flstandardbreds Chapter 717: Old Accounts
Chapter 717: Old Accounts
That day, the dusty woman checked into the inn. At night, she felt bored, so she went down to the lobby just like Li Changxiao did today, ordered some wine and food, and chatted with the innkeeper.
They were all shopkeepers, so no one could cheat anyone else. Once they started talking, they talked more and more. The woman asserted that Wang Qilang's Baolaiju Inn would not last more than five years and would definitely go bankrupt because the name was too vulgar.
Wang Qilang sneered at the time and said in defense: "Women's opinions, arrogant woman, you know nothing. The 'leopard' in my Baolaiju is the leopard in the golden leopard."
When the woman heard someone questioning her, she slammed the table and could not bear it any longer, so she told everyone her business experience.
At first, Wang Qilang didn't care much, thinking that his leopard was no worse than the dragon or phoenix. But as he listened, he heard the woman talk about the tragic story of the inn being on the verge of closing due to various mismanagement. Every word she said made sense, not nonsense.
From this, it can be seen that the woman did have management experience, so she gradually accepted her advice and asked how to change the name of the inn. At that time, the woman said: "For an inn, there is only one word: domineering but not losing sovereignty! As long as this word is done well, there will be no worries about lack of guests!" At this point, the woman was heartbroken and wiped away her tears, as if she remembered that her inn was gradually becoming lonely, all because she didn't choose a good name at the beginning.
At that time, Wang Qilang muttered silently: "Domineering without losing sovereignty? One word?" He counted silently and it was clearly seven words. He thought that this woman was not good at arithmetic, so he planned to charge her more silver later.
The woman asked the shopkeeper's name. When she heard the three characters "Wang Qilang", she slapped the table and said, "It's settled. Change Bao Lai Ju to Wang Qilang. You'll have something to thank me for in the future!"
Wang Qilang was also frightened by the momentum. He nodded and bowed like a waiter, saying repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, I will change it tomorrow, I will change it tomorrow."
On the second day, when he took down the plaque that read "Bao Lai Ju Inn" and replaced it with "Wang Qi Lang Inn", he suddenly came to his senses and thought about his own inn. Why should he listen to the opinions of an outsider? He could change it just because she said so?
But the plaque had already been hung up, and I was too lazy to tinker with it, so I just went with it. After a few months, I saw that business was really improving a little.
After hearing the story of shopkeeper Wang Qilang, Li Changxiao's mouth twitched slightly. The true identity of the woman was naturally revealed. It must be Mei Sanniang who passed by here.
Then she felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Mei Sanniang was good at practicing Taoism, but she was not very good at running an inn. The Laiqu Inn was on the verge of bankruptcy several times under her management. When she first stayed at the Laiqu Inn, it seemed that the inn was not well managed. The second in command, the governor, the cook, and Li Changxiao had to go out at night to earn some extra money to supplement their family expenses.
Needless to say, although the inn was poorly managed due to its geographical location, Mei Sanniang, the decision maker and dictator, was to blame. Li Changxiao and the cook often used this to attack Mei Sanniang and force her to abdicate. However, even with their combined strength, they were no match for Mei Sanniang and were always suppressed violently. Mei Sanniang especially loved to grab Li Changxiao and beat him.
In her words, beating a handsome man made her feel more comfortable. For a while, Li Changxiao suffered the physical pain, while the cook suffered the spiritual pain.
It can be seen that Mei Sanniang is extremely vicious. Li Changxiao smiled slightly, and thought, Wang Qilang is also lucky, he believed Mei Sanniang's slander, but accidentally got into trouble and was really managed by him.
Li Changxiao ordered three catties of beef and two catties of wine. He invited the innkeeper Wang Qilang to sit and drink with him, and chat about the inn's business and the "strange woman". Wang Qilang saw that the night was getting late. In the past, there were almost no guests at this time. Since the guests were treating him, the money would be all on his head. He would have to eat it if he didn't. So he readily agreed and was not polite.
As soon as Wang Qilang sat down, he said, "Sir, let me ask you a question, are those of you who are good-looking cheerful and forthright?" Li Chang laughed in surprise and asked Wang Qilang why he said that. Whether a person is cheerful or not depends entirely on his character and experience. What does it have to do with appearance?
Wang Qilang explained that he had run the inn for a long time, but there were only two guests who had the leisure to chat with him, drink and eat with him. One was the strange woman from before, and the other was Li Changxiao who came today.
But they were both very handsome, so Wang Qilang thought from their perspective: If I had this kind of appearance, I would definitely go around chatting with people and befriend them everywhere, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste? It was when he thought of this that he asked the previous question.
Li Changxiao laughed. In his opinion, being slightly handsome is good. Being too handsome is worse than being too much. Wang Qilang's mouth twitched, and he almost wanted to smash this shameless man to death with a wine bottle.
Wang Qilang sighed, "To be honest, when that wonderful woman came to the inn, I saw that she looked very tired but beautiful, and I secretly had some thoughts about marrying her." Li Changxiao laughed loudly. Wang Qilang said in a deep voice, "Okay, okay, I overestimated my own abilities, but you are making fun of me like this, which is really hurtful to my self-esteem."
Li Chang laughed and said, "I'm not looking down on you, but I'm thinking that if you marry that kind of woman, not only will you squander all your family fortune, but you'll probably never have a peaceful life in the future."
As he spoke, he remembered that Mei Sanniang owed a huge debt in Wanshi Mountain Villa. As the saying goes, a wife's debt is paid by her husband, so doesn't that mean Wang Qilang has to travel thousands of miles to write the book of troubles?
Li Changxiao looked Wang Qilang up and down. Although he was tall, he was afraid that he was not strong enough. He took a sip of wine and said leisurely, "With her character, no one is destined to surrender."
Wang Qilang agreed deeply: "Indeed, such a high-ranking person is definitely not something that common people like us can get involved in." Li Changxiao asked: "High-ranking?" Wang Qilang: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, that extraordinary woman later became a king for a period of time."
Li Changxiao choked on the wine and said with a teasing look: "King? Are you sure?" Wang Qilang said: "How can this be false? I see that you are from another place, so you may not know that women have always ruled the country of Ximi."
Wang Qilang suddenly thought of something and asked, "Brother, I saw you came from another place, and from what you said, it seems that you are familiar with that woman? Do you two know each other?" Li Changxiao thought that since Mei Sanniang had become the king, it was a positive image, so it shouldn't be a big problem for him to admit it, so he smiled lightly and said, "I do know her."
Wang Qilang's eyes immediately filled with tears, and he hugged Li Changxiao's thighs. Li Changxiao was about to say a few words of comfort, telling him not to blindly worship him, but he heard Wang Qilang say, "God has opened his eyes, and someone has finally paid this old debt, woo woo woo."