I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

When everyone heard the voice, they turned their heads to look.

I saw a middle-aged man wearing dark clothes and a smug smile on his face walking slowly towards here from a distance.

He stroked his beard leisurely, looking at Song Zhoubai with eyes full of mockery.

"Hey, what's going on, Young Master Song? Everyone who does business knows that the most taboo thing in this industry is to delay payment of wages and delivery. Didn't your father teach you? It seems you are really too young."

Song Zhoubai knew this person. There was no obvious anger on his face. Instead, he replied calmly.

"Don't worry about this, Uncle Lu. My father will teach me how to do business."

The visitor was the head of the Lu family, Lu Jinshi. The Lu family had always been at odds with the Song family, and the two families had many conflicts in business. Because the Song family had been doing business for a long time and had a good reputation, they snatched many orders from the Lu family, which made Lu Jinshi very annoyed.

Especially this time Song Zhoubai started selling perfume, the profits made Lu Jinshi jealous and almost crazy. Now that he heard that Song Zhoubai delayed delivery, he immediately came to add insult to injury.

Lu Jinshi snorted coldly and raised his head high, with an attitude of complete contempt.

"Don't be so stubborn. If Mr. Song really taught you well, how come you don't even know that you can't delay delivery?"

"It's not a delay in delivery, there was just a little problem on the road, it will be dealt with soon." A hint of hesitation appeared on Song Zhoubai's face.

In Lu Jinshi's eyes, this expression was a sign of guilt. He felt more confident and his voice gradually increased.

"Nonsense, it hasn't rained or blown these few days, so you have no reason to delay. Now that the time has come and you can't deliver the perfume, it means you have failed in your duty. Hasn't your Song family always treated people with integrity? Why are you destroying your reputation now?"

After hearing Lu Jinshi's words, the crowd became restless again.

"That's right. I came here just for the sincerity of the Song family. Now it seems that it would be better to go to the Lu family's shop. After all, they won't drag their feet and refuse to give us anything."

"Yes."

More and more people in the crowd agreed.

Song Zhoubai looked at Lu Jinshi with increasingly gloomy eyes. There must be someone among these people who was determined to cause trouble, otherwise why would they be so persistent.

Before he could say anything, several people in gorgeous clothes suddenly walked out of the crowd.

They walked up to Song Zhoubai, and the man in the lead looked around and asked with a frown.

"What's going on? Why are they all piled up here? I almost couldn't squeeze in just now."

"Is this the shopkeeper Zhu from the capital? I've heard a lot about you. My name is Lu Jinshi, and I'm also in the spice business."

Without waiting for Song Zhoubai to say anything, Lu Jinshi rushed to the man and began to introduce himself enthusiastically.

Shopkeeper Zhu was stunned, and after looking at him for a few seconds, he suddenly realized.

"I seem to remember you. Your family also sent spices to the capital before, but they didn't sell well so you stopped, right?"

"Yes, yes, it's good that you still remember it." Lu Jinshi's face was full of joy.

"Why are you here too? Why are there so many people here?"

When Lu Jinshi heard his question, a look of pain immediately appeared on his face. He raised his head and glanced at Song Zhoubai, his eyes clearly filled with gloating.

"Shopkeeper Zhu, you don't know that Young Master Song has neglected his duty and caused the customers who ordered the perfume to not receive it yet. We in business all know that if there is a problem with the product, we should inform the customers in advance, but he suddenly said that the perfume has not arrived yet. It is really disappointing. I wonder how angry Mr. Song will be if he knows about this."

After hearing Lu Jinshi's words, Shopkeeper Zhu's expression changed slightly and he turned to look at Song Zhoubai.

"Is what he said true?"

Song Zhoubai approached him with an unclear expression and whispered, "There is a little problem, but we will definitely arrive today."

"It won't be considered delay if it can arrive today." Shopkeeper Zhu nodded in understanding. He came all the way from the capital to pick up the perfume. If he couldn't get the goods today, it would be his trip in vain.

Lu Jinshi still didn't intend to give in: "Even if Manager Zhu is generous, we may not agree."

As he said this, he glanced at the crowd, and someone in the crowd immediately echoed his words.

"That's right. We won't agree to such a dishonest person. No, give me back the money. Wouldn't it be faster for me to buy some spices from another store?"

"Yes, yes, we have waited for so long, how can we be considerate of you? Give me back my money, I want to go to the Lu family shop to buy something!"

But some people hesitated and spoke in a low voice.

"Not really. Didn't Young Master Song say that he could arrive today? Why bother with that?"

"That's right. If you really want to go to Lu's shop to buy something, just go there directly. Why do you have to come here to order perfume?"

"Yes, we are not in a hurry to use the perfume. We can wait for half a day."

Hearing these voices, Song Zhoubai stood up, his tone sincere.

"I'm really sorry, everyone. It was indeed my fault today. If you want to return the goods, you can do so. If you don't want to return the goods, we will give you some spices as a token of our apology."

There was nothing wrong with what he said, and those who had been clamoring to return the goods fell silent.

When everyone heard that there was free stuff to be given away, they immediately stopped making noise or shouting, and expressed their understanding and willingness to wait.

Lu Jinshi's face suddenly turned ugly, but Song Zhoubai wanted to talk to him.

"I don't know how I offended Uncle Lu that you would keep pestering me about this matter? Could it be that you are angry with me because Manager Zhu stopped selling goods a few days ago? Uncle Lu is not so petty, right?"

There was a lot of provocation in his words. Lu Jinshi was so angry that he had no place to vent. He could only take a deep breath and force a smile, but there was no smile in his eyes.

"Of course not. I'm doing this for your own good, right? It's because everyone understands today. Otherwise, the reputation of your Song family will be ruined in your hands."

"Of course not. My Song family's business will definitely not be destroyed in my hands." Song Zhoubai said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Looking at his confident look, Lu Jinshi snorted in his heart, guessing that the people he sent should have already robbed the new perfume. He wanted to see what this kid would deliver today.

Thinking of this, Lu Jinshi's mood instantly improved. There was no need for him to argue with this young boy. He just needed to wait and see how his Song family would fall today.

Lu Jinshi smiled wryly and said, "Really? That's good."

Song Zhoubai raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

Just when everyone was preparing to leave and come back in the afternoon, there was a sudden sound of hurried horse hooves in the distance, and a male voice sounded.

"Master! I caught you!"