Chapter 4 — My Boyfriend and I Open a Grocery Store Together?

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As soon as Tran Chu heard the news that his mother had caused trouble, he frantically rushed home. As soon as he entered the door, he immediately shouted straight at me.

"Van Van, this is entirely your fault! Why is such precious porcelain displayed on the counter?"

I slowly took a sip of tea, not bothering to answer. Seeing me silent, he pressed closer.

"My mother is willing to help take care of the shop, I can't hurt her. I have to compensate for this money!"

“Whoa!”

I decisively smashed the tea cup in my hand onto the ground.

“Tran Chu, am I giving you too much respect?”

This was the first time I confronted him directly. He was stunned for a moment, but immediately after that, he angrily retorted.

"What did I say wrong? My mother doesn't understand the rules, so don't you understand?"

I smiled coldly, my eyes full of sarcasm.

"You still dare to talk about rules with me? If according to the real rules, this store's profits, you only deserve one share, I get nine parts! You still have the shame to ask for a split, don't you feel ashamed?"

Tran Chu hesitated, speechless. After a while, he gritted his teeth and argued: "Whatever happens happens! Don't you dare dump this vase on my mother's head." My eyes really opened up. I opened a shop and taught him the trade. He turned around again, pushing the debt of nearly millions onto my head, without even blinking an eye. If it wasn't for Lo Lo's story that woke me up, I might have been buried alive by him. I pulled out the books and threw them straight in front of him.

"If that's the case then don't do any more business, just disperse!"

Tran Chu thought I was just angry, so he snorted coldly, his face full of indifference. I said seriously: "The account still has a few tens of thousands left, other than that there are only goods left in the store." Finally, he realized I wasn't joking and started to panic a bit. But don't panic! Without my assessment, he would definitely go bankrupt. Tran Chu tried to calm down, coughed softly, then changed his voice to a softer voice: "Or how about this, this loss will be temporarily suspended, later we will make a profit and make up for it." I looked at him with contempt. This brazen face is truly disgusting.

“Tran Chu, do you think I'm stupid?”

His face suddenly changed. I don't bother to bother any further. "According to the capital contribution ratio, nine parts of the goods in the shop belong to me, one part belongs to you. Do you want to choose yourself, or let me choose for you?" Seeing my determination, Tran Chu was so angry that he shouted loudly: "Okay! Disband, then disband! You said before that this pile of goods could sell for tens of millions, so give me 20 million, I'll leave immediately!" I laughed coldly: "Tran Chu, you only have 10% of the shares, on what basis do you ask me for 20 million?" He glared at me, his eyes dark. "Shares are shares, but I also contribute half to the buying and selling. Do you want to fire me like a beggar? There's no way!" By now, the fox's tail was sticking out. Luckily I prepared in advance, otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to keep this shop. I was blunt, no longer polite: "Tran Chu, you have two choices."

“First, we meet in court.”

“Second, you choose five items from the shop and take them away. I will consider the amount of the broken vase to be written off, from now on we have nothing to do with it anymore.”

Tran Chu was very unwilling. But he also knew he had no chance of winning, so he didn't dare to mess with me. Consider for a moment, finally He said: "I took all the bronze mirrors I bought before." Apparently, he was still fantasizing about the million dollar bargain I had drawn up. I immediately took the opportunity to force the price: "Then the five items are reduced to three." He didn't think much and nodded in agreement immediately. Immediately after that, he walked over and took down the landscape painting hanging next to the display shelf. I secretly laughed coldly. In the field of calligraphy, he is just a novice. In the world of antiques, the most valuable things are calligraphy and porcelain. The landscape painting that Tran Chu just chose is a bargain I once bought for 800 thousand, according to the current market it would sell for at least 2 million. But he didn't know that, the day Lo Lo left the shop, I changed it to a fake copy. This fake painting has been hanging in the shop for more than half a month, but he still hasn't discovered it. Tran Chu took out a magnifying glass, pretending to be an expert, carefully examining every detail. After a while, he carefully rolled up the painting, then continued looking for other valuable items. Time is tight, I can't replace all the real products in the store. If he has eyes to see, then choosing an item worth millions is not difficult. Not being able to choose any valuable items, we can only blame him for not having learned the trade properly. Tran Chu searched all afternoon, and finally chose three items: • A mountain and water painting, • • A phap lang enamel tobacco snuff, • • And a piece of ancient jade. • Whether it's real or fake, I'm not at liberty to say, but I can confirm that it's absolutely worth the 100 thousand he initially spent. I escaped the love life and took back the shop. Not long after, Tran Chu opened a new shop right opposite. Lo Lo sat solemnly at the door, showing the appearance of a boss, her eyes looking at me full of challenge and hostility. The younger brother was excited and planned to buy a few things to "inquire" of the two of them. I just gently stopped it. These two amateurs have long had a bad reputation in the world. I just need to stand outside and watch the fun. There will be many evil people coming to "teach" them for me!

8

On the first day of opening, Tran Chu's shop sold a few ancient coins, earning 10 thousand. Lo Lo had a bit of confidence and started brazenly standing right in front of my shop, robbing customers. As for Tran Chu, he changed into an old-fashioned canvas ao dai, looking like a master in the industry. But the joy was short-lived. After only two days of being cheerful, I was immediately hit with a slap. In the morning, two visitors came to see the snuff. Flipped back and forth all day but didn't end up buying. In the afternoon, a person in the industry stopped by, picked it up and immediately said: "Fake product." Tran Chu and Lo Lo were furious and rushed straight to my shop to demand settlement.

"To Van! How dare you give me fake goods!"

I glanced at Lo Lo, my voice cold.

"What? Having an affair with my cousin, you still expect me to take you out to make money?"

Tran Chu choked his throat, paused for a second, but still tried to harden his voice:

“If you dare to admit it, what will you do now?”

Lo Lo stood by, angry to the point of gritting his teeth.

"No wonder Mr. Tran doesn't need you! Even dirty tricks like this can be pulled!"

I glanced at the snuff bottle that was thrown on the counter, my voice full of mockery:

"You two were switched, what does it have to do with me?"

Lo Lo was stunned and immediately turned to look at Tran Chu. Tran Chu picked up the vase, turned it over and examined it, still trying to keep his voice firm:

“Lo Lo and I are both in the shop, we can't be swapped!”

I laugh sneer, tone full of contempt:

"Impossible? Wasn't the inkstone switched before your eyes the last time?"

When I pointed out the humiliation, Tran Chu immediately became speechless and his face became unsightly. I picked up the snuff, took a quick look, and said faintly:

“This enamel color is too bright, the transitional color layers are rough, even high-end imitations are not as good as it is, and when you look at it, you can tell it is fake.”

The Phap Lang enamel vase he took away was 100% genuine, the enamel was naturally smooth and shiny, it could not be mistaken. I took a sip of tea and said leisurely:

"Last month, boss Thoi at the store next door wanted to buy this item, but you didn't sell it. Now why don't you try showing it to him again?"

Lo Lo immediately enthusiastically said: "Let me go invite Mr. Thoi over!" Not long after, boss Thoi walked in. Having picked up the vase to look at it for less than a minute, he immediately put it down and smiled faintly.

"Boss Tran, this kind of thing can only fool the ignorant, but compared to your previous dish, it's not on the same level."

Tran Chu's face immediately turned pale. Lo Lo finally understood, immediately pointed his finger and scolded Tran Chu straight in the face:

"Are you stupid? After all that time, people switched goods and you don't know anything?"

Tran Chu rolled his eyes, then turned to me and angrily shouted:

"To Van, don't lie to me! It was this fake vase that I took away that day!"

I was already wary of his trick, so I turned on my phone and opened the photo album.

“The day you left, I took pictures of the vase from every angle. See for yourself!”

Tran Chu grabbed the phone, held the snuff in his hand, and compared every detail. Gradually, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. I took the opportunity and dealt another blow.

"This Phap Lang enamel vase is extremely rare, always sought after by auction houses. No matter where it is sold, it must cost at least more than 200 thousand."

I deliberately shook my head in regret.

“What a pity for a treasure like this…”

Lo Lo's eyes lit up and exclaimed: "Can it sell for more than 200 thousand?" Boss Thoi sighed and nodded. Lo Lo was still unwilling and quickly asked: "What about this?" Boss Cui was a bit confused, but still told the truth: "This type, in this street, you can get as much as you want... at most you can get 1 thousand." Tran Chu's face immediately turned gray. He grabbed the bottle tightly, turned around and left. People like him deserve to be deceived until their bones are gone!