Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

But unfortunately, Xie Chengan did not get what he wanted.

Because, at this time, a large group of uninvited guests came downstairs of Yipinxiang Tower.

They were all furious, and some even had sticks in their hands. It was obvious that they were here with bad intentions.

Not only was the front door of Yipinxiang blocked, but even the back door was blocked by their people.

Hearing the noisy noise downstairs, both of them looked a little panicked. Gu Qiongsi hurriedly looked out the window to see the situation at the door downstairs and couldn't help but frowned.

Judging from the looks of those people, it doesn't seem like they want to refund the deposit.

Sure enough, after a while, Jinzi ran upstairs, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he walked in without even knocking on the door, saying in a horrified tone, "Boss, it's bad, there's something wrong with our incense."

"What? How is that possible?" Gu Qiongsi asked in shock. "Hasn't our fragrance always been recognized by them? It has been on sale for several days. How could there be a problem now?"

"Oh, I'm not quite sure, but the incense they brought here is undoubtedly from our Yipinxiang." Jinzi was also very anxious. This matter was of great importance.

After all, the key to the continued operation of an incense shop lies in the quality of its incense products. If even this has problems, it will be difficult for Yipinxiang to make a comeback in the future.

"Is there really something wrong with the incense?" Gu Qiongsi still didn't believe it. The smell and appearance of the incense he made were exactly the same as those sold by Gu's incense shop before, so how could there be any problem?

"Well, boss, you'd better go downstairs and take a look." Jinzi couldn't say much, so he could only let Gu Qiongsi go and take a look in person.

So Gu Qiongsi had to put on a veil and follow Jinzi downstairs.

She also knew the person who came this time. He was the owner of a perfume shop in the southern suburbs of Beijing, named Manager Li. Since he only made inferior perfumes, he needed to buy a few mid-range perfumes from some well-known perfume shops to keep up appearances.

Normally, he always had a kind smile on his face, but today he looked completely different, with an angry expression on his face.

Seeing Jin Zi and Gu Qiong Si coming down from the second floor, Shopkeeper Li stood up from his chair. Although he was very angry, as a businessman he was used to it and always left himself a way to meet again in the future. He tried to soften his tone, bowed to Gu Qiong Si, and then said,

"I'm so sorry. We won't buy Yipinxiang's incense products again. For the first time, please give us ten times the compensation as written on the sign."

Gu Qiongsi did not stop and came to the batch of incense they sent back. Before she opened the jar, she had already realized something was wrong.

The entire first floor was filled with a strange stench, and there was no way this stench could be coming from my own perfume.

She didn't stop, but picked up a jar of ointment. The moment she opened the lid, her eyes widened and she looked at the jar in disbelief.

Both the jar and the ointment inside were of the highest quality, but this smell couldn't possibly be coming from one's own perfume.

"These incense products..." Gu Qiongsi didn't know how to ask. After calming down, she asked, "When these incense products were delivered a few days ago, did Shopkeeper Li check them?"

"Of course we have checked it, and we didn't find anything unusual. We have sold quite a few in the past few days, but today a customer came over and asked for a return. We then discovered that the smell of all the incense products of Yipinxiang has changed."

Shopkeeper Li said angrily.

This was the first time he had encountered such a thing, so it was quite a strange thing.

"Could it be, could it be that it was not stored properly and went bad?" Gu Qiongsi asked doubtfully.

However, her words completely angered Shopkeeper Li.

"Why, Aunt Gu, do you mean that we have been running the incense shop business for so many years and we don't even know how to store incense? Or does Aunt Gu not want to compensate at all?"

There was already a hint of anger in Manager Li's words, and the guys who followed him were also very angry.

Gu Qiongsi quickly explained, "Shopkeeper Li misunderstood. I just think this is very strange. Why would the fragrance completely change after just a few days?"

"This is not our concern. We came here today to get compensation and return to compensate our own customers."

Shopkeeper Li ignored her words. If there was something wrong with the incense, they had no obligation to help her find the cause.

Gu Qiongsi felt helpless. No matter what, the fragrance was indeed hers. No matter what she said, it was an indisputable fact.

"I'm really sorry, Shopkeeper Li, for causing you so much trouble. Shopkeeper Jin, how much silver do we need to pay for this bill?"

Gu Qiongsi stopped hesitating and asked Jinzi to see how much compensation he should pay.

If there is only a problem with this order, it is not a big deal.

Shopkeeper Li’s store isn’t a big one, so the goods he imports shouldn’t be too many.

"Eighty, eighty taels of silver worth of goods, we have to compensate... eight hundred taels." Jinzi began to stutter.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper Li's shop is located in the southern suburbs of Beijing, so the purchase volume this time is not large, otherwise the compensation for this order would be enough to bankrupt them.

Eight hundred taels? Gu Qiongsi muttered to herself silently, but she had no way to take out the eight hundred taels of silver immediately.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Manager Li didn't get anxious. He just sat back in his chair and waited quietly for her reply.

"Manager Li, this is the case. Due to the deposits paid to several customers, Yipinxiang cannot come up with so much money at the moment. Otherwise, Manager Li, please give us a few days' grace period until..."

Gu Qiongsi had only said half of his words when Shopkeeper Li had already stood up and the people behind him began to clamor.

"Auntie Gu, you are kidding me, right? Your father has been running that restaurant for quite some time, and Yipinxiang has earned a lot of money. How come he can't even take out 800 taels now? Do you think we will believe it?"

When Gu Qiongsi saw their expressions, he had an idea in his mind: Could it be that Shopkeeper Li saw that he was in such a bad situation and deliberately did this to demand compensation?

But even if she had such a guess, she couldn't argue with the other party now. She asked Jinzi to go upstairs and take out all the remaining banknotes, and said helplessly,

"Manager Li, as you can see, this is the banknote I can take out now. The rest can only be returned to you tomorrow when another shareholder of Yipinxiang comes over."