Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1449 - 268, Bestie? Haha da (10)

Tian Hui chuckled and was about to ask how business at the teahouse was when she heard her cousin being pushed into a corner by Ling Fengfeng, voicing his grievances with considerable resentment, "I didn’t remember wrongly, I didn’t remember wrongly, you were the one who said six thousand taels, you even said to tell others it was three thousand taels, but if a good friend asked, then it would be six thousand taels. You just admitted she is your good friend, so was I wrong to say six thousand taels? Was I?"

Tian Hui was taken aback, clearly startled by her cousin’s words. What did he mean by saying it was three thousand taels for others, but six thousand taels when she asked? Was Ling Fengfeng treating her like a fool?

However, Lin Yuan found it amusing. She had thought that resolving this matter would take much effort, but it turned out her cousin’s remark had solved everything. Heh, despite her cousin being somewhat simple-minded, he was at least forthright, not like Ling Fengfeng, a fair-weather friend who readily dropped her prices as soon as she saw Lin Yuan accompanying Tian Hui.

At this moment, Ling Fengfeng truly felt as disordered as the wind. It was one thing that she couldn’t sell the teahouse, but it was quite another that Tian Hui had witnessed her true nature. Wasn’t this just shooting herself in the foot?

"Yuanyuan, let’s go!"

Without another word, Tian Hui called out to Lin Yuan and turned to lead the way out first.

"Huihui, Huihui, it’s not what you think, listen to me explain, my cousin’s not in his right mind, don’t listen to his nonsense! Huihui, Huihui, we’re the best of friends, you have to believe me!" Ling Fengfeng shouted loudly, chasing after Tian Hui, but no matter how much she called, Tian Hui had decidedly made up her mind not to look back.

"Miss Ling!"

Lin Yuan followed behind Tian Hui, and with one swift motion, she brushed aside the hand that Ling Fengfeng was about to lay on Tian Hui’s arm. Lin Yuan looked at Ling Fengfeng with a mocking smile and said coldly, "Miss Ling, we shall pretend that today’s incident never happened, and we won’t mention it to anyone else. In return, please refrain from claiming to be Sister Hui’s good friend in the future. She does not need a friend like you."

"I, I..." At this moment, Ling Fengfeng was utterly regretful, almost sick with it. She knew Tian Hui all too well, knew she was seen as someone with more money than sense, which is why she had thought to trick Tian Hui out of some silver together with her cousin.

In reality, the teahouse wasn’t her cousin’s at all; it belonged to her, and she had bought it from the original owner for two thousand taels of silver. She had intended to sell it to Tian Hui for a high price of six thousand taels of silver.

She hadn’t expected that Lin Yuan would come along today. Lin Yuan was a formidable character who, when in Zhuma Town, had managed several taverns and had even opened a Dong Tian hotter than the Drunken Immortal Tower. People said that Magistrate Pingxi’s business acumen was learned from Xia Zheng; and who was Xia Zheng? He was the most business-savvy among the young generation in the Capital city. Could the pupil of such a person be ordinary?

Therefore, upon seeing Lin Yuan, Ling Fengfeng had already decided against fleecing Tian Hui, though she was still reluctant to let it go and planned to make just one thousand taels of silver. Who would have known that even then, her cousin would let it slip.

Gazing at the departing figures of Lin Yuan and Tian Hui, Ling Fengfeng let out a heavy sigh. With the teahouse located in such an isolated spot and with such distinctive interior decorations, who would want to buy it? Forget three thousand taels, she might not even be able to sell it at the fair price of two thousand taels!

In the carriage, Tian Hui’s face was gloomy. Ever since she had left the teahouse, she hadn’t spoken a word, and her expression had grown increasingly uglier.

Lin Yuan swallowed hard and finally spoke up cautiously, "Sister Hui, are you all right?"

Not asking would have been better. Once asked, Tian Hui’s face looked even worse, her eyes brimming with tears, bright and glistening. It truly made me feel pity for her. freewebnøvel.coɱ

"Sister Hui, don’t be sad," I said. "Someone like that isn’t worth treating as a friend. It’s good that you saw her true colors early. Now you won’t be deceived by her anymore. Please, Sister Hui, don’t be sad, I’m worried when I see you like this."

As soon as I mentioned being worried, Tian Hui really did stop crying.

However, when she spoke, her voice was still choked with sobs. "I...I’m not sad, I’m blaming myself. Am I really that easy to deceive? When others ask, it’s just three thousand, but when I asked, it was six thousand! Do I really look like a rich fool?"

Indeed, she kind of did. Lin Yuan muttered to herself, but she immediately shook her head and comforted her, "No, no, Sister Hui, you’re just too kind-hearted, that’s why you fell for her trap. If it was someone else selling the tea house today, you would have realized that six thousand taels was indeed a bit too much."

These were supposed to be comforting words for Tian Hui, but Tian Hui’s focus was always different from Lin Yuan’s.

Tian Hui’s eyes widened as she exclaimed, "See! Even you think that six thousand taels of silver is too expensive. But I didn’t see it, I’m not stupid then what am I?"

Without waiting for Lin Yuan to reply, an idea suddenly sparked in Tian Hui’s mind.

Tian Hui grabbed Lin Yuan’s hand tightly, urgently asking, "Yuanyuan, tell me, did you realize something was wrong the moment you saw the tea house? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have reminded me again not to let others know you were opening the tea house. Did you know from the start? Did you?"

Shaken by Tian Hui until she felt dizzy, Lin Yuan had no choice but to tell the truth, "Yes, actually, when I heard you say it was introduced by a close friend, I began to suspect."

At that time? Wasn’t that even earlier?

Tian Hui looked at her bewildered. "I’ve known Ling Fengfeng since childhood, and I didn’t spot anything off. How did you?"

Could she say it was because she had seen too many of these schemes, where you need to guard against fire, theft, and betrayal by close friends? In fact, Tian Hui was quite lucky, she only encountered a friend who cheated her out of her silver, not one who stole her man. It wasn’t that she doubted Xia Zhen’s fidelity, but that these beguiling vixens were just too cunning, and the sincere and kind-hearted Tian Hui couldn’t withstand them!

Now she finally understood why Princess Anle had stepped in to deal with Xia Zhen’s troublesome suitors on behalf of Tian Hui. Protecting her daughter-in-law was one thing, but Tian Hui’s gentle nature and lack of suspicion were the most important reasons.

Tian Hui was still eagerly waiting for Lin Yuan to explain, so fine, she would clarify things for her, so that in the future when Tian Hui encountered similar situations, she could be on her guard.

Originally, when Lin Yuan saw the tea house, she felt that the style of the shop wasn’t suitable for a tea house – it was too somber. Moreover, the location of the shop was too remote. If someone truly had Tian Hui’s best interests at heart, they wouldn’t recommend such a tea house to her. Because that wasn’t helping her, but trapping her.