Chapter 50

50 Negotiation

Without any moves, all of them used their bodies as a sandbag and pressed down on Su Ergou.

Su Ergou was pressed to the ground and could not move.

He gritted his teeth in anger. “Let go of me! Fight me openly if you dare!”

Su Ergou’s combat strength was not that weak. However, that was only when both sides were fighting fairly. This group of people was shameless and did not give Su Ergou a chance to attack.

The side of his face was pressed into the cold snow. His teeth chattered and he struggled unwillingly. However, the more he struggled, the tighter he was pressed by the human sandbags on his body.

These days, it was not a chaotic world, but it was not a peaceful world where people did not close their doors at night. Without some means and shady methods, how could Jin Ji become the most powerful in town?

Su Xiaoxiao was furious, but she didn’t show it on her face.

She was calm. She was so calm that it made one feel a chill. For some reason, Manager Sun, who was clearly in control of the situation, felt his heart skip a beat.

“Miss Su...”

He spoke.

Su Xiaoxiao said calmly, “Let go of my brother and I’ll sell you the formula.”

Su Ergou was shocked. “Sister!”

Manager Sun smiled brightly. “Wouldn’t it be fine if you said that earlier?”

His smile disappeared and he looked coldly at the burly men who were suppressing Su Ergou. “Did I ask you to attack Little Brother Su?”

“Aiyo! It’s a misunderstanding!” The burly man in the lead was the first to get up and push his brothers away. “Get up, get up, get up! Everyone get up!”

The human-shaped sandbags stood up from Su Ergou’s body. The burly man in the lead stretched out his hand to Su Ergou with a smile. “Little brother, are you alright? It was a misunderstanding just now. I apologize to you.”

Su Ergou glared at him coldly and ignored his hand. Instead, he got up and walked to Su Xiaoxiao.

“Sister, don’t sell it!”

Manager Sun smiled and said, “Aiya, it’s cold. Miss Su, shall we talk in the carriage?”

Su Xiaoxiao refused. “No need. I’m too fat. I’m afraid your carriage won’t be able to accommodate me.”

Manager Sun was dumbfounded. Manager Sun knew that the other party was angry that he had bullied her brother, but he had no choice! If this girl had listened to him earlier, no one would have suffered.

Manager Sun said, “Miss Su... ”

Su Xiaoxiao said, “Cut the c.r.a.p. I can sell you the formula, but the price has to be satisfactory. Otherwise, don’t even think about getting the formula!”

Manager Sun seemed to have heard a huge joke and even changed the way he addressed her. “Girl, do you think you’re still qualified to negotiate with me?”

Su Xiaoxiao said seriously, “Manager Sun, this isn’t a condition. It’s my bottom line! I’d rather not do the snack business from now on than to sell my unique formula at a low price! If you think you can buy a better one, pretend I didn’t say anything.”

“Ten taels,” Manager Sun said.

Su Xiaoxiao glanced at him. “Which formula do you want to buy?”

Manager Sun stretched out his finger. “All three!”

He wanted the recipes for the wife cake, chestnut cake, and egg yolk pastry!

Su Xiaoxiao said, “Ten taels. I can earn it back in ten days. Aren’t you being too shameless?”

“Fifteen taels! No more!” Manager Sun said, “Miss Su, don’t blame me for not reminding you. It’s better to have a business than not. Don’t be impulsive. You’ll ruin your future by being stubborn.”

Su Xiaoxiao was not threatened by his words and remained calm. “Do you think I can’t do anything if you cut off my flour? As long as I can buy wheat, I can make flour myself! Or do you think... your Jin Ji is so powerful that you can control all the wheat in town?”

Control the wheat... How was that possible? The ingredients that Jin Ji bought were flour, not wheat. At most, they could control the flour suppliers, but they could not extend their reach that far.

Manager Sun snorted. “Girl, you make it sound so easy. Do you really think it’s that easy?”

Su Xiaoxiao said unhurriedly, “That’s why I’m negotiating with you here. If you force me into a corner, I’d rather suffer a little, be tired, or even sell less than give up the formula!”

This little fat village girl!

Manager Sun clenched his fists. “Name your price!”

“Twenty taels!” Su Xiaoxiao said.

Manager Sun narrowed his eyes.

“A formula,” Su Xiaoxiao continued.

Manager Sun’s expression darkened!

If one formula was 20, wouldn’t three formulas be 60?

The formula they bought from the prefecture city back then had never been so expensive!

Manager Sun said angrily, “Twenty-five taels, three prescriptions! Girl! Don’t think too highly of yourself! So what if you can make flour? I have many ways to make your business unable to continue!”

“Fifty taels!”

“Thirty!”

Su Xiaoxiao said coldly, “45. I won’t do it if it’s one copper coin less!”

Manager Sun’s expression darkened.

Seeing that the situation was bad, the burly men at the side rubbed their fists and surrounded the siblings.

The meaning was obvious.

If she was any more arrogant, she would have to eat a punch.

However, Su Xiaoxiao didn’t back down at all and held on to 45 taels.

This was at least 25 taels higher than Manager Sun’s expectations.

Originally, he had brought so many people with him because he wanted to s.n.a.t.c.h it openly. He gave 20 taels of silver as hush money.

But these siblings were really tough.

Manager Sun threatened, “Girl, don’t be ungrateful.”

Su Xiaoxiao said calmly, “Then let’s fight, but you can forget about getting the formula!”

The leader rubbed his fists and walked over. “Master Sun, leave this to us. I promise to get the formula for you!”

Manager Sun raised his hand to stop him and said to Su Xiaoxiao, “Forty-five taels it is. Deal!”

....

Fifteen minutes later, the siblings left.

Manager Sun sat in the carriage and looked at the list that Su Xiaoxiao had dictated and that he had personally written. He smiled knowingly.

The leader stood outside and opened the curtain. “Master Sun, have you gotten it?”

Manager Sun dusted the piece of paper with the formulae in his hand and smiled proudly. “I finally got it. It wasn’t easy.”

The burly man smiled and said, “Look at what you’re saying. She’s just a girl from the countryside. It’s just a matter of moving your fingers to scare her. In the past, Master Sun was magnanimous and didn’t get serious with her. Today, with us brothers, that little fat girl was so frightened that she didn’t dare to move!”

On the surface, he was praising Manager Sun, but in fact, he was flattering himself.

Manager Sun was an old fox. How could he not tell? He was in a good mood today and could not be bothered.

The burly man asked hesitantly, “Master Sun, are these formulae... fake?”

Manager Sun glared at him. “What are you thinking? If she dares to give me a fake recipe, I’ll immediately cut off her flour supply!”

The big man chuckled. “You have a point. I forgot about that.”

“That girl doesn’t have the guts to fool me with a fake formula...” Manager Sun put away the formula.

However, perhaps because he was interrupted by his subordinates, he suddenly felt strange.