle ages, yet he was being made out into such a person!
“Nonsense! You’re just spouting nonsense! How unreasonable!”
Qiao Xi was now the head of Qiao Corporation, so what was wrong with him being respectful to her?! What was wrong with him saying that this shop belonged to Qiao Xi?
Qiao Rou was so full of schemes at such a young age. She managed to incite the people around her to speak up for her with just a few words. It was too scary!
“Alright, Mr. Zhang…”
Qiao Xi raised her hand to calm Mr. Zhang down.. Her gaze swept across the few customers who had just spoken and she spoke slowly.